La Bomba Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 I'm not as excited this year as I have been in previous but I am ready for some good years to come. I think Pastner is already looking like a great hire. This year will be rough but we will benefit from the weak conference and hopefully make the tourney. Go Tigers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted July 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Pastner is going all out for Joe Jackson. Some Memphis insiders say that the staff firmly believes that Memphis could be a top 5 team next year adding Jackson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 With the current team I think we are an NIT team and just maybe a tournament team because of the piss poor conference. I really like the youth and potential of this team and we could be really dangerous next year with Barton and hopefully Joe Jackson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=970628 Now that the dust has settled a bit from the coaching change, how do you think Josh Pastner will do at Memphis this season and going forward? Rivals answers the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Returning Tigers set to make some noise While the focus has been on former Tigers coach John Calipari, new coach Josh Pastner, the various comings and goings of recruits and an NCAA investigation, those who were affected most by the massive changes this past spring have barely been heard from. But it won't be that way for long. "The players that were returning from last year, we've basically been in the midst of everything," senior Doneal Mack said. "It's been a crazy summer for us, but we made strides. We're going to be the underdog next year. I feel like we still are going to be a good team. We're not going to be off the map like everybody thinks just because Cal left." http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/aug/02/still-a-tiger----and-proud/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Recruiting update Nobody helped themselves in July more than Sheffield guard Chris Crawford, especially with regard to the Tigers. Crawford was at times the best player on the Memphis Magic Elite AAU squad -- a team that included White Station guard Joe Jackson, Ridgeway forward Tarik Black and Melrose forward Adonis Thomas -- and plenty of college coaches took notice. Suddenly, Crawford went from receiving only mild interest from high-major programs to pretty much having his pick of area colleges. "I'm getting texts and phone calls like crazy about Chris Crawford right now," his summer coach, Eric Robinson, said in Las Vegas last week. "His stock is going high." After evaluating Crawford in July, the Tigers coaching staff will likely make a strong push to add Crawford to a 2010 recruiting class that includes Will Barton and Antonio Barton. Crawford has made it clear he wants to be recruited by Memphis, the team he grew up rooting for. Because of the way he played this summer, he will certainly get his wish. Same link as the quote above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Will Barton: "If Coach Cal was still at Memphis I don’t know if I would be commited" LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Tigers looking at Cory Joseph. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/jul/24/tigers-eye-canadian-prospects/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 Since I whacked the Memphis coaching staff yesterday for scheduling some of the creamiest creampuffs available, I'm going to praise them today for fostering a culture of work around the program this offseason that really marks a dramatic change from the past. The one area where I vehemently disagreed with the former Memphis coaching staff was how they dealt with players in the offseason. Calipari's M.O. was, "The season is all about us, the offseason is all about you," which basically meant that all the responsibility was on the players to do what they needed to do in the offseason. If you didn't come back to school in shape (Pierre Henderson-Niles), or you didn't gain that 15 pounds of muscle (Robert Dozier) or if you didn't do enough to develop your skills (Willie Kemp), it was your fault. As an expert on the human condition, however, I never thought this was a particularly productive approach. Naturally, the guys who were predisposed to be workers would spend the summer working and the guys who were predisposed to be slackers would spend the summer slacking. The end result, predictably, was that you'd have a number of guys come into fall practice behind the curve, and the coaches would be mad about it. I always felt that the coaches should have some equity in Pierre Niles' failure to lose the weight those or Robert Dozier's struggle to get stronger. Putting a "contract" in front of Niles to lose 50 pounds sounds good, but it makes it very easy for him to skip a day and say he'll make it up tomorrow. If you instead tell him that he's on a defined workout program that he has to do every day (or face consequences), you are sharing the responsibility and guiding him along the path. This coaching staff is taking a different approach, and I like the results so far. Essentially, the wiggle room has been eliminated. This