Can’t argue with that. He’s coaching for his job here. At least the changes make it clear that he understands the seriousness of the situation.
Are we going to have a team?
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PDS“We don’t need to keep a single player”
*guys start entering the portal
“What is Pope doing, we won’t even be able to play games next season, we don’t have any players”
What do you say to this level of ignorance?
Biggest issue right now, IMO, we are stuck with mediocrity at SF, Pope is kind of backed in a corner, his own doing, though nevertheless, he's going to ride with Chandler-Kam-Hawthorne, which none of three are elite level talent, therefore he will not likely seek a very highly capable SF, he will focus on bigs and combo guards.
Having Hawthorne and Kam (though he's probably 50-50 at this point) is going to be bleak, Pope needs to get three top 25 portal players, at minimum to be be a top 25 team, a CG, PF, and SF.
Well put. without trashing these guys, your post is spot on.
Now, since it is a accept opinion none of these three played up to their NIL deals, are they going to give UK a refund?
Definitely an upgrade, IMO, here's to hoping, I believe we get the kid out of Jackson State as well.
You've never watched professional sports have you? Players underperform their contracts all the time. At least in college ball they're not locked in, and can be let go.
What does what you said have to do with my post? I said Chandler is gone because he is going back home to BYU and Pope is targeting the Butler transfer as a replacement. Pope wants Chandler back and offered him more money. All of UK's player underperformed their contracts except Moreno whose usage was more than the UK staff thought due to Quaintance being out.
“We don’t need to keep a single player”
*guys start entering the portal
“What is Pope doing, we won’t even be able to play games next season, we don’t have any players”
What do you say to this level of ignorance?
Kentucky has a mark pope problem! Face it
No need to panic yet. Our staff hasn't even started pursuing our D-2 and JUCO connections yet.
Pope got on
yesterday after stealing all the NIL millions . No team this year you’re so brilliantGoogle Kam Williams NBA draft. He definitely didn’t look “great” playing on this last year’s dysfunctional team but prior to last year he had a lot of eyes on him. I hope he stays and he reaches his potential.
We don’t have a clue on Hawthorne yet and you want to write him off? If there’s one tiny thread of hope to hang onto, it is that we are in better shape than we were this time in 2024.
Thank you! F that beta punk mark popeInstant ignore. Have a blessed day, little man.
You've never watched professional sports have you? Players underperform their contracts all the time. At least in college ball they're not locked in, and can be let go.
all year, everyone said how poorly the roster was constructed. and now that pieces are moving the same folks are freaking out. not a toxic fanbase at all.
Lol people must be new to recruiting and the portal. I see we got usual trolls at night. Garrison was inconsistent, made questionable plays, and didn't play with effort, most times. He averaged 10 for a bad Oklahoma team. The portal is how most teams get their players. Reeves, Butler, yaxus lendenburg, Dalton Kenect, all came from small schools. All solid players, wow.
Losing players like garrison, lowe, jasper who were inconsistent isn't a huge blow. They could get better, yes. In Lowes case he may never get injured again but you don't know thst ...
Losing players like garrison, lowe, jasper who were inconsistent isn't a huge blow. They could get better, yes. In Lowes case he may never get injured again but you don't know thst ...
, Garrison averaged 7.5 at Oklahoma State.BG averaged 7.5 ppg at Oklahoma State.
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I thought it started to look really bad for Pope a few games into Year 2 … but yeah, definitely not getting better yet. Hope it does, soon.
Yeah I was just taking whatever thr above poster said was fact, didn't know if it was 10, 8 or what.
BG averaged 7.5 ppg at Oklahoma State.
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What an idiot thing to post. Seriously.
Yes, I am watched pro sports, attended many pro games as I have college sports.
You in the pros and do what some of these college players have done, sit out like this, injury prone, half a** effort, they get cut, traded or let go.
College is new to all this with the NIL and now players sitting out, jumping ship when things do not go their way, the difference is in college these players are getting paid without all the contract language that protect pro teams when players underperform, sit non stop, do not make the playoffs and etc.
So yes, players like JJ, Garrison, JQ, Lowe did not perform up to their high dollar contract so they transfer and take all that money with them even though two of them did not earn a dime, instead of working harder and getting better.
You are right, players underperform all the time but with college and NIL, there is no consequence at all. So you think it is OK for JQ and Lowe to come to UK, sign a contract to play but sit out all year and still get paid?
The original poster I quoted and liked said this without publicly bashing these players.
You hire someone to do a job at your house and they get hurt on the way to your house and you expect you owe them?
It is time these players get treated as such.
Some of us call it real life experience.