I’m quite stunned by how flat and, at times, awful JA has been this season. Something is terribly off with him. A movie quote that comes to mind is from Rocky III when Mickey is telling Rocky why he won’t train him to fight Clubber Lang.

He says: “….then, the worst thing happened to you that can happen to any fighter. You got civilized, kid.”

A lot of hype, a huge contract, the demise of his relationship with a girl from the same small town he knew since childhood, a celebrity gf, etc., etc. might be okay for some players, but clearly it has all taken the fire out of the kid from Firebaugh.