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Story filed to ESPN with @DraftExpress: LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball are in serious discussions to sign professional basketball deals with Lithuanian club Prienu Vytautas. Club plans to decide in next 24-to-48 hours whether to finalize an agreement with the two American teenagers.

This should be great :lol:

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2174 ... tball-club

Prienu Vytautas, or BC Prienai as it's often called, is a low-level club from a small, non-English speaking village of roughly 10,000 people in southern Lithuania. The team has been grappling with financial issues, and started the season losing eight of its first 12 games in the Lithuanian league.

The team is 4-1 in the Baltic League after its lone loss came on a forfeiture. The game was abandoned with three minutes to go at 65-65 after the coach was ejected due to some questionable calls.

Vytautas has sparingly signed American players in the past decade, only ex-Vanderbilt guard Brad Tinsley. He left the team after a month.

The club plays in a 1,700-seat arena; 500 of those seats are reserved for team sponsors and their friends. Tickets cost around 5 euro.

The team has no general manager and doesn't practice regularly due to the poor financial situation.

The team's best player currently is likely the coach's son, Edvinas Seskus, who was considered a huge prospect as a teenager but didn't develop as expected, partially due to injuries.

conns7901 wrote:

This should be great :lol:

Lithuanian White Sox

312player wrote:

conns7901 wrote:

This should be great :lol:

Lithuanian White Sox

I KNEW IT!

From what I'm told, salaries for players at this level of competition usually don't exceed $500 per month in the absolute best case. It wouldn't surprise me if the Ball brothers ended up playing for free. Certainly not the most glamorous league or part of the world to live in.

I'll offend someone i know but most of these countries are backwards ass. Why the hell would an African American parent (or any American parent) want his African American kids going to these countries where they'll be called racist slurs and god knows what else they'll experience negatively.

Has this guy seen those soccer matches in these type of places? It's nasty. Actual NAZIs, yes, they wear swastikas and have signs that say kill jews, attend these soccer matches with cops grinning right besides them hurling racial slurs and making jungle noises, throwing banana's at the black soccer players.

I don't understand this guy at all. He's a terrible parent. How about letting these young adults decide what they want to do in life.

:lol:

Big Baller will be coaching the team soon.

Terry's Peeps wrote:

:lol:

Big Baller will be coaching the team soon.

Might they be on a signing spree of American players? This could explain the absence of Boilermaker Rick.

I honestly thought the other thread for him was in the DBOTW section.

My apologies.

Terry's Peeps wrote:

I honestly thought the other thread for him was in the DBOTW section.

My apologies.

Don't you apologize to Caller Bob. He doesn't deserve it.

Get rid of everybody. Give him LeBron and Gelo [LiAngelo Ball]. You got a 2 and a 3. And it's a win. It's a wrap.

He is ruining Lonzo's career even faster than I thought he would.

O/U on years Lonzo spends with Lakers 3.5

Quote:

Get rid of everybody. Give him LeBron and Gelo [LiAngelo Ball]. You got a 2 and a 3. And it's a win. It's a wrap.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2199 ... -lost-team

Author:	Terry's Peeps [ Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:48 pm ]
Post subject:	LaVar Ball
Gonna get his 2 no talent kids money to play professionally based on nothing but hype. Impressive. Quote: Story filed to ESPN with @DraftExpress: LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball are in serious discussions to sign professional basketball deals with Lithuanian club Prienu Vytautas. Club plans to decide in next 24-to-48 hours whether to finalize an agreement with the two American teenagers.

Author:	ZephMarshack [ Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:52 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Eh, Lamelo would be pretty highly valued wherever he went, especially if he's 6'6 now. It's smart making the brothers a package deal though and using him to get Liangelo paid as well.

Author:	KDdidit [ Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:36 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Would take a lot of money to make Lithuana worth living in, unless the team is wearing these as hand me downs.

Author:	conns7901 [ Mon Dec 11, 2017 6:15 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
This should be great http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2174 ... tball-club Prienu Vytautas, or BC Prienai as it's often called, is a low-level club from a small, non-English speaking village of roughly 10,000 people in southern Lithuania. The team has been grappling with financial issues, and started the season losing eight of its first 12 games in the Lithuanian league. The team is 4-1 in the Baltic League after its lone loss came on a forfeiture. The game was abandoned with three minutes to go at 65-65 after the coach was ejected due to some questionable calls. Vytautas has sparingly signed American players in the past decade, only ex-Vanderbilt guard Brad Tinsley. He left the team after a month. The club plays in a 1,700-seat arena; 500 of those seats are reserved for team sponsors and their friends. Tickets cost around 5 euro. The team has no general manager and doesn't practice regularly due to the poor financial situation. The team's best player currently is likely the coach's son, Edvinas Seskus, who was considered a huge prospect as a teenager but didn't develop as expected, partially due to injuries.

