I think this thought process MIGHT chill some folks out...if it were true. He's trying to get the top recruits. He just can't land them. That's the issue. It's not that he's choosing not to recruit them, they're choosing not to sign with Pope and UK.
Even if Lowe comes back strong and healthy, I think we still need a second legit PG on the roster.
Actually a solid point, Well done. "If Pope gets 2-3 big time portal players" is a big IF.
If only there were something the coach could do to remedy the issue.
Like winning 7 of 8 and playing for the Conference lead Saturday night? Oh, wait, I forgot that the greatest night in Kentucky basketball is draft night. By all means, let's get those crystal ball's....
Team is fighting back and instead of supporting them, you find ways to dog them out....TROLL
I think it’s fair to be concerned about recruiting with Pope and at the same time acknowledge what he’s done in SEC play thus far has been mighty impressive.
Like getting good players and not losing 12+ games in a season...
I mean...it's legit one of the greatest GIFs ever. Surely we can agree on that.
Thankfully, 99% of UK fans don't incessantly harp on something they have absolutely no control over other than not watching and finding something else to do that doesn't steal their heart.
Do 99% of us wax poetically with our head buried in the sand?
There’s only a few not committed yet in the top 30 per rivals, and we are not leading for any. I hope we can kill it in the portal because for some reason we just can’t attract top level high school kids.
Well, today on KSR, MJ said he was on a national show talking recruiting and that they thought UK MUST get a GM. They told him that UK’s recruiters were great at their last schools because they had an in with the AAU but today requires knowing the agents and we don’t.
It’s not nonsense, just the truth, DUDE.
Just reporting what he said. And again it was the non UK people telling him.
Agency is a thing. KY needs to better deal with it to be successful, it seems.
Matt didn't say that. Jeff Goodman did. Matt was just repeating what Goodman said when Matt was on his Field of 68 podcast. That few minutes was actually super interesting to me.
We have good players. And we might lose 12+. Then again we might not. If we do, much of that can be attributed to playing in the toughest conference in the country. This isn't the mountain west conference fella.
Man I have no problem with getting a GM. To me, thats another reason the AD isn't doing his job
Losing double digit games was one of the reasons fans were ready for Calipari to leave and Tubby for that matter. If we lose 10 or more games and sweet sixteen is the limit then Pope won’t be here long
Why not go back another 10 yrs? Doesn't fit your agenda, huh?
After listening to the podcast and what Goodman and Dauster were saying about it, it's hard to imagine spending that kind of money to assemble a roster without one. It really was an interesting listen.
Your post prompted my curiosity, so I looked up how many times Duke had 10 or more losses ... just to see what they look like.
www.sports-reference.com
Hence the word "modern game". The last 26 years should be a good enough sample size. Pre 2000 recruiting vs current recruiting are two different ball games. Most of the people on this board wanted to get away from Cals one and dones and guaranteeing freshmen starting roles. Starting Wagner over Shep and Dilly was one of the straws that broke Cals back. Yet here we are a year and a half in, and you are here crying like a baby...despite the fact that we may have the most talented roster in the nation for all you know. HS kids aren't the only place you can find great players nowadays Son
If you say so. Pope will serve out his entire first contract. I would bet the farm on it
Lol. You think 90-99 wasn't modern basketball? Of course you do. It just doesn't fit your agenda. Why? Because zero times in that 10 yr stretch did the Cats lose double digit games. You're gonna need to hit the gym if you're gonna carry those goalposts from spot to spot.
