Filling giant shoes

So the Cats suffered the devestating blow of losing one of the SEC's leading scorer's and rebounders, Patrick Patterson. So the question is now: who will fill the shoes? It's going to have to be a collective effort of the men above starting today against the runnin' Vols and finishing with the National Championship Game. So we're going to take a look at the feet that are going to jump into Pats shoes.

Our first filler-inner is Scott County's own Jared Carter. (far right)
Year: Junior
Height: 7-2
Weight: 260
Pros: Obviously his height is an advantage you can't overlook. (no pun intended)
Cons: Jared has very little game experience and seems to be a bit of a softy. He also has been injury prone (shoulder) in his years at UK.
Best on-the-court accomplishment: Jared scored had twice as many points as he did minutes played in the LSU game (2 to 1).

Our next contestant is Mark Coury. (right center)
Year: Sophomore
Height: 6-8
Weight: 230
Pros: Mark...uhhh...plays hard. He must be a great practice player. Anything else is really hard to come up with.
Cons: He's slow. He can't jump. He can't shoot. He's an awful defender. He has an unfailing confidence in his ability to score even though everyone else confidence in that matter has dwindled to nothing. There! I found it! His pro is confidence.
Best on-the-court accomplishment: Mark is well on pace to set the record for the most starts with the least minutes played in a single season. Unfortunately this record will probably not be reached due to Pats injury.

Next is A.J. Stewart. (left center)
Year: Freshman
Height: 6-8
Weight: 210
Pros: A.J. is probably the best athlete on the team. He is long and can leap out of the Gym.
Cons: His athleticism is a little bit raw. His basketball skills are a little under developed and his Basketball IQ is also a little behind.
Best on-the-court accomplishment: A.J. was actually UK's leading scorer in the first half of the Vanderbilt game on February 12. He had 3 of the team's 11 points for the half.

Our last, and most formidable filler is Perry Stenson. (far left)
Year: Sophomore
Height: 6:9
Weight: 201
Pros: Perry has been making huge leaps all season. He is a great shot blocker and seems to have a knack for dunking the basketball.
Cons: His offensive low-post presence is something that needs to improve quickly with the loss of Patterson. He has been making strides in this area though.
Best on-the-court accomplishment: Perry's 14 points and 7 rebounds were huge in the Cats first game against Tennessee, a 72-66 win at Rupp Arena.

With the exception of Perry, this crew has about as much game experience as the managers. They do, though, have ability. They are capable. And if they weren't ready to play a huge part in this season when they woke up on Friday morning, I hope they have used the last 48 hours to ready themselves for the games of their lives.
GO CATS!!!!!!