Samuel Dalembert will not go to Beijing - basketball rumors

Posted by bumeral

July 22, 2008

Dalembert and Canada not go to Beijing anyway
We all know that Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia 76ers pivot of playing for the national team in Canada since the tournament Preolímpico of americas last year, was separated from the Canadian team in the midst of World Preolímpico being held in Athens, because the assessment by his coach, Leo Rautins, that the player was acting as if they feel superior to the other components of the team.

According to Rautins, the player of Haitian origin and raised in Montreal, received Canadian citizenship last year so that he could represent his adoptive country in international competitions, demanded preferential treatment with regard to receiving his companions and took some alejaban powers conferred upon him the group and violated chemistry and healthy coexistence of the collective.

The incident once again reveal that for some players from the NBA, playing for their respective countries during the downtime of the aforementioned professional league, it is a nuisance rather than an honor, as if doing a favor to his homeland concerned, for what it does not require privileges granted to the rest of his companions who are not fortunate enough to belong to the so-called “best league in the world” is seen as something normal and almost an acquired right.

Of course there are some notable exceptions worth mentioning. The NBA players who belong to selections from Spain and Argentina, for instance, by act desviven low profile and include his other companions in everything related to daily living, with the clear intention that the group be kept united and there is no notable differences between components.

Yao Ming, to give another example, has a commitment to the government of his native China, which requires him to be available to all powers in his national team taking part as a soldier row. Far from seeing that commitment as a burden, Yao continues to say that represent his country is the highest honor that feels like athlete. Another example of a star of the NBA that goes beyond the duty to his country has the best possible representation, is the German Dirk Nowitzki, who not only brings with her excellent game that makes it one of the best basketball of the world But also makes money from their own pockets each year to ensure that the entire team has the best training facilities and the best comfort possible before, during and after the competition.

But back to the case of Dalembert, it is significant that the player did not think it has done nothing to put it in a position of “prima donna” and justifying be separated from the team, having played a single game tournament Repechage (one defeat versus Slovenia) and just a few hours before play the second match against Korea. Samuel explained that he had travelled to Greece with a small group of his closest friends: a childhood friend, his girlfriend and his high school coach with his wife and therefore did not understand who accused him of traveling with an entourage. He also justified the leave the room assigned by the team to go to share a luxury suite with his group of associates, alleging that its fourth was so small it could barely move within it. As for not eating with his teammates, Dalembert claimed he did not like the food provided and the organisation of the tournament, as the Canadian team did not have a rule to force their constituents to sit together at the table, he had preferred go out with her friends to dinner.

As we see, the player seems to have a problem of perception of what must be considered appropriate behaviour in the coexistence of a team. Being so accustomed to enjoy comforts that are often taken for granted in the NBA, Sam felt that was not alienating the rest of his companions and placed in a privileged position regarding them. To make matters worse, accepted that he had been raised voice to Rautins at a time of their heated discussion before boarding the bus that would lead the team to the stadium for their game against Korea, but that this was not reason enough to be separated from the whole and that everything had been due to “poor organization and lack of structure that prevailed around the team.” “Now I accuse them of wanting problematic and preferential treatment,” said Dalembert. “Everyone knows that I am not well. Even if I said that would be willing to raise funds to help the team from Canada. Now, because I had a bad first game I’m not committed to the cause? Please.”

The disposition of the player is, in some ways, understandable. The incidents outlined do not seem very serious when you look at individually, but when it accumulates and can be seen from the perspective of their peers and the technical direction, it is clear why that might be offensive to chemistry. It’s like when you want to leave notes Rautins established that Samuel is not as devoted to the cause of his team as he wants to see. “A player who is not prima donna attends all team meetings and arrives at the same time,” said the coach. “You must participate at all with your computer. Eat with your colleagues, partnering and spend time with them. Otherwise, you apply the epithet of prima donna.”

At least Dalembert and Rautins will not have to contend with questions over whether the pivot would be reinstated to the Olympic Games, where rank. Without the participation of the Haitian-Canadian, his team was vapuleado by Croatia in the quarter-finals and eliminated from any chance of attending Beijing, the country’s representation in official powers ceases until next year.

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