(03-09-2018 01:50 PM)Johnny Betts Wrote:  

(03-09-2018 01:46 PM)HornLakeTiger Wrote:  

(03-09-2018 11:15 AM)fishman6581 Wrote:  Yes. There's a lot of ways to push a guy out besides actually telling them. There's Cal's way of just saying, "Man, why are you still here?"

My mind immediately went to Keena Young after Kendrick Perkins decided he wasn't coming. Did Keena actually sign, or was he a verbal?

He signed. His family actually had the UHaul packed and was ready to drive him to Memphis and Barbee basically told him, "You can still come if you want, but you probably won't ever see the court."

Damn, that was cold. Looking at his stats from BYU, he would've been a good addition from '04 to '07.

(03-09-2018 01:13 PM)80sTiger Wrote:  https://twitter.com/Power6Tigers/status/...0348249088

#HirePenny @Power6Tigers
16 hours ago
Multiple sources say if Penny comes to Memphis we would get.
-5* Anfernee Simmons
-5* Shareef O’Neal
-4* Tyler Harris
-4* Talen Horton-Tucker (Iowa St. signee)

Simons is a wild card. Have seen him as high as 7th in one ranking and another barely has him in the top 100. Something is not kosher with that much of a difference in a player's rankings.

Little more than a month till signing period starts so Bowen needs to make a move very quickly.

(03-09-2018 02:04 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(03-09-2018 11:49 AM)airric2255 Wrote:  

(03-09-2018 11:39 AM)tigertrails Wrote:  

(03-09-2018 11:15 AM)fishman6581 Wrote:  Yes. There's a lot of ways to push a guy out besides actually telling them. There's Cal's way of just saying, "Man, why are you still here?"

Yeah, I recall Cal pushed Taggart out even when he wasn't the coach. Pastner was missing one key piece to making the tourney his first season and that was Shawn Taggart.

Yep. If we had Taggart and if Latavious Williams came (and was eligible), that was no doubt an NCAA squad. Hell, almost made it anyway.

First round loss in CUSA tournament by 1 to Houston cost us NCAA. Was 2 seed in tournament after going 13-3 in conference.

Man, that call still haunts me. I was ready to stay. That night was the first time I heard our big boosters look at each other and say, "Why are we paying him this much?" Writing was on the wall.

3 letters: A P R

We can’t afford to push anyone out. I imagine 1-2 will want to leave and that’s all we can take a hit on after last year’s Tubby transfer disaster.

Our best bet: a project leaves and we can bring in Wiseman and Simons. And yes it’s fun to dream

Even with Penny I think it will be miraculous if we get Wiseman.

(03-09-2018 12:58 PM)howboutthemtigers Wrote:  Some of you guys are putting the cart waaaaaaaY before the horse.

They're cusping

(03-09-2018 11:15 AM)fishman6581 Wrote:  Yes. There's a lot of ways to push a guy out besides actually telling them. There's Cal's way of just saying, "Man, why are you still here?"

LOL. He absolutely had a way of pushing guys out. He'd ignore them, embarrass them, and God knows what else behind the scenes to make them go away if he went out and recruited someone better.

Having said that, it is ridiculous that players can't transfer at least once without having to sit out.

(03-09-2018 02:17 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(03-09-2018 01:13 PM)80sTiger Wrote:  https://twitter.com/Power6Tigers/status/...0348249088

#HirePenny @Power6Tigers
16 hours ago
Multiple sources say if Penny comes to Memphis we would get.
-5* Anfernee Simmons
-5* Shareef O’Neal
-4* Tyler Harris
-4* Talen Horton-Tucker (Iowa St. signee)

Simons is a wild card. Have seen him as high as 7th in one ranking and another barely has him in the top 100. Something is not kosher with that much of a difference in a player's rankings.

Little more than a month till signing period starts so Bowen needs to make a move very quickly.

Who's rankings are you looking at that barely has Simmons in the top 100? Rivals, 247, and ESPN all have him #7. That's a pretty consensus top 10 player