Why would you think he'd realize this? It's his entire M.O.
I'm rooting for Ball (well at least until he plays the Cs) but people are expecting way too much from him. While parts of his game are NBA level, other parts are not and he's going to have to work on his body to keep up with the physical play. To me, he's as far away as Ingram was when he entered the league.
Spot on. The silver lining for Ball is that he will get a chance to hone his skills against playoff-style (not mid December or late February) defense each night. It will make him even better in the long run.
Yeah--he could have matched up against one of those dozen veteran All-Star level PG's
Sorry LaVar, you don't get to do a Karim Garcia on A) a guy who just owned your son, and B) when you're not even a participant in the sport.LaVar Ball said:
I genuinely think the answer is no.
If he does - or decides later that he wants to - then he does have the trump card here as the actual, you know, star player. He can make it clear that LaVar does not speak for him, sever business ties with his father (and if need be / dragged to those lengths, personal ties too), and even ask that his father not be allowed to attend games if he's going to continue to comment to the media. People can only talk about the interpersonal drama just so long when the actual famous side in it refuses to give them further fodder.
Could you imagine Lonzo at 24-25 still dealing with Dad squawking before and after every game?
Raises an interesting question: what's the closest pro sports father analogue. Bidding starts at Earl Woods, although I guess Richard Williams is the obvious alternative (with Marc Marinovich creeping into the conversation).
I don't feel there is any chance of LaVar ruining his sons career. He's a good kid and both teammates and opponents love him once they get realize that Lonzo isn't LaVar. Sure it will get guys like Beverly and other PG's fired up to play him but that will only make the kid better......the fact that he didn't get razzled against the Clippers speaks volumes about his maturity as a player.
I assume youmean ganble away allthe money, but Lavar can't even dream of being Cecil. Cecil Fielder was an MLB all star. Lavar isn't even "couldn't hit the curve with the Jays was sent to Japan" Cecil. Lavar isn't even Russ Mormon or Roberto Petagine.
Bill James once wrote "Cecil Fielder was listed at 255 which makes you wonder what it would read if he put his other foot on the scale."
The respective sizes of their penises? Obviously Lavar's is larger than most people have ever seen.
I laughed.
Is this the consensus? I had read (anecdotally) that the younger Ball may be the best of the 3. Is that not so?
Lonzo is by far the best prospect. The little one is hard to tell because the games I’ve seen him play he just shoots threes from several feet behind the line and makes like, 25 percent of them. It’s not real basketball and he hasn’t shown Lonzo’s passing skills at all.
I agreed with that until the first time I watched Glory, not to get too serious on you.
