Something that I don’t think has ever been discussed…

[Basscat1987]

Pope has got to start working on late game situation when down. Time and time again when trailing late and time to start playing the foul game we act like we don’t have a clue what to do. Don’t foul at all or wait 20 seconds in the possession to start fouling. I’ve never seen a team that looked so disorganized in so many late game situations. And it’s not just bc butler is out, this has happened in a few games this year. Do better pope. Quit spending the whole 2 hours everyday in practice on your zoom offense and working on stuff that’s also important in the game of basketball

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

We've lost atleast 3 games bc we played 35 mins instead of 40...this one, vandy, Bama...and we almost folded in the last 5 at Tennessee

 

[ala_kat2]

Pope needs to take timeouts earlier toward the last 5-8 minutes. Damn, I thought the former coach was bad in that area too. Coach can’t wait until the other team has totally flipped the momentum. We had a total breakdown in the last 4 minutes tonight.

 

[wildcat_nation28]

Pope has never won a NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME

 

[JohnnyGreen1975]

Pope has got to start working on late game situation when down. Time and time again when trailing late and time to start playing the foul game we act like we don’t have a clue what to do. Don’t foul at all or wait 20 seconds in the possession to start fouling. I’ve never seen a team that looked so disorganized in so many late game situations. And it’s not just bc butler is out, this has happened in a few games this year. Do better pope. Quit spending the whole 2 hours everyday in practice on your zoom offense and working on stuff that’s also important in the game of basketball

Our guys were tired at the end of the game. It’s the result of injuries. Pope will get it together.

 

[chattanoogawildcat]

Pope has never won a NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME

Lol neither has your boy cal in recent years.

 

[ncaaky]

Time and time again when trailing late and time to start playing the foul game we act like we don’t have a clue what to do. Don’t foul at all or wait 20 seconds in the possession to start fouling.

It is unbelievable for an analytics guy to not have any idea how to lengthen the game. Calipari was the worst I had ever seen, but Pope is even worse.

 

[wildcat_nation28]

Lol neither has your boy cal in recent years.

key word recent

 

[Basscat1987]

Our guys were tired at the end of the game. It’s the result of injuries. Pope will get it together.

We have 8 guys. Plenty of teams around the country play with that many of less. We’re not very well conditioned. I’d like to see a practice just to see what the hell goes on in that craft center. I know it’s not defense. I know it’s not late game situations. I know it’s not rebounding.

 

[chattanoogawildcat]

key word recent

I knew he had your support. That explains your flames after every loss.

 

[ncaaky]

Our guys were tired at the end of the game. It’s the result of injuries. Pope will get it together.

We had 3 timeouts left with 5 minutes to go. Those can be used to help rest the players.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

OP is 100% right. Grinding teams know who to foul and do it QUICKLY. I would expect much better from an analytics coach.

 

[wildcat_nation28]

I knew he had your support.

well I wasn't raised everyone gets a trophy you had to earn it sorry pussy boi

 

[chattanoogawildcat]

well I wasn't raised everyone gets a trophy you had to earn it sorry pussy boi

Oh tough talking guy behind a monitor huh? Very amusing, thank you.

 

[wildcat_nation28]

Oh tough talking guy behind a monitor huh? Very amusing, thank you.

gotcha

 

[megablue]

Pope has got to start working on late game situation when down. Time and time again when trailing late and time to start playing the foul game we act like we don’t have a clue what to do. Don’t foul at all or wait 20 seconds in the possession to start fouling. I’ve never seen a team that looked so disorganized in so many late game situations. And it’s not just bc butler is out, this has happened in a few games this year. Do better pope. Quit spending the whole 2 hours everyday in practice on your zoom offense and working on stuff that’s also important in the game of basketball

When you are down, you simply get the damn ball, go after it, go after it aggressively … you can sometimes come up with the ball … if you foul … that’s okay, of course, but GO GET THE DAMN BASKETBALL !! Don’t let the clock run !!!!!

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

We have 8 guys. Plenty of teams around the country play with that many of less. We’re not very well conditioned. I’d like to see a practice just to see what the hell goes on in that craft center. I know it’s not defense. I know it’s not late game situations. I know it’s not rebounding.

