Josh Childress First Official Greek League Game

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

I will keep this thread of how he do in Greek League, Greek Cup, and Euroleague.


Against one of the smallest Greek clubs Aigaleo. Olympiacos the team of Childress win game 90-65.

4-9 FG
0-3 3 PT
8-8 FT

16 points
2 rebounds
1 assist
1 steal
1 block
1 turnover

He have number 5 highest player ranking of Olympiacos players for game.

I will keep update for the American NBA fans here so they can see how he do in Greek League and Euroleague. In this game best player of game is Michalis Pelekanos.

Childress dunk from game
http://www.esake.gr/pnews/385127.jpg

and other pic from game
http://www.sport24.gr/ast/cov/jo/josh_2008_10_11_18_47_17_b.jpg

Will try find highlights if they are available later.

[Red Hawk #21]

I wish he could have hit one of his three pointers but I still think he had a solid game.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

highlights?

[boutons_]

Big, Fat Greek Contract Makes Europe Irresistible


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By PETE THAMEL (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/pete_thamel/index.html?inline=nyt-per)


ATHENS — On a conference call with his agent’s office in early July, Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Childress was told about all the N.B.A. (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/national_basketball_association/index.html?inline=nyt-org) teams interested in signing him. Franchises like Phoenix, San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Cleveland were discussed before his agent, Jim Tanner, added one surprise.
“Oh, and we got a call from Greece,” he said.


Childress laughed at the unexpected development. But three months and one potentially groundbreaking decision later, Childress is living in a three-bedroom apartment in the fashionable Athens suburb of Glyfada. He received a three-year, $20 million contract from Olympiacos, making him the highest-paid basketball player in the world outside of the N.B.A. With his housing, Volvo, chef, telephone and Greek taxes paid for by the team, Childress estimated he would take home about $6 million this season, about twice as much as he would have had he played in the N.B.A.


“I get paid double, my role increases, I have no expenses and I move to a nice city?” Childress said. “How many guys wouldn’t do that, regardless if you’re a lawyer or a doctor? In a business sense, if I were to tell people that I passed on that deal, I would be stupid. That would be the next headline: Josh Childress Shouldn’t Have Gone to Stanford. He’s an Idiot.”


It is unknown whether Childress will be an anomaly or a trailblazer, but Olympiacos’s aggressive ownership has offered hefty contracts to N.B.A. players like Chris Webber (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/chris_webber/index.html?inline=nyt-per), James Posey and Michael Finley in the past two years. Those big-name players declined, but solid N.B.A. players like Earl Boykins (Italy), Nenad Krstic (Russia), Juan Carlos Navarro (Spain) and Jannero Pargo (Russia) leapt overseas this off-season for more money and bigger roles.


Americans have been playing in Europe for decades, but they have usually been fringe N.B.A. players looking for a job or a slightly bigger paycheck. Childress’s decision to leave the Hawks may signify a change in how N.B.A. players look at Europe as a basketball destination.


Childress, 25, has the highest profile of any N.B.A. export. He was the No. 6 pick in the 2004 draft and averaged 11.8 points a game as one of the league’s best sixth men.


The moves do not seem to bother Commissioner David Stern (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/david_stern/index.html?inline=nyt-per), however. While on a speakerphone with a reporter for a recent interview, the N.B.A.’s deputy commissioner, Adam Silver, entered Stern’s office. Stern sarcastically said to Silver that he was “wringing his hands” wondering how the N.B.A. will move on without Childress and Boykins.


“The one thing that we knew even before Thomas Friedman told us is that the basketball world is flat,” Stern said referring to the development of basketball throughout the world. “And the way that you deal with that is you become a part of it. You participate with that. The reality is that basketball is getting to be a more popular sport, and there are more leagues that can afford to pay more players.”


The chances of mass defections or an elite N.B.A. player heading to Europe appear unlikely in the near future. But the players who appear most ripe for the taking are solid N.B.A. players like Childress who believe they are worth more than the midlevel exception of $5.6 million, which Childress likely would have made this season if he had stayed with the Hawks.


