Pope Turns Down Practice in Bridgestone Arena
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He’s like the smart guy that has 0 common sense.
7 of the 8 teams are. Must mean Pope is smarter than everyone else. Or he's a total fake and doesn't have a clue what the hell he's doing.
Great idea. Can't even imagine how fatigued our guys would be if they had to shoot around AND play a game!
If his routine is what has them playing the way they've played, maybe he should break from routine.
It'd be different if his team were 29-2 and played well the last time they were in that place.
That's a statement made by someone who has never played a second of real competitive basketball.
Wasn’t there an issue sometime in the last year or two because the Cats weren’t allowed a shoot around on the court before we played a game on said court? Now it’s ok?
Must have veered from the routine about 12 times already.
I would say who cares, they don't do more than a shoot around usually at most away games anyway. If they lose it wont be because of this, at this point people are just looking for reasons to be upset and miserable. Wins and loses will determine his future, we aren't coaches and I for one don't have time to nitpick everything he does
"Let's keep doing what we do and expecting different results." - Mark Pope
I hope we find out in June they all had long-Covid or something. Mono. Low Blood Sugar. Something. I have never seen such a big deal about 18-23 year old college basketball players being too tired. Its ********.
So every other team is wrong and only Pope is right?
I would think that “what we always do” - whatever that may be - is CLEARLY not getting the job done. And therefore, maybe try something different! But what do I know?
This can't be defended at this point. Stupid is, as stupid does. Can't steal their hearts or break them out of their comfort zone.
They played there earlier in year. And they are still practicing.
Common sense tells me you wanna get as many shots as possible in the arena you're gonna play in, but hey, that's just me.
Ya, just a bunch of crazies whining about anything and everything. I mean we are just crazy, this team has played so well and represented the university and fans by playing hard and together all season, you know like a well built Ferrari. You are right, we are just nit picking.
And of course we should keep the same routine, our routine before games has shown we start games so well, we come out with energy and knocking down shots…
Now I just feel stupid for complaining.
Thanks.
And with that I think you hit on a lot of the issue. Lack of common sense.
I do remember in the 90s eagerly listening to the open practice on the radio, and if I recall correctly, some have been televised or streamed. Both SEC and NCAA Tournaments were highlights for the fans, even the practice times.
These are people who don't understand competitive basketball. Yes you can get sight lines from shoot around or warm up. The idea to practice in the gym you're going to play at, helps you better prepare mentally. It's more of an atmosphere thing.
I would say it does matter to help prepare mentally for the game.
No nitpicking here. I posted the thread because I found it interesting we would be the only team who doesn't practice there. It's more about questioning Pope's decision making at this point. So far he hasn't given confidence he makes good decisions.
Perfect example: we are fatigued, we need to sub more. Wrong. He needs to condition more and play his best players.
Well supposedly Cody is the analytics guy and if so he BOOM BOMBED these portal guys
You know practice at this point in the year is just a walk through basically. It’s not a full on 5 v 5 up and down practice. Some of yall overthinking it. If we win no one will say a word. If we lose it will be the reason. That’s how’s dumb the argument is.
To those saying following normal pregame routines is important I would usually agree. Not with this team. Whatever we are doing for game preparation hasn't worked all season. I think it was a bad move by the coach.
Coach Pope’s team is the king of slow starts… Yeah, let’s keep doing what we have been doing at pregame 
Could you imagine if he had become a doctor? I would never want this dude as my doctor. He is nearly as bad or worse in decision making as Cal was in his last few years. Just makes zero sense to not practice in the place you're going to play.
Oh, Pope cares about routines now? Last year before the UT game in Indy I was at Tony's Indianapolis. Sure enough, the team came in for a big steak dinner the night before the game. Got a good pic of me and Mountain Mamba, but that's besides the point. Anyway, we got blasted the next day and I'm sure the T-bones they all knocked out didn't help. I hope that's not a normal routine.
To be fair, I believed they warmed up the night before the Gonzaga game at Bridgestone and that didn't do much good.
He should already be there to accommodate … hotel … etc….probablyLSU got the 12:30 spot.
Pope planning ahead is amazing….
Pope planning ahead is amazing….
Not sure about everyone you included, but I understand competitive basketball- sitting here explaining my ties too it is arrogant- much like your response, so miss me with that- people not agreeing with you doesn't mean they do not know about basketball and I am very sure the majority of people on this board are all arm chair coaches. Yes it has its advantages, that wasn't my point- my point was this miserable fan base looking for any reason to complain and I am not going to participate in that
Another log on the fire if they have a bad shooting day and lose.
I’ve came to the same conclusion as the season progressed. There are some extremely smart people that have no common sense.
At first I thought you were being serious in the sense that you were making fun of posters thinking they know better than our head coach.
Then I realized, you're serious--just in the fact that our coach does so much stupid stuff, that lemmings do in fact have better instincts than our ball coach.
The little things go unnoticed until things are going bad. Then everyone realizes when you're skipping them.
I don't think you watched any games this year. Good coaches practice hard, and change things in practice. Or maybe you can't comprehend the nuance and the other side of the coin with your one dimensional thinking.