Author:	Terry's Peeps [ Mon Dec 11, 2017 6:28 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Big Baller will be coaching the team soon.

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Author:	312player [ Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:17 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
conns7901 wrote: This should be great http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2174 ... tball-club Prienu Vytautas, or BC Prienai as it's often called, is a low-level club from a small, non-English speaking village of roughly 10,000 people in southern Lithuania. The team has been grappling with financial issues, and started the season losing eight of its first 12 games in the Lithuanian league. The team is 4-1 in the Baltic League after its lone loss came on a forfeiture. The game was abandoned with three minutes to go at 65-65 after the coach was ejected due to some questionable calls. Vytautas has sparingly signed American players in the past decade, only ex-Vanderbilt guard Brad Tinsley. He left the team after a month. The club plays in a 1,700-seat arena; 500 of those seats are reserved for team sponsors and their friends. Tickets cost around 5 euro. The team has no general manager and doesn't practice regularly due to the poor financial situation. The team's best player currently is likely the coach's son, Edvinas Seskus, who was considered a huge prospect as a teenager but didn't develop as expected, partially due to injuries. Lithuanian White Sox

Author:	Terry's Peeps [ Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:45 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
312player wrote: conns7901 wrote: This should be great http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2174 ... tball-club Prienu Vytautas, or BC Prienai as it's often called, is a low-level club from a small, non-English speaking village of roughly 10,000 people in southern Lithuania. The team has been grappling with financial issues, and started the season losing eight of its first 12 games in the Lithuanian league. The team is 4-1 in the Baltic League after its lone loss came on a forfeiture. The game was abandoned with three minutes to go at 65-65 after the coach was ejected due to some questionable calls. Vytautas has sparingly signed American players in the past decade, only ex-Vanderbilt guard Brad Tinsley. He left the team after a month. The club plays in a 1,700-seat arena; 500 of those seats are reserved for team sponsors and their friends. Tickets cost around 5 euro. The team has no general manager and doesn't practice regularly due to the poor financial situation. The team's best player currently is likely the coach's son, Edvinas Seskus, who was considered a huge prospect as a teenager but didn't develop as expected, partially due to injuries. Lithuanian White Sox I KNEW IT!

Author:	Regular Reader [ Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:02 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Terry's Peeps wrote: 312player wrote: conns7901 wrote: This should be great http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2174 ... tball-club Prienu Vytautas, or BC Prienai as it's often called, is a low-level club from a small, non-English speaking village of roughly 10,000 people in southern Lithuania. The team has been grappling with financial issues, and started the season losing eight of its first 12 games in the Lithuanian league. The team is 4-1 in the Baltic League after its lone loss came on a forfeiture. The game was abandoned with three minutes to go at 65-65 after the coach was ejected due to some questionable calls. Vytautas has sparingly signed American players in the past decade, only ex-Vanderbilt guard Brad Tinsley. He left the team after a month. The club plays in a 1,700-seat arena; 500 of those seats are reserved for team sponsors and their friends. Tickets cost around 5 euro. The team has no general manager and doesn't practice regularly due to the poor financial situation. The team's best player currently is likely the coach's son, Edvinas Seskus, who was considered a huge prospect as a teenager but didn't develop as expected, partially due to injuries. Lithuanian White Sox I KNEW IT! HUZZAH!!!

Author:	IMU [ Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:42 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
https://www.sbnation.com/college-basket ... u-vytautas https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status ... 7315452928 https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status ... 6267058178 Quote: From what I'm told, salaries for players at this level of competition usually don't exceed $500 per month in the absolute best case. It wouldn't surprise me if the Ball brothers ended up playing for free. Certainly not the most glamorous league or part of the world to live in.

Author:	'77Cubs [ Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:45 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Fuck these bozos.

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:19 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
I'll offend someone i know but most of these countries are backwards ass. Why the hell would an African American parent (or any American parent) want his African American kids going to these countries where they'll be called racist slurs and god knows what else they'll experience negatively. Has this guy seen those soccer matches in these type of places? It's nasty. Actual NAZIs, yes, they wear swastikas and have signs that say kill jews, attend these soccer matches with cops grinning right besides them hurling racial slurs and making jungle noises, throwing banana's at the black soccer players. I don't understand this guy at all. He's a terrible parent. How about letting these young adults decide what they want to do in life.

Author:	good dolphin [ Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:36 am ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
I think there are lots of issues with cash flow in these eastern European leagues. I seem to remember some bulls draft pick from a few years ago getting into a jam when he chose to play in the Russian league for a year, didn't get paid, complained and found that JR is a comparatively kind negotiator of business problems.

