J.J. Hickson Reportedly Lasts Just One Game At B'Nei Hasharon
by Tom Ziller on Nov 4, 2011 10:31 AM PDT
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PrintJ.J. Hickson's career in the Israeli league is reportedly complete. Noam Schiller, who writes for Hardwood Paroxysm and Cowbell Kingdom, tweets that Hickson has been cut after just one game because he was late for two straight practices. Schiller cites Hebrew-language reports from Israel.
Hickson put up solid numbers in his Hasharon debut last week, but was a stunning -44 as the team got whooped. He had replace the Wizards' Trevor Booker as the team's power forward after Booker suffered an injury, but it doesn't seem as if it was a good fit.
Hickson was the only member of the Sacramento Kings to sign overseas during the NBA lockout to this point. Earlier in the lockout, there were rumors about Marcus Thornton considering offers in China.
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Are we sure Hassan Whiteside didn't go in his place?
by otis29 on Nov 4, 2011 10:46 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Was about to post the exact same thing!
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Sanka....you dead? Ya Man
by prowseinthehouse on Nov 4, 2011 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Clearly, Noam Schiller is grandstanding and should stop it.
by RMJ equals Hero on Nov 4, 2011 10:49 AM PDT reply actions
Here we go again
Red Flags! Red Flags!
by thewaterispoison on Nov 4, 2011 11:10 AM PDT reply actions
Honestly, it is a red flag.
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by iashwash on Nov 4, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
definately
worrisome
"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
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by lietothegirls on Nov 4, 2011 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Optimist here:
The fact that he’s not taking it seriously surely means that the lockout is almost over and he wanted to get back here ASAP.
OR
He really wanted to play in Donte’s Davis game.
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by caseycheesecake on Nov 4, 2011 12:29 PM PDT reply actions
It's been tough on everyone who has gone overseas
Didn’t DeJaun Blair last one or a few games in Russia?
But I’m all for it if he can play at the GSC
Rise the hot kosher!
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Practice.......
We’re talking about practice…….., aw man, it’s just practice….., we’re talking about practice…
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by SayWhat? on Nov 4, 2011 1:10 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Classic adjustment failure
More than half of NCAAers/NBAers that try to move to Europe end up like JJ. It’s not a matter of talent but a failure to realise that they are not the center of the world anymore, you’re just one more “blue collar” player. The funny thing is that it works both ways. So many International players have no guts to keep up with the NBA pace, the media, the limelight and ofc the game.
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by ZenBaller on Nov 4, 2011 1:12 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I usually hate british spellings but
spelling realize with an “s” made this whole comment more credible.
huh? wha?
I can't believe no one has yet asked "how late was he"?
What if he got lost in a strange city, bad traffic, flat tire, needed to buy some Gatorade? I personally hate tardiness policies that are overly strict. If it becomes habitual then its a problem, but random stuff happens everyday that is out of your control.
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to me 2 times is not habitual
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It's not the two times
It’s the two “straight” times. Either he did it on purpose because he didn’t care, or it is habitual. Either way, it doesn’t look good.
Not a huge issue IMO, but I’m not a big fan of this “random stuff happens” theory. When it’s your job, you get your ass to work on time. If you’re unfamiliar with your surroundings, or have to stop for a Gatorade, leave early.
It’s not that complicated.
That, plus the fact that it was apparently the two FIRST practices.
If you’re a steady, reliable veteran with a team for, say, 4 years, they’ll overlook if you’re late to a couple practices. You can’t afford that, though, when you’re literally brand-new to the team.
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2 of 2 is 100%
That’s habitual.
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by caseycheesecake on Nov 5, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe traffic was interrupted by a rocket from a neighboring country.
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by caseycheesecake on Nov 4, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Did he have any problems in cleveland?
In regards to work ethic, discipline, etc?
by FTFeli on Nov 4, 2011 2:31 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Not that I've seen
Interesting though, that a rebuilding team decided to deal a talented young player, and reached on a similar position player at the #4 spot in the NBA draft.
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by lietothegirls on Nov 4, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
However
He has stated that he feels he’s the best power forward in the NBA. Tardiness combined with a big ego could cause a dismissal.
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Should we be concerned about this?
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Not at all
If there’s one thing the Kings have shown over the last few years, it’s that they have a solid support system for their play….BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAAA!!!!!
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by otis29 on Nov 4, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
No wayyy, y'all are totally overreacting.
You just don’t know the real story. See JJ is a good dude, and all good dudes do what’s due to those with good do’. And what I mean by this is: JJ was just trying to get some fresh cuts y’all. He wanted to show up to practice right, I mean this is the land of Samson, right? Can’t be walking around with a weak head of hair. Got to trim it to win it.
