I am a little late to the party on this one, but John Calipari spoke about having Kentucky freshman Skal Labissiere spend the night with him a couple of nights ago to try and straighten him out.
Here is an excerpt from the transcript on CoachCal.com:
“I’ve done it before. It’s not the first time I’ve done it with a player. Normally, I have a steadfast rule: If I throw you out of practice you must stay at my house. So, don’t get thrown out of practice or you’re staying with me. I’ve had that rule over the years.
“This was more based on, he’s getting it from all angles. I want him to know and my wife wants him to know we love you, we’re here for you. Let’s talk. Let’s, just, you have to get more at ease. A lot of times these kids have so much stuff on them they become paralyzed. Then you see a kid that can really, really play and he’s not playing at all, and you’re like, wait a minute. And so, we had him over, my wife made him a great breakfast in the morning, we talked to him, and he said, ‘I gotta go, Coach!” And I said, ‘Alright, Skal, I’ll see you at practice.’
I wonder what he had for breakfast?
Anyway, I hope he eats a hearty breakfast Saturday morning and starts to turn it around and gets it going in the right direction.
Louisville is next weekend and then it is conference time.
If he plays well, maybe Skal needs his own room at Cal’s house.
