Should I feel sorry for this guy????

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Or just laugh my ass off???

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/ ... -is-broke/

JK_Livin

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Or just laugh my ass off???

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/ ... -is-broke/

We talkin' 'bout practice!

Green Circle

He blew threw 154 million????????

HOLY CRAP! I could use a 1/16 of that right now!! and apparently so could he.

So sad!!

adam42381

JK_Livin wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Or just laugh my ass off???

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/ ... -is-broke/

We talkin' 'bout PAYMENTS!

FTFY

JK_Livin

I'm surpirsed he didn't do it sooner with the size of his posse, which I think included just about everyone from his hometown of Hampton Va. It's tough to support a neighborhood.

Indifference71

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

Or just laugh my ass off???

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/ ... -is-broke/

Nope. Just laugh. These guys are unbelievable.

pandora

He might be smart enough to have it 'put up"

mickeyrat

Green Circle wrote:

He blew threw 154 million????????

HOLY CRAP! I could use a 1/16 of that right now!! and apparently so could he.

So sad!!

THAT didnt include endorsemet money or any other "earned" income. It should ber a requirement that these guys attend and pass some kind of money management course BEFORE the sign their first contract.

I will say tough, with the kind of talent these guys have , their egos must be lower than dirt to have to pay for company like they do with their "posses"

blackredyellow

He's not aloone...

From: http://www.programmerinterview.com/index.php/assortment/broke-nba-players/
In 2008, the NBA Players’ Association stated that 60 percent of pro basketball players go broke within five years of retirement.

81

next week on pawn stars.....

chadwick

king of bling is a stupid shit

chadwick

blackredyellow wrote:

He's not aloone...

From: http://www.programmerinterview.com/index.php/assortment/broke-nba-players/
In 2008, the NBA Players’ Association stated that 60 percent of pro basketball players go broke within five years of retirement.

that's cause they have mansions, cars, everything, and the bling...and don't forget the expensive broads and parties and their posses

81

chadwick wrote:

blackredyellow wrote:

He's not aloone...

From: http://www.programmerinterview.com/index.php/assortment/broke-nba-players/
In 2008, the NBA Players’ Association stated that 60 percent of pro basketball players go broke within five years of retirement.

that's cause they have mansions, cars, everything, and the bling...and don't forget the expensive broads and parties and their posses

alot of stupidity in the nba. it's sad. common sense says stash cash for tommorrow.

btw..pippen claims to have 40M in the bank and is sueing the people that have said he is broke to prove it.



rw will be along shortly to explain it all

chadwick

mike jordon broke as fuck living on foodstamps, asprin dust in empty bottles, and selling his used hanes underwear with his autograph on the crotch area and his skid marks up the backside, yes/no?

81

chadwick wrote:

mike jordon broke as fuck living on foodstamps, asprin dust in empty bottles, and selling his used hanes underwear with his autograph on the crotch area and his skid marks up the backside, yes/no?

no

Indifference71

mickeyrat wrote:

THAT didnt include endorsemet money or any other "earned" income. It should ber a requirement that these guys attend and pass some kind of money management course BEFORE the sign their first contract.

I will say tough, with the kind of talent these guys have , their egos must be lower than dirt to have to pay for company like they do with their "posses"

The NBA has this big rookie symposium thing before the rookies play that tries to teach them about money management and all the other stuff that comes along with having all the fortune and fame that comes with playing in the NBA. The NFL does something similar too.

81

mickeyrat wrote:

I will say tough, with the kind of talent these guys have , their egos must be lower than dirt to have to pay for company like they do with their "posses"

Ai said he felt he needed to give back to his possse, becasue without them, he would have never made it to the nba.

fine...give them each a million and be done with it.

chadwick

81 wrote:

mickeyrat wrote:

I will say tough, with the kind of talent these guys have , their egos must be lower than dirt to have to pay for company like they do with their "posses"

Ai said he felt he needed to give back to his possse, becasue without them, he would have never made it to the nba.

fine...give them each a million and be done with it.

but gosh darnit 81
he has a 409 man posse for cryin out loud
everyone's gettin paid...



















.... maybe not everyone


sounds like his personal bling maker will finally get his/her cut

chadwick

that's it
im goin on a diet
and growin 2 whole feet in length (in all directions, even growin me a weiner)

nba here i come
chadwick #0
that'll be my jersey number

mickeyrat

Indifference71 wrote:

mickeyrat wrote:

THAT didnt include endorsemet money or any other "earned" income. It should ber a requirement that these guys attend and pass some kind of money management course BEFORE the sign their first contract.

