Dedan Thomas Jr to Houston?

UKgrad22

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I would love to have him, but not his injury history.
!!! Amazing pure PG, but has played just 31 games in the past 2 seasons. Coming off of a foot surgery in February and as a smaller guard that relies on quickness and change of direction, definitely a huge gamble.
 

Monday Nitro

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It sounds like CMP is just throwing stuff on the wall to see what sticks. It’s frustrating. Is this the plan? Running two PGs? You have a system. Or you had one. Why aren’t you running it? It got you decent results the first year.

The man seems to have no confidence in his own system and it’s driving me nuts.
The pressure of the UK job to hurry up and win combined with the NIL doesn't allow for establising anything over time. Calipari absolutely ruined the fanbase with his first five years and the winning big from day 1.
 

JohnRambo82

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The pressure of the UK job to hurry up and win combined with the NIL doesn't allow for establising anything over time. Calipari absolutely ruined the fanbase with his first five years and the winning big from day 1.
Flying On My Way GIF
 

exo6desmo

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With his injury history I didn't want him anyway. He's a fine player when he's healthy but you can't chance it after the last two years
 

Monday Nitro

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michigan literally just won with 5 transfers, theres no excuses
You're in for a long, painful life if that's how you stupidly view it. UK FAILS 95% of the time throught history. So you and a bunch of others get tore up over something that works out for you FIVE PERCENT of the time. Good luck with that fools errand.
 

ChocoChicken

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The pressure of the UK job to hurry up and win combined with the NIL doesn't allow for establising anything over time. Calipari absolutely ruined the fanbase with his first five years and the winning big from day 1.
If he can’t win at UK after year 3 with the NIL we have, I’m having trouble understanding the point of keeping CMP around. We’ve been a middle of the pack SEC team for the last two seasons. Do it a third and what makes you think things will turn around? Even worse, what if he goes into the end of year 3 without any high school recruits again?
 

Monday Nitro

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If he can’t win at UK after year 3 with the NIL we have, I’m having trouble understanding the point of keeping CMP around. We’ve been a middle of the pack SEC team for the last two seasons. Do it a third and what makes you think things will turn around? Even worse, what if he goes into the end of year 3 without any high school recruits again?
90 posts in 6 days under this account, lol. Ignored. All Anon's and accounts started this year and dead to me going foward.
 

UK4Life#9

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90 posts in 6 days under this account, lol. Ignored. All Anon's and accounts started this year and dead to me going foward.

I have ignored SSSOOOOO many people the past few weeks and it’s quite nice not having to read their garbage. I think I will put chicken man on ignore too.. 😂
 

20MRoster

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Poop can't even land injured players now LMAOOOO.

The team is gonna be Stokes, Mase Williams, and a bunch of make-a-wish 5 year olds. Outside chance that team is still comparable to this year.
 
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You're in for a long, painful life if that's how you stupidly view it. UK FAILS 95% of the time throught history. So you and a bunch of others get tore up over something that works out for you FIVE PERCENT of the time. Good luck with that fools errand.
there's a range between winning the title and getting blown out in the 2nd round. no one is saying Pope has to win the title right now but he has to show he can field a team that is capable
 
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Rainmaker

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Hopefully means we have Zoom Diallo locked up.
Pope has learned his lesson on PGs, he is selling these guys on the fact he is bringing in 2 starter quality PGs who will play together a lot as well. Dedan didn’t like that which is why he’s heading to Houston. We need Diallo/Wright and one more, if we can somehow land both that’d be a start to something special.
 

cornbreadnmilk

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Pope has learned his lesson on PGs, he is selling these guys on the fact he is bringing in 2 starter quality PGs who will play together a lot as well. Dedan didn’t like that which is why he’s heading to Houston. We need Diallo/Wright and one more, if we can somehow land both that’d be a start to something special.
I can totally agree with that after all our injuries but it's going to be hard to convince these top recruits to share when they can go somewhere else and get all the playing time.
 

ChocoChicken

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90 posts in 6 days under this account, lol. Ignored. All Anon's and accounts started this year and dead to me going foward.
Huh? What on Earth. No offense but you’re kind of coming off as rude. I didn’t think what I said was particularly controversial. I thought that was the general consensus that this is the “put up or shut up” year.

Not to start trouble, but some of you are a little too overbearing towards anyone who makes even the slightest criticism towards CMP. It’s… odd.
 

Vek96

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Guys talk like they want to play with their buddies at a school, but, it rarely actually happens.
When the rubber hits the road, they usually don’t want to share the spotlight.
 

ZaytovenCat

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The pressure of the UK job to hurry up and win combined with the NIL doesn't allow for establising anything over time. Calipari absolutely ruined the fanbase with his first five years and the winning big from day 1.
Jesus your posts get dumber by the day. If you aren’t winning big by year 2, no later than year 3, in the current climate then there’s absolutely no reason that coach should be kept. The last two title winning coaches won their first title just a couple years after getting there. This isn’t 1988 anymore.
 

TommyMansky

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Pope has learned his lesson on PGs, he is selling these guys on the fact he is bringing in 2 starter quality PGs who will play together a lot as well. Dedan didn’t like that which is why he’s heading to Houston. We need Diallo/Wright and one more, if we can somehow land both that’d be a start to something special.
How many portal guys do you think will be signed?

It seems like they have been initially focused on trying to figure out the starting point guard as well as reserve money for Stokes just in case. Both of these things have caused a delay in recruiting the rest of the roster.
 

champagnecat

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Huh? What on Earth. No offense but you’re kind of coming off as rude. I didn’t think what I said was particularly controversial. I thought that was the general consensus that this is the “put up or shut up” year.

Not to start trouble, but some of you are a little too overbearing towards anyone who makes even the slightest criticism towards CMP. It’s… odd.
He’s a loony troll just ignore his ***