The quote Robinson made a few weeks back stuck with me. "Coach Pope really cares about me, stays in touch with me and calls me all the time, and he isn't even my coach anymore, AT LEAST NOT RIGHT NOW." When he made that statement, I had a really good feeling he would be a Cat. The "at least not right now" part was very telling if anybody paid close attention.
Jaxson commits
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I’ve watched 6 hours of tape on Robinson since his commitment and I’ll be honest I am worried. It doesn’t look like he has any handling, dribbling, rebounding, or general playmaking ability. When do we get a stud?
/s just in case.
/s just in case.
So you would want to pass on players who have no intention of coming here ? Wow, really riveting thoughts there. "Mark" LOL, I do not think you know Mark Pope well enough to reference him on a first name basis. But if it makes you feel important, knock yourself out.
He was a better fit. Lanier is the type of player who must get his. Take a lot of shots.
I have ignored people in the past. But TBH, ignoring might mean you miss out on that one thing a person adds that makes sense. I can be as guilty as anyone when I get roused up. However, we should try to tone it down a little and listen rather than ignoring or pointing fingers.
All that hand wringing for nothing lol. Sounds like we’re a developmental guy away from finishing the roster. LFG!
Big get for pope and Kentucky, we really needed Jaxson. Be interested in knowing what it cost, but he's now an instant legend
You're free to do that. I ignore insanity in my daily life and lots of it here. I have no desire to read hours of insanity to find one nuggest of sanity. Talk about Clutter.
I never put anyone on ignore until the night the Pope hire was announced. Good God the level of negativity was off the charts and it still is to some degree. I have no desire to engage in all of that. I deal with stressed out anxiety ridden people all day at work. Not doing it here. The ignore button has been a good friend. Now, if only I could get some of the other great posters on here to stop replying to them. lol
I was originally skeptical of the Pope hiring given his NCAA tournament resume for his five years at BYU. I changed my mind quickly once he got to hit the road recruiting for UK. I believe the right hire was made now and the results on the court should back that up when the time comes.
The veteran depth and experience this roster has is beyond intriguing now. I'm excited to see and hear how practices go heading into the season now that there is only one scholarship left to be used.
This team has every opportunity to be a special one, although I don't think it's necessarily fair to put that on Pope in his first year.
The veteran depth and experience this roster has is beyond intriguing now. I'm excited to see and hear how practices go heading into the season now that there is only one scholarship left to be used.
This team has every opportunity to be a special one, although I don't think it's necessarily fair to put that on Pope in his first year.
It's funny to say but we actually have some Mercenary fans that don't even enjoy the games or season even if they say they do. The only thing they find happiness in (that lasts for less than a week) is a title. What a lousy road to travel.
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Help my peace. Had a feeling he would come to UK. Did not know anything, just a gut feeling. Very glad he's on board.And just like that he goes from villain to hero
I'm not quite sure of what the agenda is with that behavior. A lot of the posts from the accounts doing that read eerily similar to where it wouldn't be surprising if it was one person using 4-5 accounts just negatively talking amongst himself.
I’m pretty sure lead belly makes up about 30% of accounts here.
You were made to create at least four other accounts.
You're one of our worst posters.
Ever, in fact.
Nothing you've ever written is significant.
Nothing.
Riveting thoughts.
Totally captivating, in fact.
Keep posting, man.
What a shame,all the whiny bitches in our fan base will have to find something new to cry about.
I think there's a lady on here with a ton of accounts, too. Bookeran66, ruppsrunt66, ukmelanie, etc. are all the same person IMO. Plays both sides of the fence all day long under all kinds of accounts and wastes everyone's time.
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I really like the roster too. I liked it before Robinson, but he's another good player to add and does make for a really deep team. I can't think of any 2024 college All-Americans that were in the transfer portal (but maybe there's one I'm not thinking of), so I don't see where there were any so-called elite players Pope could have added instead of the guys he got. Maybe you would call Osobor or Johnell Davis elite college players - I could see that - but I think UK has guys who could potentially outperform both of those guys.
Workout videos don’t always amount to anything, but for some reason I have seen a few with Noah in them recently. If he can improve his quickness and explosion a little, I think he, like Chandler could really surprise some people.
I agree with @Aike . I think Chandler could end up starting at shooting guard.
We have 8, and 9th in the oven, so I figure we’ll be alright.
Good luck when an ingrown toenail causes a season long injury and Cal hasn't seen him.
SoS is a real Kentucky fan than I've interacted with a lot over the years and decades but his perception of balls and strikes tends to be prone to pessimism and he is just slightly more patient and forgiving than Darth Vader.
Hard, somewhat unfair at times, but true Big Blue.
I think Cal will be motivated and you have a very good roster, even if it is a little short of bodies. I expect Arkansas to have a good year. I think they will be a tough out.
Your good man, don’t listen to stout, he goes after everybody. We’ve all had our periods on here where we go overboard.
Pope won 23 games last year with a ton less talent. So intriguing to see his style of play with one of the most experienced and high level talent team to go with that. There are no weaknesses or missing pieces that I can see. It will be difficult for teams with little depth IMO.
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Chandler has Lottery Pick Talent--just a matter of him proving he can produce in a college environment. I don't think this comment is a surprise either--seeing how Pope talks about him.
gotta admit, this team looking really good on paper. love it.
Robinson to UK!!
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I tend to refer to him as Mark, myself
I’ve always called our players by their first names, or their nickname. At least, the ones we got to “know” or made an impact.
I’ve had some trouble referring to him as Coach Pope, lol. I’ve resorted to just saying CMP
Damn I’m getting old lmao
I got told to cope, when people didn’t know what Robinson was doing and I was defending the rosterRobinson to UK!!
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Those guys were nauseating..