Do you want to follow the Spanish ACB playoffs? UPDATE 2
by amlmart1 on May 14, 2009 9:30 AM PDT
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PrintDo you want to see Freeland, Ricky Rubio, Claver, Reyes,… playing?
In case you´re interested on watching these games by internet, post a comment letting me know which games do you want to and I´ll try to find a way.
This is the schedule.
Real Madrid v DKV-Joventut
1st: Saturday, May-16, 18:15 local time (9:15 AM Portland time).
2nd: Monday, May-18, 20:15 local time (11:15 AM Portland time).
3d: (in case they are even) Saturday, May-23, 18:15 local time (9:15 AM Portland time).
Unicaja v Kalise Gran Canaria
1st: Sunday, May-17, 12:30 local time (3:30 AM Portland time). Here starts the Spanish Midnight Rumblers´ revenge J
2nd: : Tuesday , May-19, 20:30 local time (11:30 am Portland time).
3d: (in case they are even) Sunday, May-24, 12:30 local time (3:30 AM Portland time).
Regal FC Barcelona v Pamesa Valencia1st: Sunday, May-17, 12:30 local time (3:30 AM Portland time).
2nd: : Tuesday , May-19, 20:45 local time (11:45 am Portland time).
3d: (in case they are even) Sunday, May-24, 12:30 local time (3:30 AM Portland time).
TAU Cerámica v Iurbentia Bilbao Basket
1st: Sunday, May-17, 12:30 local time (3:30 AM Portland time).
2nd: : Tuesday , May-19, 20:15 local time (11:15 am Portland time).
3d: (in case they are even) Sunday, May-24, 12:30 local time (3:30 AM Portland time).
Most interesting players to follow:
Ricky Rubio (DKV Joventut)
Joel Freeland (Kalise Gran Canaria)
Víctor Claver (Pamesa Valencia)
Felipe Reyes (Real Madrid)
Sergio Llull (Real Madrid)
Tiago Splitter (TAU)
Fran Vazquez (Regal FC Barcelona)
Ersan Iliasova (Regal FC Barcelona)
UPDATE 1: Real Madrid v DKV Joventut 1st game video recap Second video
UPDATE 2:
Unicaja v Kalise Gran Canaria Second video
Regal FC Barcelona v Pamesa Valencia Second video
Tau Cerámica v iurbentia Bilbao Second video
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I find that I love watching international ball – very fun to watch even when I don’t know all the players….
I definitely do. I tried to watch as much of the reg season as possible on atdhe
Offseason:
Trade For Mike Conley Jr
Sign Antonio McDyess & Othello Hunter
Draft Kevin Seraphin/Edwin Jackson(Eurostash)
by TheGreatDane17 on May 14, 2009 10:17 AM PDT reply actions
You can also find links at http://www.rojadirecta.org/
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Thank you :)
Offseason:
Trade For Mike Conley Jr
Sign Antonio McDyess & Othello Hunter
Draft Kevin Seraphin/Edwin Jackson(Eurostash)
by TheGreatDane17 on May 14, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
right on al...
but I’m too dumb to know who’s on who’s team…could you maybe…. write up some rosters too …. forgive me. thanks :)
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Forgiven. The post´s been updated. Click on the red links.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
you rock amlmart1!!!
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
Yes!
I don’t think we’ll get Ricky, but I am ALWAYS up to watching good basketball games.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
I would love to watch the game on saturday the 16th!
For starters, please let me know if there is a way. Thank you very much!
Ok, I´ll be reading the comments in this thread at 9:15 AM Portland time, if the sky has not fallen before upon me.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Seeds:
1-TAU
2-FCBarcelona
3-Unicaja
4-Real Madrid
5-Joventut
6-Gran Canaria
7-Pamesa
8-Iurbentia
I’ll join Rudy supporting Joventut, and if I find cheap tickets I’ll go to the 2nd game :D
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
I hope you can go
If you can you should write up what it was like, not just the game, but the atmosphere and other fans and such. That would be really interesting to many people.
I've been to many Joventut games
and I was at the last Joventut-Real Madrid playoff game in ’07, the 4th of a series of 5 that Real Madrid used to tie the series.
Rudy was injured and came off the bench, and Real Madrid players were bullying Ricky all the series, as it was the first time he got to the playoffs (he was 16 if I’m not mistaken).
