Anfernee Simons Introductory Press Conference

There was cash involved.

 

And we already spent last year's cash, right?

 

Anfernee!

That periwinkle is QUITE POSH!!

#werkit

 

When he kept talking about his dad riding his ass since he was 5 years old he made it sound like emotional child abuse. No wonder he's closer to his mom

 

He sounds confident. I like his calm demeanor.

What a great interviewer for a 19 y/o.

 

I don't thinks so at all. His father will NEVER be as hard on him as life will be.

Not only are we preparing them for life, We're preparing our sons for life as a black man.

Chris Rock said:

If you have a black child and you DON'T punch him in the face daily, you're abusing him!

 

I didn't think it was. It actually made me think about you and some other black dad's I've been around. It's strict love that hopefully produces a thoughtful, respectful teenager and adult. Anfernee seemed to view it the same way. He certainly seemed happy talking about it. Like he was crediting his dad for his own success.

 

I liked the presser. I'm rooting hard for this kid. Like him a lot.

 

Yeah like: "I'm not worried. The NBA can't possibly be as hard on me as my dad."

 

Where is our G-League affiliate now? Cause thats where he’s headed with the quickness. It should be good for him though.

 

His demeanor reminds me of dames when he was a rookie. Confident but not cocky. Probably why Dame has taking a liking to him already on social media. He usually doesn’t follow or like rookies accounts and photos until they prove themselves lol.

 

It should be in Vancouver.

 

That would be great.

Where would they play?

 

@BonesJones Rec Center

 

Awesome!! Let's get it started.

 

I think we need to hire Anfernee's dad as a coach.


"I was trying to influence him on creating good habits," Charles said. "Sometimes, when you're young, you go right every single time. It may look good. It may put points on the board. But, realistically, that's not basketball. You've got to go right and left and understand how to shoot and do those things. So I was just real tough on him to try to create good habits with what he does."

For Charles, success rested in the details. It was about repetition. It was about playing fundamentally sound. It was about playing the right way no matter how old you are.

And it was all lost on a kid who just wanted to hoop.

"He would constantly make him do stuff over again, was really nitpicky," Simons' mother, Tameka, said. "When you're a basketball player, you see the details. But Anfernee was like, 'Why do I have to shoot it again? I made the shot? My husband was like, 'No, your footwork wasn't right. You have to make sure you do it this way, the defender is going to take the ball from you if you do it that way.' There were lots of little things like that. As he got older, he understood the little pickiness and why his dad was like that. But, of course, you're not going to get that when you're 5, 6 years old."

So Tameka evolved into a mediator, measuring her son's mood and mental stability with his father's instruction, providing a needed "balance." Along the way, there were plenty of battles -- and tears.

"The tough love, telling me what I'm doing wrong all that time and kind of critiquing me all the time, it kind of made me be tougher mentally," Simons said. "When I was 5 years old, I couldn't take that. So I was crying a lot."

 

New stadium.

 

Has there been any word on why we still haven't brought Trent over?

Is it because we still don't know if we're going to give him the minimum or part of our exception?