Parker Failing at Euro Champonships....

i watched the last part of the game...

parker impressed, not for his scoring but for the stability he gave the team...

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Originally Posted by IceColdBrewski

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Assuming the writer is writing his article without having followed Euro-Bball is not a fact. It's an excuse. Did you keep reading after the article? Here's a quote for you in case you missed it:

"Simon Wilkinson writes for The Press Association in Europe."

Hmmm. I'm no expert but it sounds to me like this European writer does follow Euro Basketball. Or maybe he just ignores it and writes about it anyway. :rolleyes

Trying to make it sound like Parker has shitty numbers because it's "Euro-Basketball" is not a fact. It's an excuse. Parker was drafted from a French team that played "Euro Basketball" so it's not like the concept is new to him.

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Simon Wilkinson is at best an English fellow, who made his career looking at London Towers. I do not want to bash him, but the guy made a lousy homework. I would not even want to comment, if this was an article from an American in Belgrade. Then I would be just pissed off.
Morever, I did not just claim that he did not follow Eurobasket, I gave proof on my statement. Guy judged performances strictly on NBA performance statistics. Why that is not a good measurment, i explained in the section on apples and oranges.
Excuse would be, that Parker was important to the team even he did not make his shots. But none would say that. Guy sucked and gradually got to his NBA standard. We just say writer sucks big time. Proofs I won't present for the second time. The best proof however is recent:
Kirilenko being destroyed by a team with at best b performance by Papalouskas (who was an F player till that game)
honorable mention: France over Lithuania; France over SCG; Izrael over Spain

I saw the replay of the game last night and alos was impressed with Parker's running of the team. France overall is young and very athletic. If they get a stud big man, say a Mahinmi, they are going to be kings of Euroland in a few years.

[QUOTE=Kori Ellis] TimmyD sucked in the Olympics too.


No he did not¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡. With more minutes of Duncan U.S. fate would have be different.

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Originally Posted by picnroll

I saw the replay of the game last night and alos was impressed with Parker's running of the team. France overall is young and very athletic. If they get a stud big man, say a Mahinmi, they are going to be kings of Euroland in a few years.

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Yes. Mahinmi-Diaw connection would be sick. Or Pietrus-Mahnimi under the boards! Still... with Rasho, Kasun, Kirilenko or Krstic as the opposition, Mahnimi is pretty much under the control. France has a bright future eventhough.

Wow, this is very worrying. He will probably only average 4ppg on 29% shooting for the Spurs too!