Stein Report on Ty Lawson
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Yeah but instead it's "King's Ty Lawson gets hammered, misses practice and game, and Kings org sweeps it under the rug." How do you think most elite orgs would have handled this? I think Joerger is going to be a really good presence for this team, I just don't like the response. Especially when we're trying to change the locker-room culture. We all can speculate on what happened, but let's be real... We know what the most likely scenario was.
No need for hostility. I asked an honest question and even prefaced by saying that if you are a closet Kings fan, then I get it. It just didn't seem like the case to me. But your first sentence says differently. No need to go further than that with all the other nonsense.
Having said that, I will answer your 4th and 6th questions.
Of course it bothers me that the Kings haven't been to the playoffs in 10 years (angry isn't the right way to describe it). As a secondary Kings fan, doesn't it bother you??
As for being a bigger Kings fan than you, the easiest and obvious answer would be that they are my #1 team, not #2. But I never made such a proclamation in the 1st place.
Having said that, I will answer your 4th and 6th questions.
Of course it bothers me that the Kings haven't been to the playoffs in 10 years (angry isn't the right way to describe it). As a secondary Kings fan, doesn't it bother you??
As for being a bigger Kings fan than you, the easiest and obvious answer would be that they are my #1 team, not #2. But I never made such a proclamation in the 1st place.
Just to be the devil's advocate. The Kentucky Wildcats are my #1 college team. I live in Kentucky and Lexington is not too far away from me. However, it wouldn't surprise me in the least that with how Bajaden talks about college ball, his third, fourth and maybe even fifth favorite college team ranks higher with him than the Wildcats do with me. And Louisville can go suck eggs ...........
Asking for the truth is perfectly fine. But when you don't have the whole truth, I think its a higher road to give a person the benefit of the doubt - at least until the truth is known.
My complaint is that I'm seeing too many Kings fans jump to conclusions about a person who may or may not be guilty of recent alcoholic or addictive behavior. Bad decisions, perhaps. But bad decisions aren't reserved for alcoholics and drug addicts.
If Lawson's friend was truly suicidal, it's not a stretch (for me) to believe that Lawson probably thought that taking care of his buddy was the most important thing he could do that night. And that includes taking him to a club to forget about his troubles for a few hours. For all we know, his buddy did attempt suicide that night! I'm not saying I think that happened, I'm just saying that we don't have the facts and yet so many of us have jumped to the conclusion that Lawson is guilty.
My complaint is that I'm seeing too many Kings fans jump to conclusions about a person who may or may not be guilty of recent alcoholic or addictive behavior. Bad decisions, perhaps. But bad decisions aren't reserved for alcoholics and drug addicts.
If Lawson's friend was truly suicidal, it's not a stretch (for me) to believe that Lawson probably thought that taking care of his buddy was the most important thing he could do that night. And that includes taking him to a club to forget about his troubles for a few hours. For all we know, his buddy did attempt suicide that night! I'm not saying I think that happened, I'm just saying that we don't have the facts and yet so many of us have jumped to the conclusion that Lawson is guilty.
Here is Joerger giving a much longer account of it. Still something unsaid in there, but does not seem to be at all what was originally intimated:
http://www.csnbayarea.com/kings/pro...son-situation?p=ya5nbcs&ocid=yahoo&yptr=yahoo
http://www.csnbayarea.com/kings/pro...son-situation?p=ya5nbcs&ocid=yahoo&yptr=yahoo
