Ford Takes Exception To Chat
Oklahoma State's Matt Pilgrim takes a shot between Dillard's Oscar Moore, left, and Avry Ingram (25) during an exhibition NCAA college basketball game in Stillwater, Okla., Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. (By Nate Billings, The Oklahoman)
By John Helsley
jhelsley@opubco.com
Out of nowhere it seems, an item in the Rumors section of ESPN’s college basketball page carried the title:
Matt Pilgrim: Chemistry Killer?
The item questioned Pilgrim’s two other stops (Hampton and Kentucky) in his college career and alluded to suggestions that he wasn’t a favorite of past coaches.
There was also a link to a live chat that FoxSports.com’s Jeff Goodman did with Kentucky Sports Radio, where Goodman suggested Pilgrim was a chemistry killer.
When given a heads up about Goodman’s lively chat, Cowboys coach Travis Ford took exception.
“I don’t know if Jeff Goodman has ever watched us practice. I’ve known Jeff fairly well, I don’t know if he knows Matt Pilgrim at all. From what I understand, I think that comes from something maybe he has heard form the past, long from the past. Last time I checked, Jeff Goodman has never seen my team play. Jeff Goodman has a lot of opinions. I don’t know if he’s ever even coached, I don’t know how we would know if he’s a chemistry killer.
“I hadn’t even heard until you told me that. That would be my least problem with Matt Pilgrim right now, my least problem. The biggest problem we have right now is keeping him out of foul trouble and just knocking off some of the rust. If I were Jeff Goodman I’d keep my opinions to myself until I watched the kid play.”
From my observations and conversations, Pilgrim is fitting in fabulously with his new team. He’s spoken about finally finding a home with a cast of teammates who have taken him in with open arms.
All that needs to be the case for the Cowboys, who need Pilgrim.
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