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Nice post. euroleagueadvenjtures.com is the shit.
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Well, he did shoot 10/16 overall from the field (along with 8/10 at the line) and they kept it within 3 against Olympiacos. I’d call that success, but different schools of though of course. Thanks for your comment though. Hope it’s not your last.
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Gordon 32 points were wasted because he played to selfish and forgot what PG should actualy do
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May 2011 will be a good month!
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“But even if they held the F4 in a toxic wasteland, I’d grab a gas mask and and my Mac and be on my way.*
*Just to be clear, I am not comparing Torino to a toxic wasteland. From what I’ve seen and heard, it’s astonishingly beautiful.”
That’s a blast! How are you doing with the Olympics? See you soon!
Luca
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Hey Sam. Muy bueno. Donde esta la playa. Freaknick Sr.
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Baltic leagu is nothing for Zalgiris, 12-2 means nothing good, its just how it is supposed to be (or better).
Zalgiris lost 2 games to ventspils and perlas (who are junior team of BC Lietuvos and should be banned from LKL – its against rules) – these were completeley unacceptable. Also Zalgiris almost lost to nevezis and sakalai.
The game was a disaster.
As for top 16 – cibona at home was clear win with butautas or not and fenerbachche, as it is said in Lithuania its because of the good vibe (you know when you change coach first few games are always good). Not much of butautas help.
Just some clarifications
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Thanks both of you for your thoughts. I’ve read certain comments from Romanov on http://www.LithuaniaBasketball.com saying that “It’s not his job to win games” but to advance the club. And firing two coaches in one season does that? And Rob, I agree with your assessment that the youngsters have been getting plenty of burn. Delas has taken on a huge role and he’s only been with the club for 3 weeks. Also, all of the names I listed above are taking on roles usually reserved for more seasoned veterans. We’ll keep monitoring this situation. Down early in Malaga too…
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At this point,pretty much everyone is confused as to what the hell is going on with Zalgiris.I’ve tried looking at this situation from many different angles and the firing of coach Butautas still doesnt make any sense to me.Zalgiris had a few very tough games in the domestic league,almost losing to Sakalai and Nevezis and then suffered a shocking loss to Perlas team which consists of 18-19 year olds mainly.But come on,you cant fire someone over that,right? With the brutal schedule we got this year its perfectly understandable why the team sometimes underperforms.Playing in 4 leagues was never a good idea,most players cant handle the physical toll.Coach Butautas did a lot of good things for this team,its mind boggling why club owner let him go,how will this improve the team? All the basketball experts in the Lithuania are saying this was a bad decision.We havent heard the official statement from Coach Butautas yet but it sure will be very interesting to see what he has to say.
Club owner Romanov said in an interview that he fired most of management staff,not only Butautas for not giving young players enough playing time…If we look at box scores from the games this year though its clear they played plenty,assistant coach Maskoliunas said the same thing.
Romanov wants to make business,develop young talents then sell them to european powerhouses,however,at the same time he also says he wants to win all the domestic championships.Not very realistic imo,the young guns on this team arent ready to do this by themselves yet.
I gotta go watch the game now but if i got time ill come back later and elaborate on this subject a bit.Got a feeling its not gonna be a pretty game in Malaga tonight..
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Hi there! I’m from Lithuania, Kaunas, and believe me.. I HAVE NO IDEA why Butautas was fired!! Yes they lost to youngster team (Perlas) at LKL, but that doesn’t mean you must fire the head coach.. Everybody here is in a shock! Even SABAS said to Lithuania media that he is in shock!!! Damn it that’s not cool.. After few hours we have a Euroleague game, but.. But we’re playing Unicaja away, everybody knows, that Žalgiris plays very badly away.. Every player is in shock.. I believe my team and I hope we’ll win.. I hope..
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really good insight on the euroleague. thanks man
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I won’t feign impartiality. Partizan.
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The best fans in the World!!!!! A.M.A.Z.I.N.G
Go Partizan . . .
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