Memphis basketball falling apart..
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I think the Lawson brothers are good enough to choke in the Elite 8
I just thank God that we don't have to rely on riff-raff like these boys to field a roster every year. We're thankfully WAY above that level.
For KU, there is no risk. The NCAA will look the other way regardless how much money is involved. Not saying that money is involved but the Lawson brothers do bring a lot of baggage.
Dude, Kansas does it more than every other program combined.
There's a reason why The Lawson Pipeline is rumored to be even bigger and more controversial than the Keystone XL.
Not that I'm aware of, but any kid that tweets he's giving two middle fingers to his old school on the way out, is not someone I want.
Why does it matter what cal did like 13 years ago? It matters because self does it all the time to get recruits. How do you not see that?
Why do you keep pretending to be a UK fan?
I learned many years ago to never burn bridges unnecessarily.
Because I do not keep up with Kansas. I could not tell you much about their team, who the coaches are other than Self, which player's dads coached for them,...
I just find it odd that our fans would criticize it when our coach did/does it.
But you keep up with Memphis from over a decade ago??? That's weird
Haha, hadn't seen that. It is Memphis...so very well could be justified. (I agree with you though)
I don't know much them obviously, but from the stats posted above, I feel like Memphis wouldn't be a place that can afford to run off its best players. Would guess they realized they are (skill wise) better than a program and conference like a Memphis and wanted a bigger stage somewhere to get exposure.
Who would they compete with at KU? Can they play next year?
ok, troll, Cal did it at Memphis. But Wagner's dad is NOTHING like these kid's dad
Keep up with them. That is where Cal came from. Of course you are going to know about him and what went on there.
Maybe you know more than me, but pretty sure Kansas did it the one time with Chalmers. Also, didn't the NCAA create a rule awhile back that parents could only be hired in one of the three official "assistant coach" roles from now on? That way schools couldn't create arbitrary positions KU did for Chalmers.
I like the rule. If a school wants to waste a valuable AC spot to land one mercenary recruit (see Washington/Missouri), spending significant resources in the process. Then go for it. I think it's extremely short sighted though and only hurts the program in the long run.
The reason they went KU so quickly was because they offered way more cash than anyone else. Plus they get free reign to terrorize the neighborhood. Every Lawson family member will be paid 6 figures as well.
When you think about the sheer amount of cash spent on referees, it's really surprising that Kansas has any money left over for this kind of acquisition.
The Lawson brothers are attatched to lots of issues including their salesman father. I'm not surprised in the least they went to Kansas. And everyone should chill out. I've seen dozens of Memphis recruits out of this city. The only one that seriously made the impact projected was Thaddeus Young. The rest of them (nick king, Joe Jackson, Austin Nichols, Skal) etc just don't turn into what's they're supposed to. It's been my expierience that the entire city produces some of the most overrated "OAD" Blues of any city in America.
And Self 100% guaranteed made assurances or arrangements with the dad. No way around it. I've known his nephew since I was in college. The Lawson's don't play for free. They will be compensated in some way. Could lead to problems for Kansas down the road.
And Self 100% guaranteed made assurances or arrangements with the dad. No way around it. I've known his nephew since I was in college. The Lawson's don't play for free. They will be compensated in some way. Could lead to problems for Kansas down the road.
That was almost as fast as Kansas guys get Adidas deals after they leave Kansas, almost like it was in the works before.
Bwahahaha, Id put his resume post Kentucky up against Mark Fox and Richard Pitino any day.
Memphis could be the worst team in college basketball next season.
Tubby [roll][roll]
Tubby [roll][roll]
Milt Wagner had a pretty solid pedigree as a player when he turned to coaching, dare I say much more so than Mr. Chalmers (a high school coach in Anchorage) not to mention his connections to the New York/New Jersey area.
Tony Barbee thought enough of him to keep him on his staff at his next two stops (UTEP and Auburn) AFTER Cal. Comparing apples to oranges I think.
Tony Barbee thought enough of him to keep him on his staff at his next two stops (UTEP and Auburn) AFTER Cal. Comparing apples to oranges I think.
Memphis has now had 6 players leave since the end of the season. Incredible
The fact that Tubby did as well at Kentucky as he did is a testament to how good this program is
Cal had Dajuan Wagner for 1 year, Milt Wagner for 8. There's no comparison.
Exactly. And besides that, Wagner was a good coach. He stayed with cal for years. It's not even remotely comparable.