re: JJ on First Take just went IN on Zion

No, the guy was never matured before we drafted him and he still hasn't developed into an adult. This past offseason he was still going to college frat parties.

I'm convinced he just hasn't matured enough to handle his career, and his parents have convinced him to let them handle it and he just be a kid.

I bet Zion still gets crayons with his place mat when he goes out to eat with the family.

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I'm not saying he isn't telling the truth, just that he has an agenda now.

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Lol. He’s telling the truth.

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By my junior year I thought that it was extremely immature and frankly put, lame as frick to still be partying and getting wasted.

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lol pretty proud of being the “not fun at parties” guy huh

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Until today I was laughing at people who were saying we should’ve drafted Morant over Zion. I feel stupid now

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Wasn’t just you. I remember when there was a thread around draft time the idea was shot down with a fury even when a few posters made decent points.

Kushner:

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JJ Redick is a Duke guy, a CAA guy and someone with a personal grudge against David Griffin.

For him to light Zion up as a bad teammate and not invested in the franchise or his career, is the most damning condemnation I can think of, short of a current teammate doing it.

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The SVG hiring just makes a lot more sense now. David Griffin was hoping that an a-hole coach might be able to get Zion to wake up and better focus on his responsibilities. It failed spectacularly, but I understand the attempt. Sometimes, when an a-hole is yelling at you, it motivates you -- like a drill sergeant.

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The SVG hiring just makes a lot more sense now. David Griffin was hoping that an a-hole coach might be able to get Zion to wake up and better focus on his responsibilities.

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May have even asked JJ if he thought Stan could get Zion to focus like he did Dwight Howard

Zion must really miss having RJs dick inside his throat

Finally! frick Zion

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That make a ton of sense actually. I really fricking hope he signs with Klutch, lol.

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I mean CAA's influence is not some cartoon villain relationship.

CAA is an agency, with various interests, sometimes competing, sometimes in sync, with lots of moving parts.

Influence is likely much more diffuse, and there is no smoky room where the supposed CAA shadow masters gather and use their clients like pawns on a chess board, the clients ultimately hold more power. CAA being so invested with clients at ESPN and elsewhere just means they have the benefit of influence and selective sourcing to their clients on the network, can nudge them on matters here and there.

But the idea JJ was instructed to do this in the name of some larger architected conspiracy at CAA with the ultimate goal of getting him to NY is Q anon level stuff.