Euroleague Regular Season: Game 4

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    GROUP A

    Air Avellino 78 - Le Mans 73

    http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=37

    QUOTES: "We have to play together to get these wins. We have been playing well, practicing hard, and we are a really good team, with a deep bench. I think coach did the right thing by not starting me in the second half, because I have been battling injuries. I had enough energy to come back in the fourth quarter and attack a little bit. It worked out. We definitely have an option to get to the next round. This win at home is very important one, because we had two tough losses early on. We found different ways of winning even though we are still trying to learn what kind of team we are. We have a really good chance to go further." - Travis Best, Air Avellino

    “We have lost only by 5 points. This is the only good news for us. Avellino could kill the game in such situations, but we resisted and recovered and that’s good. Offensively we didn’t play well, actually we missed different open shots. While Avellino played hard and for us it has been a very difficult game." - Jean-David Jackson, Le Mans Head Coach

    NOTABLE PLAYERS:
    -Eric Williams, Avellino (16 points, 8 rebounds in 20 minutes)
    -Chris Warren, Avellino (13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists in 35 minutes)
    -Tamar Slay, Avellino (11 points in 24 minutes)
    -Daniele Cinciarini, Avellino (10 points, 6 rebounds in 22 minutes)
    -Dewarick Spencer, Le Mans (26 points, 3 steals in 35 minutes)
    -Joao Paulo Baptista, Le Mans (12 points in 20 minutes)
    -Brian Chase, Le Mans (10 points, 4 assist, 3 steals in 35 minutes)

    FULL BOX SCORE

    Olympiacos 84 - Maccabi Electra Tel-Aviv 65

    http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=38

    QUOTES:"This was a good game for us, especially against a team that has always been dangerous. We put some early pressure on Maccabi, but they found the solutions. In the third quarter, we managed to build a difference and hold it till the end, despite some bad moments we had. As far as our performance in the beginning of the game, we wanted to press Maccabi in order to make it run out of energy. We don’t care about the score after one quarter, but after 40 minutes." - Panagiotis Giannakis, Olympiacos Head Coach
    "We committed too many turnovers, especially in the second and third quarters. We had a specific plan for this game, but things changed when Arroyo got injured. When Olympiacos's players found their confidence, they got control of the tempo. There are, though, some positive things of this game, but I prefer to keep them to myself. At the end of the day, they were playing at home and we are missing Arroyo…" - Efi Birenboim, Maccabi Head Coach

    NOTABLE PLAYERS:
    -Lynn Greer, Olympiacos (21 points in 28 minutes)
    -Nikola Vujcic, Olympiacos (14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals in 26 minutes)
    -Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Olympiacos (14 points, 5 rebounds in 23 minutes)
    -Ioannis Bourousis, Olympiacos (12 points, 9 rebounds in 24 minutes)
    -Omri Casspi, Maccabi (16 points, 5 rebounds in 18 minutes)
    -Esteban Batista, Maccabi (10 points in 18 minutes)


    FULL BOX SCORE


    Unicaja Malaga 77 - Cibona Zagreb 67

    http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=39

    QUOTES:"We started and finished the game with a great mentality. Apparently, it was good for Boni Ndong not to practice in the last couple of days, because he played really well in the first halt. Robert Archibald also played a good game, especially if you consider that he couldn't even move this morning. We missed too many free throws in the third quarter, maybe because of the pressure to win the game. Omar Cook played with the confidence that we hope he keeps finding each and every day. I am happy because it was a difficult game. We have to carry on winning at home and see what we can do on the road." - Aito Garcia Reneses, Unicaja Head Coach
    "Unicaja rolled in the second quarter and managed to get an important lead. We had controlled the game until that moment, but were not able to stop their aggressive game in five key minutes. Ndong hurt us a lot in the key moment. Unicaja is a fair winner. I like their team a lot, as I had already seen them in their previous game. It is an athletic team, the way Aito likes it, very aggressive with committed players. It will be a very tough team to beat." - Velimir Perasovic, Le Mans Head Coach

