Jeremy Tyler to Tokyo Apache

Awful choice as far as competition goes..worse than going to China.

him having at least one 50 point game is a given

The NBADL would have been his best choice at this point but then again, im no agent

35,000 dollars a year is a decent entry level salary for a teacher or a social worker, but until the D-League can attract a higher fan base so the teams can generate more money for their players, they will continue to lose out to young players who do not go to college opting to play overseas for more money. I too think the D-League is a good thing and would benefit a lot of young players, I can’t blame someone for taking a couple hundred thousand and a year living in a foreign country over making 35,000 a year in Tusla Oklahoma.

Something tells me that he should’ve just took the normal route and went to school….

Great decision from a money perspective obviously, but I mean from a basketball way of thinking. It’s cool that you get money, but I don’t think he’s going to amount to much as a player for some reason. I think college coaching would’ve been best for him honestly. But I guess he’s not a college kind of guy

You never know…I personally don’t that with Pitino or Calipari, he would’ve been the circus that he was with that guy in Israel. At least not over the course of 4 years as opposed to one. Coaching is one thing, but I think they would’ve provided discipline as well. The coach in Israel wasn’t a big disciplinarian because, as you said, he was a pro coach. Pro coaches would rather coach than have to also be a father figure to an arrogant 17 year old

The most hilariously named league I have heard of, thats for sure. Wow, Bob Hill coaching there now, a couple years ago the Apache were Joe “Jellybean” Bryant’s team. Well, I think it will be an opportunity to Jeremy Tyler to play more, if that is what he is looking for, but like many of you I am not to sure about it competition wise. Do not get me wrong, their are some very solid players in Japan, but no real college superstars and I think their are even better leagues in Japan itself. My friend Ray Schafer plays over there and has done quite well, and I know he was a better player than he got to show in college, but I think this league has few people vying for spots in the NBA. I am all for him taking a different route and do not see anything wrong with him not wanting to face the NCAA and its ridiculous hypocrisy, but you have to question this move. Unless he comes into the league and totally dominates, than I think his draft stock will take a hit. If he went the college route, killed his last year of HS (against competition that he said was not making him any better) and than even put up decent numbers in the Big East at Louisville (the school he said he was going to), than he more than likely would be considered a first round pick, if not lottery. Unless he really impresses in Japan, it will be hard for him to crack round 1. Seems like he has a lot to work on, and I personally love Japan and think it is kind of cool he is going there. All the best and hopefully this goes a lot better for him than his time in Israel. I also hope he gets some kind of support system, which I guess he did not get in Israel, I think that is very important, especially with the incredible transition to an entire different culture and country.

Seems strange at first glance, but the more you think about it the smarter it seems. Relatively short plane flight back home to San Diego, experienced American coach, good salary, and a big exciting city. The kid should have a blast. He’ll almost certainly be in the NBA in a year anyway, so I don’t think where he goes right now really matters. Jennings didn’t get much playing time in Europe and look at him now.

Some of those players were troublemakers, Tyler wouldn’t have been a bad seed like that. His gotten in trouble for being lazy and thinking he was above it all, not for being a legal problem.

And since when has CDR, Darius Washignton, Joey Dorsey,Terrence Williams, or Earl Clark been troublemakers or players you seen or heard a lack of success get stated?? None of those guys are “knuckleheads” LOL.

Were they players that didn’t/haven’t reached their potential? Yes. But out of that whole list, only Dodson and Shawne Williams are truly troublemakers. I wouldn’t even say Cousins is a troublemaker, since he has no legal troubles. Caracter just was out of shape with Pitino, and knew he had to get it together or he’d be out of a basketball career. I could see Tyler having that same problem that Caracter did, so maybe I could see why he would want to STEAL money instead of sucking and b*tching without getting paid.