Mo Williams - a great hire
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Bringing in Mo and Keegan were massive.
It's all about who you surround yourself with in any type of business. So glad Pope found Mo. His familly deserves to sleep some .
For sure. Pretty sure he was big on getting the latest commit from the 27 class i believe. Hampton? Never thought he would come here with poooe. Hopefully he reclasses.
He appears to have given us MOmentum ... !!
His tweet probably threw cold water on reclass possibility. He’s 2027 per his tweet. Big pickup though
I saw before he said he wasn’t going to but they all say the same thing.
What was his tweet? And yessir. Damn good pickup. Hopefully it sticks.
The #1 performing stock, with dividends reinvested, in the history of the stock market is also named MO.
After he posted a commitment tweet, he came back with a separate tweet that said “For 27 class btw”. Or something very close to that. I don’t have a Twitter, saw it either here or KSBoard somewhere
Ahh. Damn. Didn’t see that. Well? It is what iti is.
Didn't he play on the championship team with LeBron? Let's get a pipeline going.
After reading his cousin is #1 in the same class I can see him wanting to stay 27.
So they can play together at UK
Yeah, I just posted about Spears Jr. ..... it would be an incredible turnaround to actually see us get Spears as well.
I know we're in on him already, LSU is too, amongst many others. No wonder.
But I say getting Mo Williams and I pray we can get Crawford as well .... making the kind of staff moves that Joe. B did back in the day, and similar to Cal .... Pope is beginning to surround himself with the necessary people that can get us cooking once again.
None of us saw Hampton, in the immediate aftermath of his visit, as committing, which has now happened, done deal. Mo, and the visit itself, must've made a HUGE impression and a very, very good one. Thank you Coach Williams !
Gotta' really love the fact Mo has made such an immediate impact already. Now, let's convince Crawford to join forces and let's go out there and get 'er done !
Seeing staff additions like this is what many of us have been saying we needed for awhile now. Good to see it happening. It needs to continue.
I know we're in on him already, LSU is too, amongst many others. No wonder.
But I say getting Mo Williams and I pray we can get Crawford as well .... making the kind of staff moves that Joe. B did back in the day, and similar to Cal .... Pope is beginning to surround himself with the necessary people that can get us cooking once again.
None of us saw Hampton, in the immediate aftermath of his visit, as committing, which has now happened, done deal. Mo, and the visit itself, must've made a HUGE impression and a very, very good one. Thank you Coach Williams !
Gotta' really love the fact Mo has made such an immediate impact already. Now, let's convince Crawford to join forces and let's go out there and get 'er done !
Seeing staff additions like this is what many of us have been saying we needed for awhile now. Good to see it happening. It needs to continue.
Add Crawford and this thing could get insane.
Crawford/Williams would be as elite an assistant duo as you can find in college basketball.
Crawford/Williams would be as elite an assistant duo as you can find in college basketball.
Whats with the sudden surge of recruiting energy???
The staff getting more cohesive ????
Pope changing & adapting?????
The daughters???
???? Whatever it may be, we have found a groove and its working.. i sense a monster freshmen class for 2027!!!
And no Crawford confirmation yet!!!
The staff getting more cohesive ????
Pope changing & adapting?????
The daughters???
???? Whatever it may be, we have found a groove and its working.. i sense a monster freshmen class for 2027!!!
And no Crawford confirmation yet!!!
But a large percentage of Rafters said at the time of Mo’s hire it was awful? Big mistake. Coming from Jackson St.
You mean Rafters was wrong?
Does that mean Mason Williams might turn into a good player?
I’m not going with Rafters opinions anymore! Done. So much lack of patience and knowledge on display.
I think Brown and Williams are great hires.
I said at the time Mo could give Pope what Rod Strickland gave Cal. Well connected and player/coach respected. Guard Whisperer! Has a kid that age so he relates and is trusted. Proven player. Combine that with Popes honesty/character parents trust them and who wouldn’t want their son under their watch?