Author:	good dolphin [ Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:44 am ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
HawaiiYou wrote: I'll offend someone i know but most of these countries are backwards ass. Why the hell would an African American parent (or any American parent) want his African American kids going to these countries where they'll be called racist slurs and god knows what else they'll experience negatively. Has this guy seen those soccer matches in these type of places? It's nasty. Actual NAZIs, yes, they wear swastikas and have signs that say kill jews, attend these soccer matches with cops grinning right besides them hurling racial slurs and making jungle noises, throwing banana's at the black soccer players. I don't understand this guy at all. He's a terrible parent. How about letting these young adults decide what they want to do in life. Have you traveled outside of the US. You seem to have a world view that is stuck in the Cold War era. I don't reference just this post but a few others you have made on outside of the English speaking world.

Author:	Joe Orr Road Rod [ Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:07 am ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Terry's Peeps wrote: :lol: Big Baller will be coaching the team soon. Might they be on a signing spree of American players? This could explain the absence of Boilermaker Rick.

Author:	billypootons [ Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:12 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
so in 4-5 years, the 3 ball brothers will star in traveling basketball show, selling out rec centers accross the land as they take on the backup washington generals

Author:	IMU [ Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:15 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Big Baller Brand Tour Sponsored by Champion

Author:	Big Chicagoan [ Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:33 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Lonzo will be traded this offseason.

Author:	Don Tiny [ Sun Jan 07, 2018 4:35 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Even if Walton was a shit coach, the very last thing the Lakers would do now, or any time soon, is launch Luke because of it might/would look.

Author:	sjboyd0137 [ Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:10 am ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: Terry's Peeps wrote: :lol: Big Baller will be coaching the team soon. Might they be on a signing spree of American players? This could explain the absence of Boilermaker Rick. I assumed BRick was in Leash's garage with him and Dennis...

Author:	Caller Bob [ Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:22 am ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Another Ball thread in the SHOUTOUTS subforum TPeeps I like you but this isn't good for the community

Author:	Terry's Peeps [ Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:37 am ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
I honestly thought the other thread for him was in the DBOTW section. My apologies.

Author:	sjboyd0137 [ Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:41 am ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Terry's Peeps wrote: I honestly thought the other thread for him was in the DBOTW section. My apologies. Don't you apologize to Caller Bob. He doesn't deserve it.

Author:	Caller Bob [ Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:03 am ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
sjboyd0137 wrote: Terry's Peeps wrote: I honestly thought the other thread for him was in the DBOTW section. My apologies. Don't you apologize to Caller Bob. He doesn't deserve it. This is between me and TP. Stay in your lane, Boyd.

Author:	conns7901 [ Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:06 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Quote: Get rid of everybody. Give him LeBron and Gelo [LiAngelo Ball]. You got a 2 and a 3. And it's a win. It's a wrap. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2199 ... -lost-team

Author:	IMU [ Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:08 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
He is ruining Lonzo's career even faster than I thought he would. O/U on years Lonzo spends with Lakers 3.5

Author:	conns7901 [ Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:11 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
IMU wrote: He is ruining Lonzo's career even faster than I thought he would. O/U on years Lonzo spends with Lakers 3.5 Lavar will not stop until all 3 sons are on the Lakers and he is the coach.

Author:	Douchebag [ Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:11 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
IMU wrote: He is ruining Lonzo's career even faster than I thought he would. O/U on years Lonzo spends with Lakers 3.5 You would think this kid will eventually tell his Father to fuck off. There has to be someone else within his inner circle that can push him to make that decision.

Author:	ZephMarshack [ Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:39 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
conns7901 wrote: Quote: Get rid of everybody. Give him LeBron and Gelo [LiAngelo Ball]. You got a 2 and a 3. And it's a win. It's a wrap. http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2199 ... -lost-team Yeah I was gonna post this too. Obviously it will never happen, but Lebron taking a starting lineup of Lavar, Liangelo, Randle, and Nance to the playoffs would be the impressive accomplishment of his career.

Author:	Jbi11s [ Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:19 am ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
If they weren't already, I'm sure these statements from Lavar have turned MANY on the team against Lonzo.

Author:	Big Chicagoan [ Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:47 am ]
Post subject:	Re: LaVar Ball
Customers may want to think twice before buying products from Big Baller Brand. According to a Monday report from TMZ Sports, the Better Business Bureau said LaVar Ball's company has an F, the lowest grade it gives out. The Better Business Bureau "has been inundated with complaints from customers who either didn't get their orders…or got the wrong ones." Big Baller Brand earned 41 negative reviews—33 of which are formal complaints—to zero positive ones. The Better Business Bureau CEO of Central California, Blair Looney, told TMZ Sports, "This is very definitely substandard normal business practices for anybody."

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