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Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:35 am
by MaryvalesFinest
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?

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

Re: Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:51 am
by DRK
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.

Re: Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:05 am
by RunDogGun
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.

Re: Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:22 am
by Mr. Sun
He is currently playing in the Japan Basketball League.

Re: Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:32 am
by DirtyDez
Yuta Tabuse, Paul Shirley, Jackson Vroman, Maciej Lampe, Zarko Cabarkapa and Smush Parker all played for us that year... lol

Re: Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:51 am
by pidi
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.

Re: Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:51 am
by nashill
sure he is a good player but not an nba player level. he cant even dominate in asia.

Re: Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:55 am
by Nando88
we could use his "instant transmission" technique to get back on defense

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Re: Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:01 pm
by JasonDaPsycho
Actually I heard he played for another team in the Summer League last year.

Re: Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:21 pm
by Miklo
DirtyDez wrote:Yuta Tabuse, Paul Shirley, Jackson Vroman, Maciej Lampe, Zarko Cabarkapa and Smush Parker all played for us that year... lol


:rofl:

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

EDIT: hehe

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Not all from that season but still

Re: Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:27 pm
by TXSun
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?

Re: Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:12 pm
by MaryvalesFinest
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.

Re: Whatever happened with Yuta Tabuse?

Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:26 am
by DirtyDez
We should've kept Smush. Yes, he's dumb as a rock but at least he had athleticism to make plays unlike Marcus Banks.