(04-24-2017 11:07 PM)Joe1 Wrote: (04-24-2017 10:58 PM)Rob Wrote: (04-24-2017 09:40 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote: New Cheerleader chant for the next season.
Mediocre,
Mediocre,
Mediocre,
For those who were beotching about what you claim were mediocre teams the last 2 Pastner years will get a clearer idea of exactly what a mediocre team looks like.
You sound like a Pastner fan, not a Memphis fan.
I've been saying this in different words for a long time. How anyone can have this weird love affair for a coach that was at best "MEDIOCRE" is beyond me.
not a pastner fan at all, by any stretch of the imagination...these seasons kind of all look, well....
Nobody's doubting that Coach Smith hasn't had a great career. But it's been a little while since he's done anything better than what you are calling "mediocre"...I would love to see what Coach Smith would do with some of the talent Josh had while he was here. My concern, however, is he's never going to get that level of talent.
I do realize that he was at Minnesota and Texas Tech. But, that first year at Minnesota was better than what last year here was. Don't forget he got fired at Minnesota.
It's awesome to be optimistic. I guess my concerns are that it's been 14 years since Coach Smith has had a season that we would be happy with and advanced past the first weekend, and that was at Kentucky. Obviously we are a better program than Tech and Minnesota, but no one is arguing we are in the same stratosphere as Kentucky. The last two years at Kentucky look a lot like the average Pastner year.
Keep in mind "3rd round" is now the second day of the tournament. It's been 14 years since he's advanced to the sweet 16.
2005–06 Kentucky 22–13 9–7 6th NCAA Second Round
2006–07 Kentucky 22–12 9–7 4th NCAA Second Round
2007–08 Minnesota 20–14 8–10 6th NIT First Round
2008–09 Minnesota 22–11 9–9 T–7th NCAA First Round
2009–10 Minnesota 21–14 9–9 6th NCAA First Round
2010–11 Minnesota 17–14 6–12 9th
2011–12 Minnesota 23–15 6–12 T–9th NIT Runner-up
2012–13 Minnesota 21–13 8–10 T–7th NCAA Third Round
2013–14 Texas Tech 14–18 6–12 9th
2014–15 Texas Tech 13–19 3–15 10th
2015–16 Texas Tech 19–13 9–9 7th NCAA First Round
2016–17 Memphis 19–13 9–9 T–5th