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Mashburn Jr would be a nice addition
Nike could print money off all the 90’s throwback gear possible
Watching Mad Max - Fury Road. Legit one of the craziest ****ing movies ever made.
Watching Liar Liar with my wife and kids.
My kids are howling with laughter but man 90s kids movies sure were different.
My kids are howling with laughter but man 90s kids movies sure were different.
Mark Pope arriving to Rupp on Sunday, probably
I believe the 4 star he got that you mentioned been on a mission trip too but is back now.
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We didn't hire an all time great in a hasty manner to bury a pretty disturbing sexual assault article, did we? Because... it is impeccable ****ing timing.
The Henson=Davis owner coming back and dropping that Billy G was a better hire than Mark Pope cracks me up.
Come back in 2036 and try again.
There is ZERO chance Mitch didn’t know it was coming down the pipe. He was definitely aware it was going to be filed.
Also, possibly why he was down to let Cal stay another year and make friends on camera. Maybe Cal got wind of it and that’s why he tried to use Arkansas against us.
Even before we knew this part Matt said everything has been really weird with this.
Well bring back Converse and Apex because that stuff was *chef'skiss*.Crazy most of that stuff was Converse and Apex and other wack brands.
I don’t think the hire was to bury the story, necessarily. But the hire was probably rushed so the story wasn’t hanging over the search. No coach is stepping into the brightest spotlight next to an AD in the middle of a sexual harassment suit.
And on the day Mark Pope was hired, Mitch effin' Barnhart was named as a defendant in a federal sexual misconduct action...
I mean what were the odds of that? One trillion to one? (And I'm talking just about Mitch being named in a sexual misconduct suit alone, not the rest of the stuff.)
Tread lightly… I'm not believing a word of this Swimteam-Mitch rape story until my man Keith Taylor drops in with his sources.
Obviously it all will come down to whether Pope can win big and win when it matters, but aside from the obvious talking points (name on the front of the jersey, Klutch, NBA, listening to Cal’s bullshit, etc), here are some things I’m looking forward to:
- Not start every November off slow with some embarrassing inexplicable loss. This is high for me. I love early season college basketball and Cal routinely has me avoiding all college basketball talk until mid-December because I’m so pissed off.
- Imagine we’ll start back with the preseason tournaments.
- Improvement of my relationship with BBdK.
- Crisp creative offense.
- Recruiting to system as opposed to just signing dudes and figuring it out.
- Embrace of the SEC Tournament as a Mardi Gras for BBN before the pressure, stress and rigor of the Dance.
- A positive attitude from a coach that loves BBN.
- Ingame adjustments and strategy.
- Players actually watching film of opponent.
- Recruits not taking about leaving before they even get to campus.
- Mending some Pitino era wounds.
- Not start every November off slow with some embarrassing inexplicable loss. This is high for me. I love early season college basketball and Cal routinely has me avoiding all college basketball talk until mid-December because I’m so pissed off.
- Imagine we’ll start back with the preseason tournaments.
- Improvement of my relationship with BBdK.
- Crisp creative offense.
- Recruiting to system as opposed to just signing dudes and figuring it out.
- Embrace of the SEC Tournament as a Mardi Gras for BBN before the pressure, stress and rigor of the Dance.
- A positive attitude from a coach that loves BBN.
- Ingame adjustments and strategy.
- Players actually watching film of opponent.
- Recruits not taking about leaving before they even get to campus.
- Mending some Pitino era wounds.
Honestly, just some continuity from year to year, which will obviously take time to see develop, will be such a breath of fresh air. Imagine seeing a guy develop from year to year and actually seem like he enjoys being a Kentucky basketball player.
Just having a coach not always saying, “this game doesn’t matter” will be a significant improvement.
Maybe this is the bedrock thing. Calipari made it expressly clear that he regarded UK as a mere stepping stone for his players and, ultimately, him.
Mark Pope may not have been as overwhelmingly qualified as we might have wanted for our new coach but I cannot foresee a situation where he fails to make Kentucky a fun destination where everyone wants to stay as long as possible.
I will say this about the Cal era - what a demonstration of the level of UK and Louisville.
The Cards had the better coach in Pitino and Kentucky absolutely owned them nonetheless.
The Cards had the better coach in Pitino and Kentucky absolutely owned them nonetheless.
I was pretty tipsy reading it but it seemed poorly written. However, it's 4(I think) separate rape allegations that all sound remarkably similar. That dude is toast. Now, to what degree Mitch or UK dropped the ball is another thing. But if they brushed it off and he raped someone after being notified.. not good.
Won’t happen with either (Shep more likely than Z, imo) but my Lord - after watching that video, can you imagine Shep and Z in that offense?
Being able to recoup/recharge in the summer instead of worrying about who’s going to show up to campus ready, the latest Cal BS, etc. is going to help a lot. Along with having seasons progress in a normal fashion without the wild, unpredictable swings
The 24/7 365 pins and needles of the Cal era has been relentless. We’ve had about 30 years of fan stress crammed into 15 seasons
The 24/7 365 pins and needles of the Cal era has been relentless. We’ve had about 30 years of fan stress crammed into 15 seasons
All of the points were salient, but THIS one, in particular, is what has been missing.
