The Sad State of Louisville Basketball

Louisville has not had an optimal start to the college basketball season. The Cardinals are 0-8 and have yet to give first year head coach Kenny Payne a win to his name, and hope is at an all time low for this once proud program. In today's video I take a look at why Louisville is struggling so much under Payne, and determine if this situation is at all salvageable.
Twitter: @bobbydouglas21
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[@drboyce]

Denny crum is rolling over right now

[@mattmershon3542]

Die hard Card fan here. I’d say KP inherited a mess. I think the majority of our fans will cut him a wide swath of road this year. Next year the stakes for him and his staff will dramatically increase and the proof will be in the pudding. I knew that when he missed out on the portal players he wanted that this year was going to be a rocky road . It certainly has been worse than imagined but as the poet wrote Hope springs eternal in the human breast. So this fan remains hopeful though certainly concerned. I do believe that next year will be dramatically better 🤞🤞🤞

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

They're 1-0 since you commented this.... hope springing eternal.

[@RontanamoBae]

This is where i stand with it. Not saying that he should not take any blame, but he inherited a team that was already bad last year and that was before they lost most of their talent. I think it was more of a struggle for him to get any good new players since the rumor was that the ncaa decision was coming up this year which meant we might have been held from tourny play. Not to mention the fact that it was an all new coaching staff. Now that the ncaa stuff is behind us and the coaching staff has at least got their footing a little bit i want to wait and see what kenny can do during the off season and next year. If it looks this bad throughout next season then yeah, it might be time to start thinking about moving on from him.

[@UncleStepon]

You guys are missing the most important part. They walked for justice in 2020, and voted in elections. The fact that this is about basketball is absurd, KP will make sure we are all equal, except this year the team decided equal means suck on the basketball court this year. Bring back Pitino

[@RontanamoBae]

Why are the comments on this so level headed and kind? I think I see now that twitter really does just bring the worst comments to the surface.

[@willthomas7666]

Bring back pitino we suck, on paper it looks like a good hire, but the fact he’s never been a head coach anywhere else doesn’t prove really anything yet, and this team hasn’t improved at all this year, I hope I’m dead wrong and he can turn it around I was expecting him to do it overnight, but we are like2-19 that’s terrible

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Yeah I think it might be time to look at Pitino again honestly this year has been a disaster lol

[@TeacherGuy51]

As a Louisville resident I’ve noticed most of the locals are very hesitant to criticize Coach Payne. "Some" would use the race card for your negative comments but to be honest, it’s hard to be critical of a super nice guy and just a great all around person. I’m hoping they give him at least 3 years to get some of "his guys" on the roster. Cardinal fans expect wins, conference championships, elite 8, final 4 etc …..BUT this year they may have to ride the wave……AND perhaps a win over Kentucky might ease their "pain" (no pun intended)

[@philturner6642]

I'm trying to give K.P. the benefit of the doubt.he doesn't have a whole lot to work with.but I don't see any improvement or progress.maybe he can coach but it's becoming increasingly difficult to buy into that.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Yeah I’ll admit it’s getting harder to to defend him as this season goes on

[@willthomas7666]

Yeah and tbh, I actually think that with the players we have we shouldn’t be as bad as they look, and I to have seen no improvement, I hope he turns it around

[@raybowles8587]

I see where people are saying Kenny is not at fault, really? Look what Jeff Brohm has done his 1st year with the football team. He brought in great players. Good coaches bring in great players. Kenny is at UofL, there is no reason he shouldn't be able to recruit great players. My guess is players don't see him as a great coach. Why should they, he has never been a head coach.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Yep. I was ready to give him the benefit of the doubt after year 1. This has become inexcusable now.

[@randallmadison9910]

? Football team wasn't under investigation. Brohm inherited a decent football team. Still lost to a below average Kentucky team for the fifth year in a row. In addition, although Louisville didn't make the ACC conference schedule, it was extremely favorable schedule was in the middle 40s, nothing to brag about. Really don't dislike Brohm, but the Big 10 division is horrible. Purdue won the ridiculous division of the Big 10 last year as did Iowa this year. But to make it out to be Brohm is top of the food chain is false.

[@davidrogers1418]

Kenny Payne should have started his head coaching career at a smaller school, not get his 1st shot with Louisville.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

That's a very fair point

[@davim1979]

You make a good point that the offense is so bad it hurts the defense. Better shot selection and limiting turnovers are the keys to turning this thing around.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Yep. Gotta hope some positive shooting regression is there too.

