Put the two situations by side

[BlueBlood96Cat]

1. Shadeon Sharpe

Committed to Kentucky. Initial plan was to sit out for a year and be here for a second year. Would have been a bona fide superstar in college. Has amazing highlights in the NBA and makes defenders look like second graders on a regular basis. Having him that first year puts us as title favorites. Having him a second year with the incoming class would have been ridiculous. Turns out he gets the age thing worked out and he leaves before ever playing a game for UK.

Risk/reward very much so worth it. Was a 50/50 **** he get his age thing worked out in time or found the loophole. If he doesn’t we have Shadeon Sharpe in college who should have never stepped foot on a college gym.



2. We got JQ. Hell of a player. Maybe could have been super star status. He’s got a acl injury. Guaranteed to miss most of the season no matter what. Maybe he gets back in time maybe he doesn’t. If he does get back then you ask is he gonna be the same. Well do I need to go any further into this one????


So please everyone this situation isn’t the same at all. I just hope everyone gives Pope hell for it because this has to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen a coach do.


Yea you go get JQ if he agrees to come here and rehab for little or no cost. He helped us secure a victory over Saint John’s. We would be up one on the positive side if that was the situation. But no we payed top dollar for a guy to come rehab like he was a Shadeon sharpe type of talent.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

Ik this will get burried and Pope won’t be crucified for this situation like Cal was because Pope understands the assignment. Even if Cal accomplished the assignment.

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

I get why Pope did it but depending on a player coming off a serious injury was sure a huge gamble. Hindsight is 20/20 of course but wish that money was spent on another point guard.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

I get why Pope did it but depending on a player coming off a serious injury was sure a huge gamble. Hindsight is 20/20 of course but wish that money was spent on another point guard.

Man if you have JQ still in the portal because no other coach wanted to pay him what he was worth before the injury you go do that most definitely. If you can get him for the low of course you jump on that and like I was saying we would have already been plus one on the situation.

What you don’t do is go pay a premium and bank your season on a guy with a acl tear that will be here one year no matter what. He was guaranteed to miss half the season. It’s just an outlandish thing to do and is sickening to me what people are letting Pope get away with.

Other fan bases raise hell and make changes. We have turned into cuck university. Had to use that word 1 because it’s fitting and 2 I seen somebody lose their sh it this morning over that word lol.

 

[Eight_Banners]

1. Shadeon Sharpe

Committed to Kentucky. Initial plan was to sit out for a year and be here for a second year. Would have been a bona fide superstar in college. Has amazing highlights in the NBA and makes defenders look like second graders on a regular basis. Having him that first year puts us as title favorites. Having him a second year with the incoming class would have been ridiculous. Turns out he gets the age thing worked out and he leaves before ever playing a game for UK.

Risk/reward very much so worth it. Was a 50/50 **** he get his age thing worked out in time or found the loophole. If he doesn’t we have Shadeon Sharpe in college who should have never stepped a foot on a college gym.



2. We got JQ. Hell of a player. Maybe could have been super star status. He’s got a acl injury. Guaranteed to miss most of the season no matter what. Maybe he gets back in time maybe he doesn’t. If he does get back then you ask is he gonna be the same. Well do I need to go any further into this one????


So please everyone this situation isn’t the same at all. I just hope everyone gives Pope hell for it because this has to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen a coach do.


Yea you go get JQ if he agrees to come here and rehab for little or no cost. He helped us secure a victory over Saint John’s. We would be up one on the positive side if that was the situation. But no we payed top dollar for a guy to come rehab like he was a Shadeon sharpe type of talent.

1. Shaedon Sharpe: The problem with this was the way Calipari opted for an opaque communication of what was actually going on. He made it seem like there was a chance Sharpe would play for UK during that season. There was never a point where an honest admission of the facts happened, and that was bothersome. Who really knows what happened and who shut him down, but Cal was never transparent about a player that seemed to use UK for money.

