Virtus To Dump Earl Boykins For Bad Play In Italian Playoffs

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

http://www.sportando.net/eng/italia/seriea/2436/virtus_sabatini_gets_rid_of_boykins.html

The president lost his patience with Boykins

Claudio Sabatini, president of Virtus Bologna, after Game 4 of Italian playoffs got rid of former NBA Earl Boykins, as confirmed by Gazzetta dello Sport.

"I am pissed off with Earl. It is his fault if we have to play three games away in the series. He committed the foul against Bulleri during a three point shot in the regular season. Without that foul Virtus now would have played three games in Bologna. Moreover Earl's performances in Treviso damaged us. Virtus played better with him on the bench" said Sabatini who added that coach Boniciolli could leave him out. "Koponen can play more. He is our future (he has a four year deal with Bologna). With Earl I lost my patience".

Boykins is the most paid player in Serie A.


Here is Boykins' stats so far in Italian playoffs.


27.0 FG%
35.3 3 PT FG%

9.8 points
2.8 rebounds
5.8 assists

[Bukefal]

Kind president :lol

[Spursfan092120]

Stats don't seem that bad. If the President got pissed off and dumped him because of a couple of mistakes, that's completely ignorant.

[Bob Lanier]

I'm sure he'd dump the rest of his team, too, but for the inconveniencing fact that nobody has ever heard of any of them and consequently the announcement would carry no impact.

[Bukefal]

I always found it very funny to see him next to big tall nba players.
:lol

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http://www.halfcourt.info/A55B25/HalfCourt.nsf/Boykins_001.jpg

[Spursfan092120]

http://images.hugi.is/korfubolti/126571.jpg
LOL @ Tim boxing out Earl Boykins.

[Muser]

I always found it very funny to see him next to big tall nba players.
:lol

http://images.hugi.is/korfubolti/126571.jpghttp://thesportsmaster8000.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/earlb.jpg

:lmao

[Bob Lanier]

They do have a pretty decent all-time roster, though.

Michael Ray Richardson
Bill Wennington
Rasho Nesterovic
John Amaechi
Manu Ginobili
Marko Jaric
Charlie Bell

That All-Star team would get you 30, 35 wins easy in the NBA.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

I'm sure he'd dump the rest of his team, too, but for the inconveniencing fact that nobody has ever heard of any of them and consequently the announcement would carry no impact.

There are several NBA players and draft picks on their team. Once again you fail at any basketball discussion.

[Spursfan092120]

There are several NBA players and draft picks on their team. Once again you fail at any basketball discussion.

2008-09 Roster
Earl Boykins - Wasn't big enough in the NBA
Petteri Koponen - Couldn't hack it in the NBA
Brett Blizzard - Who the fuck is Brett Blizzard? USBL? LOL..nice one
Sharrod Ford - D-League reject
Jamie Arnold - No NBA experience
Alex Righetti - who?
Keith Langford - D-League
Guilherme Giovannoni - who?
Roberto Chiacig - who?
Riccardo Malagoni - See the guy above
Dušan Vukčević - once again..who?

So...just because someone was drafted by some team in some year, which only a couple of these guys actually were, that doesn't mean we're going to know who the hell they are. But besides Boykins, NONE of them would have a PRAYER on an NBA team. And Boykins averages more points than Papaloukas does in Greece going by your stats, and they're both Euroleague, so I wouldn't exactly say he didn't make it in Italy.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

2008-09 Roster
Earl Boykins - Wasn't big enough in the NBA
Petteri Koponen - Couldn't hack it in the NBA
Brett Blizzard - Who the fuck is Brett Blizzard? USBL? LOL..nice one
Sharrod Ford - D-League reject
Jamie Arnold - No NBA experience
Alex Righetti - who?
Keith Langford - D-League
Guilherme Giovannoni - who?
Roberto Chiacig - who?
Riccardo Malagoni - See the guy above
Dušan Vukčević - once again..who?

So...just because someone was drafted by some team in some year, which only a couple of these guys actually were, that doesn't mean we're going to know who the hell they are. But besides Boykins, NONE of them would have a PRAYER on an NBA team. And Boykins averages more points than Papaloukas does in Greece going by your stats, and they're both Euroleague, so I wouldn't exactly say he didn't make it in Italy.

And you cannot even get the roster right.

Reyshawn Terry = NBA draft pick
Peterri Koponen = NBA draft pick
Langford played in NBA
Boykins played in NBA

[milkshakeballa]

There are several NBA players and draft picks on their team. Once again you fail at any basketball discussion.


