Kohler to BYU

JonathanW2

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Mitchell is the better playmaker and scorer. The ball will move well with him and with what Pope really likes to do.
He is the better scorer. But our scoring will be much better than our rebounding and defense before adding whoever we add. Scoring is only 1/2 the game.
 
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What is the problem exactly? He got his feelings hurt because UK fans wrote him off as going to byu. Wow I wonder where he ended up going.

To me its just says there was a lack of communication between Pope and his staff and the family.

They only got feelings hurt from fans because the way the coaching staff was dealing with this wasn't really giving them any confidence they were a priority. At least that's what I gather from those comments.

They were listening to the fanbase because the coaching staff wasn't giving them anything. Whether that's true or not who knows but that's how they felt. That's the issue. Because if this one recruit family is saying things like this, maybe that's true of other recruits and their families.

And sure not everyone is top priority. But I'd think a coaching staff if you want something you need to at least make them feel like they are. Doing things this way, you might end up with........well no one.
 

bnewt5

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Guys there is like 365 other school and 25% have just about the same money as us. So if you take off that “Kentucky standard” bs everyone always talks about there isn’t a ton of reason to come here unless you like the culture/gameplan
There used to be a standard for uk untill the last 10 years or so. UK was one of the bluest blood programs. Then ccc got lazy and let the program slide to has been status and Pope has not raised the program from that disaster. Being the winning establishment program in college basketball history verifies that standard. Not sure why you don't see that. UK has fallen to after thought status like iu, unc, and where everyone thought/hoped Duke would fall when k retired. The nil crap has also contributed. Pope seemingly has trouble landing recruits even offering more $. No question the program is back sliding in status and fan support.
 
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Pope allows UK to spend resources in order to inform BYU of NIL market value, but some of you are not ready for that conversation.
 

bnewt5

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To me its just says there was a lack of communication between Pope and his staff and the family.

They only got feelings hurt from fans because the way the coaching staff was dealing with this wasn't really giving them any confidence they were a priority. At least that's what I gather from those comments.

They were listening to the fanbase because the coaching staff wasn't giving them anything. Whether that's true or not who knows but that's how they felt. That's the issue. Because if this one recruit family is saying things like this, maybe that's true of other recruits and their families.

And sure not everyone is top priority. But I'd think a coaching staff if you want something you need to at least make them feel like they are. Doing things this way, you might end up with........well no one.
Seems to be an on-going theme that recruits don't feel they are priority and then pope has to over pay to land them
 
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