Bear Down Wildcats

Beachcat97

I can't even get my head around the level of PR desperation emanating from that Pitino video. Since when do we need Xitter letters of rec from former bosses, just to keep Kentucky fans from walking into the ocean this morning?

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Here's the thing though, this could work out great for Kentucky. Now that so many schools are having to take flyers on unproven coaches, you just never know. If Calipari weren't in the SEC, I'd be more willing to consider this possibility. Cal is going to get better recruiting classes than Pope. Ev...

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So if Tommy gets McNeely, I'm pretty sure that gives us the best freshman class in the country for next season.

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My oh my how the mighty have fallen. This isn't just losing the press conference. It's hiring Kevin for David Wallace's job. I guess the ucla situation from a few years back wasn't an isolated incident. Programs with unrealistic expectations are no longer able to poach whoever they want, whenever th...

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I like me some Jordan Pope.

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I think they need to go younger than some of the names I’m hearing.

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The transfer portal has created the era of universal, ongoing free agency. Players used to get recruited once. Maybe twice. Now they basically have the chance to “re-open” their recruitment throughout their college careers. It’s great for the student-athletes, maybe not so great for building roster ...

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Does Drew win the press conference for Kentucky?

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If Kentucky can't get the top-4 candidates, some Kentucky fans would want Lloyd, https://kentucky.forums.rivals.com/threads/hypothetical-hurley-oats-donovan-and-drew-all-say-thanks-but-no-thanks.412364/ I think there's a better chance of Bronny being a lotto pick than there is of Lloyd being the ne...

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MrBug708 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:38 am https://twitter.com/TheAthletic/status/ ... 0065285509

Wonder if he would have reached a final four like Mick did or he would have still felt burnt out. He was basically taking the job until that lifetime contract offer came in

ucla fan fiction is the best

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If the team made F4 then I can see Kentucky being very interested. But without tourney success, and every season losing to a lower seed, can’t see it. That was the key frustration with Calipari. Plus his post defeat pressers will drive Kentucky fans insane. Aw shucks won’t work for them. All of thi...

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IndianaZonaFan wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:58 pm Right now Give me:

Bradley
Love
Lewis
Bryant
Krivas

Sanon
Phillips
Veesaar
Martinez
Stephen

Obviously we need a transfer 4 who can defend outside and stretch the defense a bit.

I'm assuming Love won't be back. If he is, then yes, love this lineup.

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Tommy's not leaving for Kentucky, right? Got mixed messages on that yesterday which is to say that I am clueless on that right now. I would be astonished by this. With all due respect to Coach Lloyd, he hasn't exactly built the kind of resume (yet) that Kentucky has come to expect in its coaching c...

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Tommy's not leaving for Kentucky, right?

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Mark Mitchell (Duke), anyone? Just entered portal.

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Bradley, KJ, Bryant, transfer 4 and Krivas

If KJ actually leaves, just means the freshmen guards get a shot earlier.

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Do it … pulll the trigger on Sean miller, I dare you UK CSM is just the kind of ruthless motherfucker who would kill it at Kentucky in recruiting, and he’s come around to a more free flowing offensive system and now actually puts up points instead of just trying to prevent them. He won’t get a call...

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UAEebs86 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:51 am Come on down Cream!

This guy would get absolutely steamrolled and humiliated by actual competition.

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Do it … pulll the trigger on Sean miller, I dare you UK CSM is just the kind of ruthless motherfucker who would kill it at Kentucky in recruiting, and he’s come around to a more free flowing offensive system and now actually puts up points instead of just trying to prevent them. He won’t get a call...

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I can’t remember a year with this much roster turnover.

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CalStateTempe wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:55 am Do it … pulll the trigger on Sean miller, I dare you UK

Will. Never. Happen.

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UK isn’t gonna win this press conference, are they? UK might not be "UK" any more, sorta like UCLA is no longer "UCLA" anymore.... Good comparison, but I think UK can get back to being themselves, unlike ucla. Lexington is a college town, and there’s a HUGE audience for UK hoops, both locally and n...

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UK isn’t gonna win this press conference, are they?

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Since there are so many strong opinions in this thread: Keep Boswell! Dump Love! We’ll be better without Ballo missing 1 and 1s!

I’m just curious what some of your ideal starting 5s are for next season.

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Who said Anderson is gone? Maybe he is but I thought he was committed to sticking around. Want to say where this came from or is it just a guess? https://twitter.com/jasonscheer/status/1777455993590554781 So that's Borovicanin, Murauskas, Ballo and Anderson who are definitely gone. Plus Larsson and...

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SCCats wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:08 pm Oh Azcatgirl, I don’t know.

I’ve seen those posts before. Sometimes it means “raise your offer by a million dollars a year.”

I don't think Oats would say something like this publicly if he was seriously thinking of taking another job. No reason to.

