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GoldenAntlers wrote:There is a huge thread dedicated to this on the Bucks forum.
CountOnAlex wrote:could it be possible that it's just another person with the same name in those year books?
In English classes for recently arrived refugee children at Perth’s Aranmore Catholic College, Thon Maker was initially unsure of himself.
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The 216cm Maker is expected to earn more than $1 million next year playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA after an odyssey stretching between South Sudan, Uganda, Australia and Canada.
There has been much speculation about his age: the visa granted to him by Australia when he became a refugee states he was born in 1997.
“I did a little squeal when I found out he was drafted,” Ms Simeon said. “Thon said he was going to do this years ago and now he has … I told my students today ‘This is about speaking your dreams and making them true’.”
fendilim wrote:Who cares? Thon Maker is already making a ton of bucks.
JazzyPhinz wrote:
ClipsFanSince98 wrote:
Tommy Heinsohn wrote:The game is not over until they look you in the face and start crying.
fendilim wrote:Who cares? Thon Maker is already making a ton of bucks.
MaxRider wrote:23 or 19
it doesn't matter
as long as he is working hard to improve he can still improve his game
how many 18-19 years old get drafted in the top 10 and turn out to be bust?
you can't teach height and length
Thon Maker got that
now it is up to him if he want to improve his game
Froob wrote:ClipsFanSince98 wrote:
Thon Maker? Why the **** would it be between Thon Maker and Muhammad? Nobody is ****ing Thon Maker it's a stupid ****ing plan and it's not going to work you moron Fogell!
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9RWVEAQeC0
MaxRider wrote:23 or 19
it doesn't matter
as long as he is working hard to improve he can still improve his game
how many 18-19 years old get drafted in the top 10 and turn out to be bust?
you can't teach height and length
Thon Maker got that
now it is up to him if he want to improve his game
eagereyez wrote:Bucks could use some veteran leadership anyway.
ClipsFanSince98 wrote:MaxRider wrote:23 or 19
it doesn't matter
as long as he is working hard to improve he can still improve his game
how many 18-19 years old get drafted in the top 10 and turn out to be bust?
you can't teach height and length
Thon Maker got that
now it is up to him if he want to improve his game
But it does matter. It's intentionally deceiving or lying to an employer. Morally this is no different than me claiming I have a master's degree when applying for a job when I really have a 2 year degree. Would you justify that as "It doesn't matter, he's a hard worker"? It's sad how many people think this is not a big deal for the NBA.
wichmae wrote:ClipsFanSince98 wrote:MaxRider wrote:23 or 19
it doesn't matter
as long as he is working hard to improve he can still improve his game
how many 18-19 years old get drafted in the top 10 and turn out to be bust?
you can't teach height and length
Thon Maker got that
now it is up to him if he want to improve his game
But it does matter. It's intentionally deceiving or lying to an employer. Morally this is no different than me claiming I have a master's degree when applying for a job when I really have a 2 year degree. Would you justify that as "It doesn't matter, he's a hard worker"? It's sad how many people think this is not a big deal for the NBA.
Its also illegal. If he forged visa documents he's probably going to be deported. Apparently there was a similar case in Texas http://www.gq.com/story/jerry-joseph-scandal-hs-basketballwhere that kid is now in jail.
MaxRider wrote:23 or 19
it doesn't matter
as long as he is working hard to improve he can still improve his game
how many 18-19 years old get drafted in the top 10 and turn out to be bust?
you can't teach height and length
Thon Maker got that
now it is up to him if he want to improve his game
ClipsFanSince98 wrote:GoldenAntlers wrote:There is a huge thread dedicated to this on the Bucks forum.
As a Bucks fan I'd be LIVID. Mainly at Thon who continues to defend it with crappy points that make no sense at all. Do you think Bucks fans agree with that? Or are they more supporting of the pick?