That has opened the eyes of N.B.A. executives, because restricted free agents will be prime targets.


“I just know all of a sudden there is that option that wasn’t there before, and we’re going to have to think about it,” the Knicks (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/sports/probasketball/nationalbasketballassociation/newyorkknicks/index.html?inline=nyt-org)’ president, Donnie Walsh (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/donnie_walsh/index.html?inline=nyt-per), said of restricted free agents.


Childress said he had received calls from 10 to 15 N.B.A. players inquiring about his decision and how he liked Greece. And after Childress flew to Greece to visit the team and sign his contract, the BlackBerry belonging to Olympiacos General Manager Christos Stavropoulos started buzzing with messages from agents saying, “We’re here if the Childress deal falls through,” and “Don’t forget about us for next season.”


Childress said he had told N.B.A. players that playing in Europe was not for everyone. Olympiacos does not fly charter everywhere, and players have roommates on the road, inconveniences that N.B.A. players are not accustomed to. But Childress is a bit of a free spirit and said he had always tried to be a bit different his whole life, pointing to his trademark bushy Afro to the fact that he does not have tattoos or wear earrings. Every year, Childress and his best friend, the Toronto Raptors (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/sports/probasketball/nationalbasketballassociation/torontoraptors/index.html?inline=nyt-org)’ Jamal Sampson, take a trip to a foreign country after the season. Their vacation spots have included Sweden, Uruguay and Spain.


“He’s a free-spirited person,” said Jamal Childress, Josh’s older brother. “In our family, he’s the dancer.”


Josh Childress looked at Olympiacos as another adventure. He signed a three-year deal, but he has the option to leave after a season. He had planned on re-signing with the Hawks, who had said signing him and Josh Smith were off-season priorities. But Childress expected a contract within days of the start of free agency this July, and negotiations dragged on for weeks. He said it was unlikely he would play for the Hawks again; he expected them to waive his rights to clear cap space.
While Atlanta dragged its heels, Olympiacos emerged as a serious contender. In a pitch to Childress at a clandestine meeting at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas in July, Olympiacos impressed Childress by saying that it had scouted more than 50 of his games on television. The Olympiacos assistant Manos Manouselis broke down Childress’s preferences and weaknesses.


“It’s a good feeling,” Childress said. “I felt wanted. I felt important.”
Childress said he also felt that playing for Olympiacos would rekindle some of the atmosphere he loved so much in college basketball.


The fans sing and chant like those in a college student section or a European soccer crowd. And the rivalry of Olympiacos and Panathinaikos is so intense that Childress calls it “100 times worse” than the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry. Fans of one team are not allowed in the opposing arena because of incidents with flares, firecrackers and postgame brawls.


The European game also better suits Childress’s style. His college coach, Mike Montgomery, said Childress’s on-court gift was “the joy he takes in his teammates doing well.” European basketball is far more dictated by teams playing five on five; the N.B.A. is more of a one-on-one league.


“Even something like team meal,” Childress said. “Yes, it’s something kind of silly. But I missed the team aspect of it and being close with all your teammates and having that family type atmosphere.”


Though Childress has a team-leading average of 15 points in exhibition games, Olympiacos does not want Childress to be a prolific scorer. The Olympiacos staff and front office have embraced Childress because he has not come here with a swagger the way many Americans do. Instead, he has accepted his role, learned the team’s new triangle offense and blended in.


“We don’t want him to press and think we need a lot of points,” said Olympiacos Coach Panayiotis Yannakis, who also coaches the Greek national team. “He can do so many things to help the team.”


And in this increasingly flat basketball world, Childress said he realized that his Greek experience would be closely watched.


“I found a little loophole,” Childress said. “I can’t take all the credit. Olympiacos made the initial contact. I think it’s something that’s going to force a change in the collective bargaining agreement. It’s going to be difficult for some teams to match teams in Europe.”


Howard Beck contributed reporting.

