Pope's first regular season exceeded the expectations of 71% of this board
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I was one of the fans who thought we'd get a 4 to 6 seed. The fact that Pope has done as he has with a limited roster is massively impressive.
The man can coach.
It's all going to come down to NIL in the days ahead. Our fans need to chip in.
The man can coach.
It's all going to come down to NIL in the days ahead. Our fans need to chip in.
Can you link the original thread? I need to check my vote to see if I can talk trash.
I actually thought I was amongst the most optimistic in the preseason .... 8 regular season losses and a 3 seed in the SEC and a 3 seed in the NCAA tournament. I wasn't far off. If you'd told me the SEC was going to be THIS historic great, then I would have gone on and said - ok, we will FINISH 8TH JUST LIKE THEY SAID WE WOULD, BUT WE WILL STILL GET A 3 SEED IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. I'd said OK. We will lose more. And we did.
The only difference was all the crazy injuries and adversity of destroying the completeness of the team and team continuity this year. Seeing Kriisa and Jax sitting on the bench is a punch to the guts. But that's life. We've faced adversity in spades this year and we have done very very well. We responded positively each time, and that is a reflection on how actually great of a coaching job Coach Pope has done this year.
But I thought I was pretty wildly optimistic, and saying we would get our two wins in the NCAA tournament this year, making the sweet sixteen. which I will still stand by.
As I recall.
But wow, Pope's Patchwork, Rollercoaster Cats' this year are something else to watch ! I'm just glad to see this team finally get to the end to perform as hard as they can and give it everything as a team. That's all I, or anyone, could ever ask for. We're getting that with this team, this family !!!
Go Big Blue !
The only difference was all the crazy injuries and adversity of destroying the completeness of the team and team continuity this year. Seeing Kriisa and Jax sitting on the bench is a punch to the guts. But that's life. We've faced adversity in spades this year and we have done very very well. We responded positively each time, and that is a reflection on how actually great of a coaching job Coach Pope has done this year.
But I thought I was pretty wildly optimistic, and saying we would get our two wins in the NCAA tournament this year, making the sweet sixteen. which I will still stand by.
As I recall.
But wow, Pope's Patchwork, Rollercoaster Cats' this year are something else to watch ! I'm just glad to see this team finally get to the end to perform as hard as they can and give it everything as a team. That's all I, or anyone, could ever ask for. We're getting that with this team, this family !!!
Go Big Blue !
I didn't post in that thread.. too bad, because my prediction at the time is that we'd be the 3rd 3-seed (11th overall).
I’m not dogging you, but if you show me your contribution receipt, I’ll match it. I’m all for the participation with NIL. I agree we can be a difference, I think fans hit a million last season, I expect this season to be greater.
11 seed in coach g first season. Lost to Marquette without patterson. Crawford with a courageous effort but not enough.
I guess I missed that thread. But, something tells me I would've said "we'll be a 2 seed, assuming we stay healthy. I bet we sweep the Vols too".
I see the hog fan and some IU fan voting that we would miss the tournament. And a cards fan had us as a 10 or so.
damn! sorry for the mistake. i certainly internalized the wrong number and gave bcg more credit.
I called Top3 but I thought we would do much better in SEC. I still think we would have if we were healthy all season.
Nothing to apologize for. That season was forgettable lol I remember random odd stats. Curse of working n finance lol.
Would think that would be relatively easy. I donate $25 a month through Club Blue. Would only need 3,332 other gullable Gary's like me to get to a cold mil.
"Gullable Gary's"! Never heard that one, but adding it to the vernacular with Debbie Downer and Positive Patty.
I thought we'd be in the 20-30 range.
This has been the most enjoyable Kentucky basketball season in a long time for me. My expectations weren't extraordinary. I've sat back and just enjoyed the ride. It's liberating to be free of the cloud that lingered over the program. I can see the sunshine again.
This has been the most enjoyable Kentucky basketball season in a long time for me. My expectations weren't extraordinary. I've sat back and just enjoyed the ride. It's liberating to be free of the cloud that lingered over the program. I can see the sunshine again.
Before the season started I said Otega was my favorite and thought he'd be the best. He was touted as being good on both sides of the ball and though not a great shooter, wouldn't shoot a bunch of 3s knowing it's not his game and would take just open ones. He's mostly stuck to that. I didn't expect that he had a superman cape in his locker room he was allowed to bust out a few times though.
I looked at this today and thought, I wonder if I voted. If so, I probably would have selected 7-9 seed. Sure enough, 7-9 is what I selected.
I firmly believe we would be a 2 seed if not for all the injuries.
Absolutely REMARKABLE regular season in his first year!!
I firmly believe we would be a 2 seed if not for all the injuries.