Once again pulling shit out of your ass....they have ZERO DRAFT PICKS AND ZERO NBA PLAYERS ON THEIR TEAM....STOP LYING

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Once again pulling shit out of your ass....they have ZERO DRAFT PICKS AND ZERO NBA PLAYERS ON THEIR TEAM....STOP LYING

Reyshawn Terry = NBA draft pick
Peterri Koponen = NBA draft pick
Langford played in NBA
Boykins played in NBA

Your lies are pathetic.

[Spursfan092120]

And you cannot even get the roster right.

Reyshawn Terry = NBA draft pick
Peterri Koponen = NBA draft pick
Langford played in NBA
Boykins played in NBA
:lmao:lmao:lmao
Langford played 2 games...tallied a total of 2 points and 2 rebounds.
Reyshawn Terry never played in a game...
Koponen didn't make it... (and it's Petteri, not Peterri)
I already said Boykins might have a chance to make it...but he scored more points than Papaloukas, so I think it's the Italians who are ignorant.

[Bob Lanier]

Apparently this Petteri Koponen played for some team called the Honka Playboys.

I'd say that'd have to be the highlight of his career thus far.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

:lmao:lmao:lmao
Langford played 2 games...tallied a total of 2 points and 2 rebounds.
Reyshawn Terry never played in a game...
Koponen didn't make it... (and it's Petteri, not Peterri)
I already said Boykins might have a chance to make it...but he scored more points than Papaloukas, so I think it's the Italians who are ignorant.

NBA DRAFT PICKS and NBA PLAYERS on their roster you idiot. Your LIED it was proven. Get over it.

[milkshakeballa]

NBA DRAFT PICKS and NBA PLAYERS on their roster you idiot. Your LIED it was proven. Get over it.


HAHAHAHA WOW :lol:lol:lol

KBP - I was a 2nd round draft pick in 1998. I played in 14 summer league games, 2 regular season games (0/2 fg 1/2 ft's 3 reb 1 assist and 1 steal) .....

Does this fuckign make me an NBA player dip shit? Wake the fuck up man....

[Spursfan092120]

NBA DRAFT PICKS and NBA PLAYERS on their roster you idiot. Your LIED it was proven. Get over it.
I never said there wasn't, jackass...as a matter of fact, I said there WAS NBA draft picks on the team....I just said that just because someone is drafted it doesn't mean we know who they are. When Bob Lanier said we wouldn't know the team, you said that there were NBA draft picks on the team. That doesn't mean we know who the hell they are.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

I never said there wasn't, jackass...as a matter of fact, I said there WAS NBA draft picks on the team....I just said that just because someone is drafted it doesn't mean we know who they are. When Bob Lanier said we wouldn't know the team, you said that there were NBA draft picks on the team. That doesn't mean we know who the hell they are.

It is very funny since you always claim to know more about NBA than me. Guess you are proven wrong once again.

[Spursfan092120]

I'm sure he'd dump the rest of his team, too, but for the inconveniencing fact that nobody has ever heard of any of them and consequently the announcement would carry no impact.


There are several NBA players and draft picks on their team. Once again you fail at any basketball discussion.


just because someone was drafted by some team in some year, which only a couple of these guys actually were, that doesn't mean we're going to know who the hell they are.


NBA DRAFT PICKS and NBA PLAYERS on their roster you idiot. Your LIED it was proven. Get over it.

God you are such an idiot..lol...where did I say they didn't have NBA picks on the team again? lol..

[Spursfan092120]

It is very funny since you always claim to know more about NBA than me. Guess you are proven wrong once again.
I've said it before and I'll say it again...I have more NBA knowledge in my right pinky toenail than you have in your entire body..lol..

[Bukefal]

:lmao There we go again....

[Spursfan092120]

:lmao There we go again....
It's a lot of fun though..lol

[Spursfan092120]

Oh..and KBP..the Italian owner is a complete and total idiot for dropping his team's highest scorer...bad play in the playoffs? Damn...if Lebron or Kobe had bad playoff games, would they be dropped? That's ignorant. I know you like posting things concerning NBA players doing horribly in Euroleague, but he was the 10th highest scorer in the entire league, and the team's highest. He was the team's best player..only one close to him was Langford, who was one of the Spurs worst players ever.

[LakerHater]

And you cannot even get the roster right.

Reyshawn Terry = NBA draft pick
Peterri Koponen = NBA draft pick
Langford played in NBA
Boykins played in NBA

He plays for Aris BC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aris_BC) !

