Manager Who Brought Omri Casspi to Maccabi Commits Suicide
by Tom Ziller on Oct 19, 2009 7:17 AM PDT
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PrintThere are reports that Shimone "Moni" Fanan, the face of Maccabi Tel Aviv as its general manager through the 1990s and this decade, has committed suicide. Fanan signed Casspi to his first professional contract at Maccabi in 2005. According to the news reports I've read out of Israel this morning, Fanan was considered to be a father figure to many of Maccabi's players, although there seemed to be resentment as Maccabi dominated the domestic league with foreign stars. But it should be noted that Maccabi's rosters also include a who's who of Israeli stars -- Casspi, Eliyahu, Burstein, Halperin.
Fanan had also signed a pre-NBA Beno Udrih to play for Maccabi, and built the powerhouse teams which won two straight Euroleague titles earlier this decade with Sarunas Jasikevicius and Anthony Parker at the controls.
Fanan left the team in 2008 to become a player agent.
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Wow. Is there any information as to how or why this happened?
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That is such sad news
If anyone feels that bad about their situation I strongly encourage them to talk to someone they trust, and if they dont know someone they can trust, to go and find someone. Remember, hardships don’t last forever and hope can be around the corner.
by kwill on Oct 19, 2009 11:36 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
This hits close to home for me
Because I just found out one of my best friends fathers committed suicide. It’s painful to see a family go through something like this.
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That's also very sad, Aykis
In my experience, the best thing a friend can do is be a good listener and slow to speak, knowing that hardly anything, if anything, anyone says will change the confusion and hurt that that the family feels. But the comfort of a good listener can blunt the blow of many emotions in the speaker. He or she will speak when they are ready too.
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