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Why isn't Collin Chandler being named as a Top 4 star (almost a 5 star and No. 37 overall) or counted as top recruit? He just took two years to get there.
What happened to that guy saying BYU coach Young is getting more & better 2025 commits then pope? Assinine if anyone thought pope wouldn't bag good top recruits
I think another big factor for JJ and future 2025 commits is that UK has a completely open roster next season, as they have about 30 5th-year seniors on this year's team
Nope....gotta disagree. John Calipari proved that having "NBA talent" isn't the key to winning. Your boy, Dan Hurley, has shown that having veteran leadership and experience coupled with "NBA talent" AND COACHING is what translates to winning.
True, but let's see who actually coaches them better/has a fresher offense. Coaches more than JUST man defense. Rather then just say oh well my guys are trying to guard hard enough. If Pope can keep doing this then it is all on this staff to coach them. Can't wait to see the difference!
I'd love for him to also bring in one guy who's not hoping to jump to the NBA in a year, someone who will develop into that kind of player in a few years. Because these multi-year development pieces are what we've been missing when Cal was here. It caused a complete lack of continuity year to year.
There is going to be plenty of those guys trust me. This isn’t cal. Even if pope wanted to he’s not getting all 5 stars especially with NIL money. Every one of these guys we can get is a huge win. There will be way more of the 4 stars who ain’t 1 in dones then 1s. Even Moreno number 1 center is far from a 1 and done
Moreno is staying more than one year. JJ is the only real potential one and done. Pope has committed many times to having roster continuity.i doubt he will ever have more than 2 one and done players each year.
True, but let's see who actually coaches them better/has a fresher offense. Coaches more than JUST man defense. Rather then just say oh well my guys are not trying to guard hard enough. If Pope can keep doing this then it is all on this staff to coach them. Can't wait to see the difference! If a team has weaknesses then shouldn't a staff try to help with that with coaching/strategy if they can? Go cats
@@glennlanham6309 Calipari classes will start falling off, the only reason he has the team he has this year is because a lot of his Kentucky team followed him 😂 And they took forever to do so, they really did not wanna go to arkansas, just shows u how much pull he had with his players to follow him to a place like arkansas 😂😂
@@KytilidieThat’s a stupid comment. I wish we had BYU’s new coach. They’re definitely a top 10 program and they’re getting better players than we are. Just last week AJ Dybansta (the number recruit in the country) put BYU at the top of his list and said he has no interest in our Kentucky program. Please stop making delusional comments.
@@mikesmith5799 Wake-up! The only players Pope can sign are legacy players from Kentucky. Pope’s old team is about to sign 3 top ten players next year. Did you hear the report that we actually had to pay Jasper extra just to get him to sign with us? Our reputation has been destroyed since we hired Coach Pope. Very disturbing!
@@theoptimist9605 The only reason Kentucky fans even know who BYU is, because we just hired one of our former players who's a great offensive minded coach that happened to be their coach when we hired him.. BYU won't sign one of those guys, much less all three! You all will always be just BYU the mid major! Lol
Coach Pope has been a Disaster for our Kentucky program. He can only sigh “legacy” players from Kentucky. We even had to overpay Jasper just to get him to sign with us. Our Kentucky reputation is in shambles!
@@wtk6069 I’m a lifelong Kentucky fan who is just being honest. We actually had to overpay Jasper just to get him to sign with us. Coach Pope is destroying our reputation!
@@theoptimist9605 coming from a user name of the optimist lmao. Pope came in super late in the game and snagged a top guard in the country. He was a unc fan his whole life it’s not like he was a lock for uk b4 pope got there. We couldn’t ask for a better start to our recruiting class. Overpaying there is no such thing when there is not a salary cap. We got our guy no one will remember the small details. U should be more optimistic instead of being a doubtist if u would.
College basketball isnt about who your coach is . What players you got. What it comes down to once you get to a certain level . It becomes about having creating a significant advantage. Of course you gotta have a drcent coach and talent. But its not the players you buy. But the refs you buy. Theres no doubt in my mind. Thats the refs arent paid to choke on their whistle. Take last years title game. Alabama was getting all the love from the refs. Then UConn happend. There was games where a ref would make 15 calls. All in favor of obe team and against the other. I mean they arent even trying to hide it. Uou know mix the calls up abot. Uconn hot almost every momentum deciding xall go there way. In the BYU game Duquesne was allowed to be aggressive an D while BYU got in foul trouble.yet wasnt nearly aggressive. Amd the lust goes on and on
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Why isn't Collin Chandler being named as a Top 4 star (almost a 5 star and No. 37 overall) or counted as top recruit? He just took two years to get there.
I said who’s in the house tonight….? UK!!!
Let’s go !!!
GO CATS!!!
UK!!
What happened to that guy saying BYU coach Young is getting more & better 2025 commits then pope? Assinine if anyone thought pope wouldn't bag good top recruits
Glad we got JJ !!! I will also be using Morgan & Morgan too !!! BBN
I think another big factor for JJ and future 2025 commits is that UK has a completely open roster next season, as they have about 30 5th-year seniors on this year's team
Let’s get MULLINS !!!! BBN AWAITS !!!
Uk baby 😊😊😊😊😊😊
I have Hope with Pipe and his assistant coaching crew being able to blend talents and make UK a team to fear.
