Mature, closely-matched guys at every position. Definitely not a place for the faint of heart.
Practice is going to be a war.
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I'd pay good money just to go watch a practice.
Thought the same thing. Noah, Perry and Chandler will have to grow up quickly
They’ll be signing autographs for $25 each after practice. 😎
So, has Popes open practice idea been shot down officially? If not I'm gonna be "working from home" a lot next season.
Pope put together a damn good roster! Just imagine how good Noah and Perry will get going against these grown ass men in practice every day.
Kriisa might get his a$$ kicked! LoL
We need some players with grit and determination. It makes everyone else better! He might do some a$$ kicking as well
One thing that has been missing for a while here. Freshman practicing against older players. Benefit will be huge.
Not meant as a knock but we don’t seem to have a team of entitled guys who have been pampered since they were 12 years old.
I thought UK lost the toughness I saw growing up.
I thought UK lost the toughness I saw growing up.
Matchups should be interesting:
G Butler vs. Kriisa- defense vs. offense. Kriisa better tighten up his handles. Butler will turn him over. Edge: Butler.
G Robinson vs. Oweh- I’m putting a defensive hound on the go to guy. That would be fun to watch. Edge: Robinson.
G Brea vs. Chandler- Chandler better shake the rust off quick, he will be guarding the nation’s best 3 point shooter. Edge: Brea.
F Carr vs. Almonor- both can shoot, Almonor is better defensively, but Carr is better posting up. Edge: Carr.
F Williams vs. Garrison- the veteran against the young talent. This is probably the closest to even of the matchups. Edge: Williams.
Noah and Perry might have a tough time getting into the scrimmages let alone the games.
G Butler vs. Kriisa- defense vs. offense. Kriisa better tighten up his handles. Butler will turn him over. Edge: Butler.
G Robinson vs. Oweh- I’m putting a defensive hound on the go to guy. That would be fun to watch. Edge: Robinson.
G Brea vs. Chandler- Chandler better shake the rust off quick, he will be guarding the nation’s best 3 point shooter. Edge: Brea.
F Carr vs. Almonor- both can shoot, Almonor is better defensively, but Carr is better posting up. Edge: Carr.
F Williams vs. Garrison- the veteran against the young talent. This is probably the closest to even of the matchups. Edge: Williams.
Noah and Perry might have a tough time getting into the scrimmages let alone the games.
I’m all for it!We need some players with grit and determination. It makes everyone else better! He might do some a$$ kicking as well
Brea oweh chandler will be fighting for whatever minutes are left after you log 35 min for Robinson between 2/3. I feel like brea is gonna be very difficult to keep off the floor. So give him 27-30 min at least.
Noah will be hard to take off the court once he gets on with his physical presence and shooting.
Some forget that a physically overmatched 7th grader Perry still found a way to score 20 plus a game versus bigger and stronger players. He will be mentally ready for the challenge. He doesn’t back down.
I don’t think anyone is going to get 35 min/game in Pope’s system. He just doesn’t operate that way based on his system of “Video Game” basketball. He wants players fresh. That is why it is so important he has really good, if not great 10 deep. Most will play significant minutes. He will likely get between 28-30/game. We have plenty of talent around him. He doesn’t need to get more than that.
I believe so. Hasn't really played much in 2 years though being on his mission trips.
Maybe he had a basket nailed to a tree or barn or dribbled a ball on a gravel road(like Mike Irby did in Cumberland county years ago)
Cal and coaches clinic should not be used in the same sentence
Yes it can. Cal should have gone to a coaching clinic(preferably a long term one)
The conf games in football kinda got me worried... Like we are usually good enough to win 7, 8 games in a season but its gonna take some strategy and good play calling.
Im not saying Im more excited for basketball, but we got a new coach. That's got me excited again for basketball.
Im not saying Im more excited for basketball, but we got a new coach. That's got me excited again for basketball.
Right now, the talent is there and it’s all a question of whether or not they come together in a short time.
They should all be mature, hard working young men. They should be focused on winning as a team. They have all been a part of winning teams.
Hopefully the maturity will get them past any personality issues they may have. Hopefully little things won’t stand in the way of developing chemistry. Hopefully they all get along and if they don’t, they don’t let off court issues get in the way of their on court success. The maturity they all should have from being in college for 3-5 years will lessen the impact of individual personality conflicts.
It might take a while to develop chemistry on and off the court and there is no guarantee that they will develop chemistry, but with six fifth year Seniors and a fourth year Senior on the squad, I would expect that they approach the game as their job, especially since they are actually getting paid to do it.
Professionalism should push these men to achieve at a high level. And these are men. It is so refreshing not to have to listen to, “we’re young” as an excuse. The average age of this team is probably 22-23, I would think. Most of us were working full time by that age, some of us probably had started families by that age. These are men going to work. That should translate to effort on the floor.
Whatever happens, this should be a hard working team. These guys have earned their PT over the years. So I suspect the issue will not be effort.
So as the OP said, these practices are going to be war. I like the idea of having veterans fighting it out day after day. Should be refreshing after watching year after year of a bunch of Freshmen just trying to find their way.
They should all be mature, hard working young men. They should be focused on winning as a team. They have all been a part of winning teams.
Hopefully the maturity will get them past any personality issues they may have. Hopefully little things won’t stand in the way of developing chemistry. Hopefully they all get along and if they don’t, they don’t let off court issues get in the way of their on court success. The maturity they all should have from being in college for 3-5 years will lessen the impact of individual personality conflicts.
It might take a while to develop chemistry on and off the court and there is no guarantee that they will develop chemistry, but with six fifth year Seniors and a fourth year Senior on the squad, I would expect that they approach the game as their job, especially since they are actually getting paid to do it.
Professionalism should push these men to achieve at a high level. And these are men. It is so refreshing not to have to listen to, “we’re young” as an excuse. The average age of this team is probably 22-23, I would think. Most of us were working full time by that age, some of us probably had started families by that age. These are men going to work. That should translate to effort on the floor.
Whatever happens, this should be a hard working team. These guys have earned their PT over the years. So I suspect the issue will not be effort.
So as the OP said, these practices are going to be war. I like the idea of having veterans fighting it out day after day. Should be refreshing after watching year after year of a bunch of Freshmen just trying to find their way.
Don’t take offense because I love you like the brother I never had but someone posted this every year after Cal had secured his new roster. I know, I know we have a new sheriff and different team build w elders on it. But I gotta see how it works w Pope.
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