Your opinion is certainly more relevant than ChuckD's, tbh..
None of our opinions matter. That's the point. If you're doing roster/player predictions, there's only one opinion that matters: Pop's. He puts together rosters full of three point shooters. You can scream and rant and be mad as , but any real roster/player projections should be made with that fact in mind.
Does Malik have a twitter account?
Video clip about about Malik and Marco Jaric and their playoff win over Oly:
http://euroleague.infrontams.tv/index.php?id=4770
Lying Bull ! You've never even seen Euroleague game!
...Sorry. Thanks for the share.
Sadly saying, no positon for him as wingers are full. Hope he can return to NBA to play for warriors
Ex-Duck Hairston chases le in Euroleague Final Four
In his first season with Italian club Montepaschi Siena,the former Oregon standout shoots for a championship
http://special.registerguard.com/web...aschi.html.cspHairston had nothing but positive words about San Antonio management, which acquired him in a trade after he was drafted by the Phoenix Suns.
“I think they were great with me,” Hairston said. “Of course I would have liked to have played a little bit more. But during my time we were very heavy at the wing position as I was behind Manu Ginobili, Michael Finley, Keith Bogans and Richard Jefferson. These are All-Stars, Hall of Famers.
“It would have been tough for anybody to crack that lineup. So I think they did an incredible job with me and I learned a lot.”
Hairston was still under contract with the Spurs when he received an offer from Montepaschi. The Spurs gave him their blessing and he agreed to a two-year contract.
“I asked them and they were very supportive,” Hairston said. “They didn’t want to hold me back from that kind of opportunity.
“I was at a point in my career where I needed to get a lot of experience that would help me as well as a chance to get a very, very good paycheck. This is a new experience altogether for me.”
One of the first players Hairston went to for advice was Ginobili, who won the Euroleague le in 2001 for Italian powerhouse club Kinder Bologna.
“I knew about Euroleague,” Hairston said. “I didn’t know much. I knew of it. Manu is actually one of the first guys I spoke with. He told me hands down Siena is one of the best clubs in the league.
“I got an e-mail from him a couple weeks ago congratulating me on reaching the Final Four. All the knowledge that he gave me about what to expect was very appreciated.”
Even though I understand his decision on leaving the Spurs for a better opportunity (both playing time, and money wise), I sure hope there's a way Malik returns. His improvement over the course of this past year with Sienna and how his game reflects one of Tony Allen (to a degree) makes me all hot and bothered tbh..
If Hairston wants to go back to the NBA, Final Four is going to be huge for him because there will have tons of scouts and front office people there.
Siena vs. Panathinaikos today 11AM CDT on NBAtv.
THC lives on...smash them greeks, Malik.
Watching now. Good activity by Malik.
link please?
nba tv.
Ya, I am watching on NBA tv. Malik isn't playing all that great but he is getting into the paint and being really active. He keeps a lot of balls alive. On defense, the guy he's guarding doesn't even touch the ball. Don't know if that's by design or just bad ball movement.
Game has a ton of fouls.
Is Keith Bogans and all star or hall of famer?
http://www.nba.com/2011/news/05/06/e...s=iref:nbahpt2
Panathinaikos beats Montepaschi in Euro semifinals
Posted May 6 2011 4:18PM
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Former Florida guard Nick Calathes scored 17 points to lead Panathinaikos to a 77-69 win over Montepaschi Siena on Friday and give the Greek team a spot in the Euroleague final.
Panathinaikos will play for its sixth continental trophy on Sunday against either Maccabi Tel Aviv or Real Madrid.
Montepaschi opened a seven-point lead early in the second quarter, but Panathinaikos went on a 11-0 run to capture its first lead before halftime.
Panathinaikos then held its Italian challenger to 11 points in the third quarter and protected its lead down the stretch.
Center Mike Batiste added 16 points for Panathinaikos, while Rimantas Kaukenas led Montepaschi with 13.
Serbian big man Milovan Rakovic scored a hook shot to give Montepaschi an early 11-7 lead as the two green-clad fan bases traded chants across the Palau Sant Jordi stadium in Barcelona.
Montepaschi outrebounded Panathinaikos 7-0 on the offensive end in the first quarter, while Ksistof Lavrinovic scored seven points.
While being beaten on the boards, Panathinaikos stayed close by getting to the foul line. They shot 12 more free throws than Montepaschi and dished out five more assists in the game.
Montepaschi struggled on offense after Lavrinovic picked up his second foul and came off with seven minutes remaining in the second quarter.
Panathinaikos grabbed its first lead with 2:16 left in the half thanks to its 11-0 run, capped by back-to-back 3-pointers by Greek internationals Antonis Fotsis and Stratos Perperoglou that gave it a 40-36 lead at the intermission.
Fotsis briefly gave Panathinaikos a six-point lead with a long jumper, but each team managed only one basket apiece in the first six minutes after the break.
Lavrinovic was called for his fourth foul midway through the third quarter, and Calathes drove for a layup after he had hit a free throw. Center Mike Batiste swished a midrange jumper and then added a pair of free throws before Fotsis hit his second 3-pointer as Panathinaikos went up 52-40 late in the third.
Montepaschi switched to a zone defense after cutting the deficit to six, but point guard Dimitris Diamantidis hit a 3-pointer for his first field goal of the game.
Guard Malik Hairston scored eight points late as Montepaschi got to within seven points, but Batiste scored three times to protect Panathinaikos' lead in the final minutes.
Montepaschi has lost all four of its semifinal appearances.
Hairston only had 4 pts on 1/5 shooting in the 3rd place game in 18 minutes. His team did win though.
http://www.euroleague.net/main/resul...e?gamecode=188
http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/s..._hairston.html
Malik signed with AJ Milano for two seasons.
(Milano plays Euroleague)
Milano has already signed Antonis Fotsis and Omar Cook for next season, they should become significantly better than in the last years.
GL to Malik
He is a nice guy.
First Euroleague game for Hairston this year: 25 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks... a beast.
Boxscore: http://www.euroleague.net/main/resul...ame?gamecode=9
I don't know he will be back in NBA one day but he is turning into a great player in Europe.
He's clearly an NBA level player. Not a star, but a rotational glue guy in the mold of many that are currently and have always been in the league.
If I were him I'd just stay over there. He can make a load of cash and not have to worry about the drama that comes with the NBA.
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