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  • #16
    Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

    Originally posted by Jose Slaughter View Post
    I don't what you guys are reading but I take it as Bird saying......

    Lance is never going to be a Pacer but we can't just come out & say that for a couple days.
    I've wondered about that.
    Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
    Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
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    And life itself, rushing over me
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    • #17
      Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

      It's clear from the statement: he won't ever play as a Pacer. He might not always be a knucklehead, but right now it's a bad bet. Larry just got done telling him how important it was to keep it together - and now this? It's a bad betrayal.

      Best thing for Lance is for his career to get put on hold and take a big long look in the mirror. If they can't rescind the contract, he ought to be man enough to give them the money back - it would be the right thing to do, but more importantly it would be the smart thing to do, because everyone in the league will hesitate to invest in him if they think it's just throwing their cap space down a rathole.

      He's awfully young; he may not realize that his whole future now hangs in the balance. If I were advising him, I'd tell him that it's time to take some extraordinary actions. Apologies are not enough, especially not the formulaic mumblings that are the norm for transgressing athletes nowadays.

      Best thing for the Pacers: just get out, and be glad it didn't happen in the playoffs.

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      • #18
        Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

        Well, wait a minute, folks. Whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty" in a court of law? Suppose for a moment Lance didn't push her but she really did fall? Or maybe, they did get into some kind of altercation where he did push her but she tripped and fell? Is it possible he didn't slam her head into the steps but instead looked to see if she were injured but stepped back in a hurried shocked panic after discovering the girl was unconscious and what looked to be him slamming her down was just him releasing her head in shock over what just happened?

        Okay, a very faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar reach, but if I didn't know for a fact of a similar incident occuring to a old friend of mine from long ago, I'd swear there was no way he's innocent either especially with his short, but questionable track record.

        Bird is correct, however; he should wait until all the facts are in before deciding what action to take next. But I if Lance receives anything less than "charges dropped/case dismissed", he's outta here. No doubt about it.

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        • #19
          Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

          Originally posted by rexnom View Post
          With all the experience this front office has had dealing with this type of ****, I would hope that they'd be able to put together the Kubla Khan of "response statements" at this point.
          My guess is that the Pacers PR department has a standard template with "fill in name of troubled Player" throughout the draft. In fact are we sure this isn't the same PR response from the last time this happened?
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          • #20
            Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

            Originally posted by O'Bird View Post
            It's clear from the statement: he won't ever play as a Pacer. He might not always be a knucklehead, but right now it's a bad bet. Larry just got done telling him how important it was to keep it together - and now this? It's a bad betrayal.

            Best thing for Lance is for his career to get put on hold and take a big long look in the mirror. If they can't rescind the contract, he ought to be man enough to give them the money back - it would be the right thing to do, but more importantly it would be the smart thing to do, because everyone in the league will hesitate to invest in him if they think it's just throwing their cap space down a rathole.

            He's awfully young; he may not realize that his whole future now hangs in the balance. If I were advising him, I'd tell him that it's time to take some extraordinary actions. Apologies are not enough, especially not the formulaic mumblings that are the norm for transgressing athletes nowadays.

            Best thing for the Pacers: just get out, and be glad it didn't happen in the playoffs.

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            Clear from the statement. Good. Glad you believe it is, and hopefully, assuming Lance is guilty, you are right in your assessment of the situation.

            Rescind the contract? What precedent or provision is there under the current CBA to rescind the contract? And, if there is, why hasn't it been used by teams, including the Pacers, prior to now?

            As far as being "man enough" to give the money back, that expectation is bordering on the ridiculous. There would be ramifications both for Lance (presuming he is guilty) and the woman he allegedly did this to, as well as their child. In my opinion, it would be selfish, not manly, of Lance to attempt to preserve a chance at an NBA career by giving back money that ultimately, at this point, is likely earmarked primarily for the woman and their child. If he is guilty, the odds of him playing in the NBA, at this point, are about as high as Roy Hibbert becoming deadly from beyond the arc (and don't get any great ideas about that, either, we need to just let Walton do his job).

