Demarcus Henry to UNC

[MarkPope9]

Not a whiff at all. We will have Mason and Zoom next year and most likely another highly touted HS guard.

 

[HolySmokes]

We'll land the 7 foot 5 guy (if BYU doesn't want him) maybe.

He can come here and sit out while repairing that acl to 100%.

 

[HolySmokes]

With millions and millions of dollars at his disposal. Unbelievable.

Im not sure what to do about kentucky basketball at the moment. Laugh cry be mad sad... I really am just numb to it.

 

[HolySmokes]

He lives in your head along with about a dozen others on here

There's more than a dozen fans that cant stand Kentucky basketball being the way it is. Nobody really cares about Pope that much. They care about Kentucky basketball.

A lot on here give Pope way too much credit. The man shouldn't have ever been hired. Much less given three years.

 

[Blue Jesus]

With millions and millions of dollars at his disposal. Unbelievable.

It does seem like the money UK has to spend gets us a hat on the table with anyone, but even in this era you need a recruiter to close the deal

 

[chroix]

Im not sure what to do about kentucky basketball at the moment. Laugh cry be mad sad... I really am just numb to it.

Imagine how bad it would be if Stein wasn't crushing it.

 

[chroix]

It does seem like the money UK has to spend gets us a hat on the table with anyone, but even in this era you need a recruiter to close the deal

A coach people want to play for is important.

 

[Anon1773686487]

Imagine how bad it would be if Stein wasn't crushing it.

Weird that since football is doing good pope doesnt get any criticism anymote

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

I don't see how UK doesn't move on after this season. This team isn't winning crap and a change has to be made.

 

[Anon668007]

At this point , I’m not sure we sign a five star freshman,

 

[SECualHealing]

Pope is like 0 fer 30 on 5 star recruits. It’s amazing how bad he is at this.

When you put it that way it looks worse than it is. He's really only 0/10 on 5 stars per season.

 

[UKgrad22]

 

[Resignmarkpope]

Did he announce yet?

 

[Catastic5]

Who’s left? Rosser, Cherif, Black… Anyone else, or is it Hampton and the portal?

I know people think we’ll get Millogo, but why? Isn’t BYU also recruiting him? When has a player willingly decided to play for Pope when BYU has offered?

 

[Catastic5]

Is there anything Pope does well?

He’s really good at excuses. And for being such a poor leader of players, he’s managed to take lead of a cult of boomers huffing the 90s nostalgia.

 

[Catastic5]

At some point Pope has to land one. Hes going to have to overpay for a top player. Quit overpaying for third options.

Should have gave stokes ten million and been done with it. Not even because hes worth it but for all the benefits of landing a player like that.

I figured once Pope landed his first stud it would open the floodgates but hes yet to do that.

That’s the scary thing. He is overpaying. And they still don’t want to play for his a**.

People talk about the Duke discount, but no one wants to talk about the Pope tax. These guys we have, these guys we’re offering, I bet you we overpaid for every single one of them. I heard we had to give Zoom an extra million just to come here after Wright played Pope.

 

[bigblueinsanity (the real)]

This guy was never seriously considering Ky.

Spoiler alert: none of the actually elite guys are considering pope.

 

[Snarks]

He only listed UK to drive the price up. Pretty typical these days. Whiff Pope!

 

[Snarks]

Not a whiff at all. We will have Mason and Zoom next year and most likely another highly touted HS guard.

No thanks on Zoom and a highly touted freshman? How’s that been so far, lol

 

[Snarks]

I know people think we’ll get Millogo, but why? Isn’t BYU also recruiting him? When has a player willingly decided to play for Pope when BYU has offered?

We hired his coach from NBA Africa just to get him, lol

 

[Pygmy Sasquatch]

Im not sure what to do about kentucky basketball at the moment. Laugh cry be mad sad... I really am just numb to it.

I see lots of weekends ice fishing this winter, myself. Ice fishing and drinking, but I repeat myself.

 

[ulrey]

I'm watching it right now, he picked UNC.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

This guy was never seriously considering Ky.

Seems very few top25 recruits consider UK these days. Tick tock, Pope.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

That’s the scary thing. He is overpaying. And they still don’t want to play for his a**.

People talk about the Duke discount, but no one wants to talk about the Pope tax. These guys we have, these guys we’re offering, I bet you we overpaid for every single one of them. I heard we had to give Zoom an extra million just to come here after Wright played Pope.

