Agree with the second paragraph, not the first. Pretty articulate actually and doesn’t come off like a simpleton at all to me. I would classify Tubby as one that stuttered or stammered.
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Agree with the second paragraph, not the first. Pretty articulate actually and doesn’t come off like a simpleton at all to me. I would classify Tubby as one that stuttered or stammered.
Anyone who hasn’t seen Travis play, and is sleeping on this kid, is gonna be shocked. I’m just telling y’all right now.
Travis isn’t the athlete Reed was, but he does two things at an elite level: he knows how to get open, and he knows how to find his teammates when they get open. He never stops moving and will absolutely pick a defense apart. He is not Josh Carrier. He is a basketball savant. His game is actually very similar to another Travis we had from western Ky who I’m sure you all remember very fondly (on the court not off it LOL), except Perry is obviously bigger. And he will be just as good, trust me.
Jimmy Rayl, the "Splendid Splinter" from Marion high school. Another great shooter.
Stuttering and stammering don’t have anything to do with intelligence.
A good friend used to have a stammer you could hang your coat on. Not a genius or anything but he gets by.
Anyway, iirc it’s akin to handedness and language development.
Smart science and engineering guys stutter and stammer. They develop their math and science skills more than language and communication skills.
I thought Pope did well myself.
I thought Pope did well myself.
"Simpleton" is about the last word that comes to mind when Mark Pope is talking. C'mon now.
Our best teams across the Pitino and Smith years had guys like Epps, Turner, Hawkins and Rondo at point guard and each one was a bad ass defensive player.
I still think Perry will struggle with the athleticism at this level at first, same for Noah, and that Chandler will have 2-years of rust to knock off. All 3 will need to get stronger, but all 3 may have their moments next year, AND that all 3 have a good chance to be solid contributors as SOPHs.
I know people keep saying this, but he had no issues in all the big tournaments and AAU circuits playing against all the athletes who were superior athletically. He uses his head to outsmart most of them, kinda like Reed last year. I have seen Travis play numerous times, and Ill just say, he will figure it out.
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Freedom Hall used to be THE place for big time college basketball. Final Fours were held there quite often back then if I remember correctly.
Much like Farmer, Pelphrey, and Feldhaus. It doesn't matter how "athletic" you are if you're in the right system with the right coach. Pope is looking for good BASKETBALL players, who may not look or be "athletic". If a guy can shoot it lights out it doesn't matter if he's slow or can't jump as long as he can fill it up.
Because on paper, they probably are a better roster from a lofty star ranking aspect. but we've seen how far that gets Cal. SUre He may have the prettier Roster, I hope we have the prettier TEAM.
It’s a nice change from Cal-speak, incomplete thoughts and cliches. I couldn’t understand what he was talking about most of the time
Pope is not the most polished speaker, but he is absolutely not a simpleton.
He speaks from the heart and that is far more important than style.
He speaks from the heart and that is far more important than style.
Cmon....Read it again.
"Simpleton" is about the last word that comes to mind when Mark Pope is talking. C'mon now.
"For a High Intellect guy" - my words.
Coach Pope dropped out of Medical School in Ivy League.
His IQ is not questioned.
Simpleton is HIS choice. Clearly...for a purpose.
And I like it. Kids will double like it.
Terrific interview ; you can just tell CMP is just as geniune as they come. I truly believe he's going to elevate our program back to the very top of the college basketball world, and sooner than some may think.
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