An Impromptu Elevator Interview

Being the Tomb’s only on-campus source, I look for certain situations where I can put my tuition to good use and bring the front line report.

Today’s encounter came when I walked up to the elevator in Wilder Tower and was dwarfed by the 6-8 300 pound frame of Memphis’ hit man, Pierre Henderson-Niles.

Pierre was texting or twittering or facebooking or myspacing or whatever you do when you are working two phones at the same time. But he was more than willing to talk about the recent news of new HC Josh Pastner. Willing, but not really a wealth of information: Eight floors later this is what I got.

TOD: Hey man, so are you staying next year?

PH-N: Yeah, I mean I’ll be here.

TOD: Cool, gonna get more playing time?

PH-N: (laughing) I hope so man.

TOD: Do you know if Tagg’s gonna stay?

PH-N: Man, I don’t know. Coach (Pastner) wants him to, but I don’t know.

TOD: I gotcha, well what to do think about the new coach?

PH-N: Ahh, coach Pass is cool. He’s gonna hold it down.

TOD: Yeah, do you know anything about the recruits?

PH-N: Who?

TOD: You know, Cousins, Xavier.

PH-N: Nah, man. I don’t know those dudes.

TOD: Yeah, well take it easy Pierre.

PH-N: (getting off the elevator) aight dude, cool.

As little as he said, he seemed pleased with the new hire of Josh Pastner, and Pierre should be looking at more playing time and experience next season. He’s no Joey Dorsey, but Pierre will benefit from Pastner. He has coached big men before and with a more hands on role with the players, Pastner might be able to get more production out of him than Cal could. Time will tell.

-JHob

Nice work, JHob. The fact that you got out of that elevator with all your appendages intact is a victory. It's a pretty good sign that PHN speaks favorably of Pert Plus.

-JB