Bench or suspend the malcontents

[bbnkat02]

And when you do that you are telling every recruit you are willing to blame them for poor play. Not a good look.

So wait wait wait wait wait.

Players aren't responsible for poor play or the coach can't put it in the basket for them? Because it sure as heck can't be both.

 

[Bill_the_cat]

So which do you think is going to drive away more recruits? I'd argue that the current protecting of players and letting the train go over the cliff is worse bc Pope has signed no one lol

I answered that already. You do it behind closed doors.
Your actions are then represented during the game. Pope owes fans no explanation.

 

[Tapemaster8]

I love Moreno but he played as bad as anyone on the floor yesterday. So did Jasper. Looks like geography has nothing to do with how bad we stink.

Maybe so but Moreno played hard. Jasper will be good but he needs playing time snd hard coaching!

 

[HalHR2500]

Well its look Mark Pope is now using this tried and true coaching philosophy.

 

[Bleedin Blue in Ohio]

In 50+ years of watching UK Basketball I have only hated 1 team and that was the 2020/21 team. Only year I ever remember I could care less when they were on tv. Nothing about that intitled group appealed to me as a fan. I was thankful the season was over and that team changed my opinion of Cal as a coach going forward. I am hoping for this team and coach Pope to change my early opinion of this team. It is quickly becoming the 2nd team I hate watching play basketball. At least Coach Pope seems to get fans frustrations. I did not think Cal understood the fans frustration 5 years ago. I am to the point that I want to see Coach Pope send a message and kick any player that gives a halfhearted effort off this team. I would rather watch the walk ons and a few players that give effort lose playing hard than watch intitled players with talent lose because they do not care.

 

[SBKY]

In 50+ years of watching UK Basketball I have only hated 1 team and that was the 2020/21 team. Only year I ever remember I could care less when they were on tv. Nothing about that intitled group appealed to me as a fan. I was thankful the season was over and that team changed my opinion of Cal as a coach going forward. I am hoping for this team and coach Pope to change my early opinion of this team. It is quickly becoming the 2nd team I hate watching play basketball. At least Coach Pope seems to get fans frustrations. I did not think Cal understood the fans frustration 5 years ago. I am to the point that I want to see Coach Pope send a message and kick any player that gives a halfhearted effort off this team. I would rather watch the walk ons and a few players that give effort lose playing hard than watch intitled players with talent lose because they do not care.

After watching almost every game since 1993, I lost interest and watched very few games after that season. The games against UNC and Gonzaga felt very similar.