Comments on: Say it ain’t so, Andrei: Kirilenko says “nyet” to FIBA World Championship http://www.ballineurope.com/national-teams/andrei-kirilenko-no-to-fiba-world-championship-4710/ We speak basketball Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:14:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://www.ballineurope.com/national-teams/andrei-kirilenko-no-to-fiba-world-championship-4710/#comment-33677 Michael Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:35:10 +0000 http://www.ballineurope.com/?p=7078#comment-33677 When Did Kaun announce he was not playing? When Did Kaun announce he was not playing?

]]> By: Os http://www.ballineurope.com/national-teams/andrei-kirilenko-no-to-fiba-world-championship-4710/#comment-33672 Os Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:28:04 +0000 http://www.ballineurope.com/?p=7078#comment-33672 Well, i like your roster, but you've still got Kaun up there. Mozgov/Zhukanenko is adequate enough against this competition, but Kaun's absence is going to hurt. And i was really just blown away by Holden's play in 2007 and McCarty in 2009, each providing intangibles and leadership beyond scoring statistics What i still like about Team Russia: coach David Blatt, Viktor Khyrapa and the magical defensive schemes the Russians always seem to come up with. With this roster, they'll surely be underrated going into the FIBA Worlds and will surprise many. thanks for reading, Os. Well, i like your roster, but you’ve still got Kaun up there. Mozgov/Zhukanenko is adequate enough against this competition, but Kaun’s absence is going to hurt. And i was really just blown away by Holden’s play in 2007 and McCarty in 2009, each providing intangibles and leadership beyond scoring statistics

What i still like about Team Russia: coach David Blatt, Viktor Khyrapa and the magical defensive schemes the Russians always seem to come up with. With this roster, they’ll surely be underrated going into the FIBA Worlds and will surprise many.

thanks for reading,
Os.

]]> By: Michael http://www.ballineurope.com/national-teams/andrei-kirilenko-no-to-fiba-world-championship-4710/#comment-33670 Michael Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:19:02 +0000 http://www.ballineurope.com/?p=7078#comment-33670 You forgot Kelly McCarty. That's another big absence besides Holden and Kirilenko. They can only take one naturalized player and that would be Holden or McCarty and apparently neither is playing. PG Bykov/Fridzon/Khvostov SG Ponkrashov/Zozulin SF Monya/Kurbanov PF Khryapa/Vorontsevich C Kaun/Mozgov/Zhukanenko Anyway, I would take a guess that Russia's roster will look something like that. It's a bit young and some of the players don't have much experience at all playing at a high level. Still, that is one hell of a damn talented roster. About 10-11 guys that have enough talent to play in the NBA on that roster. You forgot Kelly McCarty. That’s another big absence besides Holden and Kirilenko. They can only take one naturalized player and that would be Holden or McCarty and apparently neither is playing.

PG Bykov/Fridzon/Khvostov
SG Ponkrashov/Zozulin
SF Monya/Kurbanov
PF Khryapa/Vorontsevich
C Kaun/Mozgov/Zhukanenko

Anyway, I would take a guess that Russia’s roster will look something like that. It’s a bit young and some of the players don’t have much experience at all playing at a high level.

Still, that is one hell of a damn talented roster. About 10-11 guys that have enough talent to play in the NBA on that roster.

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