Golden = Cignetti

SamePooter

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Florida will come into Rupp with nothing to play for next Sat.
UK will be playing for a double bye.
Its a revenge game for Ky.
Kentucky is starting to peak.
You take the Golden boy if you want to.
I predict we thump that a ss
 
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Son_Of_Saul

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well a couple things

we tried, hurley told us no

also a lot of people dont like the idea of someone with that abrasive attitude would work here

another reason pearl was told no
Any UK fan who would pass on Golden if given the chance doesn't truly care about Kentucky basketball the way they think they do.

And your comment about "a lot of people don't like the idea of someone with that abrasive attitude" is myth. Most UK fans would take Golden in a second.
 

BigBluefoot

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We just do not have the front court to deal with Florida ( most don't). BUT if Chandler goes off again, we have a shot.
 

UKCowboys

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Any UK fan who would pass on Golden if given the chance doesn't truly care about Kentucky basketball the way they think they do.

And your comment about "a lot of people don't like the idea of someone with that abrasive attitude" is myth. Most UK fans would take Golden in a second.
We just played our best game of the season and you are giving Golden a foot massage. Amazing
 
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JaredJordan2

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Florida will come into Rupp with nothing to play for next Sat.
UK will be playing for a double bye.
Its a revenge game for Ky.
Kentucky is starting to peak.
You take the Golden boy if you want to.
Nothing to play for? Wth are you talking about? Some of our favs are dumb, dumb, dumb.
 

Son_Of_Saul

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We just played our best game of the season and you are giving Golden a foot massage. Amazing
A bad marriage doesn't become a good marriage just because she finally decides to clean the house one day and make dinner.

The reality is that we're in a bad marriage with Pope. That doesn't change until the man proves he can recruit elite incoming freshmen and primary portal targets.
 

Titpwhahi2014

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The way this season has gone — it’s convicted me UK needs a coach with an attitude to win big here. Sure, you can win a national championship with Tubby his first year (and then never make it back to the Final 4). Yes, Pope can overachieve with a bunch of mid-major transfers his first year and then follow it up with this uneven year.

But to consistently win big like Rupp/Pitino/Calipari? We need someone with some spice.

Todd Golden and Bruce Pearl have spice. I would be fine with either if Pope ultimately fails.
 

Tri-Countycat

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Further proof our program has fallen off the cliffs. This about the tenth post I’ve read that refers to a home victory against the 25th ranked team that has 6 losses in conference as our best game of the year and one of our best wins. Do you all hear yourselves? Yes we played well but we aren’t TCU or Kansas State. Do you think Duke gets excited about a home victory against Miami? Some of you are acting like we should have rushed the floor after the victory. I was at the game and we played well but it adds fuel to my concern about how Pope can’t get his teams to play like this all the time. What would have happened if we put this amount of effort against Auburn, Georgia, Missouri?
 

UKCowboys

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A bad marriage doesn't become a good marriage just because she finally decides to clean the house one day and make dinner.

The reality is that we're in a bad marriage with Pope. That doesn't change until the man proves he can recruit elite incoming freshmen and primary portal targets.
I'm don't think that is reality at all. Jury still out
 

Anon1679859502

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Any UK fan who would pass on Golden if given the chance doesn't truly care about Kentucky basketball the way they think they do.

And your comment about "a lot of people don't like the idea of someone with that abrasive attitude" is myth. Most UK fans would take Golden in a second.
He is exactly the type of coach you need and I love his attitude. Fights for his players and everything isn’t sunshine and rainbows when talking to media. I’ll throw this in… he doesn’t sulk after a loss.
 

Madhuvan

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Any UK fan who would pass on Golden if given the chance doesn't truly care about Kentucky basketball the way they think they do.

And your comment about "a lot of people don't like the idea of someone with that abrasive attitude" is myth. Most UK fans would take Golden in a second.
I thought we should have been looking hard at him before we hired Pope. And we probably could’ve had him then.
 
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FatCatMan

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He is exactly the type of coach you need and I love his attitude. Fights for his players and everything isn’t sunshine and rainbows when talking to media. I’ll throw this in… he doesn’t sulk after a loss.
That’s why I want Will Wade. He’s exactly the kind of guy who would succeed here. His personality is pitch perfect for us. No more of these soyboys like Pope or Drew.