2. JQ: This always seemed like a strange move for Pope to make, knowing how difficult it can be for a player to acclimate mid-season and have great positive impact on a team. (I'm not sure I have ever seen a player insert himself into a lineup midseason and be a gamechanger). The only way this signing made sense is if there is some sort of contract in place for him to play a second season at UK. If there's not, this was a pretty ridiculous approach to building a team to win in 2025-26. Also, he should not have been paid big money without a guarantee of a second season.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

1. Shaedon Sharpe: The problem with this was the way Calipari opted for an opaque communication of what was actually going on. He made it seem like there was a chance Sharpe would play for UK during that season. There was never a point where an honest admission of the facts happened, and that was bothersome. Who really knows what happened and who shut him down, but Cal was never transparent about a player that seemed to use UK for money.

2. JQ: This always seemed like a strange move for Pope to make, knowing how difficult it can be for a player to acclimate mid-season and have great positive impact on a team. (I'm not sure I have ever seen a player insert himself into a lineup midseason and be a gamechanger). The only way this signing made sense is if there is some sort of contract in place for him to play a second season at UK. If there's not, this was a pretty ridiculous approach to building a team to win in 2025-26. Also, he should not have been paid big money without a guarantee of a second season.

I totally get what made the sharpe situation more frustrating than it already was. But it’s not like Pope is doing any better at letting us know anything. Nobody has a clue about anything this season not just the JQ situation. We are in shambles and I’m afraid the last few wins have made everyone forget.

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

1. Shaedon Sharpe: The problem with this was the way Calipari opted for an opaque communication of what was actually going on. He made it seem like there was a chance Sharpe would play for UK during that season. There was never a point where an honest admission of the facts happened, and that was bothersome. Who really knows what happened and who shut him down, but Cal was never transparent about a player that seemed to use UK for money.

2. JQ: This always seemed like a strange move for Pope to make, knowing how difficult it can be for a player to acclimate mid-season and have great positive impact on a team. (I'm not sure I have ever seen a player insert himself into a lineup midseason and be a gamechanger). The only way this signing made sense is if there is some sort of contract in place for him to play a second season at UK. If there's not, this was a pretty ridiculous approach to building a team to win in 2025-26. Also, he should not have been paid big money without a guarantee of a second season.

That Vescovi that played forever at tenn was pretty good and didn’t they have a big guy come in mid year that was pretty impactful.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

That Vescovi that played forever at tenn was pretty good and didn’t they have a big guy come in mid year that was pretty impactful.

Can’t remember would have to look into it. But yea vescovi had a degree from Tennessee since before he was born. He played there forever. He gave Perry Ellis a run for his money.

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

That Vescovi that played forever at tenn was pretty good and didn’t they have a big guy come in mid year that was pretty impactful.

I’m not trying to imply it happens all the time. Those to popped into my head and now it’s bugging me I can’t remember the big guys name. I think he was really young.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

I’m not trying to imply it happens all the time. Those to popped into my head and now it’s bugging me I can’t remember the big guys name. I think he was really young.

Yall talking about Jarnell Stokes?

 

[Trinity45]

1. Shadeon Sharpe

Committed to Kentucky. Initial plan was to sit out for a year and be here for a second year. Would have been a bona fide superstar in college. Has amazing highlights in the NBA and makes defenders look like second graders on a regular basis. Having him that first year puts us as title favorites. Having him a second year with the incoming class would have been ridiculous. Turns out he gets the age thing worked out and he leaves before ever playing a game for UK.

Risk/reward very much so worth it. Was a 50/50 **** he get his age thing worked out in time or found the loophole. If he doesn’t we have Shadeon Sharpe in college who should have never stepped foot on a college gym.



2. We got JQ. Hell of a player. Maybe could have been super star status. He’s got a acl injury. Guaranteed to miss most of the season no matter what. Maybe he gets back in time maybe he doesn’t. If he does get back then you ask is he gonna be the same. Well do I need to go any further into this one????


So please everyone this situation isn’t the same at all. I just hope everyone gives Pope hell for it because this has to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen a coach do.


Yea you go get JQ if he agrees to come here and rehab for little or no cost. He helped us secure a victory over Saint John’s. We would be up one on the positive side if that was the situation. But no we payed top dollar for a guy to come rehab like he was a Shadeon sharpe type of talent.