Absolutely REMARKABLE regular season in his first year!!
Not that I'm a big fan of dragging up old threads to show you're right or wrong, but I chimed in as one of the first posts and said 3-5. So we're on the high end of that.
Looking back at the season, if we hadn't had the injuries we'd have likely been a 2.
Looking back at the season, if we hadn't had the injuries we'd have likely been a 2.
I was in the 29.2. Was thrilled we got rid of cal and fired up. I got lucky with my guess but I'll take it.
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You’d think so, but the math says nearly a quarter can’t afford it, the other half have wives that won’t allow it. Thus we’re left with the rebel men and singles lol.
In all seriousness, people can still do a one time donation they can afford. The product always determines the investment. No one was lining up to back Cal, but I think this offseason we’re going to see the bank build for this program.
However, I can’t help but throw a stone at those that think we’re a bottomless money pit (UK) and can throw millions at everyone and roster 15 ballers.
Let’s all enjoy this ride first and everyone can donate after the fact according to their emotion.
no i see it different. The sec was so difficult this year that it pulled us up a seed line or two. I don’t think anyone saw the sec getting 2 1s 2 2s and 14 teams in. 6th best team in the sec is usually a 6ish seed. If you did a poll on tournament success I think that’s where the expectations lie.
I didn't vote in that thread but I was a 7-9 guy.
I wanted to just make the tournament in year 1 given the roster that had to be assembled out of thin air.
This season has surpassed my expectations for year 1.
I wanted to just make the tournament in year 1 given the roster that had to be assembled out of thin air.
This season has surpassed my expectations for year 1.
I wish I could forget about BCG sooner. I was so pissed about not capitalizing on meeks/patterson duo.
I predicted 20-12, off by 2 games. Had us as a 4 or 5 seed.
Good on Pope, with JRob and Butler healthy all year we're a 1 seed looking at a Final Four.
Good on Pope, with JRob and Butler healthy all year we're a 1 seed looking at a Final Four.
I never voted.
Good Luck BBN this weekend!
First game should be a no brainer .
I predicted we'd go 22-11 and a 3 seed in the tourney. Don't believe me? Then kiss my foot.
I hear ya! I think we thought almost the same. I'm glad to see there are those of us still out here positive and enthusiastic in being positive for supporting Kentucky, jr.
Yeah, I was bullish on Pope doing well here at Kentucky this year, but the SEC was historically great, and even though they were picked to finish 8th in the conference pre-season, nobody really thought Kentucky would finish THAT low, but that was what it really was, in retrospect. It was that final game against Missouri that got us a 6 seed in the tournament. To think we started out #23.
There are not 23 teams better than the team we are right now, out there. Period. I'm just grateful now we can go play and just give it all with who we have got. That's all I could ever ask of the team or anybody. I know they will deliver. I have faith in this team and family.
Pre-season, I thought they'd get a 3 seed in the SECT, but the conference was just so damn good this year. I even thought we'd only lose about 8 reg. season games. get a 3 seed in the SECT and NCAAT. I thought I was very optimistic. I've been rejuvenated and encouraged with the season.
Considering the injuries and how it affected the flow for the team, it was a miracle Pope kept it going and still able to deliver so many quality wins on the year. I think, over time, he cleans up losing here to teams he should be beating, when his teams are good enough to beat top teams consistently in a given season.... like this year. It all came down to the injuries.
If this team had a full roster though all year long, they would have been a top 1 seed, as it is, they absolutely earned a 3 seed this year. I'm cool with the draw and the chance we got this year.
Been a fun year and the future is very bright.
Go Big Blue !
Miss the tournament
Votes: 8 5.0%
What the heck ya'll? LOL
guess I didn't vote there. I would have said 4-6 tho.
Votes: 8 5.0%
What the heck ya'll? LOL
guess I didn't vote there. I would have said 4-6 tho.
Henry has 37 teams so he wasn't sweating it if UK did miss it.
I voted 1-3.
I mean Pope had BYU as a 6 seed last year with a less talented and less athletic roster, so giving him more talent, better athletes and BBN behind him, I had a feeling he'd have us up in the 2-3 seed range.
It helps that at the time, none of us had any idea that the SEC would be the juggernaut it became, so I imagined us going 13-5 or so in league play, and our only OOC loss being Duke.
So I was wrong on several counts which all added up to being right in the end.
I mean Pope had BYU as a 6 seed last year with a less talented and less athletic roster, so giving him more talent, better athletes and BBN behind him, I had a feeling he'd have us up in the 2-3 seed range.
It helps that at the time, none of us had any idea that the SEC would be the juggernaut it became, so I imagined us going 13-5 or so in league play, and our only OOC loss being Duke.
So I was wrong on several counts which all added up to being right in the end.
