Many think Hampton is still an LSU lean. This visit calls that into question. I doubt the recalls unless the kid is ready to be paid and is okay being in a rotation and not a starter. I don’t see him coming in and being the guy to take the 5th spot over Kam, McBride or NDiaye.
Jamal Crawford Potential Assistant Update 4589
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Wow, we got an anon doofus on here, do you have any hobbies besides trolling. besides edgar sosa fan, less trolls now for sure. people want Kentucky to lose so pope gets fired aren't fans. you can't actively want your team to lose and call yourself a fan, a sore loser maybe, because you didn't get your way.
Is he proven or just a popular name?Crawford takes over recruiting% correct???
Proof is in the pudding.
I still have questions despite getting Diallo and Wilkins.
On that, we can agree, I suppose.
At least three years, first year he got a group in here last minute and beat Duke, Gonzaga, etc. Last year he had a down year and got the wrong players, and injuries sucked. This year with a group that has no really bad injury history besides the back up center well see what he can do
. If you still ***** after he got the job done with Milan, Moreno, Wilkins, Zoom, and for got some solid guys around him, without any games played, you just wanna be a negative ***. We missed out on Wright but got Zoom, Wilkins, lost on Freeman but got Ousmane/Mcbride and lost out on Stokes got Milan. For me got better players because we got more maybe getting Wright instead of Zoom would be better but well see. Wright don't have that first round big man to dish passes to and pad his stats next year.
Correct. He has a chance to save his *** (and UK's face) with this miracle recruiting class. If we're rolling into January looking like last year (with no injuries, or even with injuries...again...), he may well be gone by April. But for now he has light at the end of the tunnel and anyone still saying he's sundowning is just hoping that happens.
Is he proven or just a popular name?
Proof is in the pudding.
I still have questions despite getting Diallo and Wilkins.
On that, we can agree, I suppose.
Popular name, but I would think his reputation in the high school/aau circuit gives him reason enough for the opportunity.Is he proven or just a popular name?
Proof is in the pudding.
I still have questions despite getting Diallo and Wilkins.
On that, we can agree, I suppose.
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have endured, a little unplugging sometimes does wonders 
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I'm not b*tching, I just asked you a question.
If we have the exact same outcome this season as last (14 losses, 2nd round NCAA exit), regardless of injuries, does he deserve more leeway or no?
I'm just trying to establish how many years he "deserves" bc I've seen some people on here say any coach should automatically get up to 5, which is bonkers to me in the transfer portal era.
Nice post and fact. Pope is gonna have us a really good year and a building block year for upcoming recruiting.
2 things.
He played 1327 games in the NBA for 9 different teams and was really well-liked and respected around the league.
He has a 16 year old son who is generally viewed as a 5 star prospect and potential 1 and done top 5 NBA draft pick.
Recruiting, NBA experience, coolness factor.
Doubt if an announcement comes until after the peach jam. One last chance to coach his son if he comes to UK.
Nobody is okay with 10 loss seasons, but when you play the #3 rated strength of schedule and you have injuries to starters, like Pope has, 10+ losses is almost a guarantee.
Still got a 3 seed 2 years ago with 11 losses, that is very telling.
Take the #1 pg off any team, or play your best pg with a separated shoulder and you're going to lose games.
Then, add in losses to guys like Carr and Robinson and you can forget about going anywhere.
Also, Quaintance quitting, put the nail in our coffin in year 2.
UK has been dealing with bad injuries for too many years now, we're due for an injury free year.
Nah, if he loses 10+ games this year and doesn't get to an E8, he has to go. The donors won't keep paying for mediocrity. I sure wouldn't.
I think there are some scenarios where a Sweet Sixteen could keep him here. If you have a really good season and get upset in S16, I’d imagine he’s still around.
Theoretically, say you were a 2 seed and lost to a good 3 seed in the Sweet 16, I don’t know if they move on even with 10 losses.
Thinking of the 2001 team here, they ended up with 10 losses, were a 2 seed and got upset by USC in the Sweet 16.
I generally agree with what you’re saying. Pope needs an Elite Eight to confirm his job. I’d say he needs a very good regular season regardless of how he does in the postseason either way.
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I think he will make our guards better. You don't play that long in the NBA and be known as the crossover king if you are just an average player. He will be able to show our guards how to play their positions with a pro mindset.
Getting Crawford is huge for Pope and our 26/27 team.
If we're a 2 seed, we most likely don't have 10 losses and if we do have 10 losses, it means we have some massive wins.
