It’s why I want him out soon. The guys that don’t think everyone hates him not at all. I want his legacy in tact and if he stays here it’s going to be ruined. If he leaves no for health reasons and settles out he’ll remain beloved and got a sweet 16 here etc. it could actually curve the anger coming and salvage the guy.
You are right on the money. And the first year he was recruiting with half of Calipari’s brand. That’s how he did it. It’s his brand now and even with all of that, he’s finished. When he came out against the NBA player stuff it ruined him. He was ruined anyway but that just made the process fast. You don’t do that you just sell both.
Most of them are just staying out of it. It’s why I don’t want Calipari getting to a final four. More will feel they need to come out and support him. You never say any Pitino players do it for him at UL. They loved him but he had enough respect for their legacies to not pull them into it. Calipari has encouraged it a tried to send F U’s. He’s a total POS and always was
I've said this the whole time. You don't win national championships by constantly thinking about Tony Delk, Rupp, Givens, John Wall etc. You win national championship because you have the best players, who always feel like they are going to win and refuse to lose + great coaching. Look at the 2012 team they always have said they knew they were going to win. Mark Pope is so fixated on Kentucky's success that he completely misses how that success happened.
Well, since he's only had 1-2 players make an NBA roster. We're cooked
There are guys that still love who and where they play for, but their personal NBA goals are always at the top. Like When Calipari first came here it was perfect. Succeed and Proceed. We dominate and then they reap the benefits of getting drafted high. That is the way it should be. They get paid huge money, they love us and play hard for us and win big. Then go on to play the game they want a job in.
How will we ever replace Noah? A guy who can’t guard a fence post or hit a shot in a game.
I said it before…he’s trying to set the table for when he has to recruit a borderline 4 star or 3 star and Hope like heck they are better than their ranking. And hopefully we have the money to at least attract 1 high caliber talent out of the portal.How many has he found that "want to be at UK" for next year?
Yeah.. ZERO
Good luck with that philosophy.
The hard part is there are still idiots here supporting this clown. It is inexcusable what we have been through this year. We continue to set bad records like biggest margin of loss in NCAA game. its just maddening ANYONE can make excuses now.
I’m about to the point where I question the mental ability of people who support this guy. I’m serious too, it’s either purely psychological madness or?
He brings them in for visits he just can't sell them on coming here. So there is some initial interest but we never lands the recruit.
Watch out. Noah might be one of his best players next season. We’re gonna need him.
He should leave if it was a basketball only decision but he is making money so probably not.
I am with you nothing he can say or do will make me feel as if he can do this job. Even if he lands Stokes we will know its because he had to overpay to get him.
I’d take a 4 star over having zero recruits at this point. It’s one thing to miss on all the elite guys, but to not even find a potential diamond in the rough 4 star or a 3 star long term piece in a full recruiting cycle? That’s inexcusable
They never have. The coach recruits the kids. He sells them on himself. In all cases.
He lost to Hubert. He truly is worse than Hubert. Hubert made a title game and they are about to fire his a$$.
Cal wasn’t the guy because people said he cared more about “putting”players into the NBA and not enough about UK and UK tradition. There is no guy when there are losses.
no I don't think so, I think Mark Pope may be the most honest and honorable coach we've ever had. I think his issue is he wants to mold the UK program into what he saw it as in 1996. Pope credits coming to Kentucky in making him the man he is today, and regardless of what you think about his coaching at UK, Mark, by all external accounts, is good example of what a man should be.
It is an easy over reaction back to this Calipari mindset....but Cal didn't really get it right either at UK in the end....he pivoted a bit once he went to freaking Arkansas.
That salad was quite spoiled this time. I still can't make out what he said.
