Kohler/UK/Zoom call tom

[BassProCat]

 

[JwUKFan11]

Kohler or Mitchell and I am very happy. Prefer Mitchell slightly but will gladly take either.

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

Pope feeling less certain about Mitchell’s legal status? Prepared to make a S.A.O.?

 

[ScWildcat3]

I’d take Kohler all day over Mitchell

 

[BassProCat]

Kohler or Mitchell and I am very happy. Prefer Mitchell slightly but will gladly take either.

Think I’m leaning Kohler but like you said will gladly take either one.

 

[BBN9]

 

[ThreeDogNight2]

I’d say we are keeping our options open in case Mitchell isn’t eligible

 

[BassProCat]

I’d say we are keeping our options open in case Mitchell isn’t eligible

If Kohler is ready to commit Pope better accept it and don’t wait on MM.

 

[Cats4321]

Happy with either one. I'm just glad we are keeping options open in case Mitchell's situation doesn't work out. It's kind of a situation where you try to take the first available in my opinion.

 

[ScWildcat3]

I say commit or we move on.

 

[darkshadesofblue]

ZOOOOMMM!!

 

[UKgrad22]

If Kohler is ready to commit Pope better accept it and don’t wait on MM.

Gotta take the bird in hand, the absolute last thing that we need is to come up empty handed

 

[Starrcade]

" nObOdY wAnT tO pLaY 4 PoOp. "

 

[Dward13]

Probably just trying to get more from BYU again. but we’ll see.

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

If we got Kohler, I believe we’d have 1 seed, Final Four potential all over us. AND I believe an SEC regular season and tournament title are real possibilities.

 

[BBallin23]

If we got Kohler, I believe we’d have 1 seed, Final Four potential all over us. AND I believe an SEC regular season and tournament title are real possibilities.

Sam thing with Mitchell.

 

[TheBestThereEverWas]

Probably just trying to get more from BYU again. but we’ll see.

It’s why he has Louisville in there. Louisville people saying there’s zero to no chance he goes there.

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

Sam thing with Mitchell.

Personally, I don’t agree. But you’re welcome to your view. I don’t think Mitchell is a perfect system fit.

 

[Catlogic1552]

Pope treats recruiting like it’s still Covid.
Why can’t he and staff get on an airplane and actually go meet Kohler in person?

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

Pope treats recruiting like it’s still Covid.
Why can’t he and staff get on an airplane and actually go meet Kohler in person?

I don’t personally know the answer but I’m sure there’s a good one. I feel we can be certain the issue isn’t Pope’s laziness here. It probably has something to do with player preference or some time of recruiting time budgeting— purely a guess.

 

[BBNinSCar]

Let’s get both Kohler and Mitchel

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

Let’s get both Kohler and Mitchel

I think that could be classified as almost impossible:

- These players are not cheap and they don’t sign for Monopoly money.

- These players want minutes and roles. That’s an important consideration.

- There’s only 15 roster spots and that means we have only room for one.

 

[Big BlueBeard]

Thought both parties had moved on? Was that wrong?

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Would gladly take either. Glad to see Pope doing his due diligence

 

[UKCowboys]

I am feeling really good about getting one or the other and either one of them push us towards the Top 5 so I'm good

 

[DudahUK]

If BYU gets this kid…

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Thought this was over last week and the resident experts were saying he used us to get more money from byu.

I guess if he sticks with byu that will be said again. Glad we still have a shot thoufh.

 

[UKCowboys]

If BYU gets this kid…

Then we will get Mitchell

 

[BlueSince92]

I don’t personally know the answer but I’m sure there’s a good one. I feel we can be certain the issue isn’t Pope’s laziness here. It probably has something to do with player preference or some time of recruiting time budgeting— purely a guess.

He went to Israel for a goof. It’s not like he’s agoraphobic.

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

He went to Israel for a goof. It’s not like he’s agoraphobic.

He still may be agoraphobic though. Remember the post about not being too high or too low?

 

[Laparkafan]

Another miss

 

[BlueSince92]

I think that could be classified as almost impossible:

- These players are not cheap and they don’t sign for Monopoly money.

- These players want minutes and roles. That’s an important consideration.

- There’s only 15 roster spots and that means we have only room for one.

Minutes and roles can’t be argued with. As for spots I don’t know the technicalities on rescinding a ride but if it’s at all possible, I can’t see either Zyon Hawthorne or Reece Potter being a hill we’d want to die on. As for money I don’t know where it comes from or is allowed to come from in this weird dystopian future we’re living. But I know for sure if I were a booster who had been ponying up big money only to come up short a decade plus and suddenly someone asked me about giving till it hurts once in exchange for basically a Duke/Golden Age of Calipari roster I’d at least want them to keep talking. And who knows? Just maybe with the chance of playing on a superteam like that roles and minutes becomes a different kind of conversation ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Im The Village Idiot]

Minutes and roles can’t be argued with. As for spots I don’t know the technicalities on rescinding a ride but if it’s at all possible, I can’t see either Zyon Hawthorne or Reece Potter being a hill we’d want to die on. As for money I don’t know where it comes from or is allowed to come from in this weird dystopian future we’re living. But I know for sure if I were a booster who had been ponying up big money only to come up short a decade plus and suddenly someone asked me about giving till it hurts once in exchange for basically a Duke/Golden Age of Calipari roster I’d at least want them to keep talking. And who knows? Just maybe with the chance of playing on a superteam like that roles and minutes becomes a different kind of conversation ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I don’t disagree. I’m just saying all of the factors make it extremely unlikely. You’d have a real logjam with Moreno, Mitchell, Momcilovic, Kohler all being obvious starters with only three starting frontcourt spots. No big deal, right? Someone can just come off the bench. I just don’t think players of that caliber are going to be willing to do that without it causing problems. You’d then be pushing Kam, McBride, N’Diaye etc further down the rotation and that’s likely to cause more issues. You only have 200 minutes to give out, and while you want a talented team, you also need a cohesive team.

As for the money, we have no idea what is available there like you said. But if you are a big booster, why would you be willing to pay heavy money for another player even though adding the 16th guy has diminishing returns due to adding Kohler or Mitchell with the 15th slot, potentially upsetting the entire locker room and having to pull a scholarship from another player and force them off the roster? I don’t see it as feasible.

 

[NineIsOnTheWay]

Out on this guy one day. Zoom with him the next. Kentucky has the worst insiders.

 

[mcwildcats04]

Let’s get both Kohler and Mitchel

Maybe a Coca Kohler...

 

[UKCowboys]

Another miss

We shall see

 

[rivercatinfl]

If BYU gets this kid…

That’s my vibe. OP said it, they might be playing us again.

 

[BigBluefoot]

Can't be. We were basically told just a few days ago that it was BYU from the beginning and UK moved on. The bs propaganda on here never ceases.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Give me Mitchell instead. Kohler's great, but he's looking for a pay bump. It's BYU for him.

 

[Beatle Bum]

If Kohler is ready to commit Pope better accept it and don’t wait on MM.

I don’t know

MilMom
MalMo
MarkMitch

a lot of M&Ms on that roster.