2017 NBA Offseason Thread

[LAD]

Joe Jackson was a terrible human being. Lavar is a big mouth. Those are NOT THE SAME THINGS.

No one, not anyone that knows Lavar has come out to say he's been a bad father to those kids. Do you know how much money someone who "knew" Lavar and came out and said something negative about him as a father could profit off of that?

No one's come to the kids defense and said Lavar has been too hard on them, or doesn't have their best interest at heart. He does, and it's clear because when he's speaking out of his ass, it's for marketing.

Well we still don't know that there isn't someone out there that could blow he whistle. They haven't really been in the spotlight long so no telling.

I would imagine with the way he lashed out at that female ref that he has some "not so good" qualities pent up.

 

[CitySushi]

IMO the answer to your last question is yes & no. The problem here is that pulling him from school could be a risky move in terms of his social development. Not having that in the event his basketball career doesn't pan out could be detrimental for him. What else will there be for him to do at that point?

I get that basketball is something they'd like to focus on, but is it really a good idea to neglect other areas of development in the process? Like @Mecca has mentioned, most kids that grow up without limitations and/or boundaries have a hard time adjusting to life as an adult.

I think it's just a big assumption to make on Lavar's parenting skills. I point to Lonzo again as an example of this. Lonzo clearly showed a talent early on and Lavar was able to help cultivate that, and Lonzo has still shown to be a well rounded person.

I agree, if the sole purpose of pulling LaMelo was to simply have him focus on basketball and disregard any education, that's terrible. But it's a stretch to call into question the guys parenting skills simply because he's trying to build a market for his sons to profit off of. In fact, I say it's quite the opposite in that he's working to see that his kids are able to make something of themselves.

Also it's not like Melo doesn't have any social skills at this point. He's had 15 years in the public school system and that's quite enough to learn how to navigate society.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Joe Jackson was a terrible human being. Lavar is a big mouth. Those are NOT THE SAME THINGS.

No one, not anyone that knows Lavar has come out to say he's been a bad father to those kids. Do you know how much money someone who "knew" Lavar and came out and said something negative about him as a father could profit off of that?

No one's come to the kids defense and said Lavar has been too hard on them, or doesn't have their best interest at heart. He does, and it's clear because when he's speaking out of his ass, it's for marketing.

Ok....I give....again.

Maybe I am demonizing the guy unfairly.

But, he's sickening.

 

[LAD]

I think it's just a big assumption to make on Lavar's parenting skills. I point to Lonzo again as an example of this. Lonzo clearly showed a talent early on and Lavar was able to help cultivate that, and Lonzo has still shown to be a well rounded person.

I agree, if the sole purpose of pulling LaMelo was to simply have him focus on basketball and disregard any education, that's terrible. But it's a stretch to call into question the guys parenting skills simply because he's trying to build a market for his sons to profit off of. In fact, I say it's quite the opposite in that he's working to see that his kids are able to make something of themselves.

Also it's not like Melo doesn't have any social skills at this point. He's had 15 years in the public school system and that's quite enough to learn how to navigate society.

I just disagree, from a parents perspective. And having 15 years of public school system experience is definitely not enough to navigate the rest of his life as an adult. Just saying.

 

[LAD]

Ok....I give....again.

Maybe I am demonizing the guy unfairly.

But, he's sickening.

I don't think we're demonizing him. I think saying his kids seem well rounded is pretty premature when they're all basically still kids. We don't know how they will adjust as adults yet...but only time will tell.

 

[CitySushi]

I just disagree, from a parents perspective. And having 15 years of public school system experience is definitely not enough to navigate the rest of his life as an adult. Just saying.

Fair enough, but I'm also a parent too. If I saw an opportunity for my child to thrive without hurting them, I would pursue every avenue to get it done. 15 years is not enough to navigate corporate America, nor is it enough to deal with any myriad of jobs in the real world, but that's not LaMelo's current course. 15 years is enough to develop social skills, empathy, humility, confidence and work ethic. You could argue maturity, but in my experience maturity is not guaranteed even with higher education.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

I just disagree, from a parents perspective. And having 15 years of public school system experience is definitely not enough to navigate the rest of his life as an adult. Just saying.

He has too tight a leash on these kids lives.

That's the reason I didn't want Lonzo to go to the Lakers.

How can you be a man, standing on your own two feet if your Daddy has his hands in everything?

Don't get me wrong, having parents that let you run amuck is just as bad.

But, they need a chance to live, make mistakes like everyone else.

 

[LAD]

Fair enough, but I'm also a parent too. If I saw an opportunity for my child to thrive without hurting them, I would pursue every avenue to get it done. 15 years is not enough to navigate corporate America, nor is it enough to deal with any myriad of jobs in the real world, but that's not LaMelo's current course. 15 years is enough to develop social skills, empathy, humility, confidence and work ethic. You could argue maturity, but in my experience maturity is not guaranteed even with higher education.

My point is what if he has to navigate the real world though?

 

[CitySushi]

My point is what if he has to navigate the real world though?

I think at worst he'll be able to carve out a profession over-seas. Even if he develops half as well as he is now, then he has a good shot. I understand in having a back up plan and I'm saying that as long as his education is there at a high school level and he can graduate while being home schooled, he can go to college at any time.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Chris Bosh spotted at Lakers practice with Rob Pelinka.

 

[Bolts]

Actually, he's the better of all 3, offensively.

Lavar is making a mistake.

LiAngelo is not nearly as good as the other two and the Ball stock is gonna fall when people realize Lonzo is a team guy that doesn't care about putting up 20ppg.

He's Jason Kidd, not Magic Johnson.

In 2 years, who's gonna use a 1st rounder on a kid who didn't play High School nor College ball?

For some reason I thought LiAngelo was the youngest son that was pulled out of HS, not Lamelo. Should have looked more into the story I guess.

 

[trojanfan12]

But, they need a chance to live, make mistakes like everyone else.

If you make mistakes, you're not a Big Baller.

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

Dunn just earned some brownie points. Alright, he's good in my book.




If this was regular season tho, Boogie would've fucked him up and gotten ejected / suspended

 

[trojanfan12]

Rockets puttin' foot to ass vs. the Thunder right now.

 

[bksballer89]

Miami Heat, Justise Winslow working overtime to put shooting woes behind him

 

[bksballer89]

Starting to think it is very possible that Brooklyn finish with a better record than the Knicks

 

[True Lakers Fan]

I just disagree, from a parents perspective. And having 15 years of public school system experience is definitely not enough to navigate the rest of his life as an adult. Just saying.

Besides that, I don't need to tell you that part of playing sports is learning social skills and how to interact with others. I personally believe that Lavar is doing his son a disservice which will one day cause his son some regrets

 

[True Lakers Fan]

I think at worst he'll be able to carve out a profession over-seas. Even if he develops half as well as he is now, then he has a good shot. I understand in having a back up plan and I'm saying that as long as his education is there at a high school level and he can graduate while being home schooled, he can go to college at any time.

If he's lucky. He might not even want to be in the NBA and wants to still enjoy being a teenager

 

[True Lakers Fan]

Rockets puttin' foot to ass vs. the Thunder right now.

Go Rockets

 

[True Lakers Fan]

Ok....I give....again.

Maybe I am demonizing the guy unfairly.

But, he's sickening.

Personally I think you was right. It's not fair to deny the kid from finishing High school with his friends. Sports is about more than a game when they are in high school