It’s funny ppl think rhythm is all about scoring you tell the ppl that’s actually played or coached bball from the chair watchers
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Kam does nothing in the paint. He doesn't rebound and avoids contact. His game is predicated on floating around on the perimeter and playing marginal defense.
3 and D guy.
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Here's what you simpletons can't understand...most of us DGAF about Mark Pope. I want UK to be extremely successful. IDGAF who the coach is, as long as it could be that. It could be Clappy the Clown for all I care, as long as he gets the job done. The only "seesaw" fans I see are the ones that try to rationalize the BS this is currently going on because they have some freaking infatuation with Pope and this perceived legacy. They're also the same ones that fawn over Trent and Travis.
As I type this, I realize Clappy the Clown probably could do better. Sigh.
I wasted a lot of time and good bourbon just to get mad.
You're comparing players that started for D1 teams to people that couldn't start at Asbury college
Educate yourself
That's fine but with how limited the roster looks, Kam is gonna be like the 3rd or 4th best guy. He will need to score and score consistently.
Do you think he is up to that?
Or would he be better suited as a bench piece?
I mean seriously? Kam Williams? Good lord, people
Lol. I get what you're trying to say...but the precedent you are using is one of the 50 greatest basketball players the world has ever seen.
Kam Williams 2025-26 Stats per Game - NCAAM - ESPN
The 2025-26 NCAAM season stats per game for Kam Williams of the Kentucky Wildcats on ESPN. Includes full stats, per opponent, for regular and postseason.
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He wasn’t rebounding, getting assists, blocks or defending against decent teams
Couldn't agree more. Pope doesn't have the equity that OTSs title bought him. He also didn't have OTSs resume prior to getting the job, but I digress.
Agreed on the AD too. Part of me wonders if Andy getting in the middle of all of this is what has held up the hire in the first place. I know it makes the athletic department look like a crap show (it is), but I think maybe his intervention into all of this could be a good thing.
I get why people aren’t happy and venting on the board at this point. Our recruiting has dipped significantly and we have rival schools killing it in the portal. I don’t understand why a few are getting so upset that some of you all are venting on a message board though? I probably have some of the people that go overboard on ignore though, sounds like a few may need to do the same.
Sucky is sucky man. If you can't cut it, it doesn't matter by how much you can't cut it.
I played at a pretty high level and have coached at a pretty decent HS level for quite some time. What you see as rhythm is the ebbs and flows of a Mark Pope coached team. His teams are wildly inconsistent. That's his consistency. You're choosing to believe Kam had a direct effect on that while choosing to ignore the numbers put in front of you (not just offense, btw). That's a you thing, not an everyone else thing.
To me Hurley and Oats wanting him is the biggest reason for optimism on Wilkins.
First of all that’s where Pope failed in season 2 is he didn’t recruit players to fit the zoom action…that was the starting failure right there. Kam fit that style of offense more so than the offense pope tried to install this past season
Also losing your PG1 before szn started didn’t help at all
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Dude doesn't know hoops at all. He's the moron that posted that Donovan got fired by the Bulls when he clearly was not fired.
Okay, do you want him fired, or not?
If you want him fired, then you should be elated when he "wiff's". Instead, everyone gets upset and pisses themselves.
Just let it play out.
maybe by "finding his rhythm" they mean he's learning how to tango or something
lol ok that's a weird mindset to have on a message board
"just let it play out"
so why do you even post here?
It's a message board. What else is there to talk about except what is going on in the off season? Things aren't going well so far, so obviously people are going to talk about it. This isn't rocket science. I know you like to act all high and mighty and self righteous like you're above it all. We get it. You whine every day how you're tired of the whining.
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He was pretty good on getting into passing lanes but his on ball defense was pretty bad. And the lack of ball handling really hurt our offensive movement. Wilkins is better than Chandler in that area which will help but KW has to improve his dribble to be anywhere near what people are claiming on here.Kam Williams 2025-26 Stats per Game - NCAAM - ESPN
The 2025-26 NCAAM season stats per game for Kam Williams of the Kentucky Wildcats on ESPN. Includes full stats, per opponent, for regular and postseason.
