Last recruit standing - Lance Stephenson

[dawg5]

Okay so the crazy recruiting season for the 2009-10 season is oh so nearly over, The only highly ranked player still available is Lance Stephenson.... So whats the hype on this kid? has a big rep? a big attitude? or is he another OJ Mayo tarnished with a brush?

Would appreciate the headz up on where things are going with him as I have never watched him play and want to know what his impact will be next year

Will Dawg

[BoogieFan]

A pure offensive force, he can score just about any way he wants. Good shooter, driver, excellent dribble, very good in the post. But his defense is average and so is his athleticism, he's also a ballhog and has had attitude issues but it seems to be in the past, not as big a concern as Sidney's. He will probably be a very good NCAA player, but the NBA will be a lot tougher as he certainly doesn't possess the athleticism other SGs have.

[johhnywave]

If there's one kid from any class where I would be surprised about the attitude rumors being wrong, it would be this kid. Too many stories about his yelling at teammates for not catching a bad pass he threw, complaining after every call, being a bit of a selfish player... Hell, he was a pissy little child in the Mc'D AA game. The Mc'D game, for christ sake! He wanted to go to Kansas, but Calipari left for UK and Xavier's recruiting opened up. KU wanted Xavier, thus they waited to see if they could get him (which they did), and he took Stephenson's scholarship. Why was the scholarship still open? Because Stephenson wanted to make a big deal about his recruitment and chose to announce it during the Mc'D game instead of just signing the deal early. He'll probably end up at St. Johns unless something has changed over the last month. Been more focused on future recruiting since 2009 was basically done a while back.

Purely as a basketball player, tmac said it all. He has one of the best bodies you will ever see coming out of high school and because of that, he can get to the rim at will against high school and most college players. He sort of reminds me of a Pierce/Tyreke Evans hybrid, actually.

We will see how much he has grown up. There's a reason why he was left off the U-18 USA team, McKillop and the rest of the coaching staff found him uncoachable. I will eat my words if anything changes during his one year in college because I'm that confident in his childish attitude.

[arlubas]

^ I resemble him to a newer version of 'Reke as well and TMac said it all really. Kid is great for this level and will be very good in the college ranks as well but he's gonna have to work hard to find a steady job in the pros.

[event_staff_9]

very good Washington Post feature article on him the other day

what sucks the most from his standpoint is that its no longer in his hands; his fate really lies in the NCAA because he has the talent but he might be ruled ineligible

[dawg5]

Just for refereence Stephenson will be playing at cincinatti this year, will be a good team in the big east now for sure and we get an early look at him in Maui invitational I believe

will