JV Arrested for DUI

[stooley]

CLEARLY stated that these changes should be made in the off-season as a preventative measure/warning. If you don't think Jason Kidd getting drunk hitting a pole and not complying with police is roughly equal to him spilling a drink on the court for an extra time out you're fucked....

Laws/rules work because they make clear consequences that the vast majority of people use to justify not breaking said rules. Make a clear statement at the beginning of the season of considerably increased consequences and you'll find a lot more players hiring a ride home.

But why's it up to the NBA to make those changes?

The drink spill was an on court incident, thus the suspension.

DUI is an offcourt issue, the NBA applies a slap on the wrist for PR reasons.

If the DUI penalties are insufficient, then that's a problem with the justice system, not the NBA or its franchises.

If you think a 1 year license suspension and a $1000 fine isn't enough, maybe add a week in jail?

[Edgar]

But why's it up to the NBA to make those changes?

The drink spill was an on court incident, thus the suspension.

DUI is an offcourt issue, the NBA applies a slap on the wrist for PR reasons.

If the DUI penalties are insufficient, then that's a problem with the justice system, not the NBA or its franchises.

If you think a 1 year license suspension and a $1000 fine isn't enough, maybe add a week in jail?

A little house arrest or a night in jail might make people think twice. Tack on a hundred hours of community service (talking to kids to deter them, picking trash, helping seniors/disabled, etc) and we have a deal. Someone like JV could talk to high school kids once a week in his off time.

[Superjudge]

CLEARLY stated that these changes should be made in the off-season as a preventative measure/warning. If you don't think Jason Kidd getting drunk hitting a pole and not complying with police is roughly equal to him spilling a drink on the court for an extra time out you're fucked....

Laws/rules work because they make clear consequences that the vast majority of people use to justify not breaking said rules. Make a clear statement at the beginning of the season of considerably increased consequences and you'll find a lot more players hiring a ride home.


Jeff Van Gundy agrees.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.1505171

I dont disagree with your message, just dont know that its the NBA's place to do it.

Its a difficult issue.

[Superjudge]

CLEARLY stated that these changes should be made in the off-season as a preventative measure/warning. If you don't think Jason Kidd getting drunk hitting a pole and not complying with police is roughly equal to him spilling a drink on the court for an extra time out you're fucked....

Laws/rules work because they make clear consequences that the vast majority of people use to justify not breaking said rules. Make a clear statement at the beginning of the season of considerably increased consequences and you'll find a lot more players hiring a ride home.


Jeff Van Gundy agrees.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.1505171

Oh, and I'm not fucked.

[Edgar]

Oh, and I'm not fucked.

Haha - not sure how to respond to this....

[Joey]

Anyone else kinda hoping JV goes HUGE tonight, just to get people talking about his game again..?

[rocwell]

Anyone else kinda hoping JV goes HUgUE tonight, just to get people talking about his game again.

I agree. I took Jonas over 10 pts @ 4/6 tonight and over 13.5 pts @ 10/11 should be easy, we'll see. $$$

[RandomGuy]

Anyone else kinda hoping JV goes HUGE tonight, just to get people talking about his game again..?

for sure.. already, tired of this moral philosophy discussion

[mcHAPPY]

Anyone else kinda hoping JV goes HUGE tonight, just to get people talking about his game again..?

Seriously.

Every bad play or game now and people are going to ask, "Is he drunk?"

I always reserved that comment for Casey.


*too soon for jokes?*

[Joey]

Every bad play or game now and people are going to ask, "Is he drunk?"

Man, I saw KISS 92.5 in the scrum interviewing Masai ... Eff that Sh*t.

Honestly, any loss we take over the next few games, will probably get blamed on Jonas at this point.

[isaacthompson]

Man, I saw KISS 92.5 in the scrum interviewing Masai ... Eff that Sh*t.

Honestly, any loss we take over the next few games, will probably get blamed on Jonas at this point.

If you watch the Lowry interview at practice yesterday, it looks like he got kind of frustrated at the scrum. It was the same question over and over.

[mcHAPPY]

If you watch the Lowry interview at practice yesterday, it looks like he got kind of frustrated at the scrum. It was the same question over and over.

I would imagine it was the 'traditional' news people pissing him off.

The regulars, like Doug Smith, Lewenberg, Wolstat, etc., it is understood they have to ask.

But the other people who don't give a flying fudgeo outside of this act of stupidity on Jonas' part, yeah, they must be annoying as hell.

[consmap]

I would imagine it was the 'traditional' news people pissing him off.

The regulars, like Doug Smith, Lewenberg, Wolstat, etc., it is understood they have to ask.

But the other people who don't give a flying fudgeo outside of this act of stupidity on Jonas' part, yeah, they must be annoying as hell.

Lol I wonder how many of those interviewers actually knew anything about basketball, let alone the Raptors. Maybe some didn't even know the players' names that weren't Jonas.

Reporter: "So DeMar, how do you feel about Jonas being charged for DUI?"
Lowry: "Uh, I'm not DeMar..."
Reporter: "Sorry, my mistake. So Landry, how do you feel about Jonas being charged for DUI?"

[3inthekeon]

Yeah, the media shitstorm is one of the byproducts when something like this goes down. Baseball fans remember the Escobar eyeblack and the crap the entire organization had to go through.

Over and above the legal ramifications and the probable suspension, the extra burden something like this puts on teammates and management is one more reason why what he did was stupid and selfish. Oh well. the team will just have to ride this out and focus on the task at hand.

[Superjudge]

heehee.