Stokes is a special player and looks every bit like a future very good NBA player. But, for this season, MM and Mitchell should be more important for us.
Missing on Stokes was a blessing in disguise
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Stokes’ biggest obstacle is maturity. If he figures it out he could be an NBA all star and if he doesn’t just have a decent pro career.
Either way he won’t be a finished product in March of 2027 so this worked out best for UK IMO.
Either way he won’t be a finished product in March of 2027 so this worked out best for UK IMO.
Not just about how good Stokes is, it's a lot more than that. People see too much on the surface without anticipating under the hood challenges. Stokes is a diva who would have scared players from coming, potentially. Look at that roster Self has - UK's is much better. He could be a locker room menace - have heard feedback that his character could drop him as low as 10 in the draft.
Team building isn't always about names on a list. It's going to be about how do you get 5 kids that never played together a day in their life, with varying agendas, play as a team. Dusty broke the seal with it last year, to get that Michigan team to become the best team in the sport. That said, wicked talented roster. They had three lottery picks, guys like Hoiberg were saying closest thing he's seen to an NBA team at the college level. This UK team is not that.
As a UK fan, I'd still be very cautious about salivating around names on paper. Now Pope has to coach, get everyone on the same page and figure out roles. No team should be 5 scorers, never works and can cause conflict. He needs these guys getting really comfortable with a role in a team.
There will be a good group of teams this year trying to pull this off - Tennessee, Louisville are all portal newcomers. Texas has 4, so all playing together for first time. If to narrow in the F4 teams the last 3 years, Michigan has really been the only one to be heavy all new transfers Y1. Duke 25 had a team playing together for the first time, lot's of freshmen, and it came to bite them.
It'll be an interesting year to tests what works, as there are some teams at the top that have a lot of returners and continuity, maybe not as talented. Florida obviously, UConn will have 3 returners starting, MSU has 4 (always does).
Did not want stokes regardless who ended up on our roster. Glad pope ended up with a roster to prove whether or not he can live up to the billing. Still think he fails but would love to be proven wrong.
Really feel he wouldn't have been a good fit here and a headache for Pope. I think we would have been very disappointed and turned against both Pope and Stokes by season's end. I really like the team we have now.
I love the guy but Mark Pope is not one who would be able to control a kid like Stokes.
If Stokes has an amazing year I don't think I'll be the only one who wishes that he was at Kentucky. Right now it's too early to say and I'm just glad that we have a team that at the very least should have more success than the last couple years.
Yes about the hot dog. He played our coach knowing he had already signed with Kansas. Don't know if Self told him to do that so we wouldn't go after another player or not but that was Bush league hot dog on purpose.
I was one saying he wouldn't be a problem. I thought people were just being biased or whatever. But after seeing how he did Pope and UK I can agree he is a big punk and I can't wait to play Kansas.
I thought he was just a normal young guy but when I seen the end of that process I lost a lot of respect for him.
After how he embarrassed Pope and all of BBN, screw him. That dude screams drama and insincerity
There are some people here that need to show even the tiniest amount of self-respect and character and delete their accounts. I don't want to call out anyone by name but you know who you are..
Just putting it out there so that those who said something like this can be reminded of it and so that the rest of us know whose opinions and thoughts are completely worthless.
Like I said I don't want to say names but those that contributed to this should show the smallest amount of self-respect and delete your account.
Like I said I don't want to say names but those that contributed to this should show the smallest amount of self-respect and delete your account.
This is why other fan bases clown on Kentucky fans..
Actually, he would have. Kentucky could run their offense through him instead of Moreno, and he would bring some much needed toughness and athleticism to a team that is lacking both.
Anyone who thought Milan was better than Stokes is genuinely insane. Milan is a HORRIBLE defender, like maybe one of the worst in the entire country. The only thing he is good at is catch and shoot threes and sometimes a fadeaway mid-range. Unfortunately, Pope refuses to draw up any sets to get him catch and shoot threes!!
Just like Milan saved the day. Pope is terrible and he will not win with anyone.
Anyone that thinks talent and the roster is the problem doesn’t know ball.
We had this same argument when Cal was bringing in top 2 classes every year. “oh this is just a down high school class, wait till next year”.
Its been 10 years of “we just need better players” from the same group. Got the best outside shooter in college basketball in like 30 years and suddenly hes not good enough. This fanbase man…
We had this same argument when Cal was bringing in top 2 classes every year. “oh this is just a down high school class, wait till next year”.
Its been 10 years of “we just need better players” from the same group. Got the best outside shooter in college basketball in like 30 years and suddenly hes not good enough. This fanbase man…
Also, on Milan’s defense. No he’s not gonna make anyone’s all defense team but he was good enough to start and play 28 minutes a game last season on a top 5 defensive team in the country. Our problem on defense aint Milan.
Amari Williams and Lamont Butler were all world defenders. and Andrew Carr wasn’t terrible on that end. Neither was Oweh. and yet we spent most of Popes first season hovering between 70-110 on defense. Which for any program with title aspirations is awful.
Mark Pope can’t teach defense and seems to make guys worse on that end.
Amari Williams and Lamont Butler were all world defenders. and Andrew Carr wasn’t terrible on that end. Neither was Oweh. and yet we spent most of Popes first season hovering between 70-110 on defense. Which for any program with title aspirations is awful.
Mark Pope can’t teach defense and seems to make guys worse on that end.
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