    NOTABLE PLAYERS:
    -Boniface N'Dong, Unicaja (18 points, 8 rebounds in 24 minutes)
    -Carlos Cabezas, Unicaja (14 points, 4 rebounds in 24 minutes)
    -Thomas Kelati, Unicaja (13 points in 24 minutes)
    -Robert Archibald, Unicaja (10 points, 6 rebounds in 16 minutes)
    -Carlos Jimenez, Unicaja (10 points, 4 rebounds in 24 minutes)
    -Rawle Marshall, Cibona (25 points, 5 rebounds in 33 minutes)
    -Earl Calloway, Cibona (11 points in 24 minutes)

    FULL BOX SCORE


    GROUP B

    SLUC Nancy 69 - Zalgiris 64

    http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=40

    QUOTES: "This is the first victory for our club in the Euroleague and we'll savor it. We could have had a larger victory in the third quarter when we had a 16-point lead, but we faced a true opponent and we made defensive mistakes that offered them easy shots. We'll be content with this 5-point win. We had several goals in this game: To control the rebound and cause Zalgiris turnovers. Except in the fourth quarter, we were defensively strong and we forced them to have complicated shots. For the next matches, we must have confidence in our defense." - Jean-Luc Monschau, Nancy Head Coach

    "I wish to congratulate Nancy for its first victory in the Euroleague. The key game was the number of turnovers (21) and the number of Nancy's offensive rebounds (14). It doesn't forgive. When in the third quarter we had a 16-point deficit, we thought we had no more chances to win. But we came back to 4 points by making great efforts offensively and defensively. This game gives us opportunities for the return game." - Gintaras Krapikas, Zalgiris Head Coach

    NOTABLE PLAYERS:
    -Lamayne Wilson, Nancy (17 points in 22 minutes)
    -Ricardo Greer, Nancy (16 points, 7 rebounds in 37 minutes)
    -Jeff Greer, Nancy (11 points in 33 minutes)
    -Dainius Salenga, Zalgiris (15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals in 33 minutes)
    -Jonas Maciulis, Zalgiris (13 points in 31 minutes)
    -Paulius Jankunas, Zalgiris (13 points, 5 rebounds in 29 minutes)
    -Loren Woods, Zalgiris (9 points, 9 rebounds in 21 minutes)

    FULL BOX SCORE


    Regal FC Barcelona 74 - Asseco Prokom 62

    http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=41

    QUOTES: "We played an excellent game in defense. Our main goal tonight was to stop their key players and that is exactly what we did tonight. Roger Grimau did an excellent job tonight. Being the Group B leaders is an anecdote right now. The most important thing is to lead this group at the end of the regular season, but of course, I prefer leading the group right now than being second or third." - Javier Pascual, Barcelona Head Coach
    "Until halftime things were okay for us. We fought, but we missed a lot of open shots. I think the key problem of the game in the end was turnovers. We made 22 turnovers, and that's way too much. We lost a lot in the third quarter when Navarro was playing really well. He showed he's a great player and that was the key moment when we were turning the ball over to them. It was a good lesson for us. Congratulations to Barça, which is a great team and club. It was a good lesson for us for the future. We can't play with those same mistakes. We are young and have to improve without pressure. We have to fight and hustle and hope we hit the open shots we missed tonight. But we fought, and that's good." - Tomas Pacesas, Prokom Head Coach

    NOTABLE PLAYERS:
    -Juan Carlos Navarro, Barcelona (21 points, 3 steals in 31 minutes)
    -David Andersen, Barcelona (10 points in 18 minutes)
    -Patrick Burke, Prokom (14 points, 5 rebounds in 24 minutes)

    FULL BOX SCORE


    Panathinaikos 81 - Montepaschi Siena 76

    http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=42

    QUOTES: “I think that we did a good job tonight. It was a high-quality game and Siena proved that –and this is the case also with Barcelona- it is one of the strongest teams right now. However, despite our dry spells, it was a very important and crucial win for us. The keys tonight were our defense and the fact that we dominated the boards. Yet, we have to improve our performance in order to be able to play effectively throughout the whole game.” - Nikola Pekovic, Panathinaikos

    “This was a great game for both teams tonight. We did not approach the game as strong as we wanted to in the first minutes, but then we played Panathinaikos face-to-face. And when you do that here in Greece, it's very encouraging. It was a big test for us. In the end the little details decided the game, but we proved that we are one of the top teams and that’s important. We were down by 10 two or three times, but we still managed to recover. Usually Panathinaikos kills the game in such situations, but we resisted and recovered and that’s good.

