Great article in SI on Pope

[IbnSaran]

I am in the minority, but I am not sold on him. Time will tell and I pray that I am wrong. The crazy pictures just run in contrast with successful, high level coach’s. I want him to be serious, dialed in, and not say things like this is the best “enter anything here” that he has ever seen.

Making a stand against hyperbole I guess.

I think he is the most serious coach we have had since Pitino. Pitino wasn't as serious about Kentucky as he was about winning but he appreciated what winning at Kentucky came with and he was clearly serious about winning. If Pope doesn't win big in a reasonable amount of time I would not be surprised if he showed himself the door.

Not to say you don't have a right to your opinion of course.

 

[LmdCat]

"Re-enter humility, for the first time since the Tubby Smith era."

You think?

The exorcism appears successful!! For the first time in a very long time, I am once again very proud of what UK basketball represents.

 

[LmdCat]

Making a stand against hyperbole I guess.

I think he is the most serious coach we have had since Pitino. Pitino wasn't as serious about Kentucky as he was about winning but he appreciated what winning at Kentucky came with and he was clearly serious about winning. If Pope doesn't win big in a reasonable amount of time I would not be surprised if he showed himself the door.

Not to say you don't have a right to your opinion of course.

When you refer to a place as Camelot, it sounds pretty serious to me.

 

[LmdCat]

It’s an interesting attitude to have. A passionate UK fan that was sick to death of Cal, gets a former player at UK to coach that has a different message and completely different style of play and has already secured two top 25 recruits and looks to be in good position with others before even playing a game. You would think if there is any time to be positive and optimistic this would be it, almost like saying “I wonder if this girl is marriage material” while having sex with her for the first time. I mean if there’s ever a time to just enjoy yourself and not worry too much about it 😂

But, to your point, the world would be boring if we all had the same perspective in life.

That dude seems to be really working hard to find a reason to be unsatisfied with our new coach. I guess he has become so used to partial sentences, random comments, and over used cliches that he feels lost and uneasy without them.