In early September I wondered aloud about the Grizzlies taking a chance on Allen Iverson.
ABR: Iverson Worth the Risk for Grizzlies
That really wasn’t a hard on e to call though.
What’s the latest?
From nba.com
After complaining about his back-up role with the Memphis Grizzlies, Allen Iverson left the team Saturday following a meeting with the team’s owner and Coach Lionel Hollins.
Happier days for Iverson and the Grizzlies
“It’s a personal issue,” Hollins said before the Grizzlies played the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. “And it’s indefinite.”
Memphis owner Michael Heisley gave the four-time NBA scoring leader permission to skip the Grizzlies’ game Saturday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.
According to a team spokesman, Iverson participated in a walkthrough at the team’s hotel in the morning and then hopped a flight in the afternoon after he and personal manager Gary Moore met with Heisley.
Iverson, a former NBA rookie of the year and league MVP, played Friday night in a 114-98 loss to the Lakers, scoring eight points in 22 minutes. He had come off the bench in the previous two games after sitting out the first three with a hamstring injury.
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There is another high school player who has skipped college to play professionally. It seems this one has skipped Europe too.
Latavious Williams from Rivals.com
Latavious Williams made history Thursday when he became the first high school player ever to jump straight to the NBA D-League.
The Tulsa 66ers chose Williams with the 16th overall pick. Tulsa is an affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
His high school coach said Williams turned down a $100,000 guaranteed contract to play in China in favor of entering the NBDL Draft because he felt it gave him a better shot at reaching the NBA. The average D-League salary is between $35,000-$40,000.
“He had a contract on the table that could’ve paid him $100,000 or better in China but he had to weigh the pros and cons,” said Carlos Wilson of Humble (Texas) Christian Life Center. “It came down to taking the money and getting some financial stability for now, but still you’re a long way from the NBA when you’re in China. Or taking the least amount of money and being a step closer instead of four steps closer.”
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Posted 10 months ago. 2 comments
Remember Jeremy Tyler the 18 year old San Deigo teen who has skipped his senior year in high school to play professional basketball in Europe? He’s there. I guess it’s a rough welcome to professional basketball.
Jeremy Tyler
Here is the latest…
Obviously, everyone knew this would take some time, but there seems to be a mixed review out there if this was even a good idea at all.
We’ll see where this one goes, but maybe it will be a good lesson for future phenoms.
From the X’s & O’s of Basketball…
Coach Wooden’s teachings are always profound. This week…. for me, 8 practices in 4 days so far… have convinced me of that even more. So many different styles, personalities and ways to teach with all the same goal: Teach the game, play hard and try to be in a position to win. Coach Wooden’s words and philosophy are always good to go back to , to ground us, to remind us of what is important.
Most have probably already seen this, but watch it again. Especially now as we all start games. Good luck!
Below are some notes from the video:
Victory with Honor
- there is too much emphasis on winning today
- the coach is first and foremost a teacher
- before Coach Wooden was a coach, he taught English for many years
- the 4 laws of learning in English, are the same applied to coaching
- the teacher has to be more concerned about the entire learning process, than just in the content. Same goes for sports
- its easy to get carried away with win loss record
- Coach Wooden was more disappointed in parents who were concerned with their children getting an A or B than in whether they really learned anything
- Our society is too concerned about athlete first, and not student before athlete
- high school coaches, are really teachers. Teachers first, in the classroom and on the court.
- it made Coach Wooden a better coach, the fact that he taught English before. It helped in organization skills, and helped in dealing with athletes as individuals
- the job of the coach is therefore to analyze each individual and help them achieve their maximum potential
- each player is different, therefore they must be treated differently
- Please always ask, “what is your most successful team??” Coach Wooden’s response, “I won’t know in 25 years.”
- most treasured medal or prize according to Coach Wooden was the academic medal, it holds the most value for individual achievement
I have heard players say, this is too “Old-School.” I don’t know, academic goals, humility, hard work, selflessness, team first…. if that is “Old-School”, count me in – I’m guilty.
Lyndra Littles
Lyndra Littles is continuing her basketball career in Latvia for TTT – Riga’.
TTT - Riga'
The season is just getting started and Lyndra has not yet appeared in a game. The league in Latvia is not a very high level. The TTT – Riga team is usually a very good team. They won their first game over SK “Liepājas Metalurgs” 78 – 24 and neither of the two Americans played at all. Lyndra will probably only play in Euroleauge games.
I will try to post updates on Lyndra periodically, but you can use the above links to track her progress and stats. Lyndra Weaver (using the name on her passport and drivers licence) shown here against Ros Casares.
Lyndra Weaver defending vs. Ros Casares
TTT Riga was thrashed 118-38. Lyndra lead the way with 16 points. STATS.
Posted 10 months, 3 weeks ago. 2 comments
