Nalod wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:

Nalod wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:I want yo thank the 3 players from UCLA who have absolutely embarrassed the entire US over such gross behavior in another country. If you were not covered by your status you'd be doing 3-5 years in a Chinese jail and deserved every minute of it. One kid drives a Ferrari and has the audacity to steal from others? What a grotesque form of human behavior ucla should kick their asses out of school and the ncaa should suspend them for atleast two years. A big time example needs to be made and followed through here

I don’t think UCLA should treat this any different than if they had done the same in Beverly Hills.
As for Chinese shoplifting laws? Does their celebrity status lesson the penalty?
Nalod’s kids when over seas used to get a huge sit down before they left and got an earful from me about other countries laws, distain for U.S. citizens and not be gullible to put yourself in a bad situation. Serious damn business!

Make no mistake that Donald J. Trump is global embarrassment beyond anything LiAngelo Ball or his idiot father can muster.

They talked about this on Mike and Mike. Something happened where freshman football players stole another UCLA student's back pack in 2010. They were suspended for the season. But there was some speculation that because the youngest Ball is committed to UCLA that the University might not impose as harsh a penalty in this situation. Definitely worth keeping an eye on.

The kid is not that good, might serve to redshirt him and use this as a "Big Ball Brand" ethics thing?
Im mixed on this. The level of stupidity is beyond words. The very nature of amateur athletics and the code of ethics should be upheld but fact is we flushed this higher morality a long time ago and university athletics is a high priced cash machine!!
Given this, they will likely suspend the three and bring them back around the first of the year. My guess. My hope is something hard was pre negotiated:
One year of jail or one year suspension. Or expelled, but no jail. The kid loses a year of play. Better than Jail??? Everyone saves face.
The act of what they stole is minor but to me its such a level of disrespect to the team, the university, China, the citizens of China, Lavar, his wife, family and reeks of entitlement spoiled player. Short term this hurts BBB branding.

Should stupidity be punished?
Will it make all stupid smart and stop doing this sht? Not at all.
Will it make smart bad boys better... no way.
Its about law to be the same for everyone. Pure, reach, smart, stupid, talented, ordinary, celebs, average Joe, black, white, man , woman, etc.
If this will be some regular American kids not ballers? Will they root in Chinise prison for 10 years?

CrushAlot wrote:Celtics up by 4 with just under 7 secs on the Warriors.

The Celts and the Refs are up 4....Some horrible calls down the stretch

Uptown wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Celtics up by 4 with just under 7 secs on the Warriors.

The Celts and the Refs are up 4....Some horrible calls down the stretch

CrushAlot wrote:

Uptown wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Celtics up by 4 with just under 7 secs on the Warriors.

The Celts and the Refs are up 4....Some horrible calls down the stretch

Had the sound off and was half watching. I know Kyrie seemed to go to the line every time down the court in the final two minutes. Tatum looks really good.

That game was garbage. Celtics got so many ridiculous fouls and no calls. Still woulda lost without GSW shooting terribly down the stretch. I feel like the Celtics are the new darlings of the east and they play hard defense so they’re pretty much just going to be allowed to maul us at will when we play them.

Bulls really got a gem.

ekstarks94 wrote:

TPercy wrote:

Lauri Markenenn has impressed the holy hell out of me. He is the closest person in the NBA right now to KP and its scary.

Bulls really got a gem.

Maybe Phil wasn't so crazy after all...lhad Phil traded KP and got an extra pick or two..he was going to take this kid. He looks fluid like KP but he probably is not the rim protector KP is

TPercy wrote:Lauri Markenenn has impressed the holy hell out of me. He is the closest person in the NBA right now to KP and its scary.

Bulls really got a gem.

Thats why I believe it important to encourage Frank to be aggressive sooner rather than later. The longer he waits, the tougher it will get.