Small coaching update from MJ
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If what they said about it today is correct...
"Two of those positions will reach the seven-day period on Thursday while the other three will hit that mark on Saturday."
Updates on the status of Mark Pope's first coaching staff at Kentucky
Kentucky men's basketball head coach Mark Pope is filling out his coaching staff and it shouldn't be much longer before they're announced.
I got a verbal from Ivan Renko. 6"8 F/C from Yugoslavia. A true beast in the paint but also has a nice touch from the perimeter.
Too Bobby Knight-ish....we can't have that vibe around the program
Exactly and nobody has ever actually applied seriously thru the site anyway. Even if they did they wouldn’t get it, probably don’t even look at them.
I definitely think the GM/NIL guy should be on recruiting trips. It’s the most important thing now.
Why?? He just proved he couldn't coach any better than ccc. What a wasted opportunity for some young energetic coach or a strong defensive coach
I’m guessing assistants can recruit, associate coaches can’t.
Says only three of his staff can recruit and two can’t. That would align.
Pegging fellow coaches was certainly against the BYU honor code. He shouldn't have an issue with that here though.
Give me a coach like Scott Padgett already breaking down film on SEC coaches with the title assistant to the Head Coach title under Chris Jans. He is doing it for Mississippi State, no reason he shouldn't be doing it here in some capacity on this staff. An assistant familiar with the league would be beneficial to a new coaching staff for Pope. Doesn't hurt that he has some HC experience, played for like Pitino, Tubby, Jerry Sloan & Jeff Van Gundy. 8 years in the NBA and played overseas in Spain. That is a lot of experience at different levels this sport has to offer. Not to mention being a Kentucky guy. Some people have been overly dismissive of Kentucky players on the staff because it sounds good to say they aren't qualified. I don't feel that way at with Padgett for the above reasons and a young guy like Ulis having been in these guys shoes not long ago. Great for player-relations.
Just an old saying what I’m referring to is that he’s already got his coaches lined up he just can’t announce them until the postings come due to expire.
