I think something was wrong at some point as a catalyst. Something started the downward spiral. It may even have just been a sore shoulder that he took to seriously and now he's just lost.
yeah, didn't mackey sasser forget how to throw the ball back to the pitcher or something? and chuck knoblach also had the steve sax issue, right? so it happens in baseball, but in basketball, it seems less common. i played both when i was younger, and at some point, i really lost confidence in baseball. i wasn't sure how to field routine grounders and fly balls anymore; it just started feeling alien after having done it my whole life (part of this was that i had started to drift towards hoops as my primary sport). but nothing similar ever happened in basketball, even when i tweaked my form and such. anyway, the fultz story is a bummer to me. i mean, couldn't happen to a nicer team, but i feel bad for the kid. and us. i think he was on track to be really, really good.
Haven't read the article yet but how does that help? Maybe he sees the ball actually go through the hoop and that increases his confidence?
I think that's the rationale behind it...Meanwhile (sixers related)... Charles was close to being traded to the Lakers but the trade got canceled and he had to play drunk!
Cuban had time to write a letter to Stern to block the CP3 deal but apparently had no knowledge of a "sexual harasser" running his organization. Karma is a b**** huh
I wonder if the NBA levels any sort of punishment for years and years of abuse from within the Dallas Mavericks organization. A fine even. I mean we can't even say nice, innocuous things about other players. What does sexual assault, abuse, and a pattern of mistreating women mean to the NBA?
well, they haven't really been draconian with players on this front, nor have they punished organizations for players' issues of this nature, so i'm guessing they do nothing here.
I agree although the hypocrisy stops being funny when we get fined for nice words and teams/players get slaps on the wrist for actual abuse.
And right following Magic getting hit R.C. Buford is humping Kuzma at the All Star game preliminaries.
seems like businesses still try to draw lines. does everyone have enforceable morals clauses? i think i read in the mavs case that after the first allegations came to light, they re-wrote some of their policies and procedures. this would indicate that though they might have wanted to fire someone, they didn't have any legal grounds on which to stand (my wife works in HR). the nba has written policy about who can and can't say what about whom within their broad organization, but perhaps they don't have anything that specifically addresses instances of domestic violence (or any criminal or even moral issue) perpetrated by business staff within a given sub-organization. and where would it stop? if the assistant PR person is convicted of assault and battery, do we fine the organization? take away a draft pick? what if it's a custodian who solicited prostitution? i don't think it's on the nba. what they can do is try to pressure owners to write clearer policy which allows for quick dismissal in these cases. now, if those existed and were ignored...that's pretty s***ty, and the court of public opinion can convict cuban and company (by voting with their dollars).
I understand all of this, but when they want to flex their petty muscles on something stupid and innocuous while Cuban, one of their favorite owners, is presiding over an unruly frat house, it's not something that should be taken lightly. If they want to flex their muscles, do it for something that has actual meaning like protecting the female employees of one of their organizations. I don't need them to fine the Mavs or suspend someone or take away a draft pick (although I would if I was in their position), but there needs to be a statement made and the Mavs need to be addressed. If they have time to scold the Lakers about Magic saying nice things about a player and another organization, they should have time to say something here.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...mark-cuban-says-blame-keeping-former-employee Now it's out that he kept an employee after multiple domestic violence incidents. Not a good look at all.
Karma for the CP2 collusion. Though I've always liked Cuban. And he gave us HD Net when all the early HD adapters had next to no content on TV and we were years from HD Bluray and deceased HD DVD.
