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Euroleague 2008-2009
Topic Started: Jul 8 2008, 03:28 PM (1,888 Views)
Vilius	Jul 8 2008, 03:28 PM Post #1
Sixth Man Posts: 331 Group: Member Member #2,520 Joined: July 13, 2007	Group A------Group B---------Group C-----------Group D Maccabi-------Montepaschi----TAU Ceramica---CSKA Moscow Olympiacos--Barcelona--------Fenerbahce-------Partizan Unicaja--------Panathinaikos---Lottomatica------Real Madrid Cibona---------Zalgiris-------------Olimpija------------Efes Pilsen Le Mans-------Prokom Trefl-----Joventut-----------Armani Jeans Air Avellino----Nancy-------------Alba Berlin--------Panionios Zalgiris got a really tough group as always.
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JohnSwissH	Jul 11 2008, 10:40 AM Post #2
Voice of TalkBasket Posts: 2,849 Group: Moderator Member #107 Joined: July 16, 2006	What kind of sqaud have Alba Berlin got? Must say after watching them last season against Guildford, am surprised that they are entered in the Euroleague.
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Vilius	Jul 11 2008, 11:23 AM Post #3
Sixth Man Posts: 331 Group: Member Member #2,520 Joined: July 13, 2007	Nothing special really. They've got Germany NT members Patrick Femerling, Johannes Herber and Steffan Hamann. Full squad here. Alba should sign a couple of players this summer so it's not the final squad yet. They managed to win German league and got in Euroleague. German clubs usually end at the bottom places anyway. Bamberg made a shock when they reached Top 16 a couple of years ago.
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Irving Thomas	Jul 17 2008, 10:32 AM Post #4
Sixth Man Posts: 391 Group: Member Member #162 Joined: July 18, 2006	The Bundesliga is not a big time league, as well as the ProA (french league). Hey Vilius, do you know a basketball player named Vitaus Danelius?



Vilius	Jul 17 2008, 11:24 AM Post #5
Sixth Man Posts: 331 Group: Member Member #2,520 Joined: July 13, 2007	Irving Thomas Jul 17 2008, 10:32 AM Hey Vilius, do you know a basketball player named Vitaus Danelius? It's Vytas* Yeah I know him. He's not the top level player. Danelius igned with Latvian champions ASK Riga in February. I should be able to see him play in the Baltic League.
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Irving Thomas	Jul 17 2008, 02:40 PM Post #6
Sixth Man Posts: 391 Group: Member Member #162 Joined: July 18, 2006	Now he is in Las Vegas (Nevada) on the Wizards Summer League roster, but I think he has no chance to stick with the Nba team. There are rumors about him to sign with an italian team.. Did he play in the Lithuanian league previously?



Vilius	Jul 17 2008, 05:01 PM Post #7
Sixth Man Posts: 331 Group: Member Member #2,520 Joined: July 13, 2007	No, he hasn't. He went to Wake Forest in 2001. I checked again and he hasn't signed with ASK Riga as he failed medical. I don't think he's trying or expecting to get an NBA contract to be honest. NBA Summer League is not only watched by NBA teams but also by many scouts from Europe.
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Noel Edmonds	Jul 17 2008, 05:13 PM Post #8
All-Star Posts: 1,449 Group: Member Member #464 Joined: August 8, 2006	http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3491998 In a highly interesting move, top US High School prospect Brandon Jennings has decided to skip college and sign for Roma. Not sure how well he'll do in the physical Euroleague, but if he were to succeed then he could well start a trend. What do you think, Villius?
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Vilius	Jul 17 2008, 05:28 PM Post #9
Sixth Man Posts: 331 Group: Member Member #2,520 Joined: July 13, 2007	This could end in two ways. One way - the guy gets lost playing as a professional in such a strong league. Second way - he adjusts to the new level and is more or less successful. Either way it will be a very valuable experience for him. He won't get much playing time at least not in Euroleague. Jennings will not be able to do things that he could do in a high school. Tactics are very important in Europe. Coming from a high school to play in Europe won't be easy. Of course to me and I'm sure for many fans it is really interesting. At the moment from his comments it looks like he is either overrating himself or underrating European basketball. So this could lead to a shock.
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Noel Edmonds	Jul 17 2008, 07:36 PM Post #10
All-Star Posts: 1,449 Group: Member Member #464 Joined: August 8, 2006	I think if he learns to be less selfish and more team-orientated then he could be quite a decent player in Europe. He certainly has a lot of physical talent and will probably be the most athletic guard on the continent right from the off.
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Inter Tatters	Jul 17 2008, 10:16 PM Post #11
Flying Scotsman Posts: 2,879 Group: Global Moderator Member #7 Joined: July 7, 2006	Jennings is an absolute stud that would be an automatic Lottery pick if the NBA didn't have the 1 year in College rule. He has obviously decided to circumvent the rule, and make some money while he's at it, by heading over to Europe for a year or 2. He has been writing in a blog about the NBA's rule being a restraint of trade for some time, now he's taking the ultimate step and heading abroad. The fact that he was even contemplating this has been discussed on many forums over the last couple of months, with most thinking he was just bluffing, but now he's actually going it'll be interesting to see how many young College studs follow in his foot steps. Especially those that aren't exactly blessed in the academic dept.