I agree. But that’s plausible given the strength of the SEC and our non-con schedule.
The SEC was far weaker in 2001, although we played a strong non-con. I think we all agree Pope has to perform to keep the job. That’s the point and I’m with you there.
(Also, worth noting — I’m speaking purely in terms of what I assume would cause UK to move on.
For me personally to trust Pope is the guy, only an Elite Eight can do that. Period.)
I think Pope is on the right path with the assistants he brought in/is bring in, but this is a different time now. There is a ton of money on the table and if you lose the donors, you're done.
The thing is, there are programs out there that are consistently great every year (UConn, duke, Florida, Houston and now, Michigan), UK is a basketball school and we've gone too long without winning big.
This is Pope's third year and he needs to check himself on some of his methods (defense, substitution patterns, interviews, not getting blown out etc… ) His sub patterns are terrible and it looks to me, based on his comments and the recruiting misses, that he's bound and determined to stick with that. Everyone else sees it's a bad idea, he’s the only one that thinks it's the way to go. You don't rest guys that are cooking and you don't pull your entire starting 5 and put 5 bench players in.
Yes, college basketball as a whole, is much more competitive than it was in Tubby's years and most of Cal's years, but when other programs are consistently great, it shows me that it can and should be done at UK.
I'm supporting Pope, 100%, but he’s on some very thin ice. I never want to hear the word "beautiful", or "fatigued" ever again, not from anyone. I cringe every time Pope says those 2 words.
Who else lost their starting pg and center and lost less than 10 games?
What other program had a pg playing with a dislocated shoulder (Butler), a hobbled pf (Carr), lost it's backup (Kriisa) and lost it's best wing (Robinson) and lost less than 10 games?
We still won enough big games in 24/25 to get a 3 seed. That should tell you something. We played the 3rd toughest SOS.
This isn't 2000-2020 where we played the 65th rated SOS every year and onpy a handful of teams even cared about basketball.
I get it, Pope did a garbage job assembling last years roster, but we played a top 4 SOS with no pg and Quaintance quit. We are much better with those 2.
Seems to me, you think this is a video game, or a movie where everyone just steps up an wins against all ofds, but that's not how it actually works.
Yake Elliot Cadeau and the big guy of Michigan's roster, do they get past the sweet 16? No. They damn sure wouldn't be a 1 seed either.
I'm not sure your reasonable enough to have this conversation. You don't understand just how devastating injuries are to a team.
I’m not reasonable enough? F off. You lost me there thot. Talk to yourself.
not my fault you are ***** made.
You're not. I've read your garbage posts throughout this thread, you're pretty awful and you have your mind made up. You took your ball and went home a long time ago.
lmao. Okay ghey. Go play with your buddies boo tay. Leave talking to the grown ups.
and you are the best poster on this board……………. Said not anyone. Ever. Lmao.
Edgar Sosa like some of the posters in the past like to always crap on Pope, and they weren't nearly as critical with some coaches like Calipari.
Dumb fugg can’t read and can’t @ posters or read precious said posts. F Cal. I wanted him gone a long time ago. But for Pope? No. I’d rather have Calipari.
I’ll destroy you at anything. What do you want to bring up next?
And the past? A wopping 2 years?
He is not a lame duck. He has the #5 ranked transfer class coming in, and the roster construction better fits what Pope wants to do. Will it work, who knows. But if he gets to an elite 8, and just as importantly, gets a few top high school players, we will be wearing those Pope costumes to games again.
So if you were being sarcastic then let me join you in telling these folks to chill. What’s gonna happen is gonna happen.
But it is the right statement.
Crawford would never move his family across country to join what he saw as a lame duck coach. So actually a good sign.
Sooooo, yeah
About Crawford. Think he’s coming here?
Asking for a friend
About Crawford. Think he’s coming here?
Asking for a friend
If you hire a coach at this level, pay him millions of dollars, I think he should get a second year, especially if the first year wasn’t a total disaster. In Popes case last season, he made a huge mistake bringing in JQ! He was never going to be anywhere close to 100% and it backfired. Now we still had enough overall talent with the rest of the team, but they didn’t fit together at all. Then our ONLY Point Guard got injured and the season was pretty much a wash. Still, he deserves a chance to see if injures were the cause of last season in my opinion. Had a really good start with his first season, has a good roster now, so hopefully he gets them in the best shape of their lives and wins big this year.
I think this team has a chance to be right there at the end of the year.