Charlie Villanueva Deemed “Overweight” by John Calipari, Doesn’t Make the Cut For Dominican Republic National Team

All, International Basketball, NBA Jason McIntyre June 12th. 2012, 1:21pm

Charlie Villanueva of the Detroit Pistons, who inked a $40 million deal in 2009, didn’t make the cut for the Dominican Republic National Team’s two exhibition games this week.

John Calipari, the Kentucky coach who is coaching the Dominican Republic National Team, called Villanueva “overweight” and said he “was not in good form … we could not slow down the entire team,” according to AllKyHoops.com.

What an indictment for Villanueva, who was a famed high school basketball player in New York City, won a title at UConn, beefed with Kevin Garnett a couple years ago, and now, appears to be eating his way out of the NBA. Villanueva had a severe ankle injury that limited him to 13 games last season.

Some players on the DR team you may be aware of: Francisco Garcia, Edgar Sosa, Eloy Vargas, and Al Horford. One other note: Karl Towns Jr, one of the best high school players in the country, is on the team. [AllKyHoops via Kevin Farris]

Previously: Karl Towns Jr. is Probably the Next Big Thing in High School Basketball

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41 Responses to “Charlie Villanueva Deemed “Overweight” by John Calipari, Doesn’t Make the Cut For Dominican Republic National Team”

