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Hate it … but we let ark do what they want on O … and Z goes like 4-5 from 3 , Wagner makes 3s .. biggest thing is they actually tried tonight . Most nights they are just like “ F it “ whatever happens happens
 
To let a putrid Arkansas team come to RUPP and win going away. Pope got out coached by CAL unacceptable.

Arky is 13-24 from 3, coaching doesn’t have much to do with that. This result is just a basketball result….

Cal was a great coach but he’s still on the tail end if his career.

I feel like great things are ahead of Pope at UK.
 
What's embarrassing is watching our Rhodes scholar coach pull Amari out of the post where he's been beasting all night. Make it make sense!
One of two things I can think of, maybe both.

1. He was worried about our interior passing. We often seem indecisive on passes, and I think he envisioned their guards jumping the lane especially since Pope mainly runs ONE type of offense (Amari on top).
2. The other guys are lazy without the ball. If they'd set more screens (not the stupid shit screens that are abandoned out of fear of contact), they could pull defenders away from the basket, allowing those passes to Amari.
 
Naaa no one will question him. He did this at BYU. Would win a few big games and lose to awful teams. His team defense is always horrible. Sadly, I really don't think Pope is the answer. He will win. But if he doesn't teach defense, forget championship. Heck. This team wont make it to the sweet sixteen. I hope I am wrong. Pope is nice. I like him. But his substitution pattern is crazy. He got outcoached tonight.
 
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Naaa no one will question him. He did this at BYU. Would win a few big games and lose to awful teams. His team defense is always horrible. Sadly, I really don't think Pope is the answer. He will win. But if he doesn't teach defense, forget championship. Heck. This team wont make it to the sweet sixteen. I hope I am wrong. Pope is nice. I like him. But his substitution pattern is crazy. He got outcoached tonight.
I like his offense, WHEN he enforces it. The defense is no better than Cal's, maybe worse. In your opinion, who do you think would be the next guy we look at in 3-5 years?
 
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