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The Hurley family seems like a herd of jack-asses You mean I wasn't the only one who noticed this?? D Hurley's sideline demeanor and antics are hard to watch. Just a reminder for the guy that says UCONN has been dominate for 30 years. Well Dan here is your record after your first 3 years at UCONN: ...

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Who said Anderson is gone? Maybe he is but I thought he was committed to sticking around. Want to say where this came from or is it just a guess? https://twitter.com/jasonscheer/status/1777455993590554781 So that's Borovicanin, Murauskas, Ballo and Anderson who are definitely gone. Plus Larsson and...

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https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... -25-season

This is more legit than those rankings posted upthread. And I think we could rise higher once the dust settles from the transfer portal.

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We've seen so little of Veesaar that it's pretty hard to assess any possible impact he could make next season.

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Postmaster wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:32 pm The Hurley family seems like a herd of jack-asses

You mean I wasn't the only one who noticed this??

D Hurley's sideline demeanor and antics are hard to watch.

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Getting Ballo and Love back, coupled with the rest of our anticipated roster, would be a net gain, and I’m not even sure how it’s debatable. Getting either one of them, actually. How many other guys do you want to lose in the process? Sanon hasn't actually signed yet. I would assume we lose him, Bo...

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Getting Ballo and Love back, coupled with the rest of our anticipated roster, would be a net gain, and I’m not even sure how it’s debatable.

Getting either one of them, actually.

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Love is the reigning Pac POY and his own fanbase doesn’t want him back. Unbelievable. I get that he’s streaky, but I think Tommy would rein in his quick-trigger shots and better integrate him into a balanced attack next season. Count me among those who’d love to see Love back. His experience and lea...

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He will have 0 problems finding any number of big programs to start at, not worried in the slightest about that. I'm guessing this is a keeping Krivas thing, unfortunately for Ballo Why is Krivas a better option at the 5 than Ballo next season? Lateral quickness on defense immediately comes to mind...

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I like Krivas, but he's not as ferocious as Ballo. I'm also not sure if Krivas is an upgrade on defense. But I'll trust Tommy on this one. Ballo and Tommy have a long-standing relationship going back to before they were at Gonzaga together. I thought Ballo would want to finish with the guy who helpe...

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Fishclamps wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:52 am He will have 0 problems finding any number of big programs to start at, not worried in the slightest about that.

I'm guessing this is a keeping Krivas thing, unfortunately for Ballo

Why is Krivas a better option at the 5 than Ballo next season?

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Woah. Transferring?? Didn't see this coming.

Where is he going to have a better opportunity than starting at AZ?

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Aaron Bradshaw, 7'1 center. Transferring out of Kentucky.

Could be a nice get if Ballo leaves.

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Is this just smoke and no fire? Why tf would Calipari leave UK, where he’ll always make more money and get better players ? Because the UK fanbase is at his door with torches and pitchforks........and he is going to get canned anyway somewhere down the road. At Arkansas he gets a much longer contra...

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Is this just smoke and no fire? Why tf would Calipari leave UK, where he’ll always make more money and get better players ? Because the UK fanbase is at his door with torches and pitchforks........and he is going to get canned anyway somewhere down the road. At Arkansas he gets a much longer contra...

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Oats would make sense, but it would be weird to have two coaches move to new teams in THE SAME LEAGUE. Even with Smith taking the Stanford job, they’re now in the ACC.

Not sure about Drew.

Billy D would probably win the press conference in a way no one else could.

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Would make zero sense for Hurley to leave UConn. He’s got that program rolling in a way it rarely has before.

UK should hire Barnes, Sampson or Shaka.

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Is this just smoke and no fire? Why tf would Calipari leave UK, where he’ll always make more money and get better players ?

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84Cat wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:01 pm Uconn/Purdue is going to be a great game. The match ups are pretty insane

UConn’s guards are bigger and more athletic than Purdue’s and they will disrupt tf out of entry passes to Edey, 3 pt attempts and perimeter ball movement.

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I love Edey. It’s gonna suck to see him lose his final college game. I think UConn is unstoppable.

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If Purdue shoots 3s against UConn the way they did against us, they can beat the Huskies.

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Cats ranked 18th in preseason poll for next year. Three Big-12 teams ranked ahead of them and none of those schools is Kansas. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/college-basketball-rankings-alabama-iowa-state-duke-early-top-25/28f6af1e59a7d7f35185995e ucla at 16 :lol: The rankings...

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I wonder if Tommy couldn’t talk Boswell into a Jason Terry ‘96-‘98 role where he comes off the bench about 3-5 minutes into the game and just fucking wreaks havoc. Steals, assists, threes all in a hurry angling for him to win 6th Man of the Year in the Big12. He could have an outsized impact to the...

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I wonder if Tommy couldn’t talk Boswell into a Jason Terry ‘96-‘98 role where he comes off the bench about 3-5 minutes into the game and just fucking wreaks havoc. Steals, assists, threes all in a hurry angling for him to win 6th Man of the Year in the Big12. He could have an outsized impact to the...

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