Good for him; I sure as shit donāt get paid to practice my passion.
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Me neither.
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You need to go to Dragonās Professional Development Course. Realize your dreams.
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Bagging on Groves for playing ball in a low-rent league skips over the fact that heās still playing ball.
I think thatās cool, and would rather focus on him pursuing his dreams rather than the level of the league.
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Nothing against Jacob or what heās doing. Multiple things can be true at once. Iām happy heās chasing a dream and getting it done. Heās also playing in a league that is financially stressed and struggling.
Also as someone who made a professional career out of bouncing around Europe and playing in lower level professional leagues for little money and even tinier crowds I think I am most qualified to comment in this situation. I know what itās like to chase that dream and did it for 17 years and wouldnāt take it back for anything. I can also laugh at the absurdity of the situation compared to what could have been if I was just more talented.
Not bagging just reality.
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A lot of guys start out in low level Euro leagues too, I think itās encouraged. Like Gardner dominated in Belgium last year and moved up to a much better league and presumably payday this year. Expect youāll see Jake move up next year too.
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Great point. They are proving grounds. You get a taste for being a pro, see if you like it. And you can showcase your skills. If it works out you take an invite and go up a level. Canāt imagine any of these deals are for more than a season.
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Nice game for Dev in the Euroleague for Fenerbahce:
His stat line is modest for the season, but heās played significant minutes in all their games; in the domestic league they can only have 7 non-Turkish players on the 12-man game day roster, and they have more than that on their full roster, so itās a meaningful achievement in and of itself.
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FYI - the game notes for the Campbell game have a rundown of Hoos in the pros both domestic and overseas. Learned a couple of things about guys I had lost a little track of:
- Darion Atkins is in the Turkish 2nd tier league, playing for a team that has a website for a name.
- Armaan Franklin is in the Israeli top tier league.
- Braxton Key is with the Clippersā G-League team.
- Nigel Johnson is in the Mexican first tier.
- Akil Mitchell is in the top tier Chinese league.
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Nigel Johnson still out there getting it done. Congrats to him for being a trooper.
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I thought he was cut? Though they still have rights
He was cut from their NBA roster but Iām guessing heāll be on their G-League roster. heās listed as being on their G-League ātraining camp rosterā
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My bad, youāre totally right. Migraine since 6:40 this morning and still canāt think straight
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DCe0mSAo95b/
Jayden highlights
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Solid night
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This is a cool Jayden highlight where he scores the game winner exactly as his coach drew up - turn up the audio.
(Also recognize that hair on the inbounder? Itās Tyger Campbell from UCLA)
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Heās playing with Mike Bothwell, from Furman. His agent is Pete Mickeal (Cincinatti). I love how overseas hoops is a cornucopia of remembering some guys.
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Unfortunatelyā¦.it appears Jake may be hurt (or suspended)
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