He sure as shit better not say something like "I mean, what can you do when a team goes off like that?".
Kentucky at Ole Miss Game Thread
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He simply needs to get better players and not waste scholarships on players like Perry and Noah. Mark is a coach, not a miracle worker.
I still hope he can turn the program around but adjustments have to be made. The SEC is a man’s league now it’s better than it’s ever been. Need the right people around him to help him recruit.
This is the harsh reality. You have to get players you need, which is a mixture of tenure and talent. He needs to find a better way to titer that.
However, in the spirit of accountability, also on him that we aren't succeeding on the court. Where is the breakfast club with this team? Do they work as hard as the 2012 cats did?
I got some good news and some bad news
The good news is the off eff moved up to 2
The bad news is the def eff dropped to 111
The good news is the off eff moved up to 2
The bad news is the def eff dropped to 111
Did not see any of the game. Just now reading here. Was out cold with Nyquil. Feeling rough. Anyway, If Amari is your best player along with Oweh then you will not win the game. Gotta have Jaxson every game be 100%. Not sure why Almonor had not stats at all, what happened there? Good is Oweh bounces back good from that fall, took a few day. Bad news as has been for a while, Butler out, Carr not 100% and of course Kerr. Not enough fire power to win the tough games. I am guessing the ball stuck in the had of Amari some. But again not sure since I did not watch.
Are you guys ever happy? Did this board not just spend ten years complaining about how our team didn't have guys like Perry and Noah? Guys who would stick around and develop? Good lord.
Trying to play with a back injury is not easy. He probably should not be playing but is trying to push through it.
LOL, nobody ever said we needed more players like Perry and Noah playing important minutes their freshman seasons.
Yes, most UK fans want to see Kentucky kids on the roster, but Darius Miller and Dominique Hawkins were not being asked to man up to 2025 SEC level competition.
Give Perry and Noah a couple years and they will be ready.
They were saying he is getting injections now and it's really helping.
Actually, it was Carr that said it.
The comment I replied to literally said Pope shouldn't "waste scholarships" on guys like Perry and Noah. That implies they don't want them on the team at all. And Perry and Noah would not be getting important minutes if we didn't have so many injuries. They're being played out of necessity.
I agree and he should have said they shouldn't have to be counted on until they are developed. It's foolish to think guys like DeAaron Fox and MKG are going to come to UK and sit the bench and develop.
Perry and Noah are exactly the type of developmental pieces you want developing on your bench. They aren't good enough to be contributors right now, but they're good enough to eventually play big minutes for UK down the road.
But the guys that wanted KY kids on the roster definitely didn't mean they wanted them playing important minutes right away.
I had that EXACT thought yesterday, wondering why there is no "breakfast club".
I see a first round exit all over again, while stand around defending with our hands in our pockets.
honestly, sure feels like it. Mark Pope may need more players or people who are healthy to actually step up. The challenge is that *every single person* on the roster is a one and done. NIL era made sure of this.
I don't know shit about coaching basketball. Do know a whole bunch on coaching other sports and managing companies and teams. Pope needs to take an assertive mindset to roster building, roster management, and roster accountability.
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