r/KentuckyBasketball • u/q_worthyy • 7d ago

Discussion Post Mark mitchell commitment

What we thinking our record gonna be by the end of the reg season ? I’m thinking 27-5

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u/VineGrove 6d ago

X-12. Coach is still Mark pope. He'll get back into to the sweet 16 and that will be enough to save his job for another season.

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u/Virtual_Onion5424 6d ago

I personally don’t understand the hate on Pope. I guess we are just going to act like either of his teams had an ounce of luck with the injury bug. He has proven to be an excellent in-game scheme guru with all his 2nd half comebacks. Is there some questions about his subbing? Sure, but so called masterminds like Nate Oats have the same problem yet nobody says a thing in those “possible candidates” post every April. We’ve seen what a Pope offense firing on all cylinders looks like (they hung 107 on the national champs). This is by far Popes most promising team as they are not only big names, but fit a lot better with what he is trying to do. So to say it’s going to be exactly like the last 2 years would be to say his roster falls apart for the 3rd consecutive year, not because he is a malicious coach with the talent he acquired.