The atmosphere was amazing. In case you don’t know, Joventut plays at Barcelona ‘92 Olympic Stadium all their home games, and it’s a huge place where they usually open the lower level, but there were so many ticket requests that they had to open the upper ring too, with a small section surrounded by two empty sections for Real Madrid supporters to avoid confrontations. I had a Real Madrid supporter in front of me, mixed with Joventut fans, and he was shouting all the time and people around were looking for other seats to avoid throwing him down.
It was a really hard fought series…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GwUFK9O9DA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f_6FnqytNc
Madrid victories were by 2, 2 and 4 points, and sadly, Rudy in game 1 and Ricky in game 4 both missed shots at the buzzer.
There aren’t as many signs as on NBA games, but there is other entertainment. Joventut, as his name in catalá means, is a youth team. It started as amateurs and then became a basketball school, and during timeouts and halftime, youth teams get on the court to play for a few minutes (usually kids aged around 9-10). Some of those kids become the Rudies and Rickies of the future :)
It’s worth watching
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
that sounds magnifico
thanks for your perspective. I am glad you got to attend an exciting game and I hope you get to go back this year. – Elgin
VENTURA: It's drowning. It gives you the complete sensation that you are drowning. It is no good, because you -- I'll put it to you this way, you give me a waterboard, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders.
wild!
Thats interesting about Joventut. The way all the teams and clubs work over there, it’s hard for me to get the whole picture. I will have to spend some time researching European basketball.
That first video was crazy, I can’t believe how young Rubio was/is! He does seem to know how to work the crowd and refs.
Rudy sure gets knocked around a lot!
Thanks for the info and the vids!
Inquiring Minds Want To Know...
who the future Blazers are and where can I watch them play!
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The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
I'm certainly interested about who the future Blazers are, mind you. Let me know when you get the answer.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Freeland is right at the top of my list! Ricky would be right there also, but that may be too much to ask.
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LMA Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3 LMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMA - Putting the POWER in POWER FORWARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The concussion must have jarred him into "Destroy All Opposition Terminator Mode!" - BlazersOrBust
thx aml
I got 6 years of playoff blue balls going on, and I'm ready to release. GO BLAZERS. ~Mortimer
Recaps and scouting reports
would be cool too
by southern oregon on May 14, 2009 4:48 PM PDT reply actions
welcome back online, amlmart1!
A lot of us have missed your frequent comments. Yes, please keep us posted on the ACB playoffs.
I'll be in Game 1 Real Madrid vs DKV-Joventut
If you have the chance to watch this game, pay some attention to Sergio Llul, another Spanish PG, from Real Madrid. He is not so highly touted as Rubio and he won’t enter this year draft, but he is also fun to watch. Very promising player.
Do you want a first playoff round video preview?
Remembering last year first playoff round (including Rudy against Marc Gasol-last 40 secs)
Kalise Gran Canaria (Freeland´s team)
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
You could have your own blog with all this great stuff.
Love the video from European basketball, something about the music, or the player, or perhaps the editing, I just really like the style. Seems like the video quality is good.
First one was great, I wonder what Gasol was saying when they showed him yelling at Rudy.
From the tiny bit I saw i am interested in seeing more of llull, and many others as well. Thanks!
You´re right about Llull, he´s an interesting prospect. I´ll add him to the list.
Nicola Mirotic is also a good prospect, but probably won´t play these games because he´s too young and it´s not easy to get playing time in Real Madrid.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
More...
Rubio in a Copa del Rey game against Estudiantes
Victor Claver with the Blazers
Víctor Claver against Real Madrid
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Even though I'm a Kings fan
I’ll be coming here tomorrow to see what I can get out of the links. I want to watch the DKJ game (and the other games but I really can’t) to get a feel for ACB basketball better than what I already have seen.
Great writeup aml!
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Amigo,
queríamos linkas de el Eurobasket tambien. Cuando es?
We want to see our current Blazers in action as well as getting to see a little more of Freeland and PetKo, maybe Jonas Jerekbo, Beaubois, Casspi or De Colo.
"Damn the Blazers. Damn them to hell. They are working the rest of the league like a speed bag." - Bill Simmons 6/26/08
I just checked because I want to watch the DKJ Joventut game to watch as much of Rubio as I can
That game is probably being put on atdhe.net.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Good morning America. I hope there´ll be a link.
