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7 hours ago
As we all know, Pope has UK at 14-3 with more quad 1 wins than anyone in the country (5). They have been ranked in the top 10 for a good part of the year.
Kelsey has Louisville at 13-5 and the Cards have won 7 in a row since the loss to Kentucky.
St. John's is 15-3 under Pitino and have won 10 of their last 11. The lone loss in that span was by 1 point to Creighton. The other 2 losses were to ranked teams Georgia and Baylor, by 3 and 1 in OT respectively.
Amazing what these 3 guys have done this year. All 3 should get (very early) COY chatter.
Meanwhile, Calipari is 0-4 in the SEC. Yikes!
Kelsey has Louisville at 13-5 and the Cards have won 7 in a row since the loss to Kentucky.
St. John's is 15-3 under Pitino and have won 10 of their last 11. The lone loss in that span was by 1 point to Creighton. The other 2 losses were to ranked teams Georgia and Baylor, by 3 and 1 in OT respectively.
Amazing what these 3 guys have done this year. All 3 should get (very early) COY chatter.
Meanwhile, Calipari is 0-4 in the SEC. Yikes!
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6 hours ago
According to which poll you are using, there are some really interesting picks if you go through the recent history. If going by AP selection, I might not want Pope to win. A list with Anthony Grant, Juwan Howard, and Tommy Lloyd as three of the last five seems a bit cursed.
Naismith Coach of the Year has Jerome Tang, Ed Cooley, Anthony Grant, and Rick Barnes as selections since 2018.
If I had to guess, T.J. Otzelberger is this year's leader at this point. It probably would be Bruce Pearl if not for his reputation and history.
Pope would certainly be in the discussion, but if he were to win it, I'd think that Kentucky would have to finish really well for him to actually win. If it's a media poll, he's probably the guy who finishes third or fourth and you save the coronation for a bit.
Naismith Coach of the Year has Jerome Tang, Ed Cooley, Anthony Grant, and Rick Barnes as selections since 2018.
If I had to guess, T.J. Otzelberger is this year's leader at this point. It probably would be Bruce Pearl if not for his reputation and history.
Pope would certainly be in the discussion, but if he were to win it, I'd think that Kentucky would have to finish really well for him to actually win. If it's a media poll, he's probably the guy who finishes third or fourth and you save the coronation for a bit.
28 minutes ago
All 3 are doing great things, have to give Kelsey & his staff all the credit in the world for what they're doing at Louisville. Despite the injury to one of their key players, they haven't missed a beat, winning games in conference play pretty convincingly lately, outside of Duke, the ACC is pretty weak, and Louisville did lose to them, but they're beating the teams you're supposed to, and it's hard not to like Kelsey, he is a great coach but seems to be an even better human being.
Obviously know what we're getting with Pope, I didn't expect Camelot to be rebuilt overnight, but the results we've gotten so far have been great, and maybe even exceeded some. Playing in the gauntlet of the SEC will be a great preparation for tournament games in March. It's been great to watch this exciting style of basketball and even having halftime & in-game adjustments when things aren't going smoothly. I've never been into the whole analytics stuff, but Pope and his staff use them to their advantage, one thing I seen early on is how they observe how each player plays in their respective minutes, just an outside the box approach on how to manage your rotation.
As for Pitino? Outside of Kentucky, I'll be rooting for St. Johns, when it comes to coaching chops, Pitino still hasn't lost his fastball. At 73 years old, he still coaches like he's 43, hungry and passionate. Unlike the Arkansas coach, Pitino has adapted to change of style, even tho he was playing the style we see so much now 30 years ago, still been several other ways the game has changed, but he has still found a way to adapt to those changes to make his teams successful. There are chances for some quality wins in the Big East, even tho the conference isn't as strong as it normally is, hopefully St. Johns will be in the mix come March.
Obviously know what we're getting with Pope, I didn't expect Camelot to be rebuilt overnight, but the results we've gotten so far have been great, and maybe even exceeded some. Playing in the gauntlet of the SEC will be a great preparation for tournament games in March. It's been great to watch this exciting style of basketball and even having halftime & in-game adjustments when things aren't going smoothly. I've never been into the whole analytics stuff, but Pope and his staff use them to their advantage, one thing I seen early on is how they observe how each player plays in their respective minutes, just an outside the box approach on how to manage your rotation.
As for Pitino? Outside of Kentucky, I'll be rooting for St. Johns, when it comes to coaching chops, Pitino still hasn't lost his fastball. At 73 years old, he still coaches like he's 43, hungry and passionate. Unlike the Arkansas coach, Pitino has adapted to change of style, even tho he was playing the style we see so much now 30 years ago, still been several other ways the game has changed, but he has still found a way to adapt to those changes to make his teams successful. There are chances for some quality wins in the Big East, even tho the conference isn't as strong as it normally is, hopefully St. Johns will be in the mix come March.
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