Comments on: Gary Parrish: Elliot Williams, Matt Pilgrim appear headed to Memphis

By: Guy

Guy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:25:21 +0000

Actually, Calipari is trying to set up a Memphis-UK game in Nashville. http://vaughtsviews.com/?p=576

By: DALLAS TIGER 78

DALLAS TIGER 78 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:05:34 +0000

Calipari didn’t mind dumping Pilgrim to Memphis instead of a team on his 09/10 schedule. He knew with him at Memphis he wouldn’t have to play against him.

By: Guy

Guy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:20:10 +0000

I wasn’t saying it was a good thing for Pilgrim to be told to leave at Kentucky, rather a good thing for Calipari to help him find a new place where could land on his feet and get on the floor. With that said, Pligrim is a guy with aspirations to play professionally, so how happy would he have been at UK as one of the last guys off the bench? Sometimes the harder thing is better for a player in the long term.

By: memphis007

memphis007 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:52:17 +0000

WWW,
What do you mean doing a good thing for Pilgrim, he kicked him off the team MAN. But this will be a great pickup for Memphis to go along with Coleman

By: A few quick notes for a Monday morning

A few quick notes for a Monday morning — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:20:05 +0000

[...] Henry. It now looks like we’ll end the weekend with 2 of those 3 now off the board with Pilgrim and Williams reportedly headed to Memphis and a Kansas City writer telling Kansas fans not to worry about Henry playing anywhere [...]

By: WWW

WWW — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:32:59 +0000

Regardless of the motivation, Cal is doing a good thing for Pigrim now and hopefully he will be the “beast” that he was said to be in so many pickup games as a Tiger. As for a schollie being available for Williams but not Pilgrim, it was Williams, not Cal that mentioned UK as a possible destination. No one even knows if it was ever a possibility. Cal says he usually does not use his full allotment of rides and he has no plans to use them all this year. He would rather have a talented kid who won’t play on his team happy playing on another roster instead of unhappy not playing on his.

By: Jon P

Jon P — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:11:05 +0000

It doesn’t matter because Elliot Williams is a Tiger and was NEVER going to Kentucky. Pilgrim will be welcomed and valued as a Tiger. And please don’t get it twisted. This is not an attempt for Cal to make things right with Pilgrim. It is purely to save face and get a little positive p.r. out there after all the negative p.r. the school has had since he started dumping kids right and left. That, my friends, is the real rub.

By: jerry

jerry — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:30:48 +0000

What I dont understand is I keep hearing that Kentucky has a scholarship available for E. Williams but not for Pilgrim. Sounds like he has alot of potential

By: Alvin Mullins

Alvin Mullins — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:29:25 +0000

Pastner only worked under Calipari for one season, he is not a protege’ to speak of, he would be more properly a Lute Olson protege’. As for trying to help Pilgrim, I think it has more to do with the negative publicity Calipari has been getting for dumping players off Kentucky than anything altruistic.