Yeah, that reads like a statement from a caricature of a shitty lawyer. Unfortunately, there are no lawyers on this site who can opine whether or not this statement is actually good or not.
Feels like a weak hand if that's the best angle you can devise as the defense counsel. Where it will get interesting here is if she has receipts on her communication with the Spurs to prove their inactivity. I have to imagine she does.
It sounds also like the defense is trying to claim the "exposing" was done unbeknownst to Primo, and that it was the professional's job to step in and say, "hey, please put that away." Next we will probably hear that he was under some form of hypnosis and it was the psychologist's methodology in the sessions that caused him to do it.
Correct. If she has documentation that she communicated the issue to the Spurs and they did nothing with the info, that's a problem. Or if the Spurs then tried to work with Josh and he did nothing then it's back on him. At this point we really don't know what happened.
Right, the defense position is that he didn't realize his junk was showing outside of his basketball shorts. That is a thing that happens in gym/locker room environments. If that was happening, and she documented it but never addressed it with Josh directly, that's a problem. Therapists are supposed to be good at communicating with their patients.
The "nine times" part makes that defense somewhat difficult. And I'm not quite ready to equate the team's therapist's location with a "gym/locker room environment." I've also been in the gym a fair amount over the last 40 years. I haven't seen a lot of junk hanging out. (Locker room is different, of course)
I wouldn't say I've seen it a lot, definitely not nine times, but I have seen it.
My first thought was maybe trying to imply he’s 19, she’s 40, no chance he’s attracted to her or sexually interested in her? Not sure really.
As with most so-called "sex crimes." But that doesn't stop the mouth-breathers or those seeking to curry favor with them to keep the focus on sex.
I think the "fantasy" part of it suggests that the reference to age was a suggestion that he would never show his junk to some old woman because *his* desires are elsewhere. (which brings us back to Marciano's point).
Sometimes it’s about getting a shock response so as to verify there’s something there.
I was being cheeky in my response. If the allegations are true and I see no reason to distrust the therapist, I don't see how this is on her in any way. If I walk down the street and a cop stops me for indecent exposure, I can't say "well, nobody told me, I didn't realize it."
I didn't read it that way. I read fantasy more literally as an act of imagination, as opposed to reality. In other words, she simply made it up. It hardly distinguishes from "fabrication," but that shows how weak a claim the defense has.
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I could be wrong but I believe they owe their unprotected 2023 first rounder to Brooklyn from the Harden trade, as Brooklyn had the option to take it either in 2022 or defer to 2023, and they opted to defer.
Here's the breakdown per RealGM...
That's exactly what is being alluded to.
If the real goal was to contrast his youth and inexperience with her experience and credentials you reference the number of years she has been licensed/practicing or her credentials - not her age.
Well the fact that you keep referring him to as "Josh" and the positions you have articulated certainly leave that impression.
First, this case is never getting tried to a jury. So you can dispense with the idea that "all the information will come out."
76ers’ defense will improve markedly if DeAnthony Melton is ready to play 30 minutes a night. Second in league in deflections. Maxey and Melton can share the ballhandling chores.
The above info is news to me and certainly supports the idea that the defense lawyer's statement is BS. I was also unaware that the therapist had released details about reporting the incident to the Spurs. Upthread somewhere I tried to acknowledge that if that were the case it looks pretty bad for the Spurs and Primo. I guess that info was already out there and I had missed it.
It will be interesting to see if Harfen's absence helps PHI. Hope people have Maxey in their fantasy leagues.
It'll be interesting to watch Philly and Brooklyn. Decent chance both improve without Harden and Irving, as talented offensively as both are.
Agree, it will be fun to watch.
I can't stand Harden or his game, but I acknowledge that he's an outstanding offensive player. The Sixers' bench blows already, so the idea that they're going to be better without him is a stretch, IMO. That said, Maxey is likely to put up some insane numbers.
Pick up Simmons now in Fantasy. Assuming he’s returning to his natural position.
The difference this time (imo) is that he fits really badly on-court with what they're doing, and they have committed hard to Murray + Trae, and are out picks from the Murray deal. I can see them wanting to re-stock a bit, using picks to get better-fitting vets.
His curves look like a guy who stopped trying once he got extended. I'm sure that some of his regression might be what they're doing in Atlanta and how the franchise is evolving, but damn he seems to have peaked already and is already trending down.
I hope you’re right and I think you may be. The addition of Murray does change things. Honestly, I wonder if the Spurs would be interested.
I expect it to happen now that he has contract certainty as opposed to being a guy that teams didn’t know if they could/would re-sign.
