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Sarunas was pretty old when he went to NBA. He didn`t adapt to condition, because he was/is an old school playmaker. Teodosic is diffrent
In all fairness, some of the Euro players who haven't done well in the NBA were unfortunate to land in some bad situations. Jasikevicius went to the Pacers, the first season after the Malice in the Palace. I'm not sure there has ever been a team in worse disarray. They had a lot of talent, but a bunch of selfish, angry players. They didn't even try to play together as a team, and they barely managed to finish .500 for the season. The next season he got packaged in a trade to Golden State. The Warriors were running that wild-assed, wide-open offense and Don Nelson had Baron Davis playing almost the whole game. Jasikevicius never had a chance.
He may not have come in as a top-tier PG, but I think he was better than he got credit for. His numbers weren't that bad for the limited minutes he got. If he had gone to a different team, I think the outcome would have been different. Much as I hate to say it, the same is probably true for Spanoulis.
Jasikevicius won the Euroleague le with three different teams. That's no coincidence - and he played a major role on all three teams. I don't think it's fair to say that he couldn't have succeeded in the NBA.
Sarunas was pretty old when he went to NBA. He didn`t adapt to condition, because he was/is an old school playmaker. Teodosic is diffrent
Neither team wants him.
he's better than Parker
That's not saying much anymore.
Yeah, nobody wants one of Euroleague's best players comming of the bench. 40 YO Manu and broken Parker are just fine.
he's not nba material.
too slow.
Maybe he is slow, but is sure faster than broken Parker now. Also, he is 6'5 without shoes. Value for money is great in his case.
It's not.
he really isn't. i mean, i love the player, always have, but some players are just not made for nba style, it doesn't make him any worse because of that.
The problem is that he is a star in Europe. Would he accept a lesser role to play in the NBA? We all saw what happened to Nando.
I would easily welcome him off the bench. To me he is the best PG in Europe. As long he is not guarding starting PGs in the NBA, he will be fine.
You are right that he probably isn't for the NBA, but if he takes the spot of Andre Miller or Bonner on the roster, who would care? If the Spurs gave Austin Daye and Jimmer a chance why they wouldn't give him? Try him out like Boban for a year, maybe he can help.
he would take space from young players but i see your point.
He plays defense.
He won't sign for the min.
Like Jimmer, Parker, Miller and Bonner play defense.
I can see him going the Boban path regarding his contract with Spurs.
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