Lavar Bell gets hate for no reason and this video is proof. He's a coach on AAU team so of course he's going to yell at players. Everyone can't be Tony Dungy.
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He promotes himself as a big baller and claims to be better than Jordan, blah blah blah. I'm a fan of shit talking but when you put yourself out there, you ain't immune from people calling you suspect with an AAU team with your brand on the front, losing by 52 points.
The questions that immediately come to mind is:
He's suspect
That $500 price is suspect
He's more interested in his brand than everything else.
So what about these kids who just want to play and put a lot of money up for the experience? Who turned on the camera? It's a social media world and these kids are now on video. Sure, a lot of coaches yell but i usually don't see the video. Coach em up and try not to embarrass them on camera. It looked more grandstanding. I'm trying to figure out the coaching aspect of him calling dude out for getting dunked on. It seemed more shit talking than strategy. Turn the camera off. It's right in his face so we can hear him clearly in a loud gym. I'm not impressed.
Now, is his persona preceding him? Maybe but when your kids get whupped by 52 points and you on sports center with screaming A, you brought they on yourself.
But i agree that some are trashing him because he's black and going a different route but I'm having trouble being a fan and not just wanting his son to flame out.
And that's my last point. We should be fully focused on Lonzo, not his father. Not his old coach. Not his old teammates. Not his shoes. That's going to be my biggest point. Lonzo is getting cloudy because his dad never got his 5 minutes. And that's some bullshit