I passed by Central BBQ. I think I’m going to be going to Memphis quite a few times between now and the end of the year so I plan on stopping there at least once.
I had a few Memphis locals point me in this direction awhile back, saying that they usually didn’t tell outsiders about Central BBQ so that the visitors would go to the Rendezvous and they could have Central to themselves. You won’t be disappointed.
This might bite me in the booty next year, but I’m not frightened of a bunch of freshmen with a high school coach.
Penny’s really going to try and see if he can bring his high school team to college and win. Bold strategy, Cotton…
https://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/new-coach-penny-hardaway-already-having-impact-memphis
That’s the result of the confidence in Hardaway whose basketball resume features 14 seasons in the NBA as a player and three straight Tennessee high school championships and an AAU program as a coach.
“I took a public high school from not being ranked to being No. 1 in the country and an AAU program that was just starting out to being No. 1 in the country, so my track record is pretty good,” Hardaway said. “When it comes to my coaching, a lot of kids and their parents have seen me coach on the EYBO circuit when I was able to coach. And then my experience in the NBA, that all just puts the icing on the cake.”
First, the coach with his own signature shoe turned over half the roster in high style, riding to visits in a customized Mercedes van featuring his own personal logo in the headrests. He added seven players including point guard Alex Lomax following him from East High to land the nation’s 19th-best recruiting class by Rivals.com . Hardaway now is competing for the No. 1 player in 2019 — Memphis native James Wiseman — against Kentucky coach John Calipari.
$100 bucks says his team doesn’t play defense. I can see these guys scoring 80 a game and still lose by 10. Wouldn’t surprise me if they were a lot like our squad with House and Joe and Taeshaun.
If you like Central you should try the Germantown Commissary next time you are there. It’s very good as well. I eat BBQ in Memphis at least once a month. Rendezvous isn’t even in the Top 5 in Memphis. Central is #1 though.
BBQ is good and they send a pink caddy to the hotel.
http://www.forgotten5.com/2018/06/16/penny-hardaway-a-new-era-of-memphis-tigers-basketball/