Slovenia's prodigal Son returns to the NT

[Allanon]

Some Slovenia fans here so I thought I'd post this. He betrayed Slovenia after he got his money with the Lakers but he's repentant.

Vujacic will return to play for Slovenia's National Team

When he was asked to play this summer for the Slovenian national team, Sasha Vujacic said he couldn't refuse.

He met with the new coach, Jure Zdovc, recently in Los Angeles and agreed to play for his native country. Vujacic played on the Slovenian junior national team before he joined the Lakers in 2004.

After a three-hour meeting, Vujacic said he was excited to play alongside such countrymen as Beno Udrih (Sacramento Kings) and Rasho Nesterovic (Indiana Pacers).

"He said that he wants to bring the best back," Vujacic said. "This year it's for the European championship and they really need me to play. I decided after a long talk with them to play."

Vujacic said Slovenia would be playing in the same group with Spain, which features Lakers teammate Pau Gasol.

But Gasol said he doesn't plan on playing this summer for Spain, the team he helped to win the silver medal at the Olympics last summer.

"I'm excited to first win the NBA championship with the Lakers and then I want to do my best to go there and help my team," Vujacic said.

[ata]

Rasho won't play.
I am glad that Sasha is back.

[Rogue]

It's bad news that Gasol will probably miss his national games this summer. Gasol is still the most respectful player on our beloved spanish basketball team, though he is playing for the lakers.

[endrity]

Oh Gasol will be playing for Spain









Marc Gasol that is.

[InK]

He betrayed Slovenia after he got his money with the Lakers but he's repentant.


He was left on a bus stop at 1am in the middle of nowhere without any money (pre-cell-phone era) by his National team after he got cut from the squad at the age of 17 or 18. I can't blame him for not wanting to do anything with team Slovenia for so long. You just don't treat people like that.

He ll be a nice addition to the team, hopefully those guys can finally make a memorable run. Brezec, Smodis, Nachbar, Udrih and Sasha dont look like a bad starting five on paper.

[Shastafarian]

He ll be a nice addition to the team, hopefully those guys can finally make a memorable run. Brezec, Smodis, Nachbar, Udrih and Sasha dont look like a bad starting five on paper.
Sounds like some incredibly soft paper.

[urunobili]

So Beno will replace Dragic as the starting PG?

[ploto]

I wouldn't hold my breath for Brezec or Nachbar nor for counting on Smodis or Beno to be healthy.

[Hemotivo]

Sounds like some incredibly soft paper.

:lol

[velik_m]

So Beno will replace Dragic as the starting PG?

Lakovic was slovenia's starting pg. And yes, i hope Beno starts.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

He was left on a bus stop at 1am in the middle of nowhere without any money (pre-cell-phone era) by his National team after he got cut from the squad at the age of 17 or 18. I can't blame him for not wanting to do anything with team Slovenia for so long. You just don't treat people like that.

He ll be a nice addition to the team, hopefully those guys can finally make a memorable run. Brezec, Smodis, Nachbar, Udrih and Sasha dont look like a bad starting five on paper.

Becirovic is much better player than Sasha is. If he is available he should be starter over Sasha.

[angel_luv]

Dajmo Slovenia! :cheer :)

Welcome Sasha.

I wish Saso was well and could play. He's cool.

[velik_m]

I wish Saso was well and could play. He's cool.

Yeah, and i wish the best players not the "coolest" will play.

[InK]

Becirovic is much better player than Sasha is. If he is available he should be starter over Sasha.

He also has a tendency of playing awsome against worse competition and not showing up when his team needs him the most. Not really dependant, but ye he is not a bad player.

We have a bunch of nice players on the team all in all, but noone really stands out of the crowd- bussines as usual i guess. Beno is uber streaky and dissapears from games, so does Rasho, Brezec and Nachbar are a bit better in that department, but not by much and then we have Smodis, who gives consistant effort, but has problems creating his own shots. The second unit (except Lakovic, whom i didnt see playing for the last year or so-- u probably have) has the same type of issues--- we ll see how it goes, all the best to them.

[lefty]

Hay do you say " crying " in slovenian?

[Kamnik]

fuck vujacic...

1. refused to play for years for some primadona shit
2. he surely will NOT be good for team chemistry
3. he is overrated because he gets to play on Lakers and be Kobe's buddy


I also would like Brezec not to play but for some other issues.

I would try to go with a relatively young team because with Zdovc i am pesimistic anyways. He simply is not a great coach imo.

