(06-08-2016 04:31 PM)tigersroll Wrote:  The **star status matter only when you have a sh@# coach. Buddy Hield was a 3 star. sometimes it matter who is coaching them and the player's drive to get better. I would rather have a competent coach with 3 star recruits than an incompetent coach who loses with 5 star players.

This ^^^

(06-08-2016 04:17 PM)Collegiate Black Man Wrote:  

(06-08-2016 04:03 PM)TigerFan386 Wrote:  Composite ranking of 303rd and next best offers were from UT Chatt, Stephen F Austin, and VCU. I know you kinda take what you can get this late in the game, but damn I miss the excitement of getting multiple top 100 recruits. I'll try to reserve judgement for a year or two, but Tubby's recruiting is the one thing that has me worried. At a place like Memphis you should be able to consistently put together top 20 recruiting classes.

It s pretty late in the game to expect a top 100 recruit, thanks to Pastner bolting so late. Can't blame Tubby Smith for a rather bare recruiting class (comparatively speaking) this year.

But I do expect for this team to look light years better in terms of discipline, execution, and game management that anything Pastner ever put on the court. We will win some games this year we probably shouldn't, given the lack of talent and depth. And that always bodes well for the future.

there were a ton of grad transfers when he was hired though.

(06-08-2016 04:31 PM)tigersroll Wrote:  The **star status matter only when you have a sh@# coach. Buddy Hield was a 3 star. sometimes it matter who is coaching them and the player's drive to get better. I would rather have a competent coach with 3 star recruits than an incompetent coach who loses with 5 star players.

I don't get this argument. Why can't we have both?

(06-08-2016 04:35 PM)TigerFan386 Wrote:  

(06-08-2016 04:31 PM)tigersroll Wrote:  The **star status matter only when you have a sh@# coach. Buddy Hield was a 3 star. sometimes it matter who is coaching them and the player's drive to get better. I would rather have a competent coach with 3 star recruits than an incompetent coach who loses with 5 star players.

I don't get this argument. Why can't we have both?

We can. Tubby just landed here. You know any 5 stars that are available? Let me help, the answer is no.
Would you rather have josh or Tubby? If it takes you longer than a millisecond to answer that then...well...you've got bigger issues than who the coach is.

(06-08-2016 04:17 PM)Collegiate Black Man Wrote:  

(06-08-2016 04:03 PM)TigerFan386 Wrote:  Composite ranking of 303rd and next best offers were from UT Chatt, Stephen F Austin, and VCU. I know you kinda take what you can get this late in the game, but damn I miss the excitement of getting multiple top 100 recruits. I'll try to reserve judgement for a year or two, but Tubby's recruiting is the one thing that has me worried. At a place like Memphis you should be able to consistently put together top 20 recruiting classes.

It s pretty late in the game to expect a top 100 recruit, thanks to Pastner bolting so late. Can't blame Tubby Smith for a rather bare recruiting class (comparatively speaking) this year.

But I do expect for this team to look light years better in terms of discipline, execution, and game management that anything Pastner ever put on the court. We will win some games this year we probably shouldn't, given the lack of talent and depth. And that always bodes well for the future.

This.

Add Buggs from Minnesota and this team can contend in the AAC.

Can we make the tourney next year? Should be fun!

(06-08-2016 04:20 PM)TigerFan386 Wrote:  

(06-08-2016 04:08 PM)HoopDreams Wrote:  

(06-08-2016 04:03 PM)TigerFan386 Wrote:  Composite ranking of 303rd and next best offers were from UT Chatt, Stephen F Austin, and VCU. I know you kinda take what you can get this late in the game, but damn I miss the excitement of getting multiple top 100 recruits. I'll try to reserve judgement for a year or two, but Tubby's recruiting is the one thing that has me worried. At a place like Memphis you should be able to consistently put together top 20 recruiting classes.

Then again, those three programs were all in the NCAA tourney last year.

True, but those three teams combined have only been to two sweet sixteens. You want to recruit the same as them?

How many 2016 top 100 players are unsigned at this point that have a chance in hell of qualifying?

(06-08-2016 04:50 PM)SigEpJJ Wrote:  Add Buggs from Minnesota and this team can contend in the AAC.

Can we make the tourney next year? Should be fun!

Buggs is gonna sign.

(06-08-2016 04:21 PM)gusrob Wrote:  Standard Tubby recruit. Not exciting. Not disappointing.

Dedric, KJ, Nick, and Broddie are not, though...they are highly rated players.

Pastner did sign flashy recruits. His teams had records that were disappointing.

Why not wait and see how Tubby's teams do on the court? I suspect that we will see much better results on-court than in recent years.

(06-08-2016 03:51 PM)tigersroll Wrote:  nice squad developing. now need a big

C Buggs is the next target, and fits that bill...6'9, 230

Glad to have Keon as our second unexpected addition. With Markel, Martin, Kessee, and Keon, our backcourt is beginning to look a little less shaky. Now, we just need to shore up the frontcourt. Come on, Buggs. We've got a spot waiting on you.

(06-08-2016 04:26 PM)EarthBoundMisfit Wrote:  Looks to me he's plugging some important holes.

gross.

(06-08-2016 05:42 PM)Memphomaniac Wrote:  

(06-08-2016 04:26 PM)EarthBoundMisfit Wrote:  Looks to me he's plugging some important holes.

gross.

lol there's one in every crowd

So just to be clear people are going to complain until Tubby signs like a top ten class right? Just want to know what to expect the next few years

Top ten classes never stopped people from complaining about the previous coach.

(06-08-2016 06:17 PM)Tiger Greg Wrote:  Top ten classes never stopped people from complaining about the previous coach.

Because dude couldn't coach. When are you going to get that through your thick skull?

I just made a simple statement. Looks like someone else has a rather thick skull.

(06-08-2016 04:18 PM)Bathtub Gin Wrote:  I'll take a coach who can win with 3 star players then a coach who loses consistently with 4 and 5 star players

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^ ×10000000000

So this kid was committed to tech right? Tubby leaves and the kid decommits from tech and follows tubby to memphis.

I am sure some of you will voice your outrage at such low brow tactics. Did he take techs cotton candy machine too?