Here's what I would say to this. THEN PLAY BETTER AND BEAT THE VET OUT! Pope will start the best players. He won't put vets in the starting role simply because they're vets. Want to improve your game? Compete against the vets in practice and hone your game. You're going to get enough playing time at Kentucky to improve your game so, starting or bench really won't matter. Beat the vet out. Stop wanting everything handed to you, because you will never improve. Earn it!
Acaden Lewis de-commits
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So you're taking Lowe over Wall and Fox? Elite talent beats experience. It's the Devin Askew level PGs that we don't want starting year one.
Don't want to compete? Kentucky is NOT the place for you. Nonetheless, this still SUCKS.
Wall and Fox are quite a hell of a leap from, no disrespect intended, Acaden Lewis, my man.
lol you have to relax man
I mean he was one of only 2 PGs on the roster. I’m not sure what they expects pope to do
Wall and Fox wouldn't decommit. They weren't afraid to show you how good they were.
That's true. Today's instant gratification era sucks.
Before people freak out not you he was a shooting guard the fifth ranked Jasper is the back up point #3 ranked https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals150/2025?position=PG
At least Lowe wants to be here, he’s got talent. Make no mistake I love Lewis and his game and this sucks but at least we won’t have to worry about him crying about PT or something now.
Pope must now bring us a Stoke reclass and a Wilkerson commitment to atone for this mortal sin.
So you think all those articles claiming Pope signed his starting PG Lowe were what? Fake news?
Him and his family saw the same things we saw.
Give me players who want to be here over entitled kids who want things handed to them. Lewis will fit in well at the great Satan Duke. He's dead to me. It isn't unreasonable to feel a certain way about a kid who wants to be here vs a kid who wants things handed to him. Give me the player who has the desire to play here. We can develop and coach kids to be better, to make better shots, and to overall improve your game and become more effective.
As of today, we will have 5 multi year players next year.
his buddy Wilson is at UNC and they need a PG
i do not understand how anyone is surprised about this
Pope recruited over him before he ever hit the floor
Someone tampered with Lewis. His dad is full of sh*t.
Do you think Fox, Wall, or Ulis would have been afraid of competing with Lowe?
There's no way. This says way more about Lewis than it does "Kentucky recruiting over him." That's BS. He can't expect to be the only quality point guard if he commits to a school like Kentucky.
Go back and read what Acaden said when he signed to play here and I'm paraphrasing. He was coming here because he could GROW into the role of being a starting PG at a big time school and would be able to run the position as a freshman while learning.
When you read it, it sounds like Acaden thought that he would be THE MAN at the PG position and anyone else would be his backup. When Lowe signed TODAY, that told him AND his OVERBEARING ffather that they would have to WAIT to run the team.
247 reported that Pope had been to DC to talk with the Lewis' more than once to discuss the situation. Apparently it wasn't what they wanted to hear. Hate to see this, but the days of BOWING DOWN to 4 start freshmen are OVER!!!
Good luck to the Lewis' UNLESS they play UK.
The fact that you hate this confirms to me that Pope made the right decision. Because you’re awful.
I know times have changed but this is the Wild West. A commitment means nothing if others schools are going to continue to recruit your commitments. I’ll never be convinced he doesn’t already have an offer elsewhere. College basketball sucks now.
Listen lol a stokes recluses would absolutely be worth him leaving.
I don’t have any hate for the kid. I hate that this is the decision but I’ve genuinely come to believe it’s better to know now rather than later. I don’t think it makes a big difference this year and I don’t even think you need a backup PG. Try to get a couple of sharpshooters and call it a roster.
He wasn't starting next season either way.. Too bad too sad seeya..
Get Taye Kinney out of the 26 class and it will be good
Does it hurt going forward, when these dudes just chase paychecks. It’s gonna be rare for kids to stay multiple years at schoolsThis is one that doesn’t hurt you as much today but hurts you a lot going forward
But isn't that exactly what Moreno and maybe even Johnson will be doing next year?
Not every kid doubts their own ability to compete. Acaden and his hot-hair-balloon of a father are a lot more mentally weak than they think they are.
Cmon Saul didn’t you say Jeremiah Fears didn’t come here because of little ole Kerr committing ?
I get it’s not exactly the same but it’s close to it if that is really the reason he didn’t come here .
NIL is just part of what some programs are offering. The old handshake under the table agreements and in-kind benefits are still being bundled into these deals. Programs that have always cut corners still do, and will continue to do so, no matter what checks and balances are implemented.
I hope this doesn’t affect future high school recruiting. Staff dropped the ball on this one.
You say that but I’ll say it again — if you want to win titles you have to have talent and continuity. Can’t be just one, gotta be both. Yes, it is harder to retain players than it used to be but that’s the game you have to play
Scared to compete. Peace out, weenie.
Auburn had one really good one but played like crap for the last month of the season.