Pettigrew says UK has until Thursday

[scathendo]

http://www.newsenterpriseonline.com/articles/2007/04/17/sports/sports01.txt

[Bird]

can't fault the man for being honest. And I think I might be feeling the same way if I was him at this point.

[Tbird]

He's not the type of player to be stating deadlines for top D1 programs. Understand that he prefers to get it over with (you hear this Patterson and Lucas?) but, making an ultimatum basically ends this for him.

[Tom Blevins]

It's up to Billy Clyde how he responds to this, and I'm sure he'll do what he believes to be best for the team. That said, I would guessthat there's no way Pettigrew gets an offer by Thrsuday unless we know by then that either Patterson or Lucas or both are NOT coming to Kentucky. I don't think that will happen, so I'm guessing Pettigrew will go to another school. I wish him much success and happiness.

[Art Vandelay]

I hope the young man has a great career at St. Louis or Xavier or wherever he goes. I always like to see Kentucky boys do well. That said, no player should be giving Kentucky ultimatums, especially if they're not even ready to commit to the University.

[Dwight Schrute]

I would agree. Pettigrew and Billy G are on different pages in terms of his standing with the program. Neither are really at fault - just may not work out. Pettigrew can't wait around forever when he has other limited time offers on the table. Can't fault him for issuing a deadline.

I'm also positive that "UK has until Thursday" shouldn't be taken as an ultimatum. Just him saying "I'm going to start making my decisions after Thursday."

[Caveman Catfan]

Goodbye Stef. Kentucky fans will cheer for your success where ever you end up playing.

But, you cannot put such deadlines on a new coach. If another program is placing deadlines on him, he might need to move on.

[Gunsmoke]

Pettigrew says no deadline

Kentucky Mr. Basketball Steffphon Pettigrew denied a report he set a Thursday deadline for UK to offer a scholarship. He said he meant to tell his hometown newspaper, The News Enterprise of Elizabethtown, his recruitment process would continue with a visit to Xavier on Thursday if UK does not offer a scholarship.

This from the Herald in Lex.

[Wildcatcrazy11]

Something tells me, just by the list of schools this kid has, that he might not have the talent to play big time D1 basketball. If he did why would at least SOME big name schools be looking at him? I personally think the only reason why he's even being considered is because hes from Kentucky, and that isn't right IMO.

[BlueHeart]

Wildcatcrazy11 wrote: Something tells me, just by the list of schools this kid has, that he might not have the talent to play big time D1 basketball. If he did why would at least SOME big name schools be looking at him? I personally think the only reason why he's even being considered is because hes from Kentucky, and that isn't right IMO.

You say true, I say thank ya.

My opinion is that Kentucky kids should get the benefit of the doubt over non Kentucky kids, but only if all other things are equal. I think it's important for UK to get the top tier talent from Kentucky, but not necessarily every Mr Basketball.

[Craig the Blueheart]

BlueHeart wrote: Wildcatcrazy11 wrote: Something tells me, just by the list of schools this kid has, that he might not have the talent to play big time D1 basketball. If he did why would at least SOME big name schools be looking at him? I personally think the only reason why he's even being considered is because hes from Kentucky, and that isn't right IMO.

You say true, I say thank ya.

My opinion is that Kentucky kids should get the benefit of the doubt over non Kentucky kids, but only if all other things are equal. I think it's important for UK to get the top tier talent from Kentucky, but not necessarily every Mr Basketball.

We have experienced our share of Mr. Kentucky Basketball flops, so I would tend to agree with you. Miller at Mason County, would be a great example of an outstanding player who will be our MKB next year, and get an appropriate offer from the school. The Chris Lofton saga will play its self out in a few years, and people will get off of this rationale of offering every MKB.

[sardiscat]

Pettigrewhas a man's body, a lot of moves,and wins 3 point shooting contests at all star games. I see a player such as that as an asset to any team in college basketball. I'm not going to substitute my judgement for the coach's, though, andit appears thatthe new coach is not going to offerPettigrew unless he strikes out onsome other folks he is recruiting. Otherwise, the scholarship offer wouldalreadyhave been made.

[crazzedcats22]

If he's going to make demands of UK when all he has is SLU, Xavier, Duquesne, etc as back up plans then I say "See ya later fool." You're making a huge mistake putting demands on UK, I don't want a guy like this on our team.

[BlueHeart]

crazzedcats22 wrote: If he's going to make demands of UK when all he has is SLU, Xavier, Duquesne, etc as back up plans then I say "See ya later fool." You're making a huge mistake putting demands on UK, I don't want a guy like this on our team.
He was apparently misquoted, according to several reports since that news broke.

[TrueblueCATfan]

crazzedcats22 wrote: If he's going to make demands of UK when all he has is SLU, Xavier, Duquesne, etc as back up plans then I say "See ya later fool." You're making a huge mistake putting demands on UK, I don't want a guy like this on our team.
don't know much about him....butI have to agree...........he is giving UK an ultimatium:shrug::shrug::shrug:

[Catligula]

BlueHeart wrote: crazzedcats22 wrote: If he's going to make demands of UK when all he has is SLU, Xavier, Duquesne, etc as back up plans then I say "See ya later fool." You're making a huge mistake putting demands on UK, I don't want a guy like this on our team.
He was apparently misquoted, according to several reports since that news broke.

He was misquoted, but you know what - even if he did express that UK needs to hurry up and decide, so what? Its easy for all of us to speculate on what we want or what we think might happen by reading articles and discussing it here, but this is his life!

I'm sure the only reason he's even holding on to the faintest glimmer of hope is due to how much he wants his dream of playing at UK to come true. And though I don't think it will or should happen for him, you've gotta respect that.

[Tom Blevins]

TrueblueCATfan wrote: crazzedcats22 wrote: If he's going to make demands of UK when all he has is SLU, Xavier, Duquesne, etc as back up plans then I say "See ya later fool." You're making a huge mistake putting demands on UK, I don't want a guy like this on our team.
don't know much about him....butI have to agree...........he is giving UK an ultimatium:shrug::shrug::shrug:
When I first read his statement, I had similar thoughts. But you know, a lot of times young people do or say things without a full realization of what others might think about their actions or words. Also, perhapsPettigrew is thinking that Kentucky might not offer him at all, and the other offers won't be there later. So, I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt. I do understand where you're coming from, but I'm trying to understand where Pettigrew is coming from, too.