Penny Hardaway talks Memphis basketball, Lil Penny's return & more | Get Up!

Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway joins Jalen Rose and Mike Greenberg on Get Up! to dive into which coach most influenced his coaching style, his thoughts on positionless basketball in the NBA, which NBA player reminds him the most of himself and reveals the return of Lil Penny.
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[@JFlew-kj2ob]

I hope Penny can put his hometown team back on the map in Memphis! I went to college down there and loved it . Memphis has a lot of talent in that city and he should have no problem getting some of that talent to stay home and play for Memphis! I can’t wait to see him turn around that school because it’s a basketball city!!!

[@SychoMedia8]

The real King of Memphis 👑

[@MrSampenny]

PENNY !!!! Bringing that energy back to college basketball

[@TiMOThy38478]

MrSampenny bringing the drama back

[@Simply_Anthony83]

Agreed

[@mashwork6615]

This guy had such a cold post game. He was 6’7 no one could really guard him, just posting every small guard him and shooting right over them. His vision on the floor and decision making was also phenomenal. Glad that he’s doing well at Memphis university

[@itainttheshoes]

One time Shaq and Penny beat MJ's Chicago Bulls in the playoffs

[@ucookin]

people try to erase that shit or make excuses for jordan, that team was lethal

[@OGGOAT23]

People love to gloss that one over ;D

[@MrGenexxx]

And yet Shaq couldn't win it all with Penny?? LOL superman my ass! Goat Kobe made him a superman.

[@zekemyers4444]

Do you guys realize that it was right after Michael Jordan came out of retirement half way thru the season LOL what happened the next couple seasons🏆🏆🏆

[@MARQ101HVC]

@@MrGenexxx lol shaq went to LA for the money, not for Kobe.

[@MrNaturalSez]

Penny Hardaway was a basketball player. Li'l Penny was a legend!

[@MackMainSupreme]

They both were legendary.

[@cedricwillis2126]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kentjones1902]

@@MackMainSupreme Agreed

[@Charanms]

I remember watching an interview with Coach Brown whom Penny worshipped told him to his face that his NBA career is over and done. Ah the expression and the reaction from Penny was so heart breaking. Penny Hardaway was the one gem that got away and never got his dues. Good to see him doing well in the coaching path.

[@adamloewy9403]

PENNY IS A G I WAS 8 IN 93 AND REMEMBER HIM N SHAQ KILLING IT GOOD TIMES

[@jamiekirk2145]

Love me some Penny!!!!great old friends... Tillman cove..Lester middle school.. We owned the one level brick building right across the street from Lester community center.. I knew that you grew up in that spot... We owned the crankshaft company.. Right across the street from Lester community center... Superman logo own the business... Love you Penny.. You are the man!!!

[@jamiekirk2145]

Buddy reach out to me jamo..

[@kentjones1902]

The Man.... The Myth.... The Legend!!

[@hugoquintero9189]

I'm 34 now I was a 90s kid who grew,up wen penny was,playing I remember little,penny commercials

[@MusicKnowledge1]

Please bring lil penny back that would be super dope Penny hardaway was Ben Simmons times 10 before an Athletes worst nightmare (Injury) struck

[@DatOneGuy901]

wonder if Chris Rock is down to do the voice of Lil Penny again

[@JEByrd]

Rumor is that if Chris Rock doesn't, Jay Leno could be the replacement.

[@DatOneGuy901]

@@JEByrd r u serious or trolling?..i cannot picture jay leno trying to do the Lil penny voice..that would be horrible

[@JEByrd]

@@DatOneGuy901 that's the rumor if Chris Rock won't do it. Leno was supposedly in town several weeks ago doing some voice tests. Again, rumored.... Not confirmed.

[@DatOneGuy901]

@@JEByrd I guess....

[@theblackknight9783]

If the Coin is right he would.

[@bladebrown9910]

901 Babeeee!!!!

[@tjmatthews461]

Congrats on the Memphis Tigers, Penny Hardway and all the Memphis tigers fans

[@caramelhoney29]

I used to love Penny! I had his jersey, book and everything.

