Bear Down Wildcats

You know Trump. He's the white Lavar. Those two are cut from the same cloth.

Players spotted at the airport boarding a flight for the US.

ANGCatFan wrote:Players spotted at the airport boarding a flight for the US.

How many games do you suspend these guys for being this stupid, costing UCLA a lot of money and embarrassing your country?

Didn't think Trump could do it, but I'd be willing to bet China was going to do this anyways, they just decided to do Trump a favor now

Alieberman wrote:How many games do you suspend these guys for being this stupid, costing UCLA a lot of money and embarrassing your country?

I doubt athletics does anything about this. This is going to be administration that suspends the kids. With the laptop trio, it was in the summer so they had bailout options.

Student Code of Conduct violations, Bug?

I feel a certain amount of relief personally, I can't imagine what those three kids feel. I guess I over-blew it in my mind but I really thought this had the potential to be bad, bad, bad.

wyo-cat wrote:Student Code of Conduct violations, Bug?

The only thing that could stop it is that the Charge a seemed to have been dropped. It will be interesting to see what ucla does with it now. It hink they are under such a microscope, ucla has to come down hard.

Press conference tomorrow for the players. Expulsion seems unlikely now without any charges.

Thank goodness this harrowing experience is coming to an end. I know I speak for everyone in saying I'll sleep better knowing that Li'Angelo Ball and his besties will soon be back stateside, where they can break the law with much less push back from local authorities, and Lavar close by with a wad of cash and a itchy Twitter finger.

Bruin basketball: future's so bright, you gotta wear Louis Vuitton shades

Four thoughts:

- I'm very happy the three kids are on their way home and not in a gulag (!)
- It will be interesting to hear the players version of events as I am not taking China's version at face value and rushing to blast them. Presumed innocent.
-Trolling UCLA will be so easy they will never live this down
- Fire Larry Scott. He needs a Direct TV obsession not a China obsession

Privacy laws will probably end any hope that we ever know what actually happened.

MrBug708 wrote:Privacy laws will probably end any hope that we ever know what actually happened.

Here's what happened: UCLA got a sh*tstorm of negative pub for the past two weeks.

Beachcat97 wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:Privacy laws will probably end any hope that we ever know what actually happened.

Here's what happened: UCLA got a sh*tstorm of negative pub for the past two weeks.

Cool

RiseAndFire wrote:Four thoughts:

- I'm very happy the three kids are on their way home and not in a gulag (!)
- It will be interesting to hear the players version of events as I am not taking China's version at face value and rushing to blast them. Presumed innocent.
-Trolling UCLA will be so easy they will never live this down
- Fire Larry Scott. He needs a Direct TV obsession not a China obsession

I'm surprised you don't like China. I thought you'd be on board with their strategy of placing a defensive outpost (wall) in a zone of their country rather than attempting to concentrate on individual invading Mongolian nomads.

MrBug708 wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:Privacy laws will probably end any hope that we ever know what actually happened.

Here's what happened: UCLA got a sh*tstorm of negative pub for the past two weeks.

Cool

Not as cool as LV shades.

Beachcat97 wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:Privacy laws will probably end any hope that we ever know what actually happened.

Here's what happened: UCLA got a sh*tstorm of negative pub for the past two weeks.

And Arizona gets their negative pub for the next X months.

Statfreak77 wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:Privacy laws will probably end any hope that we ever know what actually happened.

Here's what happened: UCLA got a sh*tstorm of negative pub for the past two weeks.

And Arizona gets their negative pub for the next X months.

Actually, last I checked, Trier won Pac-12 player of the week, we're 2-0, and building nice momentum for the season.

MrBug708 wrote:Privacy laws will probably end any hope that we ever know what actually happened.

I thought I read in an article that Hill stole the LV glasses and Ball and Riley were accomplices and didn't report him

I could see Hill getting a 3-5 game suspension. Maybe 1-2 games for Ball and Riley.

Isn't a president asking a foreign government to release student athletes the biggest improper benefit ever

Jefe wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:Privacy laws will probably end any hope that we ever know what actually happened.

I thought I read in an article that Hill stole the LV glasses and Ball and Riley were accomplices and didn't report him

I could see Hill getting a 3-5 game suspension. Maybe 1-2 games for Ball and Riley.

I thought it was fairly widely reported they stole from 3 different stores, evidenced by video surveillance? Not sure if it was all Hill in those cases, but the theft's seem to be more severe than a pair of sunglasses.

baycat93 wrote:

Jefe wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:Privacy laws will probably end any hope that we ever know what actually happened.

I thought I read in an article that Hill stole the LV glasses and Ball and Riley were accomplices and didn't report him

I could see Hill getting a 3-5 game suspension. Maybe 1-2 games for Ball and Riley.

I thought it was fairly widely reported they stole from 3 different stores, evidenced by video surveillance? Not sure if it was all Hill in those cases, but the theft's seem to be more severe than a pair of sunglasses.

Both stories are out there, which makes me think nobody really knows.

It will be interesting to see what punishment is handed down. No matter what UCLA does, not everyone will be pleased... It will be too harsh or too lienent.

NYCat wrote:Isn't a president asking a foreign government to release student athletes the biggest improper benefit ever

Pretty much. If any of us did the same thing, we'd be in Chinese Federal pound me in the ass prison for years.

