Sooo No takers on Stephenson

[Eric_Suede]

Ok, I know  , I know I seem like a cheerleader for the guy. (I guess i'm on a planet by myself because i would LOVE to see him in green) but my question is did he do something that p---ed off brass in Memphis & the NBA? For the life of me I can't understand how teams are seriously looking and considering bringing back Ray Allen, Stephen Jackson, Rip Hamilton & old man Derek Fisher , but no takers on a 25 yr old Lance Stephenson who proved he had some gas left in the tank this past season in memphis?
 Hell even "nut case" Michael Beasley is on a roster. Someone , other than the "blowing in Lebron's ear" fiasco, why is Lance Stephenson getting dumped on like he's sprewell immediately after the choking incident. Metta world Peace. Old , LONG history of being a cancer , responsible for the brawl in the palace but he's good?
 Just saying we still have a weakness at the 3, we sure could use some "toughness" I don't see why a low-ball one year Stephenson contract will be such a terrible thing. 

[KG Living Legend]

 Your right. Your by yourself lol.

[saltlover]

He seems like just the player Sacramento needs.  His most recent head coach is now the coach of Sacramento.  There were no public reports of Lance being a moron in Memphis.  And instead the Kings turned to Matt Barnes and Arron Afflalo.  I think that should pretty much describe Lance Stephenson's reputation around the league.

[PhoSita]

Seems like a guy who'll score 40 a game in China.

[tarheelsxxiii]

I'd max him out if we could. Nothing better than an emotionally dysregulated chucker.

[kozlodoev]

my question is did he do something that p---ed off brass in Memphis & the NBA?

Yes, he sucked.

Trolling LeBron James will only get you that far.

[dannyboy35]

Shame because he's talented but he also had the beef with Evan turner. Id be open to the reclamation project but unfortunately it seems his rep is THAT bad. Maybe he's just a real pain to be around in general, outside of his fighting a teammate.

[celticsclay]

I actually thought he played decent in Memphs. Not set the world on fire, but enough to get a vet minimum... perhaps he has gotten vet minimum offers and has turned them down.

[Beat LA]

my question is did he do something that p---ed off brass in Memphis & the NBA?

Yes, he sucked.

Trolling LeBron James will only get you that far.

If by 'sucked' you mean averaging a career best in ppg in 26 games for Memphis, only 3 of which were starts, setting personal bests in terms of percentage from 3 and at the line (I don't count his slightly better ft% from his rookie year due to the sample size), while also turning in his second best year in terms of overall fg%, and playing extremely well for the Grizzlies against the Spurs in the playoffs, then yes, he 'sucked' .

Unfortunately, and while I've always been a big fan of his on the court (as his off court actions are, at the absolute minimum, deplorable), I just don't see how he fits on our team.  He should have stayed in Indiana, in my view.  Put him on last year's Pacers, as opposed to Monta Ellis, and they likely beat the Raptors, and perhaps in far fewer games .

Personally, I don't understand why the Mavs elected to re-sign the corpse of Deron Williams instead of, say, signing Lance.  Start him at point guard, along with Matthews, Barnes, Dirk, and Bogut, and that has the makings of a very good team, on both ends, imo .

[Big333223]

He seems like a real locker room cancer. There weren't any juicey stories out of Memphis but they didn't want him after the Clippers gave up on him and he tanked the two locker rooms he was in before those teams. If he was still playing at a near-all star level like he was that one year in Indiana, maybe someone could take a flier on him, but he's not.

[Eric_Suede]

my question is did he do something that p---ed off brass in Memphis & the NBA?

Yes, he sucked.

Trolling LeBron James will only get you that far.

If by 'sucked' you mean averaging a career best in ppg in 26 games for Memphis, only 3 of which were starts, setting personal bests in terms of percentage from 3 and at the line (I don't count his slightly better ft% from his rookie year due to the sample size) while also turning in his second best year in terms of overall fg%, and playing extremely well for the Grizzlies against the Spurs in the playoffs, then yes, he 'sucked' .

Unfortunately, and while I've always been a big fan of his on the court (as his off court actions are, at the absolute minimum, deplorable), I just don't see how he fits on our team.  He should have stayed in Indiana, in my view.  Put him on last year's Pacers, as opposed to Monta Ellis, and they likely beat the Raptors, and perhaps in far fewer games .

Personally, I don't understand why the Mavs elected to re-sign the corpse of Deron Williams instead of, say, signing Lance.  Start him at point guard, along with Matthews, Barnes, Dirk, and Bogut, and that has the makings of a very good team, on both ends, imo .

Got to slightly disagree with you. Unlike many on this forum. ( I really hope i'm wrong) but I don't think Brown is ready yet. He's only 19. Many on this forum seems to think he's the solution at the 3. Maybe in about 2 years but I don't see it. So we have Gerald Green at the 3 (who i'm still not that high on) and ............Mckey, Young , Holland? I mean I'm looking at all our 3's and I'm sorry I'd rather take a chance on a Lance who is well aware he needs to get his act together. As he did in Memphis. The clippers had too many 3's on the squad he really didn't fit in. Other than him being a disappointment in Charlotte... Again someone tell me some things he has done that would make the title "locker room cancer" fit him.
 

[SHAQATTACK]

 Your right. Your by yourself lol.

On a deserted island in a far away Galaxy

[moiso]

I don't think it's all because of character issues.   Teams don't want to let Stephenson dominate the ball like he needs to in order to be a decent Lance Stephenson.  It's very similar to the reason we had Turner for peanuts.

[chambers]

I was so wrong about Lance. There was a time when he looked like he might be a perennial All Star. He got paid, and fell off a cliff.

I'd say he might go back to the Pacers.

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

I can't say who he is or what he does but chances are people like gms, coaches and players know more about Lance than fans or people on a message board. Just because we don't hear anything substantial about him doesn't mean a thing because chances are, we don't know 10% of what actually goes on inside the NBA. Look at all the times people fail drug tests before we hear about it and that's only because of a suspension. They keep a tight lip on people but it is getting harder now that we have social media and the cheapest phones have cameras/video .