🚨 Mario Balotelli on Italy failing to qualify for their third consecutive World Cup after losing to Bosnia:
“They crucified me when we got knocked out in the group stages in 2014. They told the media I was the problem with Italian football. Well, what is the excuse now? I scored our last World Cup goal almost twelve years ago, and I've been watching them fail from my sofa ever since. FIFA expanded the tournament to 48 teams — half the planet is going to North America this summer, and we still managed to lose to Bosnia. They want to cry about the system being unfair, but the truth is there is no personality left in that squad. When the penalty shootout started last night, I just saw boys shaking with fear. In 2014 it was my fault. Today, it’s just embarrassing.”
@tommie_peebles@kevvvincarroll@LakeShowYo Not a bust he average 15 5 and 5 playing winning basketball on pelicans and bulls, bulls were 1st seed b4 he got hurt he has a whole new meniscus first ever player to play after that not saying he was great but he wasn’t bad either
LaMelo Ball’s impact on the Hornets’ starting unit is an absurd +55.3 per Cleaning the Glass
Miller + Knueppel + Bridges + Diabate (LaMelo Off) -28.9
Miller + Knueppel + Bridges + Diabate (LaMelo On) +26.4
✍️ @TimBontemps: "Despite criticism, LaMelo Ball has been a positive contributor."
"Few players are more polarizing than Ball, one of the league's most exciting stars but one who has faced questions about how much he contributes to winning basketball. This season has started to provide an answer, as the Hornets are more than six points per 100 possessions better when Ball is on the court, with an offense that would rank third in the league when he plays — and 27th when he doesn't."
(📰 https://t.co/slewTdr75h)