Stuhoo Posted February 28, 2022 Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 9:29 AM, Rico said: Mo's situation is why I would think twice before playing overseas. God Bless ya Mo. It just depends where--"overseas" is waaaay too broad a category. When all safety concerns are taken into account, playing in Italy, Moldova, or Japan is quite a bit safer than playing in Birmingham, Al, Edinburgh, Tx, or Fort Wayne in the G League. And a player like Mo Creek gets paid a whole lot more to be there. Now Ukraine? Maybe it's been safe on a daily basis, but Crimea is pretty recently in the rear view mirror. When Putin is annexing regions of the country you're going to that's not good. Taiwan would seem like it'd be okay, right? But there's clearly potential for trouble on the horizon. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are NATO allies -- that's pretty safe geo-politically and they have low daily crime rates. Therefore, a really good gig. Norway? Seems good to you? Not a NATO ally and borders Russia. Not as good as Estonia. I've been to Eastern Europe--Tallin and Bucharest are pretty freakin' beautiful. The ballplayers aren't always aware of the state of the world--it's one on the things their management firms should be very clear about when players weigh offers. Edit -- The Belarus Prime Minister says Moldova in in Putin's sights. Basketball players ... avoid Moldova! mamasa, Banksyrules, moyemayhem and 2 others 2 2 1 Quote
Popular Post Class of '66 Old Fart Posted February 28, 2022 Popular Post Posted February 28, 2022 About 30 min. ago from Mo. TOOK ME 12 HOURS BUT FINALLY OUT OF UKRAINE… NEXT STOP BACK TO ROMANIA lillurk, Leo, HoosierAloha and 14 others 13 4 Quote
Stuhoo Posted February 28, 2022 Posted February 28, 2022 12 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: About 30 min. ago from Mo. TOOK ME 12 HOURS BUT FINALLY OUT OF UKRAINE… NEXT STOP BACK TO ROMANIA Now it’s real and he’s safe and on his way home. (Unless he took a wrong turn and is in Belarus) Great news lillurk, coonhounds and Napleshoosier 3 Quote
coonhounds Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 Good to hear mo got out safe. Was very worried Sent from my SM-A326U using Tapatalk HoosierAloha and lillurk 2 Quote
yogisballin Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: About 30 min. ago from Mo. TOOK ME 12 HOURS BUT FINALLY OUT OF UKRAINE… NEXT STOP BACK TO ROMANIA That's great news! I'm not a big Twitter guy but I had been following this story on there lately by checking his updates. I hadn't followed up on this, since around 5 am this morning. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 https://www.heraldbulletin.com/sports/indiana/former-iu-guard-creek-safe-out-of-ukraine/article_0a969ba6-99b3-11ec-aa52-57f08162b8cf.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2GUDG2fZ38vb4vWDjLIBXRNgGPd6FU-SbaND1Rbxp-m-qxQ1sCFG05yPU Stuhoo 1 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted March 3, 2022 Posted March 3, 2022 We, including me, have spent the last 15 hrs. moaning, whining, complaining, agonizing, etc. over last night's implosion. Mo Creek lived through this and it's far worse than losing a basketball game. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33408315/former-ncaa-basketball-star-maurice-creek-heads-home-getting-stuck-ukraine Stuhoo, LIHoosier, HoosierHoopster and 2 others 3 2 Quote
Stuhoo Posted March 3, 2022 Posted March 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: We, including me, have spent the last 15 hrs. moaning, whining, complaining, agonizing, etc. over last night's implosion. Mo Creek lived through this and it's far worse than losing a basketball game. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33408315/former-ncaa-basketball-star-maurice-creek-heads-home-getting-stuck-ukraine Best post on this board. This article is a must read. Great reporting by ESPN. Quote
Hovadipo Posted March 3, 2022 Posted March 3, 2022 If you read anything from the ESPN article, read this near the beginning: "The car inches through the streets of Mykolaiv, a small city in Southern Ukraine that he has called home for the past two months. The American basketball player is terrified of being spotted by the Russian soldiers. Don't get caught. Don't get caught, he repeats to himself. He practices the two phrases he had memorized in Ukrainian and Russian. Don't shoot. I am American." Chilling. Leo and HoosierHoopster 2 Quote
Hoosier1984 Posted March 3, 2022 Posted March 3, 2022 Just turned on the news here in DC and Mo Creek just landed here at the airport. News station is there interviewing him. Glad he made it out of there safely! Class of '66 Old Fart, HoosierAloha, Dave from Dayton and 2 others 5 Quote
Uspshoosier Posted March 3, 2022 Posted March 3, 2022 Class of '66 Old Fart, craigyv88, Demo and 4 others 6 1 Quote
chicagoHOOSIER Posted March 4, 2022 Posted March 4, 2022 Just saw Mo's segment on CNN this morning. Putin is so lucky Mo came home. With Mo launching nonstop from Ukraine to the Kremlin, it was only a matter of time before Putin's luck ran out. I fully expect Mo to continue launching from Btown. It's just probably going to take a little more time for him to land that shot in Putin's lap from that far away. It's gonna happen. We just don't know when he's going to land that big one from so far away. Glad you're back, Mo. Keep launching, buddy. Glad you're safe. Loved the CNN segment. ALASKA HOOSIER and Dave from Dayton 2 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted March 5, 2022 Posted March 5, 2022 After what he went through this is more than well-deserved. HoosierHoopster 1 Quote
HoosierHoopster Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 On 2/28/2022 at 9:06 AM, Stuhoo said: It just depends where--"overseas" is waaaay too broad a category. When all safety concerns are taken into account, playing in Italy, Moldova, or Japan is quite a bit safer than playing in Birmingham, Al, Edinburgh, Tx, or Fort Wayne in the G League. And a player like Mo Creek gets paid a whole lot more to be there. Now Ukraine? Maybe it's been safe on a daily basis, but Crimea is pretty recently in the rear view mirror. When Putin is annexing regions of the country you're going to that's not good. Taiwan would seem like it'd be okay, right? But there's clearly potential for trouble on the horizon. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are NATO allies -- that's pretty safe geo-politically and they have low daily crime rates. Therefore, a really good gig. Norway? Seems good to you? Not a NATO ally and borders Russia. Not as good as Estonia. I've been to Eastern Europe--Tallin and Bucharest are pretty freakin' beautiful. The ballplayers aren't always aware of the state of the world--it's one on the things their management firms should be very clear about when players weigh offers. Edit -- The Belarus Prime Minister says Moldova in in Putin's sights. Basketball players ... avoid Moldova! Moldova is another former Soviet republic and borders Ukraine— not the best example lol :) Quote
HoosierAloha Posted March 9, 2022 Posted March 9, 2022 3 hours ago, HoosierHoopster said: Moldova is another former Soviet republic and borders Ukraine— not the best example lol :) Other issues with it too but yeah.. Quote
LamarCheeks Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 Hey, Mo! Looks like he may be headed for a visit ... Stuhoo and thebigweave 2 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted May 17, 2022 Posted May 17, 2022 pappy1865, Hollywood Mike Miranda, LIHoosier and 4 others 7 Quote
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