Damn... i forgot that commercial. lol.
Those commercials and AI and jadakiss
those old nike commercials would have you down at footlocker throwing all you had for some shoes
Penny Hardaway to be named head coach at Memphis
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those old nike commercials would have you down at footlocker throwing all you had for some shoes
LAS VEGAS -- They each arrived just before tip-off -- first Penny Hardaway, hat on frontwards, then Mike Miller, hat on backwards. They were the only college coaches inside Findlay Prep wearing hats. So they stood out -- and not just because one is 6-foot-7, the other an inch taller, both incredibly famous and wealthy men.
They combined to play 31 seasons in the NBA.
And they combined to earn roughly $220 million in those 31 seasons -- which doesn't even include endorsement money, of which there was, and still is, plenty for Hardaway thanks to Nike and the wildly popular Lil' Penny campaign. They could both do anything they want, or absolutely nothing, and live comfortably for the rest of their lives. So it's interesting that they instead decided to rebuild Memphis -- and that they have, in a matter of months, developed into the most fascinating recruiting duo in all of college basketball even though they both took their jobs without having ever previously worked on a college campus.
"Memphis is a new dynamic," said Jerry Meyer, the director of basketball scouting for 247Sports. "I'm enjoying watching it play out."
It's playing out now here in Las Vegas.
"This Memphis thing is going to work, isn't it?" an SEC coach said to me as he stood a few feet from Hardaway and Miller while watching the Hoop City Basketball Club win the Las Vegas Summer Showcase this week.
old him the early returns suggest it will.
And the reason, or at least one of the reasons, is because Hardaway and Miller took on the challenge of rebuilding Memphis already in possession of some of the most established and deepest connections to grassroots basketball programs any college coaches have ever had. In fact, the situation is literally unprecedented, and here's why: Five of the top-65 prospects in 247Sports' Class of 2019 composite rankings -- namely No. 1 James Wiseman, No. 14 Trendon Watford, No. 30 Kira Lewis, No. 37 DJ Jeffries and No. 65 Chandler Lawson -- have spent this month playing for a team that was, just four months ago, named for, and formally tied to, either Hardaway or Miller.
"I don't recall ever seeing a situation where multiple coaches on one staff have ties like this to the summer programs that their major recruiting targets are playing for," said Eric Bossi, a national basketball analyst for Rivals.com. "To their credit, it looks like they are using those ties. And I can't imagine we'll see anything like this again any time soon -- or maybe ever."
How Memphis' Penny Hardaway and Mike Miller became the most fascinating duo on the recruiting trail
They combined to play 31 seasons in the NBA.
And they combined to earn roughly $220 million in those 31 seasons -- which doesn't even include endorsement money, of which there was, and still is, plenty for Hardaway thanks to Nike and the wildly popular Lil' Penny campaign. They could both do anything they want, or absolutely nothing, and live comfortably for the rest of their lives. So it's interesting that they instead decided to rebuild Memphis -- and that they have, in a matter of months, developed into the most fascinating recruiting duo in all of college basketball even though they both took their jobs without having ever previously worked on a college campus.
"Memphis is a new dynamic," said Jerry Meyer, the director of basketball scouting for 247Sports. "I'm enjoying watching it play out."
It's playing out now here in Las Vegas.
"This Memphis thing is going to work, isn't it?" an SEC coach said to me as he stood a few feet from Hardaway and Miller while watching the Hoop City Basketball Club win the Las Vegas Summer Showcase this week.
old him the early returns suggest it will.
And the reason, or at least one of the reasons, is because Hardaway and Miller took on the challenge of rebuilding Memphis already in possession of some of the most established and deepest connections to grassroots basketball programs any college coaches have ever had. In fact, the situation is literally unprecedented, and here's why: Five of the top-65 prospects in 247Sports' Class of 2019 composite rankings -- namely No. 1 James Wiseman, No. 14 Trendon Watford, No. 30 Kira Lewis, No. 37 DJ Jeffries and No. 65 Chandler Lawson -- have spent this month playing for a team that was, just four months ago, named for, and formally tied to, either Hardaway or Miller.
"I don't recall ever seeing a situation where multiple coaches on one staff have ties like this to the summer programs that their major recruiting targets are playing for," said Eric Bossi, a national basketball analyst for Rivals.com. "To their credit, it looks like they are using those ties. And I can't imagine we'll see anything like this again any time soon -- or maybe ever."
How Memphis' Penny Hardaway and Mike Miller became the most fascinating duo on the recruiting trail
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low quantity poster
wow. man, you called it. rep/daps incoming.Oh Snap
5-star forward Jeffries decommits from Kentucky
Forward D.J. Jeffries reopens recruitment after decommitting from Kentucky...
i wonder what's really going on...seems like somebody is pulling some strings behind the scenes. but maybe it's exactly what you've been saying.
James Wiseman
DJ Jeffries
Trendon Watford
Chandler Lawson
y'all gonna have a squad in 2019. i'm curious to see who commits 1st, cause then the other dominoes will start to fall...but i think there's only 4 schollys with dandridge already committed so this is going to get real interesting.
Tennessee Ninja
Rookie
Think about it: When the NBA is showcasing these "superteams," guys want to be on teams with their boys. It's starting to trickle down to the collegiate level and Penny/Mike Miller are in rare company to have guys playing for him just out of the sheer fact of relationships. It's only so long that Coach Cals, Coach K's, Bill Self's can continue to get recruits, when the new wave of coaches have that swag and are challenging the status quo of the blue bloods of college basketball. DJ Jeffries decommitting is a chess move that will draw James Wiseman and possibly Chandler Lawson (he don't want to be left out despite his father's wishes...I believe he really wants to be at Memphis but his dad is making that choice difficult) to the U of Memphis. Interesting indeed brehs!! 
Tennessee Ninja
Rookie
Penny is all about that grind going after the #1 recruit for the class of 2020! I love it!
Memphis basketball: Penny Hardaway to host Jalen Green, RJ Hampton
Memphis basketball: Penny Hardaway to host Jalen Green, RJ Hampton
JoseLuisGotcha
Aka Allhiphopsux
The old SOHH thread that opened up with Penny Hardaway holding a Turkey and it cooking in his had is one of the GOAT threads 
but back in the day Penny was the king of cool .....he was like a cool as older cousin that was silky smooth on the court and Blue Chips is still one of the GOAT sports movies
but back in the day Penny was the king of cool .....he was like a cool as older cousin that was silky smooth on the court and Blue Chips is still one of the GOAT sports movies
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penny got the cloutchasers back on deck*
we're gonna be getting a pic of Drake hugging Penny all cheesin excited and shyt soon!
Drake might even lick his face.
Drake might even lick his face.
ill always remember your fire josh pastner thread that went on for yars
you have reached the promised land
World Wide Wes back in the fold?
Naw, All of those people have Memphis ties.
And Memphis Madness is lit every year breh.
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Naw, All of these people have Memphis ties.
And Memphis Madness is lit every year breh.
Drake tho.
EDIT: Well I guess he has Memphis ties as well. He was buddied up with Kentucky tho.
