I got curious about my impression that Nolley was our most reliable guard offensively by checking out how many 10 point games each of our scorers collected this year. It met my expectations and the up and down nature of each guy's season stood out in text almost as much as it did watching them play.

Nolley: 18 (64%)
Boogie: 15 (53%)
Lester: 13 (46%)
Jeffries: 13 (46%)
Baugh: Zero (0%)

All of them except Baugh played in all 28 games. ALo was 7 of 19 (36%) and at point forward, doing absolutely everything, DeAndre was a staggering 18 of 21 (85%).

They're all capable of having big nights and most of them are also capable of going several games in a row looking average at best. The vibes were a mess until late February so it was pretty obvious some of them would be looking for more open opportunities. I'm glad they have the chance to pursue their futures more freely now even if I'll miss seeing each of them in Memphis uniforms a lot.

And if we do end up with Lester, Landers, and DeAndre together on the floor next season we have a lot of wins coming our way. Wish we could keep the rest, or at least one of the rest, because they all have something to contribute. But that's the game now.

(03-31-2021 10:22 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(03-31-2021 09:53 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  Heard today that Penny expedited meeting with the players. Originally he said Thursday. He moved it up. This explains the announcements today. Hopefully, this is the end of it. Next will be the announcement that a couple are going to test the NBA waters.

Not just the NBA.

It starts with testing NBA waters. They get the free feedback before having to decide anything. Then they decide whether to come back or "go pro" - which includes G League and international ball.

I expect Landers, Deandre, and Moussa will take advantage of this NBA feedback - regardless of transferring or other pro routes.

Those are the announcements to which I was referring.

(04-01-2021 08:08 AM)Tiger87 Wrote:  

(03-31-2021 10:22 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(03-31-2021 09:53 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  Heard today that Penny expedited meeting with the players. Originally he said Thursday. He moved it up. This explains the announcements today. Hopefully, this is the end of it. Next will be the announcement that a couple are going to test the NBA waters.

Not just the NBA.

It starts with testing NBA waters. They get the free feedback before having to decide anything. Then they decide whether to come back or "go pro" - which includes G League and international ball.

I expect Landers, Deandre, and Moussa will take advantage of this NBA feedback - regardless of transferring or other pro routes.

Those are the announcements to which I was referring.

I think Moussa has great potential, but if there was ever a player that needed to stay in college to improve their basketball skills, it's him.

(03-31-2021 06:11 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(03-31-2021 05:31 PM)Tiger87 Wrote:  Remember when the sky fell last year from Tyler's transfer?
What did Penny do? Got 2 of the best guys in the portal to transfer here. 2 of our best players this year.
I hate losing guys that we have watched through ups and downs the past 2 years - just when they are starting to get it.
But we'll be aight.

Who thought the sky fell in when Harris transferred?

Nobody

Antavion Collum (ole miss) in the portal

(04-01-2021 07:57 PM)Unionman76 Wrote:  Antavion Collum (ole miss) in the portal

Do you know why Dude only appeared in 8 games this season?

It’s just going to be a wild transfer year. I think we’ll get as good or better than we lose.