Hi pookeyguru. Be ready. Real Madrid players will be bullying and hunting Ricky all game long.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Geoff Petrie will be over there watching to see how he handles it too
I guarantee it.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh
And Good morning. I hope you don’t mind, but I’m going to direct any Kings fans over here so they can join in on the action.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
A pleasure. Love the Kings. Love your game commentators, classy guys.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
You know why TZ got pissed at Bedge at the end of the regular season?
Because of all the complaining about the screwed up call that allowed the Finley 3. He, and a lot of other people, were very irritated by that.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I wasn't there when everything happened
but I imagine there were hordes of Bedgers over there… it’s gotta be annoying.
draft rodrigue beaubois
Yep
Doesn’t annoy me, but it annoys quite a few people over there.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Tremendous quality
Thank You!
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Appreciated
But I doubt it will get clearer than this.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
That was a sweet pass from Rubio to Moiso
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Great defense on Rubio
Helped force that Shot Clock violation.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Yeah everything I've read says he's excellent at the pick & roll
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Aml
Do you have an updating boxscore?
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
You're awesome
Gracias senor.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Click on AMPLIAR ESTADISTICA to watch the full boxscore.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
I've had some experience with it
And what I’ve never learned is how to figure out some of the various thing a mah jigs on it. There are some differences in the boxscore that the ACB uses in Spanish that i’m not used to following the NBA.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I don´t know everything but you may ask and I´ll try to answer.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Fair enough
Is Faltas a “foul”?
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
They are registered as "co" (committed) and "re" (received) at the end of the boxscore.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Ah
Thanks!
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Yes. Adding a rider, "falta" is feminine, so we say "cometida" and "recibida".
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Great play by Ricky getting insidw
But he’s gotta finish better in there if he wants to take that next leap in the NBA.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Ouch
That looked very painful on Rubio’s part. Hopefully it’s just a stinger.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
DKV has not looked good at all in this game
Not looked good at all.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'm late!
But I’m here! What did i miss? I’m freaking out!
Ok calm. Is the justin tv the best link? its fine, just checking.
Yeah it is
Rubio isn’t playing though. He strained a thigh, or hurt a part of his body in that area.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Doesn't Coby Karl play the point too?
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh okay
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
DKV is not playing well
It’s skewing how everything’s going in this game. They’ve had the upper hand all game.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Yep
They weren’t making any shots when he was in the game either.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
How many minutes per game does Freeland play?
I’m deciding whether to take the plunge and wake up at 3:30 am.
draft rodrigue beaubois
Check DX
They have a good link for it.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
thanks for the link
10/4.6 in 17 minutes… hmm. I may have to wake up.
draft rodrigue beaubois
by Cablinasian on May 16, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I rather like Rudy as a Blazer!
"What's so interesting is that this team took on a dynamic that was very special. I don't think we as a group, in terms of management, coaches and players, realize what we did as a young team. We broke all the metrics. We broke all the molds. Our challenge is can we continue to do that. As young of a team with 54 wins, no issues off the court, phenomenal chemistry." - Kevin Pritchard
So Rubio played at the beginning
and they still were not doing well. There were seeded 4 and 5 so one might think it would be closer. I don’t know how much that means here though. Were there previews of this game written up, and did they predict a close game?
They were doing okay for about the first 4 minutes
But nobody could make any shots, and after that, it just kept going downhill.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Sergio Rodriguez
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Claver worked out in Portland last year
they seemed to like him a fair bit.
draft rodrigue beaubois
by Cablinasian on May 16, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Anybody that athletic is going to be liked
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Being lumped in with retardation is not my good of a good time
So, no.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
of course, sorry, I should not have even asked,
I was hoping the spanish commentary was perhaps better
If I spoke Spanish
Which I don’t, then I might have a different opinion. My general opinion is that JustinTV chats are stupid in English.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Well it's a slam dunk (LOL)
Justin TV is good for one thing: the video.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Having read both in the past
Spanish commentators often don’t understand why their players are aren’t stars yet or hate Nate.
English commentators don’t understand anything.
Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.
Man they're showing the replay of how Rubio probably hurt his hammy
Ouch.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Aml
I’d appreciate a translation of whatever’s being said.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
About Ricky that is
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
No worries too
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Yes
But it’s obvious he isn’t going to come back even if he can aml. Why would you waste his time playing him in a blowout?