Irving Thomas	Jul 18 2008, 11:03 AM Post #12
Sixth Man Posts: 391 Group: Member Member #162 Joined: July 18, 2006	Jasmin Repesa will take care of Jennings, the croatian coach of Lottomatica built a lot of young players both in Zagreb (Cibona) and Bologna (Fortitudo). The environment will be very important for the kid..



Vilius	Jul 20 2008, 09:00 AM Post #13
Sixth Man Posts: 331 Group: Member Member #2,520 Joined: July 13, 2007	Lottomatica are building a nice team for the next season. They signed Primoz Brezec from Toronto Raptors. Union Olimpija Ljubljana, Barcelona and Real Madrid were after him too. This could be revival of Italian league after a few years of fall.
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Game over	Jul 20 2008, 06:56 PM Post #14
Bench Player Posts: 187 Group: Member Member #9,402 Joined: May 26, 2008	it will be intresting to see Rubio vs jennings in euroleague as there teams are in the same group, we could be seeing 2 top10 picks in 2009,play eachuva. wasnt Brezec a nba starter gor bobcats last year, y is he in italy?
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Irving Thomas	Jul 21 2008, 07:11 AM Post #15
Sixth Man Posts: 391 Group: Member Member #162 Joined: July 18, 2006	These are the former teams of Brezec: Quote: 1998-2001: Union Olijmpia 2001-2004: Indiana Pacers 2004-2007: Charlotte Bobcats 2007-Febbbraio 2008: Detroit Pistons Da febbraio 2008: Toronto Raptors He comes from Slovenja so he will join another slovenian on Roma team (Sani Becirovic). He told the key for his move to Roma was the presence of Dejan Bodiroga as Gm in the team.. As for rebirth of Italian League, I don't think so.. next year's going to be another two teams challenge with Siena e Roma, everybody will be chasing them. Italy lost Gallinari to Nba and has to renew many teams. The Giba (the players union) threated to go on strike if the rules for the foreigners players aren't going to change...



Inter Tatters	Jul 21 2008, 09:23 AM Post #16
Flying Scotsman Posts: 2,879 Group: Global Moderator Member #7 Joined: July 7, 2006	Game over Jul 20 2008, 06:56 PM it will be intresting to see Rubio vs jennings in euroleague as there teams are in the same group, we could be seeing 2 top10 picks in 2009,play eachuva. wasnt Brezec a nba starter gor bobcats last year, y is he in italy? He was a starter for the Bobcats from 2004-06, but got benched the last couple of years, as he was WAY too soft to man the post in the NBA, and was traded to the Pistons for Nazr Mohammed in the middle of last season. Edited by Inter Tatters, Jul 21 2008, 09:25 AM.



Vilius	Jul 21 2008, 02:43 PM Post #17
Sixth Man Posts: 331 Group: Member Member #2,520 Joined: July 13, 2007	Dynamo Moscow signed 3-year �9M congtract with Bostjan Nachbar from New Jersey Nets. Nachbar had 9.8 points per game in NBA last season. Olympiacos interested in Josh Childress from Atlanta Hawks. According to reports Greek giants offered him 3-year $20M contract. Childress averaged 11.8 points per game in NBA last season. Edited by Vilius, Jul 21 2008, 02:48 PM.
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Vilius	Oct 23 2008, 06:49 PM Post #18
Sixth Man Posts: 331 Group: Member Member #2,520 Joined: July 13, 2007	Week 1 results so far: Tau Ceramica 80-70 Fenerbahce Ulker Unicaja 84-79 Le Mans Panathinaikos 78-51 Zalgiris Montepaschi Siena 80-71 Asseco Prokom CSKA Moscow 90-64 AJ Milano Some links for tonight's games - Cibona vs Maccabi Tel Aviv mms://wten.walla.co.il/10/www.tv24live.area.co.il and/or mms://media.saan.hr/htv2 at 5:30pm GMT - Efes Pilsen vs Partizan mms://213.74.20.66/Supertv_skycanli at 6:15pm GMT - Nancy vs Barcelona here at 7:30pm GMT - Real Madrid vs Panionios here and/or here and/or here at 7:45pm GMT
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kwarse	Oct 24 2008, 08:39 AM Post #19
Chester Spur Posts: 1,024 Group: Moderator Member #18 Joined: July 8, 2006	Pops has 14pts 9rebs and 3blks as DKV beat Ljubljana 81 - 64



