I would not care about a single player on this roster leaving
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When I say no I don't mean not a single one.
They are very rare now that we are two years out from the end of the covid year.
Probably 100 D1 coaches would have done better with this UK team than Pope.
The guy simply cannot coach.
Besides the total lack of game feel and flow there is no identity to his teams. No offensive identity. No defensive identity.
No game plan. No player development.
No strength and conditioning program.
Then throw quitting on top and you get the epic failure that we have.
These players were far better than they were coached. The players bailed Pope out many times.
Definitely agree with last sentence.
UK's comebacks were basically abandoning any semblance of an offense and letting Oweh and Aberdeen " go make a play".
The Cal offense.
Chandler in most cases set up a foot or two behind the three point line where opponents were letting him take it.
He hit some big ones but you see what happened when coaches adjusted late in the season.
Pope couldn't get him open
My biggest complaint with Popes coaching was his substitution patterns. Like bringing in backups when a player is hot. DA was hot, then he brings in JJ. Total momentum killer.
I’m not trying to really argue the point, but why does everybody assume Chandler and Saunders are the same player guaranteed to develop similarly? Because they are white Mormons?
Chandler can’t dribble and has zero court vision. His ceiling is super low with his deficiencies. Did Saunders have a summer of incredible ball handling and court vision improvement? Was Pope around for it?
Keep trying. I bet you thought your geometry teacher was picking on you. "Obtuse....."
I am guessing you are about 25 and only know the Cal One and Done method. All these teams that have won Championships the last several years with experienced kids instead of McDonald's All Americans....those Jr's and Srs improved greatly from their first two years. Thats how it works my man
I’m 42 and “just how it works” is not the kinda basketball analysis I put much stock into. You didn’t address any of my points except to try to minimize me.
Chandler is 22 and still looks down at the ball to dribble. He’s got some glaring weaknesses for a starting sg
Chandler is 22 and still looks down at the ball to dribble. He’s got some glaring weaknesses for a starting sg
Just so we’re clear, I want Chandler to stay—as a bench piece. I like the kid and think he can give us quality minutes and go on some heaters from 3 to help us win certain matchups.
Agree and would add that he subbed like a church league. best five should play unless tired or in foul trouble. if They get fatigued even with all of the TV timeouts you either have the wrong players or have failed in your
Yeah but most of the time that's the exception not the rule.
Most players are what they are.
Not that I want Chandler out of here. He's a good player. I just don't see him ever avging 18 a game.
I thought you were a serious poster to talk hoops with. You are turning into the type of poster you used to rally against
Simply not true. I can post a hundred players that averaged 8-9 as a sophomore and were all conference-all American as SRs with double the points and boards
Losing has its way of bringing out injuries. I mean, I’m just saying you really believe that JQ couldn’t play but next month he’s gonna hit the combines? I have my doubts about Lowe as well when that injury actually occurred. I mean, I will pretty much just like figure on 2-3 guys a year quitting from here on out and just the nature of NIL they get paid, and then they become afraid to be exposed. I ain’t used to spend people here swearing up down up and down that Lowe’s is a two-year contract, blah blah blah man that dude it’s been gone since the day he decided to have his elective surgery. I watch teams in NCAA with injuries plenty I mean Duke was without two of their top guys for the first couple games. Kentucky’s the team that never can overcome everyone has injuries becomes like the perpetual excuse in injuries and referees. In reality, there’s no excuse. It’s just poor. Poor decisions for play for preparation. Pops are very disorganized coach I’m afraid of anyone who goes and plays for Pope Probably does so knowing that he’s soft so the level of mental toughness and these guys has decreased, I mean this is probably going to find Pope Kentucky. Head case players like Kerr like Lowe. They came to make money that’s it.
On the positive side, I was impressed with how Diabaté changed his game. He was injured. He could’ve played that thing out for weeks and weeks or had more injury and he didn’t. Chandler was never injured nor Moreno or our most physical play player Oweh. Toughness between the ears one guy may not be able to play with that shoulder problem. One another guy uses it for fuel. I think we can speak our mind out seasons over these guys are transferring or going to the NBA where their guys are on last year‘s team Jackson Robinson, for instance he kinda reminds me of Low a little bit another guy with elective surgery.
Chandler is what he is IMO.
I mean it's not to say guys don't improve or get better but very rarely do you see guys just take off.
If he stays the entire time, sure we'll hear about these epic practices before the season about how much better they look..........only for the season to begin and them to be..........exactly what they were previously lol.
I mean it's not to say guys don't improve or get better but very rarely do you see guys just take off.
If he stays the entire time, sure we'll hear about these epic practices before the season about how much better they look..........only for the season to begin and them to be..........exactly what they were previously lol.
I'm sorry..........you just can't post something comparing Chandler's stats with Saunders and conclude anything lol.
It's more likely Chandler does exactly what he's done in his entire career going forward than..........not.
Again I want Chandler to stay here but I'm not expecting more than 10 ppg next season if he does.
Relying on guys making vast improvements i think was what failed us this season. Everyone thought Oweh was going to be this superstar player instead of just being a very solid player.
I'm just saying I'm not banking on Chandler becoming some all star here.
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I was actually good in geometry.But I would love to hear your take on the matter. Better yet, keep it to yourself, I'm sure it would make no sense.
Your ratio suggests you can't even circle around to a point, so yeah, you wouldn't understand anything.
Kam
Chandler
Moreno
Hawthorne
Mo
That is 5 great bench players
Keep as many of them as possible and go get 5 starters, 2 or 3 of which will eventually play in the NBA
That's how you get a Final Four team
Chandler
Moreno
Hawthorne
Mo
That is 5 great bench players
Keep as many of them as possible and go get 5 starters, 2 or 3 of which will eventually play in the NBA
That's how you get a Final Four team
I’m not sure what product you’re looking at on the floor???? If you think any of this years players are UK material then I don’t know what to say. You can be critical, honest and still be a fan. Are you a participation trophy guy???
