LaMelo Ball's coach in Lithuania is calling him "Little Chipmunk"

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LaMelo Ball's coach in Lithuania is calling him "Little Chipmunk"

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Also says the Ball brothers give little effort and don't listen to him. The coach says he has told LaMelo to stop shooting 40 footers in games and Ball doesn't listen.

“When I watch them in practices, they stand out, especially the little one. You can’t control that little chipmunk,” Seskus said on Lithuanian TV, via a rough translation. “You say, ‘Don’t shoot 40-footers.’ Next thing you know, he’s shooting 40-footers.

“He’s used to doing that stuff. They’re not used to training hard. You need to make them give 100 percent in practices.”


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I've heard previously that one of the biggest differences in pro leagues is how practices are handled.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have made three straight NBA Finals and they don't practice.

Many U.S. players have complained about practices in Europe and elsewhere. Whether they have multiple every day... the focus on them... the expectations that you should go all out in them... et al. I can see how a couple of teenagers with a dad who's manipulated every coach they've had would balk at the new focus.
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AbeVigodaLive wrote:I've heard previously that one of the biggest differences in pro leagues is how practices are handled.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have made three straight NBA Finals and they don't practice.

Many U.S. players have complained about practices in Europe and elsewhere. Whether they have multiple every day... the focus on them... the expectations that you should go all out in them... et al. I can see how a couple of teenagers with a dad who's manipulated every coach they've had would balk at the new focus.
The lower the skill level, the more a team should practice. That seems to go without saying. These teams in Lithuania aren't good enough to try and attract fans to games on skill alone. They need well ran plays and things drawn up to make it interesting.

I just wonder how much this move has killed LaMelo's NBA dreams.
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Coach is a lying racist who needs to speak English
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AtiliusRegulus wrote:Coach is a lying racist who needs to speak English
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i think this will be a positive influince on both of them.
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