Shawne Williams Arrested...Again

by Tom Lewis on Jul 24, 2010 3:57 PM EDT in Indiana Pacers News

Shawne Williams needs to quit going back to Memphis. In fact, it might be time to relocate, gather some new friends and try to figure out this whole life thing.

Williams was arrested Friday afternoon with fellow former Memphis Tiger Kareem Cooper. The charges Williams added to what has become a prodigious rap sheet included driving with a suspended license and possession of marijuana and a loaded gun.

All this because he didn't take the time to put on his seat belt which caused the police to pull him over. After getting a run with Charlotte during the Orlando Summer League a few weeks ago, I'm assuming this will ruin any hopes Williams had of returning to the NBA this season.

The linked story has a nice recap of Williams' prior legal and bone-head offenses that have left him without a team. Check them out after the jump.

Indeed, the rap sheet for Williams is long:

-- Indiana suspended him three games after he was arrested when police found marijuana in the SUV he was driving.
-- He left early from a Pacers game when a murder suspect in Tennessee was arrested shortly after leaving Williams' suburban Indianapolis home.
-- Police arrested a passenger in Williams' car for marijuana possession, a move that led the Pacers to trade Williams to Dallas.
-- He appeared in just 15 games over two seasons and was told essentially to stay away from the Mavericks because of behavioral issues.
-- The Mavericks traded Williams to New Jersey in January, but he was quickly waived after coach Kiki Vandeweghe said he was "way out of shape."
-- Hours later, Williams was indicted in Memphis on eight counts of possession and conspiracy to sell a codeine-based syrup.

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It was interesting to me

that the article ESPN posted about this ran with the headline of “Ex-Pacer arrested.” Thanks for unecessairly dragging the Pacers through the mud for no reason, ESPN.com headline writer.

by thejoshbaker on Jul 24, 2010 4:02 PM EDT reply actions

Heh

I agree. I went looking for a better link (and found it) after I read that ESPN story. Glossed over the Mavericks pretty well.

Indy Cornrows

by Tom Lewis on Jul 24, 2010 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Typical

They do it with my Bengals allllll the time.

by kennythered on Jul 24, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha...

Bengals. At least your not the Browns.

by infinityzero.systemerror on Jul 25, 2010 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Bird turned this dud into AJ Price and Magnum Rolle (sort of)

Not bad for the worst GM in the league

٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ The sky is falling!

by IndyPacers on Jul 24, 2010 4:23 PM EDT reply actions

So true...

…what cracks me up about that “worst GM in the league” article was the author stating that Bird has no plan for the teams direction. He said Kahn was better cause he has a plan “build around Rubio.” Couldn’t Bird be “building around Granger,” a proven NBA player…and is that guy in Birds head, and he somehow knows Bird has “no plan”? From what I read in that article, he sounded like a guy who grew up cheering for the Lakers and just can’t stand Bird. Remind me never to read that bums material again:

Confucious say "He who dives for loose balls need proper fitting athletic cup!"

by Wise Master on Jul 24, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

It's also telling that Bird's not even our GM

David Morway is. I realize it’s semantics at best, but it was a poorly titled article. We weren’t the only franchise he made that mistake on.

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by IndyPacers on Jul 24, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Thats not semantics

I would guess the decision making is not completely in Bird’s court. If Morway went above Legend’s head, he could convince ownership to make a move. It’s our whole front office and ownership maybe most to blame.

by kennythered on Jul 24, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I like Kahn's plan...

I mean think about it;
    PG. Rubio
    SG. Flynn
    SF. Sessions
    PF. Ridnour
    C. Beasley, since he just couldn’t find that fifth PG.
Think of all the ball handler’s, they could just kill defenses with the mismatches. As everyone knows, Ridnour is a real beast, total PF in a PG body, but its the mental state that important. Then Darko can come off the bench and be the best passing Forward in the league, I mean he’s averaged what, 1 assist in his career. Clearly, he is a savant at passing. I fear the day we play the T-Wolves, it’s just so scary. (In all seriousness, I do like Flynn and Rubio.)

by infinityzero.systemerror on Jul 25, 2010 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Kahn

he has got to be one of the most hilarious GMs in the NBA, lol…Wolves are usually look at to be big and intimidating…I guess these wolves are premature, lol.

by Jon Cutro on Jul 26, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Bird also drafted this dud

by kennythered on Jul 24, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions

and it's easy to see why

Williams looked better than Danny his rookie year. Bird fell in love with talent and talked to John Calipari (of all people) about the kid’s character. Lesson learned, talent acquired, isn’t that how getting better at your job works?

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by IndyPacers on Jul 25, 2010 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah...

Calipari is a tool.

by infinityzero.systemerror on Jul 27, 2010 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions

What sucks is

How talented Williams is. He could have been a real solution and though he does not have the athleticism or explosive ability of George, he had way better skills and feel to his game. If he doesn’t flop, we could have had a real big piece for the future.

by kennythered on Jul 24, 2010 11:36 PM EDT reply actions