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The Nightman2

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BINGO..... Should've kept him from the get go!!!!
Last 2 years what exactly did it get us ? I agree what Coach O brought at the beginning was great but nothing was exactly the same the 2nd time around. I’m just saying cut all ties with the former coaching staff it’s time to start off brand new…
Change of heart? Cause that's not what you did say
 

K_TIME

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We will see soon enough. Jack makes every hire sound championship worthy.
At one time Brooks was Baylor top recruiter ….got all the guys that one a natty under Scott Drew

Jason Hart the same cup of coffee in NetcBA, leader for Syracuse and knew the kids to relate

Both had UK resources to go get kids got kids like Boozer twins (waste of time) Caleb Wilson , Caleb Holt , Braylon Mullins etc

at some point the head coach is the problem
 

TFCat11

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I see the Legion of the Miserable is out on full force today to put every conceivable negative spin on this hire that they can. You guys are such losers. It is a good hire. Time will tell if it is a great one.
Mo won’t be the problem… Pope will be. Have you been watching the coaching malpractice clinic being ran the past 2 seasons? And that’s completely part and parcel from the monumentally abysmal recruiting that’s the foundation of that coaching malpractice clinic!

Calling us “losers” for not wanting to accept “losing”, might be the most failed attempt at gaslighting ever.
 
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Mo won’t be the problem… Pope will be. Have you been watching the coaching malpractice clinic being ran the past 2 seasons? And that’s completely part and parcel from the monumentally abysmal recruiting that’s the foundation of that coaching malpractice clinic!

Calling us “losers” for not wanting to accept “losing”, might be the most failed attempt at gaslighting ever.
Agreed. I like the hire and Mo was always a player who looked like he'd have a career in coaching, but how good can he really be if Pope is the head coach?? If we had Red Auerbach as an assistant, would it make any difference?
 
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He could be Pope’s Rod Strickland.

This is a move in the right direction as far as staffing and recruiting modern times/players.

Need guards who can shoot and assistants who can evaluate, recruit, develop them. A guy like Mo fits that role.
 
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Change of heart? Cause that's not what you did say
Yes I jumped the gun on Coach O he honestly should've kept him. I admit I was wrong can you admit if you're wrong? Let's be honest Pope should've never been hired from the beginning even though I gave that a shot too even went to Rupp for the press conference . To be honest the guys that Pope brought in were great at their previous spots so figured they would do something here and they didn't do jack because Pope can't close the deal. Hart and Brooks will do great at there next stops too.
 
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Yes I jumped the gun on Coach O he honestly should've kept him. I admit I was wrong can you admit if you're wrong? Let's be honest Pope should've never been hired from the beginning even though I gave that a shot too even went to Rupp for the press conference . To be honest the guys that Pope brought in were great at their previous spots so figured they would do something here and they didn't do jack because Pope can't close the deal. Hart and Brooks will do great at there next stops too.
It might not be to be an assistant for Pope but Orlando will 100% be back here. He still has a home here. He raised his kid here. He never wanted to leave. He knows this place is Camelot. He'll be back.
 

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At one time Brooks was Baylor top recruiter ….got all the guys that one a natty under Scott Drew

Jason Hart the same cup of coffee in NetcBA, leader for Syracuse and knew the kids to relate

Both had UK resources to go get kids got kids like Boozer twins (waste of time) Caleb Wilson , Caleb Holt , Braylon Mullins etc

at some point the head coach is the problem
this will be proven out in the next 4-6 weeks. writing is on the wall, pope needs to win big next season or its over. and in order to win big he needs to land a haul of really good players. we will see if mo williams can deliver here soon and if he doesnt, then as you point out.....the head coach is the problem.

in which case....its over