Official Tiago Splitter Thread

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[Bruno]

I never said Greek league was better than Euroleague you fan think you so clever with twist words and accuse people of say thing they never say. You think I as foolish and easy to be confuse as you are? No not so.

I will cut/past what has been said, so you won't be able to say that I "twist words" and "accuse people of say thing they never say".

You go after me because I've said
"What Spanoulis does in Greek league is quite meaningless because 80% of his games aren't against a good team."

Your answer to that was "I have Bruno tell me Greek league not even count like it not even exist only Euroleague count but he so confuse."

I've never said that Greek league doesn't count. I've said that what Spanoulis does in Euroleague is way more meaningful to what he does in Greek league because the level of most Greek teams is weak.

You also said "Example PAo team can beat several team of Euroleague by 40 point and can beat ZERO team of Greek league by 40 point. Yet Bruno believe he expert on how only Euroleague count. He complete wrong if he not even realize 4-5 teams of Euroleague are all trash."

First, what you said is wrong. Panthinaikos beat Kolossos Rodou by 41 this year in Greek league. And it was in a low scoring game. 106-65 is more a blowout than 123-83.
Second, the fact that there are few bad teams in the Euroleague first stage doesn't change the fact that what I've said is right. What you say is as stupid as saying "the NBA sucks because of Timberwolves".
Third, the worst Euroleague team is easily better than the worst Greek league team.

I said only what is FACT. In Spanish league or Greek league there will always be a team or some player as opponent that can play game.

No, it's not a fact.
Don't even put Greek league and Spanish league in the same sentence.
Spanish league >>>>>>>>>>>>> Greek league.
The worst Spanish team is light years better than the worst Greek team.

We all know why the Greek league aside Aris, Olympiakos and Panathinaikos is so weak, it's because of the quota rule and the lack of money.
In Greek league, you can only have 2 Americans players per team. Teams needs a lot of European/Greek players but there aren't a lot of European/Greek quality players, so they are expensive (damn capitalism). Most Greek teams don't have enough money (unlike Spanish teams) to get quality players and end up with bad players. You end up with nonsense like Olympiacos having a player only eligble to play the Euroleague and Aris buying passports for his players.

And if you aren't sold by what I said :

If you takes aside games played between themselves :
Panathinakos is 11-0 in Greek league with a win average margin of 22.3 points.
Olympiakos is 11-0 in Greek league with a win average margin of 17.5 points.
Aris is 10-1 in Greek league with a win average margin of of 11.4 points.

[Bruno]

And @ Slomo

[mystargtr34]

Dirk is bigger.

I think Dirk's german personal guru/coach has said Dirk is 7-1 and 1/2 or something close to it.

But like Garnett, he chooses to keep his height listed shorter.

No hes 6'10 without shoes. Hes about 2 full inches shorter than Pau Gasol... ill try get you the pick and the website of actual heights.

[SouthernFried]

I haven't read all these posts, but I just looked at some of Splitters videos.

To me, he looks a little like Dirk, if Dirk had an inside game, and no outside game. Looks to be a mobile 6'10". Also looks like a college player.

I'm not sure if he has an NBA body, but, for a big guy, he's very mobile and quick. Relying more on Quick moves to the basket, rather than your standard back-to-the-basket post up moves. He looks very active, in your typical Euro-type player mode.

The only thing that matters...is he's better than Elson.

[mountainballer]

To me, he looks a little like Dirk, if Dirk had an inside game, and no outside game. Looks to be a mobile 6'10". Also looks like a college player.

are you guessing Dirk, or how Tiago measures?

if Tiago, this are the numbers taken at the 2004 predraft camp: (Tiago was 19)
Height w/o Shoes: 6' 10.25"
Height w/shoes: 6' 11.75"
Weight:233 (last year he was listed at 245)
Wingspan: 7' 2"
Standing Reach: 9' 1.5"

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

I will cut/past what has been said, so you won't be able to say that I "twist words" and "accuse people of say thing they never say".

You go after me because I've said
"What Spanoulis does in Greek league is quite meaningless because 80% of his games aren't against a good team."

