Clubbin’ During the Season/Playoffs - Good or Bad Idea?
First, let me begin by clarifying that the above video is an example of a nba player going out during the finals. This discussion should not turn to laker haters vs. laker lovers. I am just curious about what everyone out there thinks about the topic at hand. According to TMZ.com, Lamar Odom arrived at a Hollywood club past midnight knowing his team flight departs at 10am the following day to Boston. We’ve seen other athletes partying all night both during the season and playoffs of different sports, (just ask carmelo anthony and A.I.) the question is should they? NFL players suffer from this problem the most (see the bengals and Pac Man Jones) One might think its a good way to clear his head and get his mind away from the game for a few hours as long as he’s not hung over the next day for practice or a game. Another perspective says he should get rest and be focused for the most important time of the season. Players have up to 6 months off each year during the off-season to party if they want, they should be focused during the season (for which they get paid millions). What are your thoughts…?
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June 17th, 2008 at 2:06 am
1st
they just livin it upp
aint no reason too hatee
its there own fatee
June 17th, 2008 at 2:10 am
this is why niggas cant win chips when it counts. Howard on the Mavs went to some party and had the whole weed fiasco….now this…i dunno about ya’ll but..but if i’m down 3-2 and going ot their home court, ALL my mental energy is being focused on that shit. Odom been a weedhead and underachiever his whole career so……………………
shocked Kobe aint get @ him over that
June 17th, 2008 at 2:45 am
cosign 2
fucking odom needs to stop with that shit. he should be in the gym training instead and helping out kobe. fuck celtics. shits going to game 7
June 17th, 2008 at 3:14 am
Going out to clubs and parties during the playoffs is definitely a bad look for any professional athlete.
It isn’t really mentioned if a player / team is performing well, but when they are losing everything is critiqued.
Either way…
Series ends tonight in Boston.. See you there!
June 17th, 2008 at 3:51 am
Its a bad idea for multiple reasons. And its a horrible idea when you not at home. You a target when you got cheese, now thats good when it comes to bitches but bad when it comes to haters. Nigga started some shit with McFadden and gave the media some shit to talk about that could have hurt his draft stock. That was after the college football season had ended. Let alone during the playoffs, superbowl or finals. If you play professional ball in any sport im sure you got a few bitches you could call to the pad smoke, drink, music whatever you do and have a decent night. Chill until business is takin care of.
June 17th, 2008 at 5:14 am
I HATE TO WATCH A LAKERS GAME AND SEE ODOMS FACE N NO FIRE/TENACITY IN HIS EYES
ITS OBVIOUS THE CELTICS ARE MORE FOCUSED AND WANT TO WIN IT MORE!!
N IM A LAKER FAN
June 17th, 2008 at 6:03 am
he has the whole FLIGHT to sleep. think about that first.
i think its good.
they have a crazy ass season.
training, workouts, sleep.
they know what they should be doing.
maybe odom is built so tough that “rest” isn’t what he needs.
im not sayin he’s a beast, or a machine, but come on, the source is TMZ, of course they’re gonna hype shit up.
if he does this shit nightly and sucks, thats a different story.
but lamar puts up solid numbers.
June 17th, 2008 at 7:23 am
SO WHAT IF LAMAR PUTS UP SIMPLY SOLID NUMBERS? odom is capable of playing much better…the frickin season and all the marbles are on the line dude…it shows how important these 2 upcoming games are to odom…dude is soft defensively he a lazy underachiever REAL TALK
June 17th, 2008 at 8:38 am
^^^^^ DAMN U JUST LABELED ONE OF THE LEAGUES HARDEST WORKING PLAYERS AS A ” LAZY UNDER ACHIEVER ” I REALLY DONT CARE ABOUT WHAT HE DOES. HE DOES MORE ON THAT COURT AND OFF THEN MOST OF THE PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE SO I DONT THINK ONE INSTENCE OF HIM BEING HUMAN MAKES HIM LAZY SHIT WHEN IM FEELING DOWN PUSSY ALWAYS MAKES ME HAPPY!!!! AND HE IS AN INCREDIBLE FATHER I HEAR THE ANNOUCERS TALKING ABOUT HIM ALL THE TIME ABOUT HIS CHARITY. IS HE IN BOSTON TODAY THATS ALL I CARE ABOUT IS HE AT PRACTICE TODAY WELL I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO WHERE HIS MIND IS AT.
June 17th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Mental energy?….It don’t take no mental energy to sit down in VIP and let a couple bitches give u a lap dance. Odom is a young dude and I dont think him chillin in a club for a couple hours is going to fatigue him anymore than that long coast to coast flight will.
If dude was drinking and smoking weed to no end then that’s a problem but it would also be a problem if he was at home doing it too.
If Odom comes out tonight and goes for 25pts 13 rebounds and 5 assists….What y’all niggas gone say???
