Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
Because there are more than enough examples of rich young atheletes lives ending in failure when they do what they want to do. It doesn't have to be a young black man, but in his field of discussion, sports and specifically basketball, most of the examples are black. Take it into the rock realm and you can have an entire network of bad examples of young people who do what they want to do having problems.
Sure there is Walker and Curry but there is also Lohan.
Even closer to dan's home, there is a castle hanging over the Kennedy at Irving Park built by some DJ that never got moved into due to financial ruin.
But LeBron hasn't done anything that anyone could consider reckless or self-destructive behavior. The very fact that he is being compared to Antoine Walker or Lindsay Lohan is disturbing. And why? Because he chose to become a free agent when he had earned free agency? And I don't know Maverick Carter from Adam, but he seems to be an enterprising young guy. Why is it when Pat Riley- a guy who has far less financial wherewithal than LeBron- buys a house, he's either a shrewd investor or just a guy who has earned it and when LeBron buys the same exact house, he's an immature child acting recklessly?
Why is it that big corporations hire people with experience and proven ability as CEOs instead of the latest valedictorians of each of the top business schools.
All young people who spend lots of money and chose inexperienced/unproven counsel will always be thought of as reckless...and correctly so.
Pat Riley may very well be reckless. However, his public dealings have showed a string of well reasoned decisions, mature career moves and a desire to be surrounded by top advisors. Even further, his opinion is sought out by others who are considered to be top decision makers. He has earned the presumption.
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