Josh Primo - What!?

Wammy Giveaway · Post #1 » by **Wammy Giveaway** » Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:35 pm

Oh yeah. He's suspended too for a scandal.

Well, there goes my earlier "Choose Your Point Guard" post.

MartinToVaught · Post #2 » by **MartinToVaught** » Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:50 pm

The Spurs - a serious franchise - got rid of this guy immediately, but our clown show of an organization is supposed to redeem him? Give me a break. I'm so sick of this front office, it's not even funny.

There's literally no upside in doing this. It's unfair to every woman working for the team, and it can't even be excused by hyping up his "potential" since Lue won't give him any playing time regardless. We have our own drafted players we should be developing instead of making nonsensical moves like this.

ejftw · Post #3 » by **ejftw** » Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:47 pm

Dude is insanely talented, but not a fan of this. Would much rather have brought back Keon Johnson

KL2 · Post #4 » by **KL2** » Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:59 pm

He’s so freaking talented but yeah. Says the team did extensive evaluations and are comfortable giving him this chance.

Here’s hoping it works out well. For both sides.

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Bobbymcgee · Post #5 » by **Bobbymcgee** » Fri Sep 29, 2023 10:48 pm

Clippers are desperate for young talent so it makes sense to take the risk despite the bad look.

nickhx2 · Post #6 » by **nickhx2** » Fri Sep 29, 2023 10:51 pm

omg, this guy? wtf

KL2 · Post #7 » by **KL2** » Fri Sep 29, 2023 10:54 pm

Wonder if they’re about to trade away some young talent? Timing is curious.

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LamarWho · Post #8 » by **LamarWho** » Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:20 am

Is this the guy who exposed his junk to female staff in San Antonio? Way to go FO.

KL2 · Post #9 » by **KL2** » Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:41 am

https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2023-09-29/josh-primo-signing-clippers-nba-suspension

The Clippers’ signing of Primo was met by strong pushback from fans on social media. Lawrence Frank, the Clippers’ president of basketball operations, told The Times the decision to sign Primo was preceded by “a great deal of conversation with people throughout the organization.” Female employees who interact most frequently with players were consulted on the decision, he said.

The Clippers met Primo during his lone season at Alabama, and spent more time with him before the 2021 NBA Draft. Primo was not signed after being waived by San Antonio, and spent much of the past year in Los Angeles. The Clippers first began considering whether to sign Primo a few months after he was waived, Frank said.

“We’ve spent a great deal of time for the last several months with Josh,” he said. “We’ve had specialists who we consult with who’ve evaluated Josh, and the reason why we’re moving forward is, based on their confidence level after the evaluations and what he’s doing currently, they feel he can be a positive contributor to the organization moving forward.”

The specialists who evaluated Primo worked in mental-health fields, Frank said. The NBA investigation found that Primo “maintains that his conduct was not intentional, and the league did not find evidence that he engaged in any sexual or other misconduct apart from these brief exposures,” the NBA wrote in announcing Primo’s suspension. “Nevertheless, this behavior does not conform to league standards and warrants discipline.”

“We’re not disputing allegations or condoning the alleged conduct, but why we’re here is because of all the work he’s put in since those allegations,” Frank said.

He added that “this isn’t about Josh performing right now. This is about him continuing to do the work off the court to try to earn another opportunity. He’s done a lot of work off the court and with it, we feel he’s worthy of another opportunity.”

Ballings7 · Post #10 » by **Ballings7** » Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:47 am

As long as he is normal again.. good young talented combo guard that has multi-area offensive skills, and showed decent defensive tools too.

Low risk, high reward.

I liked a lot what I saw when he was with SA, and was in the rotation before his issues.

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Imagine if he plays in SA on the road? Man that will be an interesting game ; - )

MartinToVaught · Post #11 » by **MartinToVaught** » Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:55 am

“We’re not disputing allegations or condoning the alleged conduct, but why we’re here is because of all the work he’s put in since those allegations,” Frank said.

I must have missed where he was entitled to an NBA roster spot just because he's gone to therapy for a few months. I've run out of words to describe how disappointed I am with our front office.

Clemenza · Post #12 » by **Clemenza** » Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:39 am

Well this was a total shocker. Not sure if this is worth the PR hit to the team. We'll have to see how this goes, I guess

esqtvd · Post #13 » by **esqtvd** » Sat Sep 30, 2023 9:24 am

I'd have to know more specifics. On the whole, I don't think people should be ruined for life unless they killed somebody or something. It's very easy to get self-righteous judging someone else and take away everything they have and everything they could ever have. It may not be a death sentence, but it's a life sentence. He didn't rape anybody or even physically assault anyone. Justice demands that the punishment must fit the crime.

dunlop212 · Post #14 » by **dunlop212** » Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:48 pm

S&T him to the Montreal Expos.

KL2 · Post #15 » by **KL2** » Sat Sep 30, 2023 3:14 pm

If the LA Times story is true then they’ve been doing their homework for a while. As a woman I’m thankful they consulted female staff before making a decision. I would hope they took that feedback seriously unlike the Spurs organization before it all blew up.

Reading the general board there are criminal charges that were filed and given to the DA back in May for review. Not sure how long those cases take.

I hate to sound like if other teams can why can’t we? But there are other players on teams who have done worse and still allowed to play. Not sure why Primo can’t get a second chance? If we banished all the players who did wrong we wouldn’t have a league.

ERClips · Post #16 » by **ERClips** » Sat Sep 30, 2023 8:20 pm

Agree.
This signing could turn out good for us. He’s a young talented point guard. Exactly what we need. On the cheap too. Worth a shot considering our options

KL2 · Post #17 » by **KL2** » Mon Oct 2, 2023 3:32 pm

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Clemenza · Post #18 » by **Clemenza** » Mon Oct 2, 2023 6:02 pm

Everybody is crying about not getting Brogdon or Jrue, but low key Primo could be better than these two in a year or so if he continues to develop and doesn't drop his trousers in public.

Dynamix · Post #19 » by **Dynamix** » Mon Oct 2, 2023 7:15 pm

Just get Primo to go the NeverNude route and he's pretty much a lock for the HoF.

KL2 · Post #20 » by **KL2** » Mon Oct 2, 2023 8:10 pm

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