Young team with players like Dragic, Preldzic, Slokar etc. With veterans like Rasho, Smodis, Becirovic and Nachbar would be great.

As usually I do not expect much from Beno. (stopped hoping)

[Kamnik]

Hay do you say " crying " in slovenian?

jokati - to cry
Sasha joka kot mala pička - Sasha cries (and some bad stuff added) :toast

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

He also has a tendency of playing awsome against worse competition and not showing up when his team needs him the most. Not really dependant, but ye he is not a bad player.

We have a bunch of nice players on the team all in all, but noone really stands out of the crowd- bussines as usual i guess. Beno is uber streaky and dissapears from games, so does Rasho, Brezec and Nachbar are a bit better in that department, but not by much and then we have Smodis, who gives consistant effort, but has problems creating his own shots. The second unit (except Lakovic, whom i didnt see playing for the last year or so-- u probably have) has the same type of issues--- we ll see how it goes, all the best to them.

Sasha is for sure better defender than Sani, but I would take Sani overall over Sasha. Rest of Slovenia team is not so great I think except I do like Boki a lot. But Boki is always a big disappointment when he play for national team it seem like. Still Gasol will not play for Spain and Siska will not play for Lithuania and even Bourousis will not play for Greece. So maybe now is time for Slovenia to medal.

[Kamnik]

Sasha is for sure better defender than Sani, but I would take Sani overall over Sasha. Rest of Slovenia team is not so great I think except I do like Boki a lot. But Boki is always a big disappointment when he play for national team it seem like. Still Gasol will not play for Spain and Siska will not play for Lithuania and even Bourousis will not play for Greece. So maybe now is time for Slovenia to medal.

Main thing is.... if Smodis and Rasho dont bring some physichal and mental tougness to our team it is better they stay home.

[Indazone]

I machine! I play for slovaki National team. I make 3 pointer.

Pat Rasho on the poot! Him like me very much.

I smile sexy smile. Girls like me very much. Ah Like!

Machine go back to Slovaki team. Make boom boom on the floor.

Machine is the best. I say bye bye now!

[InK]

Sasha is for sure better defender than Sani, but I would take Sani overall over Sasha. Rest of Slovenia team is not so great I think except I do like Boki a lot. But Boki is always a big disappointment when he play for national team it seem like. Still Gasol will not play for Spain and Siska will not play for Lithuania and even Bourousis will not play for Greece. So maybe now is time for Slovenia to medal.

Ye, i allways liked Nachbar as a player as well. Lotsa potential, but never really lived up to it in full. We ll probably see the same soft selfabsorbed ego trip as allways - they never fail to deliver in that aspect.

[InK]

Main thing is.... if Smodis and Rasho dont bring some physichal and mental tougness to our team it is better they stay home.

Lets not get carried away with Rasho here.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

I machine! I play for slovaki National team. I make 3 pointer.

Pat Rasho on the poot! Him like me very much.

I smile sexy smile. Girls like me very much. Ah Like!

Machine go back to Slovaki team. Make boom boom on the floor.

Machine is the best. I say bye bye now!

Your forgot one

Sasha: "I am biggest fag."

[Allanon]

I machine! I play for slovaki National team. I make 3 pointer.

Pat Rasho on the poot! Him like me very much.

I smile sexy smile. Girls like me very much. Ah Like!

Machine go back to Slovaki team. Make boom boom on the floor.

Machine is the best. I say bye bye now!

:lol

[Kobayagi]

The only player from our NT I'd party with is Sasha. I bet he's great with the ladies. :toast



Beno is a dork.

[Kamnik]

Lets not get carried away with Rasho here.

I was never too big of a Rasho fan... but he played great the last few times on NT and was the rock of those teams.

NT is not the NBA.

[Kamnik]

I machine! I play for slovaki National team. I make 3 pointer.

Pat Rasho on the poot! Him like me very much.

I smile sexy smile. Girls like me very much. Ah Like!

Machine go back to Slovaki team. Make boom boom on the floor.

Machine is the best. I say bye bye now!

:lol:toast

[velik_m]

I was never too big of a Rasho fan... but he played great the last few times on NT and was the rock of those teams.

NT is not the NBA.

Yeah but he's not playing.

I saw a couple of games from Boki this year - he's mostly settling for jumpers. He is hitting them though.

[ata]

fuck vujacic...

1. refused to play for years for some primadona shit
2. he surely will NOT be good for team chemistry
3. he is overrated because he gets to play on Lakers and be Kobe's buddy


I also would like Brezec not to play but for some other issues.

