Portal

[bucsrule8872]

I am not sure he wants either UK or KU at this point, and this gives him an easy out while keeping Nike happy.

I think he wanted to go to KU, but the money isn’t right and he hates Adidas shoes.

At UK the money is right, and the shoes are right, but knows Pope will be under heavy scrutiny and that creates drama.

So the happy medium may be Oregon, where he probably gets the same money as at UK, can wear his favorite shoes, and not have to deal with the Pope drama.

[WeWant9]

Some are saying Oregon is in play for Stokes.

I am not sure he wants either UK or KU at this point, and this gives him an easy out while keeping Nike happy.

[EKYCat]

Some are saying Oregon is in play for Stokes.

[Pobilly]

I know. At this rate we will be finalizing our roster up until October ha

Now that all teams can do summer foreign trips, I would expect most of the cream of the crop to be signed before summer session starts and teams start practicing to go on those foreign trips.

[Cawood86]

While the Portal closes tonight, any player who declares his intentions to transfer before it closes can set his own timetable for choosing a school. Plus there is still the foreign players to consider.

Good info...thanks. I was actually wondering when it closed

[WeWant9]

Devin Askew is old enough to have a kid in the portal!

Wild to think he started college ball during the covid year, and is trying his best to get a 7th year.

[EKYCat]

Devin Askew and Aaron Bradshaw are back in the portal. Just sayin' :-)

Devin Askew is old enough to have a kid in the portal!

[Pete Hogwallop]

Devin Askew and Aaron Bradshaw are back in the portal. Just sayin' :-)

[WeWant9]

While the Portal closes tonight, any player who declares his intentions to transfer before it closes can set his own timetable for choosing a school. Plus there is still the foreign players to consider.

I know. At this rate we will be finalizing our roster up until October ha

[Matt Dillon]

Portal will close tonight. Still time to get good guys, but I am not holding my breath on any big name type deals. Crazy we have only picked up two guys (who I do like) with the amount of playing time we will have available next year.

While the Portal closes tonight, any player who declares his intentions to transfer before it closes can set his own timetable for choosing a school. Plus there is still the foreign players to consider.

[WeWant9]

Portal will close tonight. Still time to get good guys, but I am not holding my breath on any big name type deals. Crazy we have only picked up two guys (who I do like) with the amount of playing time we will have available next year.

[UKHoops01]

It is what it is. But what it is, ain't good. People have a right to be upset with last season and this offseason. Honestly, it's awful. If my kid is bringing home Cs and Ds on his tests I'm not going to wait for his report card at the end of the term to tell me what I already know is happening. The Pope experiment is failing. It's becoming apparent that the top tier talent doesn't want to play for him. I guess all our eggs are in Stokes basket. If he blows us off we're absolutely cooked.

Agree with everything you said, except the "we are cooked" part. While a longshot, they could add Momcilovic and Graves and miss out on Stokes and be in great shape. So it doesn't completely come down to Stokes. BUT...since he's listed Kentucky in his final 2, he is obviously the best option. But even Stokes knows one player doesn't win it all for a team.... that's why he was vocal about wanting to see what kind of roster was assembled before making his commitment. Still need to add a really good PF and probably another dead-eye 3-point shooter for the backcourt.

[bthaunert]

That blows my mind...why would he want to play for Will Wade

Will Wade is a pretty good coach (and these kids don't care about his past) and more importantly, I'm sure they money was right.

[Pobilly]

It is what it is. But what it is, ain't good. People have a right to be upset with last season and this offseason. Honestly, it's awful. If my kid is bringing home Cs and Ds on his tests I'm not going to wait for his report card at the end of the term to tell me what I already know is happening. The Pope experiment is failing. It's becoming apparent that the top tier talent doesn't want to play for him. I guess all our eggs are in Stokes basket. If he blows us off we're absolutely cooked.

No you have to remember, I was not a Cal supporter ever. Do not like the guy, did not want that hire. I wanted portal guys over Stokes. I am old school. teams used to have ebbs and flows, ever 2 to 3 years they would be good and possible team to go far in the tourney as they had more SR and JR than FR and SO. I am not happy with how Pope has done things either. But I am not going to panic over this at all. I will wait. If we are bad, you will hear it from me. You will not hear it from me till the product is on the floor trying to play against competition.

[South jones]

Gotta stay positive
Pope still has a lot of options that people don't even know about. I think he will get things on the right track.
POSITIVE, NEGATIVITY WILL ONLY MAKE YOU MISRABLE.