[@zcraw4874]

Anyone going into this role was going to be damned. I didn’t expect a season that would make Kentucky’s 2020-2021 9-16 record look good though.Don’t buy recruits with hookers and you won’t have this issue lol. 4-26 though… It wouldn’t shock me if next year is Payne’s make it or break it year. I don’t think he will have the cushion to be below .500 next year. He needs to show results right away, at least have 16 wins and make the NIT worst case. Making the NIT would be a big achievement for this team after this year. I would be absolutely shocked if they turned it around enough to make the NCAA tournament.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Yeah I think this season has been so disastrous that you almost have to throw it out the window. Next year is the prove it year I agree.

[@bugsyproductions3140]

Not even surprised

[@moester75]

I’m flipping through four different ncaa basketball games but I just noticed in the UNC @ Louisville game that the Cardinals are 2-15 overall and O-6 in conference play? 😳. I’m not here to troll or be disrespectful I’m just really shocked. Now I guess I have to put Louisville on the list of programs that are possible head coach stealers…😡

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

I do wonder what type of candidate Louisville attracts. Total guess but I could see someone like Holtmann from Ohio State taking the job. I have no idea though

[@carlosbardales4179]

Kenny Payne is not at fault here... and not because he is a novice as it pertains to Head Coaching experience.. which he is... and he is doing what he knows and believes in. The fault belongs squarely on the AD office. They knew KP had no experience as a head coach and even knowing that they hired him hoping somehow that his previous assistant coaching roles would somehow and by some sort of miracle translate fine at this level. Also, I imagine they thought recruits would just line up for him as they did for Kentucky. The problem here is that Louisville is not Kentucky, nor Duke, nor North Carolina nor Kansas. Kenny Payne MIGHT be a good coach with several years of trials and errors.. but those lessons should be learned at a low or mid level school not at a Top 10 to 15 basketball program. My guess is that there was lots of pressure from "some" alumni and donors that forced that hire. I would love to know the real story behind this hiring.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Makes sense. I feel like most of the Louisville fan base was for the Payne hiring if I remember correctly. I think Payne can be a good coach but you're right in that it might've been beneficial to get more experience at a lower level school. Do you think Louisville is gonna have the patience to go through his struggles?

[@carlosbardales4179]

@@BobbyDouglasBasketball i believe this year is already lost. He will be lucky to win mor than a handful of games. Next season is when he will either sink or swim. If he can get to a .500 season and get a top 10 class, he might make it to a 3rd year. Anything short of that and he will be scorted out.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

@@carlosbardales4179 Makes sense.

[@yesimemoin0935]

I'd argue the opposite: I think he is the placeholder until the stench of the Adidas scandal and the Chris Mack era is gone and then the program will move on to someone else. Yes, their history is impressive but they haven't been good the last few years and a mid-season coaching move means there's no roster continuity for KP to work with. I can't think of a P5 team with a worse collection of guards than Louisville right now. He's going to need 3-4 seasons to right the ship but I think they'll just dump him once the program is off probation.

[@erikgrimmcard2392]

KP is at fault. Him and his whole coaching staff. There is a difference between losing and competing. UofL is losing at an embarrassing level. Also, the team looks lost and confused on defense and offense. It is 100% on coaching to not be competitive or competent. As a UofL fan myself, I didn't expect crazy performance. However, you have to at least compete. UofL is not competing.

[@BM12684]

There's been no growth in 8 games. If there is minimal or no growth by the end of the year, there is no reason to bring Kenny back. He was brought in as a recruiter and relationships guy and he hasn't even done that well. The start of his head coaching career (which may be short) has been a complete failure

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

I get that. I do like Glenn and Williams from what I've seen but losing on Wagner hurts.

[@smyzo]

Well except for the fact that UL can't afford his buyout.

[@BM12684]

@@smyzo His buyout is less than the revenue lost if you keep him another year. They can cough up the money if they have to, but I don't think they will

[@Itsnoahscott]

This is depressing

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

It's been a tough year

[@UKBLUE1]

Obviously he learned how to run an offense from Cal. Here's the ball.. There's the basket... Now go put it in.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Sounds like some of my middle school coaches

[@60zeller]

The Cards need to cut there loses and get the Charleston Cougars coach

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Kelsey looks like a solid candidate right now. Feels like Louisville might be able to get a bigger name though

[@60zeller]

@@BobbyDouglasBasketball , not with sanctions looming. Watch the Cougars play. They play really intense hard nose ball. Very high energy person. He would be great.

