And even regarding our shooter from last season, Brea, how often did the board lament his poor defending?
Did Houston have a star player this year? No they had 7-8 good players who excelled in their roles. This oh you gotta have a star player to win stuff is silly.
I know what is that people aren't getting Pope has picked up all the good defenders and a good distributor we needed the 45% 3 point shooter (6'5") we don't have this no where to be found on the roster. Like you said these don't grow on trees.
But they aren't the archetype for how to build a national champion; and ultimately, they lost when it mattered to a team with a real star. Is the ultimate goal a Final Four or a national championship?
A lot of the same fans were pinpointing the absolute necessity of getting some high-quality wing scoring in the portal just two days ago.
surely Pitino can't get all of these guys.........Jackson, Lewis & this guy
I totally agree with everything you said. These same fans that say we have the money to go toe to toe then we need to go toe to toe with schools to get these pieces. The Dents, Yates, Wilkersons, Pierres, and Laniers (from last year) are going where the $ is spare me the BS of the being close to home nonsense.
Been crying all night. Good lord dude this **** was embarrassing a week into the portal and it’s embarrassing now. There are still plenty of guys that know how to shoot a basketball out there, Wilkerson doesn’t break this team and wasn’t even an option 5 days ago. I’m sorry he broke your heart but pull yourself together.
Second most money spent in the portal. You guys should just make a crying thread so nobody has to read this ****.
You really seem to struggle with receiving differing forms of opinions without turning it into an ad hominem campaign.
go after both Sellers & Coward........can still use more scorers
I'll tell you what if you don't like what we're talking about you can just skip over it or block us. Why is it other people think they have the right to tell people how they can be a FAN on here.
What do you think the purpose of a sports message board is? It really does seem like you don't get around much in the realm of message board communities.
and still missing key components.......scoring guard, and an additional scoring small forward
very few are going to stay at one school like the old days
good business to start out low, IF you know that you will get a chance to increase your offer
do you HONESTLY believe that?
Just playing devil’s advocate here but they didn’t win, either. Florida had Clayton, who made the play of the game, and they won
Poor guy didn't get the 30th ranked transfer portal guy. Time to cry and say he was the one that made us a final four team! Baby.
If you weren't irrational and were just having conversations sure but you're talking about how we won't spend money yet we have spent the 2nd most to Michigan. Make that make sense.
That was that other kid. I can’t recall his name right now. He was a sophomore I think maybe Tyrone Riley.
More ad hominem. I'm not personally insulting you for your viewpoint. You're entitled to think what you want. I support that. But you're the one that's claiming everyone else is having an emotional meltdown. Think about that in light of what you're accusing others of.
that is true but there are still good options available. Still time for some to enter, Amy e a late NBA returnee and we could snag a great foreign player nobody even knows we are recruiting. I get what you are saying and I’d have definitely preferred to lock him down and have our shooter. We are so close to having a great roster. Lewis leaving still sucks especially this late.
I wish you had a back up plan to your stupid posts.
I think JL Cryer was a star player. Sharpe was very solid, but yes most of the team was guys who were in the system for a long time and excelled together.
When every single time something doesn't go your way, or Pope wasn't getting Portal guys fast enough, or we lose a guy that you think is the missing piece, or god forbid you remember you were Jeremy Fears teacher. I have to see your dumb posts complaining then yes I think you're a child.
I do think Oweh will be a star player this year FR though. I would love to get him some help but I could see a Jasper Johnson or someone being a lot better than expected too.
Let’s not forget that Wilkerson is the 42nd rated player in the portal. That is lower than JP, Williams or Lowe.
Lowe and Williams are rated higher than him on 24/7.
This is annoying. You have no insight into the negotiations between Kentucky and any player.
I definitely think he was always going to Indiana, but used a strong push by us to get way more than he deserved out of them before committing. Apparently he got a job for someone close to him as well. I’m sure this happens often but I remembered how enamored he seemed playing in Assembly Hall for some reason. I had hope with all the news that our visit changed his mind but that wasn’t the case. I do think Indiana was desperate for a good player and vastly overpaid for his services. I would have loved to finish the class out with him but we also may not have enough cash left, or Pope felt he wasn’t worth the extra money(some say he wasn’t even given a chance.) We can’t fault him for that.
