(04-07-2017 09:30 AM)80sTiger Wrote:  There is no way they hire Tubby if they didn't think the B12 was imminent. Safest of the safest hire.

You don't take a guy away from a conference you are trying to join. #badblood

(04-07-2017 11:49 AM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(04-06-2017 11:30 AM)MTiger14 Wrote:  

(04-06-2017 08:43 AM)bluebacker Wrote:  Saw this posted elsewhere and found it interesting:

From an interview with Saul Smith last year:

"Recruiting, to me, is the lifeblood of a program. But the great thing about working for a guy like Coach Smith is if a player is not interested or kind of puts us to the side, we don't even worry about it. We just move on to the next kid. He's won with less players; he's won with great players. So when a kid struggles to figure out what he wants to do, we're like, 'Look, you've got a scholarship offer. We're willing to take you if you really want to come. We're letting you know we've got two or three other kids in mind.' And if they say, 'Coach, I'm gonna wait,' I'm like, 'Well, it's been great. Let us know if we can do something for you,' and we'll just go sign the other kid. We don't have time for that."

Thats like me going to score a hot chic, showing up to bars in sweatpants and a beat up car and saying "hey babe, Im interested in taking you home. Ill be in the corner over there by myself if your interested".

No wonder they've never signed a top 50 player. They aren't willing to tolerate a kid making a tough decision between 10 different schools??? That whole paragraph said it all.

That tactic might work at a school like Kentucky.... I guess......

The funny thing is that the hot Chick does get to do that...The hot chick gets to chill and wait to see what else is around and take her pick. We aint the hot chick, we gotta work.

But it appears by that statement that the staff is saying that we will keep moving down the bar until we get to the first chick that easily says yes. At this point we are down to 200lb chick with the stache.

The sad thing is that Saul doesn't seem like he cares to compete to try and land a kid...Just hey were Memphis and my dads Tubby...Wanna play...If the answer is no whether we need you or not we are moving on.

Gross.....

Updated OP. Bump.

Removed Keon Clergeot.

(04-07-2017 02:18 PM)Tgrrfan Wrote:  

(04-07-2017 09:30 AM)80sTiger Wrote:  There is no way they hire Tubby if they didn't think the B12 was imminent. Safest of the safest hire.

You don't take a guy away from a conference you are trying to join. #badblood

I thought the same thing at the time. It really pissed off the TT AD.

(04-08-2017 08:56 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  Updated OP. Bump.

Removed Keon Clergeot.

You can take Freeman off.

(04-08-2017 09:10 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 08:56 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  Updated OP. Bump.

Removed Keon Clergeot.

You can take Freeman off.

Yup. Just did.

Committed to Long Beach State over Memphis...

(04-08-2017 09:10 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 09:10 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 08:56 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  Updated OP. Bump.

Removed Keon Clergeot.

You can take Freeman off.

Yup. Just did.

Committed to Long Beach State over Memphis...

This has gotten absurd.

(04-05-2017 03:22 PM)Seabee TIger Fan Wrote:  Mike Norvell wins more games than Tubby next year.

Once Crawford announces and Tubby misses on a couple more Jucos this may not be as sarcastic as we thought it was, lol.

How do we know the rest that he has will stay?

(04-08-2017 09:10 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 09:10 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 08:56 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  Updated OP. Bump.

Removed Keon Clergeot.

You can take Freeman off.

Yup. Just did.

Committed to Long Beach State over Memphis...

In all fairness he did average 0.6 ppg at Kansas State. We're just not Freeman good.

(04-08-2017 09:27 PM)Steve davis Wrote:  How do we know the rest that he has will stay?

I don't ... thats the team as it stands today. I'm updating it as things happen. I fully expect Crawford to transfer any day now

(04-08-2017 09:28 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 09:27 PM)Steve davis Wrote:  How do we know the rest that he has will stay?

I don't ... thats the team as it stands today. I'm updating it as Hingis happen. I fully expect Crawford to transfer any day now

The fallout from that will be nuclear. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

(04-08-2017 09:34 PM)Seabee TIger Fan Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 09:28 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 09:27 PM)Steve davis Wrote:  How do we know the rest that he has will stay?

