That’s the nail in the coffin for Mark Pope as the University of Kentucky basketball coach. Jobs too big for him, great guy just not the right guy. Mitch Barnhart should get 100% blame for even putting him in this position.
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This is what Louisville felt like with Kenny Payne as their coach. The jokes I made during that time suddenly aren’t that funny anymore. Hand up, that’s on me, I shouldn’t have laughed. This sucks.
On this day in 1989, a food chemist from Illinois named Clark Wilhelm Griswold put down a $7,500 deposit for installation of an in-ground swimming pool while assuming his upcoming Christmas bonus would cover the rest.
Mark Pope must of got his scouting report from KSR. “They can’t shoot and don’t have a deep bench” ….. 7 threes in the first half and 14 points off the bench.
The SEC has 7 in the Sweet 16. According to Fox Sports Research, it’s the most teams from one conference in the Sweet 16 in the history of the NCAA Tournament.
Auburn
Florida
Arkansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Ole Miss
The best league in the nation has backed it up.
High major teams with zero minutes returned from last year:
0 tourney wins - Louisville, USC, West Virginia, DePaul, Cal.
Sweet 16 - Kentucky.
It's not easy to find success with an entirely new roster. Mark Pope has made it look easy.