Dear BBN…

*Fox2Monk*

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I agree with everything Freida said. Defensively I can’t imagine a worse performance. Lost on switches all night, not fighting over screens. They ran that screen under the basket more times than I can count and we still haven’t stopped it. This is the most selfish game we have played all year. Two players were in a pissing contest on number of shots they could take and no one else even tried to get open. The performance last night was one that should cost a coach a job or at least put some major heat under their seat and Pope has managed to do this 4-5 times already just this year. What’s Popes record against teams in the top 25? After staring 7-2 with the oldest team ever assembled in college basketball, Pope is 2-11 over the past 13 games against ranked opponents.
Pope hasn’t correctly taught any player here how to guard a screen for two years now.
 

Goingfor9

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Pope’s head is spinning for sure. I watched his teams at BYU and he ran good stuff, got clean looks and played a more team oriented style of ball. Jobs like UK can eat up a lot of men, hope he gets it turned around. Pope is a good man.

BYU never popes teams never have a defense. He wasn’t winning unless they put up 80 or more. This is the first time pope has had a team that can defend and he doesn’t know what to do. And he’s already burned out from the job. Idk if you have seen or heard the kinds of things pope says to his team. That’s not what you say to young men you want to become alphas. He has in a way feminized our program. His style his effeminate. Some of the things he says are out of the mouth of my sister maybe my wife. This is why we are getting smashed. 80% of the game is between the ears and pope is super smart and a super nice guy (too nice). Pope and his platitudes have weakened the program and at times confused the players. We need a legit coach. Pope will never be respected. Year 2 and his superstar is pulling a shaedon. If we are a first or second round out in the ncaa that’s equivalent to our fb team winning 4 games. I mean our program coached by a lottery winner can achieve that. The longer this goes on though yeah the less and less tradition matters. We need Barney out of the way, pope gone and get Oates. He isn’t flying high off a final four like last time. Although they could get to one. Oats is a perfect example of someone who needs the brand, BBN and our tradition. Tradition alone gets uk on every top 10 recruits list and when. They cut it to 4 Kentucky is still there. We need a coach who can capitalize on that before it’s too late. No other team like uk duke Kansas UNC is good for a stud player based on name alone. Pope though scares players off
 

Friedas_Boss

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Wow I hope you get that fixed asap. Miserable stuff.

Our gas logs weren’t working but a buddy just got us a set of gas ventless logs installed for $775. It was 42 when I walked back in and is already up to 49 after about an hour. This will allow us to stay here, which is big.

Going on 5 days without power now. It would be fine if it wasn’t so cold outside, feels like we’re living in Canada, eh.
 

Friedas_Boss

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My only gripe, vandy has that raised basketball court....."Memorial Magic"

It’s wild having grown up in that gym I just never viewed it as anything other than awesome. UK is always a big game so y’all have taken enough L’s there to hate everything about Memorial Gym, I get it.

If you ever went as a non UK fan to watch a big game, I bet you’d enjoy it. Unique place to watch hoops.
 
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And he never once went to another teams board gloating. Hope vandy never wins another game.
We have some real naive people here and quite a few wine and cheese fans. You think he'd spend three days here if they lost? He'd put it out of his mind as fast as he possibly could. He's done this crap before. NOBODY goes to another board unless they want to be seen. Nothing worse that a sore winner.
 
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Freidas has been around for years. Joined about 14 months after my CC(I created this handle for kentuckysportsradio) handle was started, So, it's not like they've only been around for a year or two

That's 43 games.
 

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a man in a suit is standing in a wrestling ring talking to a referee .
 
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Pavia is either a love him or hate him guy, he’s been fun to watch though. Crazy story.
Loved him up until he got a little ridiculous there at the end. I love trash talk and cockiness. He earned the right to talk a little trash. He did some good things. But he thought he was Tony Montana at the end of the season. Little corny for me.
 
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Loved him up until he got a little ridiculous there at the end. I love trash talk and cockiness. He earned the right to talk a little trash. He did some good things. But he thought he was Tony Montana at the end of the season. Little corny for me.

He hasn’t changed one bit. He’s a character. His mentality is something to behold. I get how people hate him, but he got it done at a tough place to do so, hard for me not to love him.
 

TuesdayBoost

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He hasn’t changed one bit. He’s a character. His mentality is something to behold. I get how people hate him, but he got it done at a tough place to do so, hard for me not to love him.
Yea hes definitely is a baller. Maybe somebody gives him a chance in the league. I doubt it tho. See them doing him like teebow.
 
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Jtf2217

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It's not losing that's the issue. In sports there are wins and there are losses. It's the manner in which we lose. If we are prepared and fight our tails off and come up short, you have to tip your hat and get better. The issue is I don't think that we're working our tails off and it's on the head man to fix and if he can't (I believe the team walks all over coach) then he's not the man for a job like this. Yes he's a awesome human and I wouldn't mind him being my father but a basketball coach he doesn't appear to be at least not at the top level that he knows is expected at a place like UK. He screwed himself with all the we know the assignment talk. Yeah that pumps up the fan base but there better be some deliverance or things turn fast.
 
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Cats_2010

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Yeah, I take MAJOR ISSUE with any so-called Cats fan cheering on Vandy at Rupp.
Well I’m sorry if my fan hood isn’t to your liking and honestly it’s understandable to a degree but, I do not like our team this year. Least liked team since i started following in 78z. Just because they wear Ky jerseys does not mean it’s a KY team. That’s my opinion and I am entitled to it as you are yours. Ban this man 😂. Gimme a break dude!!!! Hogs by 40 on Saturday, take issue with that too while you’re at it.
 

