Hasheem Thabeet: The Tanzanian Phenom

Waheshimiwa Kuhani na YNISM I am pleading with you to get over this "saggy jeans issue" na tuendelee na mjadala. Michango yenu ya mawazo ni very valuable hapa kijijini na wadau wengi wananufaika kutokana na points zenu. Tafadhali naomba tuweke hizi tofauti pembeni tuendeleze libeneke. SHUKRAN!
 
Mzee Kuzatika mbona unatokwa na mapovu,Kuhani katoa ushauri sasa kama wewe unatetea kwa sababu ni 20's humtakii mema Dogo Hasheem.
 

Binafsi, I'll cut him (dogo) some slack. Bado ni mdogo and he's just acting/ dressing his age. Kumshikia bango kuhusu mavazi ni kukosa kizuri cha kuongea kuhusu dogo. Hakuvunja dress code yoyote unless kama siku hizi kuna dress code tunayotakiwa kufuata tukikutana na raisi wa Tanzania. Na sidhani (nisahihishe kama nimekosea) kama makutano yao yalikuwa "formal' kihivyo kulazimisha kufuata business attire dress code.

Cha muhimu hapa ni dogo kuwa focused na shule kwanza, na possible NBA career yake. Hii ina maana awe mwangalifu katika kutii sheria na ku stay out of trouble. Other than that he doesn't need to act and dress like a 55 year old. Aachwe afurahie ujana wake na watu waache majungu na kutoa ushauri ambao hata hawajaombwa!!
 

Nimekusikia Kaka/Dada Capitol Hill,

Ahsante kwa muongozo wako.

Kama haya maswala ya off-court antics yana purukusa mada basi naacha, naacha kwa kuheshimu ulivyokuwa so cultured and genial ulivyo niasa.

Bila kupigana vikumbo kaka/dada Capitol Hill, nikueleze kifupi kwa nini niliona hili linahusiana na hapa.

Thread inaitwa "Hasheem Thabeet: The Tanzanian Phenome." Leading post ya thread ina kichwa "Thabeet Is Big Man Off Campus." Ndani ya stori wameongelea maisha ya Thabeet ndani na nje ya nje ya court .

Katika yaliyowekwa humu na wengine, ikiwemo lead post ya thread, ni news pieces za waandishi wa Kimarekani ambao wanamfuatilia huyu kijana, wakiandika na kuchambua mengi kuhusu public demeanor yake, mpaka wakampiga madogo ya kichini chini jinsi alivyo "Hollywood" na "Americanised."


Sasa baada ya kuona kuna discussions za jinsi kijana anavyo carry himself off the court, nikaona sio vibaya ku elevate the issues to more substantive dimensions of his public presentment and demeanor, zile ambazo zinaweza kumsababisha matatizo mbeleni. Kwamba, ajaribu ku avoid vi mischief na vi scuffle vichochoroni. Nikatoa mfano wa jinsi ambavyo hajazungukwa na robust moral support structure, alivyoachiwa na wenzake akamuone Rais kavaa kama some care-free, disrespectful, prepubescent hoodlum.

Kama ulivyosema, hata watoto wa Kimarekani wakienda White House kukutana na Rais baada ya kushinda NCAA huwa wanavaa business formal. And you would think, or we grew up believing, that Americans are of a more decadent culture than us Tanzanians, Africans. Only to find out that even the problem child of Chicago Bulls, Joachim Noah, spotted a business suit to the White House after the Gators won the NCAA, albeit the footwear he chose to match the suit with was flip flops. Sembuse Mtanzania, Thabeet. You said it Capitol Hill. And I thought that was a perspicacious point you made there. That public antic he exhibited when he met the president was over the top. You don't want to see such off-court antics spill over and affect his career.

Siku hizi kwenye ku recruit wachezaji kuna factor moja ime gain umuhimu, wanatafuta "character athletes." Na wanapotaka ku off-load wachezaji, kama kuna wawili watatu wamelingana viwango vya chini huwa wanaanza na bad character guys. What Thabeet has exuded at times has not been responsible by way of judgment and character. I am just saying.

