straitpinkie.com - 6/29/2009
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-We entered this weekend thinking about three players who could potentially fill UK’s 13th and final scholarship: Elliot Williams, Matt Pilgrim, and Xavier 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 ...
Gary Parrish: Elliot Williams, Matt Pilgrim appear headed to Memphis
straitpinkie.com 6/28/2009 — Yesterday I wrote about how Duke transfer Elliot Williams and Matt Pilgrim were both possibilities for UK’s 13th scholarship. It now appears that Josh Pastner and Memphis could end up with both, according to Gary Parrish.
Memphis was the favorite for Williams’ services as soon as ...
Duke transfer Elliot Williams considering Kentucky
straitpinkie.com 6/26/2009 — Thanks to a road trip for work, it’s been about three days since I’ve been able to post anything. I’m going to jump right back in with a VEEERY interesting story about a potential incoming transfer to UK that could answer questions about what John Calipari is going to do with ...
John Calipari’s summer priorities
straitpinkie.com 6/23/2009 — Things are seeming to finally slow down in the world of Kentucky basketball after an unprecedented busy period from late March through June. That’s not to say, though, that this summer is going to be a boring one.
First of all, it will actually give everybody a chance to look forward to ...
Want an excuse to feel warm and fuzzy about Coach Calipari?
straitpinkie.com 6/30/2009 — John Calipari’s reputation as a basketball coach gets insulted on a pretty regular basis. People that stop short of calling him a “cheater” say he bends the rules to favor himself, regularly going against the spirit behind them.
I’m not going to get into defensive mode ...
John Calipari quotes from his first SEC Coaches Teleconference
straitpinkie.com 6/29/2009 — Courtesy of Eric Lindsey and Cat Scratches :
Men’s basketball head coach John Calipari participated in his first Southeastern Conference Coaches Teleconference on Monday and, as usual, he had plenty to say. Like we did during the regular season, we’ll have a complete rundown of what Calipari ...
Seth Davis: Isiah Thomas, John Calipari hurting players in scholarship game
straitpinkie.com 6/24/2009 —
CNNSI.com - Calipari took the art of running off players to new heights this spring. Shortly after taking over for Billy Gillispie, Calipari brought in three of the nation’s top unsigned high school seniors: guards John Wall and Eric Bledsoe, and power forward DeMarcus Cousins. ...
Former Duke G Elliot Williams To Transfer
mkrob.com 6/27/2009 —
Former Duke basketball player Elliot Williams says he’s considering a transfer to Memphis, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Kentucky.
Williams, a rising sophomore guard, was granted his release Wednesday from Duke.
He told The Commercial Appeal on Thursday that, because of his ...
Don’t call that 13th scholarship “open” just yet
straitpinkie.com 8/21/2009 —
Early this evening, reports started to pour in that Eloy Vargas is currently on Kentucky’s campus visiting. First it was Evan Daniels, via Twitter, then Dustin Rumbaugh of Kentucky Sports Radio , then Jeff Goodman .
Vargas is not your typical campus visitor: he just finished his ...