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After having covered every part of the Hardaway era, John Martin offers three suggestions to help Penny Hardaway get the Tigers back to the NCAA Tournament.
It’s pretty simple. If Memphis wants to make the NCAA Tournament, the only path is winning four games in four days in the AAC Tournament. That, of course, is something they’ve never done.
In the midst of a season that went from shine to, well, you know what, in the span of a week, it is indeed time to start asking if the inverse is happening as we enter March.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the Tigers went into conference tournament week on a winning streak continuing Thursday at East Carolina? Wouldn’t it feel like all things are possible? This season can be salvaged.
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discuss their level of belief in the Tigers, the team’s postseason fate and the impact of Malcolm Dandridge’s absence.
What once was the most promising season of Hardaway’s era has turned into the most miserable one – one that fans and players alike seem to be counting down the days on.
Memphis won three in a row after a four-game slide, and some thought they had figured it out. They don’t have it figured out. Furthermore, they didn’t look reinvigorated or rededicated. And, most importantly, they didn’t beat North Texas.
John Martin lists seven points on the road win against Temple, and advises coach Penny Hardaway on how to narrow his rotation.
“Less is more. If coach Hardaway can find a way to make fewer substitutions the Tigers may be able to get back on a long winning streak.”
Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin weigh in on everything from Memphis’ problems and potential solutions to the team’s margin for error moving forward and its NCAA Tournament outlook.
So here we are again. We’ve arrived at the annual crisis point in the schedule. There’s talk of dysfunction, the execution is lackluster, and the defense has fallen off a cliff. Some familiar themes over the years.
After a month of mostly near-misses and too-close-for-comfort wins, the Memphis Tigers finally got caught.
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Jahvon Quinerly’s 3-pointer in the final seconds helped the Tigers avoid a stumble in its AAC opener.
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin break down Memphis’ recent struggles and preview the Tigers’ AAC schedule.
Now that Memphis is about to enter American Athletic Conference play, John Martin looks at where these Tigers are headed.
The last day of the calendar year is here, which means it’s time for Martin’s annual tradition of telling you the future regarding the Memphis sports scene.
The Tigers’ win may prove to be a catalyst for Coach Penny Hardaway to take the steps he needs to take to turn this into a fruitful season.
“Even though the last day of the trip to Nassau was a real bummer, this week was a net success for Penny Hardaway and his program.”
Beat writer Frank Bonner II and columnist John Martin debate before Saturday’s big AAC between the Tigers and Mustangs.
Whatever you’ve thought about this team, or the schedule, or the coaching, all the Tigers (8-2) have done is figure out how to win almost every week.
Memphis fans saw their Tigers make a statement that, finally, this year is going to be different.
Their two best players may not be as good as last year’s, but the Tigers are significantly better from rosters spots 3-10 this season.
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If Memphis was in the discussion for a College Football Playoff appearance, their method of victory would matter. But that’s not the world that program lives in, right now.