Stoudamire agrees to sign with Memphis

LABlogger wrote:
> Let's hope he remembers not to take aluminum foil through the airport
> metal detector on his way to Memphis. =)

Hell even Canzano could not trip him up....=)

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/112...2502261 a fixture of the Blazers' lineup for most of his tenure, although twomarijuana incidents caused him to be suspended and fined $250,000 bytheteam.(That fine was recinded and he donated it to headstart instead)"I understand what I've done. It's been two years since the whole marijuanaincident. I haven't touched marijuana. I'm not really too concerned aboutthat. I think the biggest thing about that is that I'm not scared totalkabout it."Stoudamire said he encountered some preconceived notions fromteams during the free agency process, but when he addressed questionshonestly and openly, teams seemed to gain better understanding andcomfort."That was the whole thing during free agency," Stoudamire said. "Iwas saying, 'Don't let the perception fool you.' "Stoudamire, who in Dec.2002 gave $250,000 to the Portland Interscholastic League to save springsports, said he will do just as much in the Memphis community. As much as hegave the Blazers, he said, he got plenty in return.