That OK most of us older fans don't like to see UK lose. I apologize calling you a fake fan.
Pope is guilty of abandoning his team today.
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Yeah. There are plenty of concerns with Pope. Some just don’t want to hear it.
Absolutely should not be more than five years. He's pretty darn intelligent, though that can mean many things. If he can't get this program to elite status (that means going deep in the NCAA Tournament) within five years, then he's just not cut out for this level of competition given the recourses available. And it's not magically going to happen the fifth year. Change starts now. Honestly, right at this very moment the two changes I've seen are that he's much more mature on the sidelines than Calipari was, and the offense is more enjoyable to watch. But there are things that are concerning.
I had to miss the game but I recorded it. I checked the score occasionally during the game so I knew the outcome. The video of the teams before the game started was very telling. Coach Pearl gave a very motivational speech and his team was fired up. Coach Pope spoke in a calm matter of fact tone which was followed but one player (Carr) giving a slow clap.
You don't want Pope to be more aggressive with horrible officiating? I do. What do you think I said?
I shake my head and wonder if any of these knuckleheads have ever played basketball. It is like the idea that some days you play better than other days never occurs to them. Every great win and we are headed for a national championship, and every bad loss we are a dumpster fire of a program. It would be humorous if it was not so pathetic.
That is troubling to me. They looked like they were finishing up a movie or still watching a play in New York. Meanwhile you've got rabid fans out there HOPING that you're fired up to beat this Auburn team.
This needs gold plated and hung on a wall. That’s exactly right and it is one of my least favorite things about the BBN subculture
And there you are (well, this account and your previous ones) excusing every loss with "every team has bad games". Bet you said that when WV blanked us from deep, huh?
Trolls, Drunks, gamblers, Drunk Gamblers….lots of factors.
I have never had a previous account, so you are wrong there. And note I actually use my real name, unlike some of the cowards at their keyboards.
Are you off the bandwagon for good this time? You’re one of the ones who likes to hop on after every win and hop off after every loss. If you’re off the wagon for good this time, great, just don’t try hopping back on when we win another big game
You really have to ask what you said? Come om man.
There are things I like about Coach Pope. There are others that are a concern that I really don't know if it's talent or system.
I've supported his roster subs more than many, but there some times that....well...I don't know.
The defense? Where is the difference between talent and desire? I really don't know. Seems we could switch to zone sometimes...but maybe that's an ability thing too. I'm not around the guys every day...so it's hard to say. It's going to have to get better somehow in years ahead. Scheme or talent...gotta happen.
This is a crazy year. In too many ways. I've kind of gone along with the want to see a run in three years crowd, but his contract (so far) is five.
If there isn't something to hang his hat on by year 5: conference title, final four or very close...then it'll be time to look elsewhere.
This year gas had some really bad lows along with unexpected highs...and they've been extreme both ways.
And no I really don't care about his past flameouts. It's now and going forward that matter to me
I've supported his roster subs more than many, but there some times that....well...I don't know.
The defense? Where is the difference between talent and desire? I really don't know. Seems we could switch to zone sometimes...but maybe that's an ability thing too. I'm not around the guys every day...so it's hard to say. It's going to have to get better somehow in years ahead. Scheme or talent...gotta happen.
This is a crazy year. In too many ways. I've kind of gone along with the want to see a run in three years crowd, but his contract (so far) is five.
If there isn't something to hang his hat on by year 5: conference title, final four or very close...then it'll be time to look elsewhere.
This year gas had some really bad lows along with unexpected highs...and they've been extreme both ways.
And no I really don't care about his past flameouts. It's now and going forward that matter to me
We supposedly had a treasure chest of NIL funds before this season….. What happened to that money? I know a school can’t directly put into the NIL fund because it’s against the rules but you know all the schools are doing it which leads the to my next point. What happened to the difference in the money that was floated around they were willing to pay a Hurley to come here compared to what they ended up paying Pope. I mean the numbers that they were throwing around was about 10-11 million a year. Pope is making close to 6 million so why couldn’t they push that difference of 4-5 million into the NIL fund by backdoor….. That would surely buy some really good players!
They saved all that money AND raised season ticket prices (at least in my section).
Honestly that’s what it seems like to me it really does seem like Pope was reluctant to spend the money when players were asking for it. My personal opinion if you want to be competitive in today’s basketball environment you better spend the money to buy those type of players. Coaching is only going to get you so far you want to have the horses to back you up! That’s crappy about raising the prices too you’d think they would’ve at least waited to see how it all played out with a new coach before they started raising prices for the fans.
It was a bad game but you can't say Pope has to do better and bring up his religion. You need to take your own advice and do better.
Yeah man our good Mormon should stop soaking and actually get in the game and play
In an NIL world are the resources available really all that much better than what everybody else has? I’m not so sure about that.
Great point. But I was just thinking in general. Maybe we're not the "it" program anymore
Pretty sure they nailed a 3 right after that BS F1 call.
I think it’s more about the effort against the number one team
Year five is more than reasonable but some are miffed that this thrown together, injured team should be 23-6. Laughable. They wont make it through year two, let alone 5, lol.
According to your half brain posts, tomorrow for you . Alot of teams have good players and coaches now, it's only going to keep trending that way too as this game ages. Our delusional and irrational fans need to step back ,and take a big breath, and quit jumping off a cliff . throwing asinine innuendos with losses only escalates the loss to a different level . Get a life
That same team won against #5 Tennessee recently. This team is just so inconsistent.
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