Lakers' Lonzo Ball, Luke Walton say LaVar Ball wrong, Walton hasn't lost team

[ankhheru]

ESPN ain't shit

but Pelinka and Magic caused that

That wasn't Magics coach. He didn't hire him so he probably don't feel like he got any allegiance to him or even wanted him long term any way.

 

[Complex]

That wasn't Magics coach. He didn't hire him so he probably don't feel like he got any allegiance to him or even wanted him long term any way.

No, I'm talking about for not standing up to Lavar

Next he's going to criticize management, and what are they going to do then

 

[World B Free]

Lonzo has been ballin' lately.....livin' up to the hype

 

[ankhheru]

No, I'm talking about for not standing up to Lavar

Next he's going to criticize management, and what are they going to do then

My point is they didn't stand up for him because they had no plans on keeping him anyway. I think lady Buss made one tweet about him but that was it.

What's the point of standing up to Lavar? He ain't an employee or a player. They already did what they could do short of banning him from the arena. You can't ban media from talking to him.

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

Lonzo has been ballin' lately.....livin' up to the hype

Kid is nice when he says fuck it and doesnt over think shit. His natural flow is decent, and it seems hes starting to have 'fun' again...

 

[playahaitian]

Y'all realize ESPN played you with this stupid story just to stir shit up. In the SAME interview where Lavar made the headlined comments, he also says the exact opposite...

"...On camera, what follows Goodman’s prompt is a ragged symphony of caveats, disclaimers, and attempts at retreat from Ball, reminders that he is just voicing his perception as an outsider and has no special insight into the Lakers’ internal dynamics. What emerges from this is the altogether milder take that “I’ve always said, when you lose by 20 and 30 and you’re talking about boys, you don’t want to play for me or you don’t want to play. So I tell ‘em that’s a pride thing.” Not for nothing, but a few seconds later, Ball also says the following, out loud, word for word, at exactly the 10:50 mark in the video: “They probably want to play for him as hard as they can.”

https://deadspin.com/espn-its-bad-that-we-keep-squeezing-juicy-quotes-out-o-1821950556

 

[Complex]

My point is they didn't stand up for him because they had no plans on keeping him anyway. I think lady Buss made one tweet about him but that was it.

What's the point of standing up to Lavar? He ain't an employee or a player. They already did what they could do short of banning him from the arena. You can't ban media from talking to him.

The point is it's causing a distraction and no free agent is going to want to come to a dysfunctional situation with an AAU dad

and they could sit him down one on one and talk to him before doing it publicly.

Stand up for their coach, because it's also standing up for their organization. He's not going to stop until he keeps poking around. It's not going to stop at Luke.

It looks crazy as fuck dude keeps speaking out and players are being asked about their teammates dad.

Dude already criticized Lonzo's teammates at UCLA which was some low shit. What happens after he criticizes Ingram or Randle for having a bad game?

 

[World B Free]

Kid is nice when he says fuck it and doesnt over think shit. His natural flow is decent, and it seems hes starting to have 'fun' again...

Yeah, I like to see him play, even his shot is getting better. He's an all around player, peeps be dumb just lookin' at his scoring....he does so much more; plus, he's only 20 years old, he has mad room for growth..

 

[ankhheru]

The point is it's causing a distraction and no free agent is going to want to come to a dysfunctional situation with an AAU dad

and they could sit him down one on one and talk to him before doing it publicly.

Stand up for their coach, because it's also standing up for their organization. He's not going to stop until he keeps poking around. It's not going to stop at Luke.

It looks crazy as fuck dude keeps speaking out and players are being asked about their teammates dad.

Dude already criticized Lonzo's teammates at UCLA which was some low shit. What happens after he criticizes Ingram or Randle for having a bad game?

There will be some free agents going there. It's a huge market. People said the same about New York. As long as there is money to be made and a better chance to get better endorsements free agents will come and As long as they got salary cap space to pay they will come. Now if you're looking to get a free agent to come just to say he's playing in LA and they ain't got cap money then it don't matter if Lavar had a stroke and couldn't talk.

 

[IT IS WHAT IT IS]

Yeah, I like to see him play, even his shot is getting better. He's an all around player, peeps be dumb just lookin' at his scoring....he does so much more; plus, he's only 20 years old, he has mad room for growth..

I was one of them, expected him to be a lights out shooter. He still needs to improve in that area, but when he playing ball naturally, kid is a LOT of fun to watch!

 

[ankhheru]

I was one of them, expected him to be a lights out shooter. He still needs to improve in that area, but when he playing ball naturally, kid is a LOT of fun to watch!

Respect

 

[World B Free]

I was one of them, expected him to be a lights out shooter. He still needs to improve in that area, but when he playing ball naturally, kid is a LOT of fun to watch!

Tru dat!

 

[Quek9]

Lonzo has been ballin' lately.....livin' up to the hype

He is playing more like his draft projection during the last 10 games. It takes some longer to get acclimated to the NBA, the young man has been filling up the stat sheet.