CBS (Parrish) lifts Kentucky after Mitchell...

[Goingfor9]

12 is fair. We have a totally new team that will take time to figure team chemistry out. Also where people see a great addition in Mitchell, there are players who will lose time to him that probably don’t agree. We need to trim down to an 8 man rotation that means good players may be left out. Having 15 guys who can play on the roster is going to be a challenge to pope. He recruited our team wo having Momi or Mitchell. They may not have even been a thought. Last year we had big time chemistry problems. How pope deals with this team, pt and playing at all will be the make or break. Our guards are going to have to play a lot of minutes so that means 3-5 there will be a glut of players vying for PT.

 

[Eagles_Ball_69]

It took them letting him score 22 points until they figured out how to shut him down.

I think he will be fine as a 5th option, scoring somewhere in the 10 to 11 points/game range. If he hits 35%+ on his threes and shows discipline on defense, I think that's all UK will need from him with Mitchell, Milan, and Diallo getting the lion's share of the scoring.

Agreed, if he's counted on to be the 4th or 5th option on offense, I'm good. It's when people start touting him as the best player and leading scorer that get me a little squirmy. Hopefully he develops into that, but man...it needs to be because he's become that good and not just because he's the best we have.

 

[-BBH-]

Pre season polls give a lot of credence to recent history. There are so many unknowns, so returning players and recent success is really the only thing to go on. Given Kentucky's last two years with Pope, there are a lot people who are simply going to have to see it before they give him any lofty expectations. Honestly, as life long fan, I feel the same way. Time to nut up or shut up.

 

[Hunting9]

Pre season polls give a lot of credence to recent history. There are so many unknowns, so returning players and recent success is really the only thing to go on. Given Kentucky's last two years with Pope, there are a lot people who are simply going to have to see it before they give him any lofty expectations. Honestly, as life long fan, I feel the same way. Time to nut up or shut up.

I’m hoping for the ‘nut up’ scenario.