Why is Stokes upset at Pope/UK?

[Louis_Skunt]

He said this game was personal, that he’s from Louisville. And he’s talking to trash to Pope after shots.

Pope wanted him, UL wanted him.

What am I missing? Is he offended Pope recruited him?

Weird kid.

 

[TrueBluePhil]

Because he is Trash

 

[treyville]

Trash recognizes trash

 

[Johnny_Jeepers]

He said after the game that he read all the comments on Rupp's Rafters trashing him and defending Pope and wanted to send a message. "Some dude literally thought UK would be a top 2-3 roster with Mark Mitchell. Get f'n real." Was surprised he was so candid.

The homers are actively hurting the program lol.

 

[Cats_2010]

He’s a POS. Glad he’s not here. Was hoping someone would pop him in the mouth tonight, oh well.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Pope didn't beg enough for Stokes' help. Probably mad that a coach on the hot seat didn't spend more for his services

 

[Major_Tom]

He’s not trash. Good players use something to get themselves up for the game. It’s part of being a competitor.

 

[Cat_Man_Blue]

Pope suckes, but Stokes is trash. Pope let this guy clown him.

 

[RationalKentuckyFan]

Probably because trash Kentucky thought they had any shot to try to recruit him. I'm just guessing

 

[theBlues]

I think he just always disliked Kentucky. He didn't like them when he was 12 and he doesn't like them now. He never considered Kentucky; his entire recruitment was him trolling Kentucky.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

He said after the game that he read all the comments on Rupp's Rafters trashing him and defending Pope and wanted to send a message. "Some dude literally thought UK would be a top 2-3 roster with Mark Mitchell. Get f'n real." Was surprised he was so candid.

The homers are actively hurting the program lol.

Good for him. I hope he reads this, he’s trashy and he’s lucky Pope is terrible. I wish we had a shot at him with a real coach.

 

[CoffeeCat]

Maybe you should ask all the idiots on this board that said they didn't want him and he would be a cancer.

 

[UKCowboys]

He’s a POS. Glad he’s not here. Was hoping someone would pop him in the mouth tonight, oh well.

He is. Zero percent chance a kid like that leads Kansas to a title. Zip

 

[UKfan2151]

Who gives a chit what this guy thinks? The opinion of a guy that looks like he has a gawd damn feather duster on top of his head isn't anywhere near the top of my list of concerns.

 

[Pensacola_Cat_Fan]

I think he just always disliked Kentucky. He didn't like them when he was 12 and he doesn't like them now. He never considered Kentucky; his entire recruitment was him trolling Kentucky.

This

 

[BluWildcatz]

--NVM--

 

[Anon1773686487]

He said this game was personal, that he’s from Louisville. And he’s talking to trash to Pope after shots.

Pope wanted him, UL wanted him.

What am I missing? Is he offended Pope recruited him?

Weird kid.

He prob wanted to go here but popes the coach so he had to go to Kansas

 

[theBlues]

He didn't like us when he was 12? I'm not saying you're wrong; I just don't know the lore on that.

What were the first two words of my post?

 

[BluWildcatz]

What were the first two words of my post?

You're right. My fault.

 

[CaptainDad]

Call it trash or whatever you want. That streak is what is missing from Mark Pope as a coach and a leader. It is not all sunshine and rainbows in this life not sure and to what degree Mark Pope has had to deal with real adversity and grimy hardships in his life but it seems like not much, he cant relate to kids that have and certainly cannot instill the raw toughness and what it takes to impose your will when challenged. Mitch Barnhart was simultaneously crafting his exit deal from UK and hired Mark Pope as a sidenote. Not mad at Pope we should be sad for Pope he is a great man and his family is wonderful but hes not the guy. This **** is on Mitch Barnhart. The quicker J Batt can pick this up and assemble the right team UK basketball historians and stakeholders to find the next UK mens basketball coach, the better.

 

[TheBlueCat]

Nm

 

[NociHTTP]

Maybe you should ask all the idiots on this board that said they didn't want him and he would be a cancer.

Why are they idiots when they were right?

 

[NociHTTP]

Who gives a chit what this guy thinks? The opinion of a guy that looks like he has a gawd damn feather duster on top of his head isn't anywhere near the top of my list of concerns.

To me he looks like a blunt that someone tried to put out.