[@LeBronsUnicorn]

Penny Hardaway, my favorite basketball player 💙

[@notalkperiod2754]

It weird being from Chicago and penny being my fav player ever 😭😂😂💯 but hell yeah i was rooting him why all was rooting mike

[@Blackrain7920]

U left words out

[@notalkperiod2754]

@@Blackrain7920 i know😂😂😂 to many words to type

[@notalkperiod2754]

@@Blackrain7920 kinda the new thing to so on FB

[@karltonsmith7752]

Just cause the HOF looks over the whole career in Basketball I truly believe that he will be in the HOF and it will be well deserved... #StraightTalented #MemphisStrong

[@Blackrain7920]

Love Penny he don't have the stats bruh all the injuries just like Grant Hill and more recently D Rose too many injuries

[@jeremiahgraham1157]

The 901's finest

[@jamiekirk2145]

Love you buddy.. you are the best thing that has ever happened to Memphis TN basketball!!

[@jamiekirk2145]

Love you buddy!!

[@jamiekirk2145]

Love you buddy...

[@MosMoney187]

Penny till this day along with Allen Iverson are some of my favorite players. They're in MY top 10. I know that they're not everyone's top 10 but I grew up idolizing Penny and Allen Iverson. Others wanted to be MJ but not me

[@LeeKingsnatch]

We are still waiting on Lil’ Penny to return.

[@rukawa23gold]

Penny was Magic! Penny was shot in the knee while in College. That's probably the reason why for his long term knee trouble. Sad to say , Shaq did the right thing by leaving Orlando. Because right after Shaq left, Penny' game declined so drastically. Penny wasn't overrated. He just wasn't healthy enough to be a true super star. But man, during those healthy years, Penny shined so bright. He was pure magic!

[@jamalabdelbaset6635]

Arctic Ocean He was shot in the foot actually, but yeah tough break with injuries! Unreal what he did in Games 3 and 4 of the 97 first round vs Miami! 42 and 41 points respectively. Look up those highlights! Some of the most incredible performances I’ve ever seen! Whoo! Dude was on fire!

[@rukawa23gold]

@@jamalabdelbaset6635 oh, yeah. I read that Penny interview a long time ago.....It was the foot. But I still think that shot to the foot, indirectly affected the long term stability of the knee. And that playoffs against Miami are straight from heaven. But that season, you could tell something was wrong. He missed most of the regular season due to injuries. And that playoffs series was the final apex of his career. We were expecting more magic, but sadly there were none left. Again his healthy years were pure magic.......

[@jamalabdelbaset6635]

Arctic Ocean Yeah I feel you, there. You could feel something wasn’t right. He missed some time with a hamstring injury and it just started getting worse from there. He hardly played in 98, which was the year I thought he was gonna take off, playing the two under Chuck Daly. Wasn’t meant to be, though.

[@rukawa23gold]

@@jamalabdelbaset6635 I mean if he is hurt all season, why does he have to rush back for playoffs? I mean years after he left Orlando, he once said he regretted rushing injury rehab process to play games in Orlando. I always wondered, is he alluding to that playoff series against Miami? Even though he scored a ton in that series, he just doesn't look right. It looked forced and unnatural. If you know Penny at his best, nothing is forced in his game. Always in control and efficient. Every moves are precise and at ease. Nothing is forced and rushed even against the best defense. In 1995-96 seasons, when bulls won 72 games. Penny was playing so well when Shaq was out for injuries for long stretch of regular season. That's the best Penny I was referring to. Nothing is forced or rushed against the pressure of the opposing defense. He just didn't look right in that Miami series, even though he scored a ton.

[@TBtheking405216]

L

[@jaykrys1]

❤ Penny

[@jonathanwilliams0824]

PENNY!!!!!!💙🏀

[@danielcai8863]

why ESPN got to do penny like that in the thumbnail? poor guy is in tears

[@claykingmuzik]

Lil penny is coming to TN.. this is biiig

[@javarousthomas9614]

legend !!!!! think LeBron meets tmac

[@jamalabdelbaset6635]

Javarous Thomas Great comparison!

