****Game Chat: UK versus Bama****

[Cats192]

This is just garbage basketball. We can't run offense. We can't guard.

EVERYONE knows Alabama wants to shoot a million 3's. We had TEN days to get ready for this. We are NOT ready.

Pope is out of excuses. He finally got the team healthy. We don't give effort. We don't do ANYTHING well on either end of the court.

This is an all-systems failure. But it starts at the top.

 

[kywildcat1021979]

For all those that don’t want Oats as our next coach you’re crazy! He has his teams playing like we are accustomed to seeing in Lexington when we have the right coach!

 

[Seth_C]

Aberdeeen ******* one on one dribbled into a jump ball. If that dipshit sees another minute it wasn’t earned. 6th man was his height and that was basically a one off.

 

[Vek96]

JQ can’t grab a rebound

He looks like ****. Let’s be honest.

 

[Farsight Clone]

No heart. No Fire. No Fight. No Coach. No Game plan. No effort. Gave up. Go Home. Boo them.

 

[Anon1628387640]

da f**k Pope this is worse than Cal's grind it out stall ball

 

[blackcat714]

I love the idea of Pope at UK but it's more than clear at this point that it will not work. They have to make a change after this season.

Louisville had enough sense to get rid of Kenny Payne after 2 years just saying

 

[Cats4321]

One thing Pope and Cal apparently have in common, the more time we have to practice the worse the team looks.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

My New Year's Goals For UK

1. Mitch retires
2. UK gets the No1 QB transfer
3. Football gets fun again
4. Pope walks away

All of that is possible if people do the right thing, but I have no expectation of Pope or Mitch doing the right thing.

 

[mash_24]

Are Owehs hands tiny. He can’t hold the ball.

 

[AJG-15]

It’s sad to see the team so unprepared after the long break….. same defensive mistakes some issues in offense and same weird line ups. For example Jasper Johnson got in when we are down 19. .meanwhile Chandler played already. 9 minutes…

 

[RunninRichie]

UK has fallen so hard, Bama can’t even sellout the arena. Can we hire Nate Oats already?

 

[bbnkat02]

Mitch won't that's the problem

He wont have much of a choice in this NIL world. You can't miss tournaments and recruiting. You'll fall behind qucikly. And if you think the pressure over Stoops was bad......

 

[katwest]

It’s easy to hit 30 footers when you are up by 20 at home. Now their 4th string big guy is taking it to us.

 

[TortElvisII]

You are not serious about winning until you start your best 5.

 

[TFCat11]

Popes got a potential number one pick on the team and didn’t start him then won’t let him get a touch when he does play. Come here five stars Popes got ya

Pope will NEVER land a 5* after opposing coaches show their agents game film of Pope’s mind blowing roster/ minutes management

 

[mash_24]

One thing Pope and Cal apparently have in common, the more time we have to practice the worse the team looks.

The worst thing which I would have never believed about Pope. They keep doing the same things with the same results.

 

[fisherscatfan]

No heart. No Fire. No Fight. No Coach. No Game plan. No effort. Gave up. Go Home. Boo them.

When the head coach is soft and tolerates it only gets worse.

 

[Farsight Clone]

The fact that CCC is doing better than us in our 2nd year makes me vomit

 

[ToniTonyToneDelkDelkDelk]

Lol... weren't we only down by 5 at one point? Sheeeeesh.

 

[FreedomWallace]

Mark Pope = Kenny Payne

 

[Farsight Clone]

When the head coach is soft this is the result.

Remind me of Joker from football =\

 

[bbnkat02]

The worst thing which I would have never believed about Pope. They keep doing the same things with the same results.

Im HIGHLY disappointed in Pope. HIGHLY. Dude knows what it takes to win a CBB title. Hard nosed defender. Puts this product on the floor.


We might get smoked by 40.

 

[JSquad0070]

I’d rather have Cal than this garbage. What the heck happened between last year and this one???

 

[preston-lemasterpiece]

You are not serious about winning until you start your best 5.

Had a bad feeling when I saw this starting 5. He’s just f*cking around

 

[truthteller]

I I hate to say it, but man Alabama is fun to watch. That's an offense. Those are players that would run through a wall for their coach.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

The concerning thing to me is this is loss 5 after the 1st conference game. Still have Tennessee, Florida, and Vandy two times. A trip to Arkansas, LSU, A&M.

This team very well could end up being a bubble team

We already are a bubble team and that won't change.

Pope can't put together a roster (last year's was ok given the time he had but this years sucks) and can't recruit tip tier talent at high school level and has missed on key transfers we needed.

I am still waiting for someone to explain Coach Popes KSAs for getting this job. I don't give a flip that he played here. Magic played for lakers and was amazing but he sucked as a coach.

 

[gbl97]

Calling a player a traitor in this NIL era is meaningless.

 

[RunninRichie]

Mark Pope is Mormon Billy Gillespie. Somehow a worse recruiter.

 

[bbnkat02]

Mark Pope = Kenny Payne

Nah. As bad as Pope is right now- he actually did make S16. Payne got tricked by a zone.

 

[Vek96]

Pope just taking another *** whipping in stride. Might as well be taking a walk on the beach.

 

[megablue]

My New Year's Goals For UK

1. Mitch retires
2. UK gets the No1 QB transfer
3. Football gets fun again
4. Pope walks away

5) VB will move from HMC to Rupp.

 

[Rise]

Yeah, I'm done watching. This is terrible.

 

[AJG-15]

And sorry to say this how a coach can tolerate not boxing out, or going on rebounds with one hand, lazy fouls..etc. when is the first game of the sec and on the road…..

 

[CatinIL]

Good Lord...roll off a screen and splash a 3.

 

[TortElvisII]

The thing that bothers me most is that Alabama is at best a 4 seed.

 

[Seth_C]

You are not serious about winning until you start your best 5.

Good news. He’s got 2-3 more games to realize it or it will be someone else’s opportunity. Pipe doesn’t realize that yet and it’s on him. He changes yesterday or he changes at…a division 2 school.

 

[bleedsblue5]

If we lose by more than 20 I want him fired. Loved him as a player but this is dumb

 

[BBNinSCar]

I’m off the Pope supporter train. I hope he can turn it around and I will gladly jump back on.
This is not Kentucky basketball. We need a change, I’m pissed that I don’t get to enjoy this season.

 

[truthteller]

I feel bad for our players. They deserve to be better coached than this.