Your answer to that was "I have Bruno tell me Greek league not even count like it not even exist only Euroleague count but he so confuse."

I've never said that Greek league doesn't count. I've said that what Spanoulis does in Euroleague is way more meaningful to what he does in Greek league because the level of most Greek teams is weak.

You also said "Example PAo team can beat several team of Euroleague by 40 point and can beat ZERO team of Greek league by 40 point. Yet Bruno believe he expert on how only Euroleague count. He complete wrong if he not even realize 4-5 teams of Euroleague are all trash."

First, what you said is wrong. Panthinaikos beat Kolossos Rodou by 41 this year in Greek league. And it was in a low scoring game. 106-65 is more a blowout than 123-83.
Second, the fact that there are few bad teams in the Euroleague first stage doesn't change the fact that what I've said is right. What you say is as stupid as saying "the NBA sucks because of Timberwolves".
Third, the worst Euroleague team is easily better than the worst Greek league team.



No, it's not a fact.
Don't even put Greek league and Spanish league in the same sentence.
Spanish league >>>>>>>>>>>>> Greek league.
The worst Spanish team is light years better than the worst Greek team.

We all know why the Greek league aside Aris, Olympiakos and Panathinaikos is so weak, it's because of the quota rule and the lack of money.
In Greek league, you can only have 2 Americans players per team. Teams needs a lot of European/Greek players but there aren't a lot of European/Greek quality players, so they are expensive (damn capitalism). Most Greek teams don't have enough money (unlike Spanish teams) to get quality players and end up with bad players. You end up with nonsense like Olympiacos having a player only eligble to play the Euroleague and Aris buying passports for his players.

And if you aren't sold by what I said :

If you takes aside games played between themselves :
Panathinakos is 11-0 in Greek league with a win average margin of 22.3 points.
Olympiakos is 11-0 in Greek league with a win average margin of 17.5 points.
Aris is 10-1 in Greek league with a win average margin of of 11.4 points.

Like say you are very foolish if you think you twist word prove anything. You look like joke.

[Extra Stout]

Like say you are very foolish if you think you twist word prove anything. You look like joke.

Bruno no look like joke. Pana look like joke. Pana embarrass all of as and make enes look stupid. Spurs fans respect other European fans from France, Germany, UK, Slovenia, Italy, Spain. Spurs fans even respect Turkish fans. Spurs fans not respect as because of you. You by your foolish words bring shame to as.

[SouthernFried]

are you guessing Dirk, or how Tiago measures?

if Tiago, this are the numbers taken at the 2004 predraft camp: (Tiago was 19)
Height w/o Shoes: 6' 10.25"
Height w/shoes: 6' 11.75"
Weight:233 (last year he was listed at 245)
Wingspan: 7' 2"
Standing Reach: 9' 1.5"

I was saying he looks like Dirk. Athletic, tall, thin body style. If Dirk had no outside shot, this is how I'd see him playing inside. Not using strength or bulling over people, but sorta finnessing and using his agility around the basket.

Uh...thanks for the body measurements tho.

[colargol]

Tiago's stats in liga

here

[hsxvvd]

ESPN is showing Tau Cerimica tonight against CSKA, first time I can get a good look at him.

[hsxvvd]

So far so good.

He has some nice post moves and runs the pick and roll perfectly.

He might get in Duncan's way, but nice 2nd unit player. He doesn't really seem to have any range, and he is awful at the line.

His defence seems pretty solid, he doesn't mind banging away underneath (as much as Euroleague bang He also snatched a few offensive boards, which is something we could do with lately.

[GrandeDavid]

James Splitter is going to be a decent player for the Spurs. As a resident of Brazil and follower of Brazilian basketball players who are good, I am excited about him coming to San Antonio next season. Plus it'll help further fortify the Spurs wagon down here in paradise.

[Spurs Brazil]

James Splitter is going to be a decent player for the Spurs. As a resident of Brazil and follower of Brazilian basketball players who are good, I am excited about him coming to San Antonio next season. Plus it'll help further fortify the Spurs wagon down here in paradise.

