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adidas Nations Experience 2008: European Prospects
by Jonathan Givony |
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adidas brought a stronger group of European prospects to the US this summer compared to last year. As is often the case due to the type of prospects they are and the very specific strengths they bring to the table--the European squad took a few days to fully mesh and look comfortable playing with each other. By the end of the camp, though, they really started to show their potential and were only narrowly knocked out of the bracket in the semi-finals by the eventual champion 2010 US team. This was an excellent opportunity to evaluate two extremely intriguing prospects that we weren’t all that familiar with before—Deniz Kilicli and Tomas Satoranski, as well as a host of other well known names from the 1990 and 1991 age group.
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| | U-20 European Championship: Three-peat for Serbia
by Luis Fernández |
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DraftExpress attended the recently finished U-20 European Championship held in Riga, Latvia. Here we give you an overview on the most interesting stuff and players seen during the tournament, headlined by the Serbian triumph, their third consecutive European title at this stage.
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| adidas Nations Experience 2008, Day One+Two
by Jonathan Givony |
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A quick update from Dallas after two days in attendance. James Harden, Jrue Holiday, Darren Collison and Gani Lawal impress amongst the college counselors, Tomas Satoranski and Deniz Kilicli emerging from the European roster, and a superb group of teenagers from the 2010 US team--including Brandon Knight, Tony Wroten, Joshua Smith, Jared Sullinger and more.
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| U-18 European Championship: From a Distance
by Luis Fernández |
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Greece winning it all, Serbia disappointing, Motiejunas MVP, a cadet monster called Kanter… This time we weren't able to witness the U-18 European Championship in person from Amaliada and Pyrgos (Greece), but we managed to watch some of the action on film. Here are some observations gathered through the event.
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| 2008 adidas Nations Experience Preview/Rosters
by Jonathan Givony |
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The adidas Nations Experience, a four day event pitting eight rosters of regional teams from around the world and comprised of some of the top 18 and under prospects to be found, will be kicking off outside of Dallas this weekend. There will be a team of players from Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, China, Europe, Latin America and two from the United States (one of 2009 high school prospects and one of 2010 and 2011.) Some of the more interesting prospects participating as far as we're concerned include: Demar DeRozan, James Harden, Jrue Holiday, Scotty Hopson, Terrence Williams, Darren Collison, Tyler Smith, Derrick Favors, Dominic Cheek, , Dexter Strickland, Daniel Orton, Brandon Knight, Tony Wroten, Jr., LaQuinton Ross, Jared Sullinger, Tristan Thompson, Joshua Smith, Nicolo Melli, Tomislav Zubcic, Andrija Milutinovic, Augusto Lima and many more.
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| | 2008 Olympic Power Ranking
by Luis Fernández |
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As is the case every four years, this summer takes place the single most important international basketball event in the world, the Olympic Games. 12 teams will battle for the gold medal--only half of them stand a real chance, but it will be just one taking the Olympic glory back home.
Looking noticeably stronger than the last World Championship –more contenders, less forgettable teams, we should be able to witness an excellent tournament.
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| Q&A w/Olympiacos Assistant Coach Manos Manouselis
by Jonathan Givony |
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A representative of Olympiacos reached out to DraftExpress recently in attempt to clear the air and explain the exact events which lead to the signing of Josh Childress, in addition to providing information on the future plans of Olympiacos, the situation of basketball in Greece, the Euroleague, etc. A transcript of our dialogue with Assistant Coach Manos Manouselis is attached as follow.
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| Thoughts on the Euro Fever
by Luis Fernández |
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One of the hottest topics these days in the basketball world, NBA included, is how European teams are luring players away from the NBA with big money. We’re not talking about any big stars, but still this offers a relatively new scenario, with the Old Continent emerging as a viable option for players who are still the object of desire for NBA teams.
Update: ACB team Girona goes bankrupt
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