[Allanon]

Stern sarcastically said to Silver that he was “wringing his hands” wondering how the N.B.A. will move on without Childress and Boykins.

Hahahahah :lol

But it is a good chance for the good players in the NBA to make some extra cash and live in exotic cities. If I was Josh Childress, I'd be partying all the time with some fine eurobabes.

[mavs>spurs2]

word

[Kai]

Childress understands that Basketball is his job, and he needs to get his money. Good for him.

[Mister Sinister]

:lol Stern = Snarky like Stark-y.

[Indazone]

meah, as long as Childress has a good time, meets many Eurobabes and is paid handsomely for his skillz, I see nothing wrong with him playing over there.

[hater]

I heard Olympiakos provides everything including a sleeping dictionary

[lebomb]

“How many guys wouldn’t do that, regardless if you’re a lawyer or a doctor? In a business sense, if I were to tell people that I passed on that deal, I would be stupid. That would be the next headline: Josh Childress Shouldn’t Have Gone to Stanford. He’s an Idiot.”

Epic quote!!!


:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

[DANILO DRASKOVIC]

Wu Tang said it best
Cash Rules Everything Around Me

[lefty]

Hahahahah :lol

But it is a good chance for the good players in the NBA to make some extra cash and live in exotic cities. If I was Josh Childress, I'd be partying all the time with some fine eurobabes.

Yup

I lived in that region (Greece & Turkey) : beautiful countries, perfect weather, amazing food, insanely hot women

[DANILO DRASKOVIC]

Yup

I lived in that region (Greece & Turkey) : beautiful countries, perfect weather, amazing food, insanely hot women

I hear the Greeks and Turks dont like each other

[lefty]

I hear the Greeks and Turks dont like each other

True

But both countries are similar

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Childress dunk from Olympiacos vs. Aigaleo game

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[AnotherArgie]

That gym suck.

[dirk4mvp]

Childress dunk from Olympiacos vs. Aigaleo game

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That's where they play professional basketball games over there? :bking

[ChumpDumper]

Looks like the place the CBA team played in McAllen last season.

[angelbelow]

not a bad first game.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

That looks like the gym the Spurs used during summer leagues.

[Kobayagi]

That's where they play professional basketball games over there? :bking


That's why they can pay 83 million $ to Kobe.

[DMX7]

wow, that looks like a high school gym.

[ChumpDumper]

That looks like the gym the Spurs used during summer leagues.The Cox Pavilion seats more people.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Americans are idiots. How many times this have to be explain? Euro sports is different then American ones. That is gym of Aigaleo one of smallest clubs in Greece. That is all they can afford it they want their own gym. They can of course rent of many huge arenas if they want but they will not have enough fans to come there.

Americans is such idiots. Europe is promotion and relegation system EVERY league have 2-3 very small clubs every year that is how it works.

If NBA had same system it would also be the same. Miami Heat would be in the D league this year. And some team from D-League or CBA or USBL or ABA or some place would be in the NBA.

Beside Americans keep extreme exaggerations about arenas in Greece. Anyway that is not even normal arena of Aigaleo. That is 1,200 seat gym they are just rent because is cheap. their normal arena is 5,600 seat gym but they are keeping it empty for save costs because like I say is small club that every year does not know if will stay in top division.

Every league work same way with only major clubs having big arenas because these are only clubs that are guarantee for at least few years of stay in top division. In Greece basketball league is 8 big clubs: Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Aris, PAOK, Panionios, Maroussi, Panellinios. After this is groups of smaller clubs that is always rotating in and out of league which is normal for EVERY league in Europe. Like in NBA teams will get new arena from their city when they will not even be in NBA anymore like Sonics. And now not like in NBA they can just move to different city, they will be relegated out of league even if they move.

The 8 main clubs have or are going to have soon all top level arenas, better then any other domestic league in all Europe.

Panathinaikos play in 20,000 seat arena They are also right now building new arena with NBA level features that will seat 20,000.

