As Memphis embarks on yet another grueling nonconference schedule against Power 4 programs — and more large budgets — it’s clear the playing field has shifted. Should our annual expectations of the basketball program follow? New at The Daily Memphian dailymemphian.com/subscriber/sec…

Former Memphis coach Josh Pastner returns to FedExForum with UNLV on Sunday to face his former team for the first time since his 2016 exit. Caught up with Pastner about how he feels about coming back, his time with the Tigers (and the way it ended) + more.dailymemphian.com/subscriber/sec…

I like the James Franklin/Virginia Tech fit. Think he’ll do well there.

Last night, a power league head coach reached out to me about this column and said: "I think a lot of basketball programs need to read this."

Don’t worry, Memphis. All you need is another win, and Ryan Silverfield gets another $25k bonus and an automatic extra year on his deal. Can I hire his agent

Aaron Bradshaw has been a disastrous player for the Tigers this season. Genuinely don’t know what he does on the basketball court.

think one of the underrated parts of last year’s Memphis team was that two of the main pieces (Tyrese Hunter and Dain Dainja) came over from winning/tournament programs.

He's unplayable.

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Penny in the show preview thumbnail. Oh my lord

Josh Pastner returns to Memphis as a 9.5-point underdog and handles the Tigers. That is a sentence I genuinely never thought I would write.

Today is not the day to make excuses for Penny Hardaway. He undoubtedly has a bigger budget than UNLV, he had a healthier roster than UNLV, and the Tigers were at home. These are the teams he's supposed to beat. This was a bad, bad loss.

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Memphis lost 92-78 to UNLV last night inside FedExForum — the worst home loss since the Tubby Smith era. The Tigers are now under .500 with No. 2 Purdue next. It’s going to get worse before it gets better. My immediate reaction last night on The Field of 68

The other problem is that I genuinely couldn’t even tell you what the best 5 is for Memphis. If you need a bucket and a stop, what lineup has to be on the court? No clue.

Memphis will play the nation's No. 1 team on Thursday.

The Raiders are beyond embarrassing. George Pickens put a Madden move on these MFs.