How Confident are you that Pope Lands Stokes?
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I am 100 percent confident.
But I was 100 percent confident Pope would land Freeman. I guess I'm a positive guy.
He didn't get Freeman. But I actually feel better about N'Diaye anyway -- more upside, less injury worry. If Kentucky doesn't get Stokes, that, too, may work out in a way that feels right. If Kentucky got Milan Momcilovic and the very best 3-point shooter left in the class for the same money, I wouldn't see that as a terrible outcome.
But I was 100 percent confident Pope would land Freeman. I guess I'm a positive guy.
He didn't get Freeman. But I actually feel better about N'Diaye anyway -- more upside, less injury worry. If Kentucky doesn't get Stokes, that, too, may work out in a way that feels right. If Kentucky got Milan Momcilovic and the very best 3-point shooter left in the class for the same money, I wouldn't see that as a terrible outcome.
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I feel like he will get him because if he doesn't he knows he is done here
10%
Pope’s never done anything like landing Stokes before and several times in the past he was in a better position to land a recruit around that level and it didn’t happen.
But I suppose anything’s possible technically.
Pope’s never done anything like landing Stokes before and several times in the past he was in a better position to land a recruit around that level and it didn’t happen.
But I suppose anything’s possible technically.
I went with 40%.
I think we can get him, but gun to head, I don’t feel it’s likely.
I think we can get him, but gun to head, I don’t feel it’s likely.
I’m in the camp of hoping we don’t get him. I think he makes our team worse, not better. Selfish individuals do not make good teammates and after last years **** show I’d like to see some team cohesion for a change.
I was told the Thursday night before the Portal opened he was going to Kansas. A lot has changed and I think UK has made up ground so I am not sure. I hope he comes to Kentucky but I haven’t been confident about it since the fall.
14% (those on the 2 extremes) are just not realistic, either way overly optimistic or pessimistic on anything Pope. I'm surprised after 38 votes, not a single one is in the 75% category, given that there are only 2 realistic categories.
Hard to have hope with it going how it has been lately. I'll believe it when it happens. I definitely think we have a solid shot but i don't know where that confidence comes from
I don't know what that dude is going to do and would not be the least bit shocked if he doesn't either.
For no definable or supportable reason I do think we get him but obviously it can go any kind of way.
He may randomly and utterly out of the blue bust out an LSU hat and Wade will be even more shocked than he is happy for all I actually know.
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For no definable or supportable reason I do think we get him but obviously it can go any kind of way.
He may randomly and utterly out of the blue bust out an LSU hat and Wade will be even more shocked than he is happy for all I actually know.
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You’re right, but It doesn’t matter if we hope or not! We’re fans of the team and have no say on anything. If the coaching staff is recruiting by hoping, we have a problem!
Can anyone really read Stokes?
It seems like everyone's Intel has been flawed when it comes to his recruitment.
It seems like everyone's Intel has been flawed when it comes to his recruitment.
I’m sure you’ll talk yourself into liking the foreign wing we get better than Stokes once he misses on him, as well lol.
Yeah it's ******* ridiculous the mental gymnastics. A 22 year old guy nobody wants and scoring 10ppg has more "upside" than a 19 year old 5 star. Makes me wonder what some of these people do for a living.
Coach not hiring a dedicated GM to bargain with agents. All while recruiting like its 10 years ago with AAU ball is all you need to know about our chances with any high-school recruit.
Stokes isn't coming to UK. He relishes in the desperation of UK trying to do whatever it can to land him, even as far as trying to hire his former coach. He is likely excited to check in on Twitter as fans melt down.
The reason he hasn’t announced a decision is because he won’t be able to troll UK fans any longer
I'm not saying its impossible to land Stokes but I do feel the chances of me or one of the other board members having coitus with Sydney Sweeney is substantially better.
I agree. I said 0 chance. He's playing with every school right now and that isn't cool by me. I think he's a head case.
If he comes to UK, it will be for reasons other than Pope. What player acutally is sold by the coaching prowess of Mark Pope. It’s the money and Nike.
Getting Stokes could do more damage than good. I don't think the guards are good enough for a deep run. The team would be respectable but not real good or real bad. Kind of, meh.
We've offered him everything but the kitchen sink and he still hasn't committed. With Pope nobody knows but I hope he proofs me wrong.