AEK Athens normally play in 20,000 seat arena but this year they not play in any European cups because their ownership was changing so they turn down the Eurocup place they had and so they rent smaller 2,000 seat gym. This was just to make it easier to sell club at time. But normally they play in 20,000 seat arena.

New arena that is be built and be ready soon for Aris is 15,700 seat arena with NBA arena features.

Arena for PAOK is seat 8,650 and is be made right now they are working on this, bigger to seat 9,000.

Panionios arena is seat 15,000 and this arena is already built with NBA arena features.

Olympiacos play in 14,776 seat arena and they is already working on new arena to seat 20,000 and with NBA arena features.

Panellinios will rent current arena that Olympiacos plays in when new Olympiacos arena is ready so they will play in the 14,776 seat arena.

Maroussi will rent arena Panathinaikos plays in now after they finish new arena so Maroussi will be in the 20,000 seat arena.

By 2011 season is supposed to be like this:

1. Panathinaikos 20,000 seat arena built in NBA standard
2. Olympiacos 20,000 seat arena built in NBA standard
3. Aris 15,700 seat arena built in NBA standard
4. Panionios 15,000 seat arena built in NBA standard
5. AEK Athens 20,000 seat arena
6. PAOK 9,000 seat arena
7. Maroussi 20,000 seat arena
8. Panellinios 14,776 seat arena


Also there is several bigger arenas in Athens that is empty but clubs can use. One more Athens club beside Panellinios could also use current Olympiacos arena if they want when Olympiacos move and also one more Athens club is allow use Panionios arena. And also there is to 8,000 seat arena in Athens that is empty right now because no team want rent it.

With few years Greek League will have better arenas then any other domestic league in Europe.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Some of arenas

This is Olympiacos arena with seat capacity of 14,776 and in 2-3 years will be arena of Panellinios after new Olympiacos arena is built.

http://www.stadia.gr/sef/sefnew14.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/VolleyballAt2004SummerOlympics-2.jpg/800px-VolleyballAt2004SummerOlympics-2.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Peace_and_Friendship_stadium_Athens.jpg/800px-Peace_and_Friendship_stadium_Athens.jpg



This is at 12,171 capacity

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/greece/piraes_peace_friendship2.jpg

http://www.euroleague.net/resourceserver/2520/95e4e809-63e6-4a8c-8253-eeb54a815126/ebc/rglang/en-US/filename/95e.jpg

this is at the full 14,776 capacity

http://www.fibaeurope.com/files/%7BE2B793BD-D778-4152-BD5C-A5F1CDC8A7E7%7Dbig_h.jpg

This is the 20,000+ seat Panathinaikos arena and also in normal years (just except this one) also home of AEK. This will be normal arena of AEK and Maroussi after Panathinaikos finish their new arena in 2-3 years. This is LARGEST indoor basketball arena in the world.

http://stadia.gr/oaka-b/kleisto_oaka5.jpg



http://stadia.gr/oaka-b/kleisto_oaka7.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/OAKA1010436.JPG/800px-OAKA1010436.JPG



This is arena of Panionios with 15,000 seat capacity and also one more team is allow use it by league rules but just right now is no other team want use. As example if Aigaleo wanted to use it they can. Panionios arena is the arena use for 2004 Olympics.

http://www.olympicproperties.gr/popupupload/large/hellinikonarena_01.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/269539

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Helliniko_Olympic_Complex_Indoor_Arena.jpg

http://stadia.gr/hellinikon/hellinikon7.jpg

http://stadia.gr/hellinikon/hellinikon9th.jpg

This is arena of PAOK with 8,650 seat capacity and it right now is be made bigger to 9,000 seat capacity.

http://stadia.gr/paok/kleisto_paok10.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/PaokSports.JPG

There is actually ability for up to 10 clubs in league to play in 9,000 or bigger arena.

