Yes, but how good is he actually? Take him being a native and set it aside so it doesn't effect opinion. Would any other top program take him and/or would he get significant playing time like he would here? Or he is getting more hype because he's a native and/or its all we could get?
No, Cal didn't teach me that, we barely were ranked his last several years lol.
Also, you're looking at it as if Pope assessed these players and picked them over other players, when in reality these were players thatvhe picked because they were what was left.
Even if they add a "star", that's not going to change the team much. Think of it like Michael Beasley on K-State. They did nothing with him as the only star.
Hawthorne hasn't played and Potter only averaged 6 points at Miami (OH), so neither of them should count. Still need more guys to be considered a top 10 team.
This 100%. You can be a fan of something and be critical at the same time. I consider myself realistic, not negative. Unfortunately, realistic is frowned upon nowadays because it doesn't sound nice. If we make a bad hire, decision, have a bad team or whatever, I'm going to say it. Others view...
The hard truth is that Pope would've never have been looked at if he wasn't a former player. He didn't have the resume that would attract a big time program. It was a lazy hire by Mitch. You don't go from talking to guys like Hurley and Drew to hiring Pope, unless you're just tired and ready for...
We only took BCG because he said he would take the job. Timeline is too coincidental. He was quoted on the 6:00pm Sports Center saying he'd accept the Kentucky job if offered. Next day he was announced as the new coach. Then found out he had been flown in late the night before to meet with Mitch...
Absolutely not! Its our fault we let them get that close. Can't root for Duke. Only time I sort of did was in 2015. Went to the Final Four that year and the Duke and Michigan St fans were very respectful to everyone. The Wisconsin fans were so bad that I was hoping they get destroyed in the...
Like baseball, there's really no kind of salary cap in college. We have the pedigree and funds to be like the Yankees or the Dodgers but our admin chooses for us to be the Reds.