by Ricks on Tue Dec 24, 2002 8:59 pm
I think rider was the denis rodman of the guards... no, he wasn't kicked out for smoking weed. I mean I read about stoudamire and wallace both adminitting to smoking weed and I don't see the being kicked out.
He was one pain in the ass always late for practice, sometimes doesn't show up, he just couldn't keep it together... He was with the blazers for a while and would have made a huge change if he stayed there, but, blazers needed to clear up salary cap room for scotty and detlef the next season, and his work ethic didn't justify the payload that he got.
I'm still hoping that he makes a comeback. He was poised to be one big star... but burnt out too quick.. kind of like hardaway, but penny's story is more heartbreaking as he didn't have a say in his fate...
He was in contention for rookie of the year beside penny and chris webber I remember that...
he was one heck of a player