He wasn’t rebounding, getting assists, blocks or defending against decent teams
No, you might want to realize that BCG was recruiting Zollo and Euton to be starters, Pope obviously isn't recruiting these guys to be starters. If he does, then you should be happy, because he will be fired.
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Pope knows he isn’t gonna win, Mitch knows he isn’t gonna win, the boosters know he isn’t gonna win, those assistants that left know he isn’t going to win, agents know it, elite players know it, the media knows it although Matt is the only person that has been negative at all. This season is a 5 million dollar cash grab for Pope and a transition year to get a new AD and likely a new president. I honestly don’t even know how much money the boosters are wanting to invest in this year. Everyone says throw a bag, I wouldn’t be surprised if Pope didn’t have much left after saving for Stokes.
Basketball terms something you obviously don’t know much about
Tennessee and Texas. He got hurt in the Texas game, but he was a lot more assertive in both those games.
At his size and length, he was a matchup problem in both those games.
No, his numbers aren't great, but if you watched those games and didn't see a different Kam Williams, then I can't help you. He was starting to turn a corner.
You don't know a damn thing about ball. You're the same stupid idiot that posted that Donovan was fired. And when you were called out on it by multiple posters, you still didn't correct it. "Finding rhythm"
. Sure, he's the next SGA. He was just hiding it. It's people like you that give us Kentucky fans a bad reputation. They point to people like you when they say how stupid our fans are, when you're definitely in the minority.
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You really are butt hurt over that Billy D post …grow a pair softyYou don't know a damn thing about ball. You're the same stupid idiot that posted that Donovan was fired. And when. You were called out on it by multiple posters, you still didn't correct it. "Finding rhythm"
BCG could actually recruit. Either way, it's between Pope or BCG on who is the worst coach in history. We know you're a Pope fan. You say you are aren't, but you literally defend him like he's a family member. Thank God pussies like yourself haven't been running the program for most of our history.
that's like the 3rd time you've brought up billy d. we get itYou don't know a damn thing about ball. You're the same stupid idiot that posted that Donovan was fired. And when. You were called out on it by multiple posters, you still didn't correct it. "Finding rhythm"
You are talking to one of the biggest morons on the entire board. He literally makes a prediction every other day, and right now he's 0/1000.
This.
Pope is one of the 2 worst coaches (not counting pre-Rupp) UK has ever had and it's not close. All the others were good to great. The Pope vs Gillispie argument is a close one but it's too early to say. Have to see how Pope's lame duck season plays out
Are we talking about the same Mo that couldn’t beat out Jelly for the starting spot?
OMG, this is such an out of touch post.
Nobody, not one single guy on here, is infatuated with Mark Pope. Where do you get this garbage from?
All we're doing, is letting it play out. This is just common sense and obviously, you're short on that.
Pope is getting a 3rd year and those of us with common sense, are just patiently watching everything that's happening. If he gets a bigtime recruit, we're ecstatic, if he misses, well, he's the guy feeling the pressure, not me. Win/win.
If Pope fails next year, I'll shrug my shoulders and wish him farewell, I don't care.
You guys are freaking out and losing your sh*t on here daily. Just relax and let it play out.
Pope has all the resources he needs, 3 years is plenty of time to get this right, he either does, or he doesn't.
No, I don't like seeing insults hurled at Pope, but that's as far as that goes.
I'll say this one more time: IF MARK POPE DOESN'T WIN AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS NEXT YEAR, I WILL PERSONALLY OFFER TO HELP HIM BOX HIS SH*T UP AND LOAD EVERYTHING INTO THE MAYFLOWER TRUCK.
I hope that helps clear things up for you. Nobody is infatuated with Mark Pope. The fact that you think that's true, tells me you are struggling with reading comprehension.
He’s played at Oklahoma st, Nevada and James Madison. Looks like he’s improved every year. Considering UK’s situation, you better take him.
In the 9 games he got to play over 20 mpg he averaged 12.6 ppg
