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grindhouse wrote: View Postare you taking into consideration that he may have looked better than he is because the US team went in there with fitness centers not bangers? I think the US played lamar odom at center at times.
But seriously man, I would take an undersized Lamar over an 18 year old Kanter.Last edited by Employee; Fri Feb 25, 2011, 03:52 PM.Eh follow my TWITTER!
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What the heck does Hoffa have to do with anything? He wasn't even selected by Colangelo.
Some of you guys sound very prejudice. Why does it matter where the player comes from? One of the greatest PGs of All-time came from outside America, Steve Nash. Maybe the best center of all-time, Hakeem "the Dream" came from outside America. How many titles would the Spurs have without Manu or Tony Parker? How many MVPs does Chirs Bosh have? How about Dirk Nowitzki? Every time I read crap like "don't draft another Euro" it irks me tremendously. I don't think people realize how ignorant it makes them sound. Such a statement, in my opinion, is just as bad as saying you don't want anyone on your team who isn't white and Christian. Making social division based on race, religion or region are all the same in my book but maybe it's just me. We as fans get pissed off when the American media suggests a player wouldn't want to play in Toronto because it's not America and then we turn around an pull the same sort of ignorance out of our own bag of tricks when it comes to players playing here from outside North America? Bull shit alert. Bull shit alert. Code red. I want to see Colangelo pick the best guy on his board. I don't give two shits if he's from L.A. or London or where ever.
- Colangelo drafted Bargnani because he was the best players on his draft board
- Were Colangelo to find guys Jorge Garbasoa who were in the league already and from America then the price tag would have been far higher. People slept on guys like that because they were off the radar playing else where. If Colangelo can find five guys like Jorge Garbajosa then I would say by all means get that done immediately. The Spurs put together one of the greatest decades in NBA history because people were sleeping on international players.
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Apollo wrote: View PostWhat the heck does Hoffa have to do with anything? He wasn't even selected by Colangelo.
Some of you guys sound very prejudice. Why does it matter where the player comes from? One of the greatest PGs of All-time came from outside America, Steve Nash. Maybe the best center of all-time, Hakeem "the Dream" came from outside America. How many titles would the Spurs have without Manu or Tony Parker? How many MVPs does Chirs Bosh have? How about Dirk Nowitzki? Every time I read crap like "don't draft another Euro" it irks me tremendously. I don't think people realize how ignorant it makes them sound. Such a statement, in my opinion, is just as bad as saying you don't want anyone on your team who isn't white and Christian. Making social division based on race, religion or region are all the same in my book but maybe it's just me. We as fans get pissed off when the American media suggests a player wouldn't want to play in Toronto because it's not America and then we turn around an pull the same sort of ignorance out of our own bag of tricks when it comes to players playing here from outside North America? Bull shit alert. Bull shit alert. Code red. I want to see Colangelo pick the best guy on his board. I don't give two shits if he's from L.A. or London or where ever.
- Colangelo drafted Bargnani because he was the best players on his draft board
- Were Colangelo to find guys Jorge Garbasoa who were in the league already and from America then the price tag would have been far higher. People slept on guys like that because they were off the radar playing else where. If Colangelo can find five guys like Jorge Garbajosa then I would say by all means get that done immediately. The Spurs put together one of the greatest decades in NBA history because people were sleeping on international players.Read my blog, The Picket Fence. Guaranteed to make you think or your money back!
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Apollo wrote: View PostSome of you guys sound very prejudice. Why does it matter where the player comes from? One of the greatest PGs of All-time came from outside America, Steve Nash. Maybe the best center of all-time, Hakeem "the Dream" came from outside America. How many titles would the Spurs have without Manu or Tony Parker? How many MVPs does Chirs Bosh have? How about Dirk Nowitzki? Every time I read crap like "don't draft another Euro" it irks me tremendously. I don't think people realize how ignorant it makes them sound. Such a statement, in my opinion, is just as bad as saying you don't want anyone on your team who isn't white and Christian. Making social division based on race, religion or region are all the same in my book but maybe it's just me. We as fans get pissed off when the American media suggests a player wouldn't want to play in Toronto because it's not America and then we turn around an pull the same sort of ignorance out of our own bag of tricks when it comes to players playing here from outside North America? Bull shit alert. Bull shit alert. Code red. I want to see Colangelo pick the best guy on his board. I don't give two shits if he's from L.A. or London or where ever.Eh follow my TWITTER!
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grindhouse wrote: View Postare you taking into consideration that he may have looked better than he is because the US team went in there with fitness centers not bangers? I think the US played lamar odom at center at times.Read my blog, The Picket Fence. Guaranteed to make you think or your money back!
Follow me on Twitter.
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I keep hearing about these knee problems of Kanter. Apart from one instance of a self reporting of such and a recuperative time of 5 months (with no other details I can find), does anyone have some more info on this? News flash: Knee injuries in basketball are not unusual. This seems to be a regurgitating reporting/mentioning of a single injury instance without any substantive detail. I would attach more importance to his personal preference for playing the 3 spot!! A big boy like him "wanting" to play sf and apparently Calipari agreed with him. There are some assessments revelations here that dont compute. But then again I am unsure about the source of the interview....
http://www.nbadraft.net/forum/enes-kanter-interview
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Apollo wrote: View PostWhat the heck does Hoffa have to do with anything? He wasn't even selected by Colangelo.
