Comments on: European players and the NBA: State of the puddle

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:55:39 +0000

First of, if the Euroleague wanna be as good as the NBA, they should keep their young players stay in Europe, rather than go to the NBA. Some success and the others aren’t (Darko Jasikiviceus etc)

Then after they’re able to do so, they might pull closer to the NBA.

By: the truth

the truth — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:27:17 +0000

NBA= has more appeal beacuse of the entire show, and its promotion, its more fun to watch… Euroleague much more technical and tactical, if you want to learn anything by watching, go with the Euroleague… for example, European centers dont rely as much in shear force as americans, they have more finesse handle better the ball and shoot from anywhere, Nowitzki is the best 7 foot shooter the nba has ever seen, also when zone defense (developed by the europeans ) was introduced in the nba, they cut it out for awhile because they said “it ruined the flow of the game… translation, they leaned how to defend with it, but didnt bother to learn how to attack it…

By: the truth

the truth — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:21:59 +0000

i pitty you sir… you obviously never played the game in your life… not one all star level player??? Dirk Novitski(also 2008 mvp), pau gasol, mark gasol, tony parker… enough? as far as the international competitions… you should bet your money instead of talking.. jus dont bet the house… or maybe you’ll end up sleeping under the bridge =)

By: the one and only

the one and only — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:18:46 +0000

Wasn´t Pétur Karl Guðmundsson the first european to enter the nba in 81??

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:28:58 +0000

I was with the Suns from 1997-2000

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:38:25 +0000

Hey Nick,

I used to be a ballgirl for the Phoenix Suns. What years were you with them?

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By: ChicagoBull

ChicagoBull — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:29:40 +0000

i live in america.i love the nba.it is the best basketball played in the world.i also enjoy watching euroleague games on t.v as well.i think the euroleague has closed the gap on the nba,but still not on the same level.i’ve spoken to plenty of european players in the nba.they talk about how the nba game is different.it’s faster,more dynamic,the major difference that the 3 point line makes.all those things don’t mean the nba game is less technical than the euro game either.i think we as a basketball community have to enjoy each league for what it is.but let me add this,the USA won gold in China beating the competition by an average of 27 points per game.i think the USA has figured out the fiba formula.which has raised the bar for the rest of the basketball world.that is a good thing.viva nba,viva euroleague.

By: Michael Corleone

Michael Corleone — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:09:00 +0000

Hi Nick, nice to meet you.
Regarding the results at the Olympics, there are no doubts. US is still the first. And I even think that it will be for a long time. At least since an European Team will be created. It is really different when you build a team putting together 12 players chosen among a base of more than 300 million people, with such a basketball tradition, schools and what have you. Despite all there have been a real challenge between US and Spain this year. 300 million people base versus 45. Whay don’t we try to have a game between Spain and Texas? Or Italy and North Carolina? Let’s wait 25-30 years and China will defeat everyone. Other 30 years and the same will happen with India. Let’s try to create a team with Parker, Calderon, Nowitzki, Gasol, Bargnani, Turkoglu and so on, let’s coach them together and let’s see. Maybe the challenge would be different.

By: Cal

Cal — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:09:59 +0000

I more concern about the nba with teams leveraging on short term debt. NBA teams are spending money before they’re making it, not a good policy in a financial crisis.