This is Aris current home with 5,200 seat capacity. But they will have new arena of 15,700 seat capacity in 2-3 years. When they get their new big arena then this one here will be use by second division club Iraklis.

http://stadia.gr/alexandrio/alexandrio6th.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Aris-Basket2.jpg

http://stadia.gr/alexandrio/alexandrio9.jpg

http://stadia.gr/alexandrio/alexandrio10.jpg

Also beside these is 8,000 seat arena in Athens and 6,500 seat arena in Athens both just 4 years old not be use by any clubs but is available. Also with new 20,000 Olympiacos arena, new 20,000 Panathinaikos arena, new 15,700 Aris arena be built is also AEK is build new 8,000 arena for use of Greek league and they can use 20,000+ current Panathinaikos and AEK normal arena for Eurocup or Euroleague games.

Also is 8,000 seat arena in Athens that Panionios can also use for Greek league games sometimes. Also is going to be new 10,000 seat arena in Athens for Panathinaikos to also use if they want sometimes. Americans is ALWAYS exaggerate about how poor is arenas in Greece for basketball. Iraklis will either use Aris current arena after they get new one built or Iraklis is also consider new 10,000 arena and they are not even in Greek first division.

All main Athens clubs have at modern arena with at least 8,000 seat available to them. Even Athens clubs like Aigaleo, and even second division ones like Near East and Peristeri and them can play in new and modern 8,000 arenas if they want.

[anakha]

So, does Comcast-boy still consider souvlaki to not be a Greek dish?

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

This will be new Aris arena Thermi Arena with 15,700 seats and NBA level feature and design.

http://www.stadia.gr/thermi/thermi2.jpg

http://www.stadia.gr/thermi/thermicrosscut1.jpg



http://www.stadia.gr/thermi/thermicrosscut2.jpg

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

These are images of Olympiacos current arena. Will be future home of Panellinios when Olympiacos finish their new arena in 2-3 years. These are image of arena after 2004 update was done to arena and how it is now.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2122/2118156033_7beda17f8b_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/39/83420185_9404d4a412_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/286966518_701dca4a52_b.jpg

These are some images of Panathinaikos current arena. Will be home to AEK and Maroussi when Panathinaikos new arena is finish in 2-3 years. These are image of arena after 2004 update was done to arena and how it is now.

Remember this is largest indoor arena in world that is design for basketball. Panathinaikos and Olympiacos new arenas is supposed to be even better then this one is.




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http://briefcases.pathfinder.gr/download/231063

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/504689485_4ab333d3ba_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/2560328141_260d16e4e9_b.jpg

http://esckaz.com/2006/kleisto_oaka4.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/235/456480419_9647b1d308_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2174/2092494299_02c8591fef_b.jpg

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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1040/1193471098_0730311ec3_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/55/149847414_06b0fc2495_o.jpg


This was picture is take before game at Panionios Arena before 2004 Olympics game when fans is come into arena.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/2371484475_6147422277_b.jpg

These are images of Panionios Arena with the fans of Panionios Panthers during Greek League game.

http://www.panthers.gr/images/main/photos/07-08/panionios-marousi.jpg

http://www.panthers.gr/images/main/photos/07-08/panionios-marousi2.jpg

http://www.panthers.gr/images/main/photos/07-08/panionios-marousi4.jpg

http://www.panthers.gr/images/main/photos/07-08/panionios-marousi5.jpg

Americans and NBA fans need really shut up already with all their jokes and craps and nonsense statements about how poor arenas are and how small they are in Greece. And as can see also they need shut up already with all the lies and crap they talk about how there is never more then 2,000 fans in games in Greece. Is complete fantasy world things Americans and NBA fans come up with.

[yavozerb]

Nothing like watching a basketball game with guy next to you shirtless. Looks like a nice faimly enjoying atmosphere..

[dirk4mvp]

I want you to tell me the NBA isn't the best basketball league in the world...

[ChumpDumper]

Two questions.

1) From where are you posting?

2) Did you ever find that link to David Stern saying that the NBA expansion deal into Europe was complete?

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Nothing like watching a basketball game with guy next to you shirtless. Looks like a nice faimly enjoying atmosphere..