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Bullock is a player
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious -- the knowledge of the existence of something unfathomable to us, the manifestation of the most profound reason coupled with the most brilliant beauty. - Einstein
beautiful to watch
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious -- the knowledge of the existence of something unfathomable to us, the manifestation of the most profound reason coupled with the most brilliant beauty. - Einstein
It won't matter without Rubio
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious -- the knowledge of the existence of something unfathomable to us, the manifestation of the most profound reason coupled with the most brilliant beauty. - Einstein
Part of the reason it's a blowout is because Rubio isn't in the game
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
He's the best player on either team
There isn’t a doubt about this. He also is the biggest creator of ball movement for DKJ. One thing he doesn’t really do, and this might be a function of being in Europe, is that he doesn’t demand the ball every time down the court.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
There´s almost none star system in European basketball.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Yeah I know
If Rubio touched the ball on every possession, DKJ would be a lot better as a team.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
And I appreciate that
"What's so interesting is that this team took on a dynamic that was very special. I don't think we as a group, in terms of management, coaches and players, realize what we did as a young team. We broke all the metrics. We broke all the molds. Our challenge is can we continue to do that. As young of a team with 54 wins, no issues off the court, phenomenal chemistry." - Kevin Pritchard
And they´re playing in Madrid, that also counts.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Yeah it does
That’s a very good point.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Isn't DKJ
in Barcelona? Or is it somewhere else?
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Ah thank you
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
That's what I'm interested in myself
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I´ll comment about it in this post when I find out.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Always appreciated senor
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
DKJ got bailed out there
Lucky to get 3 FT’s.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
It won't matter without Rubio
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious -- the knowledge of the existence of something unfathomable to us, the manifestation of the most profound reason coupled with the most brilliant beauty. - Einstein
No
But with Rubio they were still losing anywhere from 4-8 points with him in the game.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Rubio should benefit
tremendously from the talent he’ll have around him in the NBA. Mainly because he is a PG who loves racking up assists.
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Joventut defense is less intense than Real
and sometimes they do some strange things, I thought I saw them switch aggressively rather than as a reaction to something
I have to go away now. I´ll come back with news about Ricky later.
Have a good day.
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Take care of yourself aml!
Thanks for all the good information!
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thanks amlmart!
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by Cablinasian on May 16, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Ricky injury update:
Right abductor spasm, apparently. Tomorrow will be checked. It´s almost certain that he won´t play next Monday. Probably 10-15 days of obligatory resting.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
thanks for the update, amlmart.
Sad that Ricky won’t play Monday.
Will you post a link to the Gran Canaria game?
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awesome
if you do, you should update the post so it jumps to the top of the rec’d section.
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Magnetic resonance ressults (from DKV Joventut Official Website):
Distensión capsulo-ligamentosa de la cadera derecha, pero no se detecta lesión. Es duda para el partido del lunes.
I don´t know how translate the medical terms. It could be: “Capsule-ligament strain of the right hip, but doesn´t show damage. Is questionable for next Monday game”
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He is an injury prone bust
He is going to fall in the draft like Batum last year,would we even want him?just kiding
by southern oregon on May 16, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
He hasn´t.
In fact Ricky didn´t understand what was happening, because he said he had pain in his right abductor.
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I'm going to bed
but I’ll be up at 3:30 and either amlmart will have a link or I’ll go find one.
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by Cablinasian on May 16, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Boxscore:
Click on “AMPLIAR ESTADISTICAS” to watch all the stats.
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Cabezas, the Unicaja PG, is rumored being in conversations with New York Nicks.
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Not at all, but he´s more consistent, better defender and attacks the rim.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
In the first quarter in many playes Gran Canaria players didn´t shoot before at least 4 players had touched the ball.
Now they´re more selfish and they´re missing more shots.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Yes, you only need one player to destroy the whole teamwork mentality. The rest will follow him if the coach doesn´t solve it quickly.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
I'll type my thoughts on Freeland in full later
but first impression:
-Love his boxing out.
-Terrific fluidity and athleticism.
-He has post moves?
-Lost his man a few times
-Poor passer
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passing
he almost turned the ball over on an inbounds play after the basket then did turn it over later in the back court. In both cases he looped the ball over head and it was kind of up for grabs. ..
— I saw a low post move… what I liked was he did not let the double team take the ball or deter him, he missed but he had an open shot…
by mrwonderfulone on May 17, 2009 4:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I forgot to mention that
on the final postup, he showed a really good move to the baseline. It looked like LaMarcus, excellent footwork and decision-making.
