Just a quick note

[billoliver40]

While it’s perfectly fine to comment on a teams play or coaching decisions, there’s a couple things to point out:
Some folks have stated here and there some of our players aren’t “Kentucky quality”…,, well, from all the talk about the money NIL is shelling out, guess what?

These are the guys that came. These are the ones that wanted to be here or settled on being here….so whatever Kentucky Quality players are….these are them.

Same with Pope. Yep, he balances brilliant with boneheaded coaching moves, But folks all reports are that UK offered stupid level money for three other guys, and got a no thank you….or a laugh out loud from Hurley. This guy actually wants to be here.

Take a breath. This was not gonna be a title year….healthy players or not. After rebuilding again next year, by the time year three gets here we can get the house for sale signs repainted.

 

[Blue_2_the_bone]

We’ve beat Duke, swept TN, beat Zaga, Florida, & UL. The guys we have are clearly UK material. Even our freshmen. Chandler was a 4 star committed to BYU, Perry a 24/7 composite 4 star who was recruited by other Power 5 schools. Noah was a 24/7 composite 4 star who would be starting at South Carolina and was recruited by TN, UL, Miss St, & others as soon as he decomitted. These are guys you develop over years and mix in vets with until they’re vets.

We just happened to have a bare cupboard and had to rely on the portal, which brought us great veterans for year 1. I love this team! They wear UK proudly! Our recruiting may bring a few 1 and done guys but also guys who need to develop. We have to quit thinking we’re gonna get classes of 5 stars who will leave after a year. That method doesn’t work. People need to realize this is year 1.

 

[twwilliams9]

While it’s perfectly fine to comment on a teams play or coaching decisions, there’s a couple things to point out:
Some folks have stated here and there some of our players aren’t “Kentucky quality”…,, well, from all the talk about the money NIL is shelling out, guess what?

These are the guys that came. These are the ones that wanted to be here or settled on being here….so whatever Kentucky Quality players are….these are them.

Same with Pope. Yep, he balances brilliant with boneheaded coaching moves, But folks all reports are that UK offered stupid level money for three other guys, and got a no thank you….or a laugh out loud from Hurley. This guy actually wants to be here.

Take a breath. This was not gonna be a title year….healthy players or not. After rebuilding again next year, by the time year three gets here we can get the house for sale signs repainted.

Just a quick note: what makes you think this wasn’t going to be a title year? You have a defeatist mentality.

 

[BC_Wader]

Just a quick note: what makes you think this wasn’t going to be a title year? You have a defeatist mentality.

We would be hard to beat with a completely healthy roster.

 

[Cleatortoises]

It's the first step in getting back to watching a team grow, mature and improve together.
It will make it easier to care about the team and players, because you won't forget their underperforming one and done names.
GBB!

 

[MonsterMash79]

It's the first step in getting back to watching a team grow, mature and improve together.
It will make it easier to care about the team and players, because you won't forget their underperforming one and done names.
GBB!

This👆

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Well.. these are the guys that were left in April. And I do think Kentucky was probably left out in the cold a bit due to the coaching change. I think we will fare MUCH better in this off season with Pope established at UK. He's probably already doing Transfer portal work as we speak, something he couldn't do this time last year.

 

[BlueBomb]

Three thoughts:
1. Pope cobbled together a better team that I EVER could've imagined given the time he had to do it, and the fact that most of the "studs" were already off the board.
2. This team is maddeningly inconsistent.
3. I'm allowed to get frustrated about point #2 and even complain about it on a message board, even when I understand that point #1 is true.

 

[wardlow]

Pretty successful seasons so far. Without injuries the team would be a two seed easy.

Injuries have derailed so many seasons for UK in the past ten years.