Nalod wrote:Dude pulled his kid out of school? Has the other home schooled. Is this man out of his mind?
I hate trump. But he should have thanked him.
He should let his kid take the punishment at UCLA. He might not be a good player just yet but he could make him a man. Instead he is weakening him.
The kid messed up and got off easy in china. That was a gift. To say he is being punished harder at home is awful.
To pull him out of a situation where he has to grow up is awful. These kids need to be men to handle the pressure of being a pro ball player if they are even that good.
Shame on Lavar for doing that to his kid. He needs to be a dad first, not some promoter of "Baller".
If the US had a different President, the same thing would have happened.
If this was not the Ball family, but a different family, with the oldest in the NBA, the same thing would have happened.
The international basketball community is very close knit. Having LiAngelo Ball sit in a foreign prison just creates too much negative groundswell. Esp with China about to host a future Winter Olympics. The IOC doesn't want to deal with it, China doesn't want to deal with it, the US doesn't want to deal with it.
LAB will never play professionally. The Asian league won't have him now. He's not talented enough to be in the NBA. It remains to be seen if the Euro leagues will want him. The Balls also have an AAU background, so it's not a huge stretch to see why blkexec takes the position he does.
Here's the thing about the AAU. Probably 10 percent of the time, the team and the handlers are on the up and up. Trying to be actually legit, handling things legit, not looking to pocket cash, curry favor, get free swag and exploit young players and their parents. The other 90 percent of the time? Predators trying to f**k you over, your kids over, and see how much they can get as fast as they can get it.
Ask yourself if the things blkexec says here are within the 1 in 10 chance he genuinely cares about young players and player development and the love of the game. Or if he's within the 9 out of 10 who would f**k you over right now, for the loose change in your pocket. Notice when he talks about the AAU, he never mentions the kids and parents who get completely gang raped over by handlers, shills and parasites associated with getting some of that shoe money.
LiAngelo Ball sold his good name for something worth a few measly bucks. His good name. For the rest of his life.
Your good name and your word has to mean something in this life.
" A man should be proud of all the moments in his life, not just the time he played" said by a regretful Lawrence Taylor.
12/7/2017 10:21 PM