Arsalan Kazemi @ Philadelphia 76ers

[persian-eagle-13]

Yes, he had a bad tournament, but that doesn't mean he is a bad player. What happened to the Kazemi who played for Oregon?
He needs better advisers and coaching.
Simple as that.
There are alot worse than him in the NBA.

college basketball is very different than nba or international basketball. just like college football vs NFL, two very different games.

[EKBATAN]

I think arsalan can still make NBA. sixers arent just gonna waste a draft pick. Worst case he can work his way up in D league.

Problem is he didnt try to develop an offensive game. Which is why he was left out of team melli. The old coach had more emphasis on D if he was still coach kazemi woulda played MY GOD only if we had a player that was the combination of kazemi and bahrami ;(
That player woulda been a beast. Hopefully some young kid in iran is doin that now

[Nokhodi]

college basketball is very different than nba or international basketball. just like college football vs NFL, two very different games.

Kazemi has played in international tournaments before. He was our 2nd best player in the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
I seriously think its a massive confidence issue. He does not believe in himself. If only he had half the confidence some of these NBA benchwarmers have.

[Keano]

Sorry folks, I don't really follow Basketball much, so I happened to watch a few of Arsalan's interviews on YouTube in English and was impressed by his semi decent English, how long has he been to the States and is it how and where he learned English? Thanks in advance

[babak_iran]

No want is gonna want Arsalan unless he works on his jumper.

[Irannn]

مشحون در گفت*وگو با فارس:
ارسلان کاظمی در جام* جهانی با تیم*ملی هماهنگ نبود/ فقط به فصل آینده فکر می*کرد

رئیس فدراسیون بسکتبال گفت: ارسلان کاظمی در جام جهانی با تیم ملی هماهنگ نبود و تمرکز خود را برای انتخاب تیم فصل آینده*اش گذاشته بود.
خبرگزاری فارس: ارسلان کاظمی در جام* جهانی با تیم*ملی هماهنگ نبود/ فقط به فصل آینده فکر می*کرد

به گزارش خبرنگار ورزشی خبرگزاری فارس، ارسلان کاظمی که در چند سال گذشته در لیگ* دانشگاهی آمریکا بازی کرد و در درفت (یارکشی) NBA هم به فیلادلفیا منتقل شد، پیش بینی می*شد یکی از بازیکنان موثر تیم ملی در جام جهانی و حتی بازی*های آسیایی باشد، اما در واقع این طور نبود و این بازیکن در جام جهانی نتوانست انتظارات سرمربی تیم ملی را برآورده کند.

محمود مشحون، رئیس فدراسیون بسکتبال در خصوص اینکه چرا کاظمی در جام جهانی مدت بسیار کمی را در ترکیب تیم ملی قرار گرفت و آیا مشکلی بین او و کادرفنی به وجود آمده بود یا خیر، گفت: این بازیکن در این رقابت*ها اصلا با تیم هماهنگ نبود و تمام تمرکز خود را برای انتخاب باشگاه فصل آینده خود گذاشته بود.

وی ادامه داد: بچیروویچ، سرمربی تیم ملی هم به همین دلیل از عملکرد او ناراضی بود و وقتی فکرش با تیم ملی نباشد، طبیعتا نمی*تواند این بازیکن را به کار بگیرد.

به گزارش فارس، این بازیکن همراه تیم ملی از اسپانیا به ایران نیامد و به آمریکا رفت و نامش برای حضور در بازی*های آسیایی اینچئون هم در لیست کادر فنی تیم ملی به چشم نمی*خورد.

انتهای پیام/م

[EKBATAN]

Guys heres some positive news regarding arsalan in NBA. Sixers still havent released or cut him. Cuz if they did he could sign with other teams. If they didnt want him he would be cut and then he would be a free agent. But problem is sixers arent letting him go just yet. So theres hope still. Sixers are still tanking this year so it sucks that they wont use him this year but will prob next year. He has to play elsewhere probably which sucks BUT sixers arent cutting him just yet. Theres light at the end of the tunnel

[Nokhodi]

Guys heres some positive news regarding arsalan in NBA. Sixers still havent released or cut him. Cuz if they did he could sign with other teams. If they didnt want him he would be cut and then he would be a free agent. But problem is sixers arent letting him go just yet. So theres hope still. Sixers are still tanking this year so it sucks that they wont use him this year but will prob next year. He has to play elsewhere probably which sucks BUT sixers arent cutting him just yet. Theres light at the end of the tunnel

According to Irannnnnnnn's article that he just posted Kazemi is going to the states and isn't going to Korea for the Asian games with the national team.