That's true Grande

[Cansal]

HI EVERYONE, TODAY TAU PLAYED WITH FUENLABRA, WE WON VERY EASY AND SPLITTER MADE AN INCREDIBLE GAME AGAIN . IN JUST 18 MINUTES HE MADE 16PTOS, 7 REBOUNDS, 3 ASSISTANTS........AND 24 OF VALUE . THE BEST OF THE TEAM......... IT WAS INCREDIBLE, I LIKE HIS GAME VERY MUCH, HE IS GREAT, NOWADAYS HE MAKES WHAT HE WANTS IN THE COURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND PEOPLE HERE IN VITORIA LOVE HIM A LOT BECAUSE HE WORKS FOR THE TEAM A LOT IN EACH GAME, HE IMPROVE THE REST OF THE TEAM AND BESIDES HE IS THE REFERENCE OF THE TEAM. FOR MY OPINION, THIS YEAR HE SHOULD BE THE CAPTIAN . IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE GAME JUST GO TO: WWW.ACB.COM

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Cool, thanks.

[Cansal]

YESTERDAY TAU WON AN INCREDIBLE GAME WITH AN INCREDIBLEEEEEEEEE SPLITTER AGAINNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN 27 MIN HE MADE 23PTOS AND 22 OF VALUE. IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE STATICS GO TO WWW.ACB.COM AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE GAME GO TO WWW.EUROLEAGUE.COM

[ChumpDumper]

It's actually http://www.euroleague.net.

[Cansal]

Tau Ceramica struggled early, but dominated Zalgiris Kaunas over the last three quarters for an 84-66 win on Wednesday night at the Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria, Spain. Minutes after he final whistle, Tau learned that Montepaschi Siena had won at Olympiacos, meaning head coach Neven Spahija’s troops finish the regular season in third place in Group A with a 9-5 record. Tau will be a second seed in the Top 16 Draw if Unicaja of Group B loses its last game or if Barcelona of Group C loses or wins by fewer than 32 points. Meanwhile Zalgiris drops to 8-6 and finishes the season in fourth place. It will be seeded third in the draw. Zalgiris was the stronger team early on, using a well-developed team attack with big minutes from Jonas Maciulis and Paulius Jankunas helping the Lithuanian champs to an 11-24 advantage. But Zoran Planinic’s buzzer-beating triple off the glass brought the hosts with 8 after 10 minutes and when Tiago Splitter and Igor Rakocevic got going in the second half, Tau regained the lead and sailed to a 44-39 halftime advantage. Zalgiris continued to fight at tied the game early in the third quarter, but was eventually overmatched by Tau, which muscled its way on both ends of the floor to an 18-point win. Splitter finished with a game-high 23 points and Rakocevic had 20 for the winners. Maciulis led Zalgiris with 17 points and Jankunas added 12.

Both teams got off to a cold start as Splitter was the only one able to score a free throw after first minute. Tau fed its center inside on nearly every offense, but the outcome wasn’t as good as expected. Zalgiris took advantage of it to build a 3-7 lead, behind a triple by DeJuan Collins and two baskets in a row by Maciulis. Jankunas made things even worst for the hosts as he nailed another three for a 7-point edge after four minutes. Although the hosts managed to find Rakocevic and Sergi Vidal to add points from the wings, it wasn’t enough to prevent Zalgiris from getting a double-digit lead midway through the first period, based on a smart defense and a patient offense. Even though Tau head coach Neven Spahija called for an urgent timeout, his players didn’t seem ready to react. Looking only for Splitter at offense, Tau struggled to find balance. On the other side, Zalgiris didn’t need to excel to keep a safe margin. A lucky three pointer by Jankunas was followed by a layup by Michael Bradley to give Zalgiris an 11-24 advantage entering the last minute. Splitter, with a pair of free throws, and Zoran Planinic, with a banked three-point shot at the buzzer, helped Tau to stay alive and trail 16-24 at the end of the first period.

