Photo of Chet White | Athletics of the United Kingdom
Photo of Chet White | Athletics of the United Kingdom
On Monday, John Calipari promised to play Dontaie Allen when the time came, but as the minutes lengthened and Kentucky’s offense continued to fight Louisville, the former Pendleton County star and Mr. Because?
“That’s what I’ll tell you,” Calipari said later. “Today I told Dontaie, “Be prepared for your chance. Terrence [Clarke], if I don’t think I can go, I’ll go with you and it will be your chance. “
Clarke has been breastfed since the North Carolina game, with the boot to walk most of the week. He didn’t start, but he played 16 minutes, 12 in the first half. Calipari said that because he didn’t play Allen in the first half, he didn’t want to throw him during the second half.
“Twice I thought about putting him in, once in the first half, which I wish I would have had because I could have played in the second half. If I don’t play a guy in the first half and keep going, you know. But he will have a chance; it just wasn’t tonight. And I coached the game to win. That’s all I did. “
Kentucky shot a cold of 29.4% of today’s three, connecting in just five of the 17 attempts. For eight minutes in the second half, Kentucky did not score a goal. As a senior in Pendleton County, Allen averaged 42.9 points and 14.2 rebounds per game. He shot nearly 40% of three during his high school career. The Cats went into this game 1-5 and desperately needed a win to get some momentum in the conference game. Virtually nothing works right now, but isn’t it the right time to try Allen?
Let’s take a look at these Cal Monday call schedule appointments again.
“What I say to Dontaie:‘ Be prepared for your chance. He has had an amazing attitude. I want to see him enter the game, know the defensive plan, know what he is doing and let some balls fly ”.
“It just can’t break down into two or three more zones, let the balls fly when you get in and you have the opportunity. And he will. I don’t know when it is, it may be this game, maybe not. He will have a chance. “
“Let me tell everyone who is looking for Dontaie when he has his chance. I want him to do so well. The Kentucky kids we recruited here have done so well. It’s been longer for them, Dominique (Hawkins), Derek (Willis), think about it, they play professionally. It took them longer, but so what?
“I’m rooting for this guy to get in, and you just want him to shoot. To stay on the ground, plan the defensive game, block it. Make very easy plays, and when you get a shot, throw that. If you don’t shoot a shot open, I’ll get you out. Now it’s hard because now it’s his turn because you’ll have to take responsibility for those shots. I’m rooting for him. “
The wait continues.