Worst hire than Billy G. If true (Posted April 2024)
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Glad you made it through a post with all correct spelling. Nice job!
KYgent called it. Lots of crap given in here but you turned out right.
#1 - No, I'm not.
#2 - You're now arguing a straw man. The OP said worse HIRE, not worse COACH. You're still doing it.
#3 actually strengthens my argument, thanks for that. Barnhart did a MUCH WORSE job hiring Pope and giving him an astronomical buyout which, as you just ADMITTED, is millionS more than BCGs.
#4 - Nice try, fail
Respect to the both of you for articulating your arguments very well. Need more of this on here. Good job.
Go have a drink and chill. You seriously need to relax and find that grip on reality.
My mom is dead. Plus those kind of jokes stopped being funny after high school.
Glad you got the point. Your stupid "chill bro get help" nonsense fell as flat as your face.
Was not meant as a joke. Never use "bro" and didnt tell you to get help. You're like a woman with how you argue.
Oh, you're still going? You're like a dog with a bone, you don't know when to let go.
Conversation's over. Want the last word? Go ahead. You're a waste of time. Blocked.
When was this thread started, Einstein? 2024! Billy G was a better recruiter than Pope. Patrick Patterson, Darius miller, Deandre Liggins, Josh Harrellson, and Daniel Orton. And that was without the portal. And guess what, Gillispie sucked at recruiting too. Cool you even admit you’re an arrogant jerk too. That’s hilarious
You come across as an arrogant jerk.
Thread is a perfect example of people reacting on feelings vs results.
Lot of low IQ posters blasting the OP only to look stupid
I was blasting the hire in HOB but also had several more saying same thing.
There are still several singing the praises of Pope
Lot of low IQ posters blasting the OP only to look stupid
I was blasting the hire in HOB but also had several more saying same thing.
There are still several singing the praises of Pope
Swear I remember Meeks being out for the year in Billy Gs first year with a strained groin or something like that. And PPat had broken his foot in sec play and missed the rest of the year.
Dont forget Alex Legion and his crazy mom. He left during the season.
They did finish 12-4 in the sec.
Seems I remember in his second year guys not playing as well.
But he recruited way better than Pope.
If it wasnt for Pope paying players to play for him who would he have? Probably a team full of Perry's and Noah's.
sleeping during the recruiting years of BCG i see... really didnt expect anyone to claim he was doing a better job recruiting. Pope brought in division 1 players. The bar set by BCG is lower than that somehow.
Pope’s team this year was also much better than any BCG team at UK. The SEC was a two bid league in BCG’s last season, with the highest being a 8 seed. It was verging on midmajor in terms of competitiveness with other leagues.
BCG is a better basketball coach than Pope. BCG just isn't a better person than Pope.
Some educated people have absolutely no common sense whatsoever. You’re seeing that with these nerds being jerks to people in the thread. No point in even trying to talk to people like that. He was being a jerk to the OP when the thread started and gonna finish it that way.
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Looking at Billy G's track record, I can't believe anyone in his right mind would have hired him at UK.
Frankly, Pope is the same way,
Frankly, Pope is the same way,
It's like you guys are arguing about who should win the gold at the special Olympics.
I would not have hired him either. I said during his introductory press conference that he had drinking issues. However, I will say at least Billy G had won his conference and made a run in the NCAA tournament. Two things Pope had never done.
- Let's tap the breaks on "making a run" in the NCAA tournament. Billy G made it to the Sweet 16 as a 3 seed. The year before that he made it to the round of 32.
- Pope's best year at BYU was cancelled due to COVID, so perhaps that year his team actually wins a game.
- But Billy G was a downright stupid hire. Pope did a good job his first year at UK. People are forgetting that.
- Year 3 is the make or break season for him.
1. Texas A&M to sweet 16 was a run for that program. Multiple schools was trying to hire Billy G.
2. Pope had multiple years to win a conference tournament or an NCAA game and he never did either. Why would I expect to him to win the year it was canceled.
3. I think the difference is you think last year was a good job. Last year was a C performance at best.
4. Year 3 is the final for him at UK and it will be 3 years too long.
I totally agree, 3 years too long, but the ones who want too keep Pope alive, will through another season of mediocrity and still not admit they were wrong
No offense, but this a buffoon level take. Pope was hired on April 12. He had no team left. Many players had committed to their schools already. NIL had allowed other schools to lock up key players. He built a brand new team over a few months, finished 12th in the nation, earned a 3 seed, and made it to the Sweet 16 - all while losing one of his best scorers (Robinson) and being without his PG for a lot of the year. Also, the SEC had one of its best years ever - so the competition was ridiculous. UK finished better than UConn and Baylor that year - the two coaches we went after first.
Compare that to Calipari's first year. In his first year here, was hired on April 1, was able to switch over some of his recruits, and built a top 3 team. They stayed healthy all year, and he made the Elite 8. I'd argue that was an A year (would have been an A+ had he not blown it against WVU). The SEC sucked that year as only 4 teams made the tournament. Now compare that to Calipari's last year. 10 losses. First round exit to Oakland with a bunch of NBA players on the team.
I don't know who you think we could have gotten and how they could have done better last year.
You gave more prroof that there are a TON of “I’m right” “fans” on here that would like to see him fail so they can bump their old posts. Just sad. “Gent” my azz
You cannot compare first year of Cal and Pope. The transfer portal makes it too easy to build a roster these days. No offense either, but Pope is the worse men's basketball coach at UK in my lifetime. As Barkley says, TURRIBLE!!!
Well if my post made him fail, then he shouldn't be coaching, especially at Kentucky, well atleast the Im Right fans are not wavering from day one, can you say the same, well Im sure your big tuff guy self behind your keyboard is to boneheaded to admit he is a failure...