Daniel Orton

[DenverSooner]

He lost his job for insulting Pacquiao.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-b...after-insulting-manny-pacquiao-021147880.html

He is probably correct in what he said but not very smart to have said it.

 

[BCSooners]

To compare Pacquiao to MLK is ridiculous. Pacquiao is abusing his national fame to dip into matters he has no business getting in to. Owner of a team ok, but to play for them when you obviously are out of your league is insulting to the players who deserve to be there.

 

[campbest]

haha, Daniel Orton is playing basketball in the Phillippines.

 

[vbdad]

It wasn't that bad of a statement but not very smart do it in the Phillipines where Manny is a god.

Daniel has been a waste of talent. Nobody could get him to play hard and he made a terrible decision going to Kentucky as far as developement as a player. His dad did well working the Kentucky basketball camp.

 

[sperry]

To compare Pacquiao to MLK is ridiculous. Pacquiao is abusing his national fame to dip into matters he has no business getting in to. Owner of a team ok, but to play for them when you obviously are out of your league is insulting to the players who deserve to be there.

He has done a ton for the people of that country.

 

[sperry]

It wasn't that bad of a statement but not very smart do it in the Phillipines where Manny is a god.

Daniel has been a waste of talent. Nobody could get him to play hard and he made a terrible decision going to Kentucky as far as developement as a player. His dad did well working the Kentucky basketball camp.

Think he made a great decision going to Kentucky. If he'd been somewhere that he wasn't playing marginal minutes he would have been exposed and never been a first round pick.

 

[BoulderSooner]

Think he made a great decision going to Kentucky. If he'd been somewhere that he wasn't playing marginal minutes he would have been exposed and never been a first round pick.

I agree and a good decision turning pro

 

[MI Sooner]

He has done a ton for the people of that country.

I can't wait to see PBF outclass him in May. Hopefully it puts a stop to the mindless deification of him in the Philippines.

 

[furge]

To compare Pacquiao to MLK is ridiculous.

Didn't Pacquiao say, roughly a year ago, that homosexuality should be a capital offense? So there's a human rights record.

Orton has a point. Maybe they should fight! I mean, it's no fairer for a 5'6 guy with no jumper or handles to get paid for appearing in pro ball games than for a doughy 6'11 guy to get paid to stand in against a welter/middleweight champion... right?


And for the record, I really want him to beat Floyd. The way that Floyd beats women. Money is a cancer on sports culture, and not that Manny is a real cut above, but he needs a reality check.

 

[BCSooners]

He has done a ton for the people of that country.

Since he's done so much that lets him play a sport professionally that he has no business being in? He's abusing his fame. I agree Orton's statements were unwise to make but he's not wrong.

 

[sperry]

Since he's done so much that lets him play a sport professionally that he has no business being in? He's abusing his fame. I agree Orton's statements were unwise to make but he's not wrong.

Abusing his fame? He's making money for the Phillippines basketball league. Professional sports are a business, nothing more, and if an NBA team thought it would make them money to put Ffloyd Mayweather on a team, they'd do it in a heartbeat.

 

[DenverSooner]

Exactly. Michael Jordan played minor league baseball. I don't know if he was qualified or not but I am sure his celebrity impacted the decision.

 

[AdaSooner]

Didn't Pacquiao say, roughly a year ago, that homosexuality should be a capital offense? So there's a human rights record.

Orton has a point. Maybe they should fight! I mean, it's no fairer for a 5'6 guy with no jumper or handles to get paid for appearing in pro ball games than for a doughy 6'11 guy to get paid to stand in against a welter/middleweight champion... right?
And for the record, I really want him to beat Floyd. The way that Floyd beats women. Money is a cancer on sports culture, and not that Manny is a real cut above, but he needs a reality check.

Furge, I assume you said these two guys should fight as a joke. Despite the difference in size, surely you don't believe Orton would stand much of a chance against Pacquaio? When the little guy got through with Daniel he would be wearing boys size medium pants. :ez-laugh:

 

[BCSooners]

Abusing his fame? He's making money for the Phillippines basketball league. Professional sports are a business, nothing more, and if an NBA team thought it would make them money to put Ffloyd Mayweather on a team, they'd do it in a heartbeat.

I agree it brought them money. I guess I'm just on the side where I hate celebrity stunts when they actually impact the game in a negative (to me) way.

I would bet most players would be offended that their owner would play for their team when they don't have the ability.