Free Agent: Radoslav Nesterovic

[superjames1992]

re sign Rasho
re sign Nazr
re sign Glen and T-mass

I had a dream that Ginobili's hair was long again. 2005 all over again.

We could sign Steven Jackson, Speedy Claxton, Malik Rose, and bring David Robinson back from retirement to try to re-live 2003!

[EricB]

We could sign Steven Jackson, Speedy Claxton, Malik Rose, and bring David Robinson back from retirement to try to re-live 2003!

Bring back Stephen Jackson.

Steven is a little busy with the St Louis Rams.

[holcs50]

No thank you! Never again. I was jumping with joy when he left because he was one of my least fav spurs. So not changing my mind now, though I must admit, sadly he might be a bit of an upgrade over our sad sad crew right now.

[Biernutz]

Yeah re-sign Rasho------we need to get slower and older.

[ploto]

Just Doug Smith's opinion and he was always a big Rasho supporter in Toronto...

is it a foregone conclusion that the raptors bring back rasho? how sure are you he'll be back doug (in percentage form, please!)

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The Goods On The Game, NBA playoffs May 10
http://thestar.blogs.com/raptors/200...fs-may-10.html

[Bruno]

http://forums.interbasket.net/f11/en...s-9511/p6.html

Rasho Nesterovič said that he'll wait till 1.7. if there will be any interesting offers from NBA, if not he will sign in Europe.

He said he is very excited to return to Europe. He was watching the Euroleague Final4 and after seeing the atmosphere in Berlin, the fans, he got really excited to be part of this once again.

Considering he also holds Greek passport... Olympiakos or Panathinaikos are the most logical picks.

[jason1301]

http://forums.interbasket.net/f11/en...s-9511/p6.html

Rasho to Olympiakos and Bourousis to Spurs... yaaay

[ploto]

Za Rašem Nesterovičem je 10. sezona v Ligi NBA. Pogodba z Inidano mu je potekla in zdaj so odprte vse možnosti. Tudi vrnitev v Evropo.

Najbolje plačani slovenski športnik je sezono v Indiani začel spodbudno, nato pa pristal na klopi in leto končal v povsem stranski vlogi. V povprečju je dosegal 6,8 točke in 3,4 skoka na tekmo. Indiana je za 33-letnika preteklost, kar je potrdil tudi sam. V MMC-jevem intervjuju si preberite Rašovo oceno sezone, razloge za sedenje na klopi, napoved prvaka Lige NBA, nekaj o reprezentanci, pa tudi, zakaj nikoli ne bo deloval v slovenski košarki.

Kako gledate na sezono zdaj, ko ste jo že analizirali? Začeli ste spodbudno, igrali v prvi peterki, potem pa dobivali vse manj priložnosti. Na koncu so ostale le drobtinice ...
Na začetku sezone nam ni šlo najbolje. Veliko je bilo novih igralcev, ekipa ni bila uigrana. Po vrsti porazov so se odločili dati priložnost mlajšim. Že tako ali tako niso računali, da bi jim letos uspelo kaj odmevnejšega. Osredotočili so se na prihodnost.

Kaj se je pravzaprav zgodilo sredi decembra? Lakersom st e v zmagi sezone dali 16 točk in zbrali 10 skokov. Le 10 dni pozneje vas je iz prve peterke izrinil novinec Roy Hibbert, ki v nadaljevanju sezone ni imel preveč dobre statistike. Ste imeli kakšen spor s trenerjem?
Pomlajevanje moštva je bil edini razlog. S trenerjem nisem prišel v nikakršen konflikt. Oni delajo moštvo za prihodnjih 6, 7 let. V njihove načrte se zato nisem vklopil. Treba jih je razumeti.

Na koncu ste bili deveti, končnico ste zgrešili le za tri zmage. Je bilo vodstvo kluba razočarano?
Ja in ne. V preteklosti je imela Indiana dosti težav tudi zunaj igrišča, zato so bili veseli, da so imeli letos zdravo jedro ekipe. Na začetku sezone so Indiano vsi odpisali in ji prerokovali zadnje mesto na Vzhodu. Iz tega stališča je sezona za Pacerse uspešna. No, na koncu je vendarle ostalo nekaj grenkega priokusa. Končnica je bila zelo blizu.

Vam je sredi sezone kdaj prekipelo? Ste razmišljali o odkupu pogodbe in odhodu v kakšen drug klub?
Tudi o tem sem razmišljal. Bile so različne možnosti. V Ligi NBA jih je vedno veliko, vendar je bilo po treznem razmisleku najbolj pametno ostati.

