Well beg Robinson to come here, I would be blowing up his phone like a girl in high school who wants attention
Trilly update on Lanier visit
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Still hoping they pulled out because they have someone else lined up though lol. Maybe JRob gave them an answer about his decision
Well Robinson has to know Pope is desperate now so I wouldn't be surprised if he asked for a huge amount.
It's strange he didn't want to spend on Osobor,Davis or Lanier. Who is he saving it for?
I really wanted Lanier, but will be just as happy if we can get Robinson! Now, if Robinson doesn’t come back to college, it’ll be interesting to see where we go from there
I agree that is a little strange. But logic says Robinson is that guy. My outlandish wish is it’s wells or somebody like that
That’s still a whiff. It meant Pope spent resources and, much more importantly, time on someone who was just using us. You would hope he would be able to sus out who’s serious about coming here and who’s not.
Might be saving that cash for Peterson. Players have a way of suddenly changing their reclass mind after Peach Jam..
I think pope now has Robinson and has a specific idea of what he wants for the last scholarship. Pope has said in several interviews how fluid this process is. Maybe Lanier asked pope for higher nil and pope said 'no'. We just don't know now and may never know. For awhile everyone thought we were getting Great Osobor till that fizzled out. Maybe in last few days pope spoke to Robinson and is feeling better about that possibility, which in turn affected his thinking on Lanier. Possible or probable, you pick. I brink this up because of Sisk saying 'mutual decision'.
Has to be more to this story. We are told Uk is the favorite but now both sides decide to move on? Sounds like a load of bullshit.
Pope certainly doesn't look or sound desperate to me.
I think he was but maybe this just comes down to relationships he already had plus his family having more influence over his destination. Maybe he has family members that are Tennessee fans or connected to UT. Coach Pope could have done everything right but the prior relationships and family was just to much to overcome. I am just speculating of course.
How is he supposed to look or sound? He missed on a big target.
He's had visits with Nova,Oregon and somewhere else I think. Wasting all this time on Lanier likely hurts with him.
Oh please. Cal missed on a ton of guys while here ,so did Rick,especially when he first got here . Joe B missed on many players as did Rupp if we are being honest. Why are you holding Pope to a different standard especially since he hasn't even put a UK team on the floor yet. Your agenda is so transparent
I can guarantee you if he hadn't gone after Chaz you would have been screaming to the heavans about that too, what a fraud
Yeah, I don't know. Washington, Arkansas, and Tennessee. Are we Kentucky, or not?
We have to hope he doesn't stay in the draft because if he does not many other options.
I know he isn’t known but Jordan Lathon is really good and is available and sitting there, he is very similar to reeves
I like him but UK has shown zero interest.
It’s not an unfair question at this point. It was publicly bragged how much NIL funding poured in after Pope was hired, but then we’re allegedly backing off of every transfer where outbidding another team might be part of the process. You definitely want to pick your battles and not end up in a bidding war your 10th man, but opening the wallet a bit for impact players is just going to be part of life going forward under the new rules. I’m not so sure passing on a couple of those guys (especially Davis in my opinion) wasn’t a mistake with the resources we supposedly had available.
I hope one of poplar/Lathon is one of these secret guys Kentucky is going after like Almanor Krisa or the others
Kentucky is not recruiting Poplar.
Who said they aren’t? Pilgrim said last week they were trying to set up a visit. And if they weren’t, they are probably going to try now
Discord UK booster guy said we weren't recruiting him a week or two ago now. I don't care what Pilgram says. Doesn't mean I'm correct, however.
Fair enough, is it that CALs cult guy? He has been adamant Kentucky gets Lanier. But with the Lanier news I fell like they have to atleast try with poplar now
Non-descriptive bits like “Not a whiff by UK” and “Not a good fit for both sides” feel less like they’re grounded in any sort of actual info and more like it’s Sisk trying to soften the blow.
We lost. No need to sugarcoat it.
We lost. No need to sugarcoat it.
NO ONE that I know of has suggested that Pope's FIRST UK TEAM is anywhere near a Final Four team. In fact, no ones cares at this point, and shouldn't. We're having to undo the crap that Calipari forced upon UK for years. But like you said, Pope's doing everything right, and more. Even if he was making mistakes, that's perfectly fine. He's going to be great.
Says the people wanting college basketball to be about "buying rosters". Pope's trying to change the crappy NBA-first, Money-second culture. I can't wait for this thing to implode, and college sports return to what it was for decades.
Land Robinson or risk ending this portal recruitment offseason with a collective disappointing sigh from BBN.
It's that simple.
It's that simple.
May sounds like sour grapes but I never seen how Lanier ever fit in a Pope type offense. If you pay him twice as much as any other player you expect to use him for at least 35 min p/g and that is not Pope's offense. You expect him to dominate the ball and take more shots than anyone else. That is not how Pope coaches. You expect maybe dealing with some bad player chemistry as well. Pope seems to try to avoid that, ie the guy to wash. Lanier fits perfectly with the Tenn system. Guard heavy with one dominate player. Look at them last year. They can give him exactly what a player like Lanier is looking for.
Robinson, one other hand, fits what Pope seems to have recruited for perfectly. Better get him. JMO
Robinson, one other hand, fits what Pope seems to have recruited for perfectly. Better get him. JMO
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