Who returns? Your guess?
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when the talking point all year that the roster is poorly constructed, i dont know how you return 3 or 4 starters. and i dont know how those guys dont bounce if you bring in a great portal player at their position.
losing BG, lowe, jasper and noah is a nothing burger. lowe never played, noah and jasper cant play, and BG is a headcase and you can replace him easy enough.
you need starters at: PG, SG, PF and C.
you need backups at: PG maybe PF.
you just cant go into next year with chandler, williams, and moreno as starters.
losing BG, lowe, jasper and noah is a nothing burger. lowe never played, noah and jasper cant play, and BG is a headcase and you can replace him easy enough.
you need starters at: PG, SG, PF and C.
you need backups at: PG maybe PF.
you just cant go into next year with chandler, williams, and moreno as starters.
I’m afraid there will not be great portal players signed. They just on KSR referenced again Goose Givens saying the money isn’t going to be there like it was last year. If Kentucky built this roster with $22,000,000 how can they build a better one with less?
I agree. Anyone that returns should be a sub. No one was consistent enough to be a dependable starter.
Pope's comments scared me after the game. He seemed to imply building around Moreno,Chandler,Jelly and Kam.
i have no confidence next year will work out. its on pope. he either wins next year or he gets fired (maybe).
I know you and many won’t be happy with it, but Moreno and Chandler will start next year if they’re coming back. Williams I don’t think you’ll have to worry about starting.
IMO i think kam is the only one that could be a starter on the right team.
chandler has nothing in his bag other than spot up 3 point shooting and that disappears at times. moreno lacks agility, he is just another 7 footer. jelly has an interesting toolset, but his awareness and production just are not there. if moreno, chandler, and jelavic are our 6th, 7th, and 8th guy....great. lets roll.
if they are starters.....we need to hope (1) they develop a ton - which never happens and (2) its a down year in college basketball
Others manage to do it. Pope spread the wealth too far this year and didn’t land a star player. Lowe's injury was unexpected. JQ is another story and that money could have been bundled with money we paid a mediocre player for a star player.
exactly right. ISU just whooped our *** and didt spend anything close to 22M. a 15M roster should still be able to be one of the best in the country under the right coach. but (a) we dont have that coach and (b) he will still not build it right.
next year or two will be tough. it is what it is.
One thing that is cast in stone, Chandler will dribble to the corner. Get double teamed and add a turnover to his stat sheet.
Preach. I’d say we paid over 10M dollars for this:
-Otega Oweh(4M)
-Jaland Lowe(2.5M)
-Jayden Quaintance(2M)
-Jasper Johnson(1.5M)
-both redshirts we’ll say a combined 500k
So literally over 10M and the only thing you got for it was a good 2 guard with varying levels of competitiveness that also had turf toe over the summer lol.
You learn in elementary school not to pick up your dribble in the corner right across halfcourt. I don't know what irritated me more... that, or when Moreno/BG would get the ball stripped from behind at the top of the key. If Moreno comes back, Pope has to get a 4 that can actually dribble and pass the ball and has basic basketball skills.
You think way too highly of "Kentucky kids" connection to the university. I would say the only guarantee is Potter.
Chandler is a backup. He doesn't handle the ball well enough. He also struggles to shoot off the dribble thus limiting his offense.
Pope highlighted Moreno, Colin, and Jelavic as guys he’s prioritizing in the press conference yesterday. Who knows how it’ll all shake out but it sounds like he’s wanting a lot of these guys back. He might not have the resources or cutthroat personality to get a bunch of guys out and replace them with upgrades. We might be looking at a very very bad roster next season. I can’t imagine what returning a majority of these guys minus Oweh is gonna look like. Especially if our main addition is a guy like Dink Pate who isn’t good. We could lose about 17 games next year
If Dink Pate is one of our "stars" next year we're in a world of hurt.
i dont think that is entirely true....look at michigan for example. there starting five consists of:
yaxel: transfer from uba
johnson: transfer from illinois
mara: transfer from ucla
cadaue: transfer from unc
mckenny: freshman
they have 3 bench guys, all transfers that have been in the program a bit. to me thats our chandler, williams, and moreno. land stokes, get 4 very good starter level guys and thats all you need.
no need to have 4, 5, or 6 of these guys returning. you need to bank on not having injuries though.
byu poached the wright kid from baylor last year after he agreed to come back. byu could do the same with chandler but i also think they can go get a better player, someone who is really elite.
With so many of the assistant coaches leaving, I’m starting to wonder if we won’t have a mass exodus. Like who wants to stay at this point?
I would like to keep Chandler, Mo. and Moreno (back up). I would be fine if other stayed (Kam, Hawthorne, Noah), but we can find similar players in the portal if they leave.
If everyone left, I think we'll still have a middle of the pack SEC team and be looking for a new coach at the end of next year. If everyone stays, same results.
If everyone left, I think we'll still have a middle of the pack SEC team and be looking for a new coach at the end of next year. If everyone stays, same results.
I don't think anyone has faith in Pope to actually develop the majority of these guys.
the evans kid from oregon entered the portal. had a big 3rd year on a bad oregon team. fluid athlete, can dribble and pass it. averaged 2 assists per game. shot 30% from three this year, 80% from the line.
make this kid the #1 center and offer moreno and garrison the same deal to be the back up. first one that takes it, gets it.
make this kid the #1 center and offer moreno and garrison the same deal to be the back up. first one that takes it, gets it.