Pope's got this weirdo-level optimism about him, even when the roof is caving in. It's the strangest thing I've ever seen from a Kentucky head coach.
Chandler to portal "do not contact tag"
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You got it. Some see it some don’t. Some see that 20 spot on the stat sheet and go hard. Others see a total team killer.
Yeah big risk but man that guys works harder than anyone I’ve saw in a long time.
yeah there’s no positive spin to this.
Nobody actually thinks we’re gonna upgrade from Collin.
Rats continue to abandon ship. Lame duck go quack
This is painful to watch
I am actually stunned by this one.
As much as I do not think Pope is the guy, I do respect how much he loves this University and this program. He wants so bad to be the guy that brings championships to the fans. Sure hope he does, while proving me wrong in the process. I’d gladly eat crow!
Pope needs shooters for his offense to even remotely make sense. Losing chandler is huge.
Most of the guys we’re looking at shoot like 30-33% from deep. What is he doing??
It’s a Mormon trait.
Watch the documentary “Abducted in Plain Sight”.
My concern is that he's gone, but he was going to be one of our best players. We're cooked.
If BYU is crazy enough to give him 3 million he is smart to take it.
Random thought, but wonder if they ratchet up their interest in a guy like Devin Vanterpool now? Could easily move our CC offer to him. Lose a little shooting, gain a lot elsewhere. His interest in UK returning CC/Kam/Stokes potential/etc would’ve been questionable. Now that CC is gone, I could see it being much more attractive.
A defensive all around 2 could complement an offensive PG more than CC would’ve.
A defensive all around 2 could complement an offensive PG more than CC would’ve.
If you really want to leave then just ask for something insane and see what they say. I’ve actually done that before.
These $ amounts are crazy. 4mm to Malachi? Just absurd. Actually makes Yaxel’s 7-9 sound halfway reasonable
You can’t blame him for leaving friggin KENTUCKY bc his wife wants to be in Utah? Tell your wife you’re at the Mecca, damn.
He wants to go to the NBA right? Is he gonna refuse to play if he isn’t drafted by the Jazz??
“He is currently projected to go in the mid-lottery on NBADraft.net”
last summer.
Now i’m not saying he IS a lotto pick. All i said was “potential to be” a top 3 and D guy in the country. With his measurable and the flashes he’s shown thats not really a reach.
Ofcourse, this relies on our staff to actually develop guys. I’m honestly not that hopeful. But if Pope has the type or revelation that allows him to keep his job, it will start with actually being able to close on the type of players you win with in college basketball, and learning how to develop those guys.
Under a good coach in a good program Williams would be one of those guys. He has the tools.
Came from reputable sources, right? Aaron Torres, right?
Why can't it be true?
Seems like we only believe the things that are negative.
Moreno came back because Kentucky is home. Believe Collin is leaving to go home to Utah with his wife who is also from Utah, so II think these are similar situations.
Don’t think anyone knows the actual dollars that were offered but I believe, maybe naïvely, that money was not the biggest factor for the Chandlers.
Good young, mature young man. Hate to see him leave as I think he will make a big jump between Year 2 and year 3 by working on his weaknesses. Just a rising Junior and only 2 years removed from a 2–year mission trip. Wish him the best in his next 2 years!
Don’t think anyone knows the actual dollars that were offered but I believe, maybe naïvely, that money was not the biggest factor for the Chandlers.
Good young, mature young man. Hate to see him leave as I think he will make a big jump between Year 2 and year 3 by working on his weaknesses. Just a rising Junior and only 2 years removed from a 2–year mission trip. Wish him the best in his next 2 years!
Agreed. Guards need to dribble with both hands.
No, disagree. It shows Pope might have balls yet and a willingness to change. Why overpay for a guy just bc he shares your religious views or there's a long standing connection. Like Kenny Roger's said, "you gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em."
The market for guards who can't dribble isn't 3 mil. Time to upgrade.
As much as I don’t think he’s worth $3m, I think Pope should have. We keep being listed with dudes who can’t shoot and Pope has proven that he can’t recruit for **** anyway. The chances that he actually replaces Collin with someone better are low.
Not to mention we needed 2-3 high level guards who can also shoot in addition to Chandler. There’s next to no chance Pope comes close to doing that and replacing Chandler with someone as good or better.
Thank you! My sentiments exactly like. We've been handicapping our offense.
It sucks but it’s probably better this way. Just makes next year even harder for Pope and increases the odds he gets fired which is ultimately what needs to happen and the best outcome.
You can't believe that a talented 7 footer with good upside, could get 4 million?
Right, because it's a positive thing, but if Pilgrim said Pope paid Moreno 4 million, we would believe it without question.
Lol no I wouldn’t.
Not saying it’s impossible but it IS a lot of scratch. I’m glad he’s staying but these NIL figures have really exploded lately.
just seems like BS from pilgrim to prop up Moreno
Right, makes sense, why would you believe anything that might make UK look good?
But if they said Pope paid Chandler 3.2 million, you would believe the sh*t out of it.
You’re making no sense. No, I wouldn’t believe pope would pay chandler 3.2 million either because that makes absolutely zero sense like your posts are. I’ve seen what other players made and that’s not logical at all.
After seeing the amount that was paid to some of the top ten portal guys from last season.
Like I said, you would believe anything that makes UK, or Pope look bad, but you wont even consider believing anything that might make Pope/UK look good.
Your agenda is owning you.