The AAC is a dumpster fire in nonconference games.
Listening on xm to the Memphis broadcast. They are depressed.first 3 game losing streak since tubby.
Itâs amazing these high schoolers are still lining up to lose draft position on this team
Itâs early but if I had to get I donât think Memphis makes the tournament. They still play Tennessee and Bama in conference play, they could go into conference with 5 losses. That means they basically have to go 15-3 in conference play to make it or win the conference championship, and I doubt any of those things happen
This is the AAC not the ACC we donât get in the tournament with 9+ losses. They already have 3 and have bama and Tennessee to play
There is a crackpot/lost touch with reality aspect to Pennyâs statements today.
Crying that the fans and media are mean to him?
7 (Bates) and 2 (Duren) points today says some blame goes their way.
-Quit blaming Bates.
Various Penny bashing threads.
-Penny Should Resign
-Its Coaching
-Pennyâs not the answer-Change my mind
Taze is going to lock Bates up
I am not a big recruiting guy in basketball and football, there is just too many players to follow. But Memphis was supposed to have guys in their recruiting class who were NBA ready or virtually NBA ready. From what I can see, I just donât see that. I see guys that could be good players in a year or two, but how is that any different than the guys we recruit? Our guys arenât difference makers when they step on campus. They have good raw material that needs to be finished before they are NBA ready. Same with these Memphis guys. The difference in the programs is that Sampson finishes them, Penny doesnât or hasnât.
After UH, Cincy and UCF leaves, Memphis can dominate the AAC in hoops year after year.
Theyâre convinced theyâre headed to probation. If that happens expect Penny to go, Brown to serve out the season as HC, and they go get a good coach.
They should bench bates for a game or three until he wants to be a team player.
They should bench Penny
Penny is the Kevin Sumlin of college basketballâŠhighly rated recruits but nothing to show for all that.
Gutys like Quinones and Nolley have not improved one iota since their arrival on campus.
Q and Nolley are solid rotation guys
They lost a great defensive center in Cisse and on ball defender who was finally figuring out how to be a PG in Ellis, both to transfers
Williams their hustle guy is a knucklehead
Their two big 5 star players who the experts rationalized a top 10 ranking are under developed and not ready to lead.
They have very little depth with transfers trying to find their place.
Hot take but I actually think Penny is a bad recruiter.
Need to upgrade their Coach to a Quarter.
Kind of agree. Lets be honest, Penny doesnât have a system or process. Kelvinâs system is based on toughness. His process is defense-first. Kelvin recruits kids that fit that mold. He knows they wonât even be their true selves until at least their second or third year. So he doesnât fret about immediate contributions. He wants to form them in his image.
Penny is recruiting kids that donât even plan to be there for their junior season. That makes having a process and/or system difficult. Under those conditions youâd better be a brilliant x and o guy and your kids better have above average court smarts.
I donât see either with Memphis.
(Not saying Pennyâs kids are dumb and not saying Kelvin wonât recruit a 5-star. But their systems are as far apart as you can get - I favor Kelvinâs process over Pennyâs star power given the choice.)
Jarace Walker is more prepared as a high school senior to help right now and he will still have a big learning curve when he arrives this summer.