LincsBasket	Nov 2 2008, 03:18 AM Post #20
Rookie Posts: 16 Group: Member Member #9,778 Joined: September 3, 2008	Anyone note the thrashing of Panathanaikos by Barcelona? They must have a budget miles bigger than Barca! That was incredible, Juan Carlos Navarro really is a special player. I live with a Lithuanian at university (albeit a Rytas fan), so I am really getting into Euroleague this year.



Vilius	Nov 2 2008, 07:48 PM Post #21
Sixth Man Posts: 331 Group: Member Member #2,520 Joined: July 13, 2007	LincsBasket Nov 2 2008, 03:18 AM Anyone note the thrashing of Panathanaikos by Barcelona? They must have a budget miles bigger than Barca! That was incredible, Juan Carlos Navarro really is a special player. I live with a Lithuanian at university (albeit a Rytas fan), so I am really getting into Euroleague this year. Biggest budgets in Europe (taken from here): 1. CSKA Moscow �38 million ($55 million) 2. Olympiacos �37 million ($55.5 million) 3. Panathinaikos �33 million ($48 million) 4. Khimki �31 million ($45 million) 4. Dinamo Moscow �31 million ($45 million) 6. Real Madrid �30 million ($44 million) 7. FC Barcelona �29 million ($42 million) 8. Triumph Lyubersty Moscow Region �21 million ($30 million) 8. Lokomotiv Rostov �21 million ($30 million) 8. UNICS Kazan �21 million ($30 million) 9. TAU Vitoria �20 million ($29 million) 9. Maccabi Tel-Aviv �20 million ($29 million) Panathinaikos just couldn't get the game going. Navarro is a great player and it's nice to see him back in Europe. I must say that I am very happy to read the last line of your post (especially second part of it ). Some highlights: Week 2 Top 10 Plays Week 2 - MVP: Pops Mensah-Bonsu
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RockOn	Nov 10 2008, 01:09 AM Post #22
Bench Player Posts: 149 Group: Member Member #6,767 Joined: February 19, 2008	JohnSwissH Jul 11 2008, 10:40 AM What kind of sqaud have Alba Berlin got? Must say after watching them last season against Guildford, am surprised that they are entered in the Euroleague. Alba are alot better this season than last, helped by getting the o2 arena in Berlin more or less given to them. They signed Casey Jacobsen indirectly from Houston. They are sitting atop the bundesliga right now, admittedly it is not one of the top leagues in Europe, but Alba will be dangerous this season. You also have to remember that Britain is far down the pecking order and alot of teams would expect to win against any British team fairly easily so there's a good chance that Alba were being complacent in the game you mention there.



LincsBasket	Nov 27 2008, 03:11 PM Post #23
Rookie Posts: 16 Group: Member Member #9,778 Joined: September 3, 2008	Partizan almost beat CSKA last night, CSKA prevailed 63-62. Awesome game. I have to say that the crowd in Belgrade were phenomenal. Zalgiris are playing Barcelona tonight. Hopefully Navarro will pull out some awesome play again.



StrandedonA303	Nov 28 2008, 12:31 AM Post #24
Sixth Man Posts: 343 Group: Member Member #896 Joined: October 24, 2006	LincsBasket Nov 27 2008, 03:11 PM I have to say that the crowd in Belgrade were phenomenal. They have to be the most passionate fans in Europe!



JohnSwissH	Dec 12 2008, 03:21 PM Post #25
Voice of TalkBasket Posts: 2,849 Group: Moderator Member #107 Joined: July 16, 2006	Saw two games on Thursday. Great game between Roma and DKV, deserved Badlona win, and Barcalona with a big win in Athens against Pana. I think the OAKA is he most daughting venue to go to, but Barca comfortbaly despatched the men in green. Badalona vs Roma was the game of the night!
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