I admit that mine is only a cursory look, so far, but I see what you see. He might be much better than most folks are expecting him to be.
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Wow, do you know why nobody is admitting those things? Because they're not true.
I have critisized Pope for being soft and I never want to ever hear him say the word "Beautiful" again.
I have said on here a million times, I don't think Pope is the right guy for the job, but he deserves a 3rd year to prove himself. He earned a 3rd year with what he did his first year.
Your problem is, you see a guy who is not flipping out and losing his sh*t daily and you assume he is a Pope fan. No, I'm choosing to be positive and letting it play out.
If we get into the season next year and Pope is still showing the same faults, I'm out.
The real blame should go to Mitch. Pope never should have been hired.
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We have 6 starters now & a couple of potential great role players.Plus 2 freshmen point guards & Noah . I’d like to see Noah & Lil Thorne redshirt Unless we get the 5 in 5 rule change.
We need another wing, and another big still along with a shooting guard. But our starting 5 is definitely improved from last season. Not to mention Ndiaye was half what Freeman wanted and a million less than McBride. It was an excellent smart pickup and I think we get one more euro still.
This was a super huge pickup. We had to get a stretch 4 for our Offense to be its best. He has more upside than anyone we had been recruiting. He has to get stronger which is a common issue with European players, but if he can consistently stretch the floor, rebound, and rim protect, I don't think we could ask for more at the 4 position. Super important piece. So we still need a deep range sniper, a really impactful wing, and some backup frontcourt pieces.
It’s crazy how Pope was able to do this …not only without a visit …but without any prior word of us even trying to recruit him (at least none that I ever heard).
That tells me the money offer must’ve been mighty large to be able to swoop in and instantly land him like that.
That tells me the money offer must’ve been mighty large to be able to swoop in and instantly land him like that.
Nice!!!
Great way to end a challenging week.
Keep focus on international players. I would have half the team comprised of international players.
Thinking untraditionally, but UK should invest in and/or sponsor an international team (league/s tbd) and use this participation as a development program and recruiting source for the UK US men’s team.
If college athletics is professional league now, go full professional.
Great way to end a challenging week.
Keep focus on international players. I would have half the team comprised of international players.
Thinking untraditionally, but UK should invest in and/or sponsor an international team (league/s tbd) and use this participation as a development program and recruiting source for the UK US men’s team.
If college athletics is professional league now, go full professional.
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If we end up with both Stokes and Momcilovic, that’s something we can get fired up about. Pope should have the support to get those guys easily. Make it happen Mark.
i get why everyone wanted freeman. i did as well. but if we are being honest....was he really a good fit? if we land stokes, how effective would he be with moreno and freeman occupying the same space?
if this is pope's last year and i where him...i'd go down swinging with what i know....and this guy is a better fit on paper than freeman.
this is the problem i have with fans.....you make it sound like landing stokes and momcilovic is not just realistic, but expected. and that getting those two is on mark.
those two guys are going to cost you 10M-12M total.....no way mark has access to that kind of money.
The more I watch and read about this kid, the more I like
It will all depend on who we finish up recruiting to go with him. I can see Stokes passing him a lob dunk now
that was the whole problem , Oweh, DA and MoD. All three in the absolute have to get mine mindset. Almost forgot Jasper too.
How in the heck did I make it sound like it’s expected? I said he should have the support for them. I said if we got those two that would be worth getting excited about basically. What is wrong about that? Do you think if both wanted to come here we would turn them down? Not come up with the money? Also , I guarantee we haven’t spent anywhere near enough to not be able to get these two guys. If of course they want to come here.
No dude you don’t get it , we need the drive and dunk over someone, then flex type. Forget about the 3 times they miss or get blocked, gotta have that one highlight dunk. Then the masses on here can scream about it during the game thread.
Pope’s first year was head and shoulders above last years team, they just had bad luck with injuries.
BINGO!
Think 50% of roster should be international players. 2 elite transfers and 2 top 20 high school recruits (pay premium on both).
I mentioned on other post, but I think UK should sponsor and/or invest in a team internationally (league/s tbd). Leverage this international presence as development program and recruiting source for the UK US men’s team.
If college athletics is professional league now, go full professional.
Way better, he can dribble, create his own shot, increasing 3pt % and shot 5 per game this season, good defender and shot blocker. Everything we needed in a 4. Excellent pickup and another Euro coming soon IMO. Roster coming together now.
The people saying this doesn’t move the needle yet panicked over not getting Freeman are wild to me. This guys ceiling is so much higher then Freeman’s it isn’t funny not to mention he actually fits our playing style and is an excellent defender. Way better pickup than Freeman would have been, anyone not excited about this doesn’t know basketball.
See what you think, but he DEFINITELY reminds me of Walter McCarty ... !! Prolly needs to shoot a little better than 42/32 ... hopefully, he can and will !!
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All kinds on YouTube. Game between his country are brutal in hard play. African countries are very competitive. This man is a star
I like his potential based on clips. Good size and length. Personally prefer him more than McBride as a starting 4. McBride higher floor. Ndaye higher ceiling if they can get him there
Bigger and more athletic for sure, but sometimes the adjustment can be difficult. You never really know what you’re going to get from foreign players moving to the US.
This kid moves as good for his size as anybody I have ever seen. He doesn’t hesitate and knows what he wants to do and has a pretty good stroke and will take it to the basket. His experience shows in these clips we’ve seen, I’m happy with what I see from him. I think he can be a big part of this team giving us a guy that can do multiple things good.
lol, come on guy: With Stokes only middle of SEC?Even without Stokes the starting 5 plus Hawthorne is at least middle of the SEC. Plus we still have spots and options open to fill out the backup slots.
Getting this Senegalese guy really helps, I think. He is the stretch 4 that Pope needs. Plus he will fit well next to Moreno. We'll have two, close to, 7 foot starters, one that can shoot threes. Plus, we will be long on defense with Kam.
I've researched the guy a bit and he is better than Jelly. Jelly played in a developmental league. This guy played in a global "Tier 2" league.
You may be a hater and not realize it.
Dark Pope. This was his guy all along. He was just sandbagging. He's better than everybody who turned us down, they all suck
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Shagari Alleyne was raw. He could barely walk and chew bubble gum at the same time when he got here. This guy is 6-11 and can move, handle and shoot like a guard. He doesn't look raw at all to me. This is a really skilled basketball player. The only question mark is how he adjusts to the rougher style of play here in the U.S., but otherwise he looks quite good to go.
NOT so fast my friend!
And if he had committed to Lil’ brother, you would be saying “why can’t Pope go get some of these good international players “.
Please don’t believe anything this one posts.
It was roughly 2 million and the offer was made last week and signed and finalized today. We have multiple other offers out to Euros that the media just started picking up on finally. I look for us to land another soon.
So you knew of these offers before members of the media did? Who is feeding you this information?