Looks like I'm not the only one feeling that hell yes we are free let's see what we can do now
According to MJ on X/Twitter re NIL
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Oh great. Who's going to make these offers? Pope has never even been on the major aau circuit and neither has any of his staff. They're so under qualified they don't even know where to start.
The only hope is someone hires a very experienced assistant. But who is going to do that?
The only hope is someone hires a very experienced assistant. But who is going to do that?
I’m really happy about this actually. If Pope gets great players and proves everybody wrong then great! But if the next couple years don’t go well, nobody will be able to say “he didn’t have the resources.”
It doesn't matter anymore. You go to a school for 2 things and 2 things only .....
coach and money.
coach and money.
That’s the big “if” can he get good players or good portal guys? I know he is smart basketball mind and is a big improvement in the actual coaching compared to cal
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Looking at this unemotionally Pope runs the exact type of team that is kryptonite to the Cow. Ability to confuse with a zone, spread the floor out reducing his interior game and rebounding ( cows everything) by pulling bigs to perimeter or suffer 3 bombs, ability to dictate pace and lots of movement and older players which like to bully arrogant freshmen. Man I'm so thrilled to not see that same entitled lazy attitude by freshmen. So happy
Yes it is. But again, if he can’t recruit I don’t want it to be because he doesn’t have any NIL money.
Did players grow up watching Scott Drew? Nope, and he has a top-5 recruiting class. How many players grew up watching Jay Wright? Won 2 titles at Villanova. You think a bunch of these dudes playing at UCONN cared about Hurley at Seton Hall or him coaching at Rhode Island?
I agree with you about the brand and NIL, but I don't think winning in CBB is about being an NBA minor league any longer. I believe that's outdated idea that the smartest coaches can actually take advantage of - kind of the way some MLB teams had to get smart with "money ball" in baseball. Of course, here it's not about UK being able to compete in regard to money, but the issue is seeing an inefficiency or an overlooked area (e.g., upperclassmen given an opportunity to develop turn into better CBB players as upperclassmen than high school recruits as freshmen).
Hopefully Pope can get some better looking hookers than ones Slick got that would help with recruiting as well.
Agree, and because there are other coaches demonstrating this proficiency now. The numbers prove upper classmen are running the show now and the portal time is near for Pope.
I'm actually kind of low-key excited thinking about the fact these are the teams that give CCC the most trouble. Also love popes heritage and the fact he uses multiple offensive defensive sets, and remembers how the 96 team operated.
Hey I can at least be excited now!!!
No coach is gonna get more NIL money at UK than a former NC winning player.
I am hesitant to be excited simply because any time we've seen a coach perform "meh", they usually continue to perform "meh".
My only hope here is that somehow being back at Kentucky, the NIL and portal creates a monster out of Mark. I will admit, however, that of the few videos I've watched of him last night and this morning - he's kind of a weird dude. I almost thought of Musselman just based off of some of his gestures, quirky facial expressions, and that one strange rap tweet video (that was weird).
Newsflash -- The Clark's are not the only really really rich folks that support UK .. I know a guy that could give 400-500K if he wanted too. And He's working 9-6 today
well kinda working , lolYeah. UCONN is gonna suck. Nobody has ever heard of Dan Hurley.
I know if I was in his shoes as a UK graduate of the same era with his qualifications and experience and resources coming now I would be pumped out of my mind and have more energy than I could deal with to get it done.
I'm sure we all feel some of that hesitation too, but the relief of CCC being gone, priceless!
It's all about the highest bidder. The coach and school means nothing to 95 percent of recruits under the new nil era.
How about we let him get off the plane first
You'd really be surprised at the number of people out there who are millionaires, even big time multi millionaires. Many don't broadcast it for any number of reasons. And there are good reasons to NOT be recognized for that. They work hard at keeping a low profile.
Don't You get it? No body wanted those guys at UK.
A has been and a never was cheater ...
Cal is gone (on his own) ... and Pope is our future.
Get you some
I wasn’t thrilled with it either but what’s done is done. Gotta support and give a chance.