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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-27-2016 09:20 PM)CoachJammer Wrote: Dj Stephens @DdotJAY30
Met Coach Tubby today... Great guy. I feel that the program is in good hands #Tigernation
6:55pm · 27 Apr 2016
In all fairness, he also insisted as recently as March that Pastner was the man for the job.
Thankfully, he's an alum that seems to support the University regardless.
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 09:27 AM)gotigers1 Wrote: (04-28-2016 09:17 AM)NigelTufnel Wrote: (04-28-2016 08:49 AM)MemphisTigerPawr Wrote: (04-27-2016 11:53 PM)Timmy989 Wrote: (04-27-2016 11:29 PM)stratecashomie Wrote: but did DJ see Tubby's recruiting targets?
That's ironic considering DJ is one of the lowest ranked recruits in the history of the program and I dont even know why I said ranked, nobody had a clue who he was.
Ironic? Your post rhymes with ironic and I'm trying to figure out why I would even respond to it. DJ is a freak athlete who played his heart out in a Tiger uniform, was a great teammate and truly exciting to watch. He was an Army brat and if you understood what that means, well you might have a hint why he was somewhat over looked as to the inability to participate in AAU etc to the level so many others do. Yes he was a tweener but we haven't seen hops on a Tiger team like that since Michael Wilson. Why knock Tiger players who represented this team, university and city the way DJ did? Time to add yes, yet another to "Ye ole ignore a poster" file.
That wasn't a knock. Everything he said was true. DJ was not on anyone's radar, but he turned out to be a truly special player.
Don't understand why you read that as a dig against DJ. The post was clearly meant to show that rankings aren't everything.
Yeah but you remember, this board is awesome at the art of over-reaction and over-sensitivity
Yeah I wasn't knocking him at all. My point was that all these crazy fans are already yelling about Tubby not getting high ranked recruits when the most popular Tiger player in the Josh Pastner era was literally not ranked and nobody had ever heard of him. People were mad that Josh gave DJ a shot and nobody should pretend they weren't. So why dont all you yahoos wait to see what kinda guys Tubby brings in. He obviously doesn't need a team of all 5 Star recruits to win like Cal does. So just let the man do his job and see what happens
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 09:35 AM)salukiblue Wrote: (04-27-2016 09:20 PM)CoachJammer Wrote: Dj Stephens @DdotJAY30
Met Coach Tubby today... Great guy. I feel that the program is in good hands #Tigernation
6:55pm · 27 Apr 2016
In all fairness, he also insisted as recently as March that Pastner was the man for the job.
Thankfully, he's an alum that seems to support the University regardless.
So he'd fit in well with all the coach lovers on this board ?
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salukiblue
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 09:35 AM)Timmy989 Wrote: (04-28-2016 09:27 AM)gotigers1 Wrote: (04-28-2016 09:17 AM)NigelTufnel Wrote: (04-28-2016 08:49 AM)MemphisTigerPawr Wrote: (04-27-2016 11:53 PM)Timmy989 Wrote: That's ironic considering DJ is one of the lowest ranked recruits in the history of the program and I dont even know why I said ranked, nobody had a clue who he was.
Ironic? Your post rhymes with ironic and I'm trying to figure out why I would even respond to it. DJ is a freak athlete who played his heart out in a Tiger uniform, was a great teammate and truly exciting to watch. He was an Army brat and if you understood what that means, well you might have a hint why he was somewhat over looked as to the inability to participate in AAU etc to the level so many others do. Yes he was a tweener but we haven't seen hops on a Tiger team like that since Michael Wilson. Why knock Tiger players who represented this team, university and city the way DJ did? Time to add yes, yet another to "Ye ole ignore a poster" file.
That wasn't a knock. Everything he said was true. DJ was not on anyone's radar, but he turned out to be a truly special player.
Don't understand why you read that as a dig against DJ. The post was clearly meant to show that rankings aren't everything.
