Fisher And Reynolds, The Ugly Rumor

As a Villanova Grad, I tried to stay away from this one… but if one slings mud at others, I better be prepared to sling it at myself.

Deadspin has picked up on the rumor about Corey Fisher impregnating Scottie Reynolds’ girlfriend.  The Nova Blog also provides their take.  Through the ‘Nova community, this tale has been widespread the last couple of weeks as fans searched for a reason for the team’s demise (and benching of Reynolds and Fisher to start the tournament).  Now, Deadspin.com has reported the rumor that Fisher planted the ‘ol seed in Scottie’s girlfriend and that the two came to blows in Jan/Feb (right around the time the team went south). 

There really isn’t much else to the story, you can read the article for yourself.  Villanova media relations director Mike Sheridan, vehemently denies the rumor, and Jay Wright pins the benching to an error in game preparation.  Deadspin provides the grain of salt to go with the story, since wild rumors like this can quickly spiral out of control.  One clearly fabricated element is Jay Wright wanting Corey Fisher to transfer.  A:  He’s their best player, B: he is going into his senior year and could consider going to the NBA, he would never transfer and sit out for a year.  That part makes the story oh so hard to believe.

Another interesting point is that Scottie Reynolds is a devote Christian.  He goes to church every Sunday (was even late for a team shoot around before a home game against Pitt in 08), and as I was told by a “friend of a friend” two years ago, he was saving himself for marriage (wayyyy outside the norm for big time DI basketball players).  I’m not sure if that makes the story more or less believable.  Seems like he would go after someone with more, um, self control.

If true, it certainly would nominate Corey Fisher for our Pat Burrell Award.

Comments

[Eric]

If true, Scottie's girlfriend has no taste if she's sleeping with Corey Fisher. The guy looks like a space alien.

[Brianisawesome]

The whole premise of this rumor is wild hearsay. It gets more interesting every time I hear it, but in the same vein it also becomes less and less believeable.

This thing needs to die. It's over now.

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[ClubPenguinCheats]

It gets more interesting every time I hear it, but in the same vein it also becomes less and less believeable.