 

[Jmmcgr35]

Maybe it has nothing to do with pope??? A Ky kid playing against UK, what kid wouldn’t want to have a huge game?

 

[Dr.LutherSan]

The kid is a punk, but I would absolutely love to have him on the team.

 

[yoshukai]

I think he just always disliked Kentucky. He didn't like them when he was 12 and he doesn't like them now. He never considered Kentucky; his entire recruitment was him trolling Kentucky.

This^ . He and his family have always hated Kentucky and our fanbase. He just used us to increase his nil at Kansas. He wasn’t coming here no matter who was coaching at UK.

But Pope allowed him to play us.

 

[KyCPA2000]

Because he hates UK. He hated UK when he visited here. He played Mark Pope.

 

[HolySmokes]

Who gives a chit what this guy thinks? The opinion of a guy that looks like he has a gawd damn feather duster on top of his head isn't anywhere near the top of my list of concerns.

Is your old handle vek96?

 

[HolySmokes]

The kid is a punk, but I would absolutely love to have him on the team.

Yup. We'd hate losing to Cousins if he went to Kansas. You get these players and you love them. Will be a long time before a number one overall player from Kentucky is there for the taking. Including a five star pg in the same class. Pope failed.

 

[RunninRichie]

Because he and his whole family are UL fans.

 

[UKfan2151]

Is your old handle vek96?

Nope. My old handle was UKfan215. I had to add another character after the migration because chit was fooked up here.

 

[#1 cat fan]

He said this game was personal, that he’s from Louisville. And he’s talking to trash to Pope after shots.

Pope wanted him, UL wanted him.

What am I missing? Is he offended Pope recruited him?

Weird kid.

personal doesn't mean upset. He probably meant he had it marked on his calendar. It personally meant more to him

 

[Jmmcgr35]

Here is Stokes take:

'This was always going to be a loaded matchup for Stokes. As he explained, he grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, in a family split between the two dominant teams of the region — the hometown Cardinals and the blue-blood Wildcats. Stokes was on the side of Louisville (and also supported North Carolina, he added).

And that was all before Kentucky pulled out all the stops to try to get the highly touted Stokes to campus — only for him to pick the Jayhawks last spring, knowing all along that this meeting in the Champions Classic was going to be “personal for sure.”

“Being from Louisville, I kind of still got that same emotion as if I was playing for Louisville, but I’m here at Kansas, so obviously being able to play against a school like that is just one of one,” Stokes added, “and this is my first time to step on the big stage and show what I can do.”

 

[Randy Bob]

It one thing him going to Kan. but him growing up in Ky he should have more respect for the state he grew up in, just shows his character which he is short of.

 

[NociHTTP]

Here is Stokes take:

'This was always going to be a loaded matchup for Stokes. As he explained, he grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, in a family split between the two dominant teams of the region — the hometown Cardinals and the blue-blood Wildcats. Stokes was on the side of Louisville (and also supported North Carolina, he added).

And that was all before Kentucky pulled out all the stops to try to get the highly touted Stokes to campus — only for him to pick the Jayhawks last spring, knowing all along that this meeting in the Champions Classic was going to be “personal for sure.”

“Being from Louisville, I kind of still got that same emotion as if I was playing for Louisville, but I’m here at Kansas, so obviously being able to play against a school like that is just one of one,” Stokes added, “and this is my first time to step on the big stage and show what I can do.”

That POS. Eff him.

 

[JimmyCleatusBob]

Boy the Raftards are salty. Can't imagine guys not wanting to play or coach here

 

[jeffky]

He said this game was personal, that he’s from Louisville. And he’s talking to trash to Pope after shots.

Pope wanted him, UL wanted him.

What am I missing? Is he offended Pope recruited him?

Weird kid.

Attention *****

 

[Rick Honcho]

Stokes is a and always will be. But UK got beat by 20. To the winner go the spoils

 

[UKfan2151]

I would never wish any bad luck upon anyone, not even my worst enemy. But if Stokes were to take a bad fall on the court and have a compound fracture of his femur, with a perforated femoral artery and him screaming like a little ***** in pain and terror as his blood spurts out by the gallon, I doubt I could muster even a slight give a phuck. Just saying.

 

[JAC71]

Pope couldn’t read a room to save his life. Recruiting players he has no shot at and then thinking he has players in the bag only to be played, that’s embarrassing.