Yeah but you remember, this board is awesome at the art of over-reaction and over-sensitivity
Yeah I wasn't knocking him at all. My point was that all these crazy fans are already yelling about Tubby not getting high ranked recruits when the most popular Tiger player in the Josh Pastner era was literally not ranked and nobody had ever heard of him. People were mad that Josh gave DJ a shot and nobody should pretend they weren't. So why dont all you yahoos wait to see what kinda guys Tubby brings in. He obviously doesn't need a team of all 5 Star recruits to win like Cal does. So just let the man do his job and see what happens
DJ was just a true anomaly.
He could jump REALLY high.
Most unranked guys don't have that intangible.
It's like finding an unranked football recruit that can run a 4.3 40.
(This post was last modified: 04-28-2016 09:38 AM by salukiblue.)
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 09:36 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote: (04-28-2016 09:35 AM)salukiblue Wrote: (04-27-2016 09:20 PM)CoachJammer Wrote: Dj Stephens @DdotJAY30
Met Coach Tubby today... Great guy. I feel that the program is in good hands #Tigernation
6:55pm · 27 Apr 2016
In all fairness, he also insisted as recently as March that Pastner was the man for the job.
Thankfully, he's an alum that seems to support the University regardless.
So he'd fit in well with all the coach lovers on this board ?
The blind coach lovers are terrible. The blind coach haters are equally as bad.
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 09:39 AM)3601 Wrote: (04-28-2016 09:36 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote: (04-28-2016 09:35 AM)salukiblue Wrote: (04-27-2016 09:20 PM)CoachJammer Wrote: Dj Stephens @DdotJAY30
Met Coach Tubby today... Great guy. I feel that the program is in good hands #Tigernation
6:55pm · 27 Apr 2016
In all fairness, he also insisted as recently as March that Pastner was the man for the job.
Thankfully, he's an alum that seems to support the University regardless.
So he'd fit in well with all the coach lovers on this board ?
The blind coach lovers are terrible. The blind coach haters are equally as bad.
How about the ones that like winning coaches ?
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 08:49 AM)MemphisTigerPawr Wrote: (04-27-2016 11:53 PM)Timmy989 Wrote: (04-27-2016 11:29 PM)stratecashomie Wrote: but did DJ see Tubby's recruiting targets?
That's ironic considering DJ is one of the lowest ranked recruits in the history of the program and I dont even know why I said ranked, nobody had a clue who he was.
Ironic? Your post rhymes with ironic and I'm trying to figure out why I would even respond to it. DJ is a freak athlete who played his heart out in a Tiger uniform, was a great teammate and truly exciting to watch. He was an Army brat and if you understood what that means, well you might have a hint why he was somewhat over looked as to the inability to participate in AAU etc to the level so many others do. Yes he was a tweener but we haven't seen hops on a Tiger team like that since Michael Wilson. Why knock Tiger players who represented this team, university and city the way DJ did? Time to add yes, yet another to "Ye ole ignore a poster" file.
I don't think you understand what irony is.
A poster used a DJ Stephens thread to make a negative comment regarding the level of player that Tubby recruits when DJ is one of the lowest ranked recruits we have ever taken and yet he turned into a fan favorite and is now making a good living as a professional basketball player.
That is irony and is not a diss on DJ at all. No reason for you or his "mom" to feel a need to defend him, he has not been slighted here. He is an example of a lower ranked player who panned out which makes it ironic that someone would use a thread about him to knock Tubby's recruiting.
It is sad that this has to be spelled out for you.
(This post was last modified: 04-28-2016 10:20 AM by idroot4russia.)
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 10:16 AM)idroot4russia Wrote: (04-28-2016 08:49 AM)MemphisTigerPawr Wrote: (04-27-2016 11:53 PM)Timmy989 Wrote: (04-27-2016 11:29 PM)stratecashomie Wrote: but did DJ see Tubby's recruiting targets?
That's ironic considering DJ is one of the lowest ranked recruits in the history of the program and I dont even know why I said ranked, nobody had a clue who he was.
