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The Big Ball Theory

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Chef2, Mar 14, 2017.

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  1. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Who says he's trying to compete with the NBA?
     
    JC, Dec 21, 2017
    #817
  2. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    Good point. Rephrase: He's the 1,000,000th person to attempt a secondary, start-up pro basketball league.
     
    tapintoamerica, Dec 21, 2017
    #818
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  3. Stoney

    Stoney Well-Known Member

    Umm, NO. The last League to try to compete with the NBA was the ABA. That ended in 1976 with a merger at gunpoint. Nobody else has dared try since.

    If this idea is intended to compete with anyone, it's college basketball, not the NBA--on the premise that some fans might wanna watch one year of last year's high school stars here, rather than in college. But even Lavar's not delusional enough to think this would draw eyes away from the NBA.
     
    Last edited: Dec 21, 2017
    Stoney, Dec 21, 2017
    #819
  4. Tweener

    Tweener Well-Known Member

    Smart take. I think you're right that the NBA will soon get rid of the one-and-done rule, and then all of this nonsense goes away. I'm all for not being the NCAA's lapdog, but yeah, I don't see LaVar being the one to pull it all off.
     
    Tweener, Dec 21, 2017
    #820
  5. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    See my rephrase in earlier post.
     
    tapintoamerica, Dec 22, 2017
    #821
  6. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    30 years ago today, LaVar Ball dropped 12 points on the top-ranked Arizona Wildcats.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Dec 22, 2017
    #822
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  7. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Please, dear Jesus, on your birthday, give LaVar the insight to name Isiah Thomas the Commisioner of your league.
     
    heyabbott, Dec 22, 2017
    #823
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  8. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    Good lead to a crappy assignment.

    There is no easy way to deliver this, so let’s just put it out there:

    LaVar Ball, along with his sons Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo, by virtue of what they did in the name of the Big Baller Brand from their modest Chino Hills home base, attaching themselves to basketball royalty at UCLA and with the Lakers, and detaching themselves from the norm in Lithuania, China and President Trump’s Twitter account, are the 2017 Southern California News Group Sports People of the Year.

    If you somehow made it this deep into the story, we owe an explanation.

    SCNG Sports Person of the Year: Why we kept our eye on the Ball Family (sunglasses optional) – Press Enterprise
     
    MTM, Dec 22, 2017
    #824
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  9. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Chef2, Dec 26, 2017
    #825
  10. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    heyabbott, Dec 26, 2017
    #826
  11. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    Months ago, BBB said orders would be delivered in November. Did they meet that deadline? Has there been any reporting on this?
     
    tapintoamerica, Dec 26, 2017
    #827
  12. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    Chef2, Dec 26, 2017
    #828
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