Kenny Payne 5 games into year 1:
“There’s not no black cloud. You determine the black cloud.”
Kenny Payne as his tenure limps to a finish:
“What I inherited was broken”
cc:
@thestateoflou
PAYNE: “I've taken some heat for this. Last year — you know, and this is just me, so I know I it may not make sense to you. What I inherited was broken. More than I could ever tell. It was broken. It wasn't just basketball. It was broken beyond broken. OK, so when you walk into a
Louisville signee Curtis Williams Jr. talks unofficial visit this past weekend and expectations for the future with
@247Sports
.
“I think we’ll be very talented next year.”
Story:
BIG NEWS:
One-time Colorado commit Mason Faulkner has enrolled at The University of Louisville
*No official word from the school at this time, but obviously a great sign for Louisville basketball
Louisville signee Curtis Williams has fallen from 69th to 104th in the 247Sports composite rankings in less than 2 months
He is still the No. 1 player in the state Michigan for the class of 2023
@thestateoflou
You’re
@LouisvilleMBB
. You have 3 scholarships left to spend
Your current roster is
JJ Traynor
BHH
Mike James
Skyy Clark
Koron Davis
Emmanuel Okorafor
Dennis Evans
Trentyn Flowers
Kaleb Glenn
Curtis Williams
What 2023 freshman/ portal players do you use your scholarships on?
The frustrating part is that Louisville had a chance to take Max Abmas, Caleb Love, Khalid Battle, RJ Luis, or Keyon Menifield
Instead, Payne said “no” to those kids and took a guy from a low-level JUCO team
Never want to judge if it’s a private issue, but this is silly
Kenny Payne: “I have nothing to say about Koron Davis. I had no idea he was at the game. If he was, that’s fine with me. He’s still a part of the team.”
Nolan Smith talks about the “dog” mentality a player has to have to play for the Louisville staff
+ How both returning and new players are playing with a chip on their shoulder
#LouisvilleBasketball
Assistant Coach
#NolanSmith
talks about what
#Louisville
looks for in a Point Guards and what characteristics they want from their Point Guards 💯 💯💯
Via Basketball & Brew Podcast
@basketballnbrew
Check out the full episode on their YouTube channel!
Louisville shot 64% from the field and 75% from three in the second half against North Carolina and lost by 16
Where do we think improvements should be made?
Louisville basketball just hauled in a commit from 2022 PF Fredrick King
The 6’11” budding star is the first Bahamian student-athlete to go through the NBA Latin America
Film of Fredrick King from the NBA Academy Games in Mexico. He's a mobile big man who is quick off his feet and plays with a exceptionally high intensity level, while possessing intriguing skill, poise, and maturity. King converted 77% of his FGs and 74% of his FTs in Mexico.
🔥 BASKETBALL IS BACK 🔥
A LOT of content on Starting Five02 Pod:
🏀 Ty-Laur Johnson is playing this year! What it means
🏀 The roster is set. How happy are we about this?
🏀 Talking Nolan rumors
🏀 Previewing the schedule
🏀 Talkin red-white scrimm
West Virginia’s Quinn Slazinski has been having himself a great season, the 6’9 wing has a versatile skillset, he has scored the most off the dribble jumpers for any 6’9+ player in college so far. He can handle it and shoot off any movement.
17/5/2 on 44/36/75 splits
Kenny Payne: “I’m asking Tre White to fill up a stat sheet”
He wants White to score in double figures, be a presence on the boards, and dish out multiple assists per game
Payne thinks White is more than capable
(I agree)
🚨 Game
#1
Postgame Pod 🚨
"Matt Cross is a BAD MF"
↪️ Biggest Takeaways
↪️ Pegues' first game
↪️ Who got these minutes?
↪️ Offense or Defense?
↪️ Matt Cross and his finger
🎧:
Louisville - Coppin State stat comparison
This Coppin State team is BAD so far
They’ve lost to:
Virginia Tech 100-55
Towson 70-49
Mount St Marys 74-60
Most damning stat: CSU’s leading rebounder grabs 3.3 boards per game
They only rebound 22 as a team
Prediction: 86-69 Cards
I do not think this Kenny Payne quote will go over well.
Talking about never being the most talented team when you lose an exhibition game against a much less talented team from Division II for the second year in a row, especially after major roster turnover, is not good.
🚨 New Pod is here 🚨
S502 presented by
@MrAndMrsBourbon
DePaul Day Doldrums
🤷♂️ Small improvements vs Va Tech
😬 Addressing Kenny Payne rumors
😅 Why UofL is worse at home
😤 DePaul Day still exists, dammit!
Grab some Mr. And Mrs. and tap in!
