Darrin Johnson

@BMarsh24_ Based on what? Rankings? Isn’t that case for nearly every loss Puke has had in the NCAA tourney the last 15 years?

Duke’s first five off the bench are better than Kentucky’s starting five.

@Burke_Franklin_ The goal of this coaching staff was to make you happy? Doubtful…lol.

It’s WILD to me this is the roster he’s taking into a “win or go” season Look, I hope it works. Prove me wrong. But I am far from excited and giddy about this group and that was absolutely the goal for this portal recruiting season

@RonTimberl29074 @KySportsRadio @JDrumUK I thought he was a center not a PF. Hard to out-physical a 7 footer at 6’8”. Kessler manhandled Oscar when UK played Auburn. And we know Oscar was physical inside.

@Djohnson1978 @KySportsRadio @JDrumUK What video u watching he's a bully down low

Marcio Santos, who Pope is going to see today

@akakidlawjr21 @ColtsAndBBN Yep. Which is around 14-15 pts a game over that 25-30 minutes. If we can get a guy, off the bench, maybe he drops to 20-22 min, but we get 11 and 5, but is also disruptive. I’m taking that all day.

@Djohnson1978 @ColtsAndBBN Finally someone with ball knowledge he failed to mention the 8 pts a game to

Just throwing shit at the wall and praying it sticks 😭😭😭😭😭😭 Dude is ass. Averaged under 4 rebounds a game

@ovocaleb @MattSakR2NG So far I haven’t seen anything that would corroborate that statement. I personally think Noah is still in the 10-12 minutes a game range. If we don’t get another wing, he may get up to 15. He just needs to capitalize on the time he does get.

@Djohnson1978 @MattSakR2NG Morton is NOT a better player than Trent lol. he averaged 8 at WSU. trent would be a star at WSU

PG: Zoom Diallo, Jerone Morton SG: Alex Wilkins, Braydon Hawthorne SF: *we will see*, Kam Williams PF: Ousmane Ndiaye, Justin McBride C: Malachi Moreno, *international* Depth: Mason Williams, Trent Noah, Reece Potter, Zyon Hawthorne

@MrCatphin @KentuckyKroge Has nothing to do with ‘96. Dude is a good coach and has connections to recruits.

@Djohnson1978 @KentuckyKroge No. Enough with the ‘96 stuff.

OK, let’s turn our attention to Jamal Crawford. Is there a snowballs chance in hell that he takes the position on the men’s basketball staff? While Pope wiffed today, he has a chance to do something really good with Crawford.

@NewBBNMemes You can’t be realistic until the games are played.

Shout out to all of the realistic fans #BBN

@DylanBallard_UK We have one. No one knows it yet. Braydon Hawthorne.

There’s truly an argument this roster is upgraded at almost every single position from last year… Except… the go to guy… and it seems that’s the biggest problem… Not a bad roster, they just need that star… will they find one?

@BBNlocukfan @MattSakR2NG Braydon is a wing.

@MattSakR2NG Hawthorne a guard?

@itsRyanomg1 @KySportsRadio @JDrumUK Great! Thanks for the info. Everything I’ve seen has him listed as a center. Makes more sense at PF with his size. That puts us at 3 PF. Still need another center, but maybe we can run NDiaye at the center for 5 minutes and Potter for 5 minutes

@Djohnson1978 @KySportsRadio @JDrumUK He plays PF on his team. I've never seen him play center and I've watched a few Maccabi Tel Avivs games on youtube

@LegacyBlue_UK Start blocking them. If everyone did that, their voice wouldn’t be so loud.

On this app today. I've seen two who wished death upon Mark and one who told him to stay in Israel that they hate him. "But it's not the fans" Y'all better start standing up to these morons or Kentucky won't get any recruits. It's pure lunacy the way some so-called fans react.

@LiveBlue06 Fans just need to chill until the roster is complete. Even then, chill until you see the product on the floor. If then it’s not working, then complain.

I think it’s about time UK gets out in front of this some, Pope needs to say something, do some positive PR move. Still time to get a good roster, and obviously we have a lot of cap space now. We need Press Conference Pope back ASAP. #BBN #GoCats 🔵⚪️🏀

@jrnall2 @JamesWi11047973 You sound like a bitter liberal.

@JamesWi11047973 I think it’s okay to admit Pope is a giant disaster and not some genius finding players where no one else is looking.

This Santos dude is 23 and has a Wikipedia page showing he tried to enter the 2023 Draft but wasn’t selected. Averages 8pt a game. Wtf are we doing here?

@catndahat13 @jloganwxguy Still your opinion. I guarantee someone wanted each and every one of them. Think with your brain for a second. What if each player on the roster is a good fit at their position for his style of play? These are still 3 and 4 star players.

@Djohnson1978 @jloganwxguy No it's not opinion. He's getting the portal players and high school kids no one else wants. That's a fact.

Missed on every top recruit he was after. That’s embarrassing! The program isn’t the same and as a diehard fan, it’s very disappointing. #bbn

@BRamseyKSR @JDrumUK He also only played 15 minutes per game. He has the potential to be a 25 minute player. So those stats could look more like 13 and 7.

I've been PLENTY negative about Kentucky's recruiting situation over the last 12+ hours. However, I'm not going to pile on about Coach Pope's current trip to Israel. Making fun of Márcio Santos' stats simply shows you don't understand international basketball. Yes, he averages 8.4 points & 4.1 rebounds per game. However, he was a solid rotation player (what he would be asked to be at Kentucky) in the EuroLeague which is the highest level of basketball competition in the world outside of the NBA/Olympics. You now who averages 9.1 & 5.4 for Maccabi Tel Aviv? TJ Leaf...who averaged 16.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a freshman at UCLA and was the #18 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.

@DaltonJJones19 8 as it stands right now. Add a couple more pieces and could be a 9.

On a scale 1-10. How confident are you that Kentucky will be good next year.

@James_AndrewRob For the school and players….i hope it’s mine lol.

@Djohnson1978 That’s all we can do I guess!

Some people legit think Kentucky has an elite 8 line up rn 😭🤣