Lance Stephenson says it's 'passion,' not angst, he'll bring to ClippersLance Stephenson once famously blew in LeBron James' ear and prompted whispers at his first two NBA stops about being a bad teammate. Now he's ready for word of mouth to do something else with his spotty reputation.
"I want to take that title off my name because that's not me," Stephenson said during his introductory news conference at the Clippers' practice facility Thursday, three days after the team acquired him in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets. "I'm a good locker room guy.""I was on the court and I was working out and when I got the call" about the trade, said Stephenson, who has one more season guaranteed on his contract at $9 million in addition to a team option for $9.4 million for the 2016-17 season. "I was like, 'What? Are you serious? Like, I'm on the Clippers?' I was very happy.""I feel like last year they weren't as tough; they needed that guy to get them angry and get everybody mad and get other people scared," Stephenson said. "I feel like I could add on to that."
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Lil Metta can help us off the bench. Nice player swap.
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mkwest wrote:Lance Stephenson says it's 'passion,' not angst, he'll bring to Clippers"I feel like last year they weren't as tough; they needed that guy to get them angry and get everybody mad and get other people scared," Stephenson said. "I feel like I could add on to that."
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Lol, I thought Barnes did a good job getting people angry and other people scared. I'm going to miss him.
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Well since we have Lance I really hope he works out for us. I don't know if we're getting the Pacers version, but I think he'll have a better year than last year. And please Doc don't have Lance as our starting 3, I'm just fine with him coming off the bench. Hopefully he has his head on straight and all the Clipper vets keep Lance in line.
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does barnes being traded change the rules of him not being able to sign with the clips for a year?
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kylem4711 wrote:does barnes being traded change the rules of him not being able to sign with the clips for a year?
can't sign with the Clips for one calendar year.
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kylem4711 wrote:He sited Coon #65 footnote 7. Whatever that means.
He is correct, but I think the discussion is moot. Barnes didn't exactly have the best time here and it sounded like he wasn't happy on the way out.
Plus, why would I want to go to the NBA? Duke players suck in the pros.
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Bruh.
I cannot deal with Matt Barnes being on the "pedobears"
shoot me in the **** head why don't ya?
I cannot deal with Matt Barnes being on the "pedobears"
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Zach Randolph, Tony Allen, and now Matt Barnes. Good grief.
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I'd rather he ended up somewhere other than Memphis, but it could have been worse.
If he was bought out (prior to this latest trade), part of me would have been content with him joining the co-tenants in order to be near his kids.
If he was bought out (prior to this latest trade), part of me would have been content with him joining the co-tenants in order to be near his kids.
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I'm happy for Barnes. He ended up on a team that will suit him nicely. Conley, Allen, Green, Barnes, ZBO are going to rough up everyone.
I'm very jealous of Memphis' grittiness.
I'm very jealous of Memphis' grittiness.
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if they ever realized they needed grit, grind AND shooting then they'd be truly fearsome.
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I don't follow the Clippers religiously, but live in LA. Remind me why this is a good trade for the Clippers? Matt Barnes is a better defender, shooter, and locker room presence than Stephenson; without the head case risk. Then you also dish out a back up center. How does this trade improve the team?
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