Amen. If he cant get better than this type he won't last long in the SEC.Exactly. Most guys who play at Kentucky look at a guy like this and would ask why the walk on is on the court so much--find out he's a scholarship guy and then wonder WTF is going on??
Apparently nobody of the 2300 players who are already in the Portal can learn this system. It's ****ing ZOOM action and my HS runs the same stuff. If we can teach a bunch of 15-18 yr old kids the "system" when they have 1 1/2 week to get ready after FB season, then I'd like to think prospective Portal and HS athletes can pick it up. JFC this is starting to feel like a CULT gathering where we've got to support any/everything the new Coach does just because he's not Cal-who btw most of us not leaping for joy at Khalifa are still glad Cal's gone and support Pope.
Two things can be correct. You can be happy and think a HC is going to do a good job but raise a side eye to this guy being mentioned with a "Do Not Contact" and seeing people in media act like UK is landing the key piece to CBB. For the record, I hate Hamilton and Lin Manuel Miranda and rapping Broadway stuff too. So that gets me banned so be it. I also think Pope is extremely corny and goofy but he's 51 and Dad jokes are expected so that part I get. Doesn't make me not think he's a good Basketball coach but he needs to know where he is and this isn't instilling any confidence.
I mean Barnhart being quoted today as saying "Mark said there were 2 guys who had 0 interest in BYU but now contacted me because I'm at Kentucky" was kind of a "WTF world am I living in?" moment for me? Does Barnhart know he's at Kentucky? Does Pope? Of course they will get more interest from guys now but that doesn't mean you want them here either. Do they fit the conference/can they hold up in the SEC?
This went from WTH did Mitch do....to Pope is a good coach but....to everyone is hyped because he's a UK alum (which is cool)....to "Did you hear--some fat kid who can't do crap is going to come--we've got him". WTF is going on? Maybe I need to watch some of the Osmonds or something? I feel like I entered a time portal and don't know where I am at. Not saying everyone needs to be a 5 star recruit which I referred to the BYU guys I would love to see come with Pope--but you do need to get high end talent and enough of the "system" talk. This is BASKETBALL, it's not that hard unless you want to make it hard.