So of course it will never happen.

Earlier this summer on his (now-dead) twitter page, Rashad posted this question:

just wondering? do u guys think im kina crazy in some way? like a bad boy? its what I hear why teams wont sign me. its funny but i wana know

The guy has talent as an offensive player, but he’s one of those cases where you almost think you’d be more interested in his CAT scan or a functional MRI than you are in watching him play. The body language, the odd sulky quality…. Without ever quite getting over the tipping point, he’s a borderline “head case” at all times. Large tattoos on his two arms read “Born to be Hated” and “Dying to be Loved,” and he wants them both to be true at the same time.

He’s not stupid. The guy writes poetry. I like the idea. It’s execrably bad, however. His homage to Garnett is painful to read.

Last year, once he’d earned a deep bench spot, McCants took to being oddly, passively demonstrative whenever he could. Before each half he’d make a big point of being the very last person to sit down on the bench, walking down veeeeery sloooowly to the end of the pine and standing there, sticking out, for several seconds before he’d settle.

(He also, as in my title, has one of the least-inspiring nicknames in sports. “Shaddy.”)

Aren’t there sports therapists who help athletes dial down the crazy? Maybe he should give himself a more positive name and play well for a team.