Ironic? Your post rhymes with ironic and I'm trying to figure out why I would even respond to it. DJ is a freak athlete who played his heart out in a Tiger uniform, was a great teammate and truly exciting to watch. He was an Army brat and if you understood what that means, well you might have a hint why he was somewhat over looked as to the inability to participate in AAU etc to the level so many others do. Yes he was a tweener but we haven't seen hops on a Tiger team like that since Michael Wilson. Why knock Tiger players who represented this team, university and city the way DJ did? Time to add yes, yet another to "Ye ole ignore a poster" file.
I don't think you understand what irony is.
A poster used a DJ Stephens thread to make a negative comment regarding the level of player that Tubby recruits when DJ is one of the lowest ranked recruits we have ever taken and yet he turned into a fan favorite and is now making a good living as a professional basketball player.
That is irony and is not a diss on DJ at all. No reason for you or his "mom" to feel a need to defend him, he has not been slighted here. He is an example of a lower ranked player who panned out which makes it ironic that someone would use a thread about him to knock Tubby's recruiting.
It is sad that this has to be spelled out for you.
Uh, I'm not his "mom" ....I'm his "Moms", get it right.
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
[/quo Wrote:The blind coach lovers are terrible. The blind coach haters are equally as bad.
^^^
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 02:35 PM)TigerBo Wrote: </blockquote>
The blind coach lovers are terrible. The blind coach haters are equally as bad.
[/quote Wrote:^^^
The haters of the blind are the worst
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
If D.J. had played for Tubby he would have left with a TREY and a 15 ft J and able to put the ball on the floor
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 08:40 PM)memphisike Wrote: If D.J. had played for Tubby he would have left with a TREY and a 15 ft J and able to put the ball on the floor
I think you're making a joke, but anyway, DJ was 13-36 from 3 his senior year, which is pretty decent
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
Pastner offered DJ only because he was in Tubby's current situation. If he had had time to be in on some recruits with numbers next to their names, he would never have given DJ the time of day.
On the other hand, Tubby has recruited numerous "unranked" players and taken them dancing. One of the biggest digs on Pastner was the inability to evaluate talent. Now, we have a coach who has proven for twenty years that he can do just that, but we don't like him, either.
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 08:57 PM)lenetzach Wrote: (04-28-2016 08:40 PM)memphisike Wrote: If D.J. had played for Tubby he would have left with a TREY and a 15 ft J and able to put the ball on the floor
I think you're making a joke, but anyway, DJ was 13-36 from 3 his senior year, which is pretty decent
That's about .3 makes a game.
His first four games he went 4-5. The rest of the season (30 games) he went 9-31.
(This post was last modified: 04-28-2016 09:48 PM by salukiblue.)
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 09:45 PM)salukiblue Wrote: (04-28-2016 08:57 PM)lenetzach Wrote: (04-28-2016 08:40 PM)memphisike Wrote: If D.J. had played for Tubby he would have left with a TREY and a 15 ft J and able to put the ball on the floor
I think you're making a joke, but anyway, DJ was 13-36 from 3 his senior year, which is pretty decent
That's about .3 makes a game.
His first four games he went 4-5. The rest of the season (30 games) he went 9-31.
Why try to argue him down? All averages have high and low points, but I said his average was pretty decent and it was. And I just went with his senior year because the sample size is decent.
I didn't say he was the best 3 point shooter ever, or the go to guy, our main 3 point threat, etc. But he developed of a 3 point shot to make defenses play him honestly, which helped him contribute to the team, and I think it's only right to give him credit.
I really don't understand trying to take away from him.
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 10:31 AM)missjtiger Wrote: (04-28-2016 10:16 AM)idroot4russia Wrote: (04-28-2016 08:49 AM)MemphisTigerPawr Wrote: (04-27-2016 11:53 PM)Timmy989 Wrote: (04-27-2016 11:29 PM)stratecashomie Wrote: but did DJ see Tubby's recruiting targets?
That's ironic considering DJ is one of the lowest ranked recruits in the history of the program and I dont even know why I said ranked, nobody had a clue who he was.
