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He needs some serious help by way of a veteran mentor. I know many thought the incident where Bouk was kicked out of the game at UConn was funny but to me it was a microcosm of his immaturity and ego. This is a really sad development so close to the season as he was primed to get some minutes. I hope he rights the ship before it's too late.
 
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ThabeetDown said:
With the introduction of Uber/Lyft there should be zero excuses for anyone to have a DUI in 2022. Even more so with NBA players who not only have millions for said Ubers, but also can hire a driver. Additionally, I'm pretty sure the league/players association have free rides for all players to avoid this. Just pure stupidity. I've always been a huge defender of James, not sure how I can be now. We all saw how Raiders WR Henry Ruggs KILLED someone. I wish James the best of luck, but in all honesty it will take a lot for me to support him again.
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I'll never understand how all these guys don't have their own personal driver for when they go out. When I was a kid my dad's best friend in NYC had his own personal driver for when he went out on the town and he had nowhere near NBA money, it would cost peanuts to an NBA player.
 
What happened to his personal babysitter? Forget his name but the guy from UConn. Wonder if the Hornets are giving any thought of releasing him. With the Bridges situation that organization needs to clean up its act.
 
auror said:
Yeah in before "another year at UConn would have fixed all his maturity issues." Very specifically this incident is the opposite of making that point, as he did the same thing here and clearly didn't mature enough in 2 years here despite being suspended for it.
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I like how one posters comment that James wasn’t ready to be on his own in the NBA has now morphed into “one more year in college would completely fix James now apparent issues. That was never what he said.

As it turns out, he was correct (and I suspect he may have had some information that he chose not to share with the board). The ironic thing is that those posters who said “when you have the opportunity to make life-changing money, you have to take it” were also correct. That is just too hard to walk away from.

In the end, I don’t think anybody is rooting against Bouknight. Everyone wants the best for him. Speaking for myself, I hope he gets his stuff together. He is athletically gifted and could be a phenomenal talent. regardless, he genuinely seemed like a nice kid. I wish the best for him, whatever that may be.
 
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NDakotaHusky said:
Aaa... not too worried about it. Regular people get DUIs all the time. Life goes on. That said, it still may hurt his career.
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The concern is not this singular incident. He has had multiple issues in the past related to alcohol/operating vehicles and other antics.

I agree with you- one DUI. Big dumb mistake, life goes on (assuming no one got hurt).

Having it happen on multiple occasions? HUGE red flags and you are officially a danger to yourself and others.
 
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CL82 said:
I like how one posters comment that James wasn’t ready to be on his own in the NBA has now morphed into “one more year in college would completely fix James now apparent issues. That was never what he said.

As it turns out, he was correct (and I suspect he may have had some information that he chose not to share with the board). The ironic thing is that those posters who said “when you have the opportunity to make life-changing money, you have to take it” were also correct. That is just too hard to walk away from.

In the end, I don’t think anybody is rooting against Bouknight. Everyone wants the best for him. Speaking for myself, I hope he gets his stuff together. He is athletically gifted and could be a phenomenal talent. regardless, he genuinely seemed like a nice kid. I wish the best for him, whatever that may be.
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To be fair, the vast majority of the discussion around Bouknight's maturity issues were in the context of the handful of posters arguing that he should stay another year. The implication was absolutely that with another year, things would be better. I think it's pretty clear at this point that a) there were issues, and b) another year wouldn't have done a thing.
 
superjohn said:
I'll never understand how all these guys don't have their own personal driver for when they go out. When I was a kid my dad's best friend in NYC had his own personal driver for when he went out on the town and he had nowhere near NBA money, it would cost peanuts to an NBA player.
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I think these teams actually have deals with Uber too. (I know the NFL does.)

Unfortunately, this kid is a moron.
 
hang in there, james! im hopeful that u'll figger it out, like, ummm, seemingly half of the folks here who appear to be alkies. im sympathetic to their plight, too, even tho i never liked the stuff. nasty habit, that one.
heck, even the State of Connecticut has recently lightened up on their 'punishment' of boozers who got caught, understanding that folks be folks, and not perfect creatures.

all of this setting the stage for another episode of....
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im bettin that the over/under for pages on this one is..... wait, i have no clue.
 
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superjohn said:
I'll never understand how all these guys don't have their own personal driver for when they go out. When I was a kid my dad's best friend in NYC had his own personal driver for when he went out on the town and he had nowhere near NBA money, it would cost peanuts to an NBA player.
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In my experience, people in NYC hire drivers because there are very few places to park and no valets, but your point remains: Why drink and drive when it's so easy not to? You know you're going out, you know you're drinking. Don't drive to the bar/club.
 
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superjohn said:
I'll never understand how all these guys don't have their own personal driver for when they go out. When I was a kid my dad's best friend in NYC had his own personal driver for when he went out on the town and he had nowhere near NBA money, it would cost peanuts to an NBA player.
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Couldn't agree more. He could afford to buy a new car-pay the driver and still have a few dollars left over .....
 
nomar said:
In my experience, people in NYC hire drivers because there are very few places to park and no valets, but your point remains: Why drink and drive when it's so easy not to? You know you're going out, you know you're drinking. Don't drive to the bar/club.
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My only answer ( not excuse) is “ kids”

We all thought we were invincible at one point in our lives.

Common sense is not a trait of the young. No matter what your financial stake. Never has been traditionally , and hell it’s taken me 50+ years to have an iota. Still a work in progress.
 
Fishy said:
I think these teams actually have deals with Uber too. (I know the NFL does.)

Unfortunately, this kid is a moron.
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Yep, as I was typing it I realized there's no way the league/team etc. doesn't have drivers for them and all the players have a buddy/driver who will do anything for them. Bouk just makes horrible decisions. He has since day 1, they were able to make it go away when he was on campus...
 
His attitude at UConn got worse every year. He was not ready to go pro either. Regardless, I'll be rooting for him. Turn it around Bouk.
 
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