            I also believe that the NBA as a league is becoming less and less likely to employ players with a history of significant violations of the law, and I would assume the new CBA will reflect just that. To believe that there are teams that would willingly pick up a player with this transgression in his history that is not already under contract with their own franchise is dubious at best, regardless of potential, especially with the current situation the league faces economically.

            Yes, Lance needs to take extraordinary actions. It is simply a question of what choices of actions he actually has, at this point, and when he will have any opportunity to take any appropriate actions that are not dictated by the courts and authorities. He gave up the vast majority of his freedoms, especially with the alledged severity of this attack.

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            • #21
              Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

              It's clear to me from the tone of the statement that Lance will not wear a Pacer uniform unless we ultimately find that the charges are made up (0.1% chance).

              The question is whether you

              1) cut him ASAP (my choice) or

              2) put him in a Tinsley-like limbo state until the 90 days or whatever pass, assuming that he does no jail time. Then maybe, just maybe, some of those NBA teams that paid attention to his summer league press clippings would be buffoonish enough to overlook the character issue and trade something (future 2nd rounder) for him.

              Choice #2 seems not worth it, enduring 90 days of justifiable criticism for a future pick and saving the value of the contract (assuming that it can't be voided-- and why the heck don't they put STRONG character clauses in there????)
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              • #22
                Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

                http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/s...e=NBAHeadlines
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                • #23
                  Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

                  Does the CBA allow for "character issues / concerns" to be included?
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                  • #24
                    Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

                    Originally posted by Slick Pinkham View Post
                    2) put him in a Tinsley-like limbo state until the 90 days or whatever pass, assuming that he does no jail time. Then maybe, just maybe, some of those NBA teams that paid attention to his summer league press clippings would be buffoonish enough to overlook the character issue and trade something (future 2nd rounder) for him.
                    according to the espn trade machine anyway, lance can be traded on 22 aug, or 30 days after he was signed. that's not too long to wait.

                    assuming we decide to trade lance, i suppose we should be able to get a 2nd rounder back. we did get a couple of 2nd rounders for shawne, albeit low ones.

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                    • #25
                      Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

                      One minor thing I noticed :

                      In Brunos most recent cloumn on Pacers.com he talked about the exciting young players that DC will play with :

                      He mentions Danny, Tyler, Rush, George, AND...........

                      Magnum Rolle!

                      No mention of Lance, which normally I would say could be a slight oversight, but you mention Rolle who has no contract and is offically not on the team yet?

                      I think LAnce has to flat out beat this case to stay here
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                      • #26
                        Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

                        Well, that's encouraging, I guess.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

                          Innocent until proven guilty is only applicable for the court of law. In the court of public opinion, that sort of latitude is only afforded to those who otherwise are reasonable citizens. He already plead guilty in the past to one crime and apparently was up to enough suspected no-good that the Pacers hired a private investigator to scout him. Any early judgment calls on this case made by those in the media and the public is justified; I'm sorry, but that's a consequence of a bad reputation. This is why the youth of today who are publishing their adventures on Facebook and Twitter need to understand that reputation is important and can be destroyed by a single action.

                          That said, I still want him balling on the court even if he has to wear GPS on his ankle.

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                          • #28
                            Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

                            Originally posted by CableKC View Post
                            Does the CBA allow for "character issues / concerns" to be included?
                            Yes. The question is not "is there anything at all" but rather "how much bite does it have?"

                            Section 7. Unlawful Violence.

                            When a player is convicted of (including a plea of guilty, no contest, or nolo contendere to) a violent felony, he shall immediately be suspended by the NBA for a minimum of ten (10) games.


                            Section 8. Counseling for Violent Misconduct.

                            (a) In addition to any other rights a Team or the NBA may have by contract or law, when the NBA and the Players Association agree that there is reasonable cause to believe that a player has engaged in any type of off-court violent conduct, the player will (if the NBA and the Players Association so agree) be required to undergo a clinical evaluation by a neutral expert and, if deemed necessary by such expert, appropriate counseling, with such evaluation and counseling program to be developed and supervised by the NBA and the Players Association.
                            For purposes of this paragraph, "violent conduct" shall include, but not be limited to, sexual assault and acts of domestic violence.

