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05-05-2017 , 10:45 AM

#251

mavsfan4ever

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Originally Posted by Alpha Fish

those shoes cost at most $30 to make (and I'm being generous), flip flops maaaybe $5

He's saying markup compared to the retail price of normal shoes and sandals. Not markup compared to cost.

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05-05-2017 , 10:51 AM

#252

DWetzel

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never rooted harder for anyone to sprain an ankle

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05-05-2017 , 10:57 AM

#253

StoppedRainingMen

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Originally Posted by JudgeHoldem

I feel bad for the kids that they have that dad but then i realize they are probably just like him

It's possible but I kinda doubt it

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page...g-family-money

Guys like smith are the exception and not the rule and I could definitely imagine the balls relentlessly getting this 'you owe me, you wouldn't be here if it weren't for me' browbeating bull**** from larva

Some of larva's demands have just been other worldly propostrous even moreso than the shoes. He wants to be on the team plane of whatever team drafts lonzo AND he wants his film crew for some reality show he wants to film to be on it too? He could be a part of a murder-suicide where he kills little fat bell then himself and he'd be a better father to lonzo than he is today

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05-05-2017 , 11:19 AM

#254

capone0

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Seems like his dad owned us all; ESPN is covering this **** and we're talking about it. Seems like it's just what he wanted; free press and us wasting our time talking about his dad being such a dumb ass.

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05-05-2017 , 11:24 AM

#255

GTO2.0

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Originally Posted by capone0

So, LaVar Ball for president 2020 amirite

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05-05-2017 , 12:42 PM

#256

StoppedRainingMen

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Originally Posted by capone0

Ya except in this case that's a loss not a win. Companies don't want to endorse him, teams don't want to draft him and if he's Brandon jennings teams will decide he's not worth the baggage

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05-05-2017 , 12:45 PM

#257

El Rata

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Originally Posted by StoppedRainingMen

Ya except in this case that's a loss not a win. Companies don't want to endorse him, teams don't want to draft him and if he's Brandon jennings teams will decide he's not worth the baggage

he'll always have that sweet BBB money

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05-05-2017 , 01:00 PM

#258

StoppedRainingMen

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Provided he's not broke from a lawsuit that's coming for apparently stealing the logo

lol larva

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05-05-2017 , 01:07 PM

#259

Alpha Fish

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if Lonzo gets drafted by a stable organization, I think he'd distance himself from daddy within a couple of years

with that said, Knicks luckboxing a top 3 pick and getting him would break all TV ratings

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05-05-2017 , 02:02 PM

#260

72off

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ESPN should seriously hire Papa Ball

based on that one appearance, think he'd instantly be a top-5 talking head there

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Originally Posted by StoppedRainingMen

Ya except in this case that's a loss not a win. Companies don't want to endorse him, teams don't want to draft him and if he's Brandon jennings teams will decide he's not worth the baggage

what if getting the Celtics & Suns to pass on Lonzo so that he ends up a Laker is exactly what they want?

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05-05-2017 , 02:44 PM

#261

All-inMcLovin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Alpha Fish

Scenario:

Knicks land top 3 pick and select Lonzo Ball.

Do the fans:

A) Cheer loudly
B) Cheer somewhat
C) Boo

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05-05-2017 , 02:59 PM

#262

bigt2k4

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

Scenario:

Knicks land top 3 pick and select Lonzo Ball.

Do the fans:

A) Cheer loudly
B) Cheer somewhat
C) Boo

Facepalm and laugh

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05-05-2017 , 05:35 PM

#263

tchaz

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

Scenario:

Knicks land top 3 pick and select Lonzo Ball.

Do the fans:

A) Cheer loudly
B) Cheer somewhat
C) Boo

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Originally Posted by bigt2k4

Facepalm and laugh

knicks fans ... omglol .. knicks fans ...such advanced basketball minds ...

Spoiler:

who gives a **** what they think?

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05-05-2017 , 05:46 PM

#264

tchaz

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fwiw, answer to the McL-Q is cheer because if he lives up to potential (non-parental-hype) Ball is a distributing PG and that's the #1 priority for the Knacks. But with a healthy side-order of trepidation, because it's already clear that KP won't tolerate shats from, e.g., Lavar Ball and there's a decent risk of that.

I guess even the Knicks draft bpa if they bink the lottery, but it wouldn't amaze me if they traded back to French Frank or Fox if they could guarantee that somehow.

I've watched a little of rivers of Strasburg recently & I still think Ntikilina is going to be one of the steals of the draft.

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05-05-2017 , 06:09 PM

#265

ligastar

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lost in the cost of the shoe is the shipping date of the shoe:

Spoiler:

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05-05-2017 , 06:47 PM

#266

C Bids

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It was explained on his show later it takes that long to make and ship all the shoes. So if he only sells whats ordered he makes money because he'll only have to make whats ordered and not have a bunch of wasted overstock.

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05-05-2017 , 10:40 PM

#267

Dudd

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Should have just had a kickstarter

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05-05-2017 , 11:15 PM

#268

DodgerIrish

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A Kickstarter for starter kicks.

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05-06-2017 , 03:16 AM

#269

All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by tchaz

Yeah I also think that they cheer. I say he becomes a Laker though.

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05-06-2017 , 07:18 AM

#270

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What's funny to me is that the cost of the shoe is $500 and I think I know why. I've looked into making hats earlier this year, and without being willing to put up a significant amount of money or travel to China I was looking at a cost of $36 per hat, and that's just to get it made never mind having it sold. It wouldn't surprise me to see Ball doing this the hard way and having his manufacturing costs well exceed what people think. If somebody found out they cost around $75 each to make I wouldn't be surprised at all.

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05-06-2017 , 12:55 PM

#271

w_alloy

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The reason it is $500 is the sad reality that basketball shoes are primarily fashion accessories, and for many people high cost is a selling point for fashion accessories.

I hate to say it but I think the public's reaction to this shows that it is actually a smart gamble, even with all the hate. They're getting tons of publicity and everyone is talking about the cost, whether Lonzo is good enough to sell it, and how it looks. Nobody seems to care that it is probably not a good basketball shoe. If Lonzo flops the shoe will flop, but if he is a star they could make serious money.

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05-06-2017 , 03:02 PM

#272

TheNoodleMan

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Originally Posted by EddyB66

I've looked into making hats earlier this year, and without being willing to put up a significant amount of money or travel to China I was looking at a cost of $36 per hat, and that's just to get it made never mind having it sold.

Anyone else and I'd just assume this was a typo.

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05-06-2017 , 03:23 PM

#273

Dudd

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Eddy, you need a business partner. I am willing to type 'custom hats' into google, slash your cost of goods sold by 50% and take half the profit. Let me know