That’s very true. Like you said above, given all of the timing it’s completely understandable why some would be skeptical. Count me in that group. But you can also count me in the group that just doesn’t think his absence has really changed anything. He’s just another player in this group seriously overvalued by the staff.
If J.Q. had any honor
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Someone clearly has reading comprehension issues. It was a hypothetical. Before you call someone stupid perhaps comprehend what nuance means.
JQ is done at UK. His dad shut him down. Pope recruited him using the "be like Amari" pitch, ball in his hands, directing offense, flexing his talent ... and he came here and set screens. That's going to be used against Pope for the duration of his time at UK recruiting bigs, book it.
If he’s as talented as people say he is he needs to go pro.
Pope needs to get away from being the NBA prep and rehab league.
The whole point of getting rid of Cal was the fact that way of doing things had peaked, dropped off significantly in terms of return on investment, and was never really sustainable longer than the 6-8 year run it had.
It works when you have generational talent that actually plays and plays well with the team.
It does not work with projects, injuries, and dudes who may not mesh with the more traditional 3-4 year non pro players.
Pope needs to get away from being the NBA prep and rehab league.
The whole point of getting rid of Cal was the fact that way of doing things had peaked, dropped off significantly in terms of return on investment, and was never really sustainable longer than the 6-8 year run it had.
It works when you have generational talent that actually plays and plays well with the team.
It does not work with projects, injuries, and dudes who may not mesh with the more traditional 3-4 year non pro players.
I’m in the extreme minority of the fanbase that thinks he’s genuinely not healthy enough to play. If you watch him walk around, he moves like his whole body hurts. Part of me thinks he’s put on too much weight and not all of it is good weight.
I have wondered how we as a fanbase might have responded had the Shaedon Sharpe fiasco not happened. I get why people think JQ is stringing us along, and I don’t blame anyone for feeling that way, I just think if you have actually seen him walking around in person you’d lend some credence to him not actually being ready.
with all that said, there’s just no chance he comes back. Would be intriguing if he did obviously, but I think that ship has sailed.
I have wondered how we as a fanbase might have responded had the Shaedon Sharpe fiasco not happened. I get why people think JQ is stringing us along, and I don’t blame anyone for feeling that way, I just think if you have actually seen him walking around in person you’d lend some credence to him not actually being ready.
with all that said, there’s just no chance he comes back. Would be intriguing if he did obviously, but I think that ship has sailed.
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JQ isn't going to be the 15th player taken. He's probably going to go somewhere in the 20's
IDK about that but even if he goes last in round one the contract is still $12M
There was no nuance. You said if he doesn’t play, he pays the m on the money back. There’s no way the contract has a “he must play” clause.
Now this **** is hilarious though to be truthful, I don’t want his *** back his game has more holes than a sifter.
Imo what is possible is He and his father knew it was highly likely they were going to sit. This stuff doesn’t go unplanned. For some reason they wanted him out there for a few. Probably to show the NBA he’s able to move effectively. What probably happened was he started playing like dogsht and his dad had to jump out and say it’s Pope and how he plays him then sit him quickly and say minor swelling, the NBA will understand sitting as to not risk anything and let him get 100% healthy. The entire time this was long thought out and planned and most coaches knew not to trust it and back off.
Of course, Mark has no history signing top players and so he was willing to take the gamble and it blew up. This is all things a competent head coach understands how to navigate. We don’t have that.
Pope said it’s groundbreaking healing power going on lol. He was lying none of that was true. He was healing the same as anyone pope has a lied an awful lot people just don’t pay attention because he’s nice about it.
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The issue is his father blasted the coaching staff directly before he sat, and he was playing awful. Correlation and causation sure, but it’s also necessary to a cause too. It’s just weird timing if nothing else.
Well, he's not a good shooter, isn't a PG and doesn't want any contact that might result in a boo-boo.
He was NEVER going to make significant contributions here. He wanted to play enough to get noticed and talked about, and then, AND ONLY THEN, play more if he was allowed to run the show. He's been crying to his daddy and now his daddy is crying.
Add a video of the Porsche he was driving around Lexington paid for by NIL money.
He's not going first round. You think NBA scouts and GM's aren't noticing his little games?
Unfortunately that money is tied to name and likeness, not performance or even playing.