Ebi's Demise A Cautionary Lesson for All

[wildbill2u]

John Lopez article in Houston Chronicle about local Houston player Ebi.

"NDUDI Ebi's dream is not over, but we should hope the
charade is.

There will come a time when one of Houston's greatest schoolboy basketball players will realize he was just a gullible, misinformed kid.

Maybe that time will come when the checks from the Minnesota Timberwolves stop coming next year. Maybe it will be when Ebi is hustling for $50,000 a year in Europe, but hopefully it will be sooner."

For rest of article see: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/3469569

[mookie2001]

it will be when Ebi is hustling for $50,000 a year in Europe

poor Ndudi

[ploto]

Teams are showing interest in signing Ebi, notably the San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets.

Guess we went with Scales for now, but I wonder if when Brent and Mike come back if we might cut Alex or Melvin and try out Ebi. Look what we did with Jax.

[SenorSpur]

I wonder if the Spurs still feel this guy is worth a look. Remember SJax!

[grjr]

Arn Tellum

[timvp]

Good read.

Hopefully he figures it out and is willing to work again. The Spurs would be a perfect place for him.

[wildbill2u]

This guy has a serious at ude problem right now, probably egged on by his agent and hangers-on. I don't think you take on a project that says he ought to be starting in NBA in the face of evidence to the contrary-- such as being let go by the team that made you a high draft pick. Shouldn't this register with this kid?

There's no evidence that the Spurs made any permanent change in SJAX. Last year he went into the stands after a fan and in another incident threatened the ex-Spur coach who brought him to the Pacers. We are not a pyschological rehab ins ution.

The Spurs have a really good policy of getting rid of head-cases at the first opportunity. Who needs a cancer in the locker room when you can mold other players, perhaps of lesser physical ability, into the team-first at ude of our Champions?

That's why they don't run after Spreewell and some other talents. Why take a chance on breaking the machine if it ain't broke?