Wow.. that CBS piece from Doug Gottlieb holds no punches.. here's a small highlight:
Not sure what'll happen.. but he sounded like this year's version of Perry Jones III...
Muhammad also stinks as a teammate. We all saw the pouting on the floor after his teammate Larry Drew hit the game-winner versus Washington last season, when Shabazz was shouting for the ball. I have been told by multiple sources that such behavior was the norm. When Muhammad didn't get his touches, didn't get his numbers, he was totally disconnected from his team.
His arrogance and lack of desire to be coached was apparent to all who watched.
"Shabazz was only about Shabazz, go back and look at how he came out of [games] -- he would not walk close to Ben [Howland]," one UCLA source told me. Translation: coach killer.
What you're left with is a great competitor who likes to win and has always been able to score, but who is also a rare combination of being smaller, older, less skilled, less trustworthy and a worse teammate than we were ever led to believe.
Not sure what'll happen.. but he sounded like this year's version of Perry Jones III...