No one realistically believed this team wouldn't take a loss(es). Our ace in the hole is believing in Pope to teach these guys through this. Nearly all of these players landed at schools that were mid-majors for a variety of reasons. I believe these guys will go through an adjustment period mentally as they convince themselves that they belong at Kentucky ... that they are "good enough" to wear the jersey. Almonor has already stated that "he didn't belong at Kentucky" ... admittedly, I'm not fully aware of the context in which the statement was made. Anyway, I believe there will be a mental component to their adjustments and believing they can complete on the largest stage in college basketball. It will be up to Pope to nurture these guys and teach them to work within the system and believe in themselves and their teammates ... to believe they belong here and win here, which I believe they will do. They will figure it out and they will take losses as they figure it out. Hopefully, by February we will be well on our way and looking hopefully at a successful post-season.