It wouldn’t surprise me. He left after supposedly wanting to come here early, we whiffed on Rob hard, he then took about a week and finally committed. I bet Pope had to beg at that point.

I see lots of weekends ice fishing this winter, myself. Ice fishing and drinking, but I repeat myself.

sad times

 

[JHannibalSmith]

Congratulations
RunninRich gets the early award for wasting time watching a commitment from a kid whose destination was never in doubt
Certificate is in the mail

Not saying you’re wrong, but, I see that excuse after every miss. Apparently, we’re just a perpetual hat on a table with every 5* we recruit & we’re never a realistic possibility. And, they do all end up going elsewhere, so, it’s not hard to believe. Which begs the questions, why do we continually waste time & resources on unrealistic recruits, who were never coming here & why is it that UK is always an afterthought, with no real shot?

Something ain’t right. Obviously, there’s a problem somewhere. I’ve refrained from going in on Pope, for the most part. But, it’s not too hard to connect the dots. We are a perennially ranked team that gets as much exposure as anyone. We have a huge budget & can pay as well, or better, than anyone. We have like 30 ex-players in the NBA. Not even mentioning our history & tradition. And, our coach is 0 for infinity landing 5* recruits?! But, it has nothing to do with him?! Ok.

 

[TarHeelInCharlotte]

Who’s left? Rosser, Cherif, Black… Anyone else, or is it Hampton and the portal?

Like half a dozen 5 stars in the 2028 class might reclassify to 2027.

 

[Pygmy Sasquatch]

It wouldn’t surprise me. He left after supposedly wanting to come here early, we whiffed on Rob hard, he then took about a week and finally committed. I bet Pope had to beg at that point.

sad times

No cell signal up at Copper Harbor, but a few places will let me check games.

 

[Catastic5]

We hired his coach from NBA Africa just to get him, lol

Hey, you never know. Hart couldn’t even convince his godson to play for Pope.

 

[BookofMormon]

Like half a dozen 5 stars in the 2028 class might reclassify to 2027.

Half of the first dozen kids out of 2028 are Centers, which is very different. They're prime candidates for a reclass.

 

[paulcalhoun_rivals397471]

Imagine how bad it would be if Stein wasn't crushing it.

There is a certain group that definitely feel like that only makes it worse. To them the better Stein does the worse Pope looks.

 

[Anon161453]

He's not any good. Didn't need him

 

[paulcalhoun_rivals397471]

That’s the scary thing. He is overpaying. And they still don’t want to play for his a**.

People talk about the Duke discount, but no one wants to talk about the Pope tax. These guys we have, these guys we’re offering, I bet you we overpaid for every single one of them. I heard we had to give Zoom an extra million just to come here after Wright played Pope.

What we are offering or paying is just a guess that you choose to believe is extraordinarily high to fit your agenda. If I was recruiting against UK I would certainly use evidence of the very vocal detractors in our fanbase against UK. It has created a strong perception that the coach likely won't even be here next year so why commit here.

 

[Anon161453]

Scary for UNC fans that he and his manager declined the UNC offer until Jorden offered a Jordan brand contract as a addition

I want kids who want to play for the name on the front of the jersey. We don't need players like that

 

[Anon161453]

At some point Pope has to land one. Hes going to have to overpay for a top player. Quit overpaying for third options.

Should have gave stokes ten million and been done with it. Not even because hes worth it but for all the benefits of landing a player like that.

I figured once Pope landed his first stud it would open the floodgates but hes yet to do that.

I thought you really disliked Stokes. Weren't you hoping one of our players would injure him?

 

[HolySmokes]

I thought you really disliked Stokes. Weren't you hoping one of our players would injure him?

Yea hoping Noah gave him a good bump

 

[LadyCaytIL]

dont need top 10 players to win big but Pope is out of time to prove he can coach players up to where he creates stars and wins big that way... this year is have a great team or GTFO

 

[Ash Williams]

He lives in your head along with about a dozen others on here

Weird flex bruh

 

[Ash Williams]

What we are offering or paying is just a guess that you choose to believe is extraordinarily high to fit your agenda. If I was recruiting against UK I would certainly use evidence of the very vocal detractors in our fanbase against UK. It has created a strong perception that the coach likely won't even be here next year so why commit here.

iTs YoU pEoPLe'S fAuLt!!!

 

[Snarks]

Whiff Pope