Scott Would Welcome Back 'Birdman'

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Hornets head coach Byron Scott said if Chris "Birdman" Andersen, who was banned by the NBA for violating the league's anti-drug policy in January 2006, is cleared to return to the league, he would welcome him back to the club.

Andersen, who attended Sunday's game in Oklahoma City, can apply for reinstatement in January.

"If he is cleared by the NBA and everything, I would love to have Birdman back," Scott said. ". . . He was one of my favorites. He's very coachable and played as hard as anybody, and I would love to have him back.</div>
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I really hope Andersen makes a successful comeback. I'm positive it was a life changing experience and he's going to stay clean. It's a shame, because it's not like he was a horrible player, he was actually a solid role player.

 

If he comes back, I wonder what's going to happen to Armstrong and Simmons (their two rookies) with Chandler and West already there. They should be able to move one of them for a SG to play along side Peja and Mason

 

Of course he would, Birdman was Scott's connect.

 

I would trade Armstrong and keep Simmons. Simmons will be the better player in the future IMO and plus he is 2 years younger than Armstrong.

 

A life changing experience? What did he test positive for?

 

HIV

haha jk, I thought it was Marijuana?? am I right?

 

^ Definitely not. He got kicked out most likely because he tested positive for a chemical drug (cocaine, ecstacy, LSD, meth etc.). It wasn't really made public what he tested positive for.