re: Advocate article on Q-Pon

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It’s the attitude that propelled the 27-year-old into a locker room leader after just weeks on the roster.

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Crazy how a change of scenery can effect a guy. He was the exact opposite of this in Memphis.

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Pondexter was disciplined by the organization after he was seen staring and screaming toward the Grizzlies bench during a 22-point performance in December 2013. Reports surfaced that he flung a stream of expletives at Joerger, which led Memphis to trade him a few weeks later.

Pondexter disputed those reports, saying he had no relationship whatsoever with Joerger and there was no heated exchange between the two.

“It was a difficult time in my life,” he said. “And it hurt. There were stories that I cursed the coach out that just weren’t true. We had never even communicated, let alone had I screamed at him or had a falling out. We never talked to each other prior to that game or during that game.

“There were a lot of rumors that came out and a lot of stories that popped up as a reaction to that moment. It just really hurt to have to go through that. I’m not that player, and I’m not that person. What you see now and what you’ve heard about me (in New Orleans) is the kind of person I am. I want that to be reflected.”

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So much bullshite from Q here. Does he think there wasn't anybody in the arena to catch him cursing out Joerger? People saw it happen, heard him screaming, and reported it. Everyone who followed the team had been reporting all season that Q had become a cancer on the team.

Is he really going to act like the guy who was either an assistant or the HC his entire time in Memphis never spoke to him....

The team showed him a ton of good faith by signing him to an extension while he was out with a season ending injury. His inability to perform when given chances to play in the rotation (or when he got starts) never gave him the right to become such a nuisance in one of most close-knit veteran led lockerrooms.