Kenny Payne had been in contact with Kentucky but doesn’t think it’s going to happen. Looks like it’s Arkansas or NBA for him.
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He will be at Arkansas so that he can be a yes man to Cal.
Is this the good news we've been waiting for all day?
I think it was the “big” name assistant everyone was talking about lol.
There was a time I would have wanted him back but the man was in over his head so badly at L that I think his reputation has taken a hit.
Pope doesn’t want anything to do with the past regime. And I’m glad.
Yikes to the big news. I hope Pope has other guys in mind and wasn’t banking on him. Surely? Right?
Kenny is a fantastic human being, no thanks
Payne looked and coached like he was in the twilight of his career. I would rather have a hungry up and comer.
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If this was the “big” name why not just say who it was? Anyway I’m glad, he probably lost a lot of his luster with his Louisville debacle, and I think we should probably remove all ties with Cal’s regime.
Good. Don’t understand why anybody would want any assistant with ties to Cal.
Matt needs to just let stuff happen, Jesus. Or at least only report on significant stuff. He seems extremely thirsty.
Matt needs to just let stuff happen, Jesus. Or at least only report on significant stuff. He seems extremely thirsty.
who cares what Matt Jones says it is usually wild @ss guessing anyway
I think tomorrow we get some important news based on a source I have
I HOPE that was NOT the big name.
The source is my ass for what its worth
Was that the VERY VERY interesting part of the day? Comin in hot 2 hours before midnight
All of them seem thirsty. You can't listen to any of it because nobody knows. We have the absolute worst bunch of "insiders"
I’m extremely uninterested in having anybody that got used to the laziness, entitlement, and complacency of coaching under Cal, it was very evident he took Cal’s mentality to Louisville. And it’s very clear without the 5 NBA players on the team every year, Cal’s mentality can barely win a game, with the NBA players apparently you can go about 23-11.
It’s the same reason I don’t want Coach O on Pope’s staff, I want coaches that have fire for the game of basketball, not fat cats that got everything they knew about the game of basketball and their backbone beaten out of them by the car salesman of the year down in Fayetteville.
I’m really happy Payne won’t be coaching here, and if he was the guy that KSR was hinting would bring players, who is Kenny bringing lol? They’d be locker room poison because they’re used to Louisville anarchy and chaos under a “players first” coach and incompetent Louisville program.
It’s the same reason I don’t want Coach O on Pope’s staff, I want coaches that have fire for the game of basketball, not fat cats that got everything they knew about the game of basketball and their backbone beaten out of them by the car salesman of the year down in Fayetteville.
I’m really happy Payne won’t be coaching here, and if he was the guy that KSR was hinting would bring players, who is Kenny bringing lol? They’d be locker room poison because they’re used to Louisville anarchy and chaos under a “players first” coach and incompetent Louisville program.
Am I the only person here who doesn't give a shit if we get a "big name" assistant or not? Just get people who can coach and recruit and lets roll. How many of the guys Rick Pitino hired when he was here came in with a reputation of being a "big-time assistant"? I don't recall many. But quite a few of them were well known by the time they moved on to other jobs. Just get the right people. If you do, they'll soon become "big names".
Have to say, I went from sky high after the presser to very nonplussed this week. I thought the momentum would be a tidal wave.
I'm glad he wasn't hired but this was sure depressing if he was the big name.
Your heart lied to you. It’s still early, but hiring pope was a very risky hire.
Anyone paying for the crap info we get from these guys should demand a refund. National guys like Thamel get the scoop while our guys keep making stuff up
Everybody got a source lol.
I’m just joking with ya, but there’s so much going on right now
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