Honest opinion, it's a 10+ loss team, depth at guard is a problem, doesn't have a true 2 guard, has some decent options at the 4 and 5. The best 10+ loss team chicken nuggets can buy.
For those wondering, these statistics, when applied to 5 positions getting 40 minutes per game. If those 9 players got equal playing time and repeated their averages, it would equate to 84.8PPG and 31.9RPG
Tubby had some pretty decent classes, and landed some great players. Rondo, Crawford, Morris... three top 25 guys was a really good class. Liggins, Patterson, Prince, Miller, Bogans, Meeks, Jasper, Carruth, Hawkins, Parker, Camara, Allison, Legion
He scored more against LSU and Georgia last year than Reed Sheppard did.... Also of note, Chaz lanier was the focal point of every defense he played last year, At UK teams will be forced to guard 5 guys, not just 1.
I think you are 100% wrong, for the Ky kids, part of their NIL attraction will be that they are from KY and playing for UK. NIL at any other school will be based on skill alone, but at UK it will be skill AND their huge popularity with fans because they are from here.
This sounds exactly like how I start off every Louisville screen name I have ever made to get onto their board...I usually end up banned by week 2 though.
Calipari had 4 really good returning players, and Calipari also brought with him a bunch of 5 star recruits that he had been recruiting for years prior to taking the UK job. Pope literally started with 2 players, one 4* freshman that was already committed, and one 4* freshman that he signed at...
2015 is one of the biggest coaching fails of all time. No way should a team FULL of NBA Talent not win the NCAA championship. When you have the number's #1, #6, #12, #13, #44, #48, NBA draft picks PLUS Aaron Harrison, PLUS Tyler Ullis... and can't get into the championship game??? It's likely...
Here is what you have.
Calipari is going to push transition, so his guards are going to start to break before they even have possession, giving away 80% of the 50/50 balls, and leading to 5 on 3 mismatches and open 3's.
He is going to play man defense, getting screened off for open looks, or...
REALITY- Pope won 20+ games in 5 of the last 6 seasons, beat Kansas at Kansas, Baylor twice, Iowa St... finished 2nd for made 3 pointers last year. And he did all of that with MUCH less talented teams than he has right now. His top four 3pt shooters last year shot 38.5%, 37%, 36.4% and 35.9%...