OT: Mikey Williams

[BigErnMcCracken]

Instagram star Mikey Williams has entered the transfer portal after resolving his criminal case and not playing a second for Memphis. What an odd yet somewhat predictable story. Fayetteville perhaps? Or maybe straight to the G-League next year?

 

[aceboon]

mutual decision?

 

[Peacefrog]

Honest question, is he even G-League material? I saw a piece on him and it sounded like his ranking was dropping like a stone even before the legal issues. At the end they made it sound like he was more of an internet sensation than an impactful basketball player.

 

[HooperScooper]

I was always surprised that Memphis stuck with him through everything. Then again it is Memphis we're talking about.

His buddy is transferring also.

Memphis freshmen Mikey Williams and JJ Taylor are entering the college basketball transfer portal

Memphis freshmen Mikey Williams and JJ Taylor are entering the transfer portal.

247sports.com

 

[superjohn]

I'm sure this slap on the wrist made him learn his lesson not to shoot at people.

 

[husky429]

I don't understand how anyone can fire a gun at someone in public and avoid a second of jail time.

 

[J187Money]

Maybe he is transferring to Folsum. D Block.

 

[HuskyFich]

Feels like a Rick Pitino specialty in the making.

 

[Edward Sargent]

I don't understand how anyone can fire a gun at someone in public and avoid a second of jail time.

And keep his gun

 

[aceboon]

his parents letting him live in a mansion by himself while still a high schooler was a recipe for disaster

 

[husky429]

his parents letting him live in a mansion by himself while still a high schooler was a recipe for disaster

I wonder if they knew about his propensity for shooting at people prior to his living alone

 

[aceboon]

I wonder if they knew about his propensity for shooting at people prior to his living alone

the gunplay is obviously on the extreme level but I just don't see how they thought letting a 17(possibly even younger) year old kid with 6-7 figures already in the bank have that kind of freedom and access was a good idea. way too much bad could come of that and as we saw...

 

[superjohn]

I don't understand how anyone can fire a gun at someone in public and avoid a second of jail time.

Happens all the time now.

 

[Huskyforlife]

the gunplay is obviously on the extreme level but I just don't see how they thought letting a 17(possibly even younger) year old kid with 6-7 figures already in the bank have that kind of freedom and access was a good idea. way too much bad could come of that and as we saw...

Nobody in good faith could argue it’s a good idea. I wouldn’t trust my 17 year old self with that much money and clout. Kids are dumb.

 

[AdamaNation]

Feels like a Rick Pitino specialty in the making.

Close. But Louisville probably already reached out.

 

[yungdowork]

Seemed pretty apparent to me that the dad was preoccupied trying to turn Mikey into a star. Unfortunately for the kid, I think a lot of programs will see character as a red flag and you can't blame them, I would too.

I think a lot of parents/kids now are a little too focused on the skills and not enough on how to handle the moments where your skills aren't carrying you. This would be a perfect opportunity for Mikey to prove himself by putting his head down, working hard, buying into a program, doing the little things right, but is that programmed into a kid who has been an Instagram celebrity since 6th grade? Who knows

 

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the gunplay is obviously on the extreme level but I just don't see how they thought letting a 17(possibly even younger) year old kid with 6-7 figures already in the bank have that kind of freedom and access was a good idea. way too much bad could come of that and as we saw...

Bad situation from the start. While being Overtime’s golden child since a freshman. Can’t tell someone like that anything.

Someone like Lamelo at least had his parents heavily involved (for better or worse) to keep him on the right track and out of crazy trouble.

 

[Waquoit]

Feels like a Rick Pitino specialty in the making.

Was thinking Bruce Pearl.

 

[HooperScooper]

UCF. Hmmmm.

Mikey Williams commits to UCF: Memphis star freshman transfer after not playing in a game amid legal troubles

The highly touted Williams was a four-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting cycle

www.cbssports.com