Go ahead, Ty Lawson, smoke hookah, trade yourself to Sacramento, post idiotic pictures on Instagram, make all the bad career moves you want, it’s your life.
But don’t even think about coming after the legends of the city that you have been lucky enough to play in for the last six seasons, don’t even think about talking down to the King of basketball in Colorado, the Thrill from Park Hill, Mr. Big Shot, Smooth.
Stay in your lane.
In case you’re still wondering what I’m taking about, here’s some context.
Long story short, Chauncey appropriately calls out Lawson’s less than lackluster “leadership,” says the Nuggets need to move on, all put just about as professionally as possible.
In response, to nobody’s surprise at all, Lawson was reactionary and immature.
@miguelzwrld some ppl just want to stay relevant lol
— Ty Lawson (@TyLawson3) July 12, 2015
Stay relevant? Which one of these people needs to try to stay relevant?
The guy with a championship ring, a NBA Finals MVP, five all-star game appearances and more than 15,000 career points, or the guy whose greatest achievement in the NBA is… *Googles* *Searches* *Page one* *Page two*…. Making 10 three pointers in a game?
Chauncey Billups winning the 2007 “Shooting Stars” competition at the All-Star game alongside WNBA star Swin Cash, and Bill Laimbeer, is literally more than anything Ty Lawson has won in the NBA.
Hell, Swin Cash has won four of those. Four is an interesting number because it’s actually one more than the number of playoff games that Ty Lawson has ever won in a season. In fact, Billups was a part of more playoff wins in his return to Denver in 2008 (10) than Lawson has been a part of in his entire career (8).
Maybe the guy trying to stay relevant is the one who constantly puts attention grabbing posts on social media, the guy who the Nuggets can’t even trade for a poster of an actually relevant player right now?
Chauncey Billups will be relevant in Colorado for the rest of time, he is the greatest high-school player in the history of the state, the most successful player to ever come out of college in this state, and the leader of the team in the best NBA season in the history of the state. He will be relevant in the NBA for the rest of time, when his name is inevitably enshrined in the Hall of fame.
Ty Lawson isn’t even the most relevant point guard on his team anymore. That’s good news, because it likely means he is on his way out, like the legend himself alluded to, this needs to be Emmanuel Mudiay‘s team. The lottery pick is showing NBA ready skills and yes, leadership already , and the signing of veteran PG Jameer Nelson is just what he needs behind him.
What he doesn’t need is a bitter, locker room cancer, with multiple run-ins with the law involving drinking and driving, who doesn’t have the same drive that Mudiay has. The drive to be great, the drive to win championships, the drive that Chauncey Billups put on display for 17 seasons. The Nuggets need to keep Mudiay as far away from Lawson as they can.
Ty Lawson is an average point guard who couldn’t lead a starving lion to a plate full of raw meat, he doesn’t have the right to call out Chucky Atkins, let alone Chauncey Billups.
Know your role, Lawson, and don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
4 Comments (2 conversations)
“Inshrined”? LMAO. Get your $$ back from CU, FratBoy
Let he without sin cast the first stone. How should Ty have responded? “Oh, I’m so sorry, I promise to be good and do whatever you say Chauncy.” Or what would Kobe have said after his problem? How about minding your own business? Do you know where the sun doesn’t shine?
Did the Nuggets hire Chauncy? No. And I’m not sure why. But he IS trying to remain relevant. He is entitled to his opinion, but I agree with Ty. This team tried to make Ty something he is not, a leader. But a top five guard, he is. It is good to know that, for now, Malone is excited about using Ty and Mudiay together at times. They can compete with any back-court in the league.
Maybe it’s better to shoot our selves in the foot. Get rid of Ty, then Gallo, then Faried, for more JJ’s or 2nd round pics in 2018. That’s who is available. There is a reason the players rebelled and I am so surprised at those who condemn them shortsightedly. What not do what coach Malone wants, and amaze the community and NBA with our guards.
Thanks for the well-thought-out-comment. I think the problem lies right in your second sentence, “How should Ty have responded?”
He shouldn’t have responded at all, it was just some random fan on twitter asking him this, not an interviewer, he could have not responded and nobody would have ever questioned it.
If he did feel the need to respond he should have said something like, “While I disagree strongly, Chauncey is one of the greats and he is entitled to his opinion.”
Malone isn’t actually excited about using Ty and Mudiay, he just has to say that because Ty is still on the roster and if he said anything differently it would kill Ty’s trade value even more.
Ty wants out, and the Nuggets want him out, unfortunately it would be toxic to do anything but get him out.
The Nuggets have a great new point guard who is the polar opposite of Ty in many aspects, he is the future of the organization, it’s time to move on.
I can’t say I disagree about Ty cooking his own goose, especially after last night’s DWI. He can only have so many chances before it is obvious he has a problem and not just a response. I still wonder how Kobe would have responded if Chauncy or anyone else would have castigated him for his far more unscrupulous behavior. We all acknowledge Chauncy’s stature and position, but it really is none of Chauncy’s business. And I feel uncomfortable if Malone is being deceptive and would rather believe that he has a chance to help Ty to become a man and star. Ty has that potential, if he would grow up and quit feeling sorry for himself.