[@jamalabdelbaset6635]

1life To live I see what he’s saying, though! He’s saying he was a playmaker like LeBron. LeBron even says himself that he patterned his game after Penny.

[@jdilla4591]

LeBron said his fav player growing up was penny

[@raymondacosta5027]

love the delay ;)

[@Dooley901]

North Memphis vet!

[@goatachi7223]

Penny hardaway is a budget beast on 2k lol

[@kennybegeske8824]

Penny

[@1utube01]

What's up with the audio delay? It's 2017, and we aren't talking to an astronaut in space.

[@docriley79]

"Lil penny is coming back". Does he mean himself or the little mascot doll!?

[@roderickluster5989]

Shaq hated on Penny, he knew penny would surpass him in Orlando.Penny is still to this day the only player that M.J would vouch for. H.O.F

[@Wine-N-Steak]

Facts💯

[@Blackrain7920]

That was Tyra Banks fool

[@jonnyfive4684]

Anyone think Penny can coach in the NBA? Just a thought

[@1b0o0]

My man Penny looking like Bubs from _The Wire_ 💉

[@Blackrain7920]

Let's not forget MJ was n baseball shape u guys what happened the nxt yr a sweep lol

[@SportsNLife]

1st b!tches

[@moneymanmike6294]

It’s not that serious I mean I’m competitive but you need to take a chill pill

[@raymondsolisjr.1262]

Larry Brown lost me when his team of thugs started the Malice in the Palace

[@lokihve6591]

who is lil penny

[@raymondsolisjr.1262]

Mike is nothing without the other Mike

[@lanceeaster3894]

What did Bares say and when to put down the Memphis team or coaches??? That was all manufactured drama by penny just to get people talking about Memphis basketball again because the program was dead and off the nations radar screen.But seeing Lil Penny come back would be cool!!

[@RefundHD]

Embiid and Simmons modern day Hakeem and Penny

[@706Kel]

Ben needs to get a damn j 1st

[@rukawa23gold]

Penny has a smoooooth jump shot and 3 pointer. I don't know if Simmons will ever have such smooth shot. Ben Simmons will improve his shot like Jason Kidd gradually. But not sure if Ben will ever be a smooth shooter like Penny. But yeah, Embiid is modern day Hakeem . That dream footwork 👍

[@jdilla4591]

Simmons and Penny really playing nothing alike... The player that resembles penny the most in the nba is Mudiay but he’s just not as consistent as Penny was. (No where near as gifted to, Penny in my top 5 favorite players ever), Simmons is a lot more magic then penny and there IQ to me is the same I wouldn’t say either is better..

[@celebritytarotreadings7065]

Penny didn't pay his dues to get that coaching job? - what new type of crack is somebody on?

[@jesuslovesyou4795]

Give life to Jesus Jesus Christ

[@TiMOThy38478]

Good grief he just can’t stop talking about Rick Barnes.Let it go.But that’s all ESPN is good for anymore is keeping shit stirred up

[@alienindisguise33]

is he still talking about the loss to tennessee? first it was they were trying to fight his team, then it was he didnt shake my hand, then it was they tried to fight your players in the locker room, now this? dude what really happened? what does that even have to do with the nba???

[@kbjmille]

Eric Haber shut up pussy and quit crying.. Be happy Tennessee barley won!!

[@UniversalKhaosOG]

Penny is a liar and anyone who gets in their feelings over my comment can go fuck yourselves. #VFL #GBO #Vols #BarnesEra Make sure you show how tough yall are behind those screens .... lmfaoo

[@UniversalKhaosOG]

Kobe901 it's spelled "barely" not barley... dumbass.... barley is an ingredient in? Are you bright enough to get it?? Without google? Deff not... hahhahaha

[@trusteppakt5908]

Twisted Khaos aye pussy don’t get knocked off talking reckless on a Android 😂

[@trusteppakt5908]

Twisted Khaos Barnes hasn’t won shit though 😂 literally NOTHING, I remember 08 when we exposed him at Texas in the Tourney. Don’t expect much, but REINFORCEMENTS are on they way pussy best believe that.