Wright returning to BYU - officially

*Fox2Monk*

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Not good news on Diallo either. He wasn't blown away by UK visit and wasn't happy how they went straight all in on Wright. If UK pays enough he might consider it but is looking at other schools. Per Jack Pilgrim.
We aren’t going to have a PG. I mean if the visit didn’t blow him away how is he going to be mad when they pivot to another guard? I hope he doesn’t get paid squat. We are going to suck so I hope he gets left to play for Colgate or something for 400k.
 
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This is one of the lowest points we have had as a program, and we are still waiting to hit bottom. During fallout from probation, there was light at the end of the tunnel. We found a winning coach and had players who played hard. Now, we are dealing with wholesale corruption from Capilouto and the BOT on down, and nobody in the administration has answers. This upcoming season is going to test the fan base in ways that we haven't had to deal with.
 

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The University of Kentucky should never have an issue fielding a top of the line basketball team in an era where you can pay players. It’s almost an impossible thing to mess up. Any real head coach could do this easily.
 

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This is what happens when you stoop to the dark side and hire former Bammers. Mo Williams making sure that Donnie Freeman will play for the tide and that his son starts at PG
 

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Wonder if he asked them his favorite Ice Cream flavor like the Oregon assistant head coach
 
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No it ain't. Diablo is solid
I've never seen anything earth shattering from a team wright was on, have you? I mean he is a offensive pg but let's be real here
That's not sour grapes, it's just the truth
And you've seen amazing things from Diallo's... err sorry... Diablo's teams.. MIRITE?!?!?

Swear to god, the dumbasses on this board are exceptionally dumb. Not just your typical dumb person, like frustratingly dumb.
 
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I just hope he doesn't get desperate.

I don't think desperate coaches earn the respect of these kids. We had a dedication problem with the team last year.
What other choice does he have? He has to field a team. Some 8th man at Northwest Southern State College is gonna get $5M to play basketball next year
 
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Diallo isn't the upgrade we need to be competitive. If this is our starting PG, then this will be Pope's last season here.
He's already toast. Can't shake the stink off this recruiting embarrassment. UK is a laughingstock
 

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Why doesn't he fit our system? His 3pt% nearly doubled yr 1 to yr 2 despite increasing shot volume. Still at 31.5% or whatever it is, but that'll improve next year. He should be good enough to keep defenses honest on the perimeter and he's got excellent court vision, not to mention some wiggle to drive.
Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb

(Referencing the South Park episode on Mormons. Also referencing this particular poster's intelligence)
 

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Arizona passed on Diallo to sign two cheaper guards. I don't even know who else is interested in him. We might get him for that reason alone.
Only if we overpay. Watch him end up getting more than Stokes takes to go wherever he ends up :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 

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Diallo isn’t saving our season I’m sorry.
I was super disappointed when I heard that he was the first PG we contacted. Or, the first to visit, anyway. As has been mentioned, Diallo doesn’t fit Pope’s system at all. You’d think this past season full of square pegs in round holes would’ve brought him back to reality. But, this offseason has been a repeat of last year.

He’s not prioritizing shooting or guys who even fit the system. He’s a Rhodes Scholar & he can’t identify the basic traits to maximize the potential of his system. All the scoring droughts this season would’ve given me PTSD as coach & if anything, I’d overcompensate trying to correct it.

But, no, he wants more of it. Freeman isn’t a fit, either. Great player. But, good luck with spacing if he & Moreno are your 4 & 5. And, spacing is kind of important in Pope’s offense. Throw in Diallo at PG & this past season will look like the Showtime Lakers in comparison.

I seriously don’t understand what he’s doing. His offense is totally reliant on perimeter shooting & ball movement, yet, we had next to no shooting, whatsoever, this year & it’s looking like next year will be the same. Like going into this past season with one legit PG after suffering thru Butler’s injuries the season prior. How does that happen at this level?! I want to run a system built on spacing, passing, shooting & cutting, but, let’s target some low IQ, unskilled guys who can’t walk & chew gum & see what happens.
 

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Diallo appr didn't like how quick the staff pivoted to Wright. And wasn't knocked off his feet on the visit. Wow. We are ******.
The staff (really, the head doofus), has no soft skills - people skills, personality, executive presence -- none of that.

He's fit to be an analyst working in the background, he's not a leader.
 

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And you've seen amazing things from Diallo's... err sorry... Diablo's teams.. MIRITE?!?!?

Swear to god, the dumbasses on this board are exceptionally dumb. Not just your typical dumb person, like frustratingly dumb.
It was a phone mess up dumba**. No I haven't seen anything great from Diallo, but nobody is on here bitching about missing out on him. The truth is the truth and wright hasn't done anything to make his team great. Now go start a 99th post bashing pope. It's been 12 mins already
 

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Dink Pate was strike one… Or was it Myles Byrd? Hard to keep up with the Whiffmeister.
We're losing recruiting battles against Providence and DePaul, let alone BYU. AND RECRUITS ARE TAKING LESS $$ TO NOT BE HERE. Just crazy.
 

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And you've seen amazing things from Diallo's... err sorry... Diablo's teams.. MIRITE?!?!?

Swear to god, the dumbasses on this board are exceptionally dumb. Not just your typical dumb person, like frustratingly dumb.
You are that dumb part of this board
You have a fn name making fun of a dollar amount of our team. Yea you are a real mature guy there genius
Amirite?