What did Pope do with guys who could’ve been seniors this year?

Apr 2, 2023
1:17:59pm

Charles Darwin Truly Addicted User

Drove them out of the program. Show me some examples of coaches in the last 30 years who missed the NCAAs four straight years and actually turned that same program around. It doesn’t happen often in big time college basketball

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B12 prospects for BYU. Not great

byukarl

4/1/23 12:18pm

Pretty obvious for next season. Have to give it til year 3

Turnpike Lane

4/1/23 12:18pm

Will have to be a different coaching staff

BYU '80

4/1/23 12:20pm

You could change them now and it’ll still take at least 3 seasons min

Turnpike Lane

4/1/23 12:25pm

Could be year 10 with this staff and it still won’t happen

BYU '80

4/1/23 3:38pm

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puntersarepeople

4/1/23 3:54pm

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puntersarepeople

4/1/23 12:29pm

You are willing to give Pope 3 more seasons like the last two?

Charles Darwin

4/1/23 12:21pm

If you think that would propel BYU that’s funny.

Turnpike Lane

4/1/23 12:26pm

Every year you wait recruiting gets harder and harder

Charles Darwin

4/1/23 12:27pm

And firing your coach means players like Wahlin and Chandler won’t come

puntersarepeople

4/1/23 12:36pm

Who did we beat out for Wahlin? It was UNM and UNR right?

Charles Darwin

4/1/23 12:38pm

No, SDSU and ASU

puntersarepeople

4/1/23 2:32pm

Do you think he is a future star? I see him as a Suanders level guy

Charles Darwin

4/1/23 5:46pm

If he is 6’9 225 like McCombs is reporting he certainly can be a star.

puntersarepeople

4/1/23 9:40pm

100% Agreed! Signed 2021 Iowa St Sweet 16 bball team

icecougar

4/1/23 12:56pm

They had a first year coach that year didn’t they? Fired the previous guy?

Charles Darwin

4/1/23 12:59pm

The talent experience level are already going to be way better than last year

puntersarepeople

4/1/23 12:30pm

We will be lucky to see an increase in the talent level. We had 3 inexperienced

Charles Darwin

4/1/23 12:36pm

False. Experience level increases with our core group of returning players...

icecougar

4/1/23 1:09pm

GG 27 starts FT 21 that is 48 FOR BYU

Charles Darwin

4/1/23 1:21pm

Forgot another 3 for AAA his freshman year and 8 from JR

Charles Darwin

4/1/23 1:23pm

we didn’t return Rudi or Waterman this past season. They both were new to BYU.

icecougar

4/2/23 1:26am

So it wasn’t inexperience it was continuity?

Charles Darwin

4/2/23 3:14am

I've spent time recruiting and building a roster, developing talent and ...

icecougar

4/2/23 11:39am

What did Pope do with guys who could’ve been seniors this year?

Charles Darwin

4/2/23 1:17pm

Sure it does. Literally the first team i looked at did it...

icecougar

4/4/23 11:28pm

No ill give him 3 more seasons that show his young core group of players ...

icecougar

4/1/23 12:53pm

In 3 years the young core would all have graduated

Charles Darwin

4/1/23 1:00pm

Maybe not 3 years, could be 2. Look at this years Princeton team...

icecougar

4/1/23 1:19pm

Agree, Pope definitely deserves another 3 years imo. At least as long as his

bigbossbyu

4/1/23 1:17pm

I am a big fan of Coach Pope. Most of the basketball team's shortcomings are

84 natlchamps

4/1/23 5:13pm

Results matter. He goes 5 years without making an NCAA tournament

Charles Darwin

4/1/23 5:42pm

Some people have mentioned Mark Madson as a possibility. He is the only other

84 natlchamps

4/1/23 5:59pm

For most schools it takes time to build a winner, unless you’re Duke…

icecougar

4/2/23 2:02am

A great coach will be fine. Either Pope rights the ship, or he's not a great

Plato

4/1/23 12:21pm

We’ve all known it’ll be a rough transition, but I think we’ll compete and hold

bigbossbyu

4/1/23 12:50pm

Huggins is great - but it's the natural position for last place coach to take

Ice King

4/1/23 1:10pm

Bring it on!

BackPacker

4/1/23 2:03pm

Ya, i'm sure he has no idea, but a random fan on a message board does!

SUAVO

4/1/23 6:36pm

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