    My players should get smarter and get more fouls. We only shot 10 free throws tonight. Another problem we had was the rebounds, but in the end we had more steals and less turnovers and that’s what brought the game to details."- Simone Pianigiani, Montepaschi Head Coach

    NOTABLE PLAYERS:
    -Nikola Pekovic, Panathinaikos (14 points in 25 minutes)
    -Antonis Fotsis, Panathinaikos (14 points, 4 rebounds in 21 minutes)
    -Sarunas Jasikevicius, Panathinaikos (10 points in 29 minutes)
    -Vassilis Spanoulis, Panathinaikos (10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists in 27 minutes)
    -Ksistof Lavrinovic, Montepaschi (22 points, 4 rebounds in 31 minutes)
    -Romain Sato, Montepaschi (17 points, 4 rebounds in 23 minutes)
    -Henry Domercant, Montepaschi (14 points in 29 minutes)
    -Rimantas Kaukenas, Montepaschi (10 points, 5 rebounds in 28 minutes)

    FULL BOX SCORE


    GROUP C​


    Tau Ceramica 90 - Lottomatica Roma 93

    http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=43

    QUOTES: "We lost a very tough game tonight. We had a slow start and that allowed them to get a good advantage that we couldn’t overcome. After halftime we improved but we couldn’t cap the comeback even though we got some open shots to get the lead. We missed them and that must make us learn the lesson. We know we are not unbeatable and the only way to be able to get back to the winning track is to keep working hard." - Igor Rakocevic, Tau

    "We know how hard it is to win here, because Tau didn’t lost a game both in the Euroleague and in the domestic competition for a long time. So we knew what we should expect coming here. I think we prepared the game pretty good, we knew who were their main weapons and we stopped their shooters in the first half. We knew they could come back later but we played smart in the end and managed to win the game. We punished them with the pick-and-roll, taking advantage of our size, With Andre doing a great job in the last minutes, we moved the ball very well, we took good decisions in the end. I feel very proud of how we played tonight. After our last defeat in Italy, our coach told us that today’s game was going to prove our maturity, so the win is very good for us. Now is time to see how to respond in our next domestic game. Basketball is two baskets and a ball, everywhere. I really enjoy playing Euroleague again, I did it in my first years at Olimpija and also played for my national team in summer time, so I didn’t need big adjustment. I love Rome’s project, I like the organization, the team and I have great expectations for this season." - Primoz Brezec, Roma

    NOTABLE PLAYERS:
    -Sani Becirovic, Roma (23 points in 28 minutes)
    -Primoz Brezec, Roma (18 points, 4 rebounds in 21 minutes)
    -Andre Hutson, Roma (15 points, 4 rebounds in 34 minutes)
    -Brandon Jennings, Roma (13 points in 17 minutes)
    -Allan Ray, Roma (11 points, 4 assists in 22 minutes)
    -Igor Rakocevic, Tau (23 points in 26 minutes)
    -Will McDonald, Tau (16 points, 8 rebounds in 25 minutes)
    -Mirza Teletovic, Tau (15 points, 4 rebounds in 29 minutes)
    -Tiago Splitter, Tau (15 points in 22 minutes)

    FULL BOX SCORE


    Alba Berlin 74 - DKV Joventut 72

    http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=45

    QUOTES: "Before the game we have stated that this game has a qualification of character for us. If we had lost the game, it would be very difficult to overcome, since after Badalona lost at home to Fenerbahce it looks like, that there is going to be a straight fight between Joventut, us and Olimpija Ljubljana for the 4th place in our group. By beating Joventut we have saved our chances to go to the second round. The pressure because of this situation was big, but the players accepted it against a good team and in the end came up with an important win. We played well especially in the first half. We have come up with a good control of the tempo, with good defenses and with good initiative in offense. However we could not execute certain situations and it was visible how dangerous Joventut is. When our turnovers created good opportunities, you could see, that Joventut is a team, that can bury an opponent within two minutes. But even, when things were not working for us, we persisted and were awarded with a good possibilty to finish strong and we did. I have to congratulate my players on carrying this win all the way through." - Luka Pavicevic, Alba Head Coach

