http://www.yardbarker.com/content/team/929 Recent articles about the Memphis Tigers en-us Memphis Tigers recruit Tyreke Evans has not been playing in the LeBron James Skills Academy. He hurt his ankle at the Paul Pierce Camp and is on the mend. According to ESPN's Andy Katz, Doneal Mack, who transferred from Memphis to the University of New Orleans last week, is on his way back to Memphis. Memphis has a game scheduled against Massachusetts next year. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:13:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288353 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288353 Rivals.com reported late yesterday that 4-star guard Nolan Dennis from Richland Hills, TX has committed to the University of Memphis. Dennis, 6-5 and 180 pounds, chose Memphis over Baylor, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M and UCLA. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:15:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285771 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285771 The NBA draft went off as predicted, Derrick Rose No. 1, Michael Beasley No. 2, O.J. Mayo No. 3 and so on. Next comes the dozens of experts trying to determine the winners and losers and who will make the biggest impact etc. But if you look a little deeper at who was drafted late, you might find some hidden gems. www.rawsportsblog.com Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:45:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/283033 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/283033 First, forward Robert Dozier announced he would pull out of the NBA Draft and return to Memphis for his senior season, a move that had been expected for the past week. Soon after, the Tigers got some unexpected good news when junior college guard Roburt Sallie verbally committed and canceled his upcoming visit to Kentucky. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:18:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/279717 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/279717 Leslie McDonald, a 6-5 shooting guard from Memphis, announced he will attend North Carolina, choosing the Tar Heels over Duke, Tennessee, Memphis, Georgetown and Ohio State. Late Tuesday (June 17) Emmanuel Negedu announced he had chosen Tennessee over several other schools, including in-state rival Memphis. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:31:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/279250 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/279250 www.mensbasketballhoopscoop.blogspot.com Herb Welling's "must have" Dribble Drive Motion Offense adjustments - dvd review I have been looking forward to review this dvd for the coaches. I know Coach Welling and have respect for him so I was looking forward to his dvd. It didn't disappoint me that is for sure. I have tons of Dribble Drive Motion Offense stuff and know the offense inside and out. I am always cursious how other coaches run this offense since Coach Walberg nor Coach Calipari have done a dvd yet, especially Coach Walberg. Coach Welling is an assistant coach for Omaha Central that won another state championship using this offense so I know that he helps running the offensive stuff. I make this comment since you will see a flood of dvds coming from http://www.basketballsense.com/, http://www.championshipproductions.com/ , and http://www.syskos.com/ . It seems that everyone is "expert" on this subject recently. I see websites popping up all the time about Dribble Drive Motion. My point is how many of these coaches have run the Dribble Drive Motion Offense these past couple years. Enough of my soapbox, here is the dvd review. I thought that http://www.basketballsense.com/ does the best job on the market today as far as making a dvd. It is 70 minutes long and packed with a ton of information for you. It will give you the basics of the dribble drive motion offense, pressure defense adjustments, sagging defense adjustments, zone defense adjustments, additional pentration actions, OB's, and full court transitions. It has on the court player demostrations that show instant replays and help you get a full understanding. You won't have to get rewinding the dvd to pick something up. They have whiteboard diagrams that really help you get an understanding of the X's and O's. It also has multiple camera angles and instructional graphics. I liked the pressure defense adjustments, but would have liked to seen more on the kick back action on the sagging adjustments. It isn't that there isn't a lot of information on sagging defense adjustments, but I just like kickback action. I did like the additional penetration actions that incorprate some the of Mike D'Antoni action in them as well as Team USA. Coach Walberg doesn't do a lot with his zone defense action so I liked what Coach Welling was doing with it. He gives you 9 different actions other than just Coach Walberg's action on the zone offense. I would give the Dvd a 4 out of 5. It would rank as an B+ on a grading scale. I do think that it is worth the buy that is for sure. I have personally gotten dvds where they are only 30 minutes long or don't have enough material in them. I do think that http://www.basketballsense.com/ is putting out the "BEST" produced dvds on the market. Sidenotes: I do these reviews to get the word out on great dvds and very good ones. We all know that there are bad dvds out there and with the economy as it is right now, we don't need to blow money on bad dvds for $40 or more. If any company wants to send me dvds for review then I will do a review for them. My website is to help basketball coaches out and I want to help them out more. Coach Peterman PS: You can purchase Herb Welling's Dvd on http://www.basketballsense.com/ Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:57:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/279126 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/279126 Doneal Mack, a backup shooting guard for John Calipari's Memphis Tigers, has decided to transfer from the University of Memphis, claiming a lack of playing time as his reason. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:32:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/278710 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/278710 The University of Memphis' basketball program's recent success garnered attention for coaching vacancies around the country. Let's look at the two newest assistant basketball coaches for the Memphis Tigers, Josh Pastner and Orlando Antigua. