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Lavar Ball just signed Austin Boucher to the Big Baller Brand.

If you really are just a former teacher and not a close relative it's kinda weird how much you're stumping for the kid. Those "hundreds and hundreds" of letters and protein shakes have translated to one scholarship offer, Ball State. Getting a D1 basketball scholarship is nothing to sneeze at but you're setting him up for disappointment by pumping all these delusions into his head. If you're Austin himself then this is just sad honestly.

That's unexpected. I wonder if there was anything going on behind the scenes. He's only 56.

Does anyone know how they configure this stat?

Yeahh no offense to the kid, but if the people close to him are hyping him up like they do on here, and he believes it and acts like it, I can see why he struggles to fit in at school..

Newkirk, Green and McSwain are all back on campus now as well. From what I can tell we're just waiting for the freshmen.

I doubt it, but he might not want to deal with the Ball family for the next 5+ years.

Rojo interview. http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2017/6/5/mens-basketball-summer-q-a-robert-johnson.aspx

But did any of those guys have protein shakes and binders? Didn't think so. Checkmate.

"(And he lives in a big house)" hahaha you're killing me man.

Nah I'm good lol. Let the kid be a kid and do his thing on the court without hyping him into being something he's not. It doesn't do him any favors.

Cool dude, thanks for the insight. Enjoy your day.

Oh boy lol... I saw that tweet but was really hoping it wasn't the one you were alluding to. When I was in 8th grade this kid in my class got a letter from Oregon football and thought it meant they wanted him. Long story short, they didn't [emoji16]

It's just a personal preference of mine. Staredowns seem cool to me. I like when a dude dunks on someone or blocks him and then stares him down for a few seconds. A lot of the over the top celebrations and dances seem goofy to me. Idk, I like it more when guys play "angry" than when they seem carefree and happy and such. Like, I like it better when LeBron has that 2012 Celtics game 6 look in his eyes than when he's messing around and goofing off during games. Back during his first stint in Cleveland he and the Cavs would goof around a lot. They would do a bunch of goofy stuff during pregame, during introductions, and all that. I didn't like it. I like it when players are stone-faced and have that strictly business, assassin vibe to them. I don't really like Kawhi Leonard but I like his on-court demeanor.

There's nothing bad with celebrating but imo there's times where it's cool and times when it's unnecessary. I like when a player hits a big shot towards the end of a game and celebrates, but doing it constantly throughout a game grows old. It's not cool or special if it's always happening. To me the coolest celebration is a stare down after a big play.

He threw his mouth guard into the stands last year in game 6 because his team was losing.

The answer is yes. Just because I'm a LeBron fan doesn't mean I automatically agree with everything he says or does.

Lol and I wouldn't expect them to. All I said was that the only thing I dislike about Curry is the constant celebrating.

That's fine. I don't mind some emotion, but the constant celebrating annoys me. Every made shot is cause for celebration. It annoys me when IU players do it too. I like to see a little humility from players and the Warriors don't show much at all. They act like they've never been there before.

The frequency matters. Steph does it after almost every play. If LeBron did his push down celebration after every dunk then you'd have a point. Steph probably does a celebration dance when he snags a front row parking spot at the grocery store.

A lot of people seem to like Curry because he looks "normal". He isn't freakishly tall, he isn't freakishly athletic, he just looks like a regular dude. Hes relatable to the average person. They're all like "see, you don't have to be super tall or athletic to make it to the NBA, hard work will take you far!" When you see guys like LeBron, Durant, Westbrook, etc. it's like "okay these guys are freaks of nature." The only thing I hate about Steph Curry is the way he celebrates after literally everything he does on the court. His little kicks during game 1 were absurd. It just seems goofy and unnecessary to me and makes it hard to watch.

If you had the choice between trading him for Love and letting him walk would you pick the latter? I see the argument for going for the rebuild if/when he walks. I can't see a team trading a top draft pick for a one year rental of him. Maybe Boston, but he wouldn't put them above Golden State so they're better off continuing their process. Trading for Love wouldn't be their best option but the Pacers management makes some questionable decisions so it's worth the shot if you're Cleveland.

Lol hey he's under contract until 2020 and can put up 20+ and 12 as a first option. Him and Turner would be a solid frontcourt. Might as well get something of value for George before he leaves.

I don't disagree with that lol. I lose basically all impartialness (I think that's a word) when it comes to LeBron.