Memphis coach

[kayman1]

Never thought he would turn out to be such a little b****!

 

[Jax_Vol]

Never thought he would turn out to be such a little b****!

Rick '50 Cents' Barnes can squeeze a Penny until it squeals.

 

[sccshortstop]

I saw in the comical appeal that he said to watch the film and see the fist toting guys coming his way. Called RB out. I taped the game and watched the ending 4 times and still have not seen any fist but all kinds of flopping. Penny has turned into a Puss!

 

[1985Vols]

IN an interview today, he said " Rick Barnes can get the f*** out". How the heck is Penny not getting fired for this comment??

 

[sccshortstop]

Cause he is the savior for memfis bb every thug in Shelby county thinks! Common knowledge in West Tenn that many stay at his house all year and play bb in his gym.

 

[Caculator]

Once Hardaway's interview concluded he said, "Rick Barnes, get the (expletive) out of here."

Thug

 

[Mightyvol]

Once Hardaway's interview concluded he said, "Rick Barnes, get the (expletive) out of here."

Thug

Hardaway won't make it. He doesn't seem to be able to control himself and at some point will get himself in trouble with both Memphis and the NCAA.

 

[BruisedOrange]

To do this in such a showy, outlandish, adolescent way... this has got to be about recruiting and keeping talented local eyes from gazing eastward.

But really... was Rick Barnes ever going to recruit any kid who would be impressed by an F-bombing adult?

I feel sorry for all the Memphis fans and alumni who live their lives with personal integrity.

 

[Hacksaw]

To do this in such a showy, outlandish, adolescent way... this has got to be about recruiting and keeping talented local eyes from gazing eastward.

But really... was Rick Barnes ever going to recruit any kid who would be impressed by an F-bombing adult?

I feel sorry for all the Memphis fans and alumni who live their lives with personal integrity.

I wasn't critical of Penny's post-game heat-of-the-moment comments. But he's had a chance to calm down and it would have been smart for him to just ignore the question about Barnes today. He made a comment, Barnes made a comment, time to move on to the next game. His comments today are an attempt to escalate things in an unnecessary way. Seems childish to me. Too bad, because I've always had an overall positive impression of him. This is disappointing to see.

 

[DonDiego]

To do this in such a showy, outlandish, adolescent way... this has got to be about recruiting and keeping talented local eyes from gazing eastward.

But really... was Rick Barnes ever going to recruit any kid who would be impressed by an F-bombing adult?

I feel sorry for all the Memphis fans and alumni who live their lives with personal integrity.

Yeah, both of them. lol. Somebody on here is right...it's just a matter of time before he ruins himself. Any decent person would at least show some respect to a HOF coach.

 

[Orange Swagger]

Just another thug trying to promote his sorry job as something important. Haha Tiger High has never been anything and never will be. They have always been scrubs that couldn't get into Ole Miss. Life sucks at Tiger High, get use to it Penny.

 

[JCP201]

 

[cncchris33]

A touch of irony that the one accusing an opposing team of wanting to fight insinuates, intentionally or otherwise, that a future confrontation between himself and Barnes will occur by saying they'll "meet again, on the road recruiting or in a game", as if to say Barnes has got it coming to him at some point when they meet again face to face.

 

[sccshortstop]

The way of the thug!

 

[spyfish007]

His skin is so thin we can see through it

 

[pasadenavol]

I'll take related things that start with a "P" for $200 Alex...
Punk
Prima-donna
Pu$$y
Penny Hardaway

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Just remember...Penny was so dumb Memphis couldnt get him eligible out of HS (Prop 48). Memphis got Derrick Rose "eligible" and he couldn't spell C-A-T if you spotted him the C and the A.

 

[njvols]

To do this in such a showy, outlandish, adolescent way... this has got to be about recruiting and keeping talented local eyes from gazing eastward.

But really... was Rick Barnes ever going to recruit any kid who would be impressed by an F-bombing adult?

I feel sorry for all the Memphis fans and alumni who live their lives with personal integrity.

1000%. This is all about creating hype for the "disrespected" youth he's recruiting. Like him or not, this is like Trump making a statement whether it's true or not, and then doubling down on the statement to fire up his constituency. Penny doing the same thing..."us against the world" thing, and figures any attention to his club (coming off biggest attendance in years) is good attention. He may or may not be able to do much at Memphis, but it'll be a fired up game next year in Knoxville, for sure. We've got bigger fish to fry. See ya next year when we'll have our fists ready.

 

[planterg]

Barnes is in lil penny’s head. Penny is just another loser coach of that loser school.

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

He is a worthless human being. He is Penny because even his family knows he isnt worth a Dime. He was overrated as a basketball player. And he is obviously in over his head as a coach.

 

[Hacksaw]

I cannot agree that the word 'thug' really applies here. Penny may be mad because his team lost. He may be trying to motivate his players. He may be trying to stir-up the fans so they'll buy more tickets. He may believe that there's no such thing as bad publicity. He may be out of line. But I don't think the word 'thug' is applicable here.

 

[kiddiedoc]

IN an interview today, he said " Rick Barnes can get the f*** out". How the heck is Penny not getting fired for this comment??

Where did this happen? Link?

 

[sccshortstop]

I cannot agree that the word 'thug' really applies here. Penny may be mad because his team lost. He may be trying to motivate his players. He may be trying to stir-up the fans so they'll buy more tickets. He may believe that there's no such thing as bad publicity. He may be out of line. But I don't think the word 'thug' is applicable here.

Sir you like everyone else can have an opinion.

 

[lifeisdeep]

A touch of irony that the one accusing an opposing team of wanting to fight insinuates, intentionally or otherwise, that a future confrontation between himself and Barnes will occur by saying they'll "meet again, on the road recruiting or in a game", as if to say Barnes has got it coming to him at some point when they meet again face to face.

It's not often that you see a coach at the D-I level verbally threaten another one - sheer juvenile stupidity. I wonder if that moron has any idea how many hundreds of thousands of Vol fans have Barnes' back, and what would happen to said moron if he ever laid a finger on our coach? Not to mention what our players would do to him. Idiot. A couple days ago the term "thug" might have been a little much in describing him; now it's a very precise characterization.

 

[lifeisdeep]

Where did this happen? Link?

It's in a story posted on the main page of ESPN. Just read it. Really pathetic and disgusting verbal display by a supposed adult who is paid a lot of money by the University of Memphis to mold the characters of young men.