Liver_Pooty wrote:KembaWalker wrote:i dont think its any secret that we are going to have a long road to retaining LaMelo, even on the little bit you get out of him directly its never sounded particularly good. in his post season interview today one of the few things he clearly elucidated was that he felt like he'd been lied to by the organization multiple times about his jersey number situation and that its made him pretty unhappy. you can look at the recent Slam article where he says he doesn't feel like he's really been given the keys, no big man etc. Lavar being unhappy with how Gelo gets treated on the Swarm etc.
the mass of Charlotteans on twitter handwringing about smoking a blunt arent doing us any favors either. such a lame city, always 10 years behind, just like the Hornets
I don't think anyone really cares about him smoking a blunt. Him videoing himself smoking it like he's a 13 year old is more annoying than anything.
His brother is just awful.
I don't know what else the organization can do to make him feel like he has the keys if he truly feels that way. Hopefully we get a big man in the offseason.
I think the kid is a head case punk right now…swimming in his own adulation, grounded by a father who is perpetually interfering within his boys lives. He’s got such great talent, but if he doesn’t have the steel in his heart or his head, he will not carry this team or any other.
Normally immature youth with great talent find their way via one of two roads; the hard road that chisels them into toughness that meets their drive, or the easy road that elevates them to a bigger stage for showing off. The latter may find some success but do they ever lead their teams to greatness?
IF he positions himself in this self serving way, I would keep a sharp eye on the situation. He is our greatest asset. Assets can be traded for better fit great assets. Not advocating anything now. But warning flags are going up. My spidey sense is tingling.
