Here are a few takeaways from SMU's 83-61 loss to Memphis on Saturday:
What love?
During what was quite possibly SMU's ugliest start to a basketball game in recent memory, the promotional message inscribed on the basket padding at FedEx Forum could only add insult.
"I love Memphis."
A cruel joke. A fitting joke.
The Mustangs hit the floor with no offensive identity and no answer for Penny Hardaway's young guns on the other end. SMU missed its first 9 field goal attempts and committed 5 turnovers before scoring its first points 7:12 into the game -- already trailing the Tigers by 13.