(03-06-2018 09:29 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  

(03-06-2018 09:25 PM)TU4ever Wrote:  

(03-06-2018 09:07 PM)TripleA Wrote:  Getting hotter:

Memphis officials seriously considering Penny Hardaway to replace Tubby Smith
The former NBA star has started identifying possible staff members, including Hall of Famer Larry Brown
by Gary Parrish
@GaryParrishCBS
6m ago

EXCERPT:

Memphis legend Penny Hardaway is "actively preparing to be a college coach" and has already started identifying possible future staff members, multiple sources have told CBS Sports. Meantime, Memphis president Dr. David Rudd told the Commercial Appeal on Tuesday that his administration is "going to evaluate the program at the end of the year," which effectively confirms what CBS Sports has learned: Memphis is seriously considering firing Tubby Smith and replacing him with Hardaway.

An attempt to reach Hardaway for comment was not immediately successful.

The former NBA All-Star currently runs the Team Penny Nike EYBL program and serves as the coach at East High in Memphis -- where he has assembled an incredible roster favored to soon win a state championship. Between Team Penny and East, Hardaway has ties to three top-40 players in the Class of 2019 -- No. 1 James Wiseman, No. 26 D.J. Jeffries and No. 40 Chandler Lawson.

A source told CBS Sports one person Hardaway would likely target for a position on staff is Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. Coincidentally, or perhaps not, Brown was on 92.9 FM ESPN in Memphis on Feb. 26 and spoke glowingly about Hardaway.

"Penny is one of my favorite guys of all time," Brown said last week. "He was all about winning and team. When I got into college coaching and started going around watching AAU and high schools, I'd see the effect he has on kids in such a positive way. Before Tubby got the job, he was the guy I was hoping would get the Memphis job. I just thought that he came back to his community, which a lot of guys don't always do. He grew up in Memphis. He's doing an amazing job in AAU and now in high school.

"There's gonna be a lot of college jobs open, unfortunately, and I can't think of many guys more qualified than Penny," Brown added. "At the end of the day, it's how you teach the game, how you care about the kids, how you make the kids accountable and grow up the right way. I think Penny Hardaway is as good a role model as you can possibly have."

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https://www.cbssports.com/college-basket...bby-smith/

Wait, he hasn't even won a state championship as a high school coach yet? Despite his super recruiting?

Oh this will work out great

No. He won the state title last year. Parrish is just stating that he is going to win one this week too.