And I think many others give him a bit of a pass beyond that with the bad luck he was dealt in permanently losing his two Sr bigs in the first month of last season.

We had a very balanced roster going into last season, which became immediately very imbalanced. And after missing on a few recruits this last signing period, we remain imbalanced (so it continues to cost us Ws).

Scorers isn't all we lack.

Also, we can't ignore the fact that while Pope might not have had a run in the Dance his second season — his team did get knocked out in the first round by none less than an eventual Final-4 squad.