Koponen Tearing It Up

by PtownJake on Apr 10, 2008 8:06 AM PDT

In the first game of the Finish League Semi-finals, Petteri took it to a whole new level against the #1 team in the league.

28 Minutes
2pts - 5/7 (71%)
3pts - 5/8 (63%)
FTs - 0/0
Pts - 25
Rebounds - 2
Assists - 9
Turnovers - 0!!!
Steals - 5
Fouls - 1

All in all leading his team to a 92 to 67 victory and taking a 1 to 0 lead in the best of 5 series. Full box score (here) Koponen may not be the Blazers' answer at PG but it's still going to be fun to watch this kid play in summer league this year.

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Impressive.

Hope his development continues so well.

by amlmart1 on Apr 10, 2008 9:25 AM PDT reply actions

English Lesson

No need for "so".

You would say "Hope his development continues well."

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by JTDuck22 on Apr 10, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Thank´s a lot.

by amlmart1 on Apr 10, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Or you could combine them and say:

"Hope his development continues swell."

by bfan on Apr 10, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions

SO indicates a degree

If he wanted to say that his progression continues at that degree of quality or speed or whatever, then it's gooder english. I think he did mean that.

I'm super duper awesome

by hobobob on Apr 10, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Ditto

Indeed.

'77

by LaoTzu on Apr 10, 2008 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Agreed

but it wouldn't normally be expressed that way. Normally, I think someone would say "this well" rather than "so well".

I'm frequently right, but always certain

by jscot on Apr 11, 2008 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks to you all.

I will learn something all days of my life.

by amlmart1 on Apr 11, 2008 1:43 AM PDT up reply actions

You Should Look at This

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Style

Actually, I need to reread that book. It is a great tool for improving your writing.

What is love? Baby don't hurt me. Don't hurt me. No more.

by tominhawaii on Apr 11, 2008 1:52 AM PDT up reply actions

all the days of my life

or "every day of my life". Again, what you've written is technically and grammatically correct, but it is not the normal expression.

In both of these cases, people would certainly understand you, so there's no real problem with your wording.

It partly depends on how proficient you want to become. If your goal is to be able to communicate effectively, you are doing fine. If your goal is to learn wording that will make people forget you are Spanish and think you are American, then perhaps you need a mental health exam, but we will help you anyway.

I'm frequently right, but always certain

by jscot on Apr 11, 2008 2:05 AM PDT up reply actions

I´m a cat.

I´m curious. I´ll "try" to learn wording that will make people forget I´m Spanish and think I´m American, then I´ll return to wording like a Spaniard anyway. It will take time, because I´m learning almost only in Bedge.

by amlmart1 on Apr 11, 2008 2:34 AM PDT up reply actions

When fatty comes back, try to write like him.

I guarantee no one will know you're Spanish!

by pualo on Apr 11, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions

It's a good predicament to be in

If we draft or trade for another PG, having Blake, Sergio and (insert name here), it's unlikely that Kop will make into onto our roster for the 08/09 season. While its always nice to have a war chest of trade bullets, if Kop can get playing time next season on team in a stronger Euro league, I could see him coming over in 09/10 if Sergio continues to struggle.

by PtownJake on Apr 10, 2008 10:25 AM PDT reply actions

hmmm

He shoots the three well... has high assists... has been working hard to get in NBA shape, not euro shape, and he had 5 steals.

"Blazers need a defensive PG who can hit the open three and is a pass first guard"

Oh yeah, and he's 19?

cool beans.

Team OK just has to say that we'll take the lead with no delay. We have the players to keep the pace and in the end we'll win the race.

by ratbastird on Apr 10, 2008 1:54 PM PDT reply actions

Nice

I like him more and more. Wishful thinking, I say bring him over and buy out Raef. Reality thinking, I think that as much as I like Jack, I think he'd be the odd man out and get traded, no need for four point guards.

What is love? Baby don't hurt me. Don't hurt me. No more.

by tominhawaii on Apr 10, 2008 3:54 PM PDT reply actions