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Pope with an interesting quote on next years roster

He dropped that line in his opening press conference that seemed to hint at it. "The shepherd will lead us..." line. I mean almost all of Rupp went nuts. Even if that wasn't his intent, i was seen that way. Have to be better at choosing words.

If you thought he was coming back from that opening press conference you were smoking the tea leaves not reading them. Everybody knew Reed was lottery and gone.
 
If you thought he was coming back from that opening press conference you were smoking the tea leaves not reading them. Everybody knew Reed was lottery and gone.

I personally didn't. It did make me raise an eyebrow though. I thought, "Well, maybe...." And a full arena cheered like they thought so.
 
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We get 15 scholarships next season right?
Could. Personally, I think that would spread the NIL money a little thin when you’re looking to pay those “superstar” transfers enough.

I just don’t think any 13th, 14th or 15th scholarship player is going to be impactful…. That’s a lotta dudes ahead of ya
Like that super star transfers
Yeah…. How many of dem der transfer superstar unicorns are out there, ya reckon?
He was in juco a year and they passed that rule.
That didn’t “pass’ it, there’s an injunction that’s allowing them to play until the courts decide.

So, yeah, it’s passed, I guess. Just sue again, NCAA will fold in a hurry.
 
He dropped that line in his opening press conference that seemed to hint at it. "The shepherd will lead us..." line. I mean almost all of Rupp went nuts. Even if that wasn't his intent, i was seen that way. Have to be better at choosing words.
That was a joke . I believe he thought it was so preposterous that no one would think he was serious.
 
That would be great.....
Would like to see UK back to kicking butt and taking names, and expecting to win every game👍
How long has it actually been hat we were kicking butt and taking names? Longer than I wanted to wait, for sure. We have waited 13 years since we have kicked ass &taken names and raised the trophy. We have had a few good seasons since 2012 but not many. We were wandering in the desert for 20 ears until Joe B won in 1978. It was 18 more desert years until Pitino won in 1996. It took 14 ears between Tubby's win in 1998 until Cal's win in 2012. Since 1958, or 66 years we have won 5 championships. This averages a championship every 13.2 years. This is the 13th year since our last, so this s the year. Who supports this theory?
 
That was a joke . I believe he thought it was so preposterous that no one would think he was serious.

Well, a cheering arena said otherwise. And probably not the best decision to joke about that kinda stuff in your very first press conference. I'm not gonna berate the man over it, but, it wasn't the best thing to say.
 
How long has it actually been hat we were kicking butt and taking names? Longer than I wanted to wait, for sure. We have waited 13 years since we have kicked ass &taken names and raised the trophy. We have had a few good seasons since 2012 but not many. We were wandering in the desert for 20 ears until Joe B won in 1978. It was 18 more desert years until Pitino won in 1996. It took 14 ears between Tubby's win in 1998 until Cal's win in 2012. Since 1958, or 66 years we have won 5 championships. This averages a championship every 13.2 years. This is the 13th year since our last, so this s the year. Who supports this theory?
It’s called nil and the portal,equals a more level playing field.
 
How long has it actually been hat we were kicking butt and taking names? Longer than I wanted to wait, for sure. We have waited 13 years since we have kicked ass &taken names and raised the trophy. We have had a few good seasons since 2012 but not many. We were wandering in the desert for 20 ears until Joe B won in 1978. It was 18 more desert years until Pitino won in 1996. It took 14 ears between Tubby's win in 1998 until Cal's win in 2012. Since 1958, or 66 years we have won 5 championships. This averages a championship every 13.2 years. This is the 13th year since our last, so this s the year. Who supports this theory?

It's almost like the sport has......changed....since the days of Rupp and winning a title is damn hard.

There's four coaches with more than two titles. Rupp, Wooden, K. That's it. Ol Daggum has 3. And of those 4, three of them were cheating their ass off.
 
lol. This time of year makes me crazy. All the speculation. It's fun and frustrating! Kinda like being married!
I really like following the April transfer portal recruiting. I'm never ready for the season to be over at that time, and I can analyze and watch video on guys linked to UK or ones I hope Uk gets involved with, plus the decisions are going to be made pretty quick.
 
Looking at players and sorting them according to certain stats has led me to some intriguing FR/SO prospects from mid-majors who are a bit under the radar:

Austin Rapp 6'10'' FR PF/C Portland

--He has attempted over 200 3's and shoots them at about 35%. Decent DR%.

Alvaro Folgueiras 6'9" SO Robert Morris Stretch 4

--Shoots almost 45% on 3's, is a beast on the defensive glass, steals at a high rate, and gets a good number of assists

Mason Falslev 6'3'' SO Utah St

--Shoots over 40% from 3 and gets a ton of steals

Who knows if they are actually UK caliber. Thumbing through player lists and stats is fun knowing that our roster pool is now open to the entirety of college basketball lol.
 
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