Kako naprej? Še vedno NBA ali Evropa?
Zaenkrat še nič ne vem. Podpisovanje pogodb se v Ligi NBA začne od 1. julija naprej. Vse možnosti so odprte. Tudi v Evropi se igra dobra košarka, veliko je dobrih klubov. Mogoče je vse.

Pri katerem klubu bi si najbolj želeli igrati, če bi, denimo, prišle enakovredne ponudbe?
O tem nisem razmišljal. Lahko rečem le, da je Indiana preteklost. Odločili so se za pomlajevanje in ekipo imajo že zapolnjeno.

V Ligi NBA ste bili že v San Antoniu, Minnesoti, Torontu, Indiani. Kakšno je bilo življenje v Indianapolisu v primerjavi s prejšnjimi tremi mesti?
Gre za majhno mesto, brez evropskega priokusa, v katerem nimaš kaj početi. Povsem druga pesem kot, denimo, Toronto.

Kdo je za vas prvi favorit letošnje končnice?
Po mojem bo finale Cleveland - Lakersi. Zmagovalca je nehvaležno napovedovati, a majhno prenost dajem Clevelandu.

Reprezentančno kariero ste nepreklicno končali. Letos vsi po vrsti napovedujejo naskok na medaljo. So ape i le malce preveliki?
Prvo so ape i, drugo realnost. Tudi če ne bo medalje, ni treba reči, da je to neuspeh. Osvojiti medaljo je težko. Odločale bodo malenkosti. Že skupina je težka. O Špancih ne velja izgubljati besed, tudi če ne bo igral Pau Gasol. To so svetovni prvaki in nosilci srebrne olimpijske medalje. Pomlajena Srbija bo izjemno motivirana. Že letos smo videli, kaj je naredil Partizan v Evroligi. Tu je še izjemni strateg Ivković. Močni bodo tudi Angleži z dvema NBA-igralcema.

Spremljate dogajanje v slovenski košarki? Kaj so razlogi za krizo Uniona Olimpije?
Slovensko košarko sem spremljal bolj na začetku sezone. Ne zdi se mi prav, da se vsako leto menja trenerja. Z Džikićem so v klubu končno dobili nekoga, ki je začel dajati priložnost tudi mlajšim igralcem. Težava so bile tudi poškodbe Miliča in Hukiča. To je tako, kot če bi Lakersom manjkala Bryant in Gasol. Na začetku sezone so se hvalili, da je proračun kluba najvišji v zgodovini, a je bil še vedno na evroligaškem repu. Še veliko moštev iz Pokala Uleb ima višji proračun.

Se po koncu kariere vidite v slovenski košarki?
Ne. Vidim, kaj se dogaja nekdanjim igralcem, ki so zaslužni za razvoj slovenske košarke. Ostaja tudi grenak priokus iz preteklosti v Olimpiji. Tega ne bi več rad doživel.

Junija pričakujete naraščaj. Bi se z družino raje preselili nazaj v Evropo ali ostali v ZDA?
Odšel bom tja, kjer bodo najboljši pogoji in kjer se bom najbolj počutil. Če bo to Evropa ali ZDA, pa ne vem.

http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/modload.p...u=4&c_id=44469

[GioSugar]

Well it depends on Kostas Koufos. I think that both Olympiakos and Panathinaikos will try their chances on Kostas Koufos. If Rasho holds a Greek passport , Olympiakos will think about it ,while there are rumors(NBA teams) for 3 players (Big Sofo, Printezis, Bourousis), 2 C's and a Pf.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

My biggest concern with Rasho is that in his last playoff series with the Spurs Pop couldn't/wouldn't even bring him off the bench.

We already have a bunch of playoff non-contributors.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Well it depends on Kostas Koufos. I think that both Olympiakos and Panathinaikos will try their chances on Kostas Koufos. If Rasho holds a Greek passport , Olympiakos will think about it ,while there are rumors(NBA teams) for 3 players (Big Sofo, Printezis, Bourousis), 2 C's and a Pf.

Yes it is rumored Sofo, Printezis, Bourousis will all go to NBA. And yes Rasho has Greek passport for many years now since he was in PAOK I think. But Koufos is under contract with Jazz so how can Olympiacos get him?