Braylon Mullins will be Kentucky’s next pick up
Mark it down
😂😂😂😂
I think it will be tounde yessoifou
Nope....gotta disagree. John Calipari proved that having "NBA talent" isn't the key to winning. Your boy, Dan Hurley, has shown that having veteran leadership and experience coupled with "NBA talent" AND COACHING is what translates to winning.
You are absolutely right, it takes those three elements. Young talent (alone) is not enough.
True, but let's see who actually coaches them better/has a fresher offense. Coaches more than JUST man defense. Rather then just say oh well my guys are trying to guard hard enough. If Pope can keep doing this then it is all on this staff to coach them. Can't wait to see the difference!
Which is exactly how Cal's best teams were made up. But for some reason he began to believe he could do it without upperclassman leadership.
Let's go Braylon! Go Cats!!
Mullins
I'd love for him to also bring in one guy who's not hoping to jump to the NBA in a year, someone who will develop into that kind of player in a few years. Because these multi-year development pieces are what we've been missing when Cal was here. It caused a complete lack of continuity year to year.
There is going to be plenty of those guys trust me. This isn’t cal. Even if pope wanted to he’s not getting all 5 stars especially with NIL money. Every one of these guys we can get is a huge win. There will be way more of the 4 stars who ain’t 1 in dones then 1s. Even Moreno number 1 center is far from a 1 and done
Moreno is staying more than one year.
JJ is the only real potential one and done.
Pope has committed many times to having roster continuity.i doubt he will ever have more than 2 one and done players each year.
Go Cats💙✌️
True, but let's see who actually coaches them better/has a fresher offense. Coaches more than JUST man defense. Rather then just say oh well my guys are not trying to guard hard enough. If Pope can keep doing this then it is all on this staff to coach them. Can't wait to see the difference! If a team has weaknesses then shouldn't a staff try to help with that with coaching/strategy if they can? Go cats
I am looking forward to watching Pope’s 5- offense.
“5-out offense”
IU has missed more than half of the NCAA tournaments over the past 22 years. Zero FF in past 22 years. Does that sound like a blue blood?
What happend to Cal? I thought he was going to eclipse whoever UK brought in? UK # 1 recruiting class so far....
@@glennlanham6309 Calipari classes will start falling off, the only reason he has the team he has this year is because a lot of his Kentucky team followed him 😂 And they took forever to do so, they really did not wanna go to arkansas, just shows u how much pull he had with his players to follow him to a place like arkansas 😂😂
Big Blue National is who.
Did you see BYU's new "walk-on???" 😀
@@KytilidieThat’s a stupid comment. I wish we had BYU’s new coach. They’re definitely a top 10 program and they’re getting better players than we are. Just last week AJ Dybansta (the number recruit in the country) put BYU at the top of his list and said he has no interest in our Kentucky program. Please stop making delusional comments.
@@theoptimist9605WTH are you smoking! 😂😂
@@mikesmith5799 Wake-up! The only players Pope can sign are legacy players from Kentucky. Pope’s old team is about to sign 3 top ten players next year. Did you hear the report that we actually had to pay Jasper extra just to get him to sign with us? Our reputation has been destroyed since we hired Coach Pope. Very disturbing!
@@theoptimist9605 Lmao, you know how silly you sound, arguing BYU somehow even being on Kentucky's radar!!! 😂😂
@@theoptimist9605 The only reason Kentucky fans even know who BYU is, because we just hired one of our former players who's a great offensive minded coach that happened to be their coach when we hired him.. BYU won't sign one of those guys, much less all three! You all will always be just BYU the mid major! Lol
Coach Pope has been a Disaster for our Kentucky program. He can only sigh “legacy” players from Kentucky. We even had to overpay Jasper just to get him to sign with us. Our Kentucky reputation is in shambles!
Cal? Is that you?
Go be a UNC fan. UK has the #1 recruiting class, are you a big Kamala fan or something?
No more like a looserville fan.
@@wtk6069 I’m a lifelong Kentucky fan who is just being honest. We actually had to overpay Jasper just to get him to sign with us. Coach Pope is destroying our reputation!
@@theoptimist9605 coming from a user name of the optimist lmao. Pope came in super late in the game and snagged a top guard in the country. He was a unc fan his whole life it’s not like he was a lock for uk b4 pope got there. We couldn’t ask for a better start to our recruiting class. Overpaying there is no such thing when there is not a salary cap. We got our guy no one will remember the small details. U should be more optimistic instead of being a doubtist if u would.
That be nice get mullins. Lets get it down. Pope 😊. BBN ....go cats 💪😺💙🤍🏀🔥
College basketball isnt about who your coach is . What players you got. What it comes down to once you get to a certain level . It becomes about having creating a significant advantage. Of course you gotta have a drcent coach and talent. But its not the players you buy. But the refs you buy. Theres no doubt in my mind. Thats the refs arent paid to choke on their whistle. Take last years title game. Alabama was getting all the love from the refs. Then UConn happend. There was games where a ref would make 15 calls. All in favor of obe team and against the other. I mean they arent even trying to hide it. Uou know mix the calls up abot. Uconn hot almost every momentum deciding xall go there way. In the BYU game Duquesne was allowed to be aggressive an D while BYU got in foul trouble.yet wasnt nearly aggressive. Amd the lust goes on and on