I don't see any comparison, JQ is injured Sharpe was not, I think JQ would jump out there right now if healthy, I can't hold that against him. Sharpe go to use our facilities, free room and board etc and did not do a thing for UK. AT least JQ had one game of some high lites to get us excited. I don't consider Sharpe a UK player, just a lodger.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

I don't see any comparison, JQ is injured Sharpe was not, I think JQ would jump out there right now if healthy, I can't hold that against him. Sharpe go to use our facilities, free room and board etc and did not do a thing for UK. AT least JQ had one game of some high lites to get us excited. I don't consider Sharpe a UK player, just a lodger.

I’m in no way mad at JQ in any way. I don’t think the situations are alike. Only comparison is the risk/reward that one coach got slammed for and still does to this day. And one coach anything he does people find and excuse for because he’s one of us and we love him and want him to succeed.

 

[SenseMaker_Cats]

Yall talking about Jarnell Stokes?

That sounds right.

 

[ukypug]

Easy for me. JQ actually tried to play in real games. He gets a pass. SS was a warmup phenom! He gets nothing.

 

[Eight_Banners]

I totally get what made the sharpe situation more frustrating than it already was. But it’s not like Pope is doing any better at letting us know anything. Nobody has a clue about anything this season not just the JQ situation. We are in shambles and I’m afraid the last few wins have made everyone forget.

I agree. If it was a half and done from the get-go, at high cost/high risk, this was an extravagant blunder.

Two different situations, both frustrating for different reasons.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

Don’t forget Sharpe was before NIL. We didn’t pay him millions to come here and sit. People were giving Cal hell saying he’s using UKs facilities for free. We are paying JQ millions. So yea the situations really aren’t even close when people look at things for what they are.

Keep the love for Pope and hate for Cal out of it before you even compare the two situations.

 

[Anon943222]

1. Shaedon Sharpe: The problem with this was the way Calipari opted for an opaque communication of what was actually going on. He made it seem like there was a chance Sharpe would play for UK during that season. There was never a point where an honest admission of the facts happened, and that was bothersome. Who really knows what happened and who shut him down, but Cal was never transparent about a player that seemed to use UK for money.

2. JQ: This always seemed like a strange move for Pope to make, knowing how difficult it can be for a player to acclimate mid-season and have great positive impact on a team. (I'm not sure I have ever seen a player insert himself into a lineup midseason and be a gamechanger). The only way this signing made sense is if there is some sort of contract in place for him to play a second season at UK. If there's not, this was a pretty ridiculous approach to building a team to win in 2025-26. Also, he should not have been paid big money without a guarantee of a second season.

 

[UKFootball78]

Ik this will get burried and Pope won’t be crucified for this situation like Cal was because Pope understands the assignment. Even if Cal accomplished the assignment.

Lol... once early. Cal had. I clue. Get off his nuts. Never seems coach accomplish so little with so much.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

Looks pretty up front and honest to me. The plan was never to play. Admittedly Cal deserved hell like he caught for this bull crap. Pope deserves the same is all I’m saying. Cal won us our 8th title. He had room to pull this cocky bull crap.


And again. We didn’t pay him millions. I think a dealership gave him a car..

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

Lol... once early. Cal had. I clue. Get off his nuts. Never seems coach accomplish so little with so much.

Screw Cal. I’m with ya. Ain’t on his nuts even with all he accomplished. Wish the fanbase would get off Popes nuts without the accomplishments.


I’ll never take away what Cal did tho. Final fours a title sec championships. The thing everyone downplays but wishes we still had .. all the draft picks. All the talent. Was some fun years. So I don’t gotta like Cal or be on his dick to give him his credit for his time here.

 

[UKFootball78]

Screw Cal. I’m with ya. Ain’t on his nuts even with all he accomplished. Wish the fanbase would get off Popes nuts without the accomplishments.


I’ll never take away what Cal did tho. Final fours a title sec championships. The thing everyone downplays but wishes we still had .. all the draft picks. All the talent. Was some fun years. So I don’t gotta like Cal or be on his dick to give him his credit for his time here.

