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Re: College Hoops

Wed November 08, 2017 2:38 pm

This is going to be an interesting story to see what happens next.

Report: Arrested UCLA players in China could face prison time

UCLA freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill could face between three and 10 years in prison if standard Chinese practices are applied and they are convicted under suspicion of shoplifting, according to a report from Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports.

Wetzel, citing a conversation with William Nee, a Hong Kong-based researcher of the Chinese court system for Amnesty International, reported that the three UCLA freshmen could face stiff penalties after the trio was arrested for allegedly shoplifting in a Louis Vuitton store next to the team’s Hangzhou hotel.

The Bruins are in China for the week as they prepare to face Georgia Tech on the first day of the regular season on Friday.

Nee told Wetzel that Chinese prosecutors will usually make a defendant wait 30-37 days before an official indictment. Research from Nee also indicates that Chinese prosecutors enjoy a 99.2 percent conviction rate among those who are indicted.

There is a chance that the United States consulate could step in to help broker a quicker resolution, but they don’t dictate the terms of the Chinese legal system. During Nee’s research into Chinese law, he found that defendants could be held in detention for weeks at a time before prosecutors might even decide how to proceed with the case. In other words, American-style bail is usually very rare in the case of Chinese law procedure.

It will be fascinating to see how this plays out since the UCLA men’s basketball team is such a high-profile visitor to China, particularly Ball, who is the younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball. The x-factor is all of this is LaVar Ball, the outspoken father of LiAngelo, Lonzo and LaMelo that has spent the last year trying to build his Big Baller Brand.

Potentially causing an international diplomatic incident is probably not where LaVar saw his reality show, Ball In The Family, going.

LaVar was expected to address media in a press conference in his hotel suite. But according to ESPN’s Arash Markazi, LaVar has opted not to do so because his counsel advised him not to, “due to the legal nature of the matter.”

Re: College Hoops

Wed November 08, 2017 2:47 pm

Meanwhile the team UCLA is supposed to be playing in China has their own problems. The hangers on to college athletic programs.....


https://sports.yahoo.com/nobody-comes-l ... 14812.html

Re: College Hoops

Wed November 08, 2017 3:10 pm

I attended Mizzou's practice yesterday. Michael Porter Jr. is going to be a lot of fun to watch.

Re: College Hoops

Wed November 08, 2017 4:08 pm

Monkey_Driven wrote:I attended Mizzou's practice yesterday. Michael Porter Jr. is going to be a lot of fun to watch.


He's no Leo Lyons

Re: College Hoops

Wed November 08, 2017 5:02 pm

verb_to_trust wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:I attended Mizzou's practice yesterday. Michael Porter Jr. is going to be a lot of fun to watch.


He's no Leo Lyons


A high bar to achieve.

Re: College Hoops

Tue November 14, 2017 6:00 pm

Biff Pocoroba wrote:This is going to be an interesting story to see what happens next.

Report: Arrested UCLA players in China could face prison time

UCLA freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill could face between three and 10 years in prison if standard Chinese practices are applied and they are convicted under suspicion of shoplifting, according to a report from Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports.

Wetzel, citing a conversation with William Nee, a Hong Kong-based researcher of the Chinese court system for Amnesty International, reported that the three UCLA freshmen could face stiff penalties after the trio was arrested for allegedly shoplifting in a Louis Vuitton store next to the team’s Hangzhou hotel.

The Bruins are in China for the week as they prepare to face Georgia Tech on the first day of the regular season on Friday.

Nee told Wetzel that Chinese prosecutors will usually make a defendant wait 30-37 days before an official indictment. Research from Nee also indicates that Chinese prosecutors enjoy a 99.2 percent conviction rate among those who are indicted.

There is a chance that the United States consulate could step in to help broker a quicker resolution, but they don’t dictate the terms of the Chinese legal system. During Nee’s research into Chinese law, he found that defendants could be held in detention for weeks at a time before prosecutors might even decide how to proceed with the case. In other words, American-style bail is usually very rare in the case of Chinese law procedure.

It will be fascinating to see how this plays out since the UCLA men’s basketball team is such a high-profile visitor to China, particularly Ball, who is the younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball. The x-factor is all of this is LaVar Ball, the outspoken father of LiAngelo, Lonzo and LaMelo that has spent the last year trying to build his Big Baller Brand.

Potentially causing an international diplomatic incident is probably not where LaVar saw his reality show, Ball In The Family, going.

LaVar was expected to address media in a press conference in his hotel suite. But according to ESPN’s Arash Markazi, LaVar has opted not to do so because his counsel advised him not to, “due to the legal nature of the matter.”


Update
The players are returning to the US today after the Trump administration intervened.

Update
All three are indefinitely suspended from the team.
Last edited by Biff Pocoroba on Wed November 15, 2017 8:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Re: College Hoops

Tue November 14, 2017 6:45 pm

Lucky for the other two, one of the players is a member of the Ball family. If it was anyone else they'd all be off the team.

Re: College Hoops

Tue November 21, 2017 7:40 pm

Michael Porter Jr out for the season with back injury. Well, that was a fun offseason of excitement for nothing.

Re: College Hoops

Tue November 21, 2017 8:53 pm

Monkey_Driven wrote:Michael Porter Jr out for the season with back injury. Well, that was a fun offseason of excitement for nothing.

i'm sorry for your loss

Re: College Hoops

Sat February 17, 2018 10:05 pm

holy shit northwestern

Re: College Hoops

Mon February 19, 2018 5:52 am

Go Blue!

Re: College Hoops

Fri February 23, 2018 2:23 pm

Ohhh Sparty!

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... ncaa-rules

Re: College Hoops

Sat March 03, 2018 11:56 pm

Keep Going, Blue!
Fuck Sparty

Re: College Hoops

Sun March 04, 2018 2:56 am

Tom Izzo’s the most overrated coach in the NCAA.

There. I said it.

Re: College Hoops

Thu March 15, 2018 10:37 pm

LOYOLA!!!!!!

Re: College Hoops

Fri March 16, 2018 5:49 am

Ok so that’s the last time I pick a Pac-12 team to win it all.

Re: College Hoops

Fri March 16, 2018 9:19 am

Bammer wrote:Ok so that’s the last time I pick a Pac-12 team to win it all.


Bracket busted!

Re: College Hoops

Fri March 16, 2018 10:28 am

Go Buffalo!

Re: College Hoops

Fri March 16, 2018 11:51 am

11-16 on the first day. i think that is a personal best

though i picked miami to lose i also picked AZ final four

ahhh the joys of thinking you know what youre doing

Re: College Hoops

Fri March 16, 2018 1:57 pm

Peeps wrote:11-16 on the first day. i think that is a personal best

though i picked miami to lose i also picked AZ final four

ahhh the joys of thinking you know what youre doing


ha ha, I filled it out in about 30 seconds for that same reason (I know I don't know what I'm doing), no thought whatsoever except, oh Arizona has that guy who is supposed to be easily the #1 overall... ok, I'll pick them to lose to Villanova in the championship game. Hilarious.

It's pretty difficult to gauge how teams are going to play even if you know a lot about them.
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