Lavar pulls son out of UCLA.

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Final career stats
0 points
0 rebounds
0 assists
1 steal.

 

[RedAngie]

Final career stats
0 points
0 rebounds
0 assists
1 steal.

I never heard of this family until the China shoplifting incident.

So it wasn't Sonny's decision to drop out? Daddy made him do it?

 

[MillauFr]

Will fit right in the NBA where their whole business model is based on stealing money from taxpayers. Oklahoma has one of the most underfunded school systems in the country but they found tax money to build a new basketball arena in Oklahoma City.

 

[Minnesota!]

Buhbye!

 

[cabanafrau]

Frankly I thought the incident merited expulsion from the school in the first place.

 

[chartle]

1. I never heard of this family until the China shoplifting incident.
2. So it wasn't Sonny's decision to drop out? Daddy made him do it?

1. I first heard about this family from a few Saturday Night Live Weekend update skits. If Kenan's protrail only touches on half of what the guy is really like he sounds like someone who is trying to create some sort of sports dynasty with his sons to support some sort of sports apparel company.
2. I would say more of a business decision.

From a news article.

Ball (the father) told ESPN he hasn't decided where LiAngelo will play this season.

 

[soccerdad72]

Final career stats
0 points
0 rebounds
0 assists
1 steal.

Well played (as opposed to LiAngelo).

I read that dear old dad has him slated to 'go pro' next year instead of transferring. Only problem with that is that no NBA scouts have him ranked as an NBA prospect right now.

 

[jrmasm]

Well played (as opposed to LiAngelo).

I read that dear old dad has him slated to 'go pro' next year instead of transferring. Only problem with that is that no NBA scouts have him ranked as an NBA prospect right now.

Awkward

 

[kdonnel]

Will fit right in the NBA where their whole business model is based on stealing money from taxpayers. Oklahoma has one of the most underfunded school systems in the country but they found tax money to build a new basketball arena in Oklahoma City.

Schools don’t bring in revenue like sports.

 

[bcla]

Will fit right in the NBA where their whole business model is based on stealing money from taxpayers. Oklahoma has one of the most underfunded school systems in the country but they found tax money to build a new basketball arena in Oklahoma City.

I thought it was built well before they had a team. I remember when Cal played in the NCAA Tournament at what was then the Ford Center. I sort of wondered why they built such a large arena without an NBA team.

Several of the higher profile building were privately funded. The Staples Center LA was. The Warriors are privately financing their new arena in San Francisco. Of course the remodel of the old building in Oakland was publicly financed, but the team pays off the public bonds every year. They did get into an argument over whether the team was obligated to continue making those payments once they move.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/18/golden-state-warriors-contest-oracle-arena-debt/

 

[VandVsmama]

Pulling your kid out of an excellent university because...well...I guess you literally are taking your ball and going home? Stupid.

 

[Lynne G]

I assume he would have been suspended forever. Good for the school. No more drama.

 

[bcla]

Pulling your kid out of an excellent university because...well...I guess you literally are taking your ball and going home? Stupid.

I'm not quite sure what the plan is for getting to the NBA. LiAngelo Ball wasn't even a marginal NBA prospect. His brothers are clearly NBA material, but he's kind of the middle kid without the same level of talent. It's not as if he wasn't worthy of a spot playing for UCLA, but he more or less was guaranteed a spot because Lonzo played there and because they were recruiting his other brother.

I'm pretty sure at this point Lonzo could probably help out and make him part of his posse. I'm not sure how much the family brand is making. I suspect that the income is pretty limited compared to what Nike or Adidas was offering.

 

[cabanafrau]

Schools don’t bring in revenue like sports.

Which begs the question, why are schools even necessary then?

 

[rastahomie]

1. I first heard about this family from a few Saturday Night Live Weekend update skits. If Kenan's protrail only touches on half of what the guy is really like he sounds like someone who is trying to create some sort of sports dynasty with his sons to support some sort of sports apparel company.

He's planning the careers of his two other sons, yet unborn. Their names are Levitra and LeDiculousness.

 

[kdonnel]

Which begs the question, why are schools even necessary then?

The school district my kids attend has an annual budget of 2.092 billion. If we cut that out my property taxes would drop dramatically!

 

[bcla]

The school district my kids attend has an annual budget of 2.092 billion. If we cut that out my property taxes would drop dramatically!

Depends on what schools though. We pay supplemental taxes to fund school bonds, but for the most part the ad valorem taxes are 1% of a property's value and are fixed by state law.

Strangely enough state funding to the University of California is way down. The state only pays $2.37 billion of a $22.5 billion budget. I remember when I was a freshman at UC Berkeley I saw a booklet that said that it was about 1/4 state funding, 1/4 student fees (they didn't call it tuition unless it was out of state), 1/4 grants, and 1/4 fundraising.

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/budget

The numbers are kind of skewed though because about a quarter of the budget is running medical centers, and not all campuses operate them. They're basically private entities that are affiliated with the university, and they pretty much self-fund.

 

[runwad]

This father is clearly deranged. Now I'm not into sports at all, but my dh & ds watch sports center all the time and I caught an interview with the dad stating he could beat Michael Jordan in one on one because he's never lost.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Schools don’t bring in revenue like sports.

UCLA med centers brought in over 2.2 billion dollars last year.
Student houseing, parking, and cafeteria services brought in over 1.7 billion.
Grants brought in almost 1 billion
Gifts brought in 300 million
Tuition and fees brought in about 3/4 billion.
Athletics brought in 100 million 2 years ago. I don't think it increased 10 fold last year.

 

[bcla]

UCLA med centers brought in over 2.2 billion dollars last year.
Student houseing, parking, and cafeteria services brought in over 1.7 billion.
Grants brought in almost 1 billion
Gifts brought in 300 million
Tuition and fees brought in about 3/4 billion.
Athletics brought in 100 million 2 years ago. I don't think it increased 10 fold last year.

I wasn’t 100% sure if the comment was about pro or college sports, which is why I didn’t respond directly. However, it sounded like the comment was about taxpayers funding sports buildings over K-12 schools.

If that’s it, then no in absolute terms, but the thought is about priorities in where public funds go.