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Egg Nog wrote:Wow, a lot of people making excuses for an idiot who assaulted someone.
People are delusional and seriously insecure about their manhood if they're trying to justify this as acceptable "alpha" behaviour.
NiqtheAntiq wrote:The Sixers owe their fans an apology for intentionally putting a D-League team out there for the past 3 seasons. They literally have developed no one in the 3 years who is a special player at all so there was really no point to this at all tanking as it has totally obliterated team moral and caused a huge negative stain on a city that has some of the best fans in the United States. The tank should have been over after last season as they had enough assets to put a semi competitive team out there on the floor and still have cap space as well as picks to complement them. The Celtics model is actually better than the Sixers and I am a Grizz fan.
THEY DONT HAVE BAD CONTRACTS, THEY ARE CLOSE TO BEING UNDER THE SALARY CAP, THEY HAVE A TON OF PICKS and so do the Sixers who have yet to win a game while the Celtics at least are competitive to visiting teams.
Why could they not just sign some vets who can at least give the Sixers a 36-41 win season. Sometimes having a 7-14 pick is a bigger blessing than having the 1st,2nd or 3rd. Just look at Anthony Bennett, Hasheem Thabeet...
All the rookies and d-leaguers they play shoot like 34 percent from the field and yet they give them like 20 minutes a game and are just going to cut them anyway at seasons end as they are scrubs. Its just a waste of time for everyone involved if you really think about it.
ChuckChilly wrote:So he punched a guy. Big deal, he's still a kid and was defending his teammate. In a country where people get shot every few minutes, Im actually happy to see people throw hands and nothing more.
It might not be related, but I hope the GM thinks long and hard about this situation. There are prices to be paid when you tank, and maybe this will make him realize that players arent just assets on a sheet of paper. Losing takes a toll, especially for guys that have been winning almost their whole lives.
ShazaamLion wrote:I don't blame Jahlil
everybody wants to punch a boston CAC at least once in their life. Even white people don't like boston.
RaptorsLife wrote:He should be suspended for 20 games this is terrible he hit the guy hard the guy should sue him Sixers are a joke i thought duke had good guys
NiqtheAntiq wrote:The Sixers owe their fans an apology for intentionally putting a D-League team out there for the past 3 seasons. They literally have developed no one in the 3 years who is a special player at all so there was really no point to this at all tanking as it has totally obliterated team moral and caused a huge negative stain on a city that has some of the best fans in the United States. The tank should have been over after last season as they had enough assets to put a semi competitive team out there on the floor and still have cap space as well as picks to complement them. The Celtics model is actually better than the Sixers and I am a Grizz fan.
THEY DONT HAVE BAD CONTRACTS, THEY ARE CLOSE TO BEING UNDER THE SALARY CAP, THEY HAVE A TON OF PICKS and so do the Sixers who have yet to win a game while the Celtics at least are competitive to visiting teams.
Why could they not just sign some vets who can at least give the Sixers a 36-41 win season. Sometimes having a 7-14 pick is a bigger blessing than having the 1st,2nd or 3rd. Just look at Anthony Bennett, Hasheem Thabeet...
All the rookies and d-leaguers they play shoot like 34 percent from the field and yet they give them like 20 minutes a game and are just going to cut them anyway at seasons end as they are scrubs. Its just a waste of time for everyone involved if you really think about it.
lilswift01 wrote:This situation probably wouldn't happen if the sixers hadnt lost 26 in a row.
WarriorsEFC wrote:He should cop 20 games and an assault charge. What a disgrace.
TKainZero wrote:Well
Okafor is dumb.
Like dumb...
Barely 15 games in, he is a street brawler...
He got a little bit defensive... Lol
trwi7 wrote:**** me deep, Giannis. ****. Me. Deep.
DrCoach wrote:ChuckChilly wrote:So he punched a guy. Big deal, he's still a kid and was defending his teammate. In a country where people get shot every few minutes, Im actually happy to see people throw hands and nothing more.
It might not be related, but I hope the GM thinks long and hard about this situation. There are prices to be paid when you tank, and maybe this will make him realize that players arent just assets on a sheet of paper. Losing takes a toll, especially for guys that have been winning almost their whole lives.
The Big deals are
1. He is 7ft 270lbs and could have killed that guy with one punch, especially if he bumped his head
2. If the guy has any type of serious injury Okafur can go to jail for a felony assault
3. This stupid move will cost him lots of money with
A. Suspensions from the league
B. Lawyer fees
C. Being sued
4. He has now tarnished his reputation which could cost him more money down the line in negotiations.
GM's will take a long look at this situation and it won't be favourable for Okafor
hookshot199 wrote:DrCoach wrote:ChuckChilly wrote:So he punched a guy. Big deal, he's still a kid and was defending his teammate. In a country where people get shot every few minutes, Im actually happy to see people throw hands and nothing more.
It might not be related, but I hope the GM thinks long and hard about this situation. There are prices to be paid when you tank, and maybe this will make him realize that players arent just assets on a sheet of paper. Losing takes a toll, especially for guys that have been winning almost their whole lives.
The Big deals are
1. He is 7ft 270lbs and could have killed that guy with one punch, especially if he bumped his head
2. If the guy has any type of serious injury Okafur can go to jail for a felony assault
3. This stupid move will cost him lots of money with
A. Suspensions from the league
B. Lawyer fees
C. Being sued
4. He has now tarnished his reputation which could cost him more money down the line in negotiations.
GM's will take a long look at this situation and it won't be favourable for Okafor
Let's see a) if the victim steps forward and b) if any injuries were sustained. The push was much more violent than the punch, which could have been thrown by my sister. The punch I saw looked more like Ali's 'phantom punch' that knocked out Sonny Liston in their second fight. Even if he gets sued (not unlikely), I doubt that it will have longterm damage to his reputation. But it is probably the first real knock on Hinkie's plan. He created the situation going into the season without a veteran point guard. I understand why - six injuries plus three or four roster spots to hold for next season - but the buck does stop with him on this one. In the last four minutes of the Celtics game, we had something like four turnovers. Not excuse.