[@vgr112261]

Payne is a disaster. He was a career assistant for a reason. He needs to be released as soon as possible.

[@josephhines5295]

I live in Louisville, all my life, except college years and they are soo bad that l haven't watched a whole game, all the way through! Looking forward to Card's Football season

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Don't blame you hahaha

[@marcusthomas8032]

Bruh This has got 2 🛑 We don't do laid-back & 🆒 We need a Insane man on the Sidelines,not the Walking Dead.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Hahaha. Who would be your pick?

[@marcusthomas8032]

Billy Donavon would be a dream scenario but reality Kevin Willard or Mick Cronin.

[@itsJMac2013]

This is coming from a diehard cardinal fan. The problem with Payne has started from when he took the job imo. He didn't have any urgency to hire a full staff, this took a few months (he even stayed in New York two weeks after his opening PC). He did whiff on some transfers, fine, in recruiting that happens as you hit some and miss some. But the only true transfer guard he got was a Tennessee State walk on... Just watching this team there is nothing inspiring about them. Did the previous staff leave him a fantastic roster? Not really no, but this teams plays with no heart and doesn't seem like they care that they are playing at all. Ellis is being forced as a SG to play Point, but when he's out there with another guard he struggles still. Turning the ball over nearly 5 times a game is outrageous. I can deal with the thought of this team was bad and have no talent so it's not his fault. But at least get these guys to play hard or resemble any kind of offense with set plays, dumb it down to high school style or something, ANYTHING. He needs to inspire some kind of hope that he does know what he is doing or with future talent. The fans will probably run him out of town at this rate. He seems like such a nice and humble guy.. I hate this but I do think he made some early mistakes and is reaping them now.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

That's interesting. I didn't even consider the staff thing. And yeah the effort has been abhorrent the last few games especially.

[@cardphins68]

I've been a UofL fan since the Days of The Great Griffith so I do remember KP playing in the glory days of the 1980's. I like Kenny Payne and I'm rooting for him to get this turned around but I am shocked at how bad this Team is. IMO, he was hired because he is an Ace Recruiter and that is going to take some time. I'll stay a Cardinal Fan no matter what happens but I honestly do not see them winning a game in the ACC this Season. My hope is that with The Black NCAA Cloud lifted there are better times ahead but my Lord this is going to be a long and painful season.

[@kentexican5844]

Did you say "Payne-ful"?

[@axelwolf3811]

I hear Cal is looking for a coach?

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

I'm happy the NCAA finally got it together and came to a decision with that stuff. This is more of a hypothetical question, but do you think Mack would've been better had he not had the NCAA stuff hanging over him, or do you think he was bound to fail at UL?

[@cardphins68]

@@BobbyDouglasBasketball I'm really surprised Chris Mack bombed the way he did, I will not lie. I was under the impression he would just come in and do the best that he could. Nobody blamed him or should have blamed him for the situation he inherited. Mack never seemed to recover from that COVID shortened season and then there were the issues of him sort of skirting the rules with some workouts, right? His Tenure really seemed to fall off The Cliff after that and it's too bad because he seemed like a decent guy who had worked his way up from the bottom of the Ladder. It now seems like he was in over his head but what we're dealing with now makes last season somehow seem like a Final Four run. Oh well, I love the Program and I'm not leaving no matter how bad it gets, I'm all in, L1C4!

[@jkckmarcumful]

I'm a Kentucky fan, and even I don't like to see this happen at Louisville. That Florida A&M team is good so they might not get a win this weekend. I agree on not giving up on Kenny Payne just yet though. He's a good recruiter. I think they should give him a little longer and see what he can accomplish with more of his guys.

[@UncleStepon]

Kenny is a joke, but the joke extends to long before his tenure. Just keep them marching for Breonna, it has obviously translated well to the court for this program. Sad to see what they did to themselves in a decade.

[@slayedout3820]

Hey my cousin is jj traynor and I personally think he’s been playing really well besides the situation he was put in and i think he’s definitely a talent you should look in on hes good defensively and offensively but isn’t aggressive when he needs too be but he’s very long and athletic wing, would you mind making a video on him

[@puppetstudiosstudios]

At least our football team is pretty good?...... God we're down bad

[@kentexican5844]

Sure I know Payne was an assistant under coach Cal but really; did the powers that be really need to spend so much money on a guy that's never been a head coach in college basketball. Does anyone know if Payne's even been a head-coach for a high school team?

