Correct. Anything that is done too much (and not sincere), just becomes white noise.
Derek Anderson on Pope’s Struggles
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If Pope really wants a chance at coaching year 4 he would hire DA. I’m not an advocate for hiring formers players to keep it in the family, in fact I’d argue I’m against it. You hire the best coach you can, period. Having said that, Pope needs to hire him a pit bull personality to get in their a$$ because Pope doesn’t have it in his blood. It’s not a personal attack on Pope. Some guys don’t mind conflict and the Alpha mentality, some avoid it.
Edit: I think Pope needs to be let go this year but I’d almost be willing to give Pope a 4th year if he hired DA and let him actually be active in the development and coaching aspect.
Edit: I think Pope needs to be let go this year but I’d almost be willing to give Pope a 4th year if he hired DA and let him actually be active in the development and coaching aspect.
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In fairness though, these dudes have played for 15 years. Some things should be 2nd nature when I'm make 2 million
2 straight years of no fundamentals. No blocking out . Amari stood straight up with his hands at his waist
In fairness though, these dudes have played for 15 years. Some things should be 2nd nature when I'm make 2 million
you would hire Anderson to be a UK assistant? Why? “He knows ball?”
That's why there's a bench and a coach. There's a coach to show and demand you do the fundamentals (assuming he knows fundamentals). And a bench for the player if they don't. Yes they're making money but you can't tell me a player would be fine setting and not playing? Not a fan but Knight "a player's a$$ on the bench is the greatest motivator in the world". You will never see the full potential of any of Pope's team because has so many flaws on every level.
Have you ever seen his videos? He teaches high IQ basketball. He says (and I agree), most coaches teach their team how to run plays, not to actually play ball based off different variables on the court. Also, he has the touch mentality. He hates that Pope makes them shoot free throws in silence. It seems like DA has the Pitino mentality that Pope should have.
100% correct... The opposite of nice is not always being an ******* either. Confrontation and a different demeaner can make people respond better.
Nailed itI don’t recall seeing this on here, though believe DA is being very modest and I couldn’t agree with him more so.
Derek Anderson gets brutally honest on why Mark Pope is struggling to teach the Kentucky ‘mentality’
Mark Pope has openly joked about the group chat he shares with his 1996 national championship teammates, claiming they keep him grounded. But according to former Kentucky star Derek Anderson, that chat is a lot more intense than Pope has let on. During a recent appearance on KSR, Anderson pulled...www.yahoo.com
SOS!! exactly my thoughts. We as fans are starving.. We should not ever be @ this cross roads in this era of college basketball. The game is "the game" in 2026. From the rip DF is out to get the 
. what kid would not go in (with agents) with this mindset. 96 til infinity is not what these kids @ . Im am though..
I remember the boards back when UK recruiting got me through the summer months. If any UK basketball
was jumping in the summer trust me in was Christmas in July/August.
Being honest, that dude spoiled me..
He moved on and so did i.. appreciate you please believe.. when you were locked in for da name on da front, You killed it!!!
We have that coach now.. former UK player, coached by a "DawG".. played on one of the greatest teams that I will ever witness!... played with DawGs!!! No mercy! Just too much talent.. Da Blueprint!!
You want that ,but I get it!
We as fans are "locked in"!!!
(Playn DMX) .. 1st.. ITS DARK N H#LL IS
. what kid would not go in (with agents) with this mindset. 96 til infinity is not what these kids @ . Im am though.. I remember the boards back when UK recruiting got me through the summer months. If any UK basketball
was jumping in the summer trust me in was Christmas in July/August. Being honest, that dude spoiled me..
He moved on and so did i.. appreciate you please believe.. when you were locked in for da name on da front, You killed it!!!
We have that coach now.. former UK player, coached by a "DawG".. played on one of the greatest teams that I will ever witness!... played with DawGs!!! No mercy! Just too much talent.. Da Blueprint!!
You want that ,but I get it!
We as fans are "locked in"!!!
(Playn DMX) .. 1st.. ITS DARK N H#LL IS
I remember it all too well. Arizona never made a FG the last 10 minutes. Miles Simon shot more FT's than our entire team. The ref's 100% stole that one. I have think even if Nazr went 6 for 6 they would have still found a way to hand that one to Lute.