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I’m glad most everyone can see what he really is. What’s odd is he throws the word troll around more than anybody on this forum. He’s always pointing the finger. Never really talks ball. I’d rather talk to a rival fan that hates UK than him. He’s not here for conversation just here to be a ahole that can dish it but can’t take it.
You literally got banned multiple times the other day, taunted a moderator, said you were going to F my wife and got that alias banned, admitted you have multiple accounts here, bumped all of my old threads to create havoc and joked that “I’ve been talking to you all for years, you just didn’t know it”, and now are back with at least your tenth alias this week with an alias name that is a play on my name. All because I figured out that you were the “Sosa” that got banned for life for threatening to beat a guy into the concrete .You also said “it only takes 2 minutes to create an account”. You are the walking definition of a troll and appear to be very very sick since you can go nuts and say UGLY stuff at the flip of a switch. Youll deny all of this since it was swiftly deleted. You clearly care about only yourself since you made a moderator work tirelessly to stop your insanity. I also highly suspect that you are Fox2monk as you both say “seen” instead of saw. and you both weirdly go through my old posts with a laughing emoji. (Nothing against anyone that says “seen”, but that’s curious when paired with the emoji weirdness.). I put Fox2monk on ignore last week, told him I was doing so and since that time you’ve surfaced and been obsessed, lol. What are the odds ?? smh. Thank goodness for the Ignore feature. I’ll only see the posts of people that i know for sure are legitimate going forward. You ain’t bringing me down to your level.
 
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Wayne Dougan

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Well I’m sorry if my fan hood isn’t to your liking and honestly it’s understandable to a degree but, I do not like our team this year. Least liked team since i started following in 78z. Just because they wear Ky jerseys does not mean it’s a KY team. That’s my opinion and I am entitled to it as you are yours. Ban this man 😂. Gimme a break dude!!!! Hogs by 40 on Saturday, take issue with that too while you’re at it.
 

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You literally got banned multiple times the other day, taunted a moderator, said you were going to F my wife and got that alias banned, admitted you have multiple accounts here, bumped all of my old threads to create havoc and joked that “I’ve been talking to you all for years, you just didn’t know it”, and now are back with at least your tenth alias this week with an alias name that is a play on my name. All because I figured out that you were the “Sosa” that got banned for life for threatening to beat a guy into the concrete .You also said “it only takes 2 minutes to create an account”. You are the walking definition of a troll and appear to be very very sick since you can go nuts and say UGLY stuff at the flip of a switch. Youll deny all of this since it was swiftly deleted. You clearly care about only yourself since you made a moderator work tirelessly to stop your insanity. I also highly suspect that you are Fox2monk as you both say “seen” instead of saw. and you both weirdly go through my old posts with a laughing emoji. (Nothing against anyone that says “seen”, but that’s curious when paired with the emoji weirdness.). I put Fox2monk on ignore last week, told him I was doing so and since that time you’ve surfaced and been obsessed, lol. What are the odds ?? smh. Thank goodness for the Ignore feature. I’ll only see the posts of people that i know for sure are legitimate going forward. You ain’t bringing down to your level.
I did all that to you bubba. Nobody else. You deserve worse than that. This is like my fourth username. Everyone knows what you’re here for.

And Sosa? Na not me. Whoever that is wouldn’t have **** on me. I can be much worse man. Mr detective. You always think you’re figuring out something.
 

JayHank

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I don’t have much to say other than the UK fans we talked to last night were good people, knowledgeable fans and we had fun talking hoops with them.

I’ll give my opinions on what I watched if you want an outside perspective but if not, will just say that I hope for the best for you guys moving forward.

I fully expected to lose after hearing Duke Miles was out.

Love y’all and here’s to both teams making runs in March.
I can't argue with this. I am hearing the same thing from Florida fans down here and we haven't played them yet. The word is out on Kentucky all over the SEC and probably the nation. Kentucky is Kentucky in name only. The program is only a shell of what it once was.

Teams are licking their chops to pour it on and make up for the many decades of losses when UK was a basketball elite. They see a wounded wildcat in the water with no hope.
 
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I can't argue with this. I am hearing the same thing from Florida fans down here and we haven't played them yet. The word is out on Kentucky all over the SEC and probably the nation. Kentucky is Kentucky in name only. The program is only a shell of what it once was.

Teams are licking their chops to pour it on and make up for the many decades of losses when UK was a basketball elite. They see a wounded wildcat in the water with no hope.
Just like the OP is hoping to keep people engaged while he bathes in it. smh
 
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Woodrow24

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Just like the OP is hoping to keep people engaged while he bathes in it. smh
I remember a fan from another team going crazy on the board once, but are you sure it was him? I thought it was an Arkansas fan that did that the most recent. The worst one I can remember was several years ago from a UNC fan
 
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Cats_2010

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Just like the OP is hoping to keep people engaged while he bathes in it. smh
The OP has a history of respect on the boards. Certainly not a troll and discusses ball. He shows up moreso after losses than wins. I can promise you there is no satisfaction taking place. This is a message board afterall, what satisfaction do you suggest he is getting from conversing? That’s just a weird take.
 
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