RationalThinker
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New word. Dixon in fact has not commited yet. But John Martin "broke the story" this morning that he had commited....hmm....
It's a done deal now...
Former Missouri Tigers guard Michael Dixon to join Memphis Tigers - ESPN
Josh has his work cut out for him.
BTO, what is your input on this?If he gets the waiver that back court including Dixon is second to none. 4 seniors with Crawford as the weak link? That is scary good. Love them or hate them Memphis could be stacked. I love Mike Dixon as a player. Without Dixon they become very good not great next year. Odds are he will cash in on the second chance if waiver is given. Never know with Emmert & crew. You have your work cut out as a coach if your roster lacks talent and depth. Memphis wont with Dixon. He never had issues being a good teammate on the court at Missouri.
UConn for instance has 2 clowns that got arrested in Wolf and Olander. Wolf got his scholly pulled and Olander is a waste. Reasonable minds may disagree on risk/reward here but this is a risk I take. JMHO
BTO, what is your input on this?
The chemistry on teams may be more interesting to watch with Memphis than it is gonna be with Kentucky.
Honestly, Memphis may have the single best roster in the country, when you consider talent + experience. Kudos to Pastner for building that roster, it will be interesting to see what he can do with it, and if he can handle all the different players.
There's no excuse for that team to not be top 15 all year, and to at a minimum make a sweet 16.
Biggest hurdle I would guess is making sure he will get a waiver to play next year...if he can't play next year I doubt we'd be interested in bringing him in.
Did you miss this post a few pages back???
And I may even change that to top 10, and elite 8, that roster is that talented and experienced. Pastner has done an amazing job building that roster, no excuses this year, see what he can do as a coach.
Very talented and deep roster, but the frontcourt will still be a question. As a coach, I know you can't always help it, but Pastner will have one of the best backcourts in the country to go along with a very inexperienced and not very physical frontcourt. Let's face it, Iverson and Nichols are raw and face up players, Pellom is only 220 and hasn't played in a year, and Pastner, himself, says that Woodson has to lose about 30-40 pounds.
It will also be interesting to see how he deals with the personalities and minutes. I am really surprised Dixon wanted to play for a team with 3 senior guards. Should be interesting.
It would have been an interesting battle next year if UM- and UT were to play. UM has the best backcourt, and UT would have the advantage at positions 4-5 and maybe even with McRae at the 3. Serious talent on the floor.
Front court is completely revamped this season. We'll all get to see, objectively, whether it's Pastner that can't develop his post players, or the post players he's had in h past simply didn't perform up to their hype. It will be telling.
1. Pastner wanted Kane, but Kane didn't want Memphis. That's why Pastner went after Dixon, because he was turned down by Kane.
2. UT didn't pursue him, at all.
He was until mommy stepped in. John Martin (Memphis' writer) also echoed the same thing. I learned my lesson not to speak in absolutes when it comes o recruiting, things can always change.
With that said, you're still wrong, Pastner doesn't always get who Pastner wants.
Kane didn't turn down Memphis. There was an issue with playing time and what he wanted promised to him. Kane sought out Pastner and told him that he wanted to play at Memphis. A lot of people wanted Kane but Pastner isn't going to let a kid or his parents tell them how much he plays. This was the main issue. There has to be a reason that Marshall just let him go.
Kane is a potential headache that I would have avoided. Great player but not worth the issues he brings. I would much rather take Dixon with all the media rumblings than have Kane casuing problems and pouting....sort of what Jackson went through year before last.
One last thing......if someone tells you that 28 yo John Martin broke a story, check his sources. He has almost zero credible sources. Parrish, the other day on air, said leave John alone, he's doing the best he can do.
MC says Roar doesn't like Josh Smith, Leroy, etc. Not true. It hasn't been documented that they took content from the site. Leroy is a good guy and doesn't claim to be an inisider. He doesn't claim to break any stories.
Sorry BTO, too much Memphis stuff for you guys but can't help it when someone here has their story wrong.
I can't believe I am doing this because I am not a fan of John Martin. Big homer that does work for the paper, which needs to be unbiased. That said, I don't believe that is exactly what Parrish said- I heard the interview. He said to leave Martin alone because he does a good job- not the best that he can do. I know a subtle difference, but I have heard Parrish give Martin the credit for breaking a story. I don't know who runs MemphisRoar and don't care, but there seems to be some problem between them and Martin. Kind of ridiculous.
As far as players, I am kind of surprised both Dixon and Kane considered Memphis because of playing time. But I agree that Kane sounds like a potential problem. Not sure that Marshall has a choice when he can take advantage of the graduation rule. I thought he was gone to the NBA after his sophomore year. Pastner has work to do to keep everyone on the same page.
Kane told Pastner after a Marshall game that he would love to play for Memphis. The Marshall coach cut him lose. He said it was best that Kane leave. Parrish wrote and said some pretty harsh stuff about Dixon and Pastner giving him a chance.
Parrish is a fan of JM. He said 'Leave him alone, he does a good job.....he's doing the best he can'...... jokingly. I recorded it. To be a beat writer and 'expert on Tiger basketball' as Parrish calls him, he hasn't broken much. The only one I know of is Austin Nichols. Roar broke Dixon on Tuesday when ESPN was saying it wasn't so. Parrish and Martin were saying it wasn't a done deal. Dixon had signed up for classes before he went home on Wednesday. Roar also broke Woodson commiting to Memphis. ESPN said he hadn't commited. Maritn, Parrish, nor anyone else was talking about it.
Parrish's show is a joke too. He and Caukins would rather talk about the bar he hangs out in or Caukins puppies rather than sports.
Anyway, I'm sure people here don't want to hear about Memphis radio and writers but that's what I know about the situation.
Kane was a potential headache, but Dixon isn't a potential headache? Lol ok.