We'll See

[BBBLazing]

There you go @MdWIldcat55. You got one like. Maybe you'll get a few more to really make your night complete. Brutal.

If you criticize someone for the "likes" they get, you can't be my friend.

 

[ScottGreene22]

Kentucky is going to have enough talent, Coaching and Fan support ( RUPP will be rocking next season) that I fully expect to be ranked and in the hunt for the SEC Title.

 

[warrior-cat]

We haven’t seen these guys play together so we don’t know how good they'll be.

I am hopeful they lay the foundation for a great future for Pope. Give me smart, hard nosed, physical winners over flexers and swagger any day. I also don’t expect a national title in year 1. He gets a free pass from me barring a Kenny Payne type season.

I am more interested in seeing the culture change and how Pope and staff do in 2025 recruiting.

The new system is going to take getting used to. I think we’re going to see more ball movement, catch and shoot, and constant motion than the high ball screen/dribble penetration/missed layup we’d grown accustomed to in recent years.

I don’t know how it will play out, but am excited for basketball season for the first time since COVID. My interest waned some after 9-16, St. Peter’s and the definition of mediocrity known as the 2023 team. I also bought into last year’s team hard in December and we saw how that went. I’m feeling re-energized for this season.

I agree and just think that most of us needed this for the off season just to reenergize our fan ship (Never losing it, just injecting new hope).

 

[warrior-cat]

If you criticize someone for the "likes" they get, you can't be my friend.

Man, I need to criticize him too then.

 

[notFromhere]

It's people who are upset that we don't have a top recruiting class coming up.

Cal.nut.huggers. They miss the arrogance

 

[bkimrey2]

We are either going to be really good or really bad.

@Basscat1987 said it rather well in his post about not having a dog but my only concern is not having what some would consider as swagger and tenacity.

Statistically on paper we're bringing in people that are good players or even role players but the paper doesn't reflect that "it" factor to compete in intense games and the hard nose edge it takes to win those.

It's also interesting because at this point we're evaluating a cultural change and mindset. It's not high schoolers tearing the rim off a backboard and projected lottery picks etc. It's more of a fundamentally sound approach with players that wouldn't have had an opportunity at UK with the exception of 2 and maybe 3.

We'll see but Pope is holding strong to the kids that want to be here mindset and in my head I'm trying to balance are we almost taking anyone that embodies the culture rather than getting the best talent and balancing the two. He'll have his coaching work cut out for him in conference play but I'm pleased to see how quickly we've gained commits just starting to question for some reason some of the ones we have.

Glad I got torched for this in May.

 

[LadyCaytIL]

Glad I got torched for this in May.

what players did you want him to get in the portal that are the talent that you want?

 

[bkimrey2]

what players did you want him to get in the portal that are the talent that you want?

Great Osobor would've been a good one. Deivon Smith was a possibility. Trazarien white hasn't been phenomenal but I originally wanted him and was probably wrong there.