genghisrex
05-21-2003, 12:45 AM
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Telebasket Profile (http://superguide.telebasket.com/player_info.asp?id_player=13976)
Year of Birth: 1982
Height ft: 6' 6"
Height cm: 198
Position: Small Forward
Other Position: Shooting Guard
Nation: Italy
Other nation: Argentina
Now playing In: Nuovo Basket Viola Reggio '98 (Italy)
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NBADraft.net Profile (http://www.nbadraft.net/profiles/carlosdelfino.htm)
Carlos Delfino
Birthdate: 8/29/82
NBA Position: SG/SF
Ht: 6-7
Wt: 191
European Team: Fortitudo Bologna
Hometown: Santa Fe, Argentina
NBA Comparison: Emanuel Ginobili
Strengths: Has excellent size, scoring ability for the NBA shooting guard position. Defense is his biggest attribute. Very precocious feel for the game. One of the top international prospects in his age group.
Notes: Declared early for the 2001 NBA draft at the age of 19 before withdrawing his name from the draft. Has been among the top South American prospect of his age group for the past few years, with excellent showings in Under 20 International competitions. Plays professionally in Italy for Reggio Calabria, whom he is under contract with through 2002. In Italy, Delfino is often compared to Italian Emanuel Ginobili who is one of the top players in Europe today.
Carlos Delfino is a very good player. He can play both SF and SG, but prefers to play SG. Great athlete, great body, not overly quick. He drives very well, and he's a marksman, but he must improve his shot selection. He's erratic from three, and not a great free throw shooter (80%). (In the US this would be considered very good) Defensively he's good. Tremendous on-ball defender, very good off-ball defender. Average passer, very good rebounder. He plays for Viola, which isn't a very good team...so he has to be tested on a upper level. He never played in Euroleague, never played in Finals (at any level). He just plays every year to avoid the relegation.
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I'm curious to see how accurate the Manu comparison is and how much of it's simply based on the fact that he's an athletic Argentinian shooting guard playing in Italy. I've read that he's not quite as quick or athletic as Ginobili, but don't know if that's true or not. Delfino obviously doesn't have Manu's resume of Euroleague and other international success either.
Check out the video clips on this (http://www.fortitudo.it/fortitudo/eng/from_news.php?page=highlights_players.php?id=11) page. In the second video -- "Slam Dunk on Barcelona" -- Delfino does look Manu-esque...
The only thing better than having one Manu would be having two. :hat
http://www.nbadraft.net/profiles/largepics/carlos-delfino.jpghttp://www.nbadraft.net/profiles/largepics/delphino.jpg
Telebasket Profile (http://superguide.telebasket.com/player_info.asp?id_player=13976)
Year of Birth: 1982
Height ft: 6' 6"
Height cm: 198
Position: Small Forward
Other Position: Shooting Guard
Nation: Italy
Other nation: Argentina
Now playing In: Nuovo Basket Viola Reggio '98 (Italy)
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NBADraft.net Profile (http://www.nbadraft.net/profiles/carlosdelfino.htm)
Carlos Delfino
Birthdate: 8/29/82
NBA Position: SG/SF
Ht: 6-7
Wt: 191
European Team: Fortitudo Bologna
Hometown: Santa Fe, Argentina
NBA Comparison: Emanuel Ginobili
Strengths: Has excellent size, scoring ability for the NBA shooting guard position. Defense is his biggest attribute. Very precocious feel for the game. One of the top international prospects in his age group.
Notes: Declared early for the 2001 NBA draft at the age of 19 before withdrawing his name from the draft. Has been among the top South American prospect of his age group for the past few years, with excellent showings in Under 20 International competitions. Plays professionally in Italy for Reggio Calabria, whom he is under contract with through 2002. In Italy, Delfino is often compared to Italian Emanuel Ginobili who is one of the top players in Europe today.
Carlos Delfino is a very good player. He can play both SF and SG, but prefers to play SG. Great athlete, great body, not overly quick. He drives very well, and he's a marksman, but he must improve his shot selection. He's erratic from three, and not a great free throw shooter (80%). (In the US this would be considered very good) Defensively he's good. Tremendous on-ball defender, very good off-ball defender. Average passer, very good rebounder. He plays for Viola, which isn't a very good team...so he has to be tested on a upper level. He never played in Euroleague, never played in Finals (at any level). He just plays every year to avoid the relegation.
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I'm curious to see how accurate the Manu comparison is and how much of it's simply based on the fact that he's an athletic Argentinian shooting guard playing in Italy. I've read that he's not quite as quick or athletic as Ginobili, but don't know if that's true or not. Delfino obviously doesn't have Manu's resume of Euroleague and other international success either.
Check out the video clips on this (http://www.fortitudo.it/fortitudo/eng/from_news.php?page=highlights_players.php?id=11) page. In the second video -- "Slam Dunk on Barcelona" -- Delfino does look Manu-esque...
The only thing better than having one Manu would be having two. :hat