My contact wants to keep the lid on the names. He would tell me if I asked but I don't want to get my hopes up just to have them dashed. Something can go wrong at any point from either side to end that player coming. I can 100% say there is a lot of interest from excellent prospects that love pope and our style of play. Enjoy the ride.
Pope with an interesting quote on next years roster
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Reading his full quotes from that press conference I'm excited about next year's roster. Assuming we get the three freshmen + Oweh back (I have a feeling Garrison will move on, but who knows), and assuming we add at most 1 more freshman, then go for three to four high impact transfers, next year's team should have major depth and enough continuity to get other guys up to speed faster. In Pope I trust
A recruiting battle for Wolf will be against the Celtics and Lakers, not Michigan. He's gone
probably true
had never heard of him till I saw Michigan a few times..........he is very good
Things will definitely start to heat up as more and more teams seasons come to an end over the course of the next few weeks. Especially the smaller and mid-major schools. Just hope we don't jump the gun on some guys before others who might be better jump into the portal.
Hopefully not. We need some continuity.
I don't think I've seen it mentioned on this thread yet, but I would think Pope's line changes and minutes per game played would bode well with any potential portal transfers. If I was in the portal, that would be something I look at. Pope mainly wants to play his best dudes 22-25 min a game, and have bench players heavily involved and bring energy to the game. In my opinion, this approach builds and brings a team closer togerher when youre ALL a part of the journey. At least you know if you come here, you're going to get some minutes. You may be slightly recruited over, but you're gonna get minutes in this system.
I know that Pope has had to rely on Perry, Noah, and Chandler more this year than he probably wanted to due to injuries, but I'm speaking specifically on portal transfers.
I know that Pope has had to rely on Perry, Noah, and Chandler more this year than he probably wanted to due to injuries, but I'm speaking specifically on portal transfers.
Was snooping over on the UNCheats board earlier in the season and they were bellyaching that they lost out on Wolf because Hubert wouldn’t match the $750k nil he got from Michigan. Hubert was quoted as saying “ I’m good with the bigs we have now “ .
The fastest way to “screw up a deal” is to let word about it get out before it happens.
I’m neutral on this . I don’t see us being a contender with Garrison and Moreno as our 5’s . Unless we bring in a stud 4 that can rebound and has some ability to score down low .
No.
No one can officially announce yet.
It would all the backchannels.... aka tampering.... which is par for the course these days.
Probably the closest thing to a Butler clone.
He's had a strong season so he's almost a lock to at least enter the draft.
May enter the draft and portal at the same time.
Would probably be the #1 portal PG if he decides to play another season.
From Riverside CA so you know UCLA and USC will be involved.
He's a "Pavia ruling" player in that it is assumed he's eligible for the '26 season via an injuction.
HS class of '20 smh.
Dent seemed more of an offensive threat than Butler
well, if he went to New Mexico, maybe he would come to Lexington
just wonder about the $ from those 2 schools
He is but like Butler not much of a 3 pt shooter.
Really good defender though.
He's put himself in position to get drafted but it's his outside shooting that the NBA sees as a weakness.
Other than the LA based schools I'd watch St John's if he decides to go portal.
Lil Ricky is his coach at UNM.
Rick Sr is losing his backcourt and has said he has no interest in going the HS route
Agreed. I like the Townsend kid from SC but I think he's going pro. Exactly the kinda guy we need though.
I just feel compelled to state again, for emphasis sake ... PLEASE, let us PLEASE, get OBI.
I want Obi over every other player out there, if it's possible. I mean, I'd sacrifice my birthday wish for Kentucky to be paying AFTER my birthday (later this month) - which is my usual birthday wish every year, so only Kentucky can fulfill it...
But yes, I voluntarily endorse, wholeheartedly, Obi Agbim coming here to the big stage with Kentucky next year. He would be as critical to next year's team as Butler obviously is this year.
It's really a no-brainer, but considering the way it is, it wouldn't surprise me to see Coach Pope pull more rabbits out of his hat and actually NOT get Obi in the fierce bidding war that will surely ensue for him next year..... He's a prime commodity in today's game.
In the end, though, knowing Pope put together the team he did on the fly with zero time to do so, tells me he's got an entire vision of team building that goes beyond anything I can come up with. I'll trust him on how he builds the team.
Obi would be a killer addition to the team, though. Fun to think about !
I want Obi over every other player out there, if it's possible. I mean, I'd sacrifice my birthday wish for Kentucky to be paying AFTER my birthday (later this month) - which is my usual birthday wish every year, so only Kentucky can fulfill it...
But yes, I voluntarily endorse, wholeheartedly, Obi Agbim coming here to the big stage with Kentucky next year. He would be as critical to next year's team as Butler obviously is this year.
It's really a no-brainer, but considering the way it is, it wouldn't surprise me to see Coach Pope pull more rabbits out of his hat and actually NOT get Obi in the fierce bidding war that will surely ensue for him next year..... He's a prime commodity in today's game.
In the end, though, knowing Pope put together the team he did on the fly with zero time to do so, tells me he's got an entire vision of team building that goes beyond anything I can come up with. I'll trust him on how he builds the team.
Obi would be a killer addition to the team, though. Fun to think about !
I guess I should rephrase. If he comes back, he needs to come off the bench. We're not winning a title with him starting at the 5.
Then I guess this season is already over if the head coach is talking about next years roster already. Seems a bit Busch league to me.
It’s possible to be focused on the present while having a plan for the future also
Pretty stupid statement right here ^ .
Poetal we need a great pg HIGH IQ an Defense. A starting Center or PF as good or better thsn Amari, and a grest shooting wing. Then some back ups.
Oweh and BG start but testvof starters need come from portal unless Jasper is ready. Moreno an Lewis might take time.
Oweh and BG start but testvof starters need come from portal unless Jasper is ready. Moreno an Lewis might take time.
PG - Portal Guard - Kriisa - Lewis - Perry
SG - Johnson - Perry - Chandler
SF - Oweh - Chandler - Noah
PF - Portal Forward - Portal 4/5
C - Garrison - Moreno - Portal 4/5
We're going to be explosive offensively again if we lock up the right combo guard.
Looking at this roster, I'm not sure where Kriisa fits in a scenario that doesn't cost Lewis and Perry massive amounts of playing time.
SG - Johnson - Perry - Chandler
SF - Oweh - Chandler - Noah
PF - Portal Forward - Portal 4/5
C - Garrison - Moreno - Portal 4/5
We're going to be explosive offensively again if we lock up the right combo guard.
Looking at this roster, I'm not sure where Kriisa fits in a scenario that doesn't cost Lewis and Perry massive amounts of playing time.
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