Yes, we did lose our first game with the highly ranked young team we have. We lost to Kansas, a mature team that taught us much by patiently waiting to shoot by continously passing the ball until the play develops. We further learned that when the team's cohesion exists, confidence builds that always allows shooting percentages to increase.
As much as I like our coach and all the staff Pastner assembled, I truly believe they learned much from Kansas' coaching style. Not only was their team mature, but the coaching was as well. Their team just looked ready to play, while we looked frazzled and undisciplined.
We have so many new freshmen who are young and new at the collegiate level. I belive we will get better and better. We have a team full of guys that were not custom to losing very often when they were back in High School. Many of our guys came to us highly ranked as 4 and 5 star recruits, and have raw talent that only needs experience and developing.
Although we are young, coaches as well as players, you gotta like our team! As humbling as the defeat was for some of these allstars of ours, it offers our team a chance to take two steps back, and three forward. It may very well be the catalyst to move this team to the next level. Now they are ready to learn! Go Tigers!!!!
Let's Talk Tigers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Uof M Tiger's Coach
Josh Pastner
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Interesting Quotes after Tiger's first defeat after losing to # 4 Kansas
The Memphis Tigers, now 7-1, ranked No. 13 in the Associated Press poll and No. 14 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll going into the game, were soundly defeated by the #4 Kansas Jayhawks. I found some interesting quotes from some of the Tiger players after theoir defeat.
Spoon: "I guarantee from here on out, there won't be a harder player in NCAA basketball than me."
Black on Spoon's comment: "I get the reaction that his intentions are good, " freshman forward Tarik Black said. "But like Will (Coleman) said, talk is cheap. I'm not downing my teammate. I'm pretty sure he is gonna work hard. Honestly, id he works hard, everybody else has to match his entinsity, and that will make us a much better team.
"I'm actually hoping that (Witherspoon) takes up on that and really does go out and start working on his game and jsut becomes a better leader. Because in the end, if he starts working harder, Will will start working harder. Idf Will starts working harder, I'll start working harder. It's jsut a chain reaction. It has to start with somebody; why not him?"
Will Coleman: "Everybody wants to get paid. Everybody wants to get drafted. I mean, I've talked (to teammates), but a person can only talk so much. You know, I don't wanna hit anybody or anything crazy like that, but everybody just needs to buy in; that's all we need. Because, I feel like if they do, if we all come together and just listen to the man in charge, we will be fine."
Spoon: "I guarantee from here on out, there won't be a harder player in NCAA basketball than me."
Black on Spoon's comment: "I get the reaction that his intentions are good, " freshman forward Tarik Black said. "But like Will (Coleman) said, talk is cheap. I'm not downing my teammate. I'm pretty sure he is gonna work hard. Honestly, id he works hard, everybody else has to match his entinsity, and that will make us a much better team.
"I'm actually hoping that (Witherspoon) takes up on that and really does go out and start working on his game and jsut becomes a better leader. Because in the end, if he starts working harder, Will will start working harder. Idf Will starts working harder, I'll start working harder. It's jsut a chain reaction. It has to start with somebody; why not him?"
Will Coleman: "Everybody wants to get paid. Everybody wants to get drafted. I mean, I've talked (to teammates), but a person can only talk so much. You know, I don't wanna hit anybody or anything crazy like that, but everybody just needs to buy in; that's all we need. Because, I feel like if they do, if we all come together and just listen to the man in charge, we will be fine."
Big man Garcia leaving the Tigers & Wesley Witherspoon injured!
With the Tiger's #1 player, Wesley Witherspoon's recent knee surgery and 6"11"Angel Garcia decding to leave the Tigers at the end of this semester to go play professional basketball overseas, Coach Pastner definitely made the right move to officially enact the redshirted 6'8" tall freshman Hippolyte Tsafack.
According to Coach Pastner, Hipp, as the team calls him, is excited about the opportunity. "When we made the decision to redshirt Hipp, it was mainly because of a numbers game and not finding enough minutes for him. At that time, I didn't want him to waste a year with very limited playing time. However, as in most seasons with many teams, plans change, and that's what happened with us," said Coach Pastner.
