Mark Pope "Coming In Hot" on UGA Transfer (Travis Graf)
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Are you sure?
He is the best player in a tournament team
He has probably better profile than any players in our current team (except for butler)
He also has two years eligibility
He is below the level of Dent, Smith
And we seem to have no chance on Obi Abgim
Then Georgia guy is probably one of the best remaining options of pg...
Also, I think pope already knows smith will stay ( so he turns up fire on this Georgia guy)
He's a shooting guard that had to take the lead ballhandler role this past year for a Georgia team that was devoid of another playmaker. He has 69 career starts, there's not even anything that states he would be the teams starting point guard.
I would put demary after hargress and Thomas
I think these three are on similar level
Finally, it all depends on Pope's evaluation
It is also likely Georgia guy is recruited as sg, we all don't know pope's thoughts
On the postgame show jones talked about Wilkerson, a player playing in the crown tournament and a player in the sweet 16.
I dont know, maybe jones is just exaggerating...
We wait for the final result...
Pope needs to get those superstar portal players he said he was going to get. The guys from Tulane and Georgia sure don't fit that.
I'm box score watching but his numbers look pretty good to me?
Stars like Clayton, sears were not from "power schools"...
He's my first choice of people in the portal.
He scored 21 vs Florida, 18 vs Auburn, 15 in the tournament vs Gonaga. He's got SEC size and athleticism. He's more of a combo guard. So if you don't get anyone else, he can be your lead guard.
But you could still take Braden Smith or Dedan Thomas or whoever else jumps in the portal--and slide this guy over to the SG spot.
He scored 21 vs Florida, 18 vs Auburn, 15 in the tournament vs Gonaga. He's got SEC size and athleticism. He's more of a combo guard. So if you don't get anyone else, he can be your lead guard.
But you could still take Braden Smith or Dedan Thomas or whoever else jumps in the portal--and slide this guy over to the SG spot.
Yes, and it would be stunning if he did leave Purdue. I guess you never say never, but i put that at about 10% chance of happening.
Do we continue to recruit over the positions we already have secure or do we go every year with no continuity to build on . You have to ask yourself that we need bigs to pound the back boards in the worst way not 20 guards
Some of you wouldn't be satisfied if he was talking to Steph Curry.
I don't even get this.
He was at an SEC School. He scored 21 vs Florida, 18 vs Auburn. How does that not translate. He scored vs SEC teams last year. But he can't do it next year if he comes to Kentucky?
As far as Tulane: Mark Sears and Grant Nelson came from smaller schools. Walter Clayton played at freaking Iona. Johnni Broome was at Morehead State.
The reason the tournament is SO top heavy this year is that Power 5 schools are identifying the mid major guys that are really good. And they're stealing them before they blow up.
If we're so blind as to say "Oh, he plays at Tulane, he can't play for Kentucky," then those kids will keep going to Alabama, Auburn, Florida, etc. And they'll keep taking their teams deep in the tournament.
We have to be able to identify those kids and take them before Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Duke, etc.
The guy from Tulane has been said to be a very good add by literally everybody including scouts. I don’t get the hate on that one.
Who are they recruiting over that they already have? They have 3-4 guards that are leaving after this season with only 2 coming in.
I don't think it's an either/or situation. I think we're in the wild west of NIL still. I think we're going to go after the best available players at each position regardless of what we have.
So much for Pope having his pick for the four transfer portals needed. All the sudden, us having plenty of money to pay these dudes and that doesn't matter with getting national championship type talent. I know it is early, but that 1 position is so crucial in winning it all.
Pope to Lamont Butler: "Lamont, who would you say is the toughest SOB you competed against this season who still has eligibility remaining?"
Butler: "Demary at Georgia."
Butler: "Demary at Georgia."
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Demary and Thomas and this backcourt is stacked with Oweh, Lewis, Jasper and Chandler.
Portal hasn’t even been open a full week. Players on here” so much for pope getting good players” Jesus Christ some of yall need to chill the heck out and be patient
Dude go take a fkn valium today..
Agree it has to be a fit to the system. Look at Coleman Hawkins, Dickinson, Storr, ALL IU transfers and johnell Davis just to name a few that got paid big money to do very little
The idea of playing 3 big guards together with two mobile bigs is pretty compelling to me which is the UF model. Oweh, Johnson, and this guy or Wilkinson with also Chandler is not traditional but in a motion offense with skilled bigs (like Bailey) could work well.
I’m hearing people say the advanced metrics were really good for Demary Jr. Does anyone know which ones people are referring to? I’d like to get more informed about him.
Would be nice to start locking up guys now, before some of the big players bow out of the tournament.
He don’t care man, he is one of those that is gonan hate on me no matter what I post. Demary is a good player, I just have questions about him being PG 1. Would gladly take him on Kentucky for sure though. Also appreciate the shoutout
2 freshmen, a player that didn't play much at all, Oweh who played SF the majority of the year, Williams was the center, and a player that played 9 games
What on earth are you talking about "over recruiting"
You deserve it, my bro. I find you to be a very misunderstood poster sometimes.
Should I be using Torvik or some other webpage to view the analytics that people are raving about? I’m genuinely clueless
Agree. Even as depth, if we're already trying to lock up this kid it is concerning.
You want us to take a player from Davidson?! He's not even from a power 5 school!
/sarcasm.
I went through that Crown tournament. The talent is really poor. Kam Williams being on Tulane(in the tourney) could’ve been who he meant when he got the information.
Only players worthy of consideration imo:
Wesley Yates-USC(edited to add Brooks recruited him out of HS)
Moustapha Thiam- UCF
Keyshawn Hall- UCF(already in the portal)
Michael Rataj- OSU (already in portal)