**OFFICIAL 2019 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD**

[dacomeup]

His story about Coach K's secret lair >

I'm not even sure I remember that one.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

At least you added the question mark. Sounds like the Knicks, Mavs and his camp did their due diligence. There's no way the Mavs make that trade if the allegations were serious. They're on thin ice with the league already.

Yeah Cuban definitely don't stand for this type of behavior...

 

[blastercombo]

A former Baylor University fraternity president who was accused of rape will not serve any jail time or be forced to register as a sex offender after a judge accepted a plea deal he had been offered by Texas prosecutors, according to news reports.

Jacob Anderson, 23, was charged with four counts of sexual assault after he was accused of raping a 19-year-old woman at a 2016 party thrown by Phi Delta Theta, the fraternity chapter of which he was president, at the school in Waco, Tex., according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Earlier this year, the McLennan County district attorney’s office offered him a plea deal that quickly became the subject of bitter outcry from the victim, her family and many others following the case.

The district attorney’s office dismissed the four counts of sexual assault in exchange for a lesser charge of unlawful restraint, according to news reports. And it recommended that Anderson serve three years of deferred adjudication probation, pay a $400 fine and go to counseling in lieu of jail time, according to news reports. The deferred adjudication means the charge could eventually be dismissed if he does not violate the terms of his probation.

Seemingly lenient sentences for rape are not unheard of, and Anderson’s case underscores the difficulty in proving and prosecuting many sexual assault cases. Punishments are typically lessened and the level of crimes are downgraded as a result of plea agreements. Cases such as Anderson’s have caused swift and widespread outcry from victims, their families and communities.

Even in some instances in which prosecutors successfully proved to a jury that a crime has been committed, sentences have been highly criticized. Among the most notorious is that of Stanford University sex offender Brock Turner, whose six-month jail sentence after a sexual-assault conviction prompted nationwide outrage and the recall of the judge who imposed the punishment. A jury had convicted Turner of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on the edge of campus.

No no, I get what you’re saying but there’s more to it than that for sure. Kind of a rabbit hole discussion so I’m cool

 

[Maximus Meridius]

I'm sorry but 40% from the field and 30% from 3 is not efficient no matter how you slice it. 'Advanced' stats be lying

7-23 from 3.

Exactly why he falls apart in the playoffs.

 

[KHUFU]

Y'all gotta be careful talking about the racism and rape thing on this thread. There are plenty apologists lurking, then will tell you to go and start a new thread somewhere else. The biggest cowards will contact a mod about your empathetic and conscious behavior. They love protecting their white and misogynistic buddies on here.

 

[don ramon]

I was joking earlier but seriously.. what would even happen if KP was found guilty? They probably weren't even worried about it. A rape charge is like a parking ticket depending on what you look like. I mean the whole Mavs org got caught up in something similar and what happened to them? Not a damn thing

this is awful thing to say/opinion to have.

my bad - read that wrong. i agree. people like him tend to get the benefit of the doubt

 

[anomolie]

Going to say I disagree and we can leave it at that

If you white with hella money and resources. You can beat a case like this. See it all the time

 

[KHUFU]

If you white with hella money and resources. You can beat a case like this. See it all the time

Hell, you have one of those sitting in the white house right now.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

this is awful thing to say/opinion to have.

How? It's really not even an opinion

 

[ballinsam23]

If it really wasnt consensual he will go to jail.

If they were smashing before and she just turned a little crazy she'll get a massive payday and it'll be brushed under the rug.

 

[jjs07]

Kristaps Porzingis allegedly punched woman in face as he raped her

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

If KP really did all these things and Cuban still traded for him knowing about the case it'll be Sterling level incompetence and darkness

 

[trynafeelmink]

There's no way Cuban really looked into this.... He Jus getting out from under pressure for letting that dude run wild sexually harassing women in the office. Now to trade for a "franchise" guy who will be facing a case like this...... Can't explain this.

 

[pums]

There's no way Cuban really looked into this.... He Jus getting out from under pressure for letting that dude run wild sexually harassing women in the office. Now to trade for a "franchise" guy who will be facing a case like this...... Can't explain this.

And the trade happened so quick no way of possibly knowing ALL details right there and then

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

If KP really did all these things and Cuban still traded for him knowing about the case it'll be Sterling level incompetence and darkness

I'd say the whole sexual harassment situation is already at that level. Just didn't get the same kind of press

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I'd say the whole sexual harassment situation is already at that level. Just didn't get the same kind of press

Fair statement. I guess that would mean trading for a known rapist/woman batterer would take it to a new level

 

[jjs07]

There's no way Cuban really looked into this.... He Jus getting out from under pressure for letting that dude run wild sexually harassing women in the office. Now to trade for a "franchise" guy who will be facing a case like this...... Can't explain this.

Billionaires go by a different set of rules.

 

[nick.]

Billionaires go by a different set of rules.

This is what BIG LEEMELONE was alluding to earlier.

It's horrible but it's how our justice system is set up.

 

[D StaXX]

I'll wait til more facts come out.

 

[jjs07]

This is what BIG LEEMELONE was alluding to earlier.

It's horrible but it's how our justice system is set up.

He's right. Public perception doesn't mean **** to these guys when you're in the top percentage of earners WORLD WIDE.

 

[don ramon]

How? It's really not even an opinion

i see what you were trying to say upon further reading. apologies for any miscommunication

 

[3god]

I hate politics.

Mixing politics with sports is like mixing rat poison in
My coffee.

 

[bostoiah]

Crazy that this happened after tearing his ACL

 

[niceshoes247]

I bet that whole lying
Word to 2pac

 

[don ramon]

I bet that whole lying
Word to 2pac

why would you say this?

he offered her money. and then he reneged. no one who offers hush money is innocent.
she never asked for anything. she's probably from lots of money herself living in the same building as he was