[GioSugar]

Yes it is rumored Sofo, Printezis, Bourousis will all go to NBA. And yes Rasho has Greek passport for many years now since he was in PAOK I think. But Koufos is under contract with Jazz so how can Olympiacos get him?

Josh Childress was under contract too. Or am i wrong? I think Jazz will keep his rights. Is it the same case with Gist? Don't know much about it , but how Childress plays for Olympiakos and Hawks still have his rights? I am not an expert but if they could get Childress they will find a way. I don't know what jazz think about Koufos.

[Ditty]

Rasho to Olympiakos and Bourousis to Spurs... yaaay

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Josh Childress was under contract too. Or am i wrong? I think Jazz will keep his rights. Is it the same case with Gist? Don't know much about it , but how Childress plays for Olympiakos and Hawks still have his rights? I am not an expert but if they could get Childress they will find a way. I don't know what jazz think about Koufos.

Childress was a free agent though.

[GioSugar]

Childress was a free agent though.

Well ok, maybe i am wrong. Sorry i don't know much things about the rules.
Sorry for the off topic too, my friends.

[SA210]

My biggest concern with Rasho is that in his last playoff series with the Spurs Pop couldn't/wouldn't even bring him off the bench.

We already have a bunch of playoff non-contributors.

[ploto]

If Rasho holds a Greek passport, Olympiakos will think about it, while there are rumors(NBA teams) for 3 players (Big Sofo, Printezis, Bourousis), 2 C's and a Pf.

I do not know the details of Greek law and I am sure someone here can correct me.

IIRC, Rasho never did anything to maintain his Greek citizenship. For example, Peja fulfilled a military commitment which I recall was part of his Greek citizenship. So after all these years, I am not sure if Rasho even still holds a Greek passport? Or if he went to play in Greece if they would then enforce upon him this obligatory military service.

[Marcus Bryant]

In general, not the direction the Spurs should be headed. If they needed a reserve big and he was willing to sign a small contract, I could see it.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

I do not know the details of Greek law and I am sure someone here can correct me.

IIRC, Rasho never did anything to maintain his Greek citizenship. For example, Peja fulfilled a military commitment which I recall was part of his Greek citizenship. So after all these years, I am not sure if Rasho even still holds a Greek passport? Or if he went to play in Greece if they would then enforce upon him this obligatory military service.

Rasho has Greek citizenship for many years now. Yes he has a Greek passport. No he has no military obligation.

[superjames1992]

Bring back Stephen Jackson.

Steven is a little busy with the St Louis Rams.

LOL ... oops!

[ploto]

Rasho has Greek citizenship for many years now. Yes he has a Greek passport. No he has no military obligation.

I know all about how Rasho obtained his Greek citizenship. I recall Jake Tsakalidas having an issue with his expected military service, and I know for a fact that Peja served his.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

I know all about how Rasho obtained his Greek citizenship. I recall Jake Tsakalidas having an issue with his expected military service, and I know for a fact that Peja served his.

I think you are confused. You do not have to serve in Greek military to get a passport.

[velik_m]

I do not know the details of Greek law and I am sure someone here can correct me.

IIRC, Rasho never did anything to maintain his Greek citizenship. For example, Peja fulfilled a military commitment which I recall was part of his Greek citizenship. So after all these years, I am not sure if Rasho even still holds a Greek passport? Or if he went to play in Greece if they would then enforce upon him this obligatory military service.

Yes, i recall him having to skip playing for national team when we played in Greece once because of the military issue. However he no longer has this issue (perhaps the laws have changed or he dumped the passport) - remember he played in olympic qualifying in Athens. I don't know if he still has a greek passport, but he does have a Slovenian passport, which is a EU passport, so he wouldn't be considered a foreigner anyway.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Yes, i recall him having to skip playing for national team when we played in Greece once because of the military issue. However he no longer has this issue (perhaps the laws have changed or he dumped the passport) - remember he played in olympic qualifying in Athens. I don't know if he still has a greek passport, but he does have a Slovenian passport, which is a EU passport, so he wouldn't be considered a foreigner anyway.

If he only had Slovenia passport he would be consider a foreign player under Greek League rules. You can only have 6 players from outside Greece on your roster in Greek League. So having the Greek passport is major issue.

[velik_m]

If he only had Slovenia passport he would be consider a foreign player under Greek League rules. You can only have 6 players from outside Greece on your roster in Greek League. So having the Greek passport is major issue.

I stand corrected, apparently Greeks don't really believe in EU.

Anyway Rasho is better than any C on any greek team so it's a non issue.