Who cares about the draft pics? I don't. Those players would have been drafted no matter what school they went to. Cal can say he did that all he wants, but those players were nba bound before they set foot on campus. I want wins, Sec, and NCAA championships...plural. cal completely lost sight of what his job was. So glad he is gone. Pope may not be working out, but I'm not ready to hang him yet

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

Who cares about the draft pics? I don't. Those players would have been drafted no matter what school they went to. Cal can say he did that all he wants, but those players were nba bound before they set foot on campus. I want wins, Sec, and NCAA championships...plural. cal completely lost sight of what his job was. So glad he is gone. Pope may not be working out, but I'm not ready to hang him yet

The problem was never draft picks. It was we felt he underachieved with them. Idc about draft picks. It don’t excite me. What excites me is having draft picks at Kentucky. For a brief moment I thought we were about to see our chess playing former national championship captain have those types of talents at Kentucky. I got fooled. Wanna feed Pope the Studs. I want Pope to have the studs. I don’t want another coach to come have them. I like Pope.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

Who cares about the draft pics? I don't. Those players would have been drafted no matter what school they went to. Cal can say he did that all he wants, but those players were nba bound before they set foot on campus. I want wins, Sec, and NCAA championships...plural. cal completely lost sight of what his job was. So glad he is gone. Pope may not be working out, but I'm not ready to hang him yet

And Cal did do something. He had the ability to recruit and bring all those players to Kentucky. They would have went pro like you said no matter where they went. Cal made them want to go to Kentucky. I don’t want Cal back but I want Pope to land a couple top players. I mean is that to much to ask at Kentucky these days?

 

[UKGrad24]

Who is Shaedon Sharpe?

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

Who is Shaedon Sharpe?

 

[Trinity45]

I’m in no way mad at JQ in any way. I don’t think the situations are alike. Only comparison is the risk/reward that one coach got slammed for and still does to this day. And one coach anything he does people find and excuse for because he’s one of us and we love him and want him to succeed.

Still not the same thing, Cal brought in a player let him have all the comforts of home, yet he never intended to play at all, Pope brought in a top player who was injured and hoped he could play and he still might, it depends on the extend of the swelling.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

Still not the same thing, Cal brought in a player let him have all the comforts of home, yet he never intended to play at all, Pope brought in a top player who was injured and hoped he could play and he still might, it depends on the extend of the swelling.

His knee is swelling as much as Sharpe intended to play here. Well never know is the point. How do you give JQ millions then not wanna get in a bidding war for Wilson. Unacceptable. Anyway it’s looked at. Unacceptable.

 

[UKGrad24]

I’m not going to pretend to know the details of JQ. Personally, I think he’s sitting out and doesn’t have to. His dad got all pissy and he was looking like sht, suddenly he’s got swelling and Pope is leaking to Goodman he’s “likely not playing rest of year”. Come on Yall, let’s not act like it doesn’t line up well.

But Sharon Sharpe was brought in here by Calipari to intentionally sit because he’s the only top 5 talent he could get anymore over Duke and he wanted the notch in his NBA belt. At best he allowed it and thought he could talk them into playing after January but I wouldn’t even guarantee that. Calipari goes to war, by next season he’ll do it to Arkansas. He does it with his former friends like Pitino. Did it to the nets, Memphis, and UK. He’s a psychopathic narcissist. So SS was another way to stick it to everyone at UK and smile and point to his contract. When that contract was signed he was going to make everyone’s lives miserable. And some of those crazy losses weren’t an accident either. Some people just can’t see it because he’s a top notch salesman that will sell your wife and some will like it. not everyone can see through the guy. I mean he gives to CHARITY!!!

So the situations aren’t the same but we don’t actually know how far apart they really are. Pope needs some top NBA press and this gives him some of that. But it was never a good sign when Calipari showed no more interested in JQ and neither did Kansas / Bill Self and Duke. Only Mark, and like I said he’s got some reasons to take what he can get at the top 10 level.

