Yea if marginally better then Calipariās last 4 is why he was hired we just would have rolled with Calipari and protected the legacy and went Jim Boeheim. Hell Calipari had the ability to produce with recruiting any minute.
Exactly. Pope is epitome of self denial.
But was he wrong? In those 4 years was Cal constantly battling injuries to his key players and starters? I wish Pope had not made that reveal, but was he wrong?
But, WAS HE WRONG? Itās factual. Either he was wrong or right, regardless of whether or not you believe him.
Why not 3? You had to go to 4 to include the 9ā16 season just to get marginally better, otherwise we are marginally worse than the previous 3. I have already reached the point I donāt like pope, not as a coach, and not as person as I have no respect for the man. Heās a useless tool who is milking the university like stoops did. He knows heās in over his head and if he doesnāt he is not half as smart as he claims to be.
Yes he was wrong because it was a cherry picked stat. If he had used 3 years or 5 years as a barometer then the same claim cannot be made. I could not stand Cal, now pope is right there with him in that regard. Pope can coach maybe slightly better than cal but considering cal canāt coach thatās not a compliment but cal can recruit his *** off to make up for it. Pope is the worst recruiter we have ever seen in our history and there isnāt a close 2nd.
Yes, he is wrong. He is terrible. Cal's last year he had all 3 centers out. Cal had just as many injuries as Pope. Pope is just trying to cover is backside.
When youāre playing the first game of the entire conference tournament you have an opportunity for two wins before a team with the double bye even plays. A fair comparison would be has he advanced past the quarterfinals? That would be improvement over Calās last four years and the answer is no.
Sure did. Several talking heads alluded to it. Cal will wait until his next victory or big recruiting haul and cut Pope's legs out.
Yes, he was creating a narrative. Last 2 yrs to his first 2 would be a fair comparison bc they're both NIL. He went with 4 yrs bc the historically bad Covid yr brought %'s way down giving him the perception of progress.
Oh. The dishonest facts. Okay then.
I loved Cal. His last five years were frustrating as hell, however. Last year was a breath of fresh air. This year was like Calās last five, but not as bad as may of those years individually. It was 2018-19 when we last made it past the first weekend of the tournament. All the while we are stacking the NBA with players. WTF!
Cal is a nice guy I was blessed to be around him a few times. His son acts nothing like him tho
Both of Pope's years were terrible. Do not just count his ranked wins, count his blow out losses to scrub teams too. EXHIBIT A. OHIO ST. There is too much cherry picking of the data. Pope is awful and in a few years history will prove it.
Why not 3 because there was a 9-16 garbage season in there if you go back 4 to use to his advantage
False. You should have made that point last year. Pointing to OSU and acting like that was the season is just stupid.
I did last year. I said OSU, Georgia, etc. were just as bad as his good wins. We're Kentucky Basketball. We should always beat those schools. We are not talking football.
