I doubt that, Yessoufou had a pretty disappointing year from what was expected from him. There’s a reason he’s not projected as a first rounder.
So after the crying is done, who do we try to get. Not a whole lot left
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Your dream would then be realized and you can get started on trying to fire the next coach.
You’ll be ready to shill as always. Stoops was your boy, up until he got canned.
Some people on social media are just trying to generate some positivity of some kind. A lot of fans are unhappy, obviously. I didn’t have my hopes up for this announcement. Pope can’t land guys like Stokes until he has more success and actually wins something (conference title or conference tournament, final four, etc) or starts helping guys get to the NBA.
I don't understand the comment. What makes you say "not bad" is the standard? Why would you interpret disagreeing that we're terrible as being ok with being "not bad?"
Momcilovic and a guard who can shoot 34% from deep in meaningful games and play defense well enough to stay on floor (including if Noah somehow transforms into that) will put us with a Sweet Sixteen/Elite Eight ceiling if everything breaks right and we have no injuries. I think that’s the best we can possibly hope for. Can you believe we’re less than a year out from looking like we were toying with #1 Purdue without even our point guard? Man were we naïve.
That's not the way I see it. I can't "know" whether the position will play out well, but it's not hard to see the potential there in my opinion.
You take talent where you can get it and make it work especially with wings but I agree that small forward isn't particularly a need and may be a strength with some progression.
Volume three maker(s) is what is needed to sew this together.
What is going on with Paul McNeil? Going to the draft? Staying at NC State? He seems like a guy like that would be a hot target no matter what. Move him between 2-3 as guys rotate to keep the threat on the floor.
Pope is about to sign the next great basketball player at UK and the haters are too stupid to know it. If you followed basketball you would know.
Joksimovic is our best option. Agreed
It's a tier below but I wouldn't be mad at Josiah Parker from FAU as a wing or Halaifonua from Georgetown as a big to split minutes with Moreno.
You have a very positive view of the potential, that is for sure. One is a guy who wasn’t good enough to play half the season last year. Another was 40 lbs too light to play last year. And the last one is a shooter that couldn’t hit a H O R S E shot in a game. I think it’s even easier to see those are all bad options if you’re trying to win the SEC and be a national title contender.
It's not even close to top 20. Maybe top 40... and that is being generous.
I haven't read anything lately about UK being an option for McNeil, but you've identified one of the best a shooters in CBB. He would be a great 2G pickup. I think I saw speculation about UNC with him, or going back to NCSt., or maybe LSU (where his one-year coach Wade jumped ship to).
That might be the most cringe move I’ve ever seen from a coach to attempt to steal another recruit’s thunder!
You know the Prom Queen is about to pick the football team’s quarterback instead of you for her next dance, so the song before, you trot out on the dance floor with the 225 pound catcher from the girl’s softball team!
Somehow, someway, Pope keeps finding ways to out embarrass himself.
Roster isn't "complete". Don't be stupid. We can't play a season with 3 guards, one of whom is a mid-tier FR.
We will add a solid (hopefully good) 3pt shooter at G, and then I think we add another international guy none of us have ever heard of, but will at least on paper and video appear to be a good pickup (but TBD if he really is).
Simply adding bodies isn’t changing the amount of losses that’s going to add up next season.
Pope needed 2 bona fide stars in the starting lineup to even have a chance at less than 10 losses, he has zero.
Folks buckle up, next season is shaping up to be an embarrassment for the ages, that will brought up by UK’s rivals for years to come.
Okay Mr. Rowland… Make your loss total prediction for next season, and I’ll make mine. Let’s set up a 3rd party escrow, and deposit let’s say, $2500 each, and whoever is closer takes the pot
This roster, even if Pope adds a little depth, will not sniff a single week in the AP poll…
Unless, some voters want to mock Pope a little, and give UK some pre-season votes, but I doubt that will even happen.
Come down from the ledge man, this team ain’t even sniffing the NCAAT.
At this point it’s best to assume that we either won’t go after the few actual players left who can make a major impact, or that if we do get on their lists it’s only to raise their NIL offer from the school the prefer to attend.
What crying bill self is going to have his hands full with tyran and that ego . He is a great athlete but his character needs a reality check . He can come unhinged at anytime .time to move on hopefully we will learn from this fiasco. When a player is unwilling to commit don't let them play you like this player did for months "MOVE ON"
Not a bad first six is where we are right now! No bad guys!
Noah has about a good of a chance at being an impact player as we did getting Stokes.
LOL valid point. Seems like having UK on the list right now makes a difference in a couple million dollars. Especially now that other schools see how desperate we are to land a player that is a difference maker. If I was Momcilovic, I am saying UK is my top choice.
I agree with Rowland that while we're not good enough, we're not going to be the dumpster fire some of you are predicting. If we have our starting 5 and add a few reserve pieces, I think we'll have a season somewhere in the range of the first 2. I think a lot of people would rather be terrible than mediocre because it will force UK's hand in firing Pope, and you're looking at things through the most pessimistic lens possible.Okay Mr. Rowland… Make your loss total prediction for next season, and I’ll make mine. Let’s set up a 3rd party escrow, and deposit let’s say, $2500 each, and whoever is closer takes the pot
They aren't going to be Kenny Payne bad but the will be a bubble team and that's with the new 78 team format.
Regardless of who he can still get there isn't enough out there to make Kentucky national title contenders, right? Is there anyone that still believes next year Kentucky can be a title contender? I don't believe we are the dumpster fire some do but I genuinely can't see us being actual contenders.