Tom
Years ago
Hopefully more of a challenge to him and hopefully he finds that aggressive scoring drive he had back in 13/14
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-36ers-all-star-dj-to-spin-a-new-tune-as-a-pro-in-iran/news-story/add9a067a37426e978d800f78bbbf5af
LC
Years ago
Same club that Aleks Maric played for, albeit not for very long.
Shano76
Years ago
He had a great season. Was disappointing in game 3 but loved his work this year.
Ricey
Years ago
Iran is safe. From all accounts probably one of the friendliest populations in the world
Yes, very friendly.
Unless you are American
Or Jewish
Or Arab
Or Christian
Or Sunni
Jack Toft
Years ago
Can you still get those T-shirts that say (in arabic)
"I am not an American"
http://smartraveller.gov.au/Countries/middle-east/Pages/iran.aspx
Iran is safe. From all accounts probably one of the friendliest populations in the world.
Unless you're gay.
Ricey
Years ago
When the furthest you've travelled is Tasmania, but you offer travel advice. Hush child
Ricey - make a factless statement.
Get called out on it.
Ricey - resort to insults
Perhaps move to a country under sharia law. #funtimes
Ricey
Years ago
Factless? Hardly. Every single person I've met who's actually travelled to Iran has talked about how amazing the people are. Simple facts.
There's a difference between a population and it's government.
Perhaps grasp a basic understanding of the English language and then we can recommence this discussion.
What an ignorant comment.
I recall a colleague telling me about a particularly poor country in Africa where he worked.
He said the people were wonderful and friendly.
They would smile and say thankyou when they robbed you, and would only stab you if you put up a fight.
The friendliness of a people has nothing to do with how safe a country is. What an epically clueless comment. By definition, acts of aggression and violence are perpetrated by the unfriendly minority. What matters is how wide spread the problem is, what protection you get, and how much they are discouraged from their actions.
There are places where local thugs won't touch tourists because if they do the local police will hunt them down and beat the shit out of them. Its the places where the police and government don't give a shit that you have the problem.
Iran is particularly dangerous because you have the government and religious leaders actively encouraging people to hate you. Most people won't, most people don't really care, but it is the minority who create the problems.
KET
Years ago
Perhaps move to a country under sharia law.
AngusH
Years ago
Being a well-paid athlete in a place like Iran is fine - it's not like DJ is going to be jumping in his hire car, getting lost, and winding up on the Afghan border... He'll be staying in the best neighborhoods and have handlers who will make it clear where he can and can not go... The teams in places like Iran know what the global perception of their country is, and it's in their best interests to make everything go as smoothly as possible.
Will more Australian's sign there if it goes ok for DJ (if its harder for American's to go there and get back into the country)?
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