Yeah, which is why you don’t build a team of mostly freshmen. You supplement them with mostly vets. Duke has had more success than us since 2020. Probably because Cal sucked. But something is working for them there. And they aren’t exactly building portal teams. Calipari built teams the opposite. Mostly middling freshmen, with 2 transfer “vets”. Calipari went from Wall, Knight, Fox, Teague, Monk, Booker, To Devin Askew, Ashton Hagans, Sahvir Wheeler.
He didn’t demonstrate anything that proved that top freshman make championship go to guys. I was trying to give him the runway to make his point clear before I point out that it has already been irreconcilably destroyed by stats and facts.
Duke hasn’t won any titles since then either. Wouldn’t you rather look at how champions built their roster rather than the school that does the least with the most?
Cal would crush a GM role and it was always my hope he retired into it here. He was born for that when he’s done coaching. He would be the absolute best at it. Just recruiting, getting money, making deals, pushing the program 24/7.
Thanks for the common sense. MUCH needed around here.
I'm sure as hell not, it kills my ***, and I believe it kills yours to
2 final fours isn’t exactly the least with the most. We hang banners for those in Rupp. Our portal team went out in the s16. Duke’s toddlers went to the final four.
Genuinely it doesn’t. I have reviewed countless data to come to that conclusion.I'm sure as hell not, it kills my ***, and I believe it kills yours to
When you talk CBB, do you mention how many FF first or how many NC? Most of our fans don’t even know how many FF we’ve been to for a reason. I’ll bet you can count those titles immediately.
No idea why we have Mark Fox running our operations. Buddy hire imho.
We also allowed 90+ again. It seems every elite team we play we can’t hold them under 90 points under Pope most times. We had the UT games and maybe a couple more last year where we did but not too often and when we lost we certainly didn’t very often.
One game sample size so far this year. If our defense stinks by years end, you can pick out my pitchfork for me
Depends on the argument. Basically every UK fan will tell you a final four is a successful season. Unless the team was overwhelmingly the favorite to win it all and we didn’t. Like 2015.
This is the class that we should start landing elite guys we have been recruiting for over a year now. We haven’t so far. If we miss on all our major targets then that is a huge issue when NIL isn’t a problem. It just is, we need elite freshman along with the style you are asking for. Most of us agree with it but we also need to land some stud freshman. Had we landed Wilson we would be looking a lot better this year.
This is where I disagree. You know I think we just jump to conclusions on that. There’s no correlation between having a top HS guy and being a NC, or if there is it is extremely weak. It’s on Pope and staff to make sure our defense is good. Not blame it on lack of Wilson or anyone else
Talent wins games. Look at that BYU game the other night. They almost came back and won strictly because they had a dude who could score every time down the floor and a complementary veteran to help out. The top Freshman this year are the NBA guys and they have shown it every game so far. If we had just one we would be sitting pretty with everything else we have. Injuries have hurt no doubt but if we had a dude who could get a bucket it would be less a problem.
Talent helps of course. But did you see that old thread I made last year that showed all the details about all 40 of the last champions? It makes the point clear, I wish I knew how to find it
Because it is difficult to identify those 3 4 star recruits to build around. 4-stars go from high teens to around 80 or so. Getting lucky with those guys is tough.
It isnt difficult if you get several. We play a deep rotation if enough guys are good enough. Those who don’t survive can transfer out. Kansas did pretty well with that idea for years before they tried to get good quick with guys like Hunter Dickinson
Our branding is awful. Even getting throwbacks is a monumental task. Kansas and Duke and UL, get sick throwbacks and updated retro logos, fit for modern use. We get told we can’t use our old logos because it looks stretched on a tshirt.
If we played a team that had a guy that plays like Aberdeen and lost, every person on the board would be crying about how we need to stop everything we are doing immediately and go get an Aberdeen.
Really missing JQ. Rim protection isn’t there. Would have beaten UL with JQ. Garrison doesn’t leave his feet half the time.
Bro…bring back the weiner tongue lol. It’s 2025 you might even get endorsed by ABC
100%. I think he thought with passing ability and continuity Garrison was worth it, and as a backup when we’re healthy is probably is. But right now Marino is the guy. Again we’re hurt and it’s early I think unfortunately, although I’d love to be hitting on all cylinders, health and that gel word are needed. Hitting injury bugs have ruined some coaches who would have been great too. It’s a legitimate concern.
It reeks of Barnhart.
I got a wiener tongue beanie in gray.Bro…bring back the weiner tongue lol. It’s 2025 you might even get endorsed by ABC
I legit was in class one day and some kid told me that was on my shirt. Once I saw it, my innocent child brain was destroyed lol
Uh, no, he’s not. Pope is not going to waste a ton of money on a high school player that may, or may not pan out. Not sure why some fans can’t comprehend this.
Correct. Welcome to the point, sir. As long as you have retention that is. However you obtain the talent, it needs to stick around. Also, you have to be good on offense and defense as a team.
There’s no one way true. But some ways yield higher success rates than others.
yeah but choosing players that aren't as good to follow a recent trend isn't smart
