Worst hire than Billy G. If true

[kygent2]

This is absolutely ridiculous .
If hired to keep 1 player onboard ridiculous.
We will never get another 5 star.
If you wanted a ex Kentucky player, there were plenty of more in front of him.
He better hire Derrick Anderson or Winston Bennet
This is a total failure.

 

[TankedCat]

I don't want the fanbase turning on one of our own.

And I don't want a Texas A&M situation.

If the school hires him, then don't waver in your support for him at the start.

 

[CBBCrazy]

Just suck it up and support the man. Enough is enough, lets get down to getting a roster and compete.

 

[UK90]

If you wanted a ex Kentucky player, there were plenty of more in front of him.

Like who? What ex UK player has a better current coaching résumé?

 

[KyLegacy]

This is a perfect example of over reacting and looking like a complete idiot.

 

[Mdnerd]

Dumb post of the year. Congrats!

 

[NociHTTP]

This is absolutely ridiculous .
If hired to keep 1 player onboard ridiculous.
We will never get another 5 star.
If you wanted a ex Kentucky player, there were plenty of more in front of him.
He better hire Derrick Anderson or Winston Bennet
This is a total failure.

Why exactly do you think he won't get 5* players?

 

[TankedCat]

not even sure 5 star players is the goal we should be striving for anymore

 

[kygent2]

Its my opinion, just like you have one , thats it period....

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Its my opinion, just like you have one , thats it period....

Okay, give me a list of ex-Kentucky players that are ahead of Pope.

 

[oldsports_]

This is absolutely ridiculous .
If hired to keep 1 player onboard ridiculous.
We will never get another 5 star.
If you wanted a ex Kentucky player, there were plenty of more in front of him.
He better hire Derrick Anderson or Winston Bennet
This is a total failure.

This post is up for Stupid Post of the Year
Congrats

 

[Fox2monk]

I forgot so many ex players coached at the D1 level and were so sought after…

 

[kygent2]

This post is up for Stupid Post of the Year
Congrats

I said same thing about Billy G, how that work out

 

[UK90]

I said same thing about Billy G, how that work out

So you said Billy G was a “worst hire than Billy G”?

Huh?

 

[know1]

This is absolutely ridiculous .
If hired to keep 1 player onboard ridiculous.
We will never get another 5 star.
If you wanted a ex Kentucky player, there were plenty of more in front of him.
He better hire Derrick Anderson or Winston Bennet
This is a total failure.

Please go be a fan of some other team.

 

[Snarks0]

looking at resumes and body of work, this is a worse hire. Billy G got some top recruits and made it to the sweet 16. Pope has never won a NCAA tournament game.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

looking at resumes and body of work, this is a worse hire. Billy G got some top recruits and made it to the sweet 16. Pope has never won a NCAA tournament game.

At BYU and Utah State.

 

[oldsports_]

At BYU and Utah State.

With Mormon players..

 

[Perrin75]

This is not even on the same plain as the Gillespie hire. Pope understands Kentucky, and what he is stepping into. Billy Clyde was immediately overwhelmed, and it led to him leaning into an addiction that escalated very quickly and became incredibly destructive.

Pope is certainly not the type of hire I was expecting. There are at least three coaches in the SEC alone that I would have preferred. Having said that, Pope understands Kentucky, he runs a modern, NBA style offense that I feel will be a great fit, and he has shown the ability to identify/develop talent in the portal. Those could add up to success.

Pope being hired is a bit of a disappointment, but it is a much better hire than BCG.

 

[Ky_Bred_Cat]

Comparing Pope to BCG is just silly. And moronic. Pope is a highly intelligent, high character guy. We all know what Billy was.

I have a feeling this is going to work out very well.

 

[ala_kat2]

looking at resumes and body of work, this is a worse hire. Billy G got some top recruits and made it to the sweet 16. Pope has never won a NCAA tournament game.

Why is that such a big deal? Pope hasn’t coached at a school with the resources and resume of UK. I predict he wins NCAA tournament games regularly after he’s been here a couple years. Time will tell, but we need to support the guy. Publicly hating on Barnhart for “hiring” Pope is in effect pulling your support for Pope by saying he’s not good enough.

 

[mg0721]

This is absolutely ridiculous .
If hired to keep 1 player onboard ridiculous.
We will never get another 5 star.
If you wanted a ex Kentucky player, there were plenty of more in front of him.
He better hire Derrick Anderson or Winston Bennet
This is a total failure.

Absolutely ridiculous statement. Mark Pope is a much better person with much less baggage. The deal is done, BBN unite and give him a chance.

 

[ManitouDan]

delete this embarrassment .

 

[HagginHall1999]

This board is ridiculous.

Pope deserves a shot. If he fails, so be it. There was obviously an issue with guys after the Top 2. Pope wouldn't have been my top choice but also wouldn't have been my last.

If the boosters are going to support NIL then we will be fine. Pope can coach basketball.

 

[katkraze]

Pope - better than Billy G hire

 

[USMC Cat]

This is absolutely ridiculous .
If hired to keep 1 player onboard ridiculous.
We will never get another 5 star.
If you wanted a ex Kentucky player, there were plenty of more in front of him.
He better hire Derrick Anderson or Winston Bennet
This is a total failure.

You sound like a Duke fan when they hired a 35-year old former player as coach with zero head coaching experience.

Or UNC when they hired former player Hubert Davis who had... Wait for it... Zero head coaching experience.

Or Syracuse who hired Adrian Autry, a former player who had... You guessed it...

Zero head coaching experience.

 

[UK90]

At BYU and Utah State.

Not Utah State, but “Utah Valley” …a school most have not even heard of and which was a mere JC up until just a couple decades ago.

Complaining about him not landing top recruits at a school like that is as unreasonable as it gets.

 

[zwynn10]

Like who? What ex UK player has a better current coaching résumé?

Dewayne Casey.

 

[ace on the river]

This is absolutely ridiculous .
If hired to keep 1 player onboard ridiculous.
We will never get another 5 star.
If you wanted a ex Kentucky player, there were plenty of more in front of him.
He better hire Derrick Anderson or Winston Bennet
This is a total failure.

You really don't understand how things work. Recruiting DOES NOT matter. MONEY matters. If we pay more we will get the players, we pay less, we won't get the good players

 

[UK90]

Dewayne Casey.

That’s a decent answer. But the dude hasn’t been anywhere near college basketball since he got drummed out in the 80s for the Chris Mills scandal.

I suppose we could’ve also taken a run at Pat Riley if we’re including geriatric former NBA coaches.

 

[Snarks0]

The same guy hired both. Maybe we should blame him?

 

[kygent2]

That’s a decent answer. But the dude hasn’t been anywhere near college basketball since he got drummed out in the 80s for the Chris Mills scandal.

I suppose we could’ve also taken a run at Pat Riley if we’re including geriatric former NBA

Okay, give me a list of ex-Kentucky players that are ahead of Pope.

Dwayne Casey, Travis Ford, John Pelphrey, Winston Bennett, Shawn Woods, Pat Riley and ex assistants Leonard Hamilton and Billy D, hell at this rate bring Tubby or Rick back