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:37:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277754 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277754 The offense that Derrick Rose of the Memphis Tigers ran this year: Dribble Drive Motion Offense My Basketball Coaching Blog: www.mensbasketballhoopscoop.blogspot.com Coach Peterman's E-Book Store: http://mensbasketballhoopscoopstore.blogspot.com/ Coaches, I have put together a E-book that contains all the notes on Coach Walberg and Coach Calipari's Dribble Drive Motion Offense. It includes diagrams, clinic notes, and the blood drills that help to implement the offense. I have also included the press that Coach Walberg uses to get the tempo up that helps the offense out. The E-book include 49 different coaching notes on the offense and press and spans over 675 pages of information in PDF form. You will need to download a free adobe reader to view it. It works on PC's, Mac's, and Dell's too. It is an E-book that you download and you can have it right now. You don't have to wait on the mail or shipping. Have all the knowledge of the Dribble Drive Motion Offense in your hands in a matter of minutes. There are versions of the Memphis Dribble Drive Offense E-book on the internet, but my E-book is the most detailed and has way more information in it. I personally got all of my information from Coach Walberg , Calipari, and Welling. It is the best thing on the market as of right now. Don't let cheap knock-offs fool you. My version of the Dribble Drive Motion Offense has three versions to it. Coach Walberg, Calipari, and Welling's Dribble Drive Motion Offense all have their own different wrinkles. I have included information that wasn't on the dvd that I use to sell. Again, It is the best piece of information on the internet dealing with Dribble Drive Motion Offense. I hope that you enjoy it. Coach Peterman Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:24:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277415 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277415 My basketball coaching trading blog: http://mensbasketballhoopscoop.blogspot.com/ My E-Book Store: http://mensbasketballhoopscoopstore.blogspot.com/ Coaches, I have put together a E-book that contains all the notes on Coach Walberg and Coach Calipari's Dribble Drive Motion Offense. It includes diagrams, clinic notes, and the blood drills that help to implement the offense. I have also included the press that Coach Walberg uses to get the tempo up that helps the offense out. The E-book include 49 different coaching notes on the offense and press and spans over 675 pages of information in PDF form. You will need to download a free adobe reader to view it. It works on PC's, Mac's, and Dell's too. It is an E-book that you download and you can have it right now. You don't have to wait on the mail or shipping. Have all the knowledge of the Dribble Drive Motion Offense in your hands in a matter of minutes. I hope that you enjoy it. Sidenote: Coaches, Just let me know if you want any notes on my website. The website is free to all basketball coaches that want to better themselves. Here is all that you have to do: 1. Have some basketball coaching notes or basketball coaching dvds that you can trade. If you don't have coaching notes, but several basketball dvds then send me a list. I have tons of them and maybe we can trade for a couple weeks and then send them back. You have a better chance with the basketball coaching dvds if they are within the last four months. I haven't seen anything new recently. 2. If you have nothing then I will still help you out.... just two or three items, but I will still help you out. 3. If you want all my stuff then you can look at the Men's Basketball Hoop Scoop Store: http://mensbasketballhoopscoopstore.blogspot.com/ My complete list of basketball coaching notes are on that website. Send me a email at: mensbasketballhoopscoop@gmail.com if you have any questions. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:26:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277069 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/277069 With the sea of commentary regarding the growing rift between bloggers and the professional media, most notably the recent dust-up as a result of Will Leitch's appearance on Costas Now, it occurred to me the voices disparaging bloggers were coming from journalists who can be considered the "old guard." Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:04:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/276339 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/276339 MoonDogSports.com contributing writer Ken tells us the verdict is in and Rivals.com ranked the Memphis Tigers four-man recruiting class No. 5 in the country behind UCLA, Kansas, Wake Forest and Louisville. Here's a look at this year's class. Fri, 30 May 2008 01:14:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272336 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272336 Scout and Rivals released their final team recruiting rankings and the Bruins have been tabbed as No. 1 according to both recruiting services. Tue, 27 May 2008 01:42:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/271212 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/271212 A pretty good case made for O.J. Mayo as the #3 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft by NBADraft.net. Tue, 20 May 2008 12:45:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269005 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269005 One time Indiana signee, Devin Ebanks, committed and signed his letter of intent with West Virginia and Coach Bob Huggins, this morning. He picked West Virginia over Memphis, which was a close second, Rutgers, and Texas. Ebanks is considered one of the top recruits of the 2008 class. Devin Ebanks requested to be released from his letter of intent after hearing the news that now former head coach Kelvin Sampson had been fired due to breaking NCAA rules, specifically recruiting. DaShonte Riley, a class of 2009 center recruit from Michigan, committed to Georgetown over Ohio State, Michigan, State, Kansas, and NC State. He is a 6'10 center who many think is a project and has been offered on size and potential. Due to his "poor play" during AAU, it caused some teams to back off. Sun, 18 May 2008 09:59:54 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/268253 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/268253