Pope still tryin to get Crawford on staff
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Yawn... Pope tries a lot of things.
And before any of you slurpers jump on the sack, I've said in multiple threads that Jamal is one of my favorite basketball players ever, and I think he would be a slam dunk hire.
Show me some RESULTS and I will respect it.
This is either serious or an embarrassing act of desperation. We will see.
And before any of you slurpers jump on the sack, I've said in multiple threads that Jamal is one of my favorite basketball players ever, and I think he would be a slam dunk hire.
Show me some RESULTS and I will respect it.
This is either serious or an embarrassing act of desperation. We will see.
I have no faith it will actually happen, but I can commend Pope for pulling out all the stops.
Was a big fan Crawford's during BCGs first year.
Reminds me when Jerry Jones was doing everything he could to get Deion Sanders to the Cowboys back in the 90s.
Basically Crawford turned down job offer before but is back into talks. Pope wants to give him recruiting autonomy. Crawford sees UK brand as a launching pad to a potential head coaching career. Stokes also heavily linked to Crawford.
That’s the TLDR as this idiot understood it
Thanks for sharing
I don't know why any big name would sign on with Pope right now. The ice is way too thin and Pope isn't a strong enough personality to be the head guy over a dude like Crawford.
I'm surprised Mo Williams signed on.
Well if this is happening there might be some sparks (albeit tiny) around the Stokes situation. I'll be shocked (literally stunned) if Stokes comes to UK over KU or Oregon, but if this helps then why not.
Some of you think it's funny to refer to anyone outside your little hate hive as family members of CMP, or performers of lewd acts. You are people of very low quality. Small minded attack dogs.
And you lack any originality/creativity.
I think the fact that Crawford has even a chance of joining the staff is the reason Stokes hasn’t decided yet.
If it helps get Stokes I'm all for it.
Yep, Stokes worried about protecting his ankles. He's thinkin' he's one Jamal Crawford crossover in practice away from being in a back brace.
Stokes aside, this would be a good hire. Excellent basketball IQ and just a likable guy.
Hope for his sake he decides to rent in LEX for a year, not buy, though.
Hope for his sake he decides to rent in LEX for a year, not buy, though.
Even aside from the Stokes connection, having a guy with the NBA pedigree such as is combined with the swagger that this coaching staff so desperately needs to be able to actually connect to players would be a massive get. Just have my doubts that he would leave his son in Washington and a cushy media job.
Dude, maybe once in a while you can follow that old say and then if you have nothing nice to say.... shut the **** up
Whatever it takes. If Pope doesn’t land Stokes, he’s finished.
Easy...
There are still other "break in case of emergency" options if we don't land Stokes. It'd be best to just go ahead and land the plane here though.
Thanks Village! Gotta say, sounds like a good plan if he can make it happen.
I hear you, but to really get the fans back in somewhat of an optimistic state of my mind, he has to get Stokes, even if it means selling one of his own kids on the black market.
Like when they traded a player for a washing machine in the movie "Semi-Pro"? Haha, love it!
Yeah to have jamal and mo would help with dorkiness y'all talk about and he was a pretty great NBA sixth man.
Anyone who exhibits any positivity toward program or dares hope that the situation might improve has now become a "slurper". The word to describe you and your ilk is not appropriate for this forum. I wish you would really go root for someone else. UK and fans who enjoy following the team don't need you
Desperation, Pope had exhausted every avenue possible for getting Stokes and still hasn’t got a commitment yet.
Nastiest crossover since AI.
Crawford shake n bake better than AI IMO.
When he just left Kirk Hinrich looking like a statue
.I grew up in NY, so I saw a lot of him when he was on the Knicks -- they had Zach Randolph on that team with him before Randolph matured, so there was much losing and a lot of hilarious moments. Oh, and Isaiah Thomas was the coach LMAO. IDGAF, I was conditioned to the Knicks sucking. I would try Crawford moves on people and fail miserably. Fun times.
I would think Mo felt like the opportunity to be on staff at UK was too good to pass up. The last 5-6 years have been rough but it’s still UK.
I’m guessing he’s confident he can help turn it around. He gave up a head coaching job and is bringing his son along.
And I hope like hell Pope can convince Crawford to join the staff. I’m guessing it’s doubtful but Pope seemingly recognizes he needs to fix the recruiting. Helping seal the deal for Stokes would be a good start.