Kenny Payne

[OleBum]

Payne is a light/soft hearted nice guy who smiles a lot...if we need that then wonderful; if not then bad hire.

 

[JHB4UK]

bUt HeS gOoD wItH bIg MeN!@#$%^&*

Hey low attention span fans, Mark Pope is not going to have a 1950's offense featuring a big man with his back to the basket in the post

Whatever Kenny Payne could do with Demarcus Cousins or Karl Towns doesn't apply to basketball of 2025

 

[chevyman 50]

I think Cal would be more likely to hire him than Pope.

 

[catlogic15]

Kenny Payne did not recruit one player to UL in two years.
Guess we could make him tights manager.

 

[JC CATS]

Nope, I want all of Cal's everything removed from Ky BB

Even Reed?

 

[Wonky]

Please no. Need a clean break from all things Cal.

 

[shodaman]

bUt HeS gOoD wItH bIg MeN!@#$%^&*

Hey low attention span fans, Mark Pope is not going to have a 1950's offense featuring a big man with his back to the basket in the post

Whatever Kenny Payne could do with Demarcus Cousins or Karl Towns doesn't apply to basketball of 2025

yeah AD and Towns and Bam are struggling in this modern offense

 

[megablue]

What's everyone's thoughts if Pope brings him on staff? I'm all in with Pope, but I'm not high on this addition. I very well may be wrong, but I just don't like it.

Nope … that is low-lying fruit. Gotta do much better than that …

 

[shodaman]

Nope … that is low-lying fruit. Gotta do much better than that …

why

 

[Coach Marrow]

Is he being considered for a coaching position or an administration position? And is he a Cal guy?

 

[jwphelps]

What's everyone's thoughts if Pope brings him on staff? I'm all in with Pope, but I'm not high on this addition. I very well may be wrong, but I just don't like it.

Payne was a great assistant, just not a head coach, if you have notices our defense went to pot when Kenny left and got worse every year after that.

 

[Fox2monk]

Just because he isn’t a good head coach doesn’t make him a bad assistant.

I agree and he did a fine job here according to all accounts but he’s one of Cal’s best friends. We don’t need that IMO.

 

[kywildcatsfannumber1]

I think they need to find someone in a position to fill that can be a respected voice and good for player-relations. Somehow, someway retain Ulis for this.

 

[flacat22]

If Coach Pope wants to bring him in, fine with me.
If he doesn’t, that’s up to him.
I feel like he knows more about the situation than I do.

I wish so many more here shared your perspective, not only about O. but also about the staff, roster building and the short-term growing pains that we are experiencing.

 

[JFCats22]

Jones says UK and Payne had serious discussions the last 48 hours but Payne decided not to come to UK.

He will be headed to Ark or the NBA

 

[flacat22]

Jones says UK and Payne had serious discussions the last 48 hours but Payne decided not to come to UK.

He will be headed to Ark or the NBA

I'm good with that, we need that clean break for the previous regime.

 

[TOMCATS1990]

Payne turned down the job, KY was after him

 

[TOMCATS1990]

O showing up for work, the others resigned. O showing up and hasn’t been offered a job yet. He just built a new house here

 

[flacat22]

I am sure his head coaching performance makes him want to get waaaaaaay out of Kentucky to save face.

 

[rolaid]

The Kenny Payne narrative that he was a Big man whisperer & great recruiter is the biggest bunch of crap ever. This guy is a lazy incompetent coach. He was a baby sitter between Cal and 18yr olds at best
He has shown the true KP in his two year stint at Louisville- I am so glad he will not be part of CMP staff

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Wouldn't be too bothered, but I lean building a new staff.

 

[fastpaste101]

Like the old woody Allen joke “relationships are like a shark it moves forward or dies”. That is how I feel about the coaching roster.