D'Angelo Russell Discussion: Adopting A Professional Attitude

I don't understand what's serious and what's not in this thread. Look at the video. He rolled his ankle horribly and somehow exploded anyway and finished the play. AND REENTERED THE GAME. Then he left. He even tried to play the next game. He gave an all out effort. I commend him.

I don't like to tell sports stories, but I'll tell the story of the only time I checked out of a game voluntarily. I got a hip pointer in practice, tried to play in the game, got a doughnut pad to take some of the paint out of getting hit, but I couldn't help but wince every time someone hit me. It hurt really bad, and I was afraid I would fumble trying to protect. So I missed the second half. I think some people thought I was a wuss - and maybe I was - but it hurt, and I was pretty sure it would be a detriment to the team.

 

wow.

You'd think I attacked this kid personally. Are you all the same dudes who wouldn't giggle a little bit at a kid who was overreacting at something? Say a kid falls and doinks his head and starts bawling or a kid scrapes his knee and starts crying uncontrollably. Is it not okay to laugh a bit when they cry too hard? That's literally all I did!

Now I'm a jerk for calling him on it? I was and am proud of him for getting up and trying to play on it last night. It was awesome that he tried to go last night. He's a kid prone to overreaction, that's pretty much been my only point.

Is it really that big a deal what I said? I'm not even saying he's a wuss. I'm saying he overreacted. Man. You'd think I called this kid out for being a bust or something.

Again: good on him for getting back out there and it was great seeing him try to go tonight.

 

I think you're all overreacting.

 

Honestly hadn't even occurred to me. I'm digging our future guard look.

 

Do not pass Go. Head immediately to the "Stupid and Unnecessary Things..." thread.

 

Imagine for a second you've just completed your Freshman year of college. You're drafted 3rd overall by the most illustrious franchise in NBA history. You get to play next to your childhood idol, and you're essentially on an inside track to be the next Laker torch-bearer. You come off your best game of your career, in which you are literally unguardable. You nearly will the team to victory, but you injure yourself scoring. You try to reenter the game, but you cannot push off. You know it's the right thing to do, so you check out and allow your team a chance to win without being hindered by you. Now imagine your coach mocks that performance of yours - TWICE - PUBLICLY. What's wrong with you, Byron?