Marjanovic diagnosed with bone edema

[jsandiego]

Dragan Djilas, presiden of Serbian Basketball sent a letter to RC.

http://www.kss.rs/wp-content/uploads...Marjanovic.pdf

Dear Dragan:

No. But good luck in your tournament.

Sincerely,
Coach Pop
Former USA Basketball Head Coach

[DPG21920]

This all strikes me as a little too coordinated. All the publicity and leaking of things like that letter. Looks sort of like Sebrian people might be mad that Bobi chased his dream to the USA and decided not to play for Serbia since he is injured. So in order to avoid blowback from fans toward Bobi/Serbia, they had to make a big spectacle about the decision when really, Bobi is good with it so he can heal up for his NBA debut.

[Kidd K]

They haven't said something like that. I will try to explain better what I meant by that.

Marjanovic has a bone edema. There is a 95% odd (made up number) that playing with his NT will have no consequences and there is a 5% odd that the bone edema turns into a break that will sideline Marjanovic for at least a couple of months.
- Spurs are worried about these 5% and that's why the don't allow him to play.
- Serbian NT doctors considers that it's a very low risk that doesn't necessitate Marjanovic not playing with the NT.


Well, it's debatable.
During his youth, people in Serbia have spend a lot time and money to develop him as a basketball player. One can say it creates a moral debt and that playing for the NT is a way to pay it while Marjanovic won't really be able to help Serbian basketball when he is in SA.

At the end it's a question of personal moral values that isn't limited to basketball.
For example, in a country like France, studies to be an engineer, which are expensive, are often free and are paid by the state. Is it fine that someone at the end of its studies decides to work at the silicon valley and never come back to France?

But again here's the problem: Serbian national team has NO vested interest in Boban being healthy after that's over. If he gets hurt, it doesn't matter to them. They won't need him for awhile anyway. The Spurs need him for 7 months straight. That's what they're paying for.

They may have helped train Boban but let's ask why. Could it be because he's 7'4" and they figured they could "use" him? After all they clearly don't care about his long term/yearly health as they have no vested interest in it. The Spurs on the other hand, do. I would think he's already paid his debt by now, plus him having success in the NBA on a high profile/elite team like the Spurs would do much more for Serbian basketball than losing by just 18 points per game instead of 24 in that tournament.

[Dex]

Let him play, it. It's not worth the bad blood.

Are you ready for more Red Mamba time!?

[Chinook]

This all strikes me as a little too coordinated. All the publicity and leaking of things like that letter. Looks sort of like Sebrian people might be mad that Bobi chased his dream to the USA and decided not to play for Serbia since he is injured. So in order to avoid blowback from fans toward Bobi/Serbia, they had to make a big spectacle about the decision when really, Bobi is good with it so he can heal up for his NBA debut.

Thing that makes this bad is that Serbia seems to be the Spurs' current mine of interest. They have two picks stashed over there as it is. I doubt the team wants to create long-term discontent with that basketball program. They risk losing some access they seem to care about.

[DPG21920]

Spurs aren't stupid - if they didn't think they could survive this, I highly doubt they would do that. Plus, at the end of the day, the NBA is the dream and Spurs have the leverage.

But it still sounds like Spurs willing to play the bad guy role for Serbia.

[littlecoyotecoin]

Spurs aren't stupid - if they didn't think they could survive this, I highly doubt they would do that. Plus, at the end of the day, the NBA is the dream and Spurs have the leverage.

But it still sounds like Spurs willing to play the bad guy role for Serbia.

In the end, I'm just glad it all happened or wtf to talk about?! The horror.

[BillMc]

In the end, I'm just glad it all happened or wtf to talk about?! The horror.

Truth here. We have to kill the 80 days somehow.

[lil'mo]

Are you ready for more Red Mamba time!?

yeah i don't give a

[PrimeMinister]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OP5EnaaYjQ

[FuzzyLumpkins]

This all strikes me as a little too coordinated. All the publicity and leaking of things like that letter. Looks sort of like Sebrian people might be mad that Bobi chased his dream to the USA and decided not to play for Serbia since he is injured. So in order to avoid blowback from fans toward Bobi/Serbia, they had to make a big spectacle about the decision when really, Bobi is good with it so he can heal up for his NBA debut.

Spurs mock the NBA injury list and have for years. This is very much so contrived much like them forcing Manu to not play for Arg the last couple of seasons with his own injuries.

This gives the player cover for protecting themselves. Serbs aren't exactly noted for being a levelheaded bunch so the blowback is not surprising nor particularly alarming.

[ceperez]

This all strikes me as a little too coordinated. All the publicity and leaking of things like that letter. Looks sort of like Sebrian people might be mad that Bobi chased his dream to the USA and decided not to play for Serbia since he is injured. So in order to avoid blowback from fans toward Bobi/Serbia, they had to make a big spectacle about the decision when really, Bobi is good with it so he can heal up for his NBA debut.

