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Lunch with Scot Pollard

Former Jayhawk basketball star sits down with reporter Gavon Laessig at the Yacht Club to talk about living in Lawrence, his obsession with Twitter, what he thinks of the 2010 KU men's basketball team and more.

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Pollard on Lawrence

By Phil Cauthon January 7, 2010 Discuss

Former Jayhawk basketball player Scot Pollard talks about moving back to Lawrence after retiring from the NBA, how the town has changed in the last 10 years and his conspiracy theory about the South Lawrence Trafficway.

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  1. drgnslayr (anonymous) says…

    Scot was, and is, one of the great polarizing figures in sports because he challenges people at their core. Right-brain people (artists) love him... he's an animated anarchist via his history with hair, facial expressions, and of course, commentary. Left-brain people (conformists) hate him because they feel threatened by his presence; a reminder that there are different kinds of people in the world besides just the khaki pants crowd.

    But hey, don't take my word for it, experience it yourself by viewing the infamous left-brain Cheryl Miller clips:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H89sA6...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbRbT...

    Scot belongs on the tube... love him or hate him, you WILL watch! I happen to love him... he's at the top of my Hawk list!

  2. 86finalfour (anonymous) says…

    Behind the scenes segment on ESPN today:

    http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns...

    ""It's not every day you hear a Rock Chalk Jayhawk chant on North Broad Street. And in a nod to Philly's Big 5 traditions, Kansas' courtside fans unfurl a rollout: Beware the Phog."

    Brooklyn Banner lives on!
    http://www.youtube.com/user/MikChriss...
    http://www.youtube.com/user/MikChriss...

  3. drgnslayr (anonymous) says…

    Man... how much food can Scot stab with his fork in one time and stuff it in?

    http://planetpollard.com/

  4. KUsportsPA (anonymous) says…

    Could we have asked the fine people at Yacht Club to turn down the music?

  5. milwaukeeJAYHAWK (anonymous) says…

    Scot is one of my all-time favorite Hawks, hands-down!

  6. gchawk (anonymous) says…

    Phil. I wish that you and other reporters would use the word "former" instead of "ex". You use it on the title of this article yet you use "ex" under his picture. "Ex" has such negative connotations and Scot, while being colorful, didn't leave in a negative way. Now I feel better since showing my anal side.

  7. murph (anonymous) says…

    I agree completely that "ex" has a negative tone to it, but as he proves over and over, "former" doesn't really fit the more special post-career Jayhawks like Scot. In the ways that count, he's still a Jayhawk at heart - living in Lawrence, showing up at basketball activities (and when there's an alumni occasion) and lending his vocal support to the current team. He's a great, great ambassador for the Hawks, and it's wonderful to have him.

    I can't help but wish, though, that we could come up with a more fitting adjective to describe his status. Let's at least try something like "alumni"... For Scot and the majority of others, "graduate" applies, but that leaves us with noting good to call the recent development of those, like Mario Chalmers, who leave early but still show they care about their time in the crimson and blue.

  8. CaramelMacchMan (anonymous) says…

    One intelligent interview!

  9. gchawk (anonymous) says…

    Murph. Good point, I didn't think of it that way. Maybe "former standout" or "former (name the sport) player". Having an "ex" spouse has always left a bad taste in my mouth for that prefix.

  10. pc (Phil Cauthon) says…

    gchawk and Murph,
    Easy enough fix... done~phil

  11. gchawk (anonymous) says…

    Phil. That's awesome, I guess you folks really do read the comments. Thanks

  12. budfox (anonymous) says…

    Wow that was a really long answer to a pretty easy question. What if he asks you how to make peanut butter & jelly sandwich. It would crash LJ World's server. Can I come to this huge party in Indi, I want to see this theater. Hey bragger, why don't you talk about how big your house is a little more. Hey Scuba Scot , we get it, you have a big house.
    Night Night snowflake!