Per Trilly, Santos trending towards LSU…

BlueVoodoux

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I agree ... Money & Minutes are the drivers. That is why so many enter the portal, leaving their schools and coaches behind.
AGENTS are in charge. They send the player to the school where they both can make the most $ . It’s not about “relationships”, it's all

about MONEY. Pope is stuck in the 90’s and seems unable to accept the new dynamic. That’s why he stalked the player in Israel…..old,

dated, recruiting tactic. Probably thinks he’s putting on a recruiting clinic for other coaches. 😉 What a genius.

Don’t even want to think about Pope negotiating with the agents. Nightmare!
 

mdluk1

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AGENTS are in charge. They send the player to the school where they both can make the most $ . It’s not about “relationships”, it's all

about MONEY. Pope is stuck in the 90’s and seems unable to accept the new dynamic. That’s why he stalked the player in Israel…..old,

dated, recruiting tactic. Probably thinks he’s putting on a recruiting clinic for other coaches. 😉 What a genius.

Don’t even want to think about Pope negotiating with the agents. Nightmare!
That doesn’t make sense. If it’s only about the money, why are we missing? We obviously are willing to pay top dollar. So why do we keep missing?
 
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Cats192

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LSU has ONE player right now.

He'll be their starter. They're either offering him nearly identical money with significantly more playing opportuniaty.

OR

As their starting Center, they're offering him even more money.

Pope has done a bad job at a lot of things. He deserves criticism. But My God. Let's act like we have SOME room for missing on players. He shouldn't be expected to win this one.
 

BlueVoodoux

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That doesn’t make sense. If it’s only about the money, why are we missing? We obviously are willing to pay top dollar. So why do we keep missing?
We missed on Stokes where we offered big $, supposedly. Don’t really know for sure. We also don’t know if $$ offered to other misses was

competitive. It all begins with Pope, of course, a total disaster. I have no answers, just contempt. 😜

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JHannibalSmith

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LSU has ONE player right now.

He'll be their starter. They're either offering him nearly identical money with significantly more playing opportuniaty.

OR

As their starting Center, they're offering him even more money.

Pope has done a bad job at a lot of things. He deserves criticism. But My God. Let's act like we have SOME room for missing on players. He shouldn't be expected to win this one.
It doesn’t bother me that he missed. It bothers me that he seemingly has the awareness of a doorknob. Several posters in this thread have given valid excuses for the miss. I agree with them for the most part. But, it’s a problem when the HC can’t recognize that & flies overseas to spend valuable time & money on an undersized player that he has very little chance of landing. And, it’s not even a very impactful player. It’s a guy who might play 10-15 mpg.

He should’ve spent the time & money on guys who are actually viable. Flying across the world on the school’s dime, into an active war zone, to recruit a backup that he likely has very little chance to land, is not a good look. The coach at UK HAS to be able to read a room better than that.

He either misread the situation badly & went there thinking he could close, or, he knew better & went anyway instead of using that time & money on someone he has a legit chance to get. What if a guy we could actually get was convinced to sign somewhere else while Pope was wasting time on a hopeless Hail Mary for a backup halfway across the world?
 

Catphright23

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that's rich bugs calling someone a non Kentucky fan dude just likes to go bug hunting. Most people who everyday try to say crap aren't serious Kentucky fans they are more into betting on games and bass fishing.
Wade has one player so far, such a great recruiter. pitino I think barely has any players. santos was going to be a back up. you have moreno ousmane potter and yeah u need one more. hawthorne or Williams maybe able to play small ball 4.
we have 12 players and even their ratings may not be good but they can do more than bg, Jasper, lowe or jq for that matter. the transfer portal this year people are getting excited over dudes like juke harris who comes from a team that won 16 games. same people who wanted to get rid of all our players, same ones whining.

pope should have hired a gm and another assistant. ones who only can say whiff, sucks, dork etc, take out their daily life on basketball and are giving other teams talking points. we have the most fans and I think the most bandwagon fans. meaning babies when we aren't doing great
 

mash_24

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We’re not getting Momsolovic. And he’s not the answer anyway. He’s a great 3 point shooter who does little else to impact games. We need a true star. And we missed on them all. It’s gonna be a long winter and then we move on from Pope.
 