I will say tough, with the kind of talent these guys have , their egos must be lower than dirt to have to pay for company like they do with their "posses"

The NBA has this big rookie symposium thing before the rookies play that tries to teach them about money management and all the other stuff that comes along with having all the fortune and fame that comes with playing in the NBA. The NFL does something similar too.

well good. Personally dont give two shits about guys that have it all and blow it. But its good that an attempt is made to help them be personally repsonsible.

chadwick

they helped someone somewhere by going through a lot of money. the bling makers, real estate markets, car dealerships, yacht makers, clothing lines, high dollar escorts, and in some cases crack cocaine distributors

the cycle of wealth goes on and on and on

the yacht builders have families and put their kids thru school. the jewelers have lives and families and the same kinda shit, same as the real estate folks and the fashion industry people and the cardealership folks and the cocaine smugglers and farmers... the ones getting screwed over the most are the coke leaf farmers in central and south america

god bless wealthy sports fuckers

JK_Livin

chadwick wrote:

mike jordon broke as fuck living on foodstamps, asprin dust in empty bottles, and selling his used hanes underwear with his autograph on the crotch area and his skid marks up the backside, yes/no?

I would say yes if it's his money running the Bobcats.

blackredyellow

chadwick wrote:

blackredyellow wrote:

He's not aloone...

From: http://www.programmerinterview.com/index.php/assortment/broke-nba-players/
In 2008, the NBA Players’ Association stated that 60 percent of pro basketball players go broke within five years of retirement.

that's cause they have mansions, cars, everything, and the bling...and don't forget the expensive broads and parties and their posses

And it seems like they want to keep living that way when they are done playing and the HUGE paychecks start coming in.

81

i would also guess, alot of your middle/low tier players try and keep up with the jones, ie the big money stars.

or they are just dumb...

Carey

mickeyrat wrote:

THAT didnt include endorsemet money or any other "earned" income. It should ber a requirement that these guys attend and pass some kind of money management course BEFORE the sign their first contract.

I think some professional teams do require some of this. My ex played for the Oakland Raiders and I know he had to go through some kind of financial counseling...it was not extensive, though, and it's not a given that it would help!

norm

wasted talent to go along with wasted money...talk about your all time losers

josevolution

I don't feel sorry for any athelete that gets paid millions to play a game ..

shep

Indifference71 wrote:

mickeyrat wrote:

THAT didnt include endorsemet money or any other "earned" income. It should ber a requirement that these guys attend and pass some kind of money management course BEFORE the sign their first contract.

I will say tough, with the kind of talent these guys have , their egos must be lower than dirt to have to pay for company like they do with their "posses"

The NBA has this big rookie symposium thing before the rookies play that tries to teach them about money management and all the other stuff that comes along with having all the fortune and fame that comes with playing in the NBA. The NFL does something similar too.

What absolutely blows my mind, is that the NBA and NFL force these people to go through the college system prior to entering the professional leagues... and what the fuck do they learn in college??? Nothing... in fact, they learn less than nothing, they learn that professional athletes get treated like gods...

Why not make these guys learn financial basics while they're being forced into school? Why wait until they enter the pros when the money and fame is already going to their heads? Why not get rid of the joke degrees that they take and give them some real world training??

I mean if you're not going to teach these kids anything in college, don't send them there. It's just eating up scholarship funding and grants for no reason... Clearly their not learning anything and they're taking up resources from kids who actually want to go to school to learn something and better themselves...

but hey - what does my opinion matter.... :x

81

shep wrote:

I mean if you're not going to teach these kids anything in college, don't send them there. It's just eating up scholarship funding and grants for no reason... Clearly their not learning anything and they're taking up resources from kids who actually want to go to school to learn something and better themselves...

but hey - what does my opinion matter.... :x

that's the best arguement i've ever heard on letting them skip directly to the pro's

shep

81 wrote:

shep wrote:

I mean if you're not going to teach these kids anything in college, don't send them there. It's just eating up scholarship funding and grants for no reason... Clearly their not learning anything and they're taking up resources from kids who actually want to go to school to learn something and better themselves...

but hey - what does my opinion matter.... :x

that's the best arguement i've ever heard on letting them skip directly to the pro's

Honestly.... why not? It's not like they're learning anything in College.

I guess it could be argued that by playing college basketball/football they are generating revenue for college via TV and merchandise, but with average tuition being $10-20,000/year, does the college legitimately need that income???

Keep schools for schooling, in my opinion. If you ain't going to teach the kids anything... why should I support them being there?

RiotZact

I really need to change my avatar :?