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internet tools
my apartmentmate insalled linix and a source-forge app I think he called it boxy or voxy. You can pick any source, dvd, files, internet links and set them up as favorites like different channels. We’ve got it hooked to the HD tv in the living room but he uses a iphone app the makes the iphone work like a remote control.. And he is out…
I’d like to add dvr like software to it. Then I could hit the record button and go to sleep..
Obviously the Gran Canaria coach talked to his players about returning to more ball movement.
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when defending
Joel made a deliberate foul by putting his arm over the shoulder of the offensive player to prevent a layup. On the free thows no one but the free thrower was at the lane.. ie no rebouders during the freetrhows.
by mrwonderfulone on May 17, 2009 4:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Ok, Thanks. I wasn´t watching when that play happened.
Eurobasketball is softer than NBA basketball.
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Hola
Maybe we should get Haislip and not Freeland :)
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Amare will have to wear goggles the rest of his career
But recently they said it wouldn’t have prevented his second poke on the side of his eye or the retina detachment. The big injury was when Diaw poked him before the season.
"Officiating has to be a science, not an art" - Rick Carlisle
Joel is somewhere in between Shav and Frye in body type at the moment
"Officiating has to be a science, not an art" - Rick Carlisle
I suppose he would initially be called for a lot of moving blocks. Specialty of European big men :)
"Officiating has to be a science, not an art" - Rick Carlisle
Oh, Jiri Welsch is on Unicaja. Another paragraph in "where are they now"
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Omar Cook as well
seeing him made me smile. Well, seeing him in something other than a Blazer uniform made me smile.
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Victor Claver is not exactly dominating his game so far :)
2 pts, 5 rbds
But looks like Fran Vazquez and Tiago Splitter are over their slight Euroleague slumps. Orlando and San Antonio happy.
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I don't think so, but I don't know his contract status
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I´m not sure, he could be very good but I think he doesn´t like to work or he hasn´t it or whatever.
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Are you a fan of any Spanish team like Dani?
"Officiating has to be a science, not an art" - Rick Carlisle
Would be a coup if they could get him over now to give Duncan some rest. But 2010 looks more likely.
"Officiating has to be a science, not an art" - Rick Carlisle
Bad help defense by our guy. Didn't leave his man early enough.
"Officiating has to be a science, not an art" - Rick Carlisle
And now nice off-ball movement, gets ball in the high post, draws the reach-in foul
"Officiating has to be a science, not an art" - Rick Carlisle
Looks like Joel has a +/- of 10. Pretty good stats, 3/5 and 4/4 from the line
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There´s not +/- stats in ACB. Instead there is "val" (valoración), a player efficiency rating , similar to PER.
It´s a per-game rating (nor adjusted per minue), sums up all a player’s positive accomplishments and subtracts the negative accomplishments per game.
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Their PG is DEFINITELY not an NBA player, running into his man with 5 to go and turning it over
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0/1 and 1/3 from the line with I think 3 turnovers. Quality player
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Hey, his +/- just turned positive and his coach looks less dumb for leaving him in :)
"Officiating has to be a science, not an art" - Rick Carlisle
Blocking out after free throws is a lost art even in Spain
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Gran Canaria looks to have locked this one up, so I’m heading back to bed. I’ll probably get around to posting a report/discussion thread tomorrow morning.
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They dominated OT (without Joel). Night night
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Barcelona and Tau Ceramica win close games. Joventut was beaten the worst so far by Madrid
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I really appreciate Ami donating the time to keep us informed about Joel et al
I didnt get to see any of the action. Anyone willing to so a synopsis of how Freeland looked? Is he ready to come over? Strengths/Weaknesses? Apply critical thought to your evaluation. Use examples. Grammatical errors will reduce your grade. Ooops sorry too much school creepin into that!
I AM A PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS SUPPORTER.
CliffsNotes version and I only saw the second half and OT. I think Cablinasian wanted to write a summary too
Game: Gran Canaria should be in a good position to advance with the win (best of 3 in this round). They made enough unforced errors that could be avoided. Freeland saw about 19 minutes of action, and didn’t play in OT. He splits about half the minutes with other players and isn’t exactly asked to carry the team.
Offense/General: Able to draw fouls, and convert his free throws at a high rate. Pretty strong, somewhat in between Shav and Channing in built but more explosive. Looks like he would be able to add more muscle. Runs the floor well. Decent post moves and jumpshot if he gets close enough. Doesn’t set good picks. Played with what looked like a very average point guard, a good one should be able to find him better when he is in position to finish around the rim a la our Joel. Still was efficient, like he usually is.
