Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

MaryvalesFinest · Post #1 » by **MaryvalesFinest** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:35 am

Random thread I know but just was thinking about it hence the thread :lol:

If you don't remember him he was the first Japanese player to play in the NBA and played his first game in the 2004-05 season opener when the Suns played the Hawks (also new Sun Josh Childresses first NBA game). I still remember that game, he came in and put some points on the board and was a quick point guard. Than his time gradually decreased over the next few games and he was waived and hasn't played a single NBA game since. He showed some promise that first game so wonder what happened. Anyway I'd of course love for them to sign Scottie Reynolds as the third point guard but if not was just thinking why not Yuta?

So anyone else still hoping the Suns bring this guy back? :lol:

DRK · Post #2 » by **DRK** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:51 am

With his hair, he can go all Dragon-Ball Z on the other team's point guard. So why not?

If it were a toss up between Dwayne Collins/Scottie Reynolds/Goku over our last roster spot, I'll take the guy that was actually drafted by us.

RunDogGun · Post #3 » by **RunDogGun** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:05 am

Da_Reel_Kboy wrote:With his hair, he can go all Dragon-Ball Z on the other team's point guard. So why not?

If it were a toss up between Dwayne Collins/Scottie Reynolds/Goku over our last roster spot, I'll take the guy that was actually drafted by us.

Not that I want to keep this thread going, but don't we have only eleven signed players, with Lawal to sign? Doesn't that give us two more guys to sign? I don't see why Collins and Reynolds can't be signed as well.

Mr. Sun · Post #4 » by **Mr. Sun** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:22 am

He is currently playing in the Japan Basketball League.

DirtyDez · Post #5 » by **DirtyDez** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:32 am

Yuta Tabuse, Paul Shirley, Jackson Vroman, Maciej Lampe, Zarko Cabarkapa and Smush Parker all played for us that year... lol

pidi · Post #6 » by **pidi** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:51 am

damn to what happened to zarko, he ws realy on his way to be a solid bench guy and than there was fortson. damn it. damn it. he was like dirk light.

nashill · Post #7 » by **nashill** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:51 am

sure he is a good player but not an nba player level. he cant even dominate in asia.

Nando88 · Post #8 » by **Nando88** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:55 am

we could use his "instant transmission" technique to get back on defense

JasonDaPsycho · Post #9 » by **JasonDaPsycho** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:01 pm

Actually I heard he played for another team in the Summer League last year.

Post #10 » by **Miklo** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:21 pm

DirtyDez wrote:Yuta Tabuse, Paul Shirley, Jackson Vroman, Maciej Lampe, Zarko Cabarkapa and Smush Parker all played for us that year... lol

I have to dig up the old sig I made that had all of them

EDIT: hehe

Not all from that season but still

TXSun · Post #11 » by **TXSun** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:27 pm

DirtyDez wrote:Yuta Tabuse, Paul Shirley, Jackson Vroman, Maciej Lampe, Zarko Cabarkapa and Smush Parker all played for us that year... lol

good observation. are any of these guys still in the league?

MaryvalesFinest · Post #12 » by **MaryvalesFinest** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:12 pm

DirtyDez wrote:Yuta Tabuse, Paul Shirley, Jackson Vroman, Maciej Lampe, Zarko Cabarkapa and Smush Parker all played for us that year... lol

Was just checking up the stats on some of those other guys, wonder what happened with Lampe. He put up alright numbers in limited playing time and hard to believe but the dudes still only 25.

DirtyDez · Post #13 » by **DirtyDez** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:26 am

We should've kept Smush. Yes, he's dumb as a rock but at least he had athleticism to make plays unlike Marcus Banks.