Thomas and Vanterpool are getting Zoom calls today
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Haha, that’s an ole saying that’s very popular in forward deployed military environments when someone isn’t performing to their best abilities.
Depends on the guy and if I was serious in getting them in blue next year. I would assume most of the interest talk has happened through back channels.
Thanks for the information, I didn’t know there was a dead period since the portal was only 2 weeks.
Appreciate the knowledge The_Catfather
Pope calls this double zoom action.
The portal is only open a week and at this point our entire roster is:
- Chandler
- Noah
- Kam
Jelavic(my bad: Jelavic bounced to portal)- a four-star high school PG
- maybe Moreno
- two guys who weren’t good enough to be on our bench last year
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Pope needs a huge get and so far, none of the names we are connected to are that. There has to be a Stokes or someone of that status or the hot seat will be blazing.
Hmm, not sure what you're talking about, I've been angry with Pope, but I still support him and hope he kills it next year.
However, I don't care if I hate someone to death, I still tell the truth. I refuse to let an agenda make my opinions for me.
I hate uNC with a passion, but if they're playing against us and they get called for a foul that isn't a foul, I will call it out.
Pope doesn’t need help looking like an idiot, he does just fine on his own, there's no reason to dig to find dumb sh*t to attack him for.
But you do the zoom call first. It’s common sense.
Would you just show up at a kids door, or wpuld you call him first to gauge interest?
This is 2026, unless you have D cups or a brown bag of cash no one wants to see you in person.
I saw the coaches can't actually visit until the 10th, so that makes sense.
In this era you do neither, you talk to their agent to gauge interest.
so you want pope to crisscross the country to see 3 kids in a day for 15 minutes to see if there is interested vs calling 2-3 dozen kids to see if they are interested. genius level strategy. i can tell you run stuff
Dang, so you’re saying Loserville is locking up criminals/commitments today with their lady representatives in the ceiling business?
exactly.
do i think pope sucks....yup. but some fans are just being hypocritical at this point for the sake of being negative.
you have 14 days, it is wise to take the 1st day to find out who you have a shot at. flying cross county takes 4 hours or more, zoom takes 20 mins. You have your list of who you want, you make a call to gauge their interest, and you rule out those who want more money they they are worth, and those that are not that interest. That cost you 20 mins, not 4+ hours, and calls can not be tracked so you keep your cards hidden until you are making your big push. I'm sure a lot of players will be "hearing" from UK today, some of them accurately getting calls.
yup. probably not as explosive going to the basket. but a much better shooter. easy fit and transition
whats laughable is how stupid and toxic the fanbase has gotten.
thomas is a top 3 PG
vanterpool is a top 15 SG
both would be fantastic additions
pope will get on zoom to talk about how well he develops players , how all the players love to ply for him and the name in front of the jersey and will close the zoom action with how much progress he made….
probably tell them how amazing the fan base is too. oh wait....
WTF are you talking about?
I keep seeing this exact bs comment and it’s false. Cal and BCG went to the NIT. Pope hasn’t done that. He was actually a 3 seed in year one, it's not the pinnacle, but GD, it's not the cellar either.
Pope had an awful year in 25/26, but he still made the tournament as a 7. Again, not the Pinnacle, but it ain't 1989, when we were on probation.
No kidding. I bet we are the only fan base having to explain to goobers why the coach is using zoom calls lololol
You’re just old, man. No offense. It’s in your name.
Last two jobs I got, the interview(s) were done virtually over Zoom.
I’ve been with my current company 5 years and have set foot in our offices zero times. I wake up each morning and commute from my bedroom to my home
office.
My work attire is usually a cutoff tee and pair of shorts. Maybe a hat.
I have been promoted twice and have received numerous awards for my work. I have only met my boss in person twice.
I can do my job from anywhere in the world with a working internet connection. No need to be touching someone’s hand and having a staring contest in some building 60 miles from my house because that’s what my dad’s generation did.
As it relates to the portal, we have 2 weeks to get a roster. It’s much more efficient in terms of time and travel budget to schedule virtual meetings instead of flying dozens of recruits into Lexington/flying the staff all
over the globe only for the recruits to say no.
Virtual communications are necessary in today’s fast paced world.