Louisville appears to be a front-runner for former Syracuse pledge Kamari Lands.
If the Cards add Lands with T. Davis and King, that is an impressive class with a lot of size
🚨 Sad/Mad/Angry New Pod 🚨
“State of HELL”
🆘 Smash the panic button
🆘 How did we get here?
🆘 “I have no explanation”
🆘 Recruiting & Development
🆘 Is this team historically bad?
🆘 Who’s got $12 million?
Listen:
🚨 New Pod: Is Louisville basketball finally getting the message?
- On El’s major improvements
- What Jae’Lyn Withers is doing differently
- Are there still wins on the table?
- Who Louisville should target on the recruiting trail
+ Much more
🚨 New Pod 🚨
Louisville basketball needs to make serious changes NOW
- Losing on Russ Smith day is absolutely inexcusable
- Doing the little things right
- Get rid of Malik at the 4
- Louisville is soft
- Why
@meyer_presley
is infuriated
+ More
🚨 Game
#1
Postgame Pod 🚨
"Matt Cross is a BAD MF"
↪️ Biggest Takeaways
↪️ Pegues' first game
↪️ Who got these minutes?
↪️ Offense or Defense?
↪️ Matt Cross and his finger
🎧:
NEW Pod
“Not Dead Yet”
🎧:
- How Louisville jumped out to a massive lead
- What lead to the Georgia Tech comeback?
- What changes Louisville made for the postseason
- How the Cards prepare for Virginia Part 3
- Can this turn into a memorable run?
It’s here 🚨
The first ever Louisville basketball postgame pod
- Louisville establishing brand/ identity
- McMains Mania
- Platoons?!
- Diving in to the JJ Traynor playing time dilemma
- One thought on every player
- Answering your questions. LET’S GO ⬇️
🚨 “Breaking the curse of the face shield” 🚨
✖️ ACC Road Kill Reactions
✖️Shoutout Jarrod West (again)
✖️Malik Williams is playing his best ball ever
✖️Cards are improving, right?
✖️Tightening the rotation
✖️The ACC is a mess
✖️Up Next: Pitt
🎧:
🚨 New Pod
A look inside Louisville practice with
@GoodmanHoops
- Keto sucks (we explain)
- Louisville’s best player? Might surprise you
- What Ross McMains brings to UL
- Jae’Lyn Withers ceiling?
- Why Mack suspension is BS
- Could UofL beat UK right now?
More here:
- An honest discussion on Kamari Lands
- Being realistic about Dennis Evans
- Staying patient in the portal (there’s more coming)
- Some surprising names Louisville may target
NEW pod 🏀: Transfer portal madness is here 🤯
- Roster update
- Dennis Evans changes more than you think
- Assessing roster needs/ aging up
- Skyy Clark pros and cons
- Who UofL could target that is available
-Guys who could transfer and why they fit
@kenpomeroy
update for Louisville after their 73-68 win over NC State.
Q1 games (for now): 3-1
Adjusted Offense ⬆️ to 86 (prev. 90)
Adjusted Defense ⬆️ to 18 (prev. 19)
Dre Davis now the
#1
“Major Contributor”
Cards now projected to be 20-11 (12-8)
📸: Gerry Broome/AP
New Starting Five02 Pod dropped
🫡 How Louisville made complete 180
🤫 Cards told on themselves
😅 The Ty-Laur dilemma
😤 Not buying the BS
🤷♂️ Maintain expectations
👀 Looking ahead
Rate us 5 ⭐️ or you’re KP mafia
Spotify
🍎
🚨 NEW POD 🚨
"The Ball is Tipped!"
↪️ It's Pegues SZN
↪️ Breaking down the non-con slate
↪️ How tough is the schedule?
↪️ What’s Louisville's floor? Ceiling?
↪️ What makes a successful SZN?
🎧:
🚨 New Pod 🚨
- What changed from last week?
- Bahama Sam
- Jarrod West fan club
- Players settling into roles
- KenPom updates
- Previewing Maryland
Check it out ⬇️
🔗
NEW: Why the Chris Mack vs. Dino Gaudio saga is not over
- What the hell just happened?
- Chris Mack suspended.
- Dino gets slap on the wrist.
- The Dino Tapes dropped & it’s a mafia movie
- Did higher-ups actually want Mack fired?
- Gaudio Audio & more⬇️
A lot of buzz going on surrounding Louisville basketball recruiting
We covered it all, including the three biggest names associated with Kenny Payne and Co. here:
Dennis Evans and Trentyn Flowers would set KP’e recruiting momentum on fire. My man
@presmeyer
had me on the
@startingfive02
podcast. I’ll tell you why Louisville is an easy sell and why they stand to get both players immediately.
Stay tuned