(03-14-2023 12:14 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(03-14-2023 11:27 AM)jsw3ent Wrote:  Imagine if Lee/Bedford/Kenon/Parks were on this team

Imagine if this teams front court was Kenon, Lee, Bedford, Dorsey, Wright, Precious, Duren, Vaughn, Massie, Sneed and Earl Baron coming off the bench.

Imagine if Bobby Knight, Larry Brown and Gene Bartow were Penny's assistant coaches.

Imagine if Elon Musk, Clint Eastwood, Michael Jordan and the Pope were all rabid and fanatical tiger boosters.

#snicker...

(03-14-2023 07:24 PM)Browning Hall Wrote:  It was exciting when he’d actually hit one of those 35 ft jumpers while falling down, but it wasn’t good basketball. This years team is so much more under control and they’ve been a joy to watch.

Yep, yep and yep.

This year's team is a team. The internal dynamics within the team is strong this year---which makes each player stronger to outside negative influences.

(03-14-2023 05:40 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(03-14-2023 12:14 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(03-14-2023 11:27 AM)jsw3ent Wrote:  Imagine if Lee/Bedford/Kenon/Parks were on this team

Imagine if this teams front court was Kenon, Lee, Bedford, Dorsey, Wright, Precious, Duren, Vaughn, Massie, Sneed and Earl Baron coming off the bench.

Imagine if Bobby Knight, Larry Brown and Gene Bartow were Penny's assistant coaches.

Imagine if Elon Musk, Clint Eastwood, Michael Jordan and the Pope were all rabid and fanatical tiger boosters.

--I can tell that you know why that I posted that LOL-----I have never understood why people say (IF ONLY---WHAT IF--)-etc etc----When someone posts a what if --or if only--I have never understood those kind of posts--the PRETENDERS-- "if only a player was on this team"-I always want to respond with ---BUT HE ISN'T on the team etc--BUT WE DIDN'T---BUT WE DON'T-----"if the QB hadn't thrown that last int we would have won----if the player hadn't missed that shot'---I want to respond he did --but we didn't --but he did --but we didn't

Once again my daddy always said, " If a bullfrog had wings he would not bump his ass".

(03-14-2023 10:23 AM)tigergreen Wrote:  Lester & Duren are the only two from last year I would have loved to have been a part of this team.

I really believe this team with Lester would have been ranked in the top 15 and we are looking at a 3-5 seed.

(03-16-2023 09:35 AM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(03-14-2023 10:23 AM)tigergreen Wrote:  Lester & Duren are the only two from last year I would have loved to have been a part of this team.

I really believe this team with Lester would have been ranked in the top 15 and we are looking at a 3-5 seed.

Our ranking has to do with the bias of the name on the front. No names on the back change that.

(03-16-2023 12:25 AM)snowtiger Wrote:  This year's team is a team. The internal dynamics within the team is strong this year---which makes each player stronger to outside negative influences.

Look at the disparate places these players have come from, and yet Penny sells them on his vision, and also unites them into such a TEAM within months. Penny was known as being very special as a player. Well, Penny is something special as a coach, too.

(03-16-2023 10:15 AM)holyterror Wrote:  

(03-16-2023 12:25 AM)snowtiger Wrote:  This year's team is a team. The internal dynamics within the team is strong this year---which makes each player stronger to outside negative influences.

Look at the disparate places these players have come from, and yet Penny sells them on his vision, and also unites them into such a TEAM within months. Penny was known as being very special as a player. Well, Penny is something special as a coach, too.

His dedication and caring lifts our spirits .

(03-16-2023 09:45 AM)gusrob Wrote:  

(03-16-2023 09:35 AM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(03-14-2023 10:23 AM)tigergreen Wrote:  Lester & Duren are the only two from last year I would have loved to have been a part of this team.

I really believe this team with Lester would have been ranked in the top 15 and we are looking at a 3-5 seed.

Our ranking has to do with the bias of the name on the front. No names on the back change that.

We would have won 4-6 more games with Lester on this team, thus making us a top 15 team.

(03-16-2023 10:15 AM)holyterror Wrote:  

(03-16-2023 12:25 AM)snowtiger Wrote:  This year's team is a team. The internal dynamics within the team is strong this year---which makes each player stronger to outside negative influences.

Look at the disparate places these players have come from, and yet Penny sells them on his vision, and also unites them into such a TEAM within months. Penny was known as being very special as a player. Well, Penny is something special as a coach, too.

He also lost Akott to WKU at the last minute.

(03-16-2023 02:49 PM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(03-16-2023 09:45 AM)gusrob Wrote:  

(03-16-2023 09:35 AM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(03-14-2023 10:23 AM)tigergreen Wrote:  Lester & Duren are the only two from last year I would have loved to have been a part of this team.

I really believe this team with Lester would have been ranked in the top 15 and we are looking at a 3-5 seed.

Our ranking has to do with the bias of the name on the front. No names on the back change that.

We would have won 4-6 more games with Lester on this team, thus making us a top 15 team.

You think. You don’t know.

(03-13-2023 08:39 PM)Bathtub Gin Wrote:  He deserved to be here just as much as anyone else, would have been the last key piece we needed for outside shooting

Seems like I remember Tyler left on his own to transfer because he wasn’t happy here. Then he found the grass was not greener and approached Penny about coming back home. Penny helped him out but only allowed him back as a walk-on and only for one year. Some of the same issues remained that Penny deemed unproductive and chose to move on without him.

Wish him well but I don’t believe Tyler would have made us better at the end of the year or won more games even if he might have helped us win a couple early or while Alo was out.

Unity, defense, floor leader, is what Penny knew he needed and Tyler could only deliver 3’s…sort of. You can still like him, I do, but I don’t buy him making us better this year.

(03-16-2023 09:35 AM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(03-14-2023 10:23 AM)tigergreen Wrote:  Lester & Duren are the only two from last year I would have loved to have been a part of this team.

I really believe this team with Lester would have been ranked in the top 15 and we are looking at a 3-5 seed.

.....or Lew Alcindor

(03-16-2023 02:49 PM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(03-16-2023 09:45 AM)gusrob Wrote:  

(03-16-2023 09:35 AM)Tiger5 Wrote:  

(03-14-2023 10:23 AM)tigergreen Wrote:  Lester & Duren are the only two from last year I would have loved to have been a part of this team.

I really believe this team with Lester would have been ranked in the top 15 and we are looking at a 3-5 seed.

Our ranking has to do with the bias of the name on the front. No names on the back change that.

We would have won 4-6 more games with Lester on this team, thus making us a top 15 team.

...or Pistol Pete