In Athens if you want "family atmosphere" must go to Maroussi home game. is team of Greek royalty and and "blue blood". Fans is supposed to act "civilize" because is relate to training school of royal family.

This why Maroussi still only have like 3,000 serious fans even though is Athens clubs and have rich owner and is strong team at Euroleague level roster these days.

[Indazone]

are there even any women at these games??? All I see is like maybe one or two women in a sea of men at these Greek Basketball games. No wonder they act like hooligans...they need more women and kids there.

[ShoogarBear]

Kill_Bill is the Buddy Holly of Greece.

[Buddy Holly]

Kill_Bill is the Buddy Holly of Greece.

I don't have Comcast and I live in the same place I post about. Two things Kill Bill can't say. :lol

[ShoogarBear]

True. :lol

[ElNono]

Anybody else thinks those arenas look small compared to NBA ones?
At least on all the NBA arenas I've been to there is 3 levels. I only see 2 on those.

[Tully365]

KBP-- the pictures prove your point... that was a good post. But why not just make your point with specific people, rather than starting a post with a sentence like "Americans are idiots." That's a pretty big leap and an unnecessary generalization that's obviously not going to win you any friends or help your argument...

[Slydragon]

Wow allot of pictures there to prove your point, Never talk bad about the size of a man's peni......err arena.

[RsxPiimp]

americans are idiots



americans are idiots


:lol:lol:lol

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Childress second game of Greek League

This was against Aris which is one of bigger Greek clubs much different than Aigaleo. Aris was top 16 Euroleague team each of last 2 years and was 2nd best Eurocup team in 2006. This year Aris is back in Eurocup league which is level that is below the Euroleague. So much better team then Aigaleo. Olympiacos win game 74-57.

Childress have

3-6 FT
8-10 FG
0-1 3 PT

19 points
4 rebounds
0 assists
0 steals
2 blocks
1 turnover

Sofo was rate as best Olympiacos player in this game.

[RsxPiimp]

americans are idiots:lol

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Childress third game of Greek League

Olympiacos win against Olympia Larissa 82-66

Childress have

5-5 FT
7-9 FG
0-0 3 PT

19 points
5 rebounds
0 assists
3 steals
0 blocks
1 turnover

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

4th game for Childress in Greek League

Olympiacos beat PAOK 80-71

Childress

2-7 FG
0-0 3 PT
3-4 FT

7 points
3 rebounds
0 assists
2 steals
0 blocks
2 turnovers

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Olympiacos beat Kavala 81-52

Childress:

3-5 FG
4-4 FT
1-2 3 PT FG

11 points
2 rebounds
0 assists
2 steals
1 block
3 turnovers

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Olympiacos beat AEK 101-84

Childress

6-9 FG
1-3 3 PT FG
0-0 FT

13 points
6 rebounds
2 assists
1 steal
0 blocks
1 turnover

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

In Greek Cup Olympiacos advance to semifinal of championship. They beat AEK 81-66

Childress have

4-8 FG
1-6 FT
0-3 3 PT FG

9 points
6 rebounds
1 assist
1 steal
0 blocks
1 turnover

[Darthkiller]

how come almost all european games are blowouts.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

how come almost all european games are blowouts.

This is OLYMPIACOS games. Is probably one of top 3 best teams on whole continent (they have $70 million budget). Most games are not blowouts is just that this team Childress plays on is very good club. They have 10-1 record so far.

They play against Panathinaikos in next game.

[Iakchos Kadmos]

Childress is suck! Bring over Kobe or King James. Then a two level arena you will no longer see. There will be skyscraper arena

[monosylab1k]

There will be skyscraper arena

:lol

[Bob Lanier]

http://www.panthers.gr/images/main/photos/07-08/panionios-marousi4.jpg
Is that team by any chance sponsored by a sausage maker?

[Indazone]

that's what I was saying..women don't go to those Greek games. It's a sword fight.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

There are women in that crowd and will be women at games. Besides in Greek games crowd is base on sections. Women usually is not in hooligans section. You are see pictures of hooligans sections.

