(11-29-2013 09:47 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  Beating LSU is a solid win. They are a pretty good team and our best win of the young season.

I'd like to see more Nick King and more of Pastner riding the officials; maybe even pick up an occasional technical foul. I don't think we get the respect we deserve from officiating crews as a ranked team.

We are 2-0 so far in the Old Spice Classic. We are in the Championship Game! I am extremely happy with Josh and the staffs coaching adjustments in the 2nd half. I would love to see him sip a coke or say damn on the sideline once though just to say I saw it.

(11-29-2013 08:01 PM)presskh Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 07:54 PM)mempitt18 Wrote:  I'm a tad bit worried about Kuran and Nick. They did not look as hype as the rest of the bench after the game

Pastner has to play experience where he has it in a close game. King and Iverson will both be great Tigers and will get their minutes. Nichols starts because we don't have another experienced big with the skills he has.

Yes.

This was really King;s first game to be out of it. Fans over react more than players and coaches.

Just a game or two ago King was our best player and Nichols needed work.

Now Nichols is the best player in Memphis- on par with Marc Gasol- while King has issues.

There are 11 players that will play. Not all will always have good games. Try and remember that.

(11-29-2013 09:50 PM)memphisike Wrote:  How many top 25 wins do we have now? Hope we get one on Sunday!

I guess the same. However, it doesn't take anything away from this win tonight. LSU is a good team. This will be a QUALITY win come Selection Sunday and LSU will be a top 3-4 team in the SEC with a pretty good chance of getting into the NCAA's. So while they may not be a top 25 team as of right now, they are surely top 40 and we just beat them on a neutral court with them shooting 67% at one point and finishing the game at 56.6%. I'll take it!

(11-29-2013 09:50 PM)memphisike Wrote:  How many top 25 wins do we have now? Hope we get one on Sunday!

If you are one of the posters being called out for negativity and chose to come in here and get in this thinly veiled shot at the team as a way to say "yeah, but...", you should be ashamed.

(11-29-2013 09:39 PM)tigerfansincebirth89 Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:34 PM)Jedi Master Sipho-Dyas Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:30 PM)Tanyaskees Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 06:47 PM)memphisike Wrote:  I know Josh got on them at the half, gosh fellows we have to try harder, if we lose we will be out of top 25, come on guys pretty please.

Josh may not curse, but can you honesty tell me that you have never seen him rip them a new one. Come on...

He was ripping Joe a new one walking into the locker room at the half.

Some posters are just clueless trolls.

I'm a big fan of the stories that develop off the court/field. Joe and Josh (and Chris) are tied together as the ones who kept our program afloat. Freshman and Sophomore Joe might have been staring off into the seats and ignoring CJP, but as he was being ripped into walking off the court, he was listening and responding to Coach. Joe has a deep respect and appreciation for Pastner and it has shown these past two years.

When people talk about how these players don't respect Pastner, I'll point them to things like the above or the comments from players in post game. Go look at some of the quotes. Players saying things like "trust the process" over and over. They are repeating the things we hear from Pastner, his themes if you will, because they believe in him and his staff. Awesome to watch Joe, Chris and CJP develop together for 4 years and no matter what happens the rest of this year, it's going to be a tough farewell come Senior Night.

Well put.

Yes- will be a helluva tough senior year. They all are to a degree- but Joe and Chris and their identification with this program, and who knows where we end up this season- will make it something else.

(11-29-2013 09:44 PM)Jedi Master Sipho-Dyas Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:42 PM)tkgrrett Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:22 PM)Mimi Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 06:50 PM)tkgrrett Wrote:  Watching Joe.. he just doesn't have point guard instincts and doesn't seem to learn the game well. Multiple times Austin has been in potential scoring position with a good entry pass and Joe at a good angle to make it. Instead of throwing it, Joe always stares it down for a good 3-5 seconds.

And considering Joe had 16 points and 7 assists and went 6/6 from the line and was the most reliable player in the game and he assisted on the game clinching free throw length 2 pointed by Nichols, he clearly does not have it.

Joe also played off the ball for most of the final 12 minutes with Crawford handling it. I actually liked the adjustment by Pastner.

The conventional wisdom is that Joe becomes a scorer when he is off the ball.

Actually, he still facilities and gets a lot of assists when he's at the 2.

Actually first good assist game this year. Had almost as many today as he has the rest of the season combined.

(11-29-2013 11:39 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:44 PM)Jedi Master Sipho-Dyas Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:42 PM)tkgrrett Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:22 PM)Mimi Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 06:50 PM)tkgrrett Wrote:  Watching Joe.. he just doesn't have point guard instincts and doesn't seem to learn the game well. Multiple times Austin has been in potential scoring position with a good entry pass and Joe at a good angle to make it. Instead of throwing it, Joe always stares it down for a good 3-5 seconds.

And considering Joe had 16 points and 7 assists and went 6/6 from the line and was the most reliable player in the game and he assisted on the game clinching free throw length 2 pointed by Nichols, he clearly does not have it.

Joe also played off the ball for most of the final 12 minutes with Crawford handling it. I actually liked the adjustment by Pastner.

