Mark Pope on Mo

[anon1790746896]

 

[JPFisher]

Thought Mo was 6'7...

 

[megablue]

Thought Mo was 6'7...

So did I ... ???

 

[theBlues]

I like Pope but he shouldn't have ratted out Mo fudging his height like that...

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

Players always seem to lie about their height. So we really have a 6'5 PF who can't shoot or score? Lovely.

 

[theBlues]

I think the importance of the height of the top of a player's head is vastly overrated.

 

[JPFisher]

So did I ... ???

He's listed at 6'7 on the athletics site.

 

[JPFisher]

Players always seem to lie about their height. So we really have a 6'5 PF who can't shoot or score? Lovely.

Pope misspoke or UK and Bama both got his height wrong. I'm going with the former.

 

[Anon1751335390]

Pope is tall for a coach. Maybe every player shorter than him but still kinda tall is 6'5'' in his mind.

 

[Uncle ByeBye]

Pope misspoke or UK and Bama both got his height wrong. I'm going with the former.

They're all exaggerated. I bet BG is closer to 6'8.

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

They're all exaggerated. I bet BG is closer to 6'8.

No guys don't claim to be shorter,lol. I can't remember the name of the player under cal who claimed to be 6'9 or 10 and ended up being measured 6'6.

 

[Mike-D]

 

[theBlues]

No guys don't claim to be shorter,lol. I can't remember the name of the player under cal who claimed to be 6'9 or 10 and ended up being measured 6'6.

He's talking about Brandon Garrison who is listed at 6'10"; it was the old player switch trick. I could see BG being 6'8" since he plays shorter than that.

 

[anon1777473514]

Maybe it’s a Pope-ism. Kind of like how Cal would say every other team had an average age of 26 years old.

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

He's talking about Brandon Garrison who is listed at 6'10"; it was the old player switch trick. I could see BG being 6'8" since he plays shorter than that.

Yeah I see that now. I still don't get the lie because most have a desire for the NBA and do they think the truth won't come out?

 

[theBlues]

Yeah I see that now. I still don't get the lie because most have a desire for the NBA and do they think the truth won't come out?

yeah, they measure them all before the draft

 

[SkyPrince]

6'5 barefoot.
Shoes add 1.5 in.
6'6.5 rounded up.
6'7 official program height.

 

[kybassfan]

Far Pope on accounta he don’t know when them players gots they shoes on.

 

[Crestcat]

Rather see him as a 5 than our there shooting 3's

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

There's an easy solution to the Mo D shooting debacle.

Give him one three a game. If he makes it, he can shoot another. If he misses, you don't allow him to shoot another three the rest of the game.

 

[TFCat11]

Thought Mo was 6'7...

I learned this a long time ago… Take a player’s listed height, and subtract 1”-2” depending on how tall the player wants to be.

 

[Bluegrass7914]

Please! Dude is taller than 6'5 I've seen him out there on the court. He can play the ******* five. If he can't shoot that might be the only position he can play. We got guys at all the other positions.

There's not much room for non-shooting big guys in basketball anymore. Better start showing he can shoot without a hitch

 

[Catsfan2025]

Players always seem to lie about their height. So we really have a 6'5 PF who can't shoot or score? Lovely.

He sure as hell can rebound and lock his man up. He CAN score, just not from distance. Averages 12/6 on 62% FG shooting. Maybe know a little bit about what you are talking about before speaking. IF everyone else played with the toughness MO did, we would be a hell of a lot better off. Just a thought.

 

[Rainmaker]

Please! Dude is taller than 6'5 I've seen him out there on the court. He can play the ******* five. If he can't shoot that might be the only position he can play. We got guys at all the other positions.

There's not much room for non-shooting big guys in basketball anymore. Better start showing he can shoot without a hitch

Agreed, with shoes and on the floor he’s probably 6’6.5-6’7. Barefoot he might be 6’5ish but they don’t play barefoot so it’s a moot point. He can definitely play small ball 5, think Erik Daniel’s. It’s opponent dependent though IMO.

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

He sure as hell can rebound and lock his man up. He CAN score, just not from distance. Averages 12/6 on 62% FG shooting. Maybe know a little bit about what you are talking about before speaking. IF everyone else played with the toughness MO did, we would be a hell of a lot better off. Just a thought.

Mo was amazing in the Cards and Michigan State games for sure..... Aberdeen had more rebounds,lol. Just a thought.

 

[STL_Cat]

Early returns for me with Mo are, he’s not quite the player I hoped he was. I’d rather see Kam in there getting most of those minutes.

 

[travisbickle]

Pope didn’t lie or misspeak. He was just trying to avoid saying “6 7”

 

[megablue]

There's an easy solution to the Mo D shooting debacle.

Give him one three a game. If he makes it, he can shoot another. If he misses, you don't allow him to shoot another three the rest of the game.

I can kinda see that ... Mo was 46.2% on 12/26 from 3 last year, so he seems capable.

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[Catsfan2025]

Mo was amazing in the Cards and Michigan State games for sure..... Aberdeen had more rebounds,lol. Just a thought.

Michigan State game :
Mo - 10 pts / 2 reb. / 1 steal / 1 block in 21 minutes
Denzel - 10 pts. / 1 reb / 2 assist / 3 TO's in 31 minutes.

Aberdeen had a career game v/s Louisville I give you that.

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

Michigan State game :
Mo - 10 pts / 2 reb. / 1 steal / 1 block in 21 minutes
Denzel - 10 pts. / 1 reb / 2 assist / 3 TO's in 31 minutes.

Aberdeen had a career game v/s Louisville I give you that.

I was talking about the cards game where Mo had 4 rebounds and Aberdeen 7. You have to admit Mo having a total of 6 rebounds against the only 2 teams with a pulse we have played is weak.