We have to talk about something between now and November, don’t we?
Guess you are right but it’s just noise at this point. Just strange to me that starting lineups are being projected before the first practice.
I know some people on here really like N'Diaye because of the length, athleticism and "fit" but the guy is a 22-year old shot chucking 6'11 forward from Senegal that weighs 210 lbs. I'm very worried about N'diaye, especially first year, and McBride is undersized. Wish we would have pulled a rabbit out of a hat.
I think McBride is underrated; in his film he looks like a BG that knows how to score, meaning he's got more tools in his bag than just facing the rim and shooting. Also, he faces the rim and shoots better than BG.
I hope LexPD doesn't find out.
From what I hear he’s becoming a regular Josh carrier
Defense is a concern for the whole team. And under popes poor leadership, especially defensively, we might give up around 80/game. This is going to be popes worst defense which is a scary thought.
I’m not that surprised if they start the season that way. Seems like some of the intl guys take some time to adapt. Hopefully N’Diaye lives up to his potential and claims the starting role as the season goes on. PF is probably our biggest positional question mark.
Believe we heard the same thing last season.
I like McBride over both Mo&Jelly.
, and develop consistent improvement just to be ready by time SEC play starts.
It was just one of the usual suspects taking the chance to crap on one of our players.
Lol. Summer hasnt even started yet but i get the humor.
No kidding. Those dudes always amuse me. Like you’re on a message board commenting on a basketball post in May. WTH you wanna discuss?
Exactly. Anyone with half a clue about hoops would come to this conclusion.
Hes 6’8” and not very athletic. He will dominate Kentucky State and get bent over in the SEC.
I have a different take on N'Diaye. My guess is that getting stronger and further developing skills are not major parts of the equation for N’Diaye’s impact on UK. He’s not a gangly 17 yr. old. He’s a much more mature bodied 23 yr. old who is wiry-strong enough and not likely to add a whole lot more good weight – nor do I think he needs to in order to be an effective PF. In regard to skills, N’Diaye has a boatload of developed skills already. I think what he needs is playing within a system to take advantage of some of those skills efficiently and being in an environment where his impact on winning, not showcasing talent, is rewarded.I like McBride over both Mo&Jelly.
Mo didn't look good @ all in this system. Only when he played physically did he look like he did @Alabama.
Jelly is the reason why McBride is starting over NDye. As stated will need to to adjust to new system, get stronger
Is it okay if I wait and see if you are right or is that out of line?
McBride looked better to me in the videos I saw, but figured the competition was better overseas, so I didn't know who was best.
I know people are getting mad at me for saying we’re not very talented as a whole this coming season. I would love to be wrong about it because if I am wrong we are winning but I just don’t see these guys being able to win with the top teams in our out of conference and in conference schedule.
But is it a lie? We heard it all last year how he was tearing it up in practice.
If you start looking at it through the lenses of homerism and "Pope is one of us, so we can't say he sucks" it makes sense. Anyone with any sense of objectivity can see, this is a disaster waiting to happen. And Pope can't recruit at the level needed to win at UK. But people start seeing the 1996 title and Pope signing balls and autographs. And it all gets convoluted. Kyjeff1 agrees. He got banned for his rants on Calipari, but he won't say anything about Pope because he's a former player. And because Calipari dissed some of the fanbase, he deserved to be called bad names appr. Idk, this is why you don't hire former players. Emotions get involved and it gets messy. Michigan won 8 games with Juwan Howard. Then won the title 2-3 years later. I guarantee you he had supporters going into that 8 win season too.
I remember Kyjeff didn’t like Calipari and now he is really getting aggravated with Pope criticisms. I don’t think what I’m saying is unfair, I just think theirs a low percentage chance a guy that struggles recruiting like Pope can make it at a program like UK.
Which is an objective take. Jeff can't look past that Pope played here.
This is the query all the Pollyannas/Popettes can't answer.
