2026-2027 Roster discussion thread

[EKYCat]

Guys, they're gonna stink out loud. Call me negative, chicken little, whatever. Next season is going to be ugly. Save it if I'm wrong and throw it in my face.

[Pete Hogwallop]

I disagree with above poster. We supposedly had a " Ferrari" roster last year and it didn't pan out.Pope did much better with his first team which had less talent. I want to see our final roster play together next year before rendering judgement. To give up on a team still being formed before they even play seems ridiculous to me at least.

Agree with this. People were pretty happy with the team he constructed last season. Just goes to show what people know.

[Matt Dillon]

Do not care about who does not commit. They are out of site out of mind. Now we move on and it looks like McBride was just waiting to confirm Stokes was not going to UK. We move on. There are others I am sure we are looking at including a 2027 guy that might reclass. Plus guys that are testing NBA waters and finally Euro guys. We have 4 spots left. I hope we fill them up with guys that can play and will play.

My sentiments exactly Pobilly. Once they leave UK, or were never here to begin with, I don't give them another thought. If Stokes is an All-American at Ks. and an All-Pro in the NBA it won't bother me at all.

[Matt Dillon]

I disagree with above poster. We supposedly had a " Ferrari" roster last year and it didn't pan out.Pope did much better with his first team which had less talent. I want to see our final roster play together next year before rendering judgement. To give up on a team still being formed before they even play seems ridiculous to me at least.

I agree 100% Jload.

[Jload]

I disagree with above poster. We supposedly had a " Ferrari" roster last year and it didn't pan out.Pope did much better with his first team which had less talent. I want to see our final roster play together next year before rendering judgement. To give up on a team still being formed before they even play seems ridiculous to me at least.

[KentuckyWild2020]

No more sugar coating, it's time to be honest, dude can't land the big fish at all. Players we get are B Players and we offer the biggest bag. Before Kentucky, what has he ever won, BYU's program got better overall when he left. Team chaos, lop sided losses, crazy substitution patterns, I know he's a smart doctor but does his coaching ability really outweigh his flaws? Is he that great of a coach?? All of this because one guy was straight up honest and told you it was all about changing kids financial lives while the other guy says he loves Kentucky????

Really, is this a joke? I know alot of people who love Kentucky but if you throw a bag in their face they will sit courtside at a Louisville game in all red with a straight face..

Without all that being said, thats not the worst part about it. I don't think he has a good feel for the game on the sidelines and players don't respect him, he tries way to hard and gets nothing in return, these kids run over him.. They do not respect him and treat him like goofy stoner buddy Bill Walton I been saying, this is a joke, flat out freaking joke....

This has to be the last year,sorry not sorry, this problem not fixing itself. Down vote this a 1000 times ,post it on Twitter YouTube Facecrook Instagram Tik Tok whatever, this is a fairytale pipedream, fairy godmother ain't coming to sprinkle dust and save us.

You can't keep Chandler Johnson Perry Garrison Jelavic Dioubate, who else??? Can't land big time game changers and B/C players don't want to be here either. Crazy!!!

Im sure Chandlers wife's business will do very well off that Kentucky money, fool....

[Cawood86]

Like it or not, Pope is now a lame duck coach. This is his last season, in all likelihood.

I hate it for him, he is one of us.

Hate that Barnhart put him in this situation.

He is in waaaaay over his head and is drowning.

Too much. Too soon. He needed about 10-15 more years as a head coach to prepare for this job.

Meh....I ain't giving up that easy....can still add players

[bucsrule8872]

Current roster/rotation:

G Diallo/M. Williams
G Wilkins/Noah
F K. Williams/Hawthorne
F N’Diaye/McBride
C Moreno/Potter

At least they can scrimmage 5 v 5 now. At least until we have our first injury.

[bucsrule8872]

Like it or not, Pope is now a lame duck coach. This is his last season, in all likelihood.

I hate it for him, he is one of us.

Hate that Barnhart put him in this situation.

He is in waaaaay over his head and is drowning.

Too much. Too soon. He needed about 10-15 more years as a head coach to prepare for this job.

[Pobilly]

Do not care about who does not commit. They are out of site out of mind. Now we move on and it looks like McBride was just waiting to confirm Stokes was not going to UK. We move on. There are others I am sure we are looking at including a 2027 guy that might reclass. Plus guys that are testing NBA waters and finally Euro guys. We have 4 spots left. I hope we fill them up with guys that can play and will play.

[Pete Hogwallop]

I may be the minority but I hope all of these “low ranked” portal guys we’ve got prove everyone wrong for Pope’s sake.

Me too. Would make me really happy. Oweh was pretty low ranked

[TrueblueCATfan]

I want nothing more than Stokes to suck, and I hope when he gets to the NBA he gets dominated. Such a ****************y kid.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1K8...ibextid=wwXIfr

Maybe he will be another Darryn Peterson

[GOCAT15]

I want nothing more than Stokes to suck, and I hope when he gets to the NBA he gets dominated. Such a ****************y kid.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1K8d1rx8ZC/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[GOCAT15]

I may be the minority but I hope all of these “low ranked” portal guys we’ve got prove everyone wrong for Pope’s sake.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Our fan base isnt helping right now

Ive read tons of comments blasting these recruits that we are getting

JUST STOP