Crawford the same. Hope he signs on.
Like the positional recruiting approach rather than just ratings.
Pope’s settling in to this big job. Knew it would take time to get his arms around it. He’s making the right changes and moves. Let’s stay injury free so we can see him work with a full deck. I’m excited to see this roster work. Seem like all good team oriented guys.
You mean Rafters was wrong?
Does that mean Mason Williams might turn into a good player?
I’m not going with Rafters opinions anymore! Done. So much lack of patience and knowledge on display.
I think Brown and Williams are great hires.
I said at the time Mo could give Pope what Rod Strickland gave Cal. Well connected and player/coach respected. Guard Whisperer! Has a kid that age so he relates and is trusted. Proven player. Combine that with Popes honesty/character parents trust them and who wouldn’t want their son under their watch?
Crawford the same. Hope he signs on.
Like the positional recruiting approach rather than just ratings.
Pope’s settling in to this big job. Knew it would take time to get his arms around it. He’s making the right changes and moves. Let’s stay injury free so we can see him work with a full deck. I’m excited to see this roster work. Seem like all good team oriented guys.
Who is his cousin?After reading his cousin is #1 in the same class I can see him wanting to stay 27.
So they can play together at UK
A large percentage my ***. You don’t have to make things up.
Maybe Pope has figured out being this corny always positive fake dude doesn't get recruits. Very impressed by these past few weeks and I'm a Pope hater.
So, when we miss on a recruit, it’s Pope’s fault, but when we land a big recruit, it’s not because of Pope? Dude can’t win.
#1 or #2 player in '27,, 6'10" 210 power forward..
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pope is acting like his job is on the line and it is. he needed to have a good showing in the portal. getting moreno to stay and adding milan gives us something to look forward to this summer vs being total misery.
but he also need to correct recruiting and exit the summer with some juice. thanks to mo williams he is on his way of turning it around. keep it going pope!
but he also need to correct recruiting and exit the summer with some juice. thanks to mo williams he is on his way of turning it around. keep it going pope!
I watched an Eminem interview the other day and he was talking about how no one would give him the time of day early in his career. Then he stopped caring and then everyone started paying attention. Maybe Pope found his inner Slim Shady?
But wait, we lost some STUD recruiters in Jason Hart and Alvin Brooks, they brought us so many great players, right???
Hopefully we can get Jamal Crawford in the fold and let him and Mo take over the recruiting front!
Hopefully we can get Jamal Crawford in the fold and let him and Mo take over the recruiting front!
Not making anything up. That’s your stick. The thread Mar 30 when he was hired is on this first page. . Plenty of negativity. Way too much. My take at the time
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So many illiterate fans. I bet none of these haters remember the tremendous contributions Rod Strickland made to the UK program working with our guards. Probably the most important assistant coach on staff.
An all NBA guard is so important to have on staff. Guards win in college.
Obviously can relate to young guys. I’m elated to have a have Mr Williams.
Something has definitely shifted for the good. Props to Pope for seeing that things needed to change and making the necessary adjustments. At least we know he is willing to do that. I've always thought Pope was smart enough to be an above average X and O's coach, but it was all the other stuff that worried me. Feeling much better about Pope in recent weeks. It's time to win now.
It honestly came down to dog sh*t assistants. Tubby had the same issue - great ambassador, bad assistants. The big difference is that Pope loves UK and Tubby did not and wouldn't get better assistants around him.
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Having deficiencies doesn't make you a bad coach. You need to be able to identify and correct them, though.
Plus getting Crawford means we probably get his son and that has massive implications too.
The last week has renewed my enthusiasm for the upcoming season and future for sure.
Eminem got the attention of the best person he could have ever worked with honestly. It was right place right time, but he had the skills to be the best for sure. Dre molded him, marketed, and produced him to the heights he got to.
Tubby just was way too loyal and hated recruiting. A death kneel in the college game at this level when you can get the best players. Pope is changing something. It’s great to see.
