Pope’s first job is to get Collin Chandler to UK immediately. The kid was on a mission trip this past season but can ball. I would LOVE to see him and Reed out there together. 
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Careful, folks will thinking you're wanting UK to become BYU East.Pope’s first job is to get Collin Chandler to UK immediately. The kid was on a mission trip this past season but can ball. I would LOVE to see him and Reed out there together.
2022 recruit went on a two year mission out of high school, so he hasn’t played yet. This year will be his first year playing college. He is number 30 in the 2022 rsci rankings.
i think most Mormon players view playing at BYU much like most Kentucky born players view playing at UK
If the guy went on a 2 year trip he must be pretty serious about his Mormon values. I’d think he was committed to BYU the school and not Mark Pope.
This is the one we want. He shoots and jumps like Reed. The question is….has he done anything basketball related during mission work? I’d like to think yes.
Adding 2/3 from BYU would help the new guys learn the offense more quickly.
247 had Chandler a 6-4 170 four star. He will be a 21 year old this year. Has a great first step burst and finishes athletically at or above the rim. Loves going to the basket. A really good consistent three point shooter also. Said he would thrive in a fast up tempo offense with the way he plays.
Sounds like a great player. Will have more maturity now also. They commented when he got back from his mission he would probably be ready to play right off.
Sounds like a great player. Will have more maturity now also. They commented when he got back from his mission he would probably be ready to play right off.
Yes and no. Elite Mormon players still go to elite schools more often and than BYU. Jabari Parker and Frank Jackson went to Duke. Pope at UK. Mark Madsen at Stanford. There aren’t many elite Mormons to reference tho.
Also keep in mind this kid hasn’t been spending 2 years training. He’s gonna be behind initially.
We need 2-3 BYU players to help the others learn the offense quickly
You're not sure a player rated in the top 35 of the 2022 class is an SEC caliber player?
He's this dude.
Jaxson Robinson’s breakout campaign continues to garner national attention.
The BYU shooting guard has been listed as the No. 38 overall prospect in this summer’s NBA draft by ESPN. The same rankings placed Robinson as the sixth-best player at his position among league hopefuls.
He's the guy that left Arkansas, and found a coach that would actually develop him. He played really well against Big 12 competition last year.
Jaxon Robinson should be first the ChandlerPope’s first job is to get Collin Chandler to UK immediately. The kid was on a mission trip this past season but can ball. I would LOVE to see him and Reed out there together.
Coach may have no choice but to bring everyone he can from BYU with him. He is going to need bodies and it’s going to be hard to fill a roster just from the portal, even with NIL money to throw around.
I’ll buy that. But get them both here immediately.
Some of you guys are still really stuck in a Cal mindset and you need to get out of that. You don't need to bring in nothing but top 25 rated 5 star prospects to win these days. In fact, bringing in lots of those kind of kids is detrimental to winning, as we've seen all too often first hand. They already have one foot out the door the day they step on campus and they don't come close to realizing their potential as freshmen. Veteran teams led by top 50 and top 100 type recruits are the teams that have been winning championships lately. A top 50 or top 100 player who is in his junior or senior year, has tons of experience and has been properly developed is simply on another level than a top 25 true freshman. They lack the experience, the development, the maturity and the proper mindset. That is why teams dependent on these kind of kids get sent home the first weekend of the tournament. That is exactly the kind of recruiting we need to get away from.
Collin Chandler is PRECISELY the kind of kid we need to be recruiting. He fits the system and he doesn't come into the program with a one and done expectation. Jaxson Robinson is also most definitely capable of playing major minutes here. And there are 2 or 3 other BYU players who are capable of being role players on this team, such as Dallin Hall, Aly Kahlifa, Noah Waterman and Trevin Knell. Bring these guys aboard, retain Perry in this class, hope we keep Sheppard and Ivisic, pull Theiro back out of the portal and try to secure guys like Robbie Avila, Cade Tyson, Rylan Griffen, Jalen Blackmon and Jamal Mashburn Jr. from the portal. Then let's roll!
Collin Chandler is PRECISELY the kind of kid we need to be recruiting. He fits the system and he doesn't come into the program with a one and done expectation. Jaxson Robinson is also most definitely capable of playing major minutes here. And there are 2 or 3 other BYU players who are capable of being role players on this team, such as Dallin Hall, Aly Kahlifa, Noah Waterman and Trevin Knell. Bring these guys aboard, retain Perry in this class, hope we keep Sheppard and Ivisic, pull Theiro back out of the portal and try to secure guys like Robbie Avila, Cade Tyson, Rylan Griffen, Jalen Blackmon and Jamal Mashburn Jr. from the portal. Then let's roll!
Man, Cal has poisoned the fan base thinking we need top 25 recruits to win championships. That model doesn't work anymore. You need grown @$$ men with a mixture of talented young guys to win a college title now. One and done, is quite frankly, done for if those are the only guys you get. Look at the past 2 UCONN title teams. Or take a look at Jay Wrights Nova teams that won the title. Hell, even Tony Bennets Virginia squad. You want 1-2 elite freshman/sophomores mixed with some junior/senior studs.
Did Jabari Parker? Notice he went to Duke and then went to the NBA because money outweighs religion. I wouldn’t expect that of someone that did a mission and was committed to BYU.
Missions are two years for the guys and I'm pretty sure Collins mission.is over sometime in July. He, Reed and Perry would sure fit in with the offense THE POPE likes to run.Pope’s first job is to get Collin Chandler to UK immediately. The kid was on a mission trip this past season but can ball. I would LOVE to see him and Reed out there together.
Robinson can be done quickly, from my understanding the Chandler kid still has to finish up his mission trip
Thus may change now that they are in the B12. The Marriott center is a beautiful facility.
You guys remember Brett Bearup? He was LDS. As was Aaron Boone that played fb. Way back in the day the great Vern Hatton was.
Because I went on a 2 year mission too. I know what the rules allow for and it isn’t conducive to maintaining elite athleticism. Now when he gets back he will be able to train and it’ll come back. But not right away.