Unless he's making those minutes guarantees to proven transfers. I like those guarantees a lot better. My guess is Pope's sales pitch is more likely "Minutes are earned in practice, and I guarantee you an opportunity to earn them".
Same. I would never take or want a re-class.
Absolutely nothing to do with immediate playing time and current roster makeup. Illinois is in a better position to guarantee him minutes this season. Had we missed on Jaxson Robinson then there is a much more likely scenario Riley ends up here. But unless he was willing to play limited and develop during his reclass year to be featured during his normal timeline freshman year (soph season on a reclass timeline), then he wasn’t going t in he happy here. He’s looking for immediate playing time as a 17 year old
Whew!! Thank goodness for Antigua. Good call on that. But I’m still a little afraid that with UK’s history under Calipari and the schools’ high profile and draw, many, if not most, of the high school OAD recruits will be clamoring to come to UK and Pope might be tempted to dip into that mostly superficial fools gold unproductive OAD pool.
I almost forgot your dumbass was still around. Thanks for reminding us that the resident clown is still around.
Just wondering how you know what was told to the youngster?
me no , but Pope said he won’t make promises, mixed with what our media guys said they were told after the visit
You're really going to have to get used to kids preferring to play at other schools, like Illinois, over Kentucky. Strap in.
He’s hardly borderline. He would have been the 1st or 2nd most talented player on the team this year. He could have been the difference between round of 32/s16 vs a final four/title.
Or he could have been the malcontent on the bench that thought he was better than our Super Seniors Robinson and Brea and complained the whole time about not getting enough minutes, disrupting chemistry and knocking us down to a first round exit or worse.
More likely the kid comes here, all 190 lbs of him, can't crack the top 8 in rotation, pouts, and transfers out somewhere where a coach can promise him what he wants. Him going to the Illini tells you what is most important to him.
Yep just like Knox, Edwards, Whitney, Boston, Livingston etc all led us to greatness. 17yr old children at SF is the recipe for every successful team.
Are you the one person left who still thinks HS recruiting is the key to success? Have you been awake the last several years? Welcome to the transfer portal era buddy, no strapping in necessary unless you are a whiney & confused simpleton.
Um, no? Are you confusing me with someone else? Are you totally misunderstanding me, yet attempting to insult me? That's not going to go well for you, buddy.
Don’t bother because they are a rival fan posing to stir up sh*t for their amusement.