[@axelwolf3811]

Danny Manning should be more helpful? He left MD to new Kevin Willard...Willard has one Moe games this year than Payne will win in 10.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

@@axelwolf3811 That's a good point. Problem is that I'm not sure how good of a head coach Manning was in the first place. Never could get WF going and had one good year at Tulsa pretty much.

[@axelwolf3811]

Agree, just think Manning is interim like MD. Holloway @Seton Hall is my choice. He's already in Cal's head!

[@tompeterson5042]

Kenny Payne will not be back next year. Mark my words.. Playing in an empty Yum Center, uninspiring recruiting class, if he evens keeps the commits. This is why you don’t hire a 60 year old who has never been a head coach. No urgency, just the same mistakes over and over. Keeping him for a second year is just wasting another year before Louisville can get back on track.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

If they decide to go a different direction who would you want Louisville to target?

[@tompeterson5042]

I don’t have a list. As a fan I just don’t think Louisville is a learn on the job type job. KP is a good man, but not everyone is a number 1. Maybe that’s why he’s been a life time assist.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

@@tompeterson5042 Yeah I get that

[@bradparnell614]

@@tompeterson5042 You may as well put more assistant coaches on the list. If you fire Kenny after only one year the only coaches with any head coaching experience you'll be able to get are high school coaches. This is a situation which requires an enormous amount of patience. Unfortunately the fan base is bereft of even the tiniest bit of it.

[@tompeterson5042]

@@bradparnell614 BS..money talks. Louisville can pay 4-5 mil a year for the right coach.

[@joephysics5469]

This is just the continuation of what happens when the entire athletic program is corrupt. Remember that the entire University Board of Trustees, president, AD and staff were replaced for lack of oversight when the scandals were proven to be true. Since then they have not been able to right the ship. What they did to Chris Mack was a sign of their ongoing dysfunction. Why would any student athlete risk going there is the question.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Good point. So many times a bad team/program extends far beyond the coaches/players

[@bradparnell614]

Speaking of El Ellis you say "He is the only player on this roster that remotely resembles a point guard." That has to be an exaggeration unless you have overlooked Fabio Basili. Fabio is clearly not ready for this high level of D-1 competition having reclassified to play earlier, but to say he doesn't remotely resemble a point guard is more than a little off. When he is at his best he looks like much more of a point guard than El Ellis will ever be. Fabio needs a lot of time and I'm glad to see he is starting to get that because as everybody knows you can't improve unless you can get on the floor. He had some off the court issues of being late that caused him to miss playing time early. Hopefully he has seen the error of his ways as he actually got in during the first half recently. The more he improves the more El can play off the ball and the better the Cards' chances are of getting a win.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Fair point. Probably could’ve added “at the moment.” Basili is promising long term

[@keehud333]

It's not K.P. fault these players have no desire to win AT ALL!! Still ride with my Cards L1C4💪🏿💯

[@brandonhall1365]

They were competitive the first three games and had legitament chances to win. After 3 heartbreakers they gave up. Takes alot of discipline to pass the ball to get a good look. Discipline it what you lose when you don't care after they tried and failed.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Yeah losing 3 in a row like that to start is tough. Hopefully tonight starts a turnaround.

[@christopherwilliams5808]

Payne is a joke and so is this team.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

It's starting to look worse and worse

[@shadowcomputing]

@@BobbyDouglasBasketball 3-21 now, what a joke. I kinda feel bad for them.

[@VaranTheCasual]

He will definitely get a 2nd Year 100%. If next season ends up remotely like this season WILL. His seat will be very VERY hot.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Yeah I think that's probably the most likely scenario. Also is tough to fire an alum after one year

[@indigomarine91]

@@BobbyDouglasBasketball He should definitely get another year. The main issue is no major solid recruit is going to want to come to UL with this kind of record. I thank this season is scar tissue forthe upcomming seasons.. it will be hard to get players good enough to boost future wins to the point to start getting compettive talent

[@indigomarine91]

mm

[@garygable4170]

There is no way KP will survive 2 years if he loses like this. And I hope and pray KP gets it turned around, but it reminds me of when U of L assistant Wade Houston was hired by TN. His son Allen was a top, if not the best recruit in the country and was already signed by Louisville. Denny Crum released him to go play with his father. Wade was a great recruiter but turned out to be a bad Coach. TN. kept him while his son was there, and then fired Wade. But Wade at least had Allen who would score 30 points a game in losing efforts. Great recruiters are not necessarily good head coaches.