    "Congratulations to Alba Belrin. They have been playing well in the first part of the game. They were playing very well the pick & roll situations in the first ten, twelve minutes and they played with smaller centers, which were difficult for us to stop with Henk Norel and Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca. So we decided to defend with smaller players. This went better, but in the last minutes we had problems with the offensive rebound. Also Alba at the end of the game found better options to shoot than us. Despite the loss I am very happy with Luka Bogdanovic, because for him it was very difficult to start the season in Badalona. Today finally he was able to play at his best level. We are still waiting for two important players, Ricky Rubio and Pops Mensah Bonsu, and maybe, when they return to playing with us, we still will have our chances to reach the next round. We shot 37 three- pointers, which today was too much. But we have so many good shooters and without Pops Mensah Bonsu we have not so many chances inside. Henk Norel is still young and for Edu it is difficult to play against smaller centers. We need to find a better balance to play inside and outside." - Sito Alonso, Joventut Head Coach

    NOTABLE PLAYERS:
    -Ansu Sesay, Alba (15 points, 4 rebounds in 31 minutes)
    -Adam Chubb, Alba (12 points, 10 rebounds in 23 minutes)
    -Aleksandar Nadjfeji, Alba (12 points in 25 minutes)
    -Julius Jenkins, Alba (10 points in 10 minutes)
    -Steffen Hamann, Alba (10 points in 24 minutes)
    -Luka Bogdanovic, Joventut (21 points, 9 rebounds in 29 minutes))
    -Simas Jasaitis, Joventut (13 points in 24 minutes)
    -Jan-Hendrick Jagla, Joventut (11 points in 21 minutes)

    FULL BOX SCORE


    Fenerbahce Ulker 89 - Union Olimpija 87

    http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=44

    QUOTES: "Tonight we won a game which we could have lost. It was a very hard game as we expected before. Our opponent Union Olimpija is a strong team which has great vision for future. And it makes it more important for us to win this game. My players did everything they could to win, like the opponent. We put enough energy and the resistance on the court tonight. Emir Preldzic rised the team up when we were down. He fired up the team and influenced the game all over. He also helped the rebounds and made a great number of assists to help his team. He played like the leader of the team. But he was not alone as the other young talents joined him in the game. Oguz Savas also made great effort to play the key role of the win. New we have to take a little rest to have another big challenge in the Turkish League against Besiktas Cola Turka this weekend." - Bogdan Tanjevic, Fenerbahce Head Coach

    "First of all, I would like to congratulate my respectable colleague Bogdan Tanjevic and his team for their win. I think both sides enjoyed the game it's because the game were head to head until the end. Fenerbahce Ulker won the game after two overtimes as we lost another game with a small difference. We could win the game but we don't have luck on our side. Anyway, we will try to do everything we can to move into the next stage." - Aleksandar Dzikic, Olimpija Head Coach

    NOTABLE PLAYERS:
    -Emir Preldzic, Fenerbahce (18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists in 36 minutes)
    -Oguz Savas, Fenerbahce (15 points in 28 minutes)
    -Mirsad Turkcan, Fenerbahce (14 points, 11 rebounds in 40 minutes)
    -Marques Green, Fenerbahce (13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals in 40 minutes)
    -Rasim Basak, Fenerbahce (13 points, 4 rebounds in 27 minutes)
    -Vlado Ilievski, Olimpija (22 points in 42 minutes)
    -Saso Ozbolt, Olimpija (20 points, 4 rebounds in 38 minutes)
    -Miha Zupan, Olimpija (10 points, 12 rebounds in 37 minutes)

    FULL BOX SCORE


    GROUP D


    Real Madrid 70 - Armani Jeans Milano 69

    http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=46

    QUOTES:
    "I cannot be happy, because it was not a good game. On the other hand, it was an important win that we took under pressure. We need more wins like this to take this pressure off our backs. There were some positive things for us, like the way Jeremiah Massey and Pepe Sanchez played together. We have to improve a lot, but it was an important, hard-fought win."- Joan Plaza, Real Madrid Head Coach

