Warren2ThaG Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 http://www.i-sportsbook.com/ncaa/images/UConn-Hasheem-Thabeet.jpgGrizzlies' Thabeet is a work in progress, with unlimited upside"Hasheem Thabeet did what he could to help his family. His father, an architect, had died of complications from diabetes, so Thabeet, at age 17 and all of 7 feet, found work as a bouncer outside a nightclub in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He was an intimidating presence at the door, blocking ill-advised attempts to get inside -- a skill set that, as it turned out, would prove invaluable in the not-so-distant future. But he also harbored a secret. "When a fight started," Thabeet said, "you wouldn't see me." If he had the habit of fleeing trouble then, there have been countless indications that Thabeet, in the five years since, has learned to cope with challenges, with long odds, with difficult ..."---http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/sports/grizzlies/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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