(04-15-2016 11:02 AM)EvilLore Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:42 AM)fsquid Wrote:  We didn't even compete in that GT game that year.

Your memory is fuzzy. We actually built a HUGE lead in the first half. It looked like men against boys.

Then we came out of the locker room without any energy, just going through the motions. GT capitalized, mounted a furious comeback and stunned us.

That was the only time I ever remember something like that happening to a Calipari team, although the collapse in 2008 had some similarities.

We couldn't keep them off the glass. Thad and some other good big they have just murdered us.

If we have Thad young I think we beat Ohio state and make the championship game that year. So many what ifs

(04-15-2016 01:15 PM)TigerPhil Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 01:09 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 12:42 PM)herkermer Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 12:12 PM)southpaw1 Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:39 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  That's when Opie threw Joe under the bus

and it was the beginning of the end for Tarik

It was beginning of the change in my fandom too. I was there. Spent a bunch of money taking my family over there. After the loss i saw the players in the hotel... They didnt care! They were already out done with JP. Geron Johnson seemed to be the only one that had any fire (maybe cause he was brand new). Anyway... Somethin changed for me on that trip... I didnt renew my tickets soon after and lost my passion for it... It was a sad event.

I was told Josh got a text from one of the big boys after the Minny game. It said beat Northerm Iowa or find another way back to Memphis


Snicker

awesome hearing that.

We didn't exactly blow the doors off northern Iowa. That was a close game.

Oh, if only we'd lost that and gotten rid of pastner that year

(04-15-2016 01:20 PM)jgardne Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 01:15 PM)TigerPhil Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 01:09 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 12:42 PM)herkermer Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 12:12 PM)southpaw1 Wrote:  and it was the beginning of the end for Tarik

It was beginning of the change in my fandom too. I was there. Spent a bunch of money taking my family over there. After the loss i saw the players in the hotel... They didnt care! They were already out done with JP. Geron Johnson seemed to be the only one that had any fire (maybe cause he was brand new). Anyway... Somethin changed for me on that trip... I didnt renew my tickets soon after and lost my passion for it... It was a sad event.

I was told Josh got a text from one of the big boys after the Minny game. It said beat Northerm Iowa or find another way back to Memphis


Snicker

awesome hearing that.

We didn't exactly blow the doors off northern Iowa. That was a close game.

Oh, if only we'd lost that and gotten rid of pastner that year

What happened was we went on a run against a crap schedule and got Nichols to sign along with Kuran Iverson and Nick King. Then we had some reactionary boosters get played by an alleged offer from USC

(04-15-2016 01:20 PM)jgardne Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 01:15 PM)TigerPhil Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 01:09 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 12:42 PM)herkermer Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 12:12 PM)southpaw1 Wrote:  and it was the beginning of the end for Tarik

It was beginning of the change in my fandom too. I was there. Spent a bunch of money taking my family over there. After the loss i saw the players in the hotel... They didnt care! They were already out done with JP. Geron Johnson seemed to be the only one that had any fire (maybe cause he was brand new). Anyway... Somethin changed for me on that trip... I didnt renew my tickets soon after and lost my passion for it... It was a sad event.

I was told Josh got a text from one of the big boys after the Minny game. It said beat Northerm Iowa or find another way back to Memphis


Snicker

awesome hearing that.

We didn't exactly blow the doors off northern Iowa. That was a close game.

Oh, if only we'd lost that and gotten rid of pastner that year

Im mad all over again. That place is uber expensive! My family went to the first game... Wife said "they suck" im goin to the pool... Kids followed. So i went to the rest by myself! Ruined my fan experience!

(04-15-2016 12:30 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:44 AM)RekeHavoc Wrote:  Only thing that sticks in my memory from that Minnesota game is Joe getting benched and Hollins dropping 41 on us.

In the first half after ONE turnover. Tarik had a good tournament down there. Then came back to Memphis and got thrown under the bus after one practice. And this message board has called him a quitter ever since


Smh

At least we do not have to put up with that crap anymore. JP trying to push guy's buttons failed just about every time. Cal was a master at it. I think Tubby will be a master at it as well.

(04-15-2016 01:26 PM)midtowncowboy Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:30 AM)cwise Wrote:  Didn't we play Minnesota in the Bahamas?

Got embarrassed. We couldn't get the ball over half court and execute a play. Or was that against VCU. Or both?

VCU. Against Minnesota we just left Andre Hollins wide open the entire game

(04-15-2016 10:37 AM)Memphis10Tigers Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:30 AM)cwise Wrote:  Didn't we play Minnesota in the Bahamas?

Seems I stand corrected - Tubby put a whoopin' on Josh in the 2012-2013 Battle for Atlantis.

If by whoopin you mean a game Memphis led with five minutes left, then yes, that was a whoopin. Memphis went on that season to lose all of two more games.

Surprised the feeding frenzy has continued. And before the attack, note that I also felt we needed to make a coaching change, and was glad Pastner headed to GTech.

(04-15-2016 10:42 AM)fsquid Wrote:  We didn't even compete in that GT game that year.

That loss stung, I wanted us to beat Thad and Hewitt so bad.

(04-15-2016 10:30 AM)cwise Wrote:  Didn't we play Minnesota in the Bahamas?

Yep. And he whooped us. But hey, who didn't?

(04-15-2016 01:57 PM)Mimi Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:37 AM)Memphis10Tigers Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:30 AM)cwise Wrote:  Didn't we play Minnesota in the Bahamas?