    "It was a good game. We played well, but now we have the feeling that we lost a good chance to win in Madrid. We worked hard during the game and managed to keep our options alive when Madrid played better. It was a nice, balanced game, but we go back home with a bitter feeling due to a last-second loss." - Piero Bucchi, Milano Head Coach

    NOTABLE PLAYERS:
    -Felipe Reyes, Real Madrid (15 points, 9 rebounds in 34 minutes)
    -Jeremiah Massey, Real Madrid (15 points in 18 minutes)
    -Sergio Llull, Real Madrid (11 points, 4 assists in 24 minutes)
    -Axel Hervelle, Real Madrid (10 points, 4 rebounds in 22 minutes)
    -Michael Hall, Milano (21 points, 9 rebounds in 38 minutes)
    -David Hawkins, Milano (13 points, 5 rebounds in 26 minutes)

    FULL BOX SCORE


    Panionios On Telecoms 72 - Partizan Belgrade 67

    http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=47

    QUOTES: “We accomplished our job and this is the most important thing. It is always tough to beat a team which has such experience. I know them very well, don’t be deluded because they are young. They have big tradition, quality and they never quit. We could have had an easier win if we had better percentage in the free throws. I believe that we missed the killer instinct which is needed in this level. We took a double-digit lead a lot of times, but we didn’t kill them and we allowed them to come back. Since the injured players returned we have more options. Fortunately tonight we didn’t commit a lot of turnovers and also we managed to steal nine balls and make effective block outs, not to give them offensive rebounds.” - Aleksandar Trifunovic, Panionios Head Coach

    “We had the possibility and the opportunity to escape with the victory, but we made mistakes in the most crucial moments and Panionios outscored us. On the other hand we missed a lot free throws and we failed to correspond to the power of the match. We are looking forward in playing them again in Belgrade." - Dusko Vujosevic, Partizan Head Coach

    NOTABLE PLAYERS:
    -Aaron Miles, Panionios (18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists in 32 minutes)
    -Branko Cvetkovic, Panionios (14 points, 5 rebounds in 37 minutes)
    -Ionnais Kalampokis, Panionios (11 points in 26 minutes)
    -Lonny Baxter, Panionios (12 points, 5 rebounds in 29 minutes)
    -Milenko Tepic, Partizan (19 points, 5 assists in 32 minutes)
    -Aleksandar Rasic, Partizan (12 points in 27 minutes)
    -Uros Tripkovic, Partizan (11 points in 20 minutes)

    FULL BOX SCORE


    CSKA Moscow 90- Efes Pilsen 68

    http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame/report?gamecode=48

    QUOTES: "We played a good game. We had an excellent start to the first and second halves. On defense, we did everything necessary to play against Efes's pick-'n'-rolls and shooters. But I'd like to point out: we played against a good team, so we can be satisfied with the work we did. You can look at the stats, at the number of assists, steals, rebounds to understand why." - Ettore Messina, CSKA Head Coach

    "We started very bad. For me the biggest surprise was the tempo of the game. Tactically, we tried to close the paint, but Morris started to hit one three-pointer after another, though in Madrid he was 0 for 8. After this start, we went down and showed a very bad game. CSKA played its basketball and we just followed. CSKA scored 54 points from the three-pointers alone: their offense was running like in the book. It is normal to lose to CSKA in Moscow, but not like this." - Ergin Ataman, Efes Head Coach

    NOTABLE PLAYERS:
    -Ramunas Siskauskas, CSKA (19 points, 5 assists in 30 minutes)
    -Terence Morris, CSKA (17 points, 5 rebounds in 32 minutes)
    -Trajan Langdon, CSKA (15 points in 29 minutes)
    -Zoran Planinic, CSKA (14 points, 8 assists, 4 steals in 21 minutes)
    -Charles Smith, Efes (22 points in 25 minutes)
    -Ender Arslan, Efes (11 points in 24 minutes)