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Oh..and KBP..the Italian owner is a complete and total idiot for dropping his team's highest scorer...bad play in the playoffs? Damn...if Lebron or Kobe had bad playoff games, would they be dropped? That's ignorant. I know you like posting things concerning NBA players doing horribly in Euroleague, but he was the 10th highest scorer in the entire league, and the team's highest. He was the team's best player..only one close to him was Langford, who was one of the Spurs worst players ever.

So I guess base on your logic Roger Mason is a wonderful Spurs player. Since ONLY the regular season counts.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

He plays for Aris BC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aris_BC) !

WTF? Does American NBA fans know anything about basketball? He does NOT play for Aris. He plays for Virtus.

[LakerHater]

WTF? Does American NBA fans know anything about basketball? He does NOT play for Aris. He plays for Virtus.

Oops, your're right he does, I just saw that he reached Quarterfinals of the FIBA Euro Challenge!

[Spursfan092120]

So I guess base on your logic Roger Mason is a wonderful Spurs player. Since ONLY the regular season counts.
No, dipshit...but I wouldn't dump our best freaking player just because he had a couple of bad playoff games. That's ignorant...but I guess it is Euroleague...should be expected.

[Spursfan092120]

WTF? Does American NBA fans know anything about basketball? He does NOT play for Aris. He plays for Virtus.
You said it right there, idiot...we care about NBA ball..not Euro ball..and you're psycho about Euro ball..that's why it's even funnier when you post threads that make Euro ball owners look like buffoons...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JdFs87ua_1s/SA_9448vX3I/AAAAAAAAENw/SlTT8NH9_CQ/s400/idiot.gif

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

No, dipshit...but I wouldn't dump our best freaking player just because he had a couple of bad playoff games. That's ignorant...but I guess it is Euroleague...should be expected.

First round of Italian league he has had bad series. When you are paying what is same as $7 millions NBA contract the team expects more. They are not even playing against a good team. Benetton is not even a good team.

[Spursfan092120]

First round of Italian league he has had bad series. When you are paying what is same as $7 millions NBA contract the team expects more. They are not even playing against a good team. Benetton is not even a good team.
sooooo..because a guy has a bad series after being the best player on the team, he's dumped? This is just one of many reasons why Euroleague will never be on the NBA's level.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

sooooo..because a guy has a bad series after being the best player on the team, he's dumped? This is just one of many reasons why Euroleague will never be on the NBA's level.

Get your facts right. Do you just enjoy sounding like a idiot always with your posts? These teams are not in the Euroleague. This is also nothing even to do with Euroleague. ITALIAN LEAGUE and neither team is even in Euroleague. This level is not close to Euroleague level.

[Spursfan092120]

Get your facts right. Do you just enjoy sounding like a idiot always with your posts? These teams are not in the Euroleague. This is also nothing even to do with Euroleague. ITALIAN LEAGUE and neither team is even in Euroleague. This level is not close to Euroleague level.
OK...whatever...I'm saying it is a European basketball league...which it is..stop being a douchebag. Facts are..he's the team's best player...and they dropped him because of a bad series..it's idiotic...

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

OK...whatever...I'm saying it is a European basketball league...which it is..stop being a douchebag. Facts are..he's the team's best player...and they dropped him because of a bad series..it's idiotic...

Funny because you say ANY and EVERY NBA player "dominates" any European league. You also say ALL Greek players are the worst ever and ALL of them suck. Kalampokis was signed just for the playoffs and with no chance to adjust to his team or system he is outplaying poor Boykins.

The reason is because now Boykins has to play against Kalampokis who is much superior to him and he can't handle him. But according to you since Boykins is American and played many years in NBA and since Kalampokis is Greek and has never played in NBA "Boykins would for sure dominate him".

Your arrogance and ignorance about basketball is disgusting and a huge insult.

[Spursfan092120]

Funny because you say ANY and EVERY NBA player "dominates" any European league. You also say ALL Greek players are the worst ever and ALL of them suck. Kalampokis was signed just for the playoffs and with no chance to adjust to his team or system he is outplaying poor Boykins.

The reason is because now Boykins has to play against Kalampokis who is much superior to him and he can't handle him. But according to you since Boykins is American and played many years in NBA and since Kalampokis is Greek and has never played in NBA "Boykins would for sure dominate him".

Your arrogance and ignorance about basketball is disgusting and a huge insult.
LOL..you are such an idiot..I should sue you for slander..lol. Never said all NBA players would dominate the European League. Never said all Greek players suck. You are so ignorant that you are actually making up things and calling other people ignorant. Your blatant idiocy of anything that has anything to do with basketball is hilarious...and until just now, I was having a bad day. You made me laugh...thanks. :)