Despite of an early layup by Splitter as the second period started, Zalgiris didn’t panic and kept looking for open shots and easy baskets. That’s how they found Bradley inside and Popovic outside to score 5 points in a few seconds, enough to keep Tau far from thinking of a quick comeback. But Tau seemed to react as Rakocevic hit a three-pointer and drew a personal foul from Popovic, which was followed by a put-back and a fast-break layup by Mirza Teletovic that woke the fans up and made it a 2-point game midway through the period. Head coach Rimantas Grigas stopped the game with a timeout, but the hosts remained hot. Rakocevic tied the game with a short jumper, as Will McDonald and Teletovic added consecutive points to cap a 13-0 run for a 37-33 Tau lead. Neither Grigas’s orders nor balanced offense served the guests, who seemed totally bewildered at that point. Planinic extended the lead as Tau’s centers started to dominate the boards. The offensive drought came to the end for Zalgiris thanks to a three-pointer by Marcus Brown, who finished a five-minutes period without Zalgiris points, but at that point Tau felt dominant already. A buzzer-beating baseline dunk by Jankunas allowed Zalgiris to reach halftime down only 44-39.

Zalgiris remained scoreless for the first two minutes after intermission, as Splitter kept leading Tau and raised difference to 48-39. But this time, the guests reacted fine. Maciulis hit a three, which was followed by a layup by Jankunas and 4 free throws from Brown and Collins that capped a 0-9 run that reset the game after 24 minutes. In an immediate answer, Rakocevic and Splitter combined for 7 points in a row that changed the picture again pretty quickly, as Tau found the intensity on defense it lacked for so many minutes. Splitter, unstoppable on offense, came up big on defense as well, making a couple of monster blocks on Popovic and Eurelijis Zukauskas that ignited the spirit of Tau fans. A three-pointer by Pablo Prigioni gave Tau its first double-digit margin at 62-52 with two minutes to go. A few seconds later another bomb by Rakocevic hurt the guests even more. Grigas’s timeout entering in the last minute proved quite useful, as Popovic and Maciulis reduced the gap to keep Zalgiris alive, 65-57, at the end of the third quarter.

Nerves took over on both sides at the beginning of the last period, as both teams struggled to find the basket due to increasing defensive efforts of each team. Rakocevic was the first one to break the trend, as he added a free throw that was followed by a triple by Jasaitis for a 69-57 Tau edge. Meanwhile, Zalgiris couldn’t hit even open shots and allowed Tau rebounders to dominate inside their basket. As such, Zalgiris remained scoreless for five minutes, too much time for any team that aspires to win in Vitoria. Collins and Maciulis came to the rescue, however, to make it a 9-point game, 69-60, with half of a quarter to be played, but Tau didn’t panic and kept trying the things that had granted the edge so far. Two free throws by Jasaitis and a basket-plus-free throw by McDonald were enough to raise differences to unreachable limits. Prigioni, with a huge three, capped an 8-0 run that definitely killed all guests’ hopes of getting any outcome with three minutes to go. With an eye kept on Athens, the hosts managed to keep a safe margin despite full-court pressure attempt by Zalgiris players. A free throw festival in the last minute closed the game with a solid Tau win.

[hsxvvd]

Splitter, unstoppable on offense, came up big on defense as well, making a couple of monster blocks on Popovic and Eurelijis Zukauskas that ignited the spirit of Tau fans.

[RADECK]

If Spurs let Tiago like Scola, this would be horrible. Tiago played very good game last night. Well he's playing good all season and i'm looking forward to see him in Spurs uniform.

[ChumpDumper]

The Spurs let Scola go because of Splitter.

[CaptainLate]

The Spurs let Scola go because of Splitter.

Not really. Spurs are ready to sign Splitter for next year.

The Scola situation was a whole different deal having to do with a huge amount of buyout money.

[wildbill2u]

Not really. Spurs are ready to sign Splitter for next year. ...

I don't know much about the Euro league season. I get the impression from their website that they are already in the playoffs for the top 16 teams.

Is it possible that Splitter could be out of his season and available to be brought in to the NBA before our playoffs. What is the last date we can sign a player?

(Wishful thinking)

[remingtonbo2001]

How great would that be?

But when would he get time to rest? Im sure he plays for the national team.
Let him get some rest. We've already seen what happens when our players come in overworked.