Lakini naona hii kumbe ni nje ya mada. Sawa. Nilikuwa nataka tu kuchangia upande mwingine wa sarafu maana sifa zake nzuri wote twazijua. Na tungependa azidi kuinuka zaidi na zaidi. Ila ule upande wa pili wa sarafu nao tusingependa ukawa pingamizi la maendeleo ya upande wa kwanza. I am just saying.

Mara nyingi ukitathmini matendo au kazi za watu prominent ni kuwaonea wivu. Ukisema mpasua vichwa fulani hakupata ujuzi huo una wivu. Ukisema waziri fulani credentials zake za nyuma mbona zimepinda hapa una wivu. Ukisema kijana mcheza mpira jamani asiendekeze vi scuffle uswahilini you don't want any police contact una wivu. Haya. Huwa nasema nanyaza.

Capitol Hill ahsante tena kwa mwongozo wako. I'm done talking!
 

Great! and I hope you would just shut up for good.
 
Kuhani, ungekuwa na nia ya kutoa ushauri ungetaja hiyo club na tarehe basi. Au huyo aliyekwambia naye alisikia juu kwa juu?
 
Kuhani, ungekuwa na nia ya kutoa ushauri ungetaja hiyo club na tarehe basi. Au huyo aliyekwambia naye alisikia juu kwa juu?

ukitaka kumpa mtu ushauri unamtafuta yeye mwenyewe na kuongea naye. kutoa vijembe kwenye mtandao sio kumpa mtu ushauri
 
ukitaka kumpa mtu ushauri unamtafuta yeye mwenyewe na kuongea naye. kutoa vijembe kwenye mtandao sio kumpa mtu ushauri

Hiyo ni kweli kabisa. Usikute mtoto wa kuhani bado avaa kapelo kila sehemu.
 
I see where the kid is coming from. Mimi mwenyewe hapa nikikumbuka nilivyokuwa na umri wa miaka 20-21....I was a hot mess! I thought I knew it all. Sasa huyu dogo anashikiwa bango utadhani ni mtu wa miaka 30. Wamwache a enjoy ujana wake kwani there is nothing wrong with that. Mijitu iko too judgemental
 

Naah too many gay people over there...lol
 
Wana anga zao hasa Cambridge, Somerville na some parts of "Hub City," Springfield kupo shwari!! Vipi umemwona "Mr. Investigator."!?

Duh! sasa babu umezijuaje anga zao? Heheheheee

Aisee yule mende sijamwona. Ila nakwambia hivi, ukimkamata mvuruge kisawasawa. Akikushinda niite nitakuja kummaliza....lol

Halafu dizaini una usongo naye kichizi maana umempania kweli kweli

Mimi sijui hata hizo Rep powers zinamaanisha nini. Usijali sana kama wamekuondolea. Hazina maana yoyote. Kwanza mimi nilikuwa sijui hata kama zipo hapo hadi uliponitonya wewe...
 

Umenichekesha kinoma!
 
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Jeff Adrien scored 21 points, Hasheem Thabeet had 20 and second-ranked Connecticut remained unbeaten by dominating down low against undersized Fairfield in a 75-55 victory Friday night.

Adrien also grabbed 14 rebounds while Thabeet added 11 rebounds and six blocks for the Huskies (11-0), who have won 64 consecutive games against in-state opponents. Their last loss to a Connecticut team came against Hartford in 1986, Jim Calhoun's first season as coach.

Calhoun was concerned his team might have a letdown in this one after rallying for an overtime victory against Gonzaga last Saturday. He also worried that his players might look ahead to Monday's Big East opener against Georgetown.

But the Huskies, led by Thabeet, their 7-foot-3 center, shot 50 percent from the field and outscored Fairfield 48-22 in the paint.

Greg Nero scored 16 points for the Stags (8-4), who had won seven straight.

Thabeet and Adrien combined to score 26 points in the first half and UConn overcame a slow start to take 42-26 lead at halftime. The Huskies took control with a 21-5 run in which Thabeet scored 10 points and Adrien six, all on dunks or baskets in close.