Some of you guys sound very prejudice. Why does it matter where the player comes from? One of the greatest PGs of All-time came from outside America, Steve Nash. Maybe the best center of all-time, Hakeem "the Dream" came from outside America. How many titles would the Spurs have without Manu or Tony Parker? How many MVPs does Chirs Bosh have? How about Dirk Nowitzki? Every time I read crap like "don't draft another Euro" it irks me tremendously. I don't think people realize how ignorant it makes them sound. Such a statement, in my opinion, is just as bad as saying you don't want anyone on your team who isn't white and Christian. Making social division based on race, religion or region are all the same in my book but maybe it's just me. We as fans get pissed off when the American media suggests a player wouldn't want to play in Toronto because it's not America and then we turn around an pull the same sort of ignorance out of our own bag of tricks when it comes to players playing here from outside North America? Bull shit alert. Bull shit alert. Code red. I want to see Colangelo pick the best guy on his board. I don't give two shits if he's from L.A. or London or where ever.
- Colangelo drafted Bargnani because he was the best players on his draft board
- Were Colangelo to find guys Jorge Garbasoa who were in the league already and from America then the price tag would have been far higher. People slept on guys like that because they were off the radar playing else where. If Colangelo can find five guys like Jorge Garbajosa then I would say by all means get that done immediately. The Spurs put together one of the greatest decades in NBA history because people were sleeping on international players.
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Bendit wrote: View PostI keep hearing about these knee problems of Kanter. Apart from one instance of a self reporting of such and a recuperative time of 5 months (with no other details I can find), does anyone have some more info on this? News flash: Knee injuries in basketball are not unusual. This seems to be a regurgitating reporting/mentioning of a single injury instance without any substantive detail. I would attach more importance to his personal preference for playing the 3 spot!! A big boy like him "wanting" to play sf and apparently Calipari agreed with him. There are some assessments revelations here that dont compute. But then again I am unsure about the source of the interview....
http://www.nbadraft.net/forum/enes-kanter-interview
I hadn't heard his preference for playing SF. Maybe he's thinking of a Charles Barkley-type when he was in Philadephia? Ya, that revelation is a little worrisome, but it's not like he's soft or doesn't like to bang down low. Still, I don't understand this aversion players have nowadays to playing center.Read my blog, The Picket Fence. Guaranteed to make you think or your money back!
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pran wrote: View Postactually no, colangelo was the one that hyped him up, and that's why his stock rose.Read my blog, The Picket Fence. Guaranteed to make you think or your money back!
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pran wrote: View Postactually no, colangelo was the one that hyped him up, and that's why his stock rose.Eh follow my TWITTER!
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pran wrote: View Postactually no, colangelo was the one that hyped him up, and that's why his stock rose.
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Apollo wrote: View PostWhat the heck does Hoffa have to do with anything? He wasn't even selected by Colangelo.
Some of you guys sound very prejudice. Why does it matter where the player comes from? One of the greatest PGs of All-time came from outside America, Steve Nash. Maybe the best center of all-time, Hakeem "the Dream" came from outside America. How many titles would the Spurs have without Manu or Tony Parker? How many MVPs does Chirs Bosh have? How about Dirk Nowitzki? Every time I read crap like "don't draft another Euro" it irks me tremendously. I don't think people realize how ignorant it makes them sound. Such a statement, in my opinion, is just as bad as saying you don't want anyone on your team who isn't white and Christian. Making social division based on race, religion or region are all the same in my book but maybe it's just me. We as fans get pissed off when the American media suggests a player wouldn't want to play in Toronto because it's not America and then we turn around an pull the same sort of ignorance out of our own bag of tricks when it comes to players playing here from outside North America? Bull shit alert. Bull shit alert. Code red. I want to see Colangelo pick the best guy on his board. I don't give two shits if he's from L.A. or London or where ever.
- Colangelo drafted Bargnani because he was the best players on his draft board
- Were Colangelo to find guys Jorge Garbasoa who were in the league already and from America then the price tag would have been far higher. People slept on guys like that because they were off the radar playing else where. If Colangelo can find five guys like Jorge Garbajosa then I would say by all means get that done immediately. The Spurs put together one of the greatest decades in NBA history because people were sleeping on international players.
Roko Ukić - drafted by us in 2005. played for the Bucks in 2008. returned to Europe
Albert Miralles - drafted by us. his rights have changed hands repeatedly.
Edin Bavcic - drafted. rights now owned by the 76ers
The issue is that they do not show up. So under the possibility that you could find a steal is that you might not even get a player.“I have no idea who Chukwudiebere Maduabum is, but on his Draft Express profile, he’s listed as Chu Chu. I think he’s worthy of picking just for that. He immediately is in the running for best All-Time NBA name.” -Tim W.
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Tim W. wrote: View PostI remember the same thing being said of Schortsanitis, Johan Petro, Martynas Andriuskevicius, Mouhamed Sene, Patrick O'Bryant, Hilton Armstrong and countless others. Unfortunately, they all suck in the NBA. You know they other thing you can't teach? Basketball IQ. Noah's got it.
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