BYU 21, UCF 3 early
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Pope has done a really good job at BYU.
Pope's the next UK coach despite all the nonsense around here with Oats, Musselman, Pearl, Pitino, Lloyd, Drew, etc.
I like Mark a lot, however THE Pope has a better chance of being UK's next coach than Mark Pope.
I'll be beyond shocked if that's true.
Mark Pope hasn't won a tournament game. That probably changes this year. But he's had NO post-season success. The only reason anyone is interested in Pope is his UK connections. But, there is zero track record. Everyone else you mentioned has proven far more.
Scott Drew actually has a full blown national championship.
You can't take that way from Drew, but I'll always believe the UCLA game took a lot out of Gonzaga in that final.
Pope is 51.
Drew is 53.
Oats is 49.
Why do you think Pope is the best hire? Because of his age? Because you think BYU is the best team this year? There's nothing in the guy's track record that suggests he's better than the coaches you're dismissing.
Can you elaborate on why you like him?
So far he has zero NCAA tournament wins. I suspect he'll win at least 1 or 2 games this year. But when I look at the best replacement candidates--Pope is so far down the list.
I never really got the whole Cal replacement threads.
1) We don't know when Cal is leaving.
2) When Cal eventually does hang it up, there will be brand new names to throw around at that time. Some coaches are the flavor of the month. These guys (most of them anyways) won't even be considered for the position. Lots can change from now until this happens.
1) We don't know when Cal is leaving.
2) When Cal eventually does hang it up, there will be brand new names to throw around at that time. Some coaches are the flavor of the month. These guys (most of them anyways) won't even be considered for the position. Lots can change from now until this happens.
BYU could theoretically leapfrog us in seeding if they make a run to Big 12 finals and we lose first game so would prefer they lose just in case
It's so wild watching a team carve up the other team's pressure defense for almost a half, then all of a sudden the whole team wants no part of the ball, leaving one dribbler to handle it himself. This is what Pitino knew better than anyone.
Didn’t say he would or should get it I’m sure KY can and would do better but I like his calm demeanor and his style of play. Doesn’t hurt he played for KY under Pitino.
I knew with 100% certainty when I read the thread title, the debate that would follow. ONLY a handful of post about the actual game (subject of the thread title). I guess the 1st thread wasn't enough Pope to UK, not to UK.
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BYU could end up playing their first two tourny games essentially at home in SLC because they don’t play on Sundays, forcing them into one of two thurs/Saturday sites. They are currently projected to be a 5. Some 4 seed may get screwed (hopefully not us).
ZERO chance they beat both TTU and Houston to get to the finals.
Nice blowout win today for The Pope.
Seeing Johnny Dawkins coach UCF made me wonder who is the best from the Coach K coaching tree? Would it be Mike Brey?
It has to be one of them. While Quin has done it in the NBA they both have about the same winning percentage at around 58%. Neither of them has set the world on fire.
He's made it to the Western Conference semifinals three times. To me, that makes him more impressive than Brey.
If you think people are upset at Calipari.... just go back and look at some of the games Pope has lost this year, and in past seasons. Coaching at BYU is a very unique job, probably one of the more difficult jobs in any major conference. So with that said Pope has done a great job building a solid team this year, but he would not be a great fit at UK.
Nobody is ever going to agree on who the next coach should be. There is no obvious choice out there. All we can hope is that it is someone who can recruit, and who can develop the talent. Having a coach that can only do one of those things (albeit at a very high level) makes things difficult.
Obviouly I'd love that too. I'm not expecting Cal to leave for a few years at the earliest. I think Pope will be the perfect replacement by then so long as he can assemble a good staff.
That mode was AD, Julius, and Kat. Nothing else. If those talents come along again and Cal can get them then there’s hope otherwise nah.
It's a dog crap game no one cared about. What did you expect people to discuss?
No one on here gives a crap about byu vs ucf.
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