Re: Barkley: Ginobili is the best international player of all time
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Originally Posted by
J_Paco
That was well into his 30's, when he'd received his U.S. citizenship. That doesn't discount the fact that he was born and raised in Nigeria. So, he's still an international player by most people's definition.
I guess that means that Chris Kaman is German and Samuel Dalmebert is Canadian then? :rolleyes:rolleyes
Yes but outside of that Olajuwon spend his entire life in US basketball (college and NBA). Add to that the fact he played for US national team makes him not an international in my book, like I already said.
Re: Barkley: Ginobili is the best international player of all time
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Originally Posted by
Manu_Forever
Anyone that says Hakeem was not an international player is an uneducated, ignorant, moron.
Anyone who takes Manu in this argument is an uneducated, ignorant, moron.
Re: Barkley: Ginobili is the best international player of all time
Hakeem was born and raised in nigeria. But when he arrived to the US, he was not even a big prospect. His first year in college he was nothing special, basically because his only basketball experience in Nigeria was at an amateur level. He learned to play the game in the US, and it certainly is a credit to him that he learned so much so fast. Its not about discrediting Hakeem- he is one of my favorites, and I already said that in the strictest sense he takes this "award" with Duncan right behind him.
The point of the "award" though, IMO, is not to identify who was born where, but to identify a style of basketball that is different from the dominant US style. that makes it perfectly reasonable to only consider guys who learned to play outside the US.
Re: Barkley: Ginobili is the best international player of all time
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Originally Posted by
Manu_Forever
In national team competitions a silver or a bronze has NEVER counted as winning.
Doesn't count as winning it all, but counts as winning silver or bronze. Otherwise people wouldn't care about getting silver or bronze.
Re: Barkley: Ginobili is the best international player of all time
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Manu_Forever
This is absolutely ridiculous.
Sarunas Jasikevicius is an American player since he played high school basketball, college basketball, and NBA basketball in the US.........
He spent years playing in Europe and also played for Lithuania.
Re: Barkley: Ginobili is the best international player of all time
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Originally Posted by
Manu_Forever
So what? According to your definitions he is an American player.
What part of played for Lithuania do you not understand? And what part of played years in Europe do you not understand?
Re: Barkley: Ginobili is the best international player of all time
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Originally Posted by
Manu_Forever
Did I say it was Manu? No, I did not.
someone's butthole is gaping.
Re: Barkley: Ginobili is the best international player of all time
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Originally Posted by
Manu_Forever
You are totally full of it.
According to your own definition Saras is an American player.
What part of citizen of Lithuania do you not understand?
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Just stop embarrassing yourself with all these ridiculous xenophobic and racist posts you are making.
:sleep
Re: Barkley: Ginobili is the best international player of all time
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Originally Posted by
Manu_Forever
What part of NIGRO do you not understand?
I'm putting you on ignore.
Re: Barkley: Ginobili is the best international player of all time
i say lets put all their accomplishments down on paper.. NBA, Euroleage, etc.. and compare and contrast.. im pretty sure manu would be on there
Re: Barkley: Ginobili is the best international player of all time
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Originally Posted by
Manu_Forever
What part of NIGERIA do you not understand?
What part of United States of America do you not understand?
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I'm putting you on ignore.
:sleep
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