“Things are trending in right direction for Mark Pope”
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I think a lot of our fans were spoiled by Cal and getting 5 stars all of the time. It took Pitino a minute to get Mashburn , and then it was on. Do I have faith in Pope ? Not really, but I am rooting for him. If he doesn't get it done ... someone else will , but Oakland beat a team loaded with NBA players , and so did St. Petersburg or whomever ... We need a good team. Tubby had our overall #1 seeded UK team getting beat by the refs and UAB back in like 03 ... but that team had Auizibuke , but the main guys were Eric Daniels and Chuck Hayes ... am I saying Pope is the X's and O's coach that Tubby was ? No, not yet anyway. Let's see how it plays out.
I personally think the kid fits Mark Pope’s supposed offensive system better than Freeman did. He’s a better shooter, and will open up the floor a little bit. He needs to make a big jump this year, though.
Really nothing good left at that spot so my guess is Pope looks for an overseas guy.
Outside of a Hail Mary for Momcilovic, I agree
We're Kentucky & should go for & get the best players but there is diamond in the rough players all over, coaches that can identify them will have more success on average. We need outside shooting, McBride shoots the 3 at 40% so it can't be all bad.
He’s not the starting power forward we don’t have a power forward and then you say we’re not eating leftovers. Where’s the starting power forward gonna come from sure as hell it looks to me like we’re eating leftovers because you don’t go and recruit a guy to come off the bench when you have no one to start at that spot. So right now yeah he’s recruiting starters man these aren’t backups.. the back starting train has has left the station man were left with the backups
We seem to be targeting both Stokes and Momcilovic. If we get one of those they will be starters along with Kam, I’d imagine
I don't think he is good enough to start, but it doesn't matter. He will be the starter (if we land him).
Would like to see Pope pull a Stein and flip a guy. Maybe revisit the guy we lost to FSU and see if we can flip his commitment.
Matt Jones just said Pope is still after Crawford and it's not over yet.
Those teams have a future hall of fame coach n Hurley and a really good one n golden. We have neither.
Yea im not sure what this even means. Lame duck Pope is on the clock
How much difference is there between player 50 and say 150? That's 100 players and odds are high that there's not a lot of difference in many of them. If every one of them had actual equal ability they would still be ranked 50-150. Should be clear that the 150th is not really 100 measures worse than 50th
This is literally how things went last year: over paying for our 2nd/3rd choices and fielding a starting five of overpaid role players.
and we still have half the thread insisting it’s fine because other players have produced way above their ranking in the past. Well.. a helluva lot more of those lower ranked guys didn’t do that. For every Walter Clayton Jr., there are hundreds of duds. But cling to hope however you can, I guess.
This roster is guaranteed 15-20 losses and who else are we gonna realistically add?
and we still have half the thread insisting it’s fine because other players have produced way above their ranking in the past. Well.. a helluva lot more of those lower ranked guys didn’t do that. For every Walter Clayton Jr., there are hundreds of duds. But cling to hope however you can, I guess.
This roster is guaranteed 15-20 losses and who else are we gonna realistically add?
I really don't think we're going to be bad. I rewatched the UConn vs Furman game again last night. I really believe in Wilkins' upside. No reason he can't be the next mid-major to major breakthrough guy like Dalton Knecht, Mark Sears, etc. I recommend watching him play again, ignore the ranking and watch what skills this kid possesses. I think we have a LETHAL backcourt. We are about 1-2 top level guys from being a problem.
I’m actually open to the idea that Wilkins is the type of guy to make the leap because he seems to thrive against the big time.
While we’re discussing the roster, I’m really not as big on Moreno as others. I feel like he really exceeded some low expectations, but I’m just not seeing all-SEC/NBA prospect out of that guy that others seem to buy into. Just a serviceable piece imo. I’m much better at analyzing/rating backcourt guys admittedly.
While we’re discussing the roster, I’m really not as big on Moreno as others. I feel like he really exceeded some low expectations, but I’m just not seeing all-SEC/NBA prospect out of that guy that others seem to buy into. Just a serviceable piece imo. I’m much better at analyzing/rating backcourt guys admittedly.
And then wonder why recruits don't want to come here, a school that runs the coach into the ground, and starts on players, before they set foot on the fkn floor. Yeah I would really want to go to Kentucky for that Bulls.hit. Good thing money can be a factor.
I don't think Moreno has to set the world on fire. Just predictable FR-SO growth is enough to really help.
I'd recommend checking out some Zoom Diallo today as well. I haven't watched as much Diallo as others have (work has had me busier than usual), but I've heard great stuff and the little bit I've seen, he stands out immediately. Some guys have a certain listed size but then you see them on the court and they just look and play JUMBO. Diallo is a big guard, and when I say a big guard, I don't just mean the 6'4" body -- I mean he uses that size regularly. He pulls up in mid range alot and just shoots over dudes. Reminds me of Shaun Livingston in that regard, if you remember him back in the day for the Warriors. He's not slight the way Livingston is though. Both Wilkins and Diallo are better passers than anyone we had last year. Early in the UConn game, watch Wilkins make it just past halfcourt, immediately notice the defense has squeezed some, make a picture perfect dime of a pass from the right of center court, zip all the way to the deep left corner for a wide open three. His teammate missed the shot, but the idea of having two guards that can pass like that is mind blowing to me. We just need a good PF for me to feel much better.
Because Pope has proven he can not only identify but also create a roster of the same caliber and coach them the same way…
UK men’s basketball is doomed with this current coaching staff. It is what it is, sadly.
If he is the back up are they going after Graves or Momcilovic those are the only 2 left
I'd say maybe an international but we probably wouldn't think that's a big name.