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Its the same crap as last year. We have been down big in the first half in 5+ big games last year and won 2 of them. (Gonzaga/Duke). The rest we lost.

If we have a loosing season this year, Pope's gotta go. But Mitch's dumbazz will stick it to the fan base and give him another contract.
Duke and Gonzaga both were also crazy bad from 3 in those games.
 

One2Three

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I was all in on Pope, mostly because of my disdain for Cal. I’ll say I’m now in on Pope, but not all in. I can go all the way to out on Pope this season. We’ll see. He’s gotta be better at everything form here on out.
I feel like we’re in BCG’s second season. It really feels like it. We all coped with Tubby finally being gone that we never saw the forest for the trees that Gillespie was an utter disaster. Pope managed to one-up him by making the Sweet 16 his first year, but getting blown out by f-ing Tennessee a team you beat twice hurt a lot more than losing to the Fighting Tom Creans in the first round with BCG.
 
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22 million roster.
Best fans in the country.
Winningest program in the country.

And this is the product.

We knew Pope was weak when they hired him. Honeymoon is over if he loses to UNC.
UNC??? The Honeymoon is over now. Back to back beatings by teams that have a pulse. Barnhart should be starting to make a list but I'm sure he's twiddling his thumbs somewhere.
 

sefus12

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Pope can’t beat good teams

Pope had $22 million and couldn’t land a star

Pope can’t land an elite high school player.

Mitch - cut your losses and end this please.
Pope beat a LOT of good teams last year.

Do you know what Pope was offering “stars”? Was it more than all the teams they decided to go to?

TBD, but he seemed to get a gem in Moreno.

Too stupid to comment on.
 
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The other team wanting it more you can sometimes understand if they’re at home and have been thumped by us as much as UL has. But this is flat out inexcusable. And some guys need to sit. Starting with Garrison and Diabate. And if Pope won’t do it then he’s not the guy.
BUT DIOUBATE IS SO FREAKING GOOD AT DOING THE TOO SHORT GESTURE WHEN HE HITS A LAYUP - EVERY TIME, EVEN DOWN 20, EVEN WHEN HES GETTING OWNED.
 
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Yardeth

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We don’t need an analytics breakdown tonight Coach Pope we got punched in the face and decided we liked it and asked for another and another.
 

TheBlueMist

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My fear is that mine and many fans' knee-jerk reaction upon Mitch quickly hiring Pope was the right one. I thought we hit gold after the Duke game last year, but this level of preparation and coaching from a franchise guy who has yet to prove himself is unsettling. I am rooting like hell that he finds a way to turn it around, but I won't hesitate to support cutting bait if he can't.

There is no way Stokes wants to play in this offense regardless of NIL (which Kansas can probably match).