I would try to go with a relatively young team because with Zdovc i am pesimistic anyways. He simply is not a great coach imo.

Young team with players like Dragic, Preldzic, Slokar etc. With veterans like Rasho, Smodis, Becirovic and Nachbar would be great.

As usually I do not expect much from Beno. (stopped hoping)
1. you really don't know why he wasn't playing for NT. Read this again and try to think this trough:

He was left on a bus stop at 1am in the middle of nowhere without any money (pre-cell-phone era) by his National team after he got cut from the squad at the age of 17 or 18. I can't blame him for not wanting to do anything with team Slovenia for so long. You just don't treat people like that.
..
2. when you are talking about team cancer, think of Beno first
3. I see. So he gets his minutes beacuse Kobe tells Phil to put Sasha in. Thanks for the inside info.

And once again: Rasho won't play. I hope Smodis will be healthy and I expect Beno to be "injured".
We are thin at 3 (Nachbar), other positions is OK. The mixture of young and experienced players seem to be OK also.

[Kamnik]

1. you really don't know why he wasn't playing for NT. Read this again and try to think this trough:

2. when you are talking about team cancer, think of Beno first
3. I see. So he gets his minutes beacuse Kobe tells Phil to put Sasha in. Thanks for the inside info.

And once again: Rasho won't play. I hope Smodis will be healthy and I expect Beno to be "injured".
We are thin at 3 (Nachbar), other positions is OK. The mixture of young and experienced players seem to be OK also.

1. I know why he refused to play. Or at least he said it so. I just strongly disagree with that.

He was left at the age of 18 IN SLOVENIA. For fucks sake... I traveled to England basically on my own at the age of 15 and i survived. And even if he resented it... not to play so many years is beyond that little incident.

2. You cant say Beno is team cancer. He is not very intelegent and not very tough. But you cant say that defines cancer.

3. You are writing some random shit man. SEE what i wrote.

It means that if he would play with Bucks people wouldn't even know who the hell he is. But being a role player for the Lakers gives you some spotlight.




p.s.

Why are u reminding me that Rasho wont play. We all know that. I was talking about a perfect situation. And in it Rasho would be our starting center.

[InK]

He was left at the age of 18 IN SLOVENIA. For fucks sake... I traveled to England basically on my own at the age of 15 and i survived. And even if he resented it... not to play so many years is beyond that little incident.

It's kinda beside the point where your mommy send you at age 15. All i said is that when team was boarding the bus, he was told he has gotten cut and to find his way home. If you think that is the way young talented people should be managed, then so be it. If this same people who fucked with you for no good reason a few years back, are now( when you start playing well) telling you they need you, then its not hard to understand the rationale (immature as it may be) behind his decision.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

It's kinda beside the point where your mommy send you at age 15. All i said is that when team was boarding the bus, he was told he has gotten cut and to find his way home. If you think that is the way young talented people should be managed, then so be it. If this same people who fucked with you for no good reason a few years back, are now( when you start playing well) telling you they need you, then its not hard to understand the rationale (immature as it may be) behind his decision.

You never even consider other side of story or why this was done? have you ever actually see how Sasha behaves?

[sendman]

You never even consider other side of story or why this was done? have you ever actually see how Sasha behaves?

If Sasha was Greek, you would drool over him all over this place.
Go hump some goat or something.

[Kamnik]

I dont think i will ever like Sasha no matter what.. only way would maybe be that he becomes a hardcore NT player for years.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

If Sasha was Greek, you would drool over him all over this place.
Go hump some goat or something.

Why? All of these Greek guards are better than him.

Papaloukas
Spanoulis
Diamantidis
Vassiliadis
Tsaldaris
Zisis
Kalambokis

Sasha is a good defender and he is nice player in running the court and open break. He is a good shooter from long range. But this is all he is. He is not a very talented or skill player at all.

[Indazone]

Machine say everyone loves Sasha

Machine shoot from three point line it go in every time.

Like Machine Gun

Greek Team very scared of Slovaki Team because Slovaki's like to touch the poot.

Make big smile on Slovaki faces. :D

You see, I Machine...everyone loves Machine!

[sendman]

Machine say:"I'm machine, but no stupid machine like some others users of this board. I know difference between Slovenia and Slovakia.
I hope this people never presidents. They may end up bombing wrong country."

[ata]

Machine say:"I'm machine, but no stupid machine like some others users of this board. I know difference between Slovenia and Slovakia.
I hope this people never presidents again. They may end up bombing wrong country."

Corrected