Dorsey looks like the second coming of Bynum in this game.
Well, Lorbek was bad, really bad.
I really like him as player with all the offensive skills he has but he is a very poor athlete and is kinda soft. I've said in another thread but Spurs should really be careful with the kind of contract they will offer him. Unlike Splitter, Lorbek could easily turn into a huge bust in the NBA.
I haven't seen many of Lorbek's games, but it seems fairly obvious that Diaw is a much better player than Lorbek. Certainly a much safer bet for success in the NBA over the next three seasons.
Watched the game. Overall, it was ugly basketball. The Greek team ran the same high pick-and-roll like 95% of the time. Little extra movement, little anything other than Spanoulis getting a screen up top. Barca obviously had more talent but the Greek team did a good job mucking up the game and then pulling it out in the end.
-Spanoulis was decent but he did a lot of choking in the second half. He can really run a pick-and-roll though. Can pass, finish at the basket and shoot after getting a screen. He hit a clutch three but otherwise was short-arming everything down the stretch. It looks like he's lost a step from a couple years ago.
-Those young Greeks are surprisingly good at defense but I don't see much offense potential. Then again, Spanoulis had the ball like 80% of the time so it's difficult to tell, tbh.
-Dorsey can rebound but he doesn't have much other basketball instincts.
-That's as bad as I've ever seen Navarro in international compe ion. The announcers were saying he was injured ... which would be understandable.
-Huertas was playing the worst defense I've ever seen.
-Vazquez would be pretty damn good in the NBA. A less skilled, more athletic version of Splitter. It's pretty easy to imagine him averaging 8 and 6 somewhere.
-Ndong is better than a lot of NBA centers. Probably a top 30 center in the world. Too old to come to the NBA, though.
-Mickeal was horrible. He might be done.
-As for Lorbek, I'm not going to say he choked but he didn't exactly rise to the occasion. He bailed out Oly a few times with jumpers and wasn't really fighting for position on the block. Give Oly credit for swarming but Lorbek never came close to trying to carry his team to victory. Tbh, it was a very Bonner-esque performance.
That said, Lorbek wouldn't be a go-to guy on the Spurs so I don't know how much (if anything) to take from this game. Skill-wise, he continues to impress. Physically, he didn't look too great. He needs to get in better shape if he's going to survive 82 games.
Huertas lost the game for Barcelona Regal.
They should have gone with a Sada/Navarro/Eidson/Lorbek/Ndong lineup to finish the game. Xavi Pascual was too slow to make adjustments too.
Yeah, Spurs need for next year a starting PF (Diaw or someone else). If they spend most of their MLE on Lorbek, they won't be able to add one.
Diaw seems to be more of a priority now -- almost a no-brainer, really. Pretty much have to get rid Blair or Bonner to get Lorbek.
Yeah but will the spurs sign diaw for a season before the summer in which they have all that cap space availability planned?
There won't be much if ANY cap space this summer. Tim's discount will strictly remove the tax pressure. If he didn't take one, we couldn't even sign Diaw.
I think he's talking about 2013 but Diaw should be pretty cheap for a starting PF anyways.
I've seen some discussion about him being kind of a taller Bonner who also has a bit of a post game. Is he NBA-ready enough to be worth giving him the chance to hold down Bonner's spot in the rotation?
And if he's taller, does that mean he could play with Blair on occasion with more success than Matt?
He can start with either Splitter or Duncan with no problems.
Lorbeck is very skilled in the post. I have seen lot of his games, and he is perhaps the most multiskilled big in Europe. He would fit perfectly Spurs system.
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Kirilenko, Krstic, Spanoulis and Lorbek have been chosen to the All-Euroleague first team for the first time!
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And the 2011-12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague MVP is... (drum roll).... ANDREI KIRILENKO OF CSKA MOSCOW! #TAEF4
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So, Spanish league and Euroleague first team for Lorbek. Huge props.
Only bad thing is they didn't make it to the finals and maybe win Euroleague le.. That would be a cherry on the top of a cake..
Bruno what do you think are the chances of us signing this guy...20,50,0?
If you believe what Givony is saying, it should be around 80%.
FC Barcelona wins the 3rd place game 74-69, but based on the boxscore, Lorbek didn't have a good game:
17 min - 0/1 FG - 3 boards
http://www.euroleague.net/main/resul...e?gamecode=187
The game for the 3rd place wasn't played with a high intensity. Teams didn't really care about it and bench players got most of the minutes.
Speaking of the final: Olympiacos came back from 34-53 at the 2:04 mark in the 3rd quarter to come back and win 62-61 thanks to a Printezis floater with 0.7 seconds left:
http://live.euroleague.net/gamesjs.a...7N5NPC4636&z=1
Yeah, it was an ugly but amazing game.
I can understand Lobrek not playing great it is a contract year so why go out and get hurt for third place..not worth it..
Where does he think the money will come from?
Trust in Bruno...
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