Adrien began an 8-0 spurt with a dunk, putting UConn on top 15-14 midway through the half and the Huskies never trailed after that.

Thabeet scored the next six points. He made a shot in the lane and excited the crowd with an alley-oop dunk off a feed from Jerome Dyson. On UConn's next possession, Thabeet's left-handed hook shot made it 21-14.

Dyson's 3-pointer started a 9-0 run that featured two dunks by Thabeet and one by Adrien that made it 34-18. After a basket by Nero, Stanley Robinson dunked on an alley-oop pass from Kemba Walker.

Copyright 2008 Associated Press.
 
Thabeet if you are reading this congratulations and work hard, we are all proud of you and are praying foy you.
 
Bad night for Thabeet. There are also some pretty damning articles on his attitude. If he is not careful he could end up a complete bust.

Thabeet needs to focus, work really hard, stay confident (but humble) and he will be fine. But if he starts losing confidence or thinking that he is better than he is this could turn out ugly.

There are still a lot of games to be played. Stay focused man.


Thabeet humiliated by Monroe in loss - College Basketball - Yahoo! Canada Sports
 
Mutombo advises Thabeet against joining NBA
DAILY NEWS Reporter
Daily News; Friday,January 02, 2009 @09:37

DIKEMBE Mutombo, the Congolese-American professional basketball, has urged Tanzanian upcoming basketball player who plies his trade in the United States, Hasheem Thabeet, to avoid rushing into NBA.

US website www.fannation. com has revealed that Hasheem’s mother, Rukia Thabit, turned to Mutombo, last spring when looking for advice as to whether her son, who is at the University of Connecticut centre, should go to the NBA after his sophomore season.

Mutombo, who is regarded as one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players of all time, told her that Hasheem should put in at least another year with the Huskies before going pro, because he wasn't a definite lottery draft pick.

Hasheem, a college basketball player for the University of Connecticut Huskies, has reportedly followed the advice and now seems poised to be a high selection player in the 2009 NBA draft, if he decides to leave after his junior year.

"I talked to his mom when he was considering going from college to the NBA last year (2008)," said Mutombo, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo and current NBA free agent who has drawn some interest from the Celtics.

"I will give advice to any African kid who would want it from me. I want to see more African kids come to the NBA. "I told him to wait. His family passed the message on to him,’’ he said. Visitors of fannation.com commented on the report supporting Mutombo’s advice to Hasheem.

“He's a tall kid.....but he has major flaws in his game and taking him at the top of the draft is a big mistake; he is dominant against lesser teams and when he plays big east teams, he is just not the same player,” read one of the comments. Another commenter argued: “I went to UConn and follow the programme. Thabeet needs to stay through his senior year. “Smaller centres push him around.

He can't stay on his feet! Watch an UConn (University of Connecticut Huskies) game and see how many times Thabeet ends up on the floor by being knocked around by some smaller center. The big men in the NBA would push him around like he was a nobody.” “The Big East is a powerful conference this year. Let's see how well he does against those centers instead of the creampuffs that they have played,” concluded another.

Last Friday, Hasheem scored 20 points and 11 boards as second-ranked Connecticut cruised to a 75- 55 victory over undersized Fairfield in NCAA league. But Thabeet was a nonentity, managing only four points on four shots when Huskies were hammered by Georgetown 74-63 on Monday.

“It’s just one of those days,” Thabeet was quoted as saying after the defeat, adding “I just couldn’t make a shot.” Georgetown coach John Thompson III talked of the Tanzanian basketball player: “Thabeet’s not going to go through too many games the rest of his life with a game like that. It happens.”

Before attending UConn, Hasheem attended the Cypress Christian School in Houston, Texas where he averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks per game. As a junior at UConn, Thabeet is maturing and averaging 14.5 points and 12.5 rebounds after snaring just 7.9 last season; according to US sources.
 
Hasheem yuko ESPN sasa hivi. kwa wanaotaka kuangalia game.
 
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