Miles Byrd
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Hopefully, Butler points him here.
Popes gonna crush the portal I’ve been saying it! He’s fixing his mistakes and we will be back. He gonna do everything he can to keep his job
This guy isn't a game changer
Pope better do better than this if he wants to keep his job
Pope better do better than this if he wants to keep his job
He can’t score the ball there will be others who can and still defend maybe not as good as him but you need to score and be average or above average defender
I wouldn't worry about the poor 3 point shooting. I'm sure he'll shoot better in Pope's offense.
Heard the same **** about Butler
San Diego State guard Miles Byrd says he will enter the transfer portal
The big shoe dropped for the San Diego State Aztecs basketball team on Friday. Guard Miles Byrd, the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year and the last li
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If he comes here he’ll look like he’s never played defense before. Our guys are constantly out of place, don’t fight through screens and many times just run away from the shooters hoping they’ll miss.Defensive Player of the Year.San Diego State guard Miles Byrd says he will enter the transfer portal
The big shoe dropped for the San Diego State Aztecs basketball team on Friday. Guard Miles Byrd, the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year and the last li
Lamont Butler says hello.
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Yep going to crush! Then expectations will be through the roof and this blip on the radar will be but a distant memory. FF or bustPopes gonna crush the portal I’ve been saying it! He’s fixing his mistakes and we will be back. He gonna do everything he can to keep his job
And if pope did better than Butler, maybe his seat isn’t as hot. Butler led us to 24-12. That’s mid at BEST
Apparently this guy’s a shutdown defensive specialist. He’s gotten some NBA interest for his defense alone.
Maybe kinda Liggins-like? I wouldn’t mind that.
Maybe kinda Liggins-like? I wouldn’t mind that.
Mountain West POY. Outside of 00, we sadly had no one else that could have earned that title last season.
Would instantly make our team better. Could lock up several star SEC guards. Plus, guard play (or shutting it down) is so important in the NCAA Tournament.
Would be an upgrade to the team as a Sr. leader who would not fatigue easily.
Would instantly make our team better. Could lock up several star SEC guards. Plus, guard play (or shutting it down) is so important in the NCAA Tournament.
Would be an upgrade to the team as a Sr. leader who would not fatigue easily.
IMO, if this dude wants to come here, you take him immediately.
I get what you're saying, but Lamont Butler was one of the best on-ball defenders I've seen in a while.
You think that was Butler's fault?
Who out there would we want if they entered the portal?
Yeah, the pg from Vandy would be a great pick up, but that's bot a realistic option, I don’t see him transferring.
Yeah, the pg from Vandy would be a great pick up, but that's bot a realistic option, I don’t see him transferring.
No but I don’t think John wall would have went 24-12 with Oweh, brea, Carr and Amari.
Uh, you do realize John Wall wasn’t available, right? Guy was a generational talent that we haven't seen since.
So yeah, no sh*t, but that doesn't mean Butler sucked.
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I am not sure he is much of a PG. It seems like he played alongside a guard who had a much higher assist rate. Bird’s assist rate of 18% doesn’t scream PG to me. That assist rate is decent for a 2 guard or wing though.
That said, for a wing, his rebounding, block rate, and steal rate is unparalleled for his position. I reckon he is one of, if not, the best defensive wings in the portal after a cursory glance.
That said, for a wing, his rebounding, block rate, and steal rate is unparalleled for his position. I reckon he is one of, if not, the best defensive wings in the portal after a cursory glance.
Great option if you are a defensive-minded coach and the roster is built around that philosophy.
Not a great passer either, Just don't see the fit.
Not a great passer either, Just don't see the fit.
I didn’t say butler sucked. I said he led us to 24-12, and I keep seeing posters saying pope had an awesome first season so butler did awesome to lead us to 24-12
Nobody said he had an awesome first season. He did a heck of a job considering he didn't have a single player, or assistant coach until mid April.
He also played one of the toughest schedules we have ever played, lost his backup pg, Carr was injured for a while, Butler busted his shoulder on his shooting arm and Robinson bowed out with a wrist injury. Fully healthy, that team at least gets to the E8.
If you think that's not good enough for year 1, because you think UK has some ridiculous standard that we don't actually have, then you’re not worth talking to. That was a hell of a job. Sure, there were some blunders, but that was a successful first season.
From what I can gather from this season, he lost this team early and they never truly bonded, then there were injuries that derailed everything.
He probably isn’t the right guy for this job, but he deserves a third year to fix what went wrong. It’s that simple.
And sorry, but Butler played at a high level last year. No, he's not John Wall, duhhhh, but he was a damn good player here.
Calipari had 4 brand new starters year 1, hired in April, and went 35-3, elite 8 year 1.
Go to a doctor…Popes gonna crush the portal I’ve been saying it! He’s fixing his mistakes and we will be back. He gonna do everything he can to keep his job
Can you name anyone else?
You just described an outlier, that's not normal at all.
Also, what did Calipari do last year under the same circumstances? Sure, he had a surge at the end, but he damn sure didn't go 35-3 now did he? He got an 11 seed.
Who claimed he was a PG? Nobody that I’ve seen.
He’s not a point. But he is apparently one of the very best defensive wings in the country. Which sure sounds like something that we could use.
I don't know if you've watched him much, and maybe you're going more off of stats and reports, but if you have seen him a few times he sounds somewhat like Richmond at Ark. Is that fair?
Lmao Tubby had a full returning team basically. All the leftovers from that 1996 and 1997 team.
Yeah, with Pitino's players.
You're really reaching.
Neither would butler if he wasn't hurt for a lot of that. Butler was a excellent PG here when healthy, or healthy enough to come back for a spurt. Much like last year the main issue is not having anyone that is a actual PG behind the main guy. If butler stays completely healthy along with Jax that team loses 4-6 games.
It’s very rare a first year head coach had a brand new team in the 90s. Give me one example of a first year head coach having all new hires. Mitch poped the bed with pope abd Gillispie. It’s okay to admit it.
Pitino was on the death sentence with Kentucky, ineligible for post season play his first season and he lost as many games as pope in year 2. But yeah pope is the best.