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TigerJ wrote:

East Coast Mustang wrote:Yall got 4 votes in the preseason coaches poll. We're ranked 22nd. You had zero players drafted into the NBA last year. Pastner is doing a great job!!

We got 25 votes in CP. We are ranked 31 figuratively

TigerJ wrote:If our stock is dropping why do we have #1 class in the AAC? 31st in CP with an entirely new team. Memphis will always be the better brand. SMU is Larry Brown. We never miss a beat whoever the coach is. Talk when Brown puts a player from SMU in the NBA.

ponydawg wrote:

TigerJ wrote:If our stock is dropping why do we have #1 class in the AAC? 31st in CP with an entirely new team. Memphis will always be the better brand. SMU is Larry Brown. We never miss a beat whoever the coach is. Talk when Brown puts a player from SMU in the NBA.

Nice reading....I said one is rising, one is "treading water". That doesn't mean your stock has dropped.
Just means you are staying where you were, not moving forward or backwards. Last year you were 12-6 tied for fourth in the league with a school named SMU. This year we are predicted to win the AAC and you are treading water at around 4th place again this year....... behind little ole SMU and lowly Larry Brown who hasn't put any players in the NBA yet after a whole two years of recruiting.

TigerJ wrote:

East Coast Mustang wrote:Yall got 4 votes in the preseason coaches poll. We're ranked 22nd. You had zero players drafted into the NBA last year. Pastner is doing a great job!!

We got 25 votes in CP. We are ranked 31 figuratively

Rebel10 wrote:

SMUstangs22 wrote:Guys seriously need to calm down and get perspective. We are getting better recruits than the ones who made up last years team (outside of frazier and he didn't start). Now we are well positioned for a sustainable program. Transfers and JUCOs if Thomas goes elsewhere and MK goes pro. For heavens sake the day after committing the #1 player in OK and we are freaking out?

We are taking about positional needs. It is harder to get good bigs than it is to get good guards. We might even get LeGeral Vick as well. Really good to get Milton but there are plenty good guards out there. Outside of Thomas no other top 150 bigs are even looking at SMU. Transfers are like playing Russian roulette (see June Jones on that one) because you never know who is transferring until they transfer. JUCO are about 50/50 if they work out. You don't want to depend on Juco and Transfers to build a program. Sure it might help to get things up and running and making it to the NIT but it will be less likely to be a team that makes a run at the national championship. And no one is freaking out but looking at it through realistic perspective on trying to make a run for the national champion rather than just being satisfied with being a good team in the AAC.

TigerJ wrote:Also elite players don't want to play for a bad coach
Josh is getting this many kids for 2015 and 2016 at our madness.
http://www.espn929.com/pages/20116838.p ... d=16102231

PonyFan32 wrote:

Rebel10 wrote:

SMUstangs22 wrote:Guys seriously need to calm down and get perspective. We are getting better recruits than the ones who made up last years team (outside of frazier and he didn't start). Now we are well positioned for a sustainable program. Transfers and JUCOs if Thomas goes elsewhere and MK goes pro. For heavens sake the day after committing the #1 player in OK and we are freaking out?

We are taking about positional needs. It is harder to get good bigs than it is to get good guards. We might even get LeGeral Vick as well. Really good to get Milton but there are plenty good guards out there. Outside of Thomas no other top 150 bigs are even looking at SMU. Transfers are like playing Russian roulette (see June Jones on that one) because you never know who is transferring until they transfer. JUCO are about 50/50 if they work out. You don't want to depend on Juco and Transfers to build a program. Sure it might help to get things up and running and making it to the NIT but it will be less likely to be a team that makes a run at the national championship. And no one is freaking out but looking at it through realistic perspective on trying to make a run for the national champion rather than just being satisfied with being a good team in the AAC.

You act like high school players are guaranteed stars.

We have no control whatsoever so I'm just saying let's enjoy this year before we worry about next year and miss how good this year's team is. Not saying you're specifically freaking out but that's the tone of a lot of people on PF

TigerJ wrote:

GiddyUp wrote:

TigerJ wrote:Also elite players don't want to play for a bad coach
Josh is getting this many kids for 2015 and 2016 at our madness.
http://www.espn929.com/pages/20116838.p ... d=16102231

well, they are playing for a bad coach. Josh is not a good coach.
Nice hire of a dad with 3 kids to get recruits, way to go!

You are you more annoying than a SMU grad I know who lives in Memphis and roots for the Tigers over SMU.

Maybe SMU will be able to host that many top 50 guys one day. Josh must be really good at selling the program to these elite recruits because obviously they don't have clue. Dang wish these top 10 players would stop coming to Memphis to play for this bad coach

TigerJ wrote:We are actually predicted to finish 3rd. SMU is just lucky everyone is rebuilding at their guard positions. Next year Memphis is projected to be top 10 or 5 with Skal, Dedric, and KJ on the team. 2 one and dones and a 2 and done. No matter how bad of a coach you have you can't mess up with the talent coming in or experience carry over from this years squad. We are set up to do big things the next couple of years.

Pony147 wrote:

TigerJ wrote:We are actually predicted to finish 3rd. SMU is just lucky everyone is rebuilding at their guard positions. Next year Memphis is projected to be top 10 or 5 with Skal, Dedric, and KJ on the team. 2 one and dones and a 2 and done. No matter how bad of a coach you have you can't mess up with the talent coming in or experience carry over from this years squad. We are set up to do big things the next couple of years.