Pope on X - let’s talk. Round 3 Q & A KAM starting?

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He should’ve listened to the Village Idiot. I’ve been saying for weeks best thing for Pope to do is not talk and just get things done.

- Not talk? Failed

- Get things done? Not looking good

He needs a good PR person that can help him read the room. Only the literal ANGRIEST people in the fanbase wanted to “hear from their coach.” Whaddya think that means lol? I feel so bad for Pope. I really do.
It sucks but he’s getting destroyed on X and now on TikTok
 
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He should’ve listened to the Village Idiot. I’ve been saying for weeks best thing for Pope to do is not talk and just get things done.

- Not talk? Failed

- Get things done? Not looking good

He needs a good PR person that can help him read the room. Only the literal ANGRIEST people in the fanbase wanted to “hear from their coach.” Whaddya think that means lol? I feel so bad for Pope. I really do.
I feel bad too but again who said yes do this. No way he survives this unless it’s an elite 8 or better
 
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He’s not winning

well he’s giving you a bunch of losses
I know he’s not winning I still not worried about his religion. His fate is sealed after the portal, recruitment missed, this X message unless he reaches an elite 8 we will be done. Hes a good guy and wanted him to succeed but he hasn’t shown he can be top tier and year 3 unfortunately maybe worse
 

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BlueSince92

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So is this real or not?
I hoped it was fake but Nick Roush at least seems to think it's real:


and the account at Twitter is is @CoachMarkPope with one of those Verified checkmarks. I'd like it to be fake but I'm not as confident as I'd like to be that it's really fake.
 
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This is one of those times where I hope Matt Jones realizes he can be a real prick. I’ve been right on with almost everything Matt has said this off season, but goading this from UK coach is pathetic. Mark may be a **** coach, but he is a nice guy and only wants the fans to be happy. I truly believe that. And I truly believe he did this only because KSR has made such a big deal out of Mark not talking since the end of the season. Just my opinions.
 

*Fox2Monk*

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I hoped it was fake but Nick Roush at least seems to think it's real:


and the account at Twitter is is @CoachMarkPope with one of those Verified checkmarks. I'd like it to be fake but I'm not as confident as I'd like to be that it's really fake.
The Rothstein account was fake, not the question from Pope. Just that response looked like the real reporter which it was not.
 

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This is just getting so depressing that I almost wish we could skip next season and get the new coach. This team just won't have the talent to win anything and Pope can't even get a backup center much less a star. Just a horrible,disaster of a hire.

Wait until Golden makes fun of him again. Or will wade gives him the old fake handshake. He is a laughingstock and an embarrassment.