Talk:Roy Lassiter

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I get the impression that User 67.9.136.71 is a BIG Roy Lassiter fan, or someone with a personal interest in Lassiter. That's great, but 67.9.136.71 has made several edits which make Lassiter look even better than he was - and he was a pretty good player. I've made notes of all the edits which don't bear scrutiny and one that is a judgement call:Mohrflies 01:45, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 NCAA All American 2 Lassiter had 30 caps, no 34 3 Lassiter's international career peaked in 1997 4 Judgement Call: Lassiter's goal against Saudi Arabia results in his arrest 5 WikiProject class rating

[edit] NCAA All American

• Lassiter was not a first team All American at NC State. This is a link to the 2006 NCAA Record Book.[1] See page 82 for the years 1990-1992.Mohrflies 01:45, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

• In fact, he wasn't even a second or third team All American at NC State. Since March, I've found this NSCAA site which allows you to search for All Americans via last name, school or year. Lassiter's name shows up no where. I'm leaving the references to the All American in the bio in case it might happen to be true.Mohrflies 05:23, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lassiter had 30 caps, no 34

• I've gone through every FULL INTERNATIONAL played by the U.S. from 1992 through 2000. I used both RSSSF and the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame records. (Be careful in the Hall of Fame records, they misspelled Lassiter as Lassister on the 25 Feb 98, 6 Feb 99, 21 Feb 99 and 29 Jan 00 rosters.) However, RSSSF and the Hall of Fame both agree, Lassiter played in 30 games. Here's the breakdown:

• 1992 1 of 21
• 1993 0 of 31
• 1994 0 of 28
• 1995 2 of 14
• 1996 7 of 16
• 1997 11 of 18
• 1998 4 of 16
• 1999 4 of 13
• 2000 1 of 17

He may have played in a couple of B games or games against club sides, but these don't rate as caps according to USSF and FIFA.Mohrflies 01:45, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lassiter's international career peaked in 1997

See the stats above. User 67.9.136.71 edited the short paragraph on Lassiter's national team career to enhance the image of Lassiter's time with the national team. Originally the paragraph read: "While Lassiter had played consistently for the U.S. in 1997, his appearences tapered off in 1998 and he was not selected for the 1998 FIFA World Cup roster. He played only three games in 1999, his last with the national team. He finished his international career with 30 caps and 4 goals" This wasn't entirely accurate. The second to last sentance should have read, "He played only one game in 2000, his last with the national team." Instead we get: "While Lassiter had played consistently for the U.S. in 1997 & 1998, his appearences tapered off in 2000 and he was selected as an alternate for the 1998 FIFA World Cup roster. He played only three games in 2000, his last with the national team. He finished his international career with 32 caps and 4 goals."Mohrflies 01:45, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Judgement Call: Lassiter's goal against Saudi Arabia results in his arrest

This was a significant part of Lassiter's career. I can't think of another athlete who got arrested because their athletic success brought them to the attention of a police force looking for them. This was a big deal at the time, big enough to make the New York Times. The original wording mentioned that opposing fans would mock Lassiter about his arrest. I removed that and thought that this wording was even handed, however User 67.9.136.71 still cut it. I'm open to suggestions.

"Ironically, the game was nationally televised and it brought Lassiter to the attention of detectives in Raleigh, North Carolina who recognized Lassiter as being wanted for breaking and entering during his time at North Carolina State University. Police detained Lassiter and he eventually pled guilty, serving 30 days in jail over a nine month period. This allowed him to continue to play soccer.^[2] Despite this setback, Lassiter's career continued to rise." Mohrflies 01:45, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 16:07, 9 November 2007 (UTC)