Calipari just shotgunned, IMO, the 5 star players, with no regard to how he'd use them/how they would fit his system (because he HAD no system)
For me it’s just the fact that I plan to watch and see an actual strategy that resembles basketball and trying to capatilize on whatever strengths we have vs their weakness, and how to stop them from crushing our weaknesses with strategies that push them elsewhere.
Thats all coaching and we had NONE of that since Cal has been here. Just talent and ALOT of it.
Thats all coaching and we had NONE of that since Cal has been here. Just talent and ALOT of it.
I think the thing that bothers me the most is that he just got lazy with it. When early returns weren't looking good for the Brandon Knight led team, he started incorporating a two man game with Josh Harrelson which carried us to a final 4. He actually made defensive adjustments during our championship season (he also had the 2 best defenders in the country that year). While not the greatest X's and O's guy, he had a strong staff early on that helped him, and we saw what having Welch did for us this year.
He was capable of adapting the system to his guys but I think he finally got to the point where the "he just rolls the ball out there" guys were correct.
He was capable of adapting the system to his guys but I think he finally got to the point where the "he just rolls the ball out there" guys were correct.
I hear you, brother. Although I’d say more like a lifetime crammed into those 15. Looking forward to my respite.
The bottom line is this: I feel hope and excitement for the upcoming basketball season. Knowing full well that it could be a rocky one. But I'm like a kid, waiting to unwrap a Christmas present. I haven't felt this way about UK BBall in a VERY long time...
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Imagine having a non single digit graduation rate finally? And players not treating Lexington as a 7 month blip on their NBA radar?
Imagine building a locker room , growing a culture, developing talent, instilling a system and getting buy in for it?
And agents and handlers not throwing tantrums about touches and usage rate?
And players not either trying to 1 and done and going undrafted because in the famous words of Curtis Jackson damn homie in high school you was the man homie what the f happened to you?
Mark Pope played on teams that won titles and put guys in the NBA as team players and not me first prima Donnas.
Dan Hurley’s system and his players having extreme NCAA success, including in March, but also limited NBA success so far proves that this can be a thing here now too and Mark Pope seems like the right guy to coach a winning brand of team first college basketball that emphasizes threes and cutting and screen and roll at levels closer to NBA usage than most college programs currently.
I was ****ing envious watching Purdue getting an opportunity to develop a guy like Edey, him stay four years, get his needs taken care of on and off the court, and watching teams shake with fear knowing they had to play him.
Kentucky is the ultimate place for college basketball players to do what is best for their careers. Calipari has proven he can get 5 stars, but it’s been a lot of years since he’s been able to do anything with them other than prove 2003 Syracuse and 2012 Kentucky were the exception not the rule when it comes to freshmen carrying you to a title.
I’m excited to watch actual college basketball and not an NBA farm team reality tv show.
Imagine building a locker room , growing a culture, developing talent, instilling a system and getting buy in for it?
And agents and handlers not throwing tantrums about touches and usage rate?
And players not either trying to 1 and done and going undrafted because in the famous words of Curtis Jackson damn homie in high school you was the man homie what the f happened to you?
Mark Pope played on teams that won titles and put guys in the NBA as team players and not me first prima Donnas.
Dan Hurley’s system and his players having extreme NCAA success, including in March, but also limited NBA success so far proves that this can be a thing here now too and Mark Pope seems like the right guy to coach a winning brand of team first college basketball that emphasizes threes and cutting and screen and roll at levels closer to NBA usage than most college programs currently.
I was ****ing envious watching Purdue getting an opportunity to develop a guy like Edey, him stay four years, get his needs taken care of on and off the court, and watching teams shake with fear knowing they had to play him.
Kentucky is the ultimate place for college basketball players to do what is best for their careers. Calipari has proven he can get 5 stars, but it’s been a lot of years since he’s been able to do anything with them other than prove 2003 Syracuse and 2012 Kentucky were the exception not the rule when it comes to freshmen carrying you to a title.
I’m excited to watch actual college basketball and not an NBA farm team reality tv show.
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The rape allegations have a similar pattern. Woman gets raped at his party, then she starts working for him for several years and gets “violently” raped several times again - but never notifies authorities. But the only tie into Mitch is that some coach at Toledo allegedly told him via email that he used to sleep with one of the players.
By the way, that same coach from Toledo said he had video evidence of the coach having sex with an incapacitated swimmer. But instead of notifying the authorities, he just sent a couple emails to Kentucky just stating that the coach had slept with a swimmer.
As the father of daughters, I’m tired of this bullshit. In no circumstance can the schools be expected to handle this. We have police and a justice system for a reason. This is not Penn St where kids are being assaulted. These are grown adults who are over the age of 22. If you are assaulted call the f’ing cops. If you witness a rape or hear about a rape, call the f’ing cops.
I'm still around. More of a lurker these days. Hope you're doing well bub.
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