Yeah, not that my opinion in coaching matters but I'd spend an entire practice on blocking out rebounds. You want to play you put a body on someone...Brea and almanor don't want to, you don't play

 

[NociHTTP]

well I wasn't raised everyone gets a trophy you had to earn it sorry pussy boi

Just ignore the guy, all he's doing is going around along with two other non-UK fans here and laughing at people's threads and posts. It's not worth it.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Im sure there are things Pope could have done better. But you don't coach masterclass games all season and then just "forget" at some points. I think tonight was a lot of failed execution. Bad turnovers, missed free throws, getting our shots swatted. You can't convinced me that at least some of this wasn't just because our team itself just was outmatched down the stretch.

We have an undermanned team, im not really shocked that Texas kind of enforced their will on us.

 

[Cats192]

Pope has never won a NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME

Go root for Arkansas.

 

[wildcat_nation28]

Go root for Arkansas.

ok unbelievable some people

 

[JwUKFan11]

Lol neither has your boy cal in recent years.

So strange how it's February and you're still talking about Cal. Wild and weird.

 

[JohnnyGreen1975]

So strange how it's February and you're still talking about Cal. Wild and weird.

Just let him be. It’s clear he was never a Pope fan to begin with.

 

[chattanoogawildcat]

So strange how it's February and you're still talking about Cal. Wild and weird.

Lol what is wierd is the season is over thread you made a couple of weeks ago.

 

[JwUKFan11]

Lol what is wierd is the season is over thread you made a couple of weeks ago.

Playing out just like I said. We’d be favored in 3 games. Likely gonna be a 5-8 doesn’t seem like UK standards to me

 

[ImTheVillageIdiot]

Pope has got to start working on late game situation when down. Time and time again when trailing late and time to start playing the foul game we act like we don’t have a clue what to do. Don’t foul at all or wait 20 seconds in the possession to start fouling. I’ve never seen a team that looked so disorganized in so many late game situations. And it’s not just bc butler is out, this has happened in a few games this year. Do better pope. Quit spending the whole 2 hours everyday in practice on your zoom offense and working on stuff that’s also important in the game of basketball

SMH. I didn’t know ignorance had a smell but something definitely stunk about that post

 

[chattanoogawildcat]

Playing out just like I said. We’d be favored in 3 games. Likely gonna be a 5-8 doesn’t seem like UK standards to me

Irrelevant, we will be T bound with good seed and if healthy will make some noise. Far from the season is over hopes you have.

 

[tf4fun]

Yeah, not that my opinion in coaching matters but I'd spend an entire practice on blocking out rebounds. You want to play you put a body on someone...Brea and almanor don't want to, you don't play

This needs to happen in Oct/November.

 

[JwUKFan11]

Irrelevant, we will be T bound with good seed and if healthy will make some noise. Far from the season is over hopes you have.

Expectations have dropped so low that a 5-8 seed is considered good. Man.

 

[chattanoogawildcat]

Expectations have dropped so low that a 5-8 seed is considered good. Man.

Aawww, you miss cal? Oh wait.......

 

[Basscat1987]

SMH. I didn’t know ignorance had a smell but something definitely stunk about that post

Ur stupid

 

[ImTheVillageIdiot]

Ur stupid

“Ur” stupid? Can’t even make this stuff up lol

 

[jwphelps]

Pope has got to start working on late game situation when down. Time and time again when trailing late and time to start playing the foul game we act like we don’t have a clue what to do. Don’t foul at all or wait 20 seconds in the possession to start fouling. I’ve never seen a team that looked so disorganized in so many late game situations. And it’s not just bc butler is out, this has happened in a few games this year. Do better pope. Quit spending the whole 2 hours everyday in practice on your zoom offense and working on stuff that’s also important in the game of basketball

It doesn't help when your top two players are sitting on the bench in sweats. But the Cats made so horrible turnovers, early in the game, then clean thing up only to revert back to some bad turn overs.

 

[flacat22]

Pope has never won a NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME

0-2, you make it sound like he’s lost 10 games in the tourney. STUPID.

2021-lost to FINAL FOUR UCLA
2025- lost to 25-12 Duquesne

 

[runt#69]

dang that's a little harsh don't ya think?

not worth the time to comment