Ironic? Your post rhymes with ironic and I'm trying to figure out why I would even respond to it. DJ is a freak athlete who played his heart out in a Tiger uniform, was a great teammate and truly exciting to watch. He was an Army brat and if you understood what that means, well you might have a hint why he was somewhat over looked as to the inability to participate in AAU etc to the level so many others do. Yes he was a tweener but we haven't seen hops on a Tiger team like that since Michael Wilson. Why knock Tiger players who represented this team, university and city the way DJ did? Time to add yes, yet another to "Ye ole ignore a poster" file.
I don't think you understand what irony is.
A poster used a DJ Stephens thread to make a negative comment regarding the level of player that Tubby recruits when DJ is one of the lowest ranked recruits we have ever taken and yet he turned into a fan favorite and is now making a good living as a professional basketball player.
That is irony and is not a diss on DJ at all. No reason for you or his "mom" to feel a need to defend him, he has not been slighted here. He is an example of a lower ranked player who panned out which makes it ironic that someone would use a thread about him to knock Tubby's recruiting.
It is sad that this has to be spelled out for you.
Uh, I'm not his "mom" ....I'm his "Moms", get it right.
Ha, welcome back J.
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salukiblue
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-28-2016 10:10 PM)lenetzach Wrote: (04-28-2016 09:45 PM)salukiblue Wrote: (04-28-2016 08:57 PM)lenetzach Wrote: (04-28-2016 08:40 PM)memphisike Wrote: If D.J. had played for Tubby he would have left with a TREY and a 15 ft J and able to put the ball on the floor
I think you're making a joke, but anyway, DJ was 13-36 from 3 his senior year, which is pretty decent
That's about .3 makes a game.
His first four games he went 4-5. The rest of the season (30 games) he went 9-31.
Why try to argue him down? All averages have high and low points, but I said his average was pretty decent and it was. And I just went with his senior year because the sample size is decent.
I didn't say he was the best 3 point shooter ever, or the go to guy, our main 3 point threat, etc. But he developed of a 3 point shot to make defenses play him honestly, which helped him contribute to the team, and I think it's only right to give him credit.
I really don't understand trying to take away from him.
Good lord man.
Just noting that making 13 threes is a 36 game season is a small sample size, especially when 30% of all makes occurred in games 3 and 4 of the season.
Carry on.
(This post was last modified: 04-29-2016 07:33 AM by salukiblue.)
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-29-2016 07:17 AM)salukiblue Wrote: (04-28-2016 10:10 PM)lenetzach Wrote: (04-28-2016 09:45 PM)salukiblue Wrote: (04-28-2016 08:57 PM)lenetzach Wrote: (04-28-2016 08:40 PM)memphisike Wrote: If D.J. had played for Tubby he would have left with a TREY and a 15 ft J and able to put the ball on the floor
I think you're making a joke, but anyway, DJ was 13-36 from 3 his senior year, which is pretty decent
That's about .3 makes a game.
His first four games he went 4-5. The rest of the season (30 games) he went 9-31.
Why try to argue him down? All averages have high and low points, but I said his average was pretty decent and it was. And I just went with his senior year because the sample size is decent.
I didn't say he was the best 3 point shooter ever, or the go to guy, our main 3 point threat, etc. But he developed of a 3 point shot to make defenses play him honestly, which helped him contribute to the team, and I think it's only right to give him credit.
I really don't understand trying to take away from him.
Good lord man.
Just noting that making 13 threes is a 36 game season is a small sample size, especially when 30% of all makes occurred in games 3 and 4 of the season.
Carry on.
Honestly they didn't guard DJ on the perimeter...
So he got open 3's and had to make 'em. If DJ was a serious threat from 3 Tarik would have been a beast his Junior year.
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
Apparently his stroke from 3 has really improved in the D league.
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RE: DJ Stephens is impressed ...
(04-29-2016 10:01 AM)MemphisCanes Wrote: Apparently his stroke from 3 has really improved in the D league.
You need a sarcasm icon.
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