UAEebs86 wrote:

NYCat wrote:Isn't a president asking a foreign government to release student athletes the biggest improper benefit ever

Pretty much. If any of us did the same thing, we'd be in Chinese Federal pound me in the ass prison for years.

You, I or any of us wouldn’t be stupid enough to jack shades in a totalitarian county.

Larry Scott's statement on the matter is almost as bad as his Pac-12 channel deal.

Alieberman wrote:Larry Scott's statement on the matter is almost as bad as his Pac-12 channel deal.

Just read it. He must be looking at that as a statement on the Pac / China deal that he needed to lead with the incident. Because if that's the only statement he releases, it begs the question of how different it would read if it had been Arizona instead of UCLA for sure.

Bear Down Vegas wrote:

Alieberman wrote:Larry Scott's statement on the matter is almost as bad as his Pac-12 channel deal.

Just read it. He must be looking at that as a statement on the Pac / China deal that he needed to lead with the incident. Because if that's the only statement he releases, it begs the question of how different it would read if it had been Arizona instead of UCLA for sure.

I would imagine so but ucla has a brand presence in the far East with quite a few stores that sell merchandise for ucla. I doubt they sell LV sunglasses though. The PAC-12 will probably want to send ucla over there but athletics might not be too thrilled with that

Scott's pet brand pooped the carpet.

Of course he'll go to bat for fucla.

Baby bears need a warm glass of milk and a hug after acting up in China.

Suspended infinitely. So they will be back sometime this season

MrBug708 wrote:Suspended infinitely. So they will be back sometime this season

Have you thanked President Trump yet?

MrBug708 wrote:Suspended infinitely. So they will be back sometime this season

I honestly don't know anything about these kids... Were any of them going to be playing big minutes this year?

Riley was the only one who was going to see major minutes

Ball, Riley and Hill are so amazing! They have not played a minute and already lead the team in steals lol!

Are they going to hang a banner with Trump’s tweet? So Alford can point to it while recruits visit and say, “and if you ever do anything stupid, Trump’s got your back.”

So UCLA's response these three embarrassments (*they now have admitted they stole luxury goods, while in freaking China on a Pac-12 goodwill trip, causing an international incident involving Trump) is ........ to suspend them for some number of basketball games?

Ridiculous! UCLA can't bring themselves to salvage their last shred of dignity and expel them I guess! (And I say that as an Arizona fan skeptical of Miller in our own situation, viewing this year with a bit of a jaundiced eye, waiting for the fallout)

Lastly, LiAngelo Ball sounds dumb. Really really dumb, for real.

Tonight's UCLA tickets start at just $3 on vividseats. Get them while they're hot.

Mrb182 wrote:Ball, Riley and Hill are so amazing! They have not played a minute and already lead the team in steals lol!

Depends on how much they stole, but ucla played a game and they no longer do

Alford better not leave his wallet lying around.

Beachcat97 wrote:Alford better not leave his wallet lying around.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/03/31/ ... a-scumbag/" target="_blank

Neither should Riley, Hill or Ball.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:Alford better not leave his wallet lying around.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/03/31/ ... a-scumbag/" target="_blank

Neither should Riley, Hill or Ball.

I'll never understand why he sold out the program for the Ball family. So far, the Balls have produced a 3rd place Pac finish and a Trump pardon.

Beachcat97 wrote:

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

Beachcat97 wrote:Alford better not leave his wallet lying around.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/03/31/ ... a-scumbag/" target="_blank

Neither should Riley, Hill or Ball.

I'll never understand why he sold out the program for the Ball family. So far, the Balls have produced a 3rd place Pac finish and a Trump pardon.

Hey, that's funny, I'll never understand why you'd troll Arizona fans, make a bet, and then bitch out of it. Sometimes life is just funny like that, right?

MrBug708 wrote:Suspended infinitely. So they will be back sometime this season

"You are suspended infinitely."

"I'm suspended indefinitely? The timeframe isn't definite? So you're telling me there's a chance?"

"No. You are suspended infinitely."

He should just keep them suspended past the Kentucky game. Any losses have a built in excuse

Seriously, though, why is UCLA committed to the Ball family? The deal has been terrible for the program's reputation and Lonzo, the best of the bunch, has already left without much impact. Lavar is universally despised, LiAngelo is suspended indefinitely, and LaMelo is likely ineligible. As an Arizona fan, I love that UCLA's Faustian bargain is backfiring in spectacular fashion, but I'm sick of hearing about these idiots every week. It's a shame Lonzo will have to help Lavar out of bankruptcy due to his ridiculous BBB venture and extravagant spending on the two untalented brats. Good luck in the NIT. You guys should be at least a 3 seed.

Alford made a deal with the devil. DG saddled us with Alford, so it is what it is.

Longhorned wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:Suspended infinitely. So they will be back sometime this season

"You are suspended infinitely."

"I'm suspended indefinitely? The timeframe isn't definite? So you're telling me there's a chance?"

"No. You are suspended infinitely."

Suspensions are a flat circle.

I don’t understand why they aren’t suspended for the season, or at least for a defined time period. Indefinite strikes me as “until the team needs you”.

Chicat wrote:I don’t understand why they aren’t suspended for the season, or at least for a defined time period. Indefinite strikes me as “until the team needs you”.

Now we find a fun way to compare Alford to Coach K

Chicat wrote:I don’t understand why they aren’t suspended for the season, or at least for a defined time period. Indefinite strikes me as “until the team needs you”.

This.