Comments on: Jelan Kendrick signs with Memphis

By: tigertom

tigertom — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:07:37 +0000

can someone pass the grapes Hey Tarik, where you goin' ?

By: Ben_M

Ben_M — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:35:49 +0000

I don't think there was anything i said about Memphis that isn't true.

By: jptmemphis

jptmemphis — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:19:01 +0000

Was / Is Calipari shady? Absolutely. Pastner? – No Way. Pastner is Mr. clean jeans. The man has never had beer or glass of wine. He doesn't even drink sodas. His harsh words are like dang! and heck.

Memphis is a rough city in many ways. One of the highlights is the U of M basketball. Many of these players find a home in Memphis that is very comfortable. These players are accepted as people in Memphis – not just players. they are loved and respected even after their playing days – even the players that are not stars. This is why they find comfort.

By: Taskmaster75

Taskmaster75 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:46:42 +0000

Yeah, because Marquette has the resources Indiana does right?

It's pretty sweet to imagine what Crean can do with actual top flight recruits. It's kind of hard to recruit your own state when you have a team like Purdue that is winning RIGHT NOW. Just because Crean isn't getting stars now doesn't mean he wont ever. It's looking more like you have some sort of vindictive motive against Crean rather than logical reasoning.

By: Chance

Chance — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:08:35 +0000

Jelan top four school were Memphis, Oregon, Ga Tech and Alabama. It was really down to Memphis and Oregon.

By: JASON

JASON — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:36:30 +0000

According to IDS, Will Sheehey said to announce decision Monday at 10AM, looks promising for IU.

By: BGleas

BGleas — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:27:49 +0000

Right, and hopefully CTC will be accomplishing the same with the Indiana AAU teams.

By: GCT

GCT — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:47:31 +0000

JK signed with Memphis, because he will be playing with his AAU team from this summer, 3/5 starters from the Magic have signed, and when Tarik Black signs this week that'll be 4. Who wouldn't wan to play with previous teammates where there is already chemistry established. Its the same when Calipari brought in the class from Laurinberg Prep. Memphis Magic won a lot of games over the summer against the same kids they will be playing against in college, its a guaranteed win-win situation for him. About having a better chance to start the Tiger's have the best back-court in the national, everyone will be competing for a starting role.

By: kbunch

kbunch — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:25:30 +0000

Kelin,

You are crazy. Sheehey and Kendrick are not even close. You shouldn't accept mediocrity, those banners are getting faded. We need a new one to hand and players like Kendrick and Irving are the ones that help bring titles.

By: Ben_M

Ben_M — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:21:49 +0000

Indiana is a top tier program. The fan base and traditon establishes that. We have gotten 5* recruits many times in the past. Two years ago we had gordon and white. We are just in a slump because of bad choices by the university and coaches. Bob Knight was a great coach for his time, but the game has become flashy and the type of player bob knight recruited almost doesn't exsist anymore. Mike Davis was a pretty good recruiter, but he was riding the wave of glory thanks to having a bob knight team to start off with. Kelvin well we all know how that went. What you have to look at is the coach in college and duke,NC, and Kansas all suffered for a bit because of coaching changes. Michigan State was always tough but nothing like they are now and thats thanks to tom izzo. Tom Crean is the long term guy to bring us back and an Izzo disciple.

ps: memphis is just one of those schools who has top notch talent every year and never wins the national championship….and thats all they will ever be