GREAT comparison Scrub - The "big difference" is more from a FANS perspective. Club owners don't care how talented athletes really are - They care about how people respond to them and are they marketable. Can they make money off of them. - Not all Club owners are the same. Biz is BIz and Money is MOney - Fans care about W's & Ls - Business people don't have emotions or feelings like us fans. Of coarse winners do sell tickets - but now a days everyone is so caught up in the "story" more than substance. Its just simple marketing 101 - Bronny is going to let them Ride the Golden ticket (LeBron) until the wheels fall off. The "Story" is similar to the Griffs- $$$ makes the world go around - Stories are $$$. Not who is in the hall of fame. The people that pull the strings know that and that is EXACTLY why they drafted Bronny.
I don’t have kids but I see it from the dad’s perspective. Dads do want what is best for their kids. I’ve heard all the talk about nepotism/ white people do it all the time (it’s on the internet) but times are different in 2024.
I watch a lot of boxing and you can see overreactive dads as trainers
The Lakers better do their homework, put a ** in their contract regarding Bronny’s health. Nobody wants to see
There is interest here which does create some money. And I agree that this is driven by money, but not necessarily due to the "freak" show of having a father-son duo on an NBA team, more because they want to keep Lebron happy.
Lebron is the cash cow here. HE sells tickets, and he has gone on record that he was going to play wherever Bronny goes.
The big difference is that Ken Griffey Jr was a true phenom and a future HOF. Bronny is not a NBA player, at least not yet. He isn't worth a draft pick and it was a obviously a favor for Lebron to let his kid have the experience of being draft. Talk about privilege! This was yet another example of Lebron doing whatever he wants, for better or worse.
I wouldn't say that it's ok to draft someone due to the financial implications. Well at least not the Lakers. The Lakers organization and fans expect championships. They are also one of the most profitable franchises in the league, if not #1. They also don't need the money. It would be different if this were OKC or a smaller market.
Second round draft picks are often not terribly impactful. So its not like a a huge risk for the Lakers. But is is still a bit of a bitch move. But I do like the idea of some other team drafting Bronny just to eff the Lakers. That would have been hilarious!
he may have a late growth spurt..ya never know.
I’m not even a Lakers fan. I liked the bad boy pistons even but they lost me when they didn’t want to shake hands with Jordan.
Showtime was incredible though. I think I sat through yesterday watching all the showtime clips. One was against the “lowly” Spurs during the 80’s.
Last year, I sat through the trainwreck gimmick of the Boone Twins.
I’ll probably tune in to watch the James duo and see how that goes. They’ll just throw the ball to themselves and have the other 3 people get the rebound to kick it out back to them.
As a matter of fact, it may just look like the Kruger ball that we seen last year.
I used to play basketball with my dad. We’d drive to Brinley or CMHS and bring a huge jug of water For the life of me, I could never beat my own dad. He just turned it up a notch against me. It was psychologically draining on me..
I may hate Lebron because of all the politicking but at the end of the day, he gets to play with his own son and if he really wants to milk it, he may play with the second son.
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