Tips for prospects during the live period this weekend:
Note: This is what coaches talk about, look for, and discuss behind closed doors.
1. Lean into what you do best.
When you focus on your strengths, you create your strongest work and produce.
2. Be competitive.
If you can be consistent with your effort and energy, your hustle plays will be noticed. Your desire to win will also be noticed.
3. Stay coachable.
Keep your attention on your coaches and stick to the game plan. A teachable spirit and team-first mindset elevates your talent.
4. Show positive body language during negative plays. Your body language introduces you before you introduce yourself
5. Be unselfish.
Take a charge. Move the ball. Make the assist. Block out.
6. Don’t listen to the nonsense!
@jimmerfarris I’m pretty confident, it’s not for his coaching resume (38% winning percentage).
To be clear, I think it’s a smart hire for the right reasons. It’s a 📈move.
@jimmerfarris Every coach has to deal with dumb fan-bases, imo. There’s always “couch” bubbas who kno more than coach. UK is magnified bc Kentucky has nothing else, and we’re easy to pick on bc of “hillbilly” reputation
@jimmerfarris The formula now, is find a freshman lottery pick (could’ve been Ament or Wilson this year, whiffed ❌) and another frosh 1st rd talent.. surround them w/ 6-7 experienced guys, that are mature, and proven. Five or six of the 9-10 guys, need to be capable 3p shooters.
@CoryJCropper@KamWilliamsFN What from Popes recruiting past, leads you to believe that he gets superior talent to Williams?
MW doesn’t have 5 ⭐️ measurable’s, so he’s a 4⭐️ because of his high level skill set. 🎥 shows a natural feel, understanding of pace, tempo, and shot making ability.
@jimmerfarris Caleb Holt was the one bro. He would’ve been an immediate culture changer, and day 1 step in as the best player. Now build around him.
-6’5 (6’11 wingspan) High level skill-set
-elite rebounder (tracks ball, attacks glass)
-50/40/80 potential at college level
-ELITE defender
@jimmerfarris Pope has recruited soft. Poor defense, poor blocking out, poor physicality, poor IQ’s, and craziest of all..poor shooters. U have to get the right guys. Shooters, toughness, IQ are not that hard to evaluate. Those guys show u who they are instinctually, and should be seen easily
@jimmerfarris Exactly, look at the dudes he whiffed. Yaxel, no let’s get BG. Folguires (Iowa) ballin, Wilson, Caleb Holt (next year)..a Cpl others I can’t rem off top lol