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Mar 3, 2015
4:51:12pm

SCcoug

One year at Georgia and one at Wake.

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SCcoug

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Two things became apparent to me after listening to Coach Pope today:

Ham

3/3/15 4:34pm

Convince me that Pope isn't the Brandon Doman of BYU basketball.

newey-west

3/3/15 4:39pm

Convince me he is. Other than the fact that he is a well-spoken, well liked

Epileptic Beagle

3/3/15 4:41pm

Nah, I'm not convinced that he is... I'd just like substantive reasons why he

newey-west

3/3/15 4:44pm

they don't exist...there's always a risk due to the Peter Principle. If...

icecougar

3/3/15 7:34pm

well for one he has actually had a job outside of byu

concolor couguar

3/3/15 4:41pm

Only 1 year as assistant coach before BYU.

garyfan

3/3/15 4:44pm

One year at Georgia and one at Wake.

SCcoug

3/3/15 4:51pm

He wasn't an assistant at UGA.

garyfan

3/3/15 4:53pm

That said, I'm sure that year helped him. But he wasn't on the coaching staff.

garyfan

3/3/15 4:55pm

You never know but Pope has a better resume.

SCcoug

3/3/15 4:43pm

This is a good reason.

newey-west

3/3/15 4:47pm

Won a Natty at Kentucky under Coach Pitino, I believe, played 9 seasons in the

Big Daddy D

3/3/15 6:40pm

I guess he could be.

Ham

3/3/15 4:51pm

That's just it, there are no guarantees any time someone is promoted...

icecougar

3/3/15 7:31pm

I had the same thought

BlueCoug

3/3/15 4:50pm

Amen. Love the Pope.

3/3/15 5:33pm

His bigs have been non-contributors till last 3 games

Y4LYFE

3/3/15 5:34pm

I think Pope would argue you may have been a very casual or non-

basman

3/3/15 5:36pm

4 freshman and 1 sophmore and you expect what?

3/3/15 6:16pm

I like Pope, but I agree with this criticism

thecelloguy

3/4/15 8:25am

since davies other than mika

concolor couguar

3/4/15 8:52am

ok, so 2 players out of how many?

thecelloguy

3/4/15 9:00am

Hartsock showed great improvement his senior year after Pope came on board

concolor couguar

3/4/15 9:30am

I'm still mad at Reid for alienating Pope. When Pope

Coogar2

3/3/15 5:40pm

hard to recruit big men who don't want to play behind Bradley or in the case of

HarlemCoug

3/3/15 6:11pm

Except that Bradley played in 1990

Big Daddy D

3/3/15 6:43pm

Bradley was expected to play 1993 to 1995 - thus no big men for many years

HarlemCoug

3/3/15 8:07pm

Sample size is MASSIVE: not every LDS recruit wants to play at BYU.

ag4cougs

3/3/15 7:11pm

knight and pollard weren't going to byu, no matter who the coach was

macaroni

3/3/15 7:18pm

Reid's impact on recruiting is still being felt

SportsRoad

3/4/15 9:01am

that's their problem. 20 years later? get over yourselves, people.

ag4cougs

3/4/15 6:27pm

How do you tell a guy is a good coach just from listening to a radio or TV

Walter Bellhaven

3/4/15 7:08am

Is Pope an active recommend holder?

coug203

3/4/15 12:09pm

I know that when he was on the Knicks that he came to church....

HarlemCoug

3/4/15 12:30pm

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