Pope may take a nap tomorrow 💤…

[BGWentworth]

…maybe he’ll eat dinner with his family. But probably not. I imagine we’ll be primarily looking for scorers that withdraw from the draft at this point. Probably another SF/PF. But the staff has got to be breathing a lot easier with 9 guys now on the roster. As it sits (not done yet), we might not have a team comparable to Kansas/UCONN next year, but we’ve done a very nice job securing a solid roster in a very short period of time. We’ll be extremely competitive next year if nothing else…and who knows what the coming days/weeks will hold. We probably are already a top 20 type of team right now. Love the focus on defense and shooting.

 

[TX-Wildcat]

Nap, and then push for the '25 and '26 recruits while getting us some '24-'25 bench pieces. He will have time to sleep in 10 years (the shelf life for this job).

 

[stereonut]

…maybe he’ll eat dinner with his family. I imagine we’ll be primarily looking for scorers that withdraw from the draft at this point. Maybe take a flyer on a big guy. But the staff has got to be breathing a lot easier with 9 guys now on the roster. As it sits (not done yet), we might not have a team comparable to Kansas/UCONN next year, but we’ve done a very nice job securing a solid roster in a very short period of time. We’ll be extremely competitive next year if nothing else…and who knows, what the coming days/weeks will hold. We probably are already a top 15 type of team right now.

Good post!

 

[ThrowBackCat9]

I bet Pope is having the time of his life building a team with unlimited resources and tradition!!

If he decides to take a day off, I won’t be mad tho! 😂 As long as the other coaches continue to do work!! 😉

 

[RMorris33]

@BGWentworth is Kansas still on probation? I don't keep up with other programs much and they've vacated so many wins it's hard to keep track. I assume you'll be able to answer that better than me.

 

[BGWentworth]

I bet Pope is having the time of his life building a team with unlimited resources and tradition!!

If he decides to take a day off, I won’t be mad tho! 😂 As long as the other coaches continue to do work!! 😉

I can only imagine the conversations he’s having with his wife. “Listen honey, I promise we’ll be able to start house shopping in June.” “I know I haven’t hardly seen the girls, but it will be better in a couple of weeks”.

 

[BGWentworth]

@BGWentworth is Kansas still on probation? I don't keep up with other programs much and they've vacated so many wins it's hard to keep track. I assume you'll be able to answer that better than me.

I’m sorry mentioning “Kansas” triggers you so much. I’ll let you go to the Google machine to answer your question.

 

[BleedBlue13]

We’ve gotten more than we could have hoped for so far, anything else is just a bonus and I suspect it’s gonna get even better!

 

[ThrowBackCat9]

I can only imagine the conversations he’s having with his wife. “Listen honey, I promise we’ll be able to start house shopping in June.” “I know I haven’t hardly seen the girls, but it will be better in a couple of weeks”.

I’d say she’s very aware of how things would be but this is hilarious!! 😂 My wife would definitely have something to say!

 

[BGWentworth]

I’d say she’s very aware of how things would be but this is hilarious!! 😂 My wife would definitely have something to say!

The $5.5M salary probably makes the “sacrifice” seem a little more tolerable.

 

[Fox2monk]

…maybe he’ll eat dinner with his family. But probably not. I imagine we’ll be primarily looking for scorers that withdraw from the draft at this point. Probably another SF/PF. But the staff has got to be breathing a lot easier with 9 guys now on the roster. As it sits (not done yet), we might not have a team comparable to Kansas/UCONN next year, but we’ve done a very nice job securing a solid roster in a very short period of time. We’ll be extremely competitive next year if nothing else…and who knows what the coming days/weeks will hold. We probably are already a top 15 type of team right now. Love the focus on defense and shooting.

I don’t think anyone should expect UConn or Kansas level results. They have proven guys at this level that have been there a couple years too. I like where we are headed no doubt but raising expectations to 2x’s defending champs isn’t gonna help things.

 

[RMorris33]

I’m sorry mentioning “Kansas” triggers you so much. I’ll let you go to the Google machine to answer your question.

It was a simple question. No need to project.

Found it 👍

Kansas gets three-year probation, vacates 15 wins as Bill Self dodges big penalties in IARP infractions case

 

[BGWentworth]

It was a simple question. No need to project.

Found it 👍

Kansas gets three-year probation, vacates 15 wins as Bill Self dodges big penalties in IARP infractions case

I took your comment as you thinking I’m a KU fan and that is about as bad a compliment as one could get. If that wasn’t what you meant, my apologies. Sometimes things get lost in translation around here.

 

[Kentucky fan 1989]

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[Justwantadecentteam]

He can take a break after he has used up all of the scholarships up 😏