TIGERS FAVORED by 4......OU 135.5---what say you ?

We win this convincingly will begin our crescendo that we have so desperately been waiting for.....Memphis needs the respect moniker, as a program to be reckoned with....The respect first comes from coaches and games played on the level of play that was displayed today.....Keep this up, and we will have ARRIVED.....Then all we will have to about is seeding in the Big Dance

remind me again, who is their coach?

Last time we met up with Howland...we enjoyed the outcome.
He did not enjoy the beatdown.

(03-27-2021 06:56 PM)thagr82008 Wrote:  We win this convincingly will begin our crescendo that we have so desperately been waiting for.....Memphis needs the respect moniker, as a program to be reckoned with....The respect first comes from coaches and games played on the level of play that was displayed today.....Keep this up, and we will have ARRIVED.....Then all we will have to about is seeding in the Big Dance

I 2nd the motion

(03-27-2021 06:56 PM)thagr82008 Wrote:  We win this convincingly will begin our crescendo that we have so desperately been waiting for.....Memphis needs the respect moniker, as a program to be reckoned with....The respect first comes from coaches and games played on the level of play that was displayed today.....Keep this up, and we will have ARRIVED.....Then all we will have to about is seeding in the Big Dance

The good old days.

(03-27-2021 07:02 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  remind me again, who is their coach?

Ben Howland

(03-27-2021 07:05 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Last time we met up with Howland...we enjoyed the outcome.
He did not enjoy the beatdown.

exactly, he is a good coach and will no doubt remember that

my favorite Calipari take when he was at Memphis...

the Final Four presser in San Antonio, the narrative was that Howland will outcoach Calipari...

Media Question to Calipari -

"Coach Cal, how do you respond to everybody saying this will be a coaching mismatch?"

Calipari - "Oh, I think Ben is a great coach. What are you guys talking about?"

(03-27-2021 07:18 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  

(03-27-2021 07:05 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Last time we met up with Howland...we enjoyed the outcome.
He did not enjoy the beatdown.

exactly, he is a good coach and will no doubt remember that

my favorite Calipari take when he was at Memphis...

the Final Four presser in San Antonio, the narrative was that Howland will outcoach Calipari...

Media Question to Calipari -

"Coach Cal, how do you respond to everybody saying this will be a coaching mismatch?"

Calipari - "Oh, I think Ben is a great coach. What are you guys talking about?"

that's hilarious...well played, Cal.

(03-27-2021 07:18 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  

(03-27-2021 07:05 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Last time we met up with Howland...we enjoyed the outcome.
He did not enjoy the beatdown.

exactly, he is a good coach and will no doubt remember that

my favorite Calipari take when he was at Memphis...

the Final Four presser in San Antonio, the narrative was that Howland will outcoach Calipari...

Media Question to Calipari -

"Coach Cal, how do you respond to everybody saying this will be a coaching mismatch?"

Calipari - "Oh, I think Ben is a great coach. What are you guys talking about?"

(Tho it was really about our superior teamwork.)
How many NBA players were in that game? 8? 9?

(03-27-2021 07:18 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  

(03-27-2021 07:05 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Last time we met up with Howland...we enjoyed the outcome.
He did not enjoy the beatdown.

exactly, he is a good coach and will no doubt remember that

my favorite Calipari take when he was at Memphis...

the Final Four presser in San Antonio, the narrative was that Howland will outcoach Calipari...

Media Question to Calipari -

"Coach Cal, how do you respond to everybody saying this will be a coaching mismatch?"

Calipari - "Oh, I think Ben is a great coach. What are you guys talking about?"

UCLA had 2 NBA All-Stars and 2 other guys with long NBA careers. With that lineup he decided to play slow...and he put Collison on Rose.

UCLA friends and family were stunned lol

Big game for Moo for next year too

They have some young players. For both teams getting four extra games should really help for next season

Was the last time we played the Cows in the 08 tourney? Same tourney we played Howland?

(03-27-2021 07:39 PM)mairving Wrote:  

(03-27-2021 07:18 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  

(03-27-2021 07:05 PM)holyterror Wrote:  Last time we met up with Howland...we enjoyed the outcome.
He did not enjoy the beatdown.

exactly, he is a good coach and will no doubt remember that

my favorite Calipari take when he was at Memphis...

the Final Four presser in San Antonio, the narrative was that Howland will outcoach Calipari...

Media Question to Calipari -

"Coach Cal, how do you respond to everybody saying this will be a coaching mismatch?"

Calipari - "Oh, I think Ben is a great coach. What are you guys talking about?"

UCLA had 2 NBA All-Stars and 2 other guys with long NBA careers. With that lineup he decided to play slow...and he put Collison on Rose.

They attacked Collison wherever he was on the floor...

They even tried to hide Collison on Anderson and Anderson attacked him...

The biggest mistake Howland made in that game was putting Collison back in the game after he had four fouls...They matched up much better with him on the bench

Westbrook on Rose
MbahMoute on CDR

More worried about baseball

https://www.elitedawgs.com/showthread.ph...nship-Game

UCLA probably had the most talented team in the country that year.

Kevin Love (a future borderline NBA HOFer)
Russell Westbrook (a future slam dunk NBA HOFer and league MVP)
Darren Collison (long time NBA starter)
Josh Shipp (played in the league)
Mbah Amoute (played in the league)

The only one of those who were a freshman was Love, who was a super duper 5 star can't miss one and done. Westbrook was a sophomore.

I would argue the reason we killed them was because of Howland. Kind of like the old saying... the only man who could stop Michael Jordan was Dean Smith.

(02-15-1975 04:47 AM)chrisd11t0' Wrote:  UCLA probably had the most talented team in the country tha year.

Kevin Love (a future borderline NBA HOFer)
Russell Westbrook (a future slam dunk NBA HOFer and league MVP)
Darren Collison (long time NBA starter)
Josh Shipp (played in the league)
Mbah Amoute (played in the league)

The only one of those who were a freshman was Love, who was a super duper 5 star can't miss one and done. Westbrook was a sophomore.

I would argue the reason we killed them was because of Howland. Kind of like the old saying... the only man who could stop Michael Jordan was Dean Smith.

I say MEMPHIS was the MOST talented team in the country that year

Will be a very tough game. MSU is a fine team.

(03-27-2021 09:22 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  Will be a very tough game. MSU is a fine team.

They are a mediocre SEC team. We already lost to one of those (Auburn) in our only P-5 game this year.

No reason we shouldn't beat MSU if we think we are a team that should have received an at large to the real Tournament.

(03-27-2021 09:15 PM)thagr82008 Wrote:  

(02-15-1975 04:47 AM)chrisd11t0' Wrote:  UCLA probably had the most talented team in the country tha year.

Kevin Love (a future borderline NBA HOFer)
Russell Westbrook (a future slam dunk NBA HOFer and league MVP)
Darren Collison (long time NBA starter)
Josh Shipp (played in the league)
Mbah Amoute (played in the league)

The only one of those who were a freshman was Love, who was a super duper 5 star can't miss one and done. Westbrook was a sophomore.

I would argue the reason we killed them was because of Howland. Kind of like the old saying... the only man who could stop Michael Jordan was Dean Smith.

I say MEMPHIS was the MOST talented team in the country that year

In terms of raw talent, I'd say UCLA was. As a team (talent and chemistry) I'd say it was us or the team that actually won the Championship, Kansas.