"Hipp, a native of Yaounde, Cameroon, played eight minutes and had three points and two rebounds. has continued to work hard in practice, and before home games, he's usually the first one on the court at the arena working on his game. It may take him a couple of games to get back in the flow of things, but we're looking for him to give us some help on the frontline," added Pastner.
Tsafack came off the bench, played 11 minutes, and scored two points and acquired five rebounds against the Lemoyne Owens Magicians in the first exhibition game of the year. In the second exhibition game against Christian Brothers, he played eight minutes, and had three points and two rebounds. Hpp should be a nice replacement for Angel Garcia once he matures and develops with a little experience behind his belt.
According to Coach Pastner, Hipp, as the team calls him, is excited about the opportunity. "When we made the decision to redshirt Hipp, it was mainly because of a numbers game and not finding enough minutes for him. At that time, I didn't want him to waste a year with very limited playing time. However, as in most seasons with many teams, plans change, and that's what happened with us," said Coach Pastner.
"Hipp, a native of Yaounde, Cameroon, played eight minutes and had three points and two rebounds. has continued to work hard in practice, and before home games, he's usually the first one on the court at the arena working on his game. It may take him a couple of games to get back in the flow of things, but we're looking for him to give us some help on the frontline," added Pastner.
Tsafack came off the bench, played 11 minutes, and scored two points and acquired five rebounds against the Lemoyne Owens Magicians in the first exhibition game of the year. In the second exhibition game against Christian Brothers, he played eight minutes, and had three points and two rebounds. Hpp should be a nice replacement for Angel Garcia once he matures and develops with a little experience behind his belt.
University of Memphis Tiger Basketball Coach, Josh Pastner
On April 6, 2009, Josh Pastner took over the head coaching job that was vacated by John Calipari, who accepted the head coaching position of University of Kentucky at the ripe age of 31 years old on Apr. 7, 2009. As the third youngest head coach in NCAA Division I, Josh Pastner had a resume full, of experience beyond his years.
Assisiting in coaching players such as Jason Terry, Channing Frye, Jarryd Bayless, Andre Iguodala, Richard Jefferson, Michael Dickerson and Mike Bibby from his time at Arizona, and adding to that, Emeka Okafor, T.J. Ford and Daniel Gibson when he coached the Houston Hoops summer squad, Josh Pastner has seen and coached mant talented players who went on to play professional basketball. Pastner additionally helped coach two more players on the NBA Draft lottery list when Arizona's Jordan Hill and Memphis' Tyreke Evans were selected in the top 13 of the 2009 NBA Draft.
Pastner additionally won an NCAA title as a player at Arizona in 1997 and additionally was on the staff at Kentucky in 2001 that made it to the NCAA championship game. Josh was Hall of Famer, Lute Olsen's assistant coach since 2003 for six years at Arizona, and John Calipari's assistant coach for one year at Memphis.
Josh Pastner's teams advanced to 4 NCAA Sweet Sixteens and two Elite Eights, and further has participated in the NCAA Tournament all 13 years he has been involved in college basketball as a player, staff member or assistant coach.
As of April 6, 2009, Pastner became the 17th head coach in the history of Memphis basketball. Pastner reportedly earns $4.4 million over five years. His recruits from the 2010 high school class were ranked as one of the best recruiting classes in the nation. Pastner was named Sporting News C-USA Coach of the Year for the 2009–10 season, with 24 wins his first season, taking the Tigers to the second round of the NIT tornament.
