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Barcelona wins 73-69
Lorbek finishes with 10 pts and 6 boards
Some terrific moves by Lorbek in the 4th quarter of the final game of the Liga Endesa.. After surviving through foul trouble.
Barcelona wins 73-69
Lorbek finishes with 10 pts and 6 boards
Great win for Barca and Lorbek.
Deserved after the first game Huertas miracle and solid play by the bigs Lorbek and Vazquez in the games that mattered.
Lorbek final MVP. He also was in the first Euroleague and first Spanish league teams. What a great season he has had.
In game 5, he was relatively quiet until a couple of big baskets he made in the clutch. I haven't liked at all his rebounding effort.
They also gave Reyes a trophy wasn't sure what that was for, thought maybe for MVP, since it was bigger than trophy Lorbek got, lol
Really hoping Erazem comes to the spurs next season. I've watched him all season here in Barcelona and under Pop system he can play better than Splitter I think. Especially in offense
It's the trophy they give to the finalist team, Reyes received it as the captain of Real madrid.
That is the question mark; if he replaces Matt Bonner in rotation would Pop give him minutes even when his 3 point shot isn't falling (like it did today)? Obviously Lorbek has better post moves than both Bonner and Splitter but how much patience would Pop have in Lorbek when 3 isn't falling? Would he allow him to mix in his post moves to make up for nights shots aren't falling?
I'm really warming up to him again.
I hope both sides can work it out and get him in a Spurs uniform this season.
We should get some news about his future in the coming few days now that his season is finished. Hopefully the rumors linking him with Spurs will be confirmed.
It's not even that his post moves have to be so amazing... it's the combination of a post game and a perimeter game that could be so interesting.
Consider OKC. He's not going to be able to do anything against Perkins in the post, because Perkins is a beast. Ibaka is really quick, and can probably chase him around the perimeter all game long. But if Lorbek is good enough to beat Perkins on the perimeter and to beat Ibaka in the post, then he's a potential mismatch to either defender.
So in addition to general spot-up duty spreading the floor, you have the potential to run specific plays to take advantage of whichever mismatch he can get against a defender.
This is true but you still have to factor in his poor rebounding skills and what kind of defender he is. I'm still on the fence between him and Diaw. Still trying to decide which would be the better fit.
Which is why whoever the Spurs get between Diaw and Lorbek; they still need to get an athletic PF that can defend and rebound. Plus must be comfortable to guard on the perimeter.
He, he, he, dude you don't know nothing about Lorbek.
Guys like Perkins are his bread and butter. Lorbek doesn't try to out muscle his opponents, he tries to outsmart them. And guys like Perkins usually look silly when they play against him.
I hope you're right, but Duncan's about as smart as anybody you'll find playing the post, and he wasn't able to get anything going against Perkins, so consider me skeptical until he can prove it.
If there's a way we can find a player like that, I'm all for it. Not sure where he's coming from, though.
Last edited by ace3g; 06-16-2012 at 03:44 PM.
Well one of the main reason we lost to OK is everyone got gun shy. It wasn't defense it was turning the ball over and nobody having the balls to take the open shot. That is why I don't want Diaw for a game six the series on the line and you I think..have 2pts the whole game...FCK that...SIGN LOBREK
I am not going to knock any of our present players but Lorbek looks like he is better than any option we have now. Scores inside and can knock down the 3 when needed. As for his rebounding, he gets about 4 or so in 20 to 25 mins. Add in 14 points and I would not mind having him along side Duncan. The biggest plus for Lorbek is, he can play both PF and C. If he were here, our front court would look solid on paper. Tim Duncan, MVP NBA, Tiago Splitter MVP Euro, Erazam Lorbek MVP Euro. Add in the back court, Manu Ginobili, Euro MVP and Tony Parker, MVP NBA Finals and you have a group stars.
ACB just posted this vid, highlight of his MVP series:
http://acbtv.acb.com/video/5118-lacb...la_liga_endesa
Good post...A lot of ways our team can get better and bringing him over is one of them. You add him and then do some trading maybe SJ to GS for Okafor or who knows but we can make this team faster, stronger, better....just get players who have LARGE HUEVOS..........
That's officially the lamest trophy I have ever seen.
P.S.
Are these games online anywhere?
Nevermind, got the games. Guess I'll watch Game 4 first . . .
Beautiful.
any chance I can see Games 1,2 and 4?Nevermind, got the games. Guess I'll watch Game 4 first . . .
Whatever questions are there about Lorbek's athleticism and his rebounding effort and intensity, there is no question that he is more skilled than Bonner and not too far away from his 3 pt abilities either. And his clutch play shows that he is far far far better than Bonner in one respect - performing when it matters.
I don't know if this is possible at all. But I think if the Spurs could replace Bonner with Lorbek (with a reduced salary in the first year atleast), get KG for the veteran's minimum to replace Blair and somehow coax Diaw to get somewhere close to the MLE and get TD on a reduced salary close to $10mil.. they will be set to win a championship with a superb big lineup in Duncan, Garnett, Splitter, Diaw and Lorbek. Pipedream?
Bruno, you are the expert here. Can you concoct a reasonable scenario if this is possible with TD on a 10mil contract? (Bonner's ass amnestied and KG willing to play for vet's min)
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