Former Cats in the NBA

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:37 pm

Is that 3 Wildcats as head coaches in the G league?

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Wed Sep 01, 2021 6:03 pm

So is it better to be the GLeague head coach or are NBA assistant? Just curious.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Sep 02, 2021 9:18 am

U.P. Zona Fan wrote: ↑Wed Sep 01, 2021 6:03 pm So is it better to be the GLeague head coach or are NBA assistant? Just curious.

Just different. Guys like Quin Snyder and Nick Nurse were G League HC's.

Being a top assistant is closer to a HC, but if the choice is low level assistant vs G League HC, I don't think there's a huge difference.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:39 pm

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed Sep 08, 2021 2:36 pm

Spaceman Spiff wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:59 am

Nico Mannion's been pretty good for Italy. 15 and 5 so far.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 1:13 pm

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:25 pm

A complete list of where all our guys are currently playing

pc in NM · Post by **pc in NM** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:31 am

Will Bynum charged in healthcare fraud with 17 other former NBA Players

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/18 ... e-n1281022

18 former NBA players arrested by federal authorities in alleged health care scam

Glen "Big Baby" Davis, who won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics, and former high school sensation Sebastian Telfair are among the defendants.

Eighteen former NBA players were charged with attempting to defraud the NBA’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan of nearly $4 million, officials said Thursday.

The defendants include Terrence Williams, Alan Anderson, Anthony Allen, Shannon Brown, William Bynum, Ronald Glen "Big Baby" Davis, Christopher Douglas-Roberts, Melvin Ely, Jamario Moon, Darius Miles, Milton Palacio, Ruben Patterson, Eddie Robinson, Gregory Smith, Sebastian Telfair, Charles Watson Jr., Antoine Wright, and Anthony Wroten.

Allen's wife, Desiree Allen, was also named as a defendant.

Those charged face a count of conspiracy to commit health care and wire fraud. By midday Thursday, 16 of the 18 accused players had been taken into custody, officials said.

“The defendants’ playbook involved fraud and deception," U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss told reporters. "They will have to answer for their flagrant violations of law.”

Strauss called Williams, a 34-year-old Seattle native who spent four seasons in he NBA, the "scheme's linchpin," submitting false claims to the league's health care plan, federal prosecutors out of New York City said.

He would allegedly supply false invoices to support the fraudulent claims in exchange for kickback payments that totaled at least $230,000, authorities said.

The players submitted $3.9 million in fake claims and $2.5 million was paid out, officials said.

The scheme was allegedly uncovered, in part, due to the sloppy work of the defendants, according to authorities.

For example, Smith, who played for the Houston Rockets, submitted claims for IV sedation, a root canal and crowns that he allegedly received during a Dec. 20, 2018, dental procedure in Beverly Hills, prosecutors said.

"Travel records, e-mail and publicly available box scores showed that he was playing professional basketball in Taiwan that week and did not receive root canals in Beverly Hills as represented in the claim form he submitted," Strauss said.

At the time, Smith was in Taiwan's Super Basketball League and he scored 11 points for Bank of Taiwan on Dec. 21 in an 84-76 loss to Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology (KKL).

And several players didn't bother comparing notes to see they were raising red flags by putting in for the exact same dental procedures on the same days, Strauss said.

For example, Davis, Allen and Wroten filed for root canals, all allegedly performed on the same six teeth on the same day of April 30, 2016, the prosecutor said. That trio also put in for payments for crowns done on the same six teeth, also on the same day of May 11, 2016, according to Strauss.

Wroten and Allen filed for root canals done on the same 13 teeth on the same day of Sept. 6, 2018, Strauss added.

Several of the fake invoices and medical necessity forms stood out because “they are not on letterhead, they contain unusual formatting, they have grammatical errors,” according to the indictment.

Michael Driscoll, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office, said cases like this alleged NBA fraud, have a damaging trickle-down impact on consumers.

“This (health care) industry loses tens of millions of dollars a year to fraud,” he said. “These costs are then passed down to business and customers. That's a fraud we take very seriously.”

Davis was among the most well-known of the defendants.

At 6 feet, 9 inches tall and 289 pounds, he was a fan favorite and member of the last Boston Celtics world title team in 2008.

