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Ok. Kelsey officially killing it at UL-McKneely commits

The 3 guards theyre signing aren't even better than the 3 best guards from this season.
Well according to 247

Wooley is the #1 CG in the Portal currently
Conwell is the #3 CG in the portal currently
McKneely is the #3 SG in the Portal currently

So some folks disagree with your opinion and yes their ranking could change depending on who else jumps in the portal.
 
Well that sucks....
Maybe not as much as it could. UK wasn't recruiting McKneely, but TN was. I didn't relish the idea of TN having Gillespie and McKneely as their backcourt. I thought they would compliment each other pretty good.
 
Well according to 247

Wooley is the #1 CG in the Portal currently
Conwell is the #3 CG in the portal currently
McKneely is the #3 SG in the Portal currently

So some folks disagree with your opinion and yes their ranking could change depending on who else jumps in the portal.
Your program is a has been and been a joke for years. You are WKU now and completely irrelevant. That why you commuter school trash got an 8 seed 😂 and got boat raced in the game. The ACC in basketball is like the OVC now outside of Duke.
 
Well according to 247

Wooley is the #1 CG in the Portal currently
Conwell is the #3 CG in the portal currently
McKneely is the #3 SG in the Portal currently

So some folks disagree with your opinion and yes their ranking could change depending on who else jumps in the portal.
It’s a damn good class on paper for sure. Whether they play well together we wil find out but objectively Kelsey is doing a phenomenal job.
 
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You got hand it to UL. They hire a circus midget as their coach. The entertainment value of him jumping around the sideline in his toddler size UL gear is great stuff.
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That’s hilarious but Kelsey seems like a good dude and he doesn’t irk me like most Louisville players and coaches do. He walked into a dumpster fire and has done an incredible job so far. I have to give him props for that. It will be a battle from now on with them. No guaranteed wins like with Rick and especially Payne.
 
This is what it looks like when you commit to spending money to make your program better!

No other way to spin it folks!
I've been real critical/busting ballz in regards, but this is more a case of Louisville having stupid NIL money and being able to throw it at available players that care about only money.

McNeely will be a 6th man at Louisville and definitely could have started someone else. He obviously is about nothing but that bag.
Tennessee didn't think he was necessarily worth throwing a bag at, either.
Louisville is overpaying for these dudes because, like I said, they can and frankly they feel they have to in order to be able to compete with Duke in the ACC.

There are still a lot of potential big booms left to come in the portal, and definitely some nice medium size booms that could definitely help a teams like Kentucky / Tennessee.
Using both as examples, both of us ended up having pretty good teams despite not being at the top of the NIL in terms of money last year.
Problem for both of us was we ended up having injured players that set us back. If not for that, I guarantee things would have turned out a little better for both.

I still have faith we'll be ok.
Definitely do need to get us a couple boom-worthy portal pick-ups, tho. Just have to remain calm because it is still relatively early.
 
I'm not concerned. I sense no sand in my general area. Here's why I'm not concerned:

1. Last year Pope pulled together a full team (in two weeks). Missed on a couple, got virtually everyone else he wanted. He didn't get his first commit until April 28. (Today is April 3)
2. He didn't mysteriously lose his ability to close. That does not mean he will get every player he wants.
3. This year, he has the luxuries of more time and more NIL.
4. Last year, he only had time for one criterion: who fits my offense? This year, he has the benefit of knowing what it takes to compete in the SEC. So the puzzle is more complicated.
5. He only needs 5 players, give or take, not a full team like before.
6. He also knows there are good players yet to enter the portal. In short, he's being choosy/strategic.
7. UofL lost I think 12 players. Kelsey has reportedly $8-10 million to spend, and he doesn't have to worry about paying any returning guys. He's like a kid in a candy store right now.
8. Portal season is good for one thing: revealing folks who are given to impatience and emotional outbursts.
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Ding ding ding.
We have a winner.
 
It’s a damn good class on paper for sure. Whether they play well together we wil find out but objectively Kelsey is doing a phenomenal job.
Phenomenal?
If our coach got an 8 seed and summarily ousted, crucifixion wouldn't have been good enough.
He's fine I'm sure, but pearls are scared around here about now.
 
My mistake. I know I saw a graphic - had to be during the Creighton game because I don’t watch you guys normally - that said you were losing 12. I remember it because it struck me as crazy.
No biggie it happens but 12 seems like what we lost when Payne was fired. As I said so far we lost 1 to the portal and 6 who are out of eligibility and have 5 newcomers so far and will probably keep a couple walk-ons. Probably looking at 1-2 more portal adds depending on what Ament does unless we lose others to the portal.
 
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According to this article by USA today 247 has them #1 portal class and LSU is right behind them.

It is April freaking 4th. We have no idea who else is entering the portal in the coming weeks.

Might be good for your health if you step away for a few weeks and let this play out.
 
Do you think we have 10-12 million to spend in the portal? You act like it, NO you goober, of that money we are paying Oweh, Chandler, Garrison to return , then Lewis, Johnson, and Moreno , and now Kam Williams. Whats left over is what we have to play with for the portal and I'm sure Johnson, Moreno and Oweh are getting a pretty good chunk not to mention we might have offered 4 million to Yaxel if the Michigan insiders are to be believed.
Let me do one of those AI summaries for you

Most fans want to win. They don’t care about your theories about how much we have for this player or that player. They have better things to do than follow a ridiculous portal. They see Duke crushing it. They wanted to compete with them but that’s out of the question. So now they just want to beat out SEC football schools but Auburn Alabama and UT get better players. So there are mixed reactions and concern that Kentucky has become only a top 10 program… maybe top 20.

This was AI generated
 
For anyone who cares, this is what UofL’s roster looks like currently:

UofL 2025-6 MBB Roster
  1. James Scott-3 3/31/2024
  2. J’Vonne Hadley-6 4/16/2024
  3. Aly Khalifa-5 4/18/2024
  4. Kobe Rodgers-5 5/2/2024
  5. Kasean Pryor-6 5/14/2024
  6. Khani Rooths-2 5/15/2024
  7. Mikel Brown-1 1/1/2025
  8. Sananda Fru-1 2/11/2025
  9. Adrian Wooley-2 3/30/2025
  10. Ryan Conwell-4 4/1/2025
  11. Isaac McKneely-4 4/3/2025
  12. TBD
  13. TBD
  14. Cole Sherman-4 (current walk-on, possible promotion to scholarship ) 2024
  15. Spencer Legg-4 (current walk-on, possible promotion to scholarship) 2024
Of course, the one big TBD is Nate Ament, the 6-10 HS senior and McDonald’s AA. He was supposed to announce at the all star game, but he postponed that decision indefinitely. At this point, we basically expect him to announce for Duke - that just seems to be where he wants to go.

Good luck with your portal hunting, Cats!🐈
 
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