FYI, Toine was signed by the Idaho Stampede.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5863744Wow. For MJ to not even give his Friend even a shot at making the Bobcat team....That's pretty cold of him.
I mean it was MJ who "introduced" Toine to Gambling in the first place and Toine only followed MJ's Example. Barkley was right(B-Ball Players are NOT Role Models).
I know MJ doesn't owe Toine anything but he couldn't at least give him the Chance to fail? man....
Oh well....At least he'll be playing something close to professional Basketball again. And since I have NBA TV, I might just catch an Idaho Stampede game to see how he does....
All things considering....Yes, he was released from Puerto Rico but 12.4 Points and over 8 Boards a game is nothing to sneeze at. I think he has something left in the tank to at least make it as a ROLEPLAYER in the NBA if someone would just give him a chance.
I mean...our issue here in Beantown was always about his Contract and him being Overpaid, for example. If he was paid the minimum and gave out numbers like he did in the Puerto Rican League, he'd be a pretty good bargain for some team out there in NBA land.
GOOD LUCK, TOINE.