I don't ... thats the team as it stands today. I'm updating it as Hingis happen. I fully expect Crawford to transfer any day now

The fallout from that will be nuclear. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

Yep.

Not sure a lot of folks recognize what it looks like when you return so little and add a bunch of guys not rated top 100.

Think year 1 of Crean at Indiana or Menzies at UNLV.

(04-08-2017 09:37 PM)HoopDreams Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 09:34 PM)Seabee TIger Fan Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 09:28 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 09:27 PM)Steve davis Wrote:  How do we know the rest that he has will stay?

I don't ... thats the team as it stands today. I'm updating it as Hingis happen. I fully expect Crawford to transfer any day now

The fallout from that will be nuclear. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

Yep.

Not sure a lot of folks recognize what it looks like when you return so little and add a bunch of guys not rated top 100.

Think year 1 of Crean at Indiana or Menzies at UNLV.

Ugh.... Single digit wins?

(04-08-2017 09:39 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 09:37 PM)HoopDreams Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 09:34 PM)Seabee TIger Fan Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 09:28 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  

(04-08-2017 09:27 PM)Steve davis Wrote:  How do we know the rest that he has will stay?

I don't ... thats the team as it stands today. I'm updating it as Hingis happen. I fully expect Crawford to transfer any day now

The fallout from that will be nuclear. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

Yep.

Not sure a lot of folks recognize what it looks like when you return so little and add a bunch of guys not rated top 100.

Think year 1 of Crean at Indiana or Menzies at UNLV.

Ugh.... Single digit wins?

The schedule isn't out yet, but we could get WSU x2, Cincy x2, SMU x 2 etc. I know we have some tough OOC games scheduled. It has the potential to be really bad. I don't see us going over .500 in conference for the 3rd straight year. We haven't done that since 79-81.

(04-05-2017 02:47 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  I'll try to update this as pieces fall into place ...

As of 04/08/17:

PG: Jeremiah Martin (Jr.)
SG: Markel Crawford (RS-Sr.) / Kareem Brewton (JUCO) / Jamal Johnson (Fr.)
SF: David Nickleberry (Fr.)
PF: Jimario Rivers (Sr.) / Victor Enoh (Fr.)
C: Karim Azab (So.)

Remaining Scholarships: 5

Expected Departures: Markel Crawford (grad-transfer)

Targets: Zhaire Smith (G), Kyvon Davenport (F-JUCO), Raynere Thornton (F-JUCO), Chris Darrington (G-JUCO), Toriano Stokes (C-JUCO)

Doesn't Alex Moffatt have another year of eligibility left?

(04-05-2017 09:33 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(04-05-2017 03:36 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(04-05-2017 02:47 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  I'll try to update this as pieces fall into place ...

As of 04/05/17:

PG: Jeremiah Martin (Jr.) / Keon Clergeot (So.)
SG: Markel Crawford (RS-Sr.) / Jamal Johnson (Fr.)
SF: David Nickleberry (Fr.)
PF: Jimario Rivers (Sr.) / Victor Enoh (Fr.)
C: Karim Azab (So.)

Remaining Scholarships: 5

Expected Departures: Markel Crawford (grad-transfer)

Targets: Zhaire Smith (G), Kyvon Davenport (F-JUCO), Ron Freeman (G-JUCO), Raynere Thornton (F-JUCO), Chris Darrington (G-JUCO), Toriano Stokes (C-JUCO), Kareem Brewton (G-JUCO)

I bet Lomax, Moss, Harris and the rest are salivating about getting the opportunity to play with those guys.

#brickbybrick
#TheFloorIstheCeiling

Can the team be Life Champions next year?

You know, there is one coach that says brick by brick and champions of life cliches! Butch Jones!

PG: Jeremiah Martin (Jr.)
SG: Kareem Brewton (Jr.)/Jamal Johnson (Fr.)
SF: David Nickleberry (Fr.)
PF: Jimario Rivers (Sr.)/Victor Enoh (Fr.)
C: Kyvon Davenport (Jr.)/Karim Azab (So.)

Updated OP. Bump.

Kyvon Davenport is on the board.

(04-09-2017 10:22 AM)HometownTiger Wrote:  Updated OP. Bump.

Kyvon Davenport is on the board.

So that puts us at 8 assuming Markel is gone?