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RI Stang · Post by **RI Stang** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:31 pm

Am I missing something, or did SI not only leave Memphis out of there top twenty, but they left them out of the 65 tourney teams as well??

Houston is the only C-USA team I see. Every other ranking I've seen has Memphis 15 or better...

RunningStang · Post by **RunningStang** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:26 pm

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_blo ... gaffe.html

RI Stang · Post by **RI Stang** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:09 am

Thanks for the link - unreal that SI could make that kind of mistake.

Weir · Post by **Weir** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:26 pm

check out the last reply on the comments section

PK · Post by PK » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:05 pm

Just in case that last comment becomes second to last or whatever...actually, there are two last comments worth reading...

"Posted: 3:10 PM, November 20, 2006 by Anonymous
Overlooking Memphis when making tourney predictions is one thing.

But forgetting to put Matt Doherty and the SMU Mustangs in your tournament is such an egregious mistake that I can no longer read what you have to say.

You clearly know nothing about basketball. A potential #1 seed is left out of your tournament picks as well as leaving out a decent Memphis squad? come on."

"Posted: 6:42 PM, November 20, 2006 by Anonymous
Don't know about a No. 1 seed, but glossing over the Ponies is a mistake, even this year. With largely the same cast as last year, the team already is MUCH better than last year, and still is learning about Coach Doherty and his staff, and their expectations. I've watched the Ponies for nearly 20 years, and they already are playing better defense than any team I can remember. Coach Doherty is building something impressive in Dallas, and building it fast.

With apologies to our bretheren at the University of Maryland: FEAR THE PONY!"

smu diamond m · Post by **smu diamond m** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:25 am

Hmm, we're those comments made by one of us, or from a legitimate source?

hahahahahahahah

I'm positive Tubbs' didn't get insta-cred like that. Maybe because he sucked.

EastStang · Post by **EastStang** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:46 pm

In each year Tubbs was at SMU, we improved defensively. The departure of Hopkins actually improved our defense last year. Doherty had no choice but to stress defense. There is no question that we can only win through stellar team defense.