[Ab-Gosht]

kazemi will not play in asian games!

[EKBATAN]

According to Irannnnnnnn's article that he just posted Kazemi is going to the states and isn't going to Korea for the Asian games with the national team.

He was cut from the team. Clearly the coach has issues with him. Which is why he didnt play much

[Nokhodi]

He was cut from the team. Clearly the coach has issues with him. Which is why he didnt play much

Mashhoun - the federation head says Kazemi was too focused on finding his next team and wasn't coordinated enough.

[persianbruin]

Mashhoun - the federation head says Kazemi was too focused on finding his next team and wasn't coordinated enough.

BS!! If that is the case why did he leave the Orlando summer league!!??

[EKBATAN]

Ya poor guy left summer league to play for team melli. Hows it that in that tournament he was good and we won it and now all of a sudden he wasnt coordinated? Sounds like good old irooni bs

[behzadir]

BS!! If that is the case why did he leave the Orlando summer league!!??

You mister are apparently one of his closest friends and probably an adviser on his basketball career... If so i must say "Well done". You have managed to pretty much ruin his chances of playing in the top leagues. Even if you haven't advised him to do so, you could've changed his mind and guide him to a better decision.

His first big mistake wan not entering the draft after his sophomore year in which he managed to put up huge numbers that shocked everyone nationally. He was ranked 2nd or 3rd in a year which Kenneth Faried led all rebounders being a senior(Arsalan could be ranked higher because of his age) and eventually being drafted at No.30... Look where Faried is now and where Arsalan is wandering. I won't go through more of his mistakes in his college years though.

About the stint with Team Melli, Arsalan was trying to use the NT as a booster for his chances with the 76er's. He thought and hoped his games in the World Cup would convince the 76er's management to give him a place on the roster. These 2 interviews with the Head coach Memi Becirovic and specially Mehran Shahintab the assistant coach show that Arsalan was trying to impose his own will and system in the team so that it could suit himself better so he can showcase his skills to clubs throughout the US and Europe. He didn't want to play the SF and C position at all but lack of quality players in those 2 spots made Becirovic play Kazemi as a reserve 3,4 and 5.

http://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/4971900/%D...B1%D9%86%D8%AF

http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13930616000111

Though i didn't like many of Becirovic's decisions during the WC, but it seems Kazemi himself had a lot to do with what went on during TM's camp and his lack of playing time. Here is another Interview with Samad Nikkhah which he briefly says some players tried to impose their own will in the team (He doesn't go through the details).
http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/37...ort/basketball

Finally have a look at his Interview with FIBA and specially this part:

"Here (in Granada), you play against, not good players, but also great players, and a lot of them are millionaires like some in the game that we watched last night between Spain and Brazil," he said.

http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldc...k-from-the-NBA

What is this guy thinking?!! Is that 4 years which he played college ball while others were making money in low level leagues hurting him that bad?!! His dad is a billionare for god's sake!!
After the 2011's Asian Championship he was really leaning towards signing a contract with a Chinese team for some good money... Again a pretty strong sign that he is intrigued by making money ASAP

[persianbruin]

It is all BS I can write a book about everything behind the screens that you don't know about! All the basketball experts are showing videos "proof" of how effective his game was. The coach is a pawn to the number 14 on that team who absolutely HATES ak due to jealousy. Attention, contract amount and do many other things. There is so much corruption going on in the federation I don't even know where to begin.

He did make some mistakes but none if those had anything to do with what went in. Part of is bad luck a huge part of it actually. If he wasn't drafted at all he would be playing in the NBA right now.