The longer we go…
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Patience is a virtue. The roster will take shape in time.
Did you not hear CMP say tonight his phone is ringing off the hook? Said he needed to get the right guys for this team. That means evaluating the applicants.
Also said he they are finalizing contracts with a couple assistants.
Been in Lex 1 day OP.
Look I defended Calipari A LOT over the years, but this narrative that Calipari was ran off is a pretty one sided view of the situation. Calipari could have helped himself A LOT if he wasn't such a dick to the fans literally every time he talked and if he didn't alienate everyone around him. He could have even done a lot to help himself after the season ended like going on KSR or any type of outreach to just level with people. He had no desire to do that.
I think it’s worth stating again, if I understand correctly, that the portal closes on May 1st in terms of players ENTERING the portal! They will be committing all summer from it! Plus those that enter the portal and declare for the draft, just to go through the draft process and then withdraw, are still available to transfer (I think the withdraw deadline is in May sometime?). Plus there are then the perennial usual random studs that get out of LOIs throughout the summer, reclassifications, and international prospects. These are actually the reasons I felt it was prudent to give Donovan a week if he was genuinely interested. That said, I’M 100% in for Pope! We will field a competitive roster! I believe in the Papacy!
I was trying to find a way to message you direct but unable too... what is the process for applying to be a Mod? Would love to be considered.
Incorrect. That was our first year of probation. We actually only had a two year tourney ban (90 and 91).
And it certainly wasn’t all “Kentucky” kids. That team’s best player, Derrick Miller, wasn’t one, nor were guys like Sean Woods (it’s starting point) and Jeff Brassow. Combine those three with the likes of Reggie Hanson (who later briefly played in the NBA), Pelphrey, Feldhaus, Farmer, etc. and that roster wasn’t quite as bereft of talent as the storytellers have retold it over the years.
That said. I obviously know they’re totally different situations, and the combination of the transfer portal and NIL money now makes it immensely easier to instantly reload. But it also shows that we can forgive a poor record if there are circumstances to fairly explain it. Pope will get his honeymoon period.
Well, I didn't actually apply. I was approached by private message after being a regular poster here for about 10 years. I'll private message you.
Pope’s gonna need to do something soon. This is going to be a week full of guys leaving UK.
He needs to get somebody on board quickly
He needs to get somebody on board quickly
We’re on the same page ole boy. Doesn’t change that the world moves faster now than it did in 09.
If we forgive a bad record for 1-2-3 years we are Indiana and our program is dead.
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1 player on the roster and if you’re comfortable with that after the blockbuster press conference you are not a Kentucky fan.It’s been 2 freakin’ days! Where do you people come from????
I’ll take some KY boys like Cal’s first year versus Cal type players. At least for Year 1.
Am I imagining things or did I just watch his introductory press conference … yesterday
“Ran off a hall of fame coach”
And dude gives away his agenda right there.
Cal left at the worst possible time. Almost all recruits are decided and many transfers have already happened. Year 1 is going to be a slog but I expect year 2 and 3 to be fun. Go Big Blue.
I may have mentioned the board's addiction to screaming.
Talk to someone.
Talk to someone.
Because we were on probation and no transfer portal. Nate Oats got all new players and went to final four last year. What options Pitino had and what is available to Pope is entirely different.
Portal closing eliminates entry into the portal. Signing with teams lasts essentially until school admission process ends.
I disagree. They both got their jobs at almost the same time. Cal only has one guy on his team. He has the same issue as Pope. If he killed us he killed himself. Pope should have the advantage of UK and NIL. We cant be making excuses for this season already.
He's got those freshmen that are loyal to him and I'm sure some of our players will go there like Big Z did.
Uh, yeah, it’s called probation. Programs were a little different at the start of the two regimes.
Not so fast. Want to ban everyone who doesn’t think like you?
The OP isn’t the only one with serious concerns, but this board is sending out a strong groupthink vibe discouraging those voices.
Great logic in the first paragraph, lol. Do better than Hurley’s year 1 rebuild = win multiple national championships.