I guarantee it that the Serbs are going to blow this up into a major spectacle!

American predatory capitalists aren't going to get away with depriving the Serbian people of compe ive basketball.

[Mamuza94]

Ceperez, please stfu.

[Axegrinder]

I guarantee it that the Serbs are going to blow this up into a major spectacle!

American predatory capitalists aren't going to get away with depriving the Serbian people of compe ive basketball.

Dont be ridiculous..Spurs didnt force him to sign a CONTRACT. He chose to. FIBA/NBA have rules and SPurs are following them. Spurs have Bobans long term health in mind..Serbian NT obviously dont. They wanted him to continue playing even AFTER his foot swelled up and a SERB started the whole injury "rumor" in the 1st damn place. Get the fk over it, he is a SPUR

[Lostwingman]

Serbian masses want to see some heads roll for this debacle. Our MVP center can't play for the mother land because some American capitalist owns his rights???

This is certainly blow up in the news media over there in Belgrade.

I can see in now, all the op eds over in Serbia demanding that Serbian basketball players be protected from predatory NBA teams.

I bet this is what the Chinese would have said if the Rockets protested Yao's year round joint destruction.

[ceperez]

Dont be ridiculous..Spurs didnt force him to sign a CONTRACT. He chose to. FIBA/NBA have rules and SPurs are following them. Spurs have Bobans long term health in mind..Serbian NT obviously dont. They wanted him to continue playing even AFTER his foot swelled up and a SERB started the whole injury "rumor" in the 1st damn place. Get the fk over it, he is a SPUR

I agree the Spurs are on the right side of the law here.

Just telling you how the Serbs are going to react.

[Russ]

I think everyone should chill . . .

The Serbs are just like we were a few years ago.

They still smoke and they think injuries shouldn't stop you from playing, etc. They believe in toughness.

They would shake their heads in disbelief that a coach could be fired for verbally abusing a player. Just like we would have a few years ago.

They don't get it when we say a player who could play, and play effectively, should not play because he might aggravate some injury that never stopped him from playing before.

Boban isn't on the decline because he has some chronic condition. He's getting better and better as time goes on. That's what they see.

So the Serbs look at us just like we would have looked at us a few years ago -- soft, overly sensitive and, basically, crazy.

Come to think of it, a lot of American politicians are now talking about the "pussification" of America.

Our Serbian friends have a legitimate point of view, it's just not fashionable in the modern NBA.

It's really just a time warp, that's all.

Boban will be fine. We'll love him. And he'll probably be a mainstay on the Spurs for years.

[bic50]

I agree the Spurs are on the right side of the law here.

Just telling you how the Serbs are going to react.

So the serbs dont care about bobans health?

[ceperez]

So the serbs dont care about bobans health?

No, they care more about defending Serbian basketball honor.

[ceperez]

I think everyone should chill . . .

The Serbs are just like we were a few years ago.

They still smoke and they think injuries shouldn't stop you from playing, etc. They believe in toughness.

They would shake their heads in disbelief that a coach could be fired for verbally abusing a player. Just like we would have a few years ago.

They don't get it when we say a player who could play, and play effectively, should not play because he might aggravate some injury that never stopped him from playing before.

Boban isn't on the decline because he has some chronic condition. He's getting better and better as time goes on. That's what they see.

So the Serbs look at us just like we would have looked at us a few years ago -- soft, overly sensitive and, basically, crazy.

Come to think of it, a lot of American politicians are now talking about the "pussification" of America.

Our Serbian friends have a legitimate point of view, it's just not fashionable in the modern NBA.

It's really just a time warp, that's all.

Boban will be fine. We'll love him. And he'll probably be a mainstay on the Spurs for years.

That's why it's up to Popovic to tell them how it is. It's all business and the Spurs don't give a damn about Serbian success in the Euro championships.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

That's why it's up to Popovic to tell them how it is. It's all business and the Spurs don't give a damn about Serbian success in the Euro championships.

What do you think the press release that caused the OP was?

[ceperez]

What do you think the press release that caused the OP was?

I missed that, what press release? I only saw an announcement from spurs, a remark from twitter by the agent and a letter from Serbian NT.

[littlecoyotecoin]

Truth here. We have to kill the 80 days somehow.

, it might take 80 days to figure out exactly what a bone enema is, anyway. It doesn't sound fun, whatever it is.

[playbonner15]

Are you ready for more Red Mamba time!?

Why not? More Red Mamba pls

[kobyz]

If the Serbian assistant coach didn't leaked the news of Boban being injured while playing at the end of last season Spurs would not know about it and all this wouldn't happened, is the Serbian assistant coach gonna be killed?