Probably gonna have to wait until April when Pope steps down after this disastrous campaign. This year was for Mark Pope was Gettysburg was for Robert E. Lee - a complete, unmitigated failure.
Lowe having surgery Out for season
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No surprise. He was never going to be healthy enough to contribute, and when he bricked the critical free throw against Louisville it was all I needed to see. He wasn't going to lead us where we needed to go. Healthy or not - he belongs back at a Pittsburgh type school.
No offense to the kid, but we really just don't have many Kentucky-caliber players here.
No offense to the kid, but we really just don't have many Kentucky-caliber players here.
Not unexpected at this point. He’s unlikely to get better without surgery after that many re-injuries, so nobody should be mad at him for taking care of himself, especially after he repeatedly tried to play through it before coming to this.
As for the team, I just hope we keep getting the version from Saturday night that performed admirably without him and not the one that struggled to initiate any offense at all from the early season.
As for the team, I just hope we keep getting the version from Saturday night that performed admirably without him and not the one that struggled to initiate any offense at all from the early season.
He made over $2 million dollars off of Kentucky this year to play less than 10 games. He played a total of 167 minutes.
That means he made around $12,000 dollars per minute.
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Was Pope and staff aware of his proneness to injuries before he was offered or were they caught off guard? Because Pope and crew shouldn’t have any injury excuses if they knew before offering.
IMO, it's now the opposite. There is less uncertainty, roles will become more defined.
Here we go......
He literally missed TWO games over the course of last season. That's it. This was soley due to his freak injury in the BW game.
Nobody shot Lowe from the grassy knoll in the shoulder last season and tried to cover it up.
I think he's injured. That's the rumor here. Otherwise, come watch him in practice!
J/K
Dude got hurt. The eff you want him to do? Be clairvoyant? Come on. This is silly as hell.
Now that is one you can ***** about taking a chance on.
Some of them were on multi-year deals. I think Lowe is one of those guys. Hope I'm wrong.
God, I miss when “his camp” wasn’t part of my CBB fan lexicon.
This sport is drivel now.
Hope so too. But knowing Pope’s lack of ability to recruit, he’d somehow manage to get a sure thing recruited out from under him.
Nah. I just want him to leave. Even when healthy he's not a winner. He can't shoot and he couldn't win at Pittsburgh and he can't win here. He plays no defense. In fact, he was our third or fourth point guard option in the portal and it showed.
LOL at anybody giving Lowe sh&t for NIL. Dude popped his dam shoulder back in so he could play. Embarrassing.
The good news for Pope is that he has his built-in excuse that the season was a wash because of injuries. Just like Cal used the covid excuse for the 9 - 16 season. Those who buy into that will forget that we sucked even with Lowe available.
Did you expect any less from a portion of our "fan" base?
I would think less of Pope if he tried to use that as an excuse. Not with the amount of money and “talent” this team allegedly has.
Unfortunate for him how things have went for him . He did try to tough it out so you can’t question him for getting surgery after hurting his shoulder again.
Some fans need to stop reacting weirdly towards every injury that happens here .
Some fans need to stop reacting weirdly towards every injury that happens here .
It's not going to matter for us. He's gone after this year.
Okay Pope, no more excuses give Jasper the keys already. For someone that's all about the numbers, I want to reiterate the numbers show Jasper has the most potential on offense.
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Odds that Pope cried in the meeting with Lowe? I'd say around -800.
I've seen it written by folks who normally know that stuff. Not my source tho
3 of the last 4 years we had major, season altering injuries to our starting guards. And the one year we didnt, Cal just refused to play the right ones. (And instead had all our injuries concentrated to our bigs).
Pretty insane. I dont think i can name a team in any sport that has had the type of injury woes we've had since 2010.
Pretty insane. I dont think i can name a team in any sport that has had the type of injury woes we've had since 2010.
Honestly, I think that Jasper is and has been the answer for this team.
Just turn him loose and let him play!!
Losing Lowe at this point doesn't bother me at all...
Just turn him loose and let him play!!
Losing Lowe at this point doesn't bother me at all...
Unfortunately we have to explain to Lowe that we need to go get a 5-star level PG next year because we cant rely and hope on his shoulder to not be dodgy, even if the surgery is a complete success. And if he doesnt like that, then let him transfer.
We can not go into next season with Lowe as the day 1 starter at PG.. there needs to be another PG just as good as him, preferably better.
Hell, Lowe is liable to go to the portal anyways...
Why does everyone assume he'll return?
Almost every kid will go to the highest bidder going forward.
Excited but incredibly nervous to see what Jasper can do. I think he can really be the key to a turnaround. Will the additional minutes he gets now help convince him to stay next year? Building around Jasper, Malachi, and Kam wouldn't upset me too much.