Andy Combs

@MarioMaitland_3 Should make you mad

This makes me sad 😔

@DylanBallard_UK I think that’s what Jeff is getting at. Milan not interested in UK.

I appreciate Jeff’s work and I respect him. I listen very often. But Kentucky is and will be involved with Milan Momcilovic if he comes back. I know everyone wants to harp on Pope. Unless Milan has decided recently that he doesn’t want them in the race, they are and will be.

@RoushKSR Nick, you really think Kyle would just be like, yeah this guy sucks. He can’t help UK win at level they want. Of course he’s gonna say we’re getting a good one. 🙄

Not sure you'll get a better scouting report than from someone who actually played against him.

@TJWalkerRadio Think it’s a fair take. It’s not like Pope gonna play Moreno 32/34 min a game. The way he likes to sub every 3min he’s gonna expect this guy to log 15/20 min. That’s a recipe for a lot of L’s. We took 2 dudes from a pathetic Washington team and think we can win high level w/ em.

Leave it up to Goobman to come up with this genius take

@LegacyBlue_UK He’s light yrs ahead with his maturity and body. Not necessarily his game. That should be easily understood what they were saying.

He's light years ahead but he's average. 😂

@LegacyBlue_UK He really had to fly to Israel for that?

This

Mark Pope was born to coach Kentucky. #Destiny I don’t give a goddamn fuck if y’all think I’m a burner or covert account. I’m just a fucking Bluegrass guy who knows we got a fucking GIFT when Mark Pope came to coach this fucking commonwealth’s team!

@WildcatsTongue Does Pope have Hero, Keldon Johnson, & PJ Washington playing with him?

"A short, below-the-rim center would never work."

@thereal_adam @StevenPeakeKSR @AdamStrattonKSR Hence of why you don’t run HOF coaches off every 10yrs. This includes Tubby. BBN always chasing that coach who’s on top for a particular few yrs.

@andycombs1 @StevenPeakeKSR @AdamStrattonKSR I think we got spoiled by the Cal years, because there were a good number of non-filet with bacon years for about a decade before Cal showed up, with a few elite eights sprinkled in at the start of the 2000s.

Great post here from @AdamStrattonKSR "Can we just let the man cook for a bit? Sure, the dish he eventually serves might end up being buttered spaghetti, but we don’t know that yet. It might end up being exquisite carbonara." on3.com/teams/kentucky…

@TerrellTres By this account we would have ran K, Self, Williams, and any other HOF coach out. But sure Pope is gonna be in the FF every yr. He just needs time and have 0 injuries. 🤣🤣🤣

Kentucky lost to 14-seed Oakland with the #1 recruiting class in 2023, having the number 1 overall point guard, #1 small forward, and #1 center. They also had TWO top-10 draft picks on the bench. Recruiting — with no postseason success — is exactly why we “ran him out of town.”

@alveyjr21 @JDSHELBURNE @CoachMarkPope What did all those 5 stars get you at KY? BBN is the most ungrateful fan base in all of sports.

@JDSHELBURNE @CoachMarkPope All those 5 stars has gotten him what?

To be fair, Coach Cal has been a head coach for 38 years and Pope only 9. Mark is only one title away from tying him. Give Mark more time. Success comes with experience. He will achieve it . @CoachMarkPope

If we somehow get Stefan Joksimovic i’m back in

@CBeasmoreSports This squad will get curb stomped more than last yrs. Pope era was officially over when Stokes announced for KU.

Kentucky’s potential starting 5: PG: Zoom Diallo SG: Alex Wilkins SF: Kam Williams PF: Ousmane N'Diaye C: Malachi Moreno BENCH: Justin McBride Braydon Hawthorne Mason Williams Reece Potter Trent Noah Zyon Hawthorne Kentucky now has 11 of 15 roster spots filled with just four left. Still likely targeting a backup guard, a starting forward, and a backup big 👀😼 #BBN

@KyleTuckerCBB That was officially the End of the Pope era.

No. 1 recruit Tyran Stokes picks Kansas over Kentucky live on ESPN’s NBA pregame show. Massive boost for Bill Self’s roster and a huge blow to Mark Pope’s. In theory, Pope now has a huge bankroll to spend on … somebody else, who’d better be a future pro and game-changer.

@MattSakR2NG Yes

I’m not saying Kentucky is an elite team (at least yet) by any measure But if any other team had added Alex Wilkins, Malachi Moreno, and Zoom Diallo in the portal, do you think they would be ranked 38th?

@KyleTuckerCBB Cal may curb stomp UK in Rupp this yr.

Odd and interesting that many programs backed off a talent like this, but Calipari is probably the exact right guy to get and keep him dialed in. Also: this is a bonkers visual. If he listens to Cal, could be very, very good.

@AllUKBall_HPS @Jordio23 Well it’s not been an argument for Pope… EVER! If your talking about 2 dudes that went in 2nd round and spent most of their time in G league the whatever. But dudes not just trying to go 2nd round and camp out in g league. They trying to get in that first round and make roster.

@Jordio23 I’m not arguing who history saying Rick is the better coach. I’m saying the part of the quote about wanting to be coached by someone who gets folks to the NBA hasn’t been accurate in a decade and a half.

Who was the last Rick Pitino coached player to get drafted? Donovan Mitchell? Pope just had two players selected in the last NBA draft….

@TJWalkerRadio I’d be shocked if they didn’t.

Zoom Wilkins Kam McBride Moreno That lineup has real potential to start SEC Tournament play on Thursday, which I suppose would technically be an upgrade.

@KyleTuckerCBB According to some BBN media every player Pope gets/goes after there the next Jordan or LBJ. I’m like you said the same thing about John Wall as you do Jaland Lowe. 🤣🤣🤣

Whether it's Kentucky, St. John's, Tennessee or whoever breaks the bank for Donnie Freeman, one caution: He doesn't come without significant concerns. Two years of foot problems. Does not move well on defense. Heavy midrange diet. Not a super stretchy 4 (30% 3s). Not a savior.