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Cavs sign Allred 

Post#1 » by Bamboozled » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:53 pm

Anybody know anything about this guy?
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Post#2 » by Benedict_Boozer » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:16 pm

Back of the roster scrub - hopefully that doesn't mean Newble won't sign with us anymore. We could use him in spot situations
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Re: Cavs sign Allred 

Post#3 » by DelaneyRudd » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:16 pm

Bamboozled wrote:Anybody know anything about this guy?

Funny you should ask...

1. His primary role is big white stiff. That's 'bout it.

2. He is the player that got Rick Majerus canned at Utah. He is dyslexic or something and Fat Rick kept calling him a (Please Use More Appropriate Word).

3. His dad was my favorite high school teacher. His dad was a former polygamist with a ton of cool stories to tell and was my European History teacher.

4. He was a narc for Fox local news when he was like 14. The news people had him buy a ticket to see Showgirls to show naked girl movies shouldn't be at the multiplex. The got him because he already looked 18 being so tall.

5. He is damn lucky for this 10 day contract, abd I doubt he will ever see the floor. He isn't very good.
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Post#4 » by L&H_05 » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:59 pm

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Post#5 » by LeQuitterNotMVP » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:05 pm

The fact that we signed only 1 guy to a 10-day contract, and the fact that the guy we signed is a big man, leads me to believe we, not the Lakers, will be signing Newble in 9(?) days.
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Post#6 » by Moses_Malone95 » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:00 pm

If he wasn't a scrub, the team would've signed him for longer than 10 days; therefore, he's a scrub and nothing more.
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Post#7 » by Rise Against » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:32 pm

Never heard about him. He'll probably have the same role as Stephen Graham did but as a big man. Don't expect anything out of this guy.
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Post#8 » by Moses_Malone95 » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:35 pm

You never know. His stats were solid in the NBDL. Granted, the competition is watered down, but they're still pretty good.
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Re: Cavs sign Allred 

Post#9 » by GregB » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:44 am

[quote="DelaneyRudd"][/quote]

He isnt Dyslexic

He is legally deaf.
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Re: Cavs sign Allred 

Post#10 » by L&H_05 » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:46 am

GregB wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

He isnt Dyslexic

He is legally deaf.
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Post#11 » by DelaneyRudd » Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:54 am

Well, the fact remains that Majerus gave him crap about it.
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Post#12 » by GreenGrizz » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:58 pm

I remember an article about him being hearing-impaired. I liked him on our summer league team. He would hustle and show his heart.
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Post#13 » by LiquidFire » Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:13 pm

Im just wondering how this could work with a deaf player... doesnt he need to listen to mike brown call up plays and what not... o wait mike brown doesnt call up plays, i just answered my own question
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Post#14 » by Slartibartfast » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:28 pm

Does anyone know who his agent is? He's got a book deal that I'm trying find out more about.
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Post#15 » by DelaneyRudd » Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:47 pm

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_8667503

Here is an article about him.
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Post#16 » by LiquidFire » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:15 am

im just wondering... how could he hear the refs whistles on the court?
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Post#17 » by Chocolate City Jordanaire » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:29 am

He hears well enough to have been the most efficient player on the D-League's best team.

He had among the best numbers at the D-League's all star game.

Allred played very well abroad before his most recent D-League success. That after putting up solid numbers in college.

I think the guy won't get a shot with Varajeo, Smith, Wallace, and Ilgauskas out there but he can play.
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Post#18 » by Philly KDub » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:26 pm

i'm deaf myself and im very proud to see lance allred make it in the nba even if its only for 10 days.

lerydee23, lance may not be able to hear the refs whistles but he will know when to stop when other players stop moving. i play in rec league...i always know when to stop when i see other players stop moving. deaf people like me use other senses to make up for their loss of hearing

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