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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:23 PM
nice guy. horrible player. I’m still mystified that the Pistons didn’t amnesty him.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:23 PM
great picture, almost looks like he’s got a third arm to go with his freaky hairless disease.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:26 PM
He was great in white-face at the beginning of Prometheus.
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cracker jack Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Maybe he wanted to gain weight so he wouldnt look like a cancer patient anymore?
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St. Bear Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Good for him. It’s notoriously tough for cancer patients to keep up their weight.
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spencer096 Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:28 PM
looks like he’s been vacationing at dominican republix.
/rimshot
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Babar 2.0 Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:28 PM
I obviously don’t click links…but what are the chances Karl Towns Jr ends up at Kentucky? Above 90%?
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spencer096 Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:28 PM
I obviously don’t click links…but what are the chances Karl Towns Jr ends up at Kentucky? Above 90%?
how’d you get this number?
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KC Resident Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:28 PM
Must try this place. It is about 15 minutes from work.
http://www.pitch.com/fatcity/archives/2012/06/11/new-royal-buffet-is-very-busy-but-not-so-royal
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:28 PM
The comments on that Towns post are killing me.
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irishmafia Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Chucky V another bust from NBAU
so the Dominican team is pretty much Louisville eh?
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vajayjay redick Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Maybe he wanted to gain weight so he wouldnt look like a cancer to his team anymore?
/KG’d
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:32 PM
I’m kind of alarmed at the number of dudes who are Dominicans that I didn’t realize were. They’re walking among us, people, WAKE UP.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:33 PM
The comments on that Towns post are killing me.
With all the other options available, who in the hell goes to a buffet? I can’t remember ever stepping up to a buffet and going, “This seems like a great idea!”
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KC Resident Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:35 PM
I’m kind of alarmed at the number of dudes who are Dominicans that I didn’t realize were. They’re walking among us, people, WAKE UP.
I always thought Michelle Rogriguez was M e x i C a n. Dominican and Puerto Rican.
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irishmafia Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:36 PM
I obviously don’t click links…but what are the chances Karl Towns Jr ends up at Kentucky? Above 90%?
kid is still in high school, but if Coach Cal is still at Kent, id say 99.9%……remember when all the hacks were saying Coach Cal to the Knicks? that was fun while it lasted
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KC Resident Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:36 PM
With all the other options available, who in the hell goes to a buffet? I can’t remember ever stepping up to a buffet and going, “This seems like a great idea!”
I’m going for the trainwreck. One of the worst meals I ever had was a Mexican/Chinese/Sushi buffet. Add in steaks, Italian, ect… I must top my worst meal.
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spencer096 Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:37 PM
I always thought Michelle Rogriguez was M e x i C a n. Dominican and Puerto Rican.
i always was a fan of hers…esp in machete in those tight ass white pants.
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KC Resident Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:38 PM
I obviously don’t click links…but what are the chances Karl Towns Jr ends up at Kentucky? Above 90%?
kid is still in high school, but if Coach Cal is still at Kent, id say 99.9%…
100% Coach Cal isn’t coaching Puerto Rico because he is a big Rosie Perez fan.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:40 PM
I’m going for the trainwreck. One of the worst meals I ever had was a Mexican/Chinese/Sushi buffet. Add in steaks, Italian, ect… I must top my worst meal.
if there’s no line of fat people waiting to get in it’s a crappy buffet. there’s your litmus test.
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Scalia Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:40 PM
remember when all the hacks were saying Coach Cal to the Knicks? that was fun while it lasted
Well, he put out that cryptic tweet and just confused everyone
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St. Bear Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:40 PM
i always was a fan of hers…esp in machete in those tight ass white pants.
I’m a fan of everything to do with Machete.
/especially Jessica Alba’s shower scene
//yes, I know it was CGI, shut up
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mizerle06 is sarah phillips Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:42 PM
any of you guys play MetalStorm on the iPhone?
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VladimirCrouton Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:43 PM
Oh by the way. Charlie V is garbage. Horrible. If he was such a “nice” guy he would just retire and start writing a screenplay for Powder 2 : Black Powder.
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irishmafia Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:43 PM
Rosie Perez is Puerto Rican, HOOOOOOOO, Puerto Rico…but I see your love of Rosie and her D’s
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Scouser Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:44 PM
I’m a fan of everything to do with Machete.
/especially Jessica Alba’s shower scene
//yes, I know it was CGI, shut up
Funny, 1st thing I thought of was the disemboweling scene.
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irishmafia Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Well, he put out that cryptic tweet and just confused everyone
and then the great Adrian Wojonarski ran with it…..
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:47 PM
Here’s an uplifting story for TBL to use in tomorrow’s roundup.
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St. Bear Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Funny, 1st thing I thought of was the disemboweling scene.
#1 Jessica Alba
#2 Attaching the machine gun to the motorcycle
#3 “Machete don’t text.”
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St. Bear Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Here’s an uplifting story for TBL to use in tomorrow’s roundup.
Oh, he Husker. Didn’t see you chance your name and gravatar.
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Scalia Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:50 PM
and then the great Adrian Wojonarski ran with it…..
He wasn’t the only one:
http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/14/mike-dantoni-resigned-as-coach-of-the-knicks-i-guess-carmelo-anthony-wins/
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VladimirCrouton Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:50 PM
Here’s an uplifting story for TBL to use in tomorrow’s roundup.
Cross checked. Feel good story of the year.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:51 PM
Here’s an uplifting story for TBL to use in tomorrow’s roundup.
“I would call it a freak accident. We don’t know what the next minute holds, but we do know who the higher power is,” said Parsons.
yeah, fucking gravity and darwin.
sad story, feel bad for the parents,… lame ass God implications….
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PL StabbinKabin Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:52 PM
Apparently he was a cancer to his team and the country.
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spencer096 Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:53 PM
yeah, fucking gravity and darwin.
but Prometheus told me otherwise!
/may or may not be spoiler
//it’s not
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spencer096 Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Apparently he was a cancer to his team and the country.
well done.
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KC Resident Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:53 PM
Rosie Perez is Puerto Rican, HOOOOOOOO, Puerto Rico…but I see your love of Rosie and her D’s
Damn it. I knew that. I’m getting all my islands mixed up.
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GloriousMullet Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:57 PM
The quality of picture captions is at an all time low on this site.
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irishmafia Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 1:57 PM
ha exactly Scalia, I knew TBL ran with it too LOL…bandwagon Knicks fans were praying for Coach Cal
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Tim Ryan Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 2:06 PM
any of you guys play MetalStorm on the iPhone?
No, because that would be a sign of depressing boredom.
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Jim Harbaugh Scramble Says:
June 12th, 2012 at 2:13 PM
The quality of picture captions is at an all time low on this site.
sometimes the basic ones are the funniest. there was a matt painter post about him considering leaving purdue and the caption was along the lines of “Matt Painter will either leave or stay at Purdue.”