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Jeremy Tyler's transition to professional hoops with Maccabi Haifa has been bumpy
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Jeremy Tyler (second from right) hasn't had an easy transition after signing with
Maccabi Haifa. (AP/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
Three months into his career as a professional basketball player, former San Diego High star Jeremy Tyler isn’t having a good time.
According to a story that ran in the New York Times last week, Tyler hasn’t had a smooth transition from high school to playing for one of Israel’s top clubs, Maccabi Haifa.
Tyler has come under fierce criticism from his coaches and teammates for being lazy and immature.
“The question is whether he’ll take responsibility of his career,” Maccabi Haifa coach Avi Ashkenazi told the New York Times. “If he thinks he’s going to be in the NBA because his name is Jeremy Tyler and he was a very good high school player, he will not be.”
Of the quotes used in the story ran by the New York Times, the phrase the came up the most was some form of “shut up.” Apparently, Tyler—who signed a $140,000 contract with Haifa to forgo his senior year with the Cavers—has a huge ego and that isn’t rubbing off well with his teammates.
“These are all men out here,” teammate Jason Rich said. “The way you earn respect is by keeping your mouth shut and going to work and being a professional.”
Tyler is still expected to enter the 2011 NBA draft, where many experts see him as a sure-fire first round draft pick if not a top 10 draftee.
However, Tyler is still a long ways from the NBA, especially if he doesn’t find himself in Europe.
The team is still committed into making this experiment work, at least that’s what the American owner of Haifa says.
“The Jeremy you see today is not the Jeremy that I expect to see at the end of the year," team owner Jeffrey Rosen told the Associated Press. “My goal with Jeremy is to make him a better player, for him to be a better player and for him to be an impact at the end of the season. And if Jeremy is impactful at the end of the season, I will be very happy."
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