 

[UKGrad24]

His knee is swelling as much as Sharpe intended to play here. Well never know is the point. How do you give JQ millions then not wanna get in a bidding war for Wilson. Unacceptable. Anyway it’s looked at. Unacceptable.

No way we should have given JQ Wilson level money. Mark has done some very concerning things here which is why I don’t think he’s here past year 3.

I keep saying this. His first order of business at UK was breaking a Saban rule and calling Mark Fox to repay a favor. I don’t think some realize, we’ve got a fired Georgia staff at UK

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

I’m not going to pretend to know the details of JQ. Personally, I think he’s sitting out and doesn’t have to. His dad got all pissy and he was looking like sht, suddenly he’s got swelling and Pope is leaking to Goodman he’s “likely not playing rest of year”. Come on Yall, let’s not act like it doesn’t line up well.

But Sharon Sharpe was brought in here by Calipari to intentionally sit because he’s the only top 5 talent he could get anymore over Duke and he wanted the notch in his NBA belt. At best he allowed it and thought he could talk them into playing after January but I wouldn’t even guarantee that. Calipari goes to war, by next season he’ll do it to Arkansas. He does it with his former friends like Pitino. Did it to the nets, Memphis, and UK. He’s a psychopathic narcissist. So SS was another way to stick it to everyone at UK and smile and point to his contract. When that contract was signed he was going to make everyone’s lives miserable. And some of those crazy losses weren’t an accident either. Some people just can’t see it because he’s a top notch salesman that will sell your wife and some will like it. not everyone can see through the guy. I mean he gives to CHARITY!!!

So the situations aren’t the same but we don’t actually know how far apart they really are. Pope needs some top NBA press and this gives him some of that. But it was never a good sign when Calipari showed no more interested in JQ and neither did Kansas / Bill Self and Duke. Only Mark, and like I said he’s got some reasons to take what he can get at the top 10 level.

The thing is … him sitting out is actually more likely. It adds up. His dad is pissed. He’s sitting. People wanna complicate it. Do we know for sure he’s sitting? No. But it sure is looking like it just like you said.

People are overthinking all this for Popes sake. I watched the post game presser somebody posted after the Tennessee game. Pope doesn’t even know what the hell to say. Hes lost. There’s a reason he lets his players open the interviews.


Edit: I can’t help it.. he just sits there and smiles like a proud grandad. Not even a dad. Just a proud grandad patting his players on the back smiling in agreement with any beautiful thing they say.


Shout out to the players tho. Wanna give them credit even if I’m crapn on Pope a little.

 

[UKGrad24]

The thing is … him sitting out is actually more likely. It adds up. His dad is pissed. He’s sitting. People wanna complicate it. Do we know for sure he’s sitting? No. But it sure is looking like it just like you said.

People are overthinking all this for Popes sake. I watched the post game presser somebody posted after the Tennessee game. Pope doesn’t even know what the hell to say. Hes lost. There’s a reason he lets his players open the interviews.

Only thing is his dad was pissed before about being misused. So I don’t really know. I could see both. And it honestly sucks because just letting JQ come in for 15 a game would be super to give MM a rest. It could take this team to an another level.

If had to bet money on it, well, probably he’s got swelling but I really don’t know.

 

[mhs1964]

The problem was never draft picks. It was we felt he underachieved with them. Idc about draft picks. It don’t excite me. What excites me is having top talent at Kentucky. For a brief moment I thought we were about to see our chess playing former national championship captain have those types of talents at Kentucky. I got fooled. Wanna feed Pope the Studs. I want Pope to have the studs. I don’t want another coach to come have them. I like Pope.

I really think that high draft picks and top talent are one and the same.

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

I really think that high draft picks and top talent are one and the same.

Yes

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

I really think that high draft picks and top talent are one and the same.

Fixed it for you

 

[Trinity45]

His knee is swelling as much as Sharpe intended to play here. Well never know is the point. How do you give JQ millions then not wanna get in a bidding war for Wilson. Unacceptable. Anyway it’s looked at. Unacceptable.

disagree

 

[BlueBlood96Cat]

disagree

Thats fine man. Which part?