The conventional wisdom is that Joe becomes a scorer when he is off the ball.

Actually, he still facilities and gets a lot of assists when he's at the 2.

Actually first good assist game this year. Had almost as many today as he has the rest of the season combined.

He had 7 against Austin Peay as well. 5 total against Oklahoma State, Nicholls State and Siena.

(11-29-2013 11:51 PM)Tigermaniac Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 11:39 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:44 PM)Jedi Master Sipho-Dyas Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:42 PM)tkgrrett Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:22 PM)Mimi Wrote:  And considering Joe had 16 points and 7 assists and went 6/6 from the line and was the most reliable player in the game and he assisted on the game clinching free throw length 2 pointed by Nichols, he clearly does not have it.

Joe also played off the ball for most of the final 12 minutes with Crawford handling it. I actually liked the adjustment by Pastner.

The conventional wisdom is that Joe becomes a scorer when he is off the ball.

Actually, he still facilities and gets a lot of assists when he's at the 2.

Actually first good assist game this year. Had almost as many today as he has the rest of the season combined.

He had 7 against Austin Peay as well. 5 total against Oklahoma State, Nicholls State and Siena.

Stand corrected. 40 lashes wet noodle on the campus commons. .

(11-30-2013 12:10 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 11:51 PM)Tigermaniac Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 11:39 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:44 PM)Jedi Master Sipho-Dyas Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:42 PM)tkgrrett Wrote:  Joe also played off the ball for most of the final 12 minutes with Crawford handling it. I actually liked the adjustment by Pastner.

The conventional wisdom is that Joe becomes a scorer when he is off the ball.

Actually, he still facilities and gets a lot of assists when he's at the 2.

Actually first good assist game this year. Had almost as many today as he has the rest of the season combined.

He had 7 against Austin Peay as well. 5 total against Oklahoma State, Nicholls State and Siena.

Stand corrected. 40 lashes wet noodle on the campus commons. .

lol

JJ will average 5-6 apg this year. I suspect maybe even 6-7 with the post game we have now.

I bet he has his best assist year yet. Easy.

My prediction would be 14.5 ppg and 6.5 apg by the end of the year.

(11-30-2013 12:10 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 11:51 PM)Tigermaniac Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 11:39 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:44 PM)Jedi Master Sipho-Dyas Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:42 PM)tkgrrett Wrote:  Joe also played off the ball for most of the final 12 minutes with Crawford handling it. I actually liked the adjustment by Pastner.

The conventional wisdom is that Joe becomes a scorer when he is off the ball.

Actually, he still facilities and gets a lot of assists when he's at the 2.

Actually first good assist game this year. Had almost as many today as he has the rest of the season combined.

He had 7 against Austin Peay as well. 5 total against Oklahoma State, Nicholls State and Siena.

Stand corrected. 40 lashes wet noodle on the campus commons. .

Lol

Mimi, how come you never reply to one of my posts during the game?!!!?

(11-29-2013 09:47 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  Beating LSU is a solid win. They are a pretty good team and our best win of the young season.

I'd like to see more Nick King and more of Pastner riding the officials; maybe even pick up an occasional technical foul. I don't think we get the respect we deserve from officiating crews as a ranked team.

Under head coach Josh Pastner, Memphis is now 5-3 versus the SEC

(11-30-2013 03:17 AM)mempho_to_diego Wrote:  Mimi, how come you never reply to one of my posts during the game?!!!?

haha. I'm Mr. Sunshine Pumper according to some, and I said one thing in the heat of the moment and I got mine. Maybe you'll get yours eventually!

(11-29-2013 09:50 PM)Tigermaniac Wrote:  

(11-29-2013 09:47 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  Beating LSU is a solid win. They are a pretty good team and our best win of the young season.

I'd like to see more Nick King and more of Pastner riding the officials; maybe even pick up an occasional technical foul. I don't think we get the respect we deserve from officiating crews as a ranked team.

We are 2-0 so far in the Old Spice Classic. We are in the Championship Game! I am extremely happy with Josh and the staffs coaching adjustments in the 2nd half. [b]I would love to see him sip a coke[/b] or say damn on the sideline once though just to say I saw it.

Very funny

(11-29-2013 09:50 PM)memphisike Wrote:  How many top 25 wins do we have now? Hope we get one on Sunday!

"We" have none- based on AP.

Did that ruin the LSU game for you?

Sucks for you.

I will always be very proud of Joe Jackson and Chris Crawford for hanging in there with CJP and thankful to them for rebuilding this Tiger program. They are true Tigers!

(11-30-2013 10:42 AM)MemphisTigerPawr Wrote:  I will always be very proud of Joe Jackson and Chris Crawford for hanging in there with CJP and thankful to them for rebuilding this Tiger program. They are true Tigers!

(11-30-2013 10:42 AM)MemphisTigerPawr Wrote:  I will always be very proud of Joe Jackson and Chris Crawford for hanging in there with CJP and thankful to them for rebuilding this Tiger program. They are true Tigers!

When you care more about your hometown team than yourself, that's what you do.