I know several people are happy BG is gone. However, I am not sure we will do better in the portal. Sometimes a fix requires hard work and improving what we have.
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Grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence...
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Retention is one of the most important part of roster construction. Pope is failing with this team.
He’s not a winning player .Pope knew this
Garrison contributes nothing to winning, he is one of the worst players to get significant minutes here in the last 20 years.
If Pope can’t get a guy better than BG, then he’s getting fired next year. BG averaged 4.7 points and 4.1 rebounds, you’re acting like he’s Shaq.
Just another troll bg was inconsistent and it seemed he wanted more money than his value. He had some good games but most games he could not box out and was turn over prone.
Every single thing about his shot is wrong and using the glass hasn't yet occurred to him. He shouldn't have been here this past season.
If we can’t do better than Brandon Garrison then I don’t know what to say .
The man averaged 4 points and 4 Rebs . Are we being serious right now
The man averaged 4 points and 4 Rebs . Are we being serious right now
No, I do not think he is a Shaq. I think he has some potential with the right coach. Already, the so called experts are saying he will be one of the most coveted big men in the portal.
If I could get the BG back of the SECT and NCAAT, sure. But we all know hat's not gonna happen. He's too inconsistent.
I mean Pope broke a clipboard over his effort?
I mean Pope broke a clipboard over his effort?
I'm sure he's trying to get as much $ as he can get, since its his last year getting paid to play basketball.
If Pope returns Moreno, Chandler and Kam Williams, I think that’s more than enough retention. Everyone else can be a case-by-case judgment call. Recent champions usually have had about 3-4 returnees as heavy rotation guys with a mix of newcomers (mostly transfers).
Well, then if why are you upset he’s leaving if Pope isn’t the right coach for him? He had 2 years to produce and gave almost nothing.
I agree. I wanted calipari gone and we got poped.
He is gonna be a senior. “Potential “
Is just about played out and he is what he is at this point. A 6’4 big could have done better.
The right coach can’t fix garrison come on with that he’s just *** I could understand if you were talking about jasper but bg hasn’t shown that he can play div 1 basketball in 2 years was brought in to be the guy last year and couldn’t get mins
I never said I was upset. I said I am not sure there will be better in the portal. I do think he has potential. As many are bashing him for averaging 4.7 points and 4.1 rebounds a game. Yet no one is pointing out he only average 16 minutes a game. So, if he played 40 minutes a game, that would be on pace for averaging a double double. He will be a senior next year, bigger, stronger and more mature. Good luck finding a back up big man that brings that to the team.
I think he CAN play. We've seen him do SOME good things. My question is about his "Give A Crap". And that is something only he can fix.
You can’t be serious and you blame BG? So who is responsible for fixing that? What are we paying Pope and his staff to do? Don’t forget he has been here 2 years. Please answer this if you’re going to go after a player.
BG got 60 chances to show his talents at UK. HE just didn’t exhibit that McAA or Mr Oklahoma skills that got him all the awards. I personally think it was from the neck up.
Most frustrating player since Archie.
Most frustrating player since Archie.
Who said I didn't also blame Pope? I've blamed Pope for a lot and still do but this thread was about a player and everything I said was true. You don't really have to be a jerk. Do you?
Garrison has all the talent he needs to be great but has the basketball iq of a 5 year old just learning the game.
This program will never recover from losing 4 and 4.
Meh. Gillispie wasn't all that great. Now, recruiting was better then.....
He plays like a fat guy sitting on the couch watching tv, we needed him to play like the fat guy heading to McDonald's
Let’s clean house! Let’s keep all the players we can! Let’s get veteran players! Let’s get 5 star freshmen! Lmao these people have no clue what they want and are just contrarians, period.
Well, I think we can all agree then, that if Garrison is indeed that coveted, and he indeed proves his critics wrong, then that’s just a further indictment on Pope being a horrid choice to lead the UK MBB program.
An indictment that has been growing ever increasingly since his 7-0 start from last year!
Like I said, if he is one of the most coveted players in the portal then we are screwed.
Archie was Jordan compared to him. He’s like Skal.
Wow! Jerk for asking questions? This is what this board is for. You never mentioned Pope and went after BG and I’m a jerk for bringing it up? Give me break. No use continuing this dialogue.
lol, just because you double a players minutes does not mean production is doubled. Also, what big man plays 40mins a game? Youre taking a lot of liberties to attempt to justify a point.
If you look at his game log, he scored 4 points, or less, in 21 of our 36 games ... including seven (7) games where he was scoreless.
I think he had a poor attitude most of the season, probably because he could not accept not starting and playing behind a Freshman.
If we cannot be a better team without him on the roster as a Senior, then this program is doomed to mediocrity.
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2025-26 Game Log for Brandon Garrison
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Gonna have to throw Wheeler in there, and Harrow.
Those are just stats. In today's game how many players are averaging 4 rebounds a game in 16 minutes. I agree he has issues, but i also know we go home earlier in the NCAA tournament without him. He was low hanging fruit in a bad situation.
I think you hit the nail in your last sentence.If you look at his game log, he scored 4 points, or less, in 21 of our 36 games ... including seven (7) games where he was scoreless.
I think he had a poor attitude most of the season, probably because he could not accept not starting and playing behind a Freshman.
If we cannot be a better team without him on the roster as a Senior, then this program is doomed to mediocrity.
Brandon Garrison 2025-26 Game Log | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
2025-26 Game Log for Brandon Garrison