Lil Penny was used on Nike commercials when Penny was playing in the NBA. Used to promote Penny's shoe as well as the Nike brand. I'm sure Hardaway had something to do with this. Excellent strategic move that could help bring back the Memphis basketball brand to a place it once was.... in my opinion

(01-16-2019 01:07 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  Lil Penny was used on Nike commercials when Penny was playing in the NBA. Used to promote Penny's shoe as well as the Nike brand. I'm sure Hardaway had something to do with this. Excellent strategic move that could help bring back the Memphis basketball brand to a place it once was.... in my opinion

Can't hurt, used to love those commercials when I was a kid. Lets see if they do them right so they resonate with the younger generation.

(01-16-2019 02:16 PM)bearcat29 Wrote:  

(01-16-2019 01:07 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  Lil Penny was used on Nike commercials when Penny was playing in the NBA. Used to promote Penny's shoe as well as the Nike brand. I'm sure Hardaway had something to do with this. Excellent strategic move that could help bring back the Memphis basketball brand to a place it once was.... in my opinion

Can't hurt, used to love those commercials when I was a kid. Lets see if they do them right so they resonate with the younger generation.

Yeah, I think that will be interesting to see how it unfolds. I can't imagine they bring Chris Rock back, though. Too expensive now.

But will they bring back Tyra Banks foooooool?

(01-16-2019 03:44 PM)firmbizzle Wrote:  But will they bring back Tyra Banks foooooool?

Haha, she's still not bad, as long as she doesn't remove her wig, and show that bald dome of hers.

Here is the video of the ESPN segment. Good pub for Memphis and for the AAC.

No way this won’t turn into recruiting violations very quickly....

(01-16-2019 04:48 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  No way this won’t turn into recruiting violations very quickly....

Yep, that Lil' Penny is definitely a loose cannon.

I don't think it's going to be a Nike campaign. But they may sign off on it and it will be much like the little perks you get from being a nike school. This could be a great marketing/recruiting/media strategy and really pay off in the bigger profile of the school.

(01-16-2019 05:42 PM)Foreverandever Wrote:  I don't think it's going to be a Nike campaign. But they may sign off on it and it will be much like the little perks you get from being a nike school. This could be a great marketing/recruiting/media strategy and really pay off in the bigger profile of the school.

If it's not going to be a Nike campaign, who is going to fund it? Not Memphis. Not Penny.

Not to mention, Penny has said NIKE told him they were bringing back 'Lil Penny.

(01-16-2019 04:48 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  No way this won’t turn into recruiting violations very quickly....

I heard Lil' Penny was paying players under the table.

Excellent strategic move that could help bring back the Memphis basketball brand to a place it once was....


You mean "on probation".

(01-16-2019 09:00 PM)vabearcat Wrote:  Excellent strategic move that could help bring back the Memphis basketball brand to a place it once was....


You mean "on probation".

I think they will use Chris Rock again. I bet they put him in a suit have him yelling at the players and the refs. Should be funny. As far as Penny being able to resonate with younger players, every recruit in the country plays 2K. The availability to play the game as Hardaway has more impact than people may think.IMO

(01-16-2019 04:48 PM)DowdyPirate Wrote:  No way this won’t turn into recruiting violations very quickly....

I'll be damned Gump .. your IQ must be 140.

(01-16-2019 04:07 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Here is the video of the ESPN segment. Good pub for Memphis and for the AAC.

Also love the fact that when Penny was asked about Rick Barnes he didn't sugarcoat the answer ... went after Barnes again with both barrels.

(01-16-2019 02:16 PM)bearcat29 Wrote:  

(01-16-2019 01:07 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  Lil Penny was used on Nike commercials when Penny was playing in the NBA. Used to promote Penny's shoe as well as the Nike brand. I'm sure Hardaway had something to do with this. Excellent strategic move that could help bring back the Memphis basketball brand to a place it once was.... in my opinion

Can't hurt, used to love those commercials when I was a kid. Lets see if they do them right so they resonate with the younger generation.

If Lil Penny is not holding a phone then it won't resonate with them.

(01-16-2019 02:16 PM)bearcat29 Wrote:  

(01-16-2019 01:07 PM)Tigers2B1 Wrote:  Lil Penny was used on Nike commercials when Penny was playing in the NBA. Used to promote Penny's shoe as well as the Nike brand. I'm sure Hardaway had something to do with this. Excellent strategic move that could help bring back the Memphis basketball brand to a place it once was.... in my opinion

Can't hurt, used to love those commercials when I was a kid. Lets see if they do them right so they resonate with the younger generation.

Good time memories. I can't remember if I was Penny or Jordan more often as a child playing against my neighbors and fellow Elementary-School students, lol.

I grew up in the 80s. Here in Memphis in the early 90s, we (children in Elementary School) would fight between the two who we would pretend to be in street-court matchups, lol. It was just Penny and Jordan while my generation was growing up.

Free marketing baby!

Now we need Taco Bell to pick up Fall as their official 7’6 spokesman and away we go