Assisiting in coaching players such as Jason Terry, Channing Frye, Jarryd Bayless, Andre Iguodala, Richard Jefferson, Michael Dickerson and Mike Bibby from his time at Arizona, and adding to that, Emeka Okafor, T.J. Ford and Daniel Gibson when he coached the Houston Hoops summer squad, Josh Pastner has seen and coached mant talented players who went on to play professional basketball. Pastner additionally helped coach two more players on the NBA Draft lottery list when Arizona's Jordan Hill and Memphis' Tyreke Evans were selected in the top 13 of the 2009 NBA Draft.
| Pastner's NBA Draft Picks | |
| Memphis | Tyreke Evans |
| Robert Dozier | |
| Arizona | Chase Budinger |
| Jordan Hill | |
| Jerryd Bayless | |
| Marcus Williams | |
| Hassan Adams | |
| Salim Stoudemire | |
| Channing Frye | |
| Andre Iguodala | |
| Luke Walton | |
| Gilbert Arenas | |
| Richard Jefferson | |
| A.J. Bramlett | |
| Jason Terry | |
| Miles Simon | |
| Michael Dickerson | |
| Mike Bibby | |
| Houston Hoops | Daniel Gibson |
| (AAU) | Emeka Okafor |
| T.J. Ford | |
| Rashard Lewis | |
| Stephen Jackson | |
Pastner additionally won an NCAA title as a player at Arizona in 1997 and additionally was on the staff at Kentucky in 2001 that made it to the NCAA championship game. Josh was Hall of Famer, Lute Olsen's assistant coach since 2003 for six years at Arizona, and John Calipari's assistant coach for one year at Memphis.
Josh Pastner's teams advanced to 4 NCAA Sweet Sixteens and two Elite Eights, and further has participated in the NCAA Tournament all 13 years he has been involved in college basketball as a player, staff member or assistant coach.
As of April 6, 2009, Pastner became the 17th head coach in the history of Memphis basketball. Pastner reportedly earns $4.4 million over five years. His recruits from the 2010 high school class were ranked as one of the best recruiting classes in the nation. Pastner was named Sporting News C-USA Coach of the Year for the 2009–10 season, with 24 wins his first season, taking the Tigers to the second round of the NIT tornament.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Memphis vs Kansas 12-7-10 Game Recap
#4 Kansas was favored to defeat the #14 Memphis Tigers by 11 points, and won by 13, 81 to 68. We cannot win games getting outrebounded 44 to 33 against a team like Kansas. Angel Garcia at 6'11 got 1 rebound; Spoon got 2 rebounds, DJ Stepehens got 0, Will Coleman got 3, & Tarik Black got 4 rebounds. We have to get more production out of our big men, both defensively & offensively in order to win the big games.
Kansas is a team to study and learn from. They got 19 assists to our 10, and they are a walking definition of a team. They beat the pants off us in the paint, both offensively and defensively. They shot much better than us with 57% vs our dismal 37%, and they produced an astounding 55% from the 3 pt line vs our 32%.
I will say that I liked our hustle. Our foul shooting was much better than theirs at 73% vs Kansas' 58%. However, as much as I love JJ, he simply failed to lead last night for some reason, having 4 TO's and only 1 point. We seemed rattled quite often and off our game, while Kansas seemed poised and confident, which always seems to produce great field goal percentages.
Although a bit late, Will Barton stepped up to lead our team in rebounds with 7 rebounds!!!!! Well done Will; not bad for a guard! Will Barton also lead our team with 16 points! All in all, I am excited about the learning experience and the youthful talent we have. We will only get better, and should get through much of this by March, but we have lots of work to do. Go Tigers!!!!!
Kansas is a team to study and learn from. They got 19 assists to our 10, and they are a walking definition of a team. They beat the pants off us in the paint, both offensively and defensively. They shot much better than us with 57% vs our dismal 37%, and they produced an astounding 55% from the 3 pt line vs our 32%.
I will say that I liked our hustle. Our foul shooting was much better than theirs at 73% vs Kansas' 58%. However, as much as I love JJ, he simply failed to lead last night for some reason, having 4 TO's and only 1 point. We seemed rattled quite often and off our game, while Kansas seemed poised and confident, which always seems to produce great field goal percentages.
Although a bit late, Will Barton stepped up to lead our team in rebounds with 7 rebounds!!!!! Well done Will; not bad for a guard! Will Barton also lead our team with 16 points! All in all, I am excited about the learning experience and the youthful talent we have. We will only get better, and should get through much of this by March, but we have lots of work to do. Go Tigers!!!!!
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