June 17th, 2008 at 9:02 am
clubs in cali. shut dwn at 2am anyway… thats like sayin that noboby can go out and party on a work night because they have to work the next day… yeah right… plus a flight at 10am… thats a good 5hrs. flight time..
June 17th, 2008 at 9:35 am
that is ridiculous, unprofessional immature. forget about the sleep factor. youa re putting yourself at unnnecesary risks.
I remember NFL veteran Chris carter talking about how he partied away the first part of his career. He straightend up adnbecame the most prodcutive recevier besides jerry rice ever. If he had been focused, he would be considered the greatest ever right now.
its poverty mentality.satisfy yourself now,instead of sacrificing to be greater and achieve more later.
do what you “have” to, in order to do what you “want” to…
He is obviously satisfied with just being there, he has no desire to be great.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:01 am
yo heard this goes on all the time heard there practices are mad ez guess thats the life when u in the nba
June 17th, 2008 at 10:06 am
so if lamar doesn’t produce in Game 6 Lakers fans will know why then LOL!!!!!!!
Lamar Odom = a poor man’s Scottie Pippen
June 17th, 2008 at 10:10 am
bad idea!!!!
June 17th, 2008 at 11:36 am
“If Odom comes out tonight and goes for 25pts 13 rebounds and 5 assists….What y’all niggas gone say???”
he shoulda averaged that for the whole fuckin series. people who kno ball know that if Odom wanted to, he coulda averaged 20-25 ppg, 10-12 rpg and 4-5 apg for his whole fuckin career. dude is one of the biggest underachievers ever.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Very bad idea. If the Lakers lose today, HE WILL BE THE REASON. Lamar should be focused on getting enough rest to defend Kevin Garnett & defend the paint better.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
who cares what that man does….thats on him…..they signed contracts to play ball not have their life controlled…if they get they ass busted the next day..thats on them…wat the fuck…im into watchin sports….I dont give a dam what they do after the game…it seem like people jus be hatin on them…the first thing u here is “man they gettin paid all that money…if that was me”…Its not you fool cause u are garbage at ball so just enjoy the game scrappy and stop worryin about who they fuckin what they smokin or where they clubbin…cause if u had the money u would be doing the same thing
June 17th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
im just say dude got the weekend & alot more months to party his ass off. even if they win or lose, no matter what happens. the season is ending tonite or thursday. u trying to tell me u cant be focused enough to hang back for a couple a days. com’on man
da only person on the lakers that looks like they want dat championship is kobe. & like i said b4, kobe aint beating celtics on his own in boston
June 17th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
It depends on the person. Some people need to study all night to pass their finals, and others need to let loose and they’ll still pass. I think he should’ve been more worried about outside factors that he couldn’t control… women, haters…
June 17th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
If he comes out and drop 40 pts. 10 rebs. 8 ast. He good. If he flops then no.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
As a former employee at a Hollywood club a few years back i can safely say whenever i’ve seen lamar in the club (every weekend) it usually meant he was drinking and dancing with some bad females him and his homies driving up in a ford SUV nonethelesss…which is a good thing for Boston…so let him hit the clubs.
June 17th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
First of all, I chilled w/ odom at that club, club Area on sunset by the way (goes hard on some “the Hills” mtv type shit), and he was just kickin it. He came up in the club at like 12:30, we hit the vip, a line of girls formed, and dude stood there while they grinded on him. Then he took out the cellie, copped a few numbers, gave a shout out on the mic, and that was it. Harmless fun. BTW, ridiculous hoody/blazer combo shit he rocked…
June 17th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
WHO THE FUCK CARES?
NIGGAS NEED TO STOP WORRYING ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE AND JUST WORRY ABOUT THEMSELVES
IF NIGGA WANT TO GO OUT AND PARTY LEAVE HIM BE
WORRY ABOUT URSELFS
REAL TALK
AND GROSS YOU A MAJOR COCK RIDER LOOOOOL YOU DONT KNOW SHIT ABOUT WHAT LAMAR ODOM DOES OFF THE COURT AND YOU DONT KNOW SHIT ABOUT HIS FAMILY LIFE SO JUMP THE HELL OFF
June 17th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
U obviously CARED enough to post a response…
June 17th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
^^^^^ LOOOOL THIS FUCCIN HOMO CARES ABOUT ME… GET OFF MY BALLS
U DONT EVEN COMMENT ABOUT THE TOPIC AT HAND YOU JUST WORRY ABOUT ME LMAOOOOOOOO GET A DAMN LIFE ON THE REAL
June 17th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
wally are you serious????????? rofl no wonder this guy only comments on laker posts
June 17th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
I HOPE LA IS READY TO SEE BEANTOWN CELEBRATE TONITE
June 17th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
wish Odom practice now dont we?