Defense: Sometimes slow to rotate to help a beaten player. He would need to work on that or he will cause fouls. Blocked a shot nicely. Good defensive rebounder, but not dominant.
Readiness: Dani from Barcelona thinks it would be best for him if he continues in Europe and then maybe comes over in the style of Luis Scola when he is in his mid-twenties and has established himself as a top player. Would depend on what the Blazers want out of him now and if they think he could get enough playing time in the NBA + D-League to fully develop, and how much better they could train him here. I could see him as a capable 4/5 player now taking the role of Shav but ultimately could be much better. KP sounded like he wants to see him in summer league and is more inclined to bring him over now before European clubs lock him up long time. His salary would probably be about the same, maybe a little bit more in the NBA at least initially.
"Officiating has to be a science, not an art" - Rick Carlisle
I took a bunch of notes for most of his 19 minutes
so I’ll do a Freeland thread tomorrow.
Bottom line, I was impressed. He’s pretty efficient, and has a lot of room to grow. He still has a lot of rough edges to his game, though.
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by Cablinasian on May 17, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Some comments from Real Madrid – DKV Joventud game from the the arena.
Hi guys, sorry for posting this too late; I was there in game 1 and here you have some thoughts about what I saw.
Not too much to comment about Rubio, just a few observations from the pre-game routine and something about the start of the game. During pre-game, he was hitting jumpers alongside a Lithuanian player named Simas Jasaitis. I can even think of both having a similar shot-mechanics, as incredible as it could seem, watching them together you can feel that they execute pretty similar. Of course Jasaitis is a sharpshooter, has a sweet and fast release, and Rubio is just the opposite, but I think he can learn a lot from him. As I saw, the shot-mechanics was very similar; it’s just that Rubio is not so quick releasing the ball and he has to think about it, it is not yet automated in him. Because of that, he can not use that yet in the games as it was obvious later.
This "problem" is something that I also notice at the start of the game. During the first minutes (until he got injured), I counted some 3 assists and 2 other great passes his team mates didn’t make, but he never tried to score (except one penetration). He had some chances to hit a jumper and he didn’t even try. This alone, allows the defense to float a lot and he is not so effective when he penetrates. From my standpoint, it’s crystal clear, once he is able to hit a jumper, he’ll be a monster. Unfortunately, I could not say anymore about him because of that injury. By the way, he received a warm ovation from Real Madrid fans when he letf the court to the locker-room.
About the game, it was a blow-out in the making, even with Rubio in the floor, much more when he left. Real Madrid was much better as a team; I couldn’t really highlight a single player. If you had the chance to watch the game, you probably had also notice Sergio Llull poise. He made 2 three-pointers, some assists and steals, but mainly, he managed the team like a veteran. His ceiling is not as high as Rubio, but I can tell you, Nate would love to have Sergio Llul instead of Sergio Rodriguez. I couldn’t help but think about that when I saw the intensity he plays with.
I hope you all enjoy ACB play-offs as we do!
Coolio thread
Nice read & links to recap/box scores.
Gracias Alfredo
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by Lizzy Lowblow on May 18, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah there is
But it’s just finishing up now.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Game is over
Rubio’s team, DKV, won 81-76.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
In the first half +12 DKV with Ricky, -11 without him.
"They didn't know it was impossible, so they did it"
Yeah that's a great way to put it
He had 16 pts, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals, 6 Turnovers, and did this in 30 minutes. Oh, and DKV won. They got blown out by 30 for most of the game without him.
I think Ricky Rubio can play.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
They got blown out in the 1st game of the series without him for most of the game
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Highlights from the game
http://www.marca.com/2009/05/18/baloncesto/acb/1242678026.htm
Video is embedded on that link, and the commentator is kind of annoying, but Rubio had some amazing highlights there, including a behind the back assist from halfcourt! (it sounds weird, but makes a lot mroe sense after you watch it, haha)
Is there a way to get this back to the top of fanpost?
There are 3 games on today! I am going to try to turn one on while I work on my computer at work. Lucky Its a family owned business, and i am the family!
Animart1, are you going to try to find links to all games? Or do you have a game that is of most interest to you? A recommended game of the day perhaps! Thank you very much for all of this.
Sorry twggy, I´ve come back too late. I´ll make a post for next weekend games.
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