What is Jahlil Okafor thinking?

I know nothing about his character. Coach K has a pretty good track record of avoiding headcases, so I’m wondering if the money and fame has went to his head. Okafor needs to make better decisions, but that team needs some actually veterans even if they have to overpay a couple of guys. Good veterans can be mentors on and off the court. If you look at things and rumors are true, this is the 2nd high profile guy that has come in recently and had issues.

Off subject, but I wonder what it would be like to show up every single night to know that your team not only has less talent than everyone else, but that your front office is pushing for you to lose.  This team isn’t trading to get you help, but might trade away someone that was helping you. If I was a top player in the upcoming draft, I would refuse to go there. 26 losses in a row in the NBA is ridiculous. You can catch a game just from someone playing down to the competition,  having an off night, or just by playing harder than them.

I know nothing about his character. Coach K has a pretty good track record of avoiding headcases, so I’m wondering if the money and fame has went to his head. Okafor needs to make better decisions, but that team needs some actually veterans even if they have to overpay a couple of guys. Good veterans can be mentors on and off the court. If you look at things and rumors are true, this is the 2nd high profile guy that has come in recently and had issues.

Off subject, but I wonder what it would be like to show up every single night to know that your team not only has less talent than everyone else, but that your front office is pushing for you to lose.  This team isn’t trading to get you help, but might trade away someone that was helping you. If I was a top player in the upcoming draft, I would refuse to go there. 26 losses in a row in the NBA is ridiculous. You can catch a game just from someone playing down to the competition,  having an off night, or just by playing harder than them.

 is speeding really that big of a deal??? We live in an era where everything is blown up! I guarantee you if social media was around during the 80’s and  90’s some of our all time greats would be viewed much differently. Not excusing the fighting incident but come on. The complete narrative around this guy coming into the draft is that he’s such a great kid great upbringing now he has one major incident and you wonder if he’s a knucklehead?? Like are we blaming him for being 19 and having a gun pointed at him??? 

 is speeding really that big of a deal??? We live in an era where everything is blown up! I guarantee you if social media was around during the 80’s and  90’s some of our all time greats would be viewed much differently. Not excusing the fighting incident but come on. The complete narrative around this guy coming into the draft is that he’s such a great kid great upbringing now he has one major incident and you wonder if he’s a knucklehead?? Like are we blaming him for being 19 and having a gun pointed at him??? 

Embiid and Okafor’s personal immature is at least partly due to the lack of solid veteran leadership on the team. These young guys need older guys to teach them how to live life as an NBA player and compete. They do not have that. 

Embiid and Okafor’s personal immature is at least partly due to the lack of solid veteran leadership on the team. These young guys need older guys to teach them how to live life as an NBA player and compete. They do not have that. 

 Definitely agree with the lack of veterans around him but thats also making excuses for him. He has to man up and make good decisions. He clearly has a bad temper also which he needs to control. I would blame it on him being from chicago with the current state of the youth there but i dont remember Jabari, D Rose, or Anthony Davis having any problems like this. 

Never heard anything bad about him up until this point but hes gotta chill out. Hopefully he realizes and doesn’t get into any more trouble. Also stay away from night clubs.

 Definitely agree with the lack of veterans around him but thats also making excuses for him. He has to man up and make good decisions. He clearly has a bad temper also which he needs to control. I would blame it on him being from chicago with the current state of the youth there but i dont remember Jabari, D Rose, or Anthony Davis having any problems like this. 

Never heard anything bad about him up until this point but hes gotta chill out. Hopefully he realizes and doesn’t get into any more trouble. Also stay away from night clubs.

 I think the NBA should offer as part of any contract an employee that tells you how much money whatever retarded thing you’re about to do is going to cost you.  Like that chick from Progressive.  

 I think the NBA should offer as part of any contract an employee that tells you how much money whatever retarded thing you’re about to do is going to cost you.  Like that chick from Progressive.  

 Seems to me like he’s trying to get traded.  Has enough of Philly already.  Interesting tactic by him and his agent.

 Seems to me like he’s trying to get traded.  Has enough of Philly already.  Interesting tactic by him and his agent.

 The media feeds negativity! He was just considered the nicest kid you could meet now they can’t stop finding dirt on him. Let’s be real this is less about jahlil then it is about creating the narrative about the negative consequences of rebuilding and how the sixers are doing things the wrong way! 

