Lewis Uvwo announcing choice tomorrow at 3:30
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Damn, ole Pope, Lordy this mofo is absolutely killing us…
No one, and I mean NO ONE, is struggling this hard at recruiting high school and the transfer portal quite like Kentucky. Not Kansas, not Duke or UConn or any of the typical teams that have routinely been at the top of the recruiting world. It’s specifically Kentucky. Why has “college basketball changed” when only one team appears to be struggling compared to a few seasons ago?
I mentioned UNC, because I’ve seen their fans complain about their own struggles, but that might be changing in the coming days.
I mentioned UNC, because I’ve seen their fans complain about their own struggles, but that might be changing in the coming days.
No one was beating Michigan either. That team was loaded. Yaxel is already at GS and pretty much their primary scorer 4 games in and lighting their world on fire. Mara getting good minutes for the best team in the NBA and Johnson was drafted the earliest of the 3, by his own college head coach.
Who could have possibly guessed that Pope would whiff again? I’m shocked!
Some of yall have the emotional intelligence of a toddler. Kentucky wasn’t taking both Uvwo and Cherif.
No but we got the worst of the two thats for sure
Based on your in-depth scouting report or by the recruiting rankings that are infallible?
We’re taking the 7’5” project with a history of a torn ACL (please ignore that he’s visiting BYU).
Based on the recruiting experts that think uvwo is the undisputed number one center in the class
but i forgot we are in the pope era so if we look at ratings we will be in a rough spot no matter what
Right on cue. Mark Pope wiffs on another. Not UNC or Duke winning out. Let's hope the new AD is taking notes on this weirdo coach and his misses. He couldn't close or does he actually care which is the worrisome of the last 3 years, loses Nike guy to Adidas school in Stokes. Just totally mauled in every head to head match up in HS recruiting. Was manhandled in the portal too last year. Signed the shooter and 2 guys from Washington that I am not sure could play at Pork Chop St.
There’s nothing to be happy about unless it’s about football.
Bingo, we have a winner. We have a dud coach and weirdo coach that kids do not want to play for. They get their $ and this is why they come to UK. New assts maybe get them there. Program is major cringe worthy.
This Pope era needs to be washed out soon before we end up last in the SEC. Hell, we are 7th this year and from the looks of that team this year, no FF or Natty in a long time. Cleanse this program and get someone who is relatable and can attract and recruit. This is strictly a Mark Pope problem, not NIL, not JMI , not $.
We’re on a forum talking about a team full of 18 to 22-year-old players. Why the f*ck are you even on here?
You can't blame Pope for not getting a top ten high school recruit in 3 years. We are just little ole UK without money or prestige...
Oh, AnonxxxxxOhioSt.footballfan is a basketball savant.
Hell, to him wins don't matter as long as there are 5stars and they play exciting basketball.
We didn’t even start recruiting Cherif until it was evident Uvwo was not coming.
It’s funny how he always ends up recruiting players with a history of injuries. Like having a torn ACL isn’t a red flag.
“Plenty more,” when Pope is like 0-50 on 5-star recruits since he’s been here. Really looking forward to Shagari Alleyne 2.0 with a history of injuries. And that’s assuming BYU doesn’t locker Pope’s a**.
To Pope they are built in excuses. If they play he’s a genius for taking them. If they don’t play then the nut huggers say it wasn’t his fault and he needs another year to rebuild.
I think it could go down as the best frontcourt in college hoops history, or in the modern era across the 3-5. I can't think of many better. The 2012 team with Davis, MKG and Jones was good, but I'm sorry, Davis wasn't a 7'3 junior. Yaxel would have smoked those kids as a senior. Not sure if anyone has seen any film on the guy, but he's been elite.
Want some cheese with that whine? How bout we wait till the roster is set before the crying begins about roster failures
If you only recruit players with zero injuries there isn’t many to choose from.
You’re going to stretch that Sweet 16 out to feed every starving family in Africa. We could end up at the NIT and you’ll remind every one of that time Pope “made it to the Sweet 16!”
Why aren’t you an Indiana or Western Kentucky fan? You’d be much happier with the results and expectations from the fans of those programs.
Same old story. Pope will be gone soon and the usual suspects will suddenly forget all they ranted about in defense of him when the next coach is able to get the best from freshman and portal like it should have always been. We’re going to extremes between Calipari and Pope. People moved to defend Calipari too.
Those of us who are UK fans, not coach backers, just have to wait until the right guy walks through. The same suspects (they just did this in football btw) will suddenly move to back the next one not even realizing he’s demolishing their arguments under Pope. They won’t recognize it and the wheel just spins and spins through the years. It’s been this way here since Tubby.
Those of us who are UK fans, not coach backers, just have to wait until the right guy walks through. The same suspects (they just did this in football btw) will suddenly move to back the next one not even realizing he’s demolishing their arguments under Pope. They won’t recognize it and the wheel just spins and spins through the years. It’s been this way here since Tubby.
Love how the Popettes act like the players we do get dont come here for money.
This is what you have now to throw around. Yea, it’s time you just stop.
UK is too big for Mark Pope. It’s obvious and it’s not worth arguing the facts destroy any argument you throw. That’s why you now throw “u mad over a game brah”. What a crock of ****.
Popenis butchering UK, he is becoming the worst coach I’ve ever seen on that sideline. Only argument is Gillispie, and Gillispie was a better developer and recruiter. It’s sad.
Struggled to beat it without several of their top players
This team is no where close to Duke and maybe even Kansas, probably several more
Gillispie’s players were tantamount in getting us a Final Four and a title the next year. None of Pope’s guys will probably even be at Kentucky next season.
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