    FULL BOX SCORE
     
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    NOTABLE FORMER NBA PLAYERS/PROSPECTS (notable prospects/eurostash in red):

    Tamar Slay, Avellino (11 points in 24 minutes)
    Lynn Greer, Olympiacos (21 points in 28 minutes)
    Omri Casspi, Maccabi (16 points, 5 rebounds in 18 minutes)
    Esteban Batista, Maccabi (10 points in 18 minutes)
    Boniface N'Dong, Unicaja (18 points, 8 rebounds in 24 minutes)
    Robert Archibald, Unicaja (10 points, 6 rebounds in 16 minutes)
    Loren Woods, Zalgiris (9 points, 9 rebounds in 21 minutes)
    Juan Carlos Navarro, Barcelona (21 points, 3 steals in 31 minutes)
    Patrick Burke, Prokom (14 points, 5 rebounds in 24 minutes)
    Nikola Pekovic, Panathinaikos (14 points in 25 minutes)
    Sarunas Jasikevicius, Panathinaikos (10 points in 29 minutes)
    Vassilis Spanoulis, Panathinaikos (10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists in 27 minutes)
    Primoz Brezec, Roma (18 points, 4 rebounds in 21 minutes)
    Brandon Jennings, Roma (13 points in 17 minutes)
    Allan Ray, Roma (11 points, 4 assists in 22 minutes)
    Igor Rakocevic, Tau (23 points in 26 minutes)
    Tiago Splitter, Tau (15 points in 22 minutes)
    Ansu Sesay, Alba (15 points, 4 rebounds in 31 minutes)
    Mirsad Turkcan, Fenerbahce (14 points, 11 rebounds in 40 minutes)
    Michael Hall, Milano (21 points, 9 rebounds in 38 minutes)
    Aaron Miles, Panionios (18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists in 32 minutes)
    Lonny Baxter, Panionios (12 points, 5 rebounds in 29 minutes)
    Terence Morris, CSKA (17 points, 5 rebounds in 32 minutes)
    Trajan Langdon, CSKA (15 points in 29 minutes)
    Zoran Planinic, CSKA (14 points, 8 assists, 4 steals in 21 minutes)
    Charles Smith, Efes (22 points in 25 minutes)
     
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    Game 4 Top 10 (Ansu Sesay, Travis Best, Sarunas Jasikevicius and draft prospect Omri Casspi all have some nice plays):

    [video=youtube;HVJg5-mSRyU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVJg5-mSRyU[/video]
     
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    Glad Real Madrid won. :)

    Wonder how Brandon Jennings does in Europe. I think it will make him a much better player.
     
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    He's doing ok, playing around 17-18 mpg in the Serie A and the Euroleague. I can give you his full stats if you want.
     
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    La Bomba The Future

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    I'd like that. I'm interested to see how he's doing. I hope he's the player the Grizzlies draft. :D
     
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    In Serie A/Lega Basket A (Italian league):

    5.4 ppg (34.8% 2pt, 18.8% 3pt), 1.4 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.4 spg in 18.4 mpg

    In Euroleague:

    10.5 ppg (43.8% 2pt, 41.7% 3pt), 2.3 rpg, 1.5 apg, 0.8 spg in 18.8 mpg

    Don't see his stats in Italy as disappointing. Remember, he's playing with and against pros for the 1st time in a very, very tough league and facing high expectations. His teammates probably don't give him as much respect as he expected them to, being a high school standout and all. He's still getting used to European rules too. His average of 10.5 ppg in less than 20 mpg in the Euroleague is awesome. The kid seems to have a bright future ahead of him.

    I can open a "prospect track" thread if you guys are interested, tracking guys like Rubio (when he comes back from injury), Jennings and anyone else you want, in their local leagues as well as the Euroleague. Up to you guys.
     
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    The only scary things I see are those horrible shooting %. But, the defense in obviously Europe is better then what it would be in High School.
     
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    Exactly. He's getting used to playing with pros, and European basketball is much more aggressive and physical than NBA ball let alone high school. Nevertheless, a 19 year old averaging 10 ppg in less than 20 minutes per game in the Euroleague is something else.
     

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