Of course Greek games have real fans no the pussys like in US crowds so women gets scared sometimes because of the violence at games and get worried they will get attack if go there so this can cause them to be afraid go.

But their is most times always some hot women at games though. Wives and girlfriends of players and coaches usually is place in special section away from fans so cannot be attack.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Olympiacos lose to Panathinaikos by score of 69-86

Childress have

4-8 FG
0-1 3 PT FG
3-4 FT

11 points
2 rebounds
0 assists
0 steals
2 blocks
2 turnovers

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Olympiacos beat Colussus 84-50

Childress finally have great game for first time in real Greek League game

9-12 FG
4-6 FT
2-4 3 PT FG

24 points
6 rebounds
2 assists
2 steals
2 blocks
1 turnover

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Draftexpress explain how level of Greek teams is much higher than idiots here keep say

http://www.draftexpress.com/blog/Jonathan-Givony/

In fact, Childress is not even scoring 20, or even 10 points per game in the Euroleague—he’s at 9.8 points in 27 minutes per game, which is the lowest scoring output he’s produced since his freshman year at Stanford. His field goal percentage is also at a career low thus far (since college at least), and he’s shooting an incredibly poor percentage from the free throw line (53%) and 3-point range (14%) as well.

Needless to say, high-level European basketball requires quite a bit of adjusting to, even for an incredibly smart and versatile talent like Childress.

Need more evidence? Childress is so far turning the ball over on 1/4th of his possessions, far more than he’s ever averaged in his career (last season 16%, the year before 14%). Clearly he’s having a hard time with the incredibly crowded paint that European basketball is known for, and possibly his role on the team or the expectations, and he’s getting very few calls from stingy refs to help him with that transition.

The biggest problem Childress has faced is with his shooting stroke, which has looked very poor thus far. His mechanics have always been about as awkward as you’ll find (think of a cross between Shawn Marion and Kevin Martin), but in the NBA he made shots at an outstanding rate both from the field (57% FG in 07-08—outrageous for a swingman) and beyond the arc (a respectable 37% on limited attempts in 07-08).

Even in college he made 1.5 3-pointers per game as both a sophomore and junior, but that just hasn’t been the case at all in Greece, though, which is surprising considering that the European 3-point line is substantially closer than in the NBA. NBA players faced the same exact problem in International play competing with Team USA, so it’s a bit disappointing that the first great export the NBA sends the Euroleague ends up getting tagged with the dreaded “American athlete who can’t shoot” label.

[Slydragon]

but he's getting PAIDED

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Here is Panionios arena.

http://www.bulgarianbasket.com/admin/uploadedimages/new/Hellinikon%20Olympic%20Complex.jpg

[The Troll Whisperer]

Here is Panionios arena.

http://www.bulgarianbasket.com/admin/uploadedimages/new/Hellinikon%20Olympic%20Complex.jpg
TSST!

[j-money24]

kill bill pana, whats that sexy girl name?
il so bang her

[AceProfits]

re kill bill apo pou eisai ellada?

[gio_1908]

min perimenis apantisi, den tha sou tin dosi!!

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

It seem Childress is finally learn how to dominate against the worst clubs in Greek League. Two very good games in row.

Olympiacos win over AEL 1964 GS 90-72

9-9 FG
2-2 3 PT FG
2-2 FT

22 points
3 rebounds
2 assists
0 steals
1 block
0 turnovers

[Indazone]

Here is Panionios arena.

http://www.bulgarianbasket.com/admin/uploadedimages/new/Hellinikon%20Olympic%20Complex.jpg

And this is China Wukesong Arena in Beijing. China is more NBA ready than Greece! :D

http://2008gamesbeijing.com/images/wukesong-basketball-stadium5.jpg

http://eapblog.worldbank.org/files/image/cn_basket_stadium300.jpg

http://www.beijingolympicsfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/00e04c44261a08f7d33601.jpg

and Chinese Cheerleaders!

http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20080811/001109b42f730a0a187b52.jpg