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Kentucky in deep doo-doo without injured Patterson

Written by: Brainiac

Well, that turnaround to Kentucky’s season was nice, wasn’t it? Call it all-for-naught.

Yes, the ‘Cats will probably make the NCAA Tournament if they don’t wilt down the stretch, but any hopes they had of going very far ended on Friday when is was learned that star Patrick Patterson, the Southeastern Conference's top freshman scorer, will miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left ankle.

Patterson, a blue chip recruit out of West Virginia and the only freshman ranked among the SEC's top 10 scorers (16.4 points per game) and rebounders (7.7 per game).

The 6-foot-8 Patterson has taken the vast majority of Kentucky's shots in the paint. Without him, the Wildcats may have to rely more heavily on sophomore forward Perry Stevenson and seldom-used junior Jared Carter and freshman Mo Williams.

My take: One bit of good news: Now maybe any thoughts Patterson had of going pro will vanish.

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