 The media feeds negativity! He was just considered the nicest kid you could meet now they can’t stop finding dirt on him. Let’s be real this is less about jahlil then it is about creating the narrative about the negative consequences of rebuilding and how the sixers are doing things the wrong way! 

 Players are allowed time off and can enjoy themselves but should a player on a 0-17 really be out celebrating I wonder?

I’d guess Coach K would keep his players on a fairly tight reign but as said above Okafor is now being paid a big salary and has much more means than he did last season as a student.

Hopefully the 76ers will be able to keep Okafor on the straught and narrow as I’d hate to see him going off the rails with him having so much potential.

 Players are allowed time off and can enjoy themselves but should a player on a 0-17 really be out celebrating I wonder?

I’d guess Coach K would keep his players on a fairly tight reign but as said above Okafor is now being paid a big salary and has much more means than he did last season as a student.

Hopefully the 76ers will be able to keep Okafor on the straught and narrow as I’d hate to see him going off the rails with him having so much potential.

 Okafor is the last guy I would’ve thought to be doing all of this stuff.  I don’t doubt he was a choir boy at Duke where everyone worshipped the guy.  It is completely different once you leave a college campus and are being paid millions and not under the close watch and scrutiny of Coach K and his staff.  Okafor is coming off a national championship and was the number one ranked high school player in the country before then.  How many times has the guy been heckled in his life?  He’s only 19 and has a ton of growing up to do.  Don’t understand why the guy is out clubbing, ESPECIALLY in Boston.  He went from not losing much to being on the worst team in the NBA.  He hasn’t handled it well.  There is absolutely zero veteran leadership in the locker room to pull him aside and tell him to stop.  Imagine if he had KG.  I guarantee you his nonsense would stop immediately.  I hope he cleans his act up soon or his career could be in jeopardy. 

 Okafor is the last guy I would’ve thought to be doing all of this stuff.  I don’t doubt he was a choir boy at Duke where everyone worshipped the guy.  It is completely different once you leave a college campus and are being paid millions and not under the close watch and scrutiny of Coach K and his staff.  Okafor is coming off a national championship and was the number one ranked high school player in the country before then.  How many times has the guy been heckled in his life?  He’s only 19 and has a ton of growing up to do.  Don’t understand why the guy is out clubbing, ESPECIALLY in Boston.  He went from not losing much to being on the worst team in the NBA.  He hasn’t handled it well.  There is absolutely zero veteran leadership in the locker room to pull him aside and tell him to stop.  Imagine if he had KG.  I guarantee you his nonsense would stop immediately.  I hope he cleans his act up soon or his career could be in jeopardy. 

 Thank god they didn’t have cameras in every phone when I was growing up. So many stupid things that I did

 Thank god they didn’t have cameras in every phone when I was growing up. So many stupid things that I did

 Anything more is excessive,unnecessary, dangerous. Even 85 is not needed for long durations.

 Anything more is excessive,unnecessary, dangerous. Even 85 is not needed for long durations.

 Man the 76ers are a mess! I cant help but think theyve helped create this losing culture/mentality. I gotta say i always thought Okafor was a little strange, but i think since he went to Duke everyone figured he was going to be ok. And im not writing him off just yet, hes so young. But i agree, Philly needs to bite the bullet and get some leadership because this might become a regular accurance if you let that locker room run wild. Brown is the coach of the year haha. 

 Man the 76ers are a mess! I cant help but think theyve helped create this losing culture/mentality. I gotta say i always thought Okafor was a little strange, but i think since he went to Duke everyone figured he was going to be ok. And im not writing him off just yet, hes so young. But i agree, Philly needs to bite the bullet and get some leadership because this might become a regular accurance if you let that locker room run wild. Brown is the coach of the year haha. 

when u’re 34 u have no problem getting in2 a club.

when u’re 34 u have no problem getting in2 a club.

If I had his kind of money and fame at 19, I wouldn’t have made it to 20 (almost didn’t anyway).

This is why these guys should be required to stay in school for at least another year (or two). It is too much, too early.

 Not to mention that their immaturity makes the draft even more of a crap shoot than it should be. Guys like Bird and Duncan that came out as seniors were much more known commodities than the low first rounders today.

If I had his kind of money and fame at 19, I wouldn’t have made it to 20 (almost didn’t anyway).

This is why these guys should be required to stay in school for at least another year (or two). It is too much, too early.

 Not to mention that their immaturity makes the draft even more of a crap shoot than it should be. Guys like Bird and Duncan that came out as seniors were much more known commodities than the low first rounders today.