Time for a change

Yesterday The University of Memphis head coach Melissa McFerrin retired. It was a happy day on Valentine’s Day for my good friend Phinehas Johnson who would have had plenty of jokes, like a roast for Melissa. It was honestly time for a change. A change that was needed for fans who want to see a winning program on all levels. […]

Elliot Perry The Underrated Memphis Legend

Elliot Perry is arguably one of the best guards to come from Memphis. He was a former Treadwell High School Legend. The guard with the knee high socks with big goggles was giving opponents the blues. The memories of him wearing blue for Memphis are classic moments for basketball fans. Elliot is one of the few who played on the […]

James Wiseman, the Nation’s No. 1 Prospect, to sign with Coach Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers

James Wiseman – the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2019 according to ESPN – has committed to play college basketball next season at the University of Memphis. Live video of No. 1 James Wiseman committing to the Memphis Tigers, courtesy of ESPN The thought that Wiseman, a 7-foot center originally from Nashville, would eventually sign with the Memphis […]

The Gasol Cunundrum

He has roots in the Bluff City.  In some ways, he’s a Memphian.  Adopted, maybe, and not the prototypical kid who finds NBA stardom from the seedier sides of the city, but still one of us.  He has been here, fought here, bled here…even when he didn’t have to.  He could’ve left before signing either of his contract extensions.