They’re about to light you up even tho that’s exactly what it means. Take cover because it’s gonna be shock and awe.
I find myself more excited for Pope’s style of players vs Cal’s
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Pope has been recruiting with the big boys for 8 days. Love his style of play and the recruits will too once they watch some KY games
Correction the focus will be November- April for Pope. The whole season will matter to him he will take every game seriously.
BOOM! THIS! Hot damn, this! So past Calipari’s bullshit nonsense! Everyone can actually get back to being excited for UK Basketball again! Cal is such a damn flake!
For me it will be more fun because our coach isn't so full of sh1t and actually wants to win games.
On the roster I will have to see after the season. Sure feels like all of major cbb is one and done now with the portal. Hopefully that gets fixed.
On the roster I will have to see after the season. Sure feels like all of major cbb is one and done now with the portal. Hopefully that gets fixed.
Mark Pope, at his best, will construct teams that look a lot like that 1998 Kentucky team. Maybe a sprinkling of late first round picks here or there. Probably no lottery guys outside of once every three or four years. But he will have a team loaded with guys like Jeff Sheppard and Padgett. I'll take that.
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We're terrified of Calipari. The man who lost to Oakland and St Peter's is truly going to hand us our asses. Good call.
Nice try Jethro, the reality is that your coach has given up on winning basketball games.
For the Bennys like myself … to hear my Coach actually discuss basketball will be nice.
Maybe we will switch defenses during the game.
As Cal would say but never do - How about we scout the opponent BLOB plays and don’t give up 8 points per game
How about we have our own BLOB plays to score
How about we start our best players
How about we not substitute every 5 seconds and make sure the lineup makes sense
Maybe we will switch defenses during the game.
As Cal would say but never do - How about we scout the opponent BLOB plays and don’t give up 8 points per game
How about we have our own BLOB plays to score
How about we start our best players
How about we not substitute every 5 seconds and make sure the lineup makes sense
It’s funny when people scream “racist!” when it’s actually the triggered person that sees color in everything. It’s like finding the Virgin Mary in a piece of toast.
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I think most people who got wrapped up in the pre-season recruiting class rankings and off-season NBA draft culture will be surprised that there is life outside of that world and way of doing things.
Cal recruited a very niche group of kids, for a very specific and niche path/goal. He really kind of limited himself and the team because of this.
I wonder how many really good to great college players over the years didn't commit here either because they thought they wouldn't fit the NBA culture nor play over heralded projected first rounders and or Cal straight up said "no", not because they lack talent but because they just weren't NBA style talent.
Cal recruited a very niche group of kids, for a very specific and niche path/goal. He really kind of limited himself and the team because of this.
I wonder how many really good to great college players over the years didn't commit here either because they thought they wouldn't fit the NBA culture nor play over heralded projected first rounders and or Cal straight up said "no", not because they lack talent but because they just weren't NBA style talent.
You indulged in a lot of stereotyping in your OP. Without stating it directly, you basically said you were looking forward to Pope recruiting smart, white boys with high character rather than dumb, black jocks with piss poor characters. Facts.
Facts apparently are optional to you. Read into it as much as you want, I don’t care. I hate to break it to you though, Amari Williams is black. I also hope we get Jaxson Robinson and Osobor. But that doesn’t fit your narrative does it? Williams and Osobor probably aren’t black enough for you since they’re British. It must be miserable to go through life as a Karen.
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You’ve clearly not been paying attention to how often Cal loses at Rupp. Your chances of winning are slimmer than you think.
It won’t be in preparation for the UK game. It will be the actual game. He doesn’t prepare.
As weird as it has been during the Cal tenure with regard to having a new team each year, next year will be the most odd. Having a team of essentially transfers and the fact that Pope will actually be teaching an offense … gonna be different. Pitino would teach his press and defense first, if I recall, and his offense would not fully be into place until game 10 or so it seemed.
lol, I mean…right?? Geez it is sad reading some of the characters that have shown themselves. It’s worse in the Perry thread. Think one poster said how excited he is to have some “good ol American boys” on the team.
Dude, your original post…wasn’t great. I genuinely don’t believe you had malicious intent, but naive racism is still racism. The only code word that was missing was “fundamentally sound” vs the athletic comment.
And yet, your message could be considered extremely racist if you think only white players are fundamentally sound and only black players are athletic. I guess I AM naive b/c I didn’t realize those were code words. Anyway, I’m done arguing about it.
I will say being naive is still 100x better than Stonewall who is just straight up slinging filth in the Perry thread unapologetically.
Stonewall…yah ok just put that one together.
Just out of curiosity, who where the other players on those championship teams ? Funny you ONLY name Jeff Sheppard and Scott Padgett ? No mention of :
Nazi
Wayne Turner
Heshimu Evans
Allen Edwards
Ron Mercer
Anthony Epps
Derrick Anderson
Tony Delk
Walter McCarty
Antoine Walker
I have a feeling with the two coaches he is trying to bring in for recruiting he will get some top freshmen but unlike Cal I don't think Freshmen will be his main emphasis, the team and the right players will be his emphasis, and I believe we will have several players returning year after year, unlike Cal who seem to empty the roster almost every year with a few exceptions.
I'd rather watch paint dry than to have to root for a Cal coached team another year.
Pope may or may not work out. But anything is better than rooting for that con man of a coach.
Pope may or may not work out. But anything is better than rooting for that con man of a coach.
