Jasper johnson nears commitment after peach jam

[Herb Tarlek II]

Very interesting take and made me think you might be correct. No more o &d mercenaries!

Right, just one and done portal mercenaries.

 

[NociHTTP]

Right, just one and done portal mercenaries.

With experience coming in.

 

[Aike]

The only 2 Kentucky people I’m familiar with that are unc fans was that god awful poster UNCfaninky and UKO. They’re both awful. I mean he has no connection to UNC and his dad played for UK and he still says he’s a UNC fan? HARD PASS

I knew a lot of UNC fans growing up. Really was a Jordan thing that carried over. To a degree, I think people liked the baby blue gear.

I can distinctly remember a friend from Harrodsburg who was close to the same age as Dennis, maybe 3-4 years older, who wore UNC gear all the time. So maybe UNC fandom was kind of “in the water,” so to speak, in the area where he grew up.

 

[55wildcat]

Keep in mind, recruiting now has nothing to do with schools or coaches, it's about NIL. So, you can bet if Pope lands a big-time player, it's solely about NIL. Recruits was always about what they can get, now NIL just makes it legal. The school with the most NIL will get the big-time players...Hope I'm wrong. While here, Calipari had the best of the best because of NIL, see what that got him and the fans.

 

[NociHTTP]

Keep in mind, recruiting now has nothing to do with schools or coaches, it's about NIL. So, you can bet if Pope lands a big-time player, it's solely about NIL. Recruits was always about what they can get, now NIL just makes it legal. The school with the most NIL will get the big-time players...Hope I'm wrong. While here, Calipari had the best of the best because of NIL, see what that got him and the fans.

I don't understand the need to present a bunch of stuff as fact, and then say "I hope I'm wrong". Cal wasn't getting the best of the best because of NIL, he was (as in years ago) getting them because of what they felt he could do for their NBA dreams. Also, Calipari should NEVER be mentioned in the same sentence as "fans". The fans were (most of them) UK fans. He was an NBA fan.

 

[clevenger32]

I hope Johnson will be a Wildcat, but if decides to leave the Commonwealth, maybe his decision to play his senior year not at Woodford County may be an indication he won’t be a Wildcat.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Keep in mind, recruiting now has nothing to do with schools or coaches, it's about NIL. So, you can bet if Pope lands a big-time player, it's solely about NIL. Recruits was always about what they can get, now NIL just makes it legal. The school with the most NIL will get the big-time players...Hope I'm wrong. While here, Calipari had the best of the best because of NIL, see what that got him and the fans.

Cal didn't sign the best of the best n the NIL era here. Uk donors held back NIL funds and calipari also dipped a ton I'm recruiting the last 6 years he was here post the fox, bam and Monk team IMO. That was his last truly super talented roster. We had some solid to good ones since but no real title contenders. 2019 was obviously close but if you can't beat an injured auburn I don't see them beating team of destiny uva n final four.

 

[Butters' Dad]

If pope gets him to commit without coaching a game thats big time. Thats all i have to say

and what are you going to say when he inevitably goes someplace else?

 

[BarefootBeach]

and what are you going to say when he inevitably goes someplace else?

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[Butters' Dad]

Right, just one and done portal mercenaries.

you're only describing a handful of players that transfer. Many others play multiple years at their chosen schools. There's no rule that says you can't find help in the portal that is just going to leave in a year, but to be honest, we haven't experienced life under Pope before so it's sort of new territory for us. Can we keep anyone here longer than a year who has a modicum of success? I would wager we won't be able to.

 

[BarefootBeach]

you're only describing a handful of players that transfer. Many others play multiple years at their chosen schools. There's no rule that says you can't find help in the portal that is just going to leave in a year, but to be honest, we haven't experienced life under Pope before so it's sort of new territory for us. Can we keep anyone here longer than a year who has a modicum of success? I would wager we won't be able to.

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