Can Pope get players
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What were they ranked out of high school? Not trying to make any kind of point, honest question. Were they already 5 stars or did he develop them?
Read this thread. We can't judge what his recruiting by what he has done at BYU that's like recruiting kids to another planet. He may still suck at it here but we have to give him a chance. He will walk in the gym with a UK pullover and a bag at UK.
I actually just laughed so hard at this I blew bourbon through my nose.
I mean read that again. A school that disallows COFFEE AND TEA. WTF is going on in Utah?? Yet down south in Moab you can drive Jeeps all over the place while drinking beer and run naked in the streets.
This is going to be such a disaster. What can you even say in this moment? Mitch thought the best guy to get the best players here, recruit urban areas-- was to bring a Mormon who has only coached in the state of Utah. How is this guy going to fit in here at all?
There's no way this guy is going to last.
Don't forget that in 2011, BYU was really good. They had Jimmer Fredette and their second best player was Brandon Davies. BYU suspended Davies for the NCAA Tournament after admitting to having sexual relations. Meanwhile, Calipari had a guy at Memphis who was the driver in a drive-by shooting play for him.
I think at this point until Mitch is gone we aren’t seeing but 2-3 elite talents walk through the doors.
If pope is smart he builds a staff of assistants who can recruit. He seems the opposite of Cal in that his strength is X’s and O’s, so bring in some connected coaches who can get players from the portal and high school
Clingan 39
Castle 10
Sonogo 83
Hawkins 49
Jackson 71
Those 5 are pros for sure there are several more that have a real chance.
Karaban 75
Samson Johnson 49
Don’t know. Did not see that game. 36% from three was annual % number. Sounds as bad as Reeves going 1-15 against Kansas State two years ago
And here I thought the most crazy things about Mormons were underwear with combination locks 3.2 beer and 14 wives.
No coffee, no tea, no cuddling, no beards, no sexual relations, no form-fitting clothing, masturbation.
Then this, yet somehow Pope was able to recruit and coach players good enough to be "decent" in the Big 12:
No coffee, no tea, no cuddling, no beards, no sexual relations, no form-fitting clothing, masturbation.
Then this, yet somehow Pope was able to recruit and coach players good enough to be "decent" in the Big 12:
Jim McMahon played at BYU. Enough said. There are plenty of guys that play/ed at the Y that aren't members of the LDS church. Those guidelines are for the general membership and NOBODY is forced to do anything. You have agency. It's guidelines You should also throw drug use in there. God forbide that anybody believes in abstaining from anything that's bad for you.
BYU is(were now) projected to be good this season by a lot of peaople.
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Starting to think pastor Scott and the davidians are more sane of a hire then the boys following pope over here.And here I thought the most crazy things about Mormons were underwear with combination locks 3.2 beer and 14 wives.
No coffee, no tea, no cuddling, no beards, no sexual relations, no form-fitting clothing, masturbation.
Then this, yet somehow Pope was able to recruit and coach players good enough to be "decent" in the Big 12:
Everyone at BYU member or non member agrees to abide by the same Honor Code from what I've read. I do think athletes are loosely enforced.
They have to pledge allegiance to David Koresch before coming, I don’t think they have to follow the code.
Caffeine. They also won’t drink cola (Coke, Pepsi, etc) for the same reason. Sprite is ok because no caffeine.
Untrue..so that would mean they wouldn't /couldn't have chocolate. It has caffeine.
My guess is recruiting to a school that requires you to go on missions isn’t exactly easy. At least give him two recruiting cycles at UK to see what he can do. As an Xs and Os coach, I’m very optimistic about him. Just need a great staff around him, and he needs it quickly.
None of those BYU guys are coming and honestly I’m not sure I’d even want them. They went there for the school, not pope.
He could have chose to attend BYU out of HS but didn't.
Did dnt choose to go there when he left Washington either.
Played at 2 "secular" schools plus played several seasons in the NBA.
I'd say he understands basketball culture pretty well.
He knows things work different at UK.
If he was some complete Mormon zealot flake, he wouldn't have taken the job.
The ones that come in with great fanfare and leave after underperforming, no. The ones that we have all longed for, that play for a couple of years and graduate, yes. I’ve been done with 1 and done and recruiting titles. Go watch some film of his team this past year, you’ll like what you see. I deal with colleges and recruitments most every day. NIL is a huge deal-as long as someone ponies up the money, we’ll get the right players that fit his system.. and yes, it is a system no a glorified AAU team.