But you know with the language barrier and all, JJ was struggling trying to find a good place to get his haircut (not to mention being a 6’8" athletic monster running around the streets of Tel Aviv making pseudo-scissors with your fingers and pointing it at your head and their head makes for quite an impossible chore). So naturally, JJ’s late to his first day of practice. Coaches could have cut him then (you can’t be late for your first day of practice!), but once they saw that fresh head of hair, how could they do that? Even when JJ struggled in practice, all they could think to themselves was “Damn that Fade is tight.”
The second day, well things get more complicated. You see JJ couldn’t understand why that even with some of the freshest cuts this side way east of Harlem he still wasn’t being the best power forward in the NBA in practice. It was quite shocking, so he had to puzzle away at this. Then, he realized the simple conclusion – while his head hair was cut, the rest of him was a little less groomed. Yes my amigos JJ no Hicky’s here Son needed some manscaping. And let’s face it, if you’re going to do it, it’s got to be professional. He is a professional basketball player after all. Needless to say, I don’t think you’re going to be on time for anything after a right proper bikini wax, so you can understand the second day of tardiness. Coupled with being out of his zone with his new aerodynamic self, JJ had a second poor showing for his team.
His Israeli pro career could still have been saved, but there was a bit of a mistranslation when the coaches approached JJ about his tardiness, resulting in JJ yelling out of the gym screaming “If y’all think I’m getting circumcised for this, y’all got another thing coming!” Completely confused about this, and after some discussion about keeping things Kosher, both parties mutually decided it was best for JJ to leave the team.
See, makes total sense now, doesn’t it?
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by iashwash on Nov 4, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 14 recs
Maybe he had trouble reading the schedule from right to left
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by section214 on Nov 4, 2011 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
Again, pretty much summarizes what I think of this group of players
So pampered they don’t have the subtle skills to stay employed on international club teams. Owner are looking at this and probably asking themselves why they are only asking for 50% of revenue? These players are so inept … christ the marriage ceremony was 50/50 participation but Kim Kardashian is keeping 99% of the revenue.
Kurt Thomas.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm sorry that you married a bitch then, Kris.
My condolences.
In these times, you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.
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Haha.
I think Kris Humphries got what he deserved. If he didn’t know that’s what Kim Kardashian was, that’s on him for being completely unaware. I would have found it surprising that Kim Kardashian getting married for real as opposed to it being a scam.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
He probably should've done his homework on her.
But at the same time, if he really was in love with her, it’s not like he’d be expecting it to be a scam – and this “I’m following my heart” stuff she’s spouting makes me want to slap her plastic face. And she’s not even giving him spousal support. The absolute least she can do after leading him on is give him some of her piles of money. /rant
In these times, you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.
~Carl Sandburg
This is Kim Kardashian we are discussing.
She is neither a bastion of truth or decency. I’d be shocked if she ever came around to be one or the other and I’m not sure my jaw would ever get off the floor if she became both.
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Did you just compare
the NBA lockout to a Kim Kardashian marriage? I am so confused right now.
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Yes I did
I trying to make vague joke that 50/50 deal from the owners isn’t so bad compared to 99/1 offered by the Kardashians.
This is not a red flag!
It’s a blue flag with a six sided star.
Blue Flag!!!!!
by Kfan in Korea on Nov 5, 2011 6:26 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
How many NBA players show up to practice on time?
I’m not sure its a big emphasis in the NBA, most practices are stitched together and appear rather casual during the season.
Nonsense
If he was a habitually tardy player, then those flags would’ve came up in Cleveland. Maybe the trade plus the transition to another country aided in ‘a lack of commitment’ but then again none of us were there.. Maybe they were 2 legitament excuses: either it was just that, or he was so good talent wise, that they decided to not let them go. Both good signs for us when I look at it. Plus he wasn’t horrible in that game, just far from dominant or spectacular. I have faith in the JJ at 4 and DMC at 5 project. I’m more concerned about our ‘NaPg’ problem and the Marcus throton ‘?’. Not 2 mention how will our draft picks perform. I can’t wait til we see the team on the floor.
Maybe those flags did come up in Cleveland
Kind of hard to explain their rationale for dealing a talented young player when they are rebuilding.
Quick apology
Sorry for the image of JJ as a Nazi — what seems hilarious at 2am is not always so funny in the light of day…especially as I should have remembered that there in Sac Omri’s mural was repeatedly defaced, clearly we are not ready as a society to look at National Socialism as simply a sad, terrible joke (that also exterminated millions and millions of people).
Please understand I find the idea that J.J. Hickson (or any decent person) could in any way be associated with the National Socialists absurd to the point of ridicule. But clearly they are still a presence in our world, for the time being, and I was wrong to use their image in such a public forum, even as a target of ridicule.
Hope this clarifies things a bit — שלום משיקגו!
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by sj60615 on Nov 6, 2011 10:48 AM PST reply actions 9 recs
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