Bruce9

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We’re not getting Momsolovic. And he’s not the answer anyway. He’s a great 3 point shooter who does little else to impact games. We need a true star. And we missed on them all. It’s gonna be a long winter and then we move on from Pope.
That's 100 percent false,yes he is the answer,he does everything well,he's great passer and rebounder ,and can finish at the rim,but we might not get him that I agree on,but he is an impact player
 

mash_24

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That's 100 percent false,yes he is the answer,he does everything well,he's great passer and rebounder ,and can finish at the rim,but we might not get him that I agree on,but he is an impact player
He averaged 3 rebounds and 1 assist per game brother. He’s not good enough to carry a team in crunch time. Period. Would I like to have him? Sure. But he’s not a star. That’s what this roster needs.
 

UKortho

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I’ve been lurking for a minute so I decided to come back. I believe I read a post from you accusing me being some of these trolls and what not? What’s that about? You weren’t even on this board when I posted unless your used a different username. Which one was that?

I used to be Sosa.

Welcome back. He keeps getting told he isn’t wanted here (by mods), but he keeps coming back lol. He is the reason they invented doorbell cams.
 

UKVACats0107

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Will Wade going to have 6’7 (more like 6’6) MoD at the 4 and 6’8 Santos at the 5. Have to build a roster somehow I guess, currently MoD is his only player on the roster.
Well its a no brainer for Santos ... more money/ more playing time..

The search continues...
 

Tapemaster8

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I think Mark Fox will be here as long as Mark Pope is. Fox gave Pope his first job and seems to be a mentor to him. Also, Mark Fox became a horrible head coach. That said, I don't think he is going to leave to take a head coaching gig.
Fox was pretty good at Nevada!
 

DudahUK

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I don’t even want the dude but the fact that Pope was dumb enough to fly that far, in a country at war, without a damn guarantee he’s a Cat is just, I don’t even know to say. How much did that trip cost? Take it out of his overpaid salary. If I was a booster, no way in hell am I giving this clown my pocket change. Talk about pissing money away.
 

MarvinHagler89

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I don’t even want the dude but the fact that Pope was dumb enough to fly that far, in a country at war, without a damn guarantee he’s a Cat is just, I don’t even know to say. How much did that trip cost? Take it out of his overpaid salary. If I was a booster, no way in hell am I giving this clown my pocket change. Talk about pissing money away.
That trip on private had to of cost at least $20,000. What a waste. Pope is by far the biggest doofus to ever exist. Who goes to Israel? 😂
 

Beatle Bum

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Yeah, Pope sure didn’t waste time flying to Israel for a guy you’re implying isn’t good.
Weird post and has no context to anything I have written and certainly did not “imply.” I think you meant YOU inferred but were wrong.
 

Beatle Bum

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I don’t even want the dude but the fact that Pope was dumb enough to fly that far, in a country at war, without a damn guarantee he’s a Cat is just, I don’t even know to say. How much did that trip cost? Take it out of his overpaid salary. If I was a booster, no way in hell am I giving this clown my pocket change. Talk about pissing money away.
Hey, become a booster. Quit sitting on the sidelines complaining. Put some skin in the game.
 

DudahUK

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That trip on private had to of cost at least $20,000. What a waste. Pope is by far the biggest doofus to ever exist. Who goes to Israel? 😂
I bet it was a lot more than that. And you already know he didn’t fly commercial. Dudes a joke. He should go back to medical school cause I don’t see how he’s getting another job after all this is said and done. Didn’t Billy Clyde just retire from Ryder or wherever? Maybe Pope can replace him there. I’ll help him pack.
 

UKCowboys

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We’re not getting Momsolovic. And he’s not the answer anyway. He’s a great 3 point shooter who does little else to impact games. We need a true star. And we missed on them all. It’s gonna be a long winter and then we move on from Pope.
Good Lord man. If you don't think a year older version of Momcilovic is a true college star then I don't know what to tell you. That's like saying water isn't wet
 

MarvinHagler89

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I bet it was a lot more than that. And you already know he didn’t fly commercial. Dudes a joke. He should go back to medical school cause I don’t see how he’s getting another job after all this is said and done. Didn’t Billy Clyde just retire from Ryder or wherever? Maybe Pope can replace him there. I’ll help him pack.
Yeah our administration is a joke. Who approves a trip like that for a bench player over seas? It would be comedy if I didn’t actually love UK sports.