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Is he white?
we can dream Spurs fans......................we can only dream
Does he lack quickness overall, or just by a PG standards? Most reports give him a good jumpshot, would he work as a wing who can spell tony's ballhandling for stretches? Or now am I talking about getting him out of his comfort zone and his compe ive advantage as a player? What's the record for most questions posed in succession?
he's 30, he's a superstar in europe and I don't think he'd like to be on the bench (there's only one manu). So I don't think he'll come.
Why not? He comes off the bench on his current team in Europe. Even when he was winning the MVP he was coming off the bench. I fail to see why that would stop him from coming to the NBA.
He's an awesome player, probably one of the top 3 playing in Europe. However, some Europeans with those credentials that made the jump across the Atlantic failed to impress in the NBA. Jasikevicius is the best example, absolutely dominating in Europe, failure in the NBA. Except for having a better 3 point shot but not as strong as Papaloukas, they are the same kind of player. A slow (for NBA standards), playmaking point guard.
The bright side is that Papaloukas is used to come from the bench, and that the Spurs and Pop handle international players much better than most of the NBA teams. If he accepts a low contract and adapts well, could be a major signing.
I still am intrigued by the prospect of playing Tony at the 2 and having Papaloukas run the point (much like how Allen Iverson played the 2 and Blake ran the point this season for Denver). With a playmaker at the helm Tony would be free to make cuts and work off the ball. With his jumpshot only getting better and better I think we would quickly realize Tony can be effective in that role. It wouldn't be something we ran with huge minutes, but it would change the pace of the game and offer us a new look while not sacrificing much defensively (Tony D's up their PG and Papaloukas their SG).
the Jasikevicius comparison is somehow misleading.
Papaloukas is his successor as the best player in Europe, but their stiles are quite different.
IMO Jasikevicius would fit the Spurs system better than Papaloukas, even considering Papaloukas is the much better defender.
Marko Jaric would probably be a more accurate comparison.
His Euroleage stats this year for your reference:
25 games
3 games started
24:22 mins per game
9.8 ppg
66.4% 2p !!!
34.1% 3p
71.6% ft
3.2 rebounds
5.4 assists (the definition of an "assist" is stricter in Euroleague)
1.7 steals
2.4 turnovers
0.2 blocks
1.9 fouls commited
2.9 fouls received
good player but sooooo OVERRATED..i wouldnt want him on the team..
papaloukas is the best player in europe right now... it would be great to have him on the bench. Compared to Jasikevicius he is bigger, stronger and much more team oriented, great with assists
I agree
I saw Jasikevicius when he played in europe and he was better than papaloukas. he just went in the wrong team (indiana with no passing game)
but he would fit the spurs system.
What about PAPALOUKAS's teammate:
SMODIS, MATJAZ
Team: CSKA
Height: 2.05
Born: 1979
Nationality: Slovenia
Number: 8
Min - 24:34
Pts - 12.9
2FG - 55.6%
3FG - 42%
RPG - 3.8
Plays both forward positions in Europe, but prefers playing small forward on offense and power forward on defense.
MATJAZ SMODIS
Could fit to Spurs and his price is much lower than Scola's, and they are both top forwards in the leagu.
Wanted to put in Scolas thread - my mistake sorry!!!
Papaloukas is a stud with a killer instinct. He would be a definitive improvement at the back up PG spot.
But I don't know if the Spurs can offer him the playing time he is looking for.
right. Carlisle also never found out how to use him. he is just to stubborn with his system and forces players into it.
(that's why Pop is so great and Carlisle is average. Spurs also have a very ingenious and strict system, but Pop has the ability to also adjust the system to the qualities of a player.)
and that Saras can't succeed in a Nelson system is just logical.
I always hoped to see Saras at the Spurs (who know him well and always liked him), where he should be able to shine.
(last deadline I claimed that a deal of Barry for Saras would create a win win situation for both teams). IMO this is still the case.
Warriors will hope that he opts. out this summer and takes an european offer (Real Madrid is very interested), because this would help them to stay under the threshold, but if he doesn't opt out, a deal for Barry would be a good move for them.
they have become a PO team and a veteran with championship expirience, who upgrades their not so great shooter department, should fit in quite well.
the expiring contracts makes it a low risk for both teams.
of course there is no guarrantee that Saras would fit in well. maybe he in fact can't translate his game to NBA.
but if it works, this deal could have a huge upside for the Spurs.
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