Telfair, the cousin of longtime NBA player and Chinese basketball icon Stephon Marbury, was famous before he even set foot on the pro hardwood. He was one of his era's biggest high school players and the 13th overall pick of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2004 NBA Draft.

It wasn't immediately clear by late Thursday morning if any of the players had hired defense attorneys.

Last month, former NFL players Clinton Portis, Tamarick Vanover and Robert McCune pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide health care fraud scheme and could face years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Portis, Vanover and McCune admitted to defrauding an NFL program set up to reimburse medical expenses not covered by insurance for retired players and their families, the Justice Department said.

KaibabKat · Post by **KaibabKat** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:51 pm

Another thrill for Will.

OriginalAZ · Post by **OriginalAZ** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:40 pm

KaibabKat wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:51 pm Another thrill for Will.

CDR (now known as Supreme Bey) also arrested. One time Lute Olson commit that Coach Cal stole.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:04 am

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:14 pm

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:45 pm

That is utter nonsense.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:46 pm

I don't believe in god but I fear one might exist and hate me mercilessly. This is more evidence.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:45 am

As a Lakers fan...please, Sarver, please keep screwing this up!

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 7:52 am

This was a no brainer with no way to screw or up

Sarver = Robbins

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:42 pm

Seeing if someone else offers him the max and then match? Wait and see how he plays the first few weeks of games? Or are they seeing someone available to replace him with? James Jones just said there havent really been any real negotiations

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:02 pm

Ayton will be a Knick or Laker and will be kicking in the Suns’ teeth for years to come and they will 100% deserve all the ridicule that’s to come.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:20 pm

Well, if the reasoning (per James Jones in the Athletic) is that you can't acquire more than two players on rookie max extensions due to the CBA, I say horse shit. If you can only have two, then your second should be Ayton. I realize I'm a Wildcat, but how do you think the Suns made their run last year?

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:28 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:41 pm

Holy shit!

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 6:25 am

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:04 am

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:06 am

Is Aaron is just giving TJ that layup?!!!

That is a really cool pic

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:01 pm

21 points 8 rebs last night for TJ. Looked amazing

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon Nov 15, 2021 6:05 pm

Had no idea SJ was out of the league already.

U.P. Zona Fan · Post by **U.P. Zona Fan** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 5:30 am

Who would have ever thought that TJ Mc would have a more productive NBA career than SJ?

Such a hard worker that got into a couple of good situations. So happy for him.

Wish SJ the best as well, super talented.

NBA is fickle.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:10 am

Not sure if you all are on TikTok but RJ’s feed is amazing. He recently told a story about popcorning his own car.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 1:47 pm

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:00 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:04 pm

Terrible Woj Bomb

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:57 pm

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Dec 08, 2021 3:06 pm

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 3:47 pm

Podcast with Bibby: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k ... 0542834972

Podcast with Damon: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k ... 0542102553

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:14 pm

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:09 am

the hair is incredible

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:20 pm

Jefe wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:09 am the hair is incredibe

Bob Elliot wants that hair back.

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:51 pm

Artis Gilmore more like…

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Wed Dec 15, 2021 5:13 pm

EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:51 pm Artis Gilmore more like…

I must be getting senile... I don't remember Artis Gilmore being a 'Former Cat'.

On the other hand check out the picture here: Old School Notes: Bob Elliott, Herman Harris Want More Recognition at McKale For Fred Snowden

EastCoastCat · Post by **EastCoastCat** » Wed Dec 15, 2021 9:26 pm

RichardCranium wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 5:13 pm
EastCoastCat wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:51 pm Artis Gilmore more like…
I must be getting senile... I don't remember Artis Gilmore being a 'Former Cat'.

I never said he was. It was a hair reference dude.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:16 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 7:07 pm

My hope is that AG has taken Zeke under his wing.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:43 pm

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 4:12 pm

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Dec 25, 2021 10:15 am

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 9:54 pm

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:40 pm

Stanley started tonight in the Laker win

31:54 min 9 pts, 5 reb, 2 assts, 1 stl

A lot of fans want to see him signed for the rest of the season

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:18 pm

Just don't give him the ball for the last shot of the game.

BBQ wildcat · Post by **BBQ wildcat** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:26 pm

Merkin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:18 pm Just don't give him the ball for the last shot of the game.

Happy for Gabe. He is a wildcat for life. Stuck around for 4 years and contributed. I loved his attitude the whole time he was here.

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