Because if you're not spending months learning grade 11 social studies and algebra in a SoCal public school, you are clearly going to be messed up. It doesn't matter if you already have your own shoe ans brand and drive a lambo at 16 or have a guaranteed full ride to UCLA. You cannot have a father want to train his basketball playing son. It is heresey don't you know?
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LaVar Ball to pull son LaMelo from Chino Hills HS and train him for the next 2 years
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Because if you're not spending months learning grade 11 social studies and algebra in a SoCal public school, you are clearly going to be messed up. It doesn't matter if you already have your own shoe ans brand and drive a lambo at 16 or have a guaranteed full ride to UCLA. You cannot have a father want to train his basketball playing son. It is heresey don't you know?
BronsonLee
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Ehhhh I wouldn't go that far at all
Like this is the first thing Lavar has done in regards to his kids that's given me pause
Vicetrailia
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Honestly I wish my parent cared about my future like that growing up. Instead I got some laissez faire bullshit.
You can't spell Lamborghini can you?
The next Kawhi Leonard.
whatsinaname
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For some reason, this sounds more like a wish than a prediction. (Maybe not your post in particular but that is the vibe I am getting from many posts).
Why would I spell Chevrolet when I can write Chevy?
RedAssedApe
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he can train with better competition. i mean did you watch his 90+ point game? a majority of those HS players won't even be looked at by scouts to play college ball.
RedAssedApe
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judging by their reality show...melo just gonna play a lot of 2K lol
What about go to class, learn things, socialize and be a well rounded human being?
NYR
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They have never worked a day in their life. The 16 year old already has a lambo. People like that dont fit in with normal society.
Sho_Nuff82
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Are we gauging on what's best for the kid for $$$ or for basketball?
Kyrie is fucking terrible at defense, and the Cavs were one of the worst defensive teams in the league with him on the floor last year, no amount of money will change that.
Playing cherry-pick bball in HS and spending 6 months playing UCLA's historically bad zone defense isn't going to make him ready to stay in front of the Chris Paul's of the world.
Meh. It's not like a public high school education in this country is so great that it can't be replicated or even exceeded if you have the financial resources to do it.
Plenty of Tennis kids and kids in other solo sports at the Olympic level, forego traditional high school and instead choose to homeschool for high school. So it's not unheard of.
...I've just never heard of a kid involved in a team sport doing it.
But LaMello already has a guaranteed free ride to UCLA so it's not like his lack of playing on a highschool team will hurt his college prospects. ...maybe he'll spend more time practicing with his older brothers and their more experienced peers and he'll end up better prepared for UCLA than if he stayed on a high school team playing against only other high school level skilled players.
Plenty of Tennis kids and kids in other solo sports at the Olympic level, forego traditional high school and instead choose to homeschool for high school. So it's not unheard of.
...I've just never heard of a kid involved in a team sport doing it.
But LaMello already has a guaranteed free ride to UCLA so it's not like his lack of playing on a highschool team will hurt his college prospects. ...maybe he'll spend more time practicing with his older brothers and their more experienced peers and he'll end up better prepared for UCLA than if he stayed on a high school team playing against only other high school level skilled players.
perfectchaos007
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Social Workers love tying to take away kids who are homeschooled. I would like to see them try to take LaMelo from LaVar lmao lights camera action!
Sho_Nuff82
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IT is 5'9, I could score on him lol.
If LaMelo ends up as good an offensive player as IT or Kyrie, sure, no one will care, but that's a pretty big if.
Not at all and I understand what you saying. Just feels like a Todd Marinovich situation. Father who controls his kids every move to that kids detriment. There will be teams who won't won't touch these kids unless they are absolute superstars which is way early at this point. Who wants to deal with dad unless you have to.
RedAssedApe
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Its not way early at all. If there are any teams unwilling to give a well scouted kid a scholarship because his parents they are dumb as all the other top programs are fighting to sign that kid.
I'm talking NBA, not college. Any school in America would take them for their 1 semester prior to declaring. I'm talking down the road.
RedAssedApe
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unless there are injury/health or behavior/off court issues i doubt teams completely pass on a player because of their parents.
lavar was a complete non-factor for Lonzo at UCLA.
brokenbeans
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Poor kid
As long as LaVar has legit skills coaches working with Melo, AND Melo's getting regular 5v5 runs against real competition, this could work out.
That would be very ugly for him.
That would be very ugly for him.
Just_myles
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I hope people find the comedy in that quote.
sf2fanatic
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Middle one. He doesn't get big exposure as the other two
ISWThunder
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HS is not a priority, so not a big deal. Only question is, can he stay NCAA eligible with everything his dad will do in two years? May have to go to Europe in two years.
RedAssedApe
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Like what, play defense?
The whole shoe thing kinda already may have fucked him over
Just_myles
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He signing to a school like it's an NBA contract. It's UCLA/NCAA, the NCAA makin money.
I mean, I guess it doesn't matter because his family is rich and he can coast forever regardless of his level of personal success, but what is he going to do with his hyper-focused NBA player education if he isn't good enough for the NBA?
sf2fanatic
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LaMelo should just go to junco for one year
RedAssedApe
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you sign your letter of intent. they call it national signing day :shrugs:
Never been to a signing event? It's not unusual.
It's was something I never knew exist, till working for the college. So I don't expect a lot to know either.
Even though they said home school, LeMelo could easily sign up for an independent study program though the district or a charter organization, and basically turn in packets of work to show content mastery.
You can't just say your child will be homeschooled and that will be that. If you are going through the actual process, LaVar would have to register his home as as private school, show competency as a teacher somehow, and make sure LeMelo's health and other relevant information is up to date with the state.
You can't just say your child will be homeschooled and that will be that. If you are going through the actual process, LaVar would have to register his home as as private school, show competency as a teacher somehow, and make sure LeMelo's health and other relevant information is up to date with the state.
Massive Duck. C.M.
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Poor kid
the_darkness
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Liangelo ain't shit.
Hazelhurst
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I wish I could have skipped the last two years of High School. Lucky Melo.
killertofu
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I feel like this attitude is common among sports families, no?
My roommate went to school with Tim Tebow but he told me Tim was basically home schooled. He had his own apartment just to play football at Nease.
My roommate went to school with Tim Tebow but he told me Tim was basically home schooled. He had his own apartment just to play football at Nease.
That right there is bullshit. Why can't he just go play in Europe, or China? Don't give the NCAA shit.
It's just one year outta HS
RedAssedApe
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playing pro internationally for a year is an option. just not the nba. its a dumb rule for sure.
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