Seems I stand corrected - Tubby put a whoopin' on Josh in the 2012-2013 Battle for Atlantis.

If by whoopin you mean a game Memphis led with five minutes left, then yes, that was a whoopin. Memphis went on that season to lose all of two more games.

Surprised the feeding frenzy has continued. And before the attack, note that I also felt we needed to make a coaching change, and was glad Pastner headed to GTech.

We got a 6 seed because we beat ....... NOBODY!! Probably the worst schedule we ever had ... Until the last two seasons

(04-15-2016 01:09 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 12:42 PM)herkermer Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 12:12 PM)southpaw1 Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:39 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:37 AM)Memphis10Tigers Wrote:  Seems I stand corrected - Tubby put a whoopin' on Josh in the 2012-2013 Battle for Atlantis.

That's when Opie threw Joe under the bus

and it was the beginning of the end for Tarik

It was beginning of the change in my fandom too. I was there. Spent a bunch of money taking my family over there. After the loss i saw the players in the hotel... They didnt care! They were already out done with JP. Geron Johnson seemed to be the only one that had any fire (maybe cause he was brand new). Anyway... Somethin changed for me on that trip... I didnt renew my tickets soon after and lost my passion for it... It was a sad event.

I was told Josh got a text from one of the big boys after the Minny game. It said beat Northerm Iowa or find another way back to Memphis


Snicker

Was that the start of flying commercial?

That Minnesota game, and VCU before it, was easily the most concerned I'd been with the Pastner era to that point. We looked godawful.

(04-15-2016 02:02 PM)idroot4russia Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 01:09 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 12:42 PM)herkermer Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 12:12 PM)southpaw1 Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:39 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  That's when Opie threw Joe under the bus

and it was the beginning of the end for Tarik

It was beginning of the change in my fandom too. I was there. Spent a bunch of money taking my family over there. After the loss i saw the players in the hotel... They didnt care! They were already out done with JP. Geron Johnson seemed to be the only one that had any fire (maybe cause he was brand new). Anyway... Somethin changed for me on that trip... I didnt renew my tickets soon after and lost my passion for it... It was a sad event.

I was told Josh got a text from one of the big boys after the Minny game. It said beat Northerm Iowa or find another way back to Memphis


Snicker

Was that the start of flying commercial?

That didn't start until after the 4 kings year. At least that's what I was told anyway

Take it easy on Mimi, guys. His perspective is a little abnormal. He still considers us getting our doors blown off by MSU, UCONN and UVA as "just short of elite."

Overall. For a few seasons.

But they had a hall of fame coach!

(04-15-2016 01:57 PM)Mimi Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:37 AM)Memphis10Tigers Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:30 AM)cwise Wrote:  Didn't we play Minnesota in the Bahamas?

Seems I stand corrected - Tubby put a whoopin' on Josh in the 2012-2013 Battle for Atlantis.

If by whoopin you mean a game Memphis led with five minutes left, then yes, that was a whoopin. Memphis went on that season to lose all of two more games.

Surprised the feeding frenzy has continued. And before the attack, note that I also felt we needed to make a coaching change, and was glad Pastner headed to GTech.

Did not intend for it to be a slight against Pastner. Personal view on Paz is that I would be open to giving him more time to grow into the HC job if I saw he was still bringing in top notch recruits - he wasn't, so time to go.

Hoping Tubby puts many more whoopins on Pastner, Cal, and anyone else who stands in our way.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-...re-hollins

"There is no need to push the panic button. This is just part of the journey. We still have a chance to be scary good with all the talent we have," Memphis head coach Josh Pastner said.

Tarik Black netted 13 points, while Adonis Thomas and Shaq Goodwin added 12 apiece in defeat.

Memphis trailed the entire second half until Stephen's 3-pointer gave the Tigers a 68-67 lead with 6:18 to play, but the Gophers countered with a 16-3 run to put the game away.

Hollins hit all eight of his free throws and scored 10 points during the surge for an 84-72 Minnesota edge in the waning seconds before Chris Crawford's triple concluded the scoring.

Hollins poured in 24 of his points in the opening frame as the Gophers took a 47-42 edge into the break.

Game Notes

This was the first meeting between the teams since the 1992-93 season ... Hollins and Memphis guard Joe Jackson were teammates at White Station High School in Memphis ... Minnesota was 28-of-33 from the foul line.

(04-15-2016 11:02 AM)EvilLore Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:42 AM)fsquid Wrote:  We didn't even compete in that GT game that year.

Your memory is fuzzy. We actually built a HUGE lead in the first half. It looked like men against boys.

Then we came out of the locker room without any energy, just going through the motions. GT capitalized, mounted a furious comeback and stunned us.

That was the only time I ever remember something like that happening to a Calipari team, although the collapse in 2008 had some similarities.

And it was the next night we steamrolled Kentucky, if I'm correct.

(04-15-2016 01:57 PM)Mimi Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:37 AM)Memphis10Tigers Wrote:  

(04-15-2016 10:30 AM)cwise Wrote:  Didn't we play Minnesota in the Bahamas?

Seems I stand corrected - Tubby put a whoopin' on Josh in the 2012-2013 Battle for Atlantis.

If by whoopin you mean a game Memphis led with five minutes left, then yes, that was a whoopin. Memphis went on that season to lose all of two more games.

Surprised the feeding frenzy has continued. And before the attack, note that I also felt we needed to make a coaching change, and was glad Pastner headed to GTech.

bruh we played a 3ot game against a mediocre southern miss game in the cusa championship that had no business being that close