Great story by the fellas over at the Daily News today on Lance Stephenson and where he may end up.
The story examines a number of factors complicating Lance’s recruitment, from his father to his pending sexual assault case to the BornReady.tv website to his academics to his on-court demeanor.
At this point, Florida, Kansas, Maryland and St. John’s have all bowed out. Arizona may or may not still be in it, and Memphis is interested but hasn’t been in direct contact of late.
What do you think?
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no comment other than……. LOL!
The LANCE thing is a long saga.
But, lets see how the COURT plays out.
So, Memphis is the LEADER??
Note:
Memphis is also trying to get another RECRUIT, in Williams.
He visited Memphis and was SHOCKED by the people and town.
YES, it is NOTHING like LA baby.
Williams said. “It’s a big difference from LA,”
And the Memphis players were very nice in order to land this recruit.
Maybe the players are also in SHOCK by Cali leaving and the NCAA penalities coming soon.
So, WHO gets Williams.
PS- MoMo was to visit Memphis but, cancelled the VISIT?
(The NCAA penality issue.)
AZ,
BREAKING NEWS…….
We are hearing that Arizona may have some more recruiting announcements coming.
Williams appears to be a LOCK as a Wildcat.
Williams trip to Memphis was a complete CULTURE SHOCK.
The people and the place is VERY DIFFERENT than LA LA land.
And he will NOT be a tiger.
And the other recruit is ….NYC- MoMo.
You should have the inside INFO on this news ALREADY.
A DOUBLE RECRUITING announcement.
“Williams trip to Memphis was a complete CULTURE SHOCK.”
This has been pointed out by many. Without Cal’s masterful dirty hand, Memphis is in for a slow, painful ride back to Mediocreville. On the bright side, it’s just a matter of time before he get’s caught at Kentucky….so we have that to look forward to….which is nice…..
Derrick Williams is an unranked practice player …..I’m surprised Pastner even looked at him ….Arizona can have the USC. leftovers …..Memphis will dine on 5 star cuisine …… Lol ……Mediocreville includes the Barton brothers and Latavious Williams and Lance ….probably Joe Jackson next year …good luck on selling that theory ……
“Arizona can have the USC. leftovers”
yeah…those grapes were probably sour anyway. Right, Pasta?
The only sour grapes I see on this board are the Lance isn’t going to Arizona grapes coming from you Kelly…..like I said top programs land top recruits …good luck with the Usc leftovers and that exciting brand of Sean ball …..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Aw, I feel so special, I have my very own troll now, isn’t he just precious everyone? I shall call him minipastaboy. Let me ask you something minipastaboy, do you get bonus points for throwing out random neurological disorders when you beat The Internet?
“Leftovers?” You mean, like the Memphis coach, who is a “leftover” from Arizona? As for top recruits, Arizona has one of the top recruiting classes in the country–and Miller accomplished that in under two months. I’ll take a proven winner who can accomplish that over a guy who is a good self-promoter and can sell a head coach like Lute or Cal. Have fun with your unproven head coach and the coming NCAA hammer…
On the Lance front, I’ve never wanted this guy in an Arizona uniform. This: “When Lance Stephenson is playing, you know exactly where Lance Stephenson Sr. is at all times. It’s not his hulking frame that gives him away; it’s his mouth. Whether he’s antagonizing opposing players from the stands, cheering on his son or yelling about how Lincoln High coach Dwayne (Tiny) Morton is using Stephenson during a game, Stephenson Sr. usually has something to say.” (From http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/high_school/2009/06/21/2009-06-21_end_zone_who_wants_lance.html?page=1#ixzz0JH52oqOR&C)
Arizona has had this kind of parent around the program a couple of times in the past. It never ends well. Add the court case, the eligibility issues, etc. in, and this guy is an NCAA investigation waiting to happen. Although, Memphis has never shied away from shady players and treading the line of impropriety, so perhaps that’s not a problem for them or their fans. A program who has welcomed World Wide Wes for so many years is ready-made for a Stephenson type of player.
Are Arizona fans allowed to talk bad about Josh Pastner?
Now that you know Lance has rejected Arizona …..you say you don’t want him ……typical rationalization for losing another top recruit ….. scraps from Xavier and Usc, won’t get you anywhere playing Sean ball …..top programs recruit top players …….In the past year Memphis has recruited enough talent to stock 2 teams LOL …….. Cousins …Wall ….Henry …Dodson …LW …..Lance ….Coleman …. Arizona is on the skids …..
Rastaboy,
Your Phoenix of a program was guided by the incomparable salesmen JC. Once recruits realize they were sold the Emperor’s New Clothes by JP, not JC, they’ll stop going to UM, unless they just cannot resist that style of ribs. That’s all podunk Memphis has going for it. I personally like Carolina and KC/St. Louis style ribs better!
Andy Katz is reporting that Florida International is no longer interested in Lance
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4279088&name=katz_andy
I have a question about the Born Ready Documentary: Why should that be an NCAA violation? I know the NCAA is pretty stupid when it comes to enforcing rules but I really don’t see the problem. What happened to the revenues from “Hoop Dreams”? Did Arthur & William ever see any of that money? I sure hope so. I sure would like to hear an explanation if anybody knows what the rules are.
As far as Memphis goes, they have some pretty good players coming this fall and I really think that the Barton brothers are going to give them a lot next year. Some schools get on a roll for a few years with recruits but can just as quickly fall off the map for a few years. Remember UNLV in the late 80s, early 90s? Or UCLA after their great run through the 60s & early 70s? One & Done players make it harder to sustain a good run through multiple years.
Hey – let’s be nice to Pastaboy’s Mom. I heard she roots for Maryland.
Ya, I’m precious (blushes). But, no, I don’t get bonus points for throwing out random “neurological disorders”. I do get my kicks when I throw out psychological ones that describe the culprit……… try this one though — Borderline disorder! Na, I don’t make fun of people with cerebral palsy (which is neurological), I make fun of the personality deprived people (that is psychological), like you =). But seriously, have a nice day! Don’t forget to tip your psychiatrist on the way out =p He/she might give you a little something something extra if you do. lol Say, why don’t I call you SILLY SALLY! Since your logic is slap stick silly, and because you continue to associate me with pasta even though we hate each other (talking from my perspective). But hey, baiting people is what you DON’T do Lord2FLI, because you have NEVER had any post that might provoke a thought ever. You’re perfect and not a hypocrite. People should aspire to be more like you.