Pierre Henderson-Niles is heading east, far east

Pierre Henderson-Niles, the mammoth Memphis center who was kicked off the team last season, has reportedly signed a contract to play hoops in Japan. Now, we understand that this isn't the most pertinent information, but PHN has always been a fan-favorite here at B.I.A.H.


If you are puzzled as to why a professional team would want hire a player who never averaged more than 5ppg, no need to worry, because we will explain.

Henderson-Niles, is roughly 6-foot-8 and roughly 300lbs. If you are unaware with the Japanese culture then you should know the Japanese people are fascinated with human goliaths. Guys like Bob Sapp and Hong Man Choi are six-figure fighters and can headline events in sold-out arenas just because of their size.

After all, this is the land where sumo wrestling was born. The land of Godzilla. If you want something big, forget about Texas, go to Japan. I think that whoever signed Henderson-Niles made a brilliant marketing decision. Don't try and convince me that PHN was signed solely on his basketball skills.

I've seen Pierre in person, in fact I've stood less than 10 yards away from him, and I can say, without a shadow of a doubt, that he is the largest human being I have ever seen.

I think this might actually be a great move for PHN. He will be an instant celebrity as soon as he arrives. Who knows, in a year or two, he could be making cameos in popular action movies or maybe starring in his own energy drink commercial.

Because in Japan, size sells.