summer, Memphis' players have come in like clockwork at 6:30 a.m. to work out with Rich Hogans. Accountability for missing a workout doesn't come in November when you get benched, it comes now. And now, it's become habit, to the point where Niles is checking in at 290 pounds and getting things done on his own for the first time ever. That's a culture of work. If guys don't produce when the season starts, it won't be because they didn't spend enough time preparing in July and August, it will be because they simply aren't good enough. http://blogs.commercialappeal.com/the_memphis_edge/2009/08/since-i-whacked-the-memphis.html I like, I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Jackson has Memphis No. 1 according to his AUU coach. Kansas and Tennessee are the others still in the running. He narrowed his list yesterday. I'm so hoping we get Jackson. http://blogs.commercialappeal.com/the_memphis_edge/2009/08/report-joe-jackson-has-tigers-no-1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/aug/14/memphis-tigers-recruit-ngaloro-will-have-mri-injur/ Wow, what else can go wrong. He needs to start practicing with the team soon. I'm really hoping Williams gets his hardship and Ngaloro qualifies. Imagine if we had to have open try outs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOlxrDOS9cY Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) reminds me of tyreke.. Edited August 18, 2009 by Fish7718 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Sigh... It was bound to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Aside from the Derrick Rose thing other things have happened. Will Barton is honoring his commitment and Joe Jackson says Memphis is still No. 1 with or without the violations Ngaloro is out for the season so Memphis goes and gets some unknown guy from Texas with a 42 inch verticle. He will play this year I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Rat Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Derrick Rose's eligibility lookin good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Memphis will take the banners down if the appeal fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted August 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/aug/21/ncaa-clears-elliot-williams-play-memphis-basketbal/ Elliot Williams cleared to play this year. A lot of people were saying that he has been the best player in the scrimmages so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Memphis gets Drew Barnam, a player that originally committed to play for Southern Illinois, to walk on. This guy went to my high school last year and a lot of people said that he was one of the best sharp shooters in the city. He was a three or two star recruit. Not bad for a walk on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted September 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DkbNlxPHDw Funny thinking I was at a bunch of those games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/sep/11/source-tigers-angel-garcia-out-season-after-torn-a/ Wow. We have no depth on our front court with the loss of Gracia. I think Wesley Witherspoon is going to see a lot of time at 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted September 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 (edited) http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/sep/17/tranghese-proud-of-tiger-fans/ Doing anything to get to the BCS, so I like the hire. With that said, R.C. Johnson mentions that the SEC is the No. 1 choice, which I don't understand. SEC is a football conference. If I could choose I would want us to go to the Big 12 or Big East. Edited September 18, 2009 by Poohdini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Listening to the radio this morning and they said Chris Crawford will announce tomorrow he is going to Memphis over Tennessee and Mississippi State. Crawford is a three-star recruit, #38 SG, and a Memphis product that plays AUU with Tarik Black, Andonis Thomas, and Joe Jackson. Give up the good work, Josh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted October 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 http://blogs.commercialappeal.com/the_memphis_edge/2009/10/there-are-tiger-basketball-season-tickets-leftbut-not-many.html I love how people say that Memphis fans only went to games because of Calipari. New coach, eight scholarship players, and one of the toughest season in a while coming up for the Tigers and we still sell out most of the games. Not to mention the economy has worsened as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bomba Posted October 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 (edited) Visitors to Memphis Madness 2010 Will Barton - SG - verballed to MemphisAntonio Barton - PG - verballed to MemphisChris Crawford - SG - verballed to MemphisJoe Jackson - PG - verballed to MemphisHippolyte Tsafack 2011 Ky Madden - combo guard - ArkansasJohnny O'Bryant - PF/C - MississippiAdonis Thomas - SF - MemphisTrevor Lacey - combo guard - Huntsville, ALAnthony Norris - wing - Houston, TX 2012 Perry Ellis - PF - Wichita, KS Performing Live: Yo Gotti Edited October 13, 2009 by Poohdini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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