[@axelwolf3811]

10 M severance if fired after 1 year! Unfortunately, he'll be here until we can afford to fire him!

[@mikeash7193]

Dr. Smith from Lost in Space...'eeewww the Payne! The Payne the Payne the Payne the Payne the Payne! Amen.

[@chrischilds1457]

Why in the hell does the media in Louisville always says who's Louisville next prospect as Head Coach will be in Louisville in Basketball and Football! My Choice would have been Mark Jackson more connections and more respected in the Basketball world than Payne!

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Interesting. And yeah at least in football Brohm seems like a good hire.

[@kevinkuhn1239]

Went to the WKU vs Lousiville game and they almost lost at the end of the game.

[@tjmproductions6358]

I’m from the future and they still suck

[@jackiehigdon8147]

My goodness , he has taken over a team that was not great to start with give the man a chance. He was so good working at UK and I really believe he’ll do great for. UL. BTW I’m a die hard Ky fan. GoBigBlue!

[@garygable4170]

I am sure a KY fan would want a guy that can't win a game to stay at Louisville, but if Ky was 0-9 they would be demanding a new coach.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

I can't tell if you're being serious or trolling and that makes this comment so much funnier

[@Mlaprades]

Dude, they're zero and eight.. soon to be zero and nine..

[@tuckerjerbs]

Bring back pitino

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

I wish

[@timshelley8635]

UK fan here. Not sorry to see Louisville suck, but sorry for Kenny. Think he was thrown into this job too soon. If they stick with him, he'll get there.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

That's a reasonable position

[@IncredibleStan]

Louisville has one of the best (women) and worst (mens) basketball teams in the country....insane

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Didn't the women just lose to MTSU?

[@yuplic6738]

our women havent been real impressive

[@poolbob8776]

I've been a Louisville fan since the 70s. I'm all in, on giving Kenny Payne a chance to turn the program around. Firing him after one season, doesn't give him a chance, especially since Louisville was facing NCAA punishments, when he was hired, which made recruiting nearly impossible. Now that the NCAA stuff is settled, recruiting should be much better, and We should see definite improvement, next year. It will take one or two more seasons, before we can judge Kenny Payne's coaching ability fairly. Unfortunately alot of fans don't want to wait one or two years, but I'm all for giving him a chance.

[@axelwolf3811]

Nothing personal against KP. He sold or was sold to us. But, how poor are his teaching and motivation skills if he's asking the players if they quit? Honestly, have you ever heard a competent coach needing to ask that ? Petino, Self, Knight, Keady, Painter, Donovan, Williams,Smith, Thompson, Barnes, Few, Cal, Miller..et.al. Not to say KP is as skilled as any of these guys, just can never imagine that ? coming out of their mouths. Guys that need to answer that ? would no be playing.

[@axelwolf3811]

And what would he do if they say yes??

[@BrainTreeTidalForm]

Bellar-mean?

[@TheMarcopix]

Yeah...I heard that too

[@josephmurphy4451]

Ha! Ls down

[@rushmore3927]

He learned from Calipari, who is a weak coach himself. Who knows, Cards one win might be the Cats.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

A battle of titans

[@indigomarine91]

They're gaining scar tissue from this terrible loss record. They're not going to be able to get recruits to the point to where they're able to get over 10-win seasons it will ripple out for the next few seasons. They had such bad recruiting Because the recruits thought they were going to get the death penalty for the FBI investigations. THIS has dug them 6 feet under.. it will be hard to get good talent to such a bad team

[@kentexican5844]

The good thing is, we'll still have Bellarmine and you should be able to get a ticket to games at a reasonable price.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

I get that. Feels like the impact of this season could torpedo the future of the season if they don't recover from it quickly.

[@popim79624]

Being from the Ville and being a life long fan this is hard to watch. Rick come on back..

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Rick was such an awesome coach. Such a shame. He's balling at Iona though

[@cindyhaysley6493]

Dude, Rick and Tom are the reason we are in this mess. Leave trash out by the side of the road. No thanks for either one. Long life Cardinal fan. Let's don't forget Mcgee that sorry sack of shit!!!

[@allworld8052]

Kenny Payne is a good coach , but not on the level like pitino or denny Crum, it's only going to get worse, because their not going to get the top recruits because they don't have a top 3 coach. The old louisville days are done and may never come back unless you get a pitino or Crum

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Yeah. You'd think a program like Louisville would be able to withstand a few down years, but this is pushing it.

