Tyran Stokes cut his list to 3

LineSkiCat14

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Im not big on freshman recruits lately.. but with several of our recent misses, Pope and UK need to land this one, at whatever the cost. I know its gonna cost money, but if you want the top talent, thats what it will take. Recruits arent coming here for Kentucky history or BBN.

I dont think it's a good plan/look for Pope to keep waiting on a top5 recruit. And its not often a top recruit has ties to Kentucky. Have to take this opportunity and show the world that Pope can work with elite freshman.
 

Burly Peters

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Im not big on freshman recruits lately.. but with several of our recent misses, Pope and UK need to land this one, at whatever the cost. I know its gonna cost money, but if you want the top talent, thats what it will take. Recruits arent coming here for Kentucky history or BBN.

I dont think it's a good plan/look for Pope to keep waiting on a top5 recruit. And its not often a top recruit has ties to Kentucky. Have to take this opportunity and show the world that Pope can work with elite freshman.
Yep, and surround them with the best veteran shooters from the portal.
 

Kentucky15

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Im not big on freshman recruits lately.. but with several of our recent misses, Pope and UK need to land this one, at whatever the cost. I know its gonna cost money, but if you want the top talent, thats what it will take. Recruits arent coming here for Kentucky history or BBN.

I dont think it's a good plan/look for Pope to keep waiting on a top5 recruit. And it’s hinot often a top recruit has ties to Kentucky. Have to take this opportunity and show the world that Pope can work with elite freshman.

This recruitment is a lot like Mashburn in the 90’s although not the same for Pitino as it is for Pope. But program to program very similar. Mashburn signaled to the country, and it’s pretty commonly realized even today, that Kentucky’s droughts are over and even after troubles with the NCAA, we got Pitino from the NBA, and we got the top freshman in the country. This was even after televised bans and everything else. Pitino and Mashburn showed that Kentucky is the pinnacle of the sport no matter the situation.

Mashburn was the recruit that led to all of the success of the 90’s. This recruitment is similar in a way for pope. It’s going to show Pope and UK are still the place for the best of the best to go.
 

Anon1679859502

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I would do the same as Stokes or any top recruit, as soon as they commit to UK their stock drops so wait till last minute and make a decision. It is frustrating but they have to think about their brand for the future.