<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Orlando Sentinel - According to the Orlando Sentinel, Magic guard DeShawn Stevenson has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Magic General Manager Otis Smith said Stevenson had surgery last Thursday and will be sidelined from basketball activity for a month. "It was a cleanout," Smith said. "He'll be fine." Stevenson's three-year contract expires after next season, but he has until July 1 to use his player's option and become a free agent this year. Smith said he wants Stevenson to return.</div> Glad he's okay. I kinda think he'll end up staying with the Magic.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting VinsanityVC15:</div><div class="quote_post">For some reason i really like deshawn. he can score when he wants to but hes just lazy.</div> I wouldn't say that he was lazy persay, he just can't finish around the basket. I don't know how many times he made a very nice move and then missed the layup. I'm sure some of it was because of his leg, because he would have dunked it. I'm glad to hear that his surgery went great and I hope he decides to stay and continue to give the Magic his defensive presence. If not, I wish him the best of luck whereever he goes and whoever gets him will get a good quality roleplayer.
I'm glad Stevenson is okay, I hope he comes back I think he is way underratted even by Magic fans. He is a team player, a good defender, he can score by driving or hitting the mid-range jumpshot and most importantly he was one of the few players that looked to go to Dwight on a regular basis + he is young and is only going to get better.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting GatorsowntheSEC:</div><div class="quote_post">I wouldn't say that he was lazy persay, he just can't finish around the basket. I don't know how many times he made a very nice move and then missed the layup. I'm sure some of it was because of his leg, because he would have dunked it. I'm glad to hear that his surgery went great and I hope he decides to stay and continue to give the Magic his defensive presence. If not, I wish him the best of luck whereever he goes and whoever gets him will get a good quality roleplayer.</div> Finishing around the basket is the only thing that he is good at... He's been lucky and has been making jump shots lately, but every time he shoots one I go "No DeShawn!!!. . . phew"
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chuck:</div><div class="quote_post">Finishing around the basket is the only thing that he is good at... He's been lucky and has been making jump shots lately, but every time he shoots one I go "No DeShawn!!!. . . phew"</div> He's good at getting to the basket, he just misses so many layups it's not even funny. I don't understand how an NBA player can miss as many layups as he did last year.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting GatorsowntheSEC:</div><div class="quote_post">He's good at getting to the basket, he just misses so many layups it's not even funny. I don't understand how an NBA player can miss as many layups as he did last year.</div> He was playing with a bad knee, Do I need to remind you that Deshawn was a slam dunk champion in the high school all star game. many of those layups that he missed were because he was playing hurt and didn't have the ability to dunk. I would guess that 1/2 of the layups that Deshawn attempted would have been dunks if he were healthy.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheHighness:</div><div class="quote_post">He was playing with a bad knee, Do I need to remind you that Deshawn was a slam dunk champion in the high school all star game. many of those layups that he missed were because he was playing hurt and didn't have the ability to dunk. I would guess that 1/2 of the layups that Deshawn attempted would have been dunks if he were healthy.</div> Even last year(2 years ago) when he was healthy, he missed a lot of layups. I like Deshawn a lot and I'm one of his bigger supporters, but there's no denying that he struggles around the rim bum knee or not. I mean he can definetely develop around the basket, because he's still extremely young. I doubt that half of his layups would have been dunks. He's not much of a game dunker, even when he got time with Chris Jent and Doc Rivers/Johnny Davis(year before), he wasn't really a dunker, he would always go up for layups. I know he would dunk more if he didn't have a bad knee, but 1/2 is too much, IMO.
I really like DeShawn, he's probably one of my favorite current Magic players. But, if he wants to go then I say let him. I'm glad he got through his surgery okay.
I saw a video of him when he was in the McDonalds high school dunk contest. I never knew he was such a crazy athlete. When he dunked, his head was seriously at the rim, like really at the rim! I've only seen him and Shawn Kemp do that.
yeah, Deshawn he is a great leaper and very athletic. he is one of the most underrated players in the league in my opinion
