With the roster set now, what's the minimum expectation?

[bucsrule8872]

Apparently UK is still recruiting another PG - Savo Drezgic.

I’m really interested to see where this guy fits, if he comes here.

I assume he is going to be part of the rotation. I am guessing he’s Diallo’s primary backup.

So Diallo, Wilkins, Drezgic, and Morton as the backcourt rotation.

Then Momcilovic, K. Williams, McBride, and N’Diaye as the forward rotation.

Moreno and Kepnang as the Center rotation.

That looks like to me that Pope doesn’t really trust Hawthorne to be in the rotation. All these other guys are older guys. Even N’Diaye, who is technically a Freshman, is older.

I guess someone could redshirt, but with the five in five rule set to pass, is there any point in redshirting, since these guys will get to play five years, regardless?

Trying to wrap my head around it. From a fans standpoint, though, it’s the more the merrier. The more quality players you have the better the competition in practice which means the team as a whole should prosper, as long as there are no chemistry issues and everyone is a good teammate and excepts their roles regardless of how small it might be.

[bucsrule8872]

It comes and goes for me as well. That problem just started a couple of weeks ago...I've had to @ whoever when I wanted to quote them and bring something to their attention on a couple of occasions.

Same thing is happening to me lately.

[UKHoops01]

Don’t know why “quote” isn’t working…

It comes and goes for me as well. That problem just started a couple of weeks ago...I've had to @ whoever when I wanted to quote them and bring something to their attention on a couple of occasions.

[bucsrule8872]

Don’t know why “quote” isn’t working…

On the potential addition…

Sounds like he has some potential, but once again, I am not big on international guys.

But he probably won’t be counted on to do much this season with Diallo, Wilkins, and Morton around. If he is good enough to steal minutes from proven D1 starters, then that’s a good thing for us.

So I’d take him, if the price is right.

[Pobilly]

That was pretty much all I saw. It was a Twitter post and I think I saw it somewhere else that day as well. Just said UK had been in contact or offered. I guess he'd played at Georgia 2 years ago and then put up pretty good numbers in some European league this past year. I think it was 15 points and 4 Assists. Might nothing to it.

It is smoke. Do we have a new Wildcat, will it be white or black smoke? We shall see.

[Pete Hogwallop]

Had not heard anything, what are you hearing?

That was pretty much all I saw. It was a Twitter post and I think I saw it somewhere else that day as well. Just said UK had been in contact or offered. I guess he'd played at Georgia 2 years ago and then put up pretty good numbers in some European league this past year. I think it was 15 points and 4 Assists. Might nothing to it.

[Pobilly]

Apparently UK is still recruiting another PG - Savo Drezgic.

Had not heard anything, what are you hearing?

[EKYCat]

He's going to win 63% of the games. We won't play defense or rebound. We will be unprepared in most games. Untimely substitutions will be the norm. Some game will just be a no show. And other games the team will just quit. Play on Wednesday of the SEC, Thursday at best. Won't make it past the first weekend of the NCAA tournament.

Pretty much a normal Pope season. If anyone gets hurt then it will be worse.

If Pope gets another year based on that then the next season will be the same.

While it should absolutely not happen, I kind of am afraid it could. I hope not. I want the guy to succeed. And on paper, the team with Milan looks pretty solid. The team last year did too. But losing Lowe and JQ never making it (what a bad gamble) derailed what could have been something much better. A little luck on the health side of things would be a huge help.

[Pete Hogwallop]

Apparently UK is still recruiting another PG - Savo Drezgic.

[Matt Dillon]

He's going to win 63% of the games. We won't play defense or rebound. We will be unprepared in most games. Untimely substitutions will be the norm. Some game will just be a no show. And other games the team will just quit. Play on Wednesday of the SEC, Thursday at best. Won't make it past the first weekend of the NCAA tournament.

Pretty much a normal Pope season. If anyone gets hurt then it will be worse.

If Pope gets another year based on that then the next season will be the same.

It sounds as if you're expecting this season to be a carbon copy of last although this team should be much better.

[Cawood86]

Man....what an optimist

[BJD]

He's going to win 63% of the games. We won't play defense or rebound. We will be unprepared in most games. Untimely substitutions will be the norm. Some game will just be a no show. And other games the team will just quit. Play on Wednesday of the SEC, Thursday at best. Won't make it past the first weekend of the NCAA tournament.

Pretty much a normal Pope season. If anyone gets hurt then it will be worse.

If Pope gets another year based on that then the next season will be the same.

[EKYCat]

I think most SEC schools would care more about football than basketball. We're the anomaly in the conference there. UofL fans here in Ashland are few and far between. We see a lot of Ohio State people due to our proximity to Ohio. Most Ohio State fans I encounter care more about the SEC and the "bias" more than we do. It is kind of funny.

[Matt Dillon]

UT fans have never bothered me, but I think it’s a geographic thing. Where I live (near Bowling Green) there aren’t many Vols fans. Most Tennesseans I am around care more about the Titans than the Vols and really don’t care much about basketball in general. I think people who live in eastern Kentucky probably deal more with the diehard Vols fans that live near Knoxville. Hear in the western part of the state, UofL fans are obnoxious toward UK and like the above poster said, think that anything UK related is just pure evil incarnate.

I would think the closer you get to the city of Louisville, the worse it probably is when dealing with UofL fans and the closer you get to Knoxville the worse it is dealing with Vols fans.

Interestingly, I live less than an hour from the Indiana line and less than an hour from the Tennessee line and neither team’s fanbase seem very visible or vocal in the area. It’s pretty much UK or UofL with the occasional WKU diehard. Most WKU (my alma mater) fans are also either UK or UofL fans around here.

I think you nailed it about geography. I live in Corbin which is about 30 mi. from the Ky./Tn. line and I don't know a single UofL fan. Also, the UT fans I know do care a lot more about fb than bb.

[UKHoops01]

I went to the UK and UofL football game when they had Dave Ragone and we beat them at their house. I’ve never been treated so bad anywhere in my life. And I was like 15 at the time.

When I went to the U of L game, they weren't even playing Kentucky! They were playing somebody like Southern Mississippi! I could almost understand it somewhat if they were playing UK...but they just saw a UK shirt and started popping off at the mouth. And it wasn't just one or two people, it felt like an entire section of the crowd! I'm rarely uncomfortable, but that was one time where I can honestly say I was.

EDIT: Ironically, this was right around the same time you probably experienced that, because Ragone played there in the early 2000s and that's exactly when I experienced it as well.... and I was closer to 30!