                            (b) Any player who, after being notified in writing by the NBA that he is required to undergo the clinical evaluation and/or counseling program authorized by Section 8(a) above, refuses or fails, without a reasonable explanation, to attend or participate in such evaluation and counseling program within seventy-two (72) hours following such notice, shall be fined by the NBA in the amount of $10,000 for each day following such seventy-two (72) hours that the player refuses or fails to participate in such program.
                            http://www.nbpa.org/sites/default/files/Article%20VI.pdf

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                            • #29
                              Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

                              Originally posted by indyaway View Post
                              Innocent until proven guilty is only applicable for the court of law. In the court of public opinion, that sort of latitude is only afforded to those who otherwise are reasonable citizens. He already plead guilty in the past to one crime and apparently was up to enough suspected no-good that the Pacers hired a private investigator to scout him. Any early judgment calls on this case made by those in the media and the public is justified; I'm sorry, but that's a consequence of a bad reputation. This is why the youth of today who are publishing their adventures on Facebook and Twitter need to understand that reputation is important and can be destroyed by a single action.

                              That said, I still want him balling on the court even if he has to wear GPS on his ankle.
                              If sometime in the future you hear something to the effect that the Pacers are suing a private investigator firm you'll know what it's about..

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                              • #30
                                Re: Pacers statement regarding Lance Stephenson

                                Originally posted by Brad8888 View Post
                                Clear from the statement. Good. Glad you believe it is, and hopefully, assuming Lance is guilty, you are right in your assessment of the situation.
                                It doesn't matter if he's guilty or not. The statement reminds us that the Pacers players were warned about not only not doing bad **** but also to stay away from where trouble can happen. Whatever the law finds about the former (and it looks really bad), Lance indisputably did not avoid the latter.

                                That Larry Bird says that he is personally disappointed is not surprising - there can be no doubt that Lance got a very careful discussion about the Indiana franchise's need for its players to stay out of trouble, and not many weeks have passed before Lance was unable to "keep it together." He betrayed a personal trust with Larry Bird, who had told the media that he himself had made mistakes when he was young and everyone deserves a second chance. Will he now go in front of the media and say that everyone deserves a third chance?

                                No, he won't ever play as a Pacer.

                                Originally posted by Brad8888 View Post
                                Rescind the contract? What precedent or provision is there under the current CBA to rescind the contract? And, if there is, why hasn't it been used by teams, including the Pacers, prior to now?
                                First of all, what I said was "if they can't rescind the contract"; I wasn't claiming to know that they could. The CBA is not the only issue; all sorts of things get put into contracts, and I'm betting that you don't know what is in Lance Stephenson's any more than I do. On the other hand, morals clauses and cancellation clauses on the basis of criminal conduct are old traditions in contract law. Given the Pacers' recent history and their public sensitivity on the issue, I would not blithely assume that such clauses were absent from the contract of a contract partner who had screwed up in the past.

                                In any case, no matter what: putting him on the court would be a PR nightmare for the team, and the chance of them risking further alienation of the fan base is zero.

                                Originally posted by Brad8888 View Post
                                As far as being "man enough" to give the money back, that expectation is bordering on the ridiculous.
                                I never called it an expectation. I said it is what he SHOULD do; I said, "...he ought to give the money back." I think I said that plainly, and furthermore that that would be the smart thing to do as well as the right thing.

                                Originally posted by Brad8888 View Post
                                ... In my opinion, it would be selfish, not manly, of Lance to attempt to preserve a chance at an NBA career by giving back money that ultimately, at this point, is likely earmarked primarily for the woman and their child. If he is guilty, the odds of him playing in the NBA, at this point, are about as high as Roy Hibbert becoming deadly from beyond the arc...
                                So you think that the Pacers should pay for Lance's legal troubles? That's very generous of you, but I cannot agree.

                                I'm a little more cynical about his NBA prospects than you are, but there are leagues worldwide that he could play in, earning a handsome living. He has a very marketable skillset (which would have suited the Pacers' offense to a T, now damnably irrelevant).

                                Lance told us he was attracted to the profession of the law; it looks like he'll get some education in it. One door closes and another one opens?
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