Pope Flying to Israel
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Pope is done here. He can’t recruit good enough to survive at a blue blood program. He’s got this coming season and when he finishes in the middle or bottom of the SEC, he will be fired. Pope would be a good coach for a smaller d1 program and recruiting one and two star guys to fill out a roster.
At this point I hope he does. This roster and season coming up is completely f’ed. Nobody with a hint of UK level talent is willing to play for Pope outside of Wilkins and maybe Diallo. Just go out and have a .500 season so he for sure gets fired.
They probably both laughed and hung up the phone when they answered and heard “hey bud, this is Mark Pope from the University of Kentucky.”
I still can't get over the fact that Pope flew halfway around the world to see a player that went scoreless and accumulated 4 fouls in 11 minutes.
Maybe we need to tag him on social media and let him know where the impact Euros are. I'm not kidding. I doubt he knows.
Maybe we need to tag him on social media and let him know where the impact Euros are. I'm not kidding. I doubt he knows.
Marcio Santos today with Pope watching
0 points (0/2 FG, 0/1 3pt, 0/4 FT)
3 rebounds
4 personal fouls
0 points (0/2 FG, 0/1 3pt, 0/4 FT)
3 rebounds
4 personal fouls
If reports are believed, they were in advanced negotiations before Pope hopped on the plane to go.
You must be looking in the mirror again. Negativity brings nothing good into the world. It’s okay to be upset with the situation, to want change and to voice your opinion especially on a message board. Whereas spewing nothing but hatred and constant negativity at every opportunity is not normal and is a recipe for a miserable life, typically it’s an underlying issue bigger than surface level.
TLDR version when all you do is complain things will never get better, you have to let yourself also see positives in life. If you try it you might actually like it.
I read we might hear him commit soon. Pope can't get anyone good so I guess we take what he can get.
I remember when Pope went and saw Dink Pate play, Dink had an absolute stinker of a stat line while Kennedy Chandler (former Vol) dropped 30+ on him. Idk what happens to these guys when Pope enters the building but neither inspired confidence
As much as people on here want to believe it’s not like Pope is scrambling chasing after anyone and everyone. The staff has been pursuing foreign players for a month now and in talks with several. They also have offers out to all of them and there is a pecking order on who they go after. You don’t have to like it or agree with it but it’s a thought out plan, not random selection. It’s the “moneyball” analytics we heard about and that’s how they are choosing the targets and offer amounts. Next season will tell how it worked
6'8" tall for a center? Wow! I really hope that he isn't that damn desperate?Of course, I like the idea of Pope looking internationally for talent upgrade to our roster, but I am not that impressed with Santos. Seems like we need to do better, but I could be wrong.
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For reference, Pates stat line: 13 points on 16 shots, 2/10 from inside the arc, 5/16 overall. 0/1 FT, 3 ast, 3 TO.
Kennedy Chandlers stat line: 34 points, 18 shot attempts, 10 assists
And yes, they guarded eachother, both are PG’s
Nor does your toxic positivity bring anything good. Like I said, Pope could have flown to Israel to scout a one-legged midget and you'd be fawning all over him. Not sure what your angle is other than play acting at being some kind of insider but you're pretty much a dope.
Is he better tha Potter. Potter is bigger and has played college hoops and is a good three point shooter.
Surely Pope didn’t give him the same pep talk he gives our team before we get down by twenty points in the first half.
Well he averages less than 7points and 2 rebounds against the better competition, so I'm not exactly sure what Pope was hoping to see today.
It’s sad that the staff went 0-14 for their major targets in the 26 class, so now they have to use these money ball analytics. Writings on the wall, this won’t last at UK.As much as people on here want to believe it’s not like Pope is scrambling chasing after anyone and everyone. The staff has been pursuing foreign players for a month now and in talks with several. They also have offers out to all of them and there is a pecking order on who they go after. You don’t have to like it or agree with it but it’s a thought out plan, not random selection. It’s the “moneyball” analytics we heard about and that’s how they are choosing the targets and offer amounts. Next season will tell how it worked
Plays limited minutes. He isn’t a scrub, played summer league 3 years ago with NBA. Good rotational piece but not the needle mover fans are looking for.
Come on now. This can’t be true. That dude in the picture is old enough to be on social security. Someone please tell me this is a joke..
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Pope went all the way to Israel to watch a kid not score a point with a stat line of 0-2 FG 0-1 3pts 0-4 free throws? How much did that cost the university?
God bless, new AD can't be hired soon enough. Cut bait, asap. Keegan Brown, Mo Williams, Mark Fox, Mark Pope, Mclean, all gotta go.
Flew that far to see that? Why not go all in and TRY for Juke Harris?
You mean his 3.9 rebounds a game doesn't remind you of Oscar at all?
I was thinking the same thing. I am assuming he traveled on a private jet. I could see it if Pope was chasing a top tier tallent, but this guy is a 6'8" center and didn't put up impressive numbers.
If the expansion to 76 games happens and Pope sneaks into the tournament and keeps his job, I hope the expansion doesn’t take affect in 2027.Disagree. Don't see him moving the needle next season at all. Barring any significant gets, the roster next season is a big, fat "Meh." Mid-table SEC at best, NCAA tourney bubble team. Although, maybe we can sneak in if the expansion to 76 teams starts next year.
The issue is that this roster has ZERO needle movers and three "maybe could be good this year" guys in Moreno. N'Diaye and Wilkins.
Diallo was a backup plan. Hawthorne is a string bean who isn't going to suddenly be Tayshaun Part 2. Williams is one-dimensional and massively easy to scout. McBride is a mid-major level player who's been touted as a "better version of Ansley Almonor." N'Diaye is, at best, a 12 and 6 guy.
Who will score for Kentucky next year? We lose Oweh, Chandler and Aberdeen and replace them with three guards who are not as good.
At present, this is a 22-12 type team.
Per trilly...."Sounds like Marcios Santos is going to decide between BYU, Kentucky and LSU in the next day or two."