We all know BBN loves this program. There is a sunshine-pumping group out there; there is a pessimistic group out there, but through thick and thin, they show up and watch. Many fans are ready to see some changes after beating Northern Arizona by 1, but what do the former players think?
Lukasz Obrzut played under Tubby, and he seems to think the defensive effort the Cats provided tonight would be enough to have his scholarship pulled.
Goose Givens took a measured approach on the radio. He said he was going to take some time to think about how this Kentucky team has three 7-footers and could muster only 1 offensive rebound all game. He also said pointed out how this team is struggling to even do the little things.
Fans and commentators were less positive.
There were boos at two different points, but I didn’t hear a Fire Mark Pope chant, did you guys?
In reality, this team is not great on the court, but analytically, they are pretty bad too.
For those who forgot, that is the COVID year when Kentucky was 9-16. That is not a comparison this team wants.
The truth is Kentucky got a win. It wasn’t what it should have been, but a loss would have been a real black eye for the program. I don’t know if they could have bounced back quickly enough to stop a spiral.
I saw some fans say they were sad that shot went in; I will never be sad to see Kentucky win a game. But the sentiment coming out of BBN is not great right now. This team needs to find itself quickly. I don’t think we should fire Mark Pope because he beat Northern Arizona by 1; if he had lost, I might listen. But I do think serious conversations should be had with every coach on the staff.
I don’t think it was bad, as the entire flight system went down.
Mark Pope keeps saying this is a team that wants to learn; if that is the case, what they are being taught isn’t good enough. Maybe Mo Williams isn’t able to get his experience playing across as a coach. Maybe Mark Fox is washed up. Maybe nobody listens to Cody Fueger anymore, because whatever offense they are trying to run sure doesn’t look like the pace-and-pass offense BYU or 2024 Kentucky played.
Whatever it is, Mark Pope has a couple of months to fix it, or his stint in Lexington will be done.