[@jasonmilly3320]

People get so caught up in the moment. They will get good recruits again soon enough. And I don't care if they aren't the top recruits. I'll take 3-4 star guys who stay 3-4 years. That's how it was with Pitino teams, and I'd say they were pretty good. Don't need the 5 stars to win... it's not like these 5 star schools are winning titles, it's still always veteran, experienced teams. Pretty tough to recruit good talent when you have NCAA clouds over you for half a decade. These players were fed lies from the media thinking a hammer would be dropped on Louisville or something and were afraid. But it's clear skies now.

[@allworld8052]

@@jasonmilly3320 Denny Crum and pitino had 3 or 4 McDonald's all Americans on there national championship teams

[@williambellisIII]

This is an unprecedented level of bad for any elite program. It’s indefensible. He cannot possibly return next season.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Yeah I get that it's a tough spot

[@shawnlong4039]

Louisville is a top 20 college basketball program; however, I'd bite my tongue before calling UL elite. That word is saved for programs like: Kentucky, UNC, Kansas, Duke, UCLA and perhaps Indiana.

[@williambellisIII]

@@shawnlong4039 Top 20, lol. Top 10 easy. Are you new to college b-ball?

[@cardphins68]

@@williambellisIII I also have to go with Top 10. I know I'm biased but this Program has accomplished a good deal over the decades.

[@antondredoublee7727]

If you look at any of the lists of top bball programs historically we are almost always 6th or 7th. Very easily top ten. Nearly top 5. I was never big on KP as a head coach here 1st. In hindsight I think many people would rethink taking auch a chance on an unproven coach given where the program was and what it was dealing with at the time

[@philturner6642]

No coach in the world can make a winner out of a bunch of losers.poor guy.

[@4evertru152]

Need to start Hercy Miller as PG....

[@wtk6069]

The thing is, Kenny Payne is an amazing coach. But maybe he's like the award-winning OC in football who fails as a head coach because it's not the same skillset.

[@kentexican5844]

Who actually made the call to go pay out millions to get a guy that may not have ever been a head coach at the elementary level?

[@edub9716]

Amazing how? Weak analogy. Stop making excuses.

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Could be right but regardless if it doesn't work out it's a pretty damning mistake on Louisville's part.

[@edub9716]

@@BobbyDouglasBasketball I go back to the days of Denny Crum. Now he could recruit AND coach.

[@adamhall5024]

But the team has the best hair stylist! 😂 what a joke

[@DonaldBiden247]

The team is just terrible and that is that. Lol. Die hard card

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Yep 4 wins later I think that's the safe to say. I kinda have a weird feeling that if Payne struggles next year then Louisville will take a long look at Chris Beard.

[@DonaldBiden247]

@@BobbyDouglasBasketball I agree. Rightfully so though I guess. Idk what the problem was honestly, but it just looked like they were playing backyard hoops all year long. I watched my grandad cuss many nights this season, so I am thankful for that atleast. 🤣

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

@@DonaldBiden247 Gotta find joy where you can get it hahaha

[@kanemarko2962]

The team matches the city. Complete dumpster fire😂😂😂

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Been to Louisville once...didn't have any complaints lol

[@christopherwilliams5808]

@Bobby Douglas try living here. This place is garbage and it's only getting worse. I'm trying to move.

[@brycelandon6387]

I lived in Louisville for 2-1/2 years, and I thought it was a great city.

[@christopherwilliams5808]

@@brycelandon6387 yea. 2.5 years. Try 20+

[@gabrielperez82204]

This is sad for who? As a Duke fan, I find it quite funny

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

Having Jon Scheyer ready to go was such a luxury for Duke.

[@gabrielperez82204]

@@BobbyDouglasBasketball absolutely, the talent is amazing and the foundation was already laid for him

[@jasonmilly3320]

College basketball fans like myself who don't like seeing traditional winners, well, not winning.

[@garygable4170]

Do you find the 1986 National Championship where Louisville beat Duke funny?

[@chris2fur401]

There’s a shot they won’t win a game. And as a diehard Kentucky fan this cracks me up!!!! We aren’t good. Not a big fan of Coach Cal’s philosophy but at least we aren’t this bad

[@BobbyDouglasBasketball]

I'm not giving up on Kentucky just yet!

[@wjlowe111]

They wont win a game

[@patrickcrady904]

Start off by bringing some clippers to practice and shearing these bums

[@davidrogers1418]

I agree with you. Some of the guys on the team are more working about how they look. How does El Ellis have any peripheral vision when he's constantly pulling his hair next to his eyes? Kamari reminds me of The Court Jester.