“Non-Greeks can’t find anything
on the web about Greek basketball...why don’t we start working on a site
that can help those who want to know more about Hellenic basketball?”
This is the idea
for
this site. We met each other on the net, writing and reading
in various
forums, and decided to help those who are interested on the Greek
basketball, one of the most important
athletic
movements
in Europe, but can’t follow it due to the problem of the language. Our
goal is not to tell just about the games or the market: we want people to
think, to discover the backstage, the gossip, the bad and good histories
that are
a part of
Greek basketball.
We hope you'll
enjoy this website. In the next few weeks, this site will grow
exponentially. Please come back often. - The Staff of Hellenic Hoops
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Stuart started it all with his terrific site
The Sabonis Network, dedicated to
the great Lithuanian center. After several years of following the career
of Arvydas Sabonis with his website and his discussion groups, Stuart
started InterBasket.Net, a
massive project to help people follow the players and teams of
international basketball clubs. InterBasket.Net was an immediate success. I volunteered to help Stuart
moderate the site, and I eventually made a few graphics for him. Several
Greeks started frequenting the site and
writing in the
forums. Gianfranco Bina and others had the idea to make a site about
Greek basketball in English, so that a new audience could be introduced
the joys that Greek basketball enthusiasts have. Myself and several others
supported the idea. After several weeks of banter, we came up with what
you see here.
We're from Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Great Britain, and the United States.
But all of us appreciate the joys of Greek basketball. I hope that the
Greeks who visit this site feel proud of their basketball, and I hope that
the non-Greeks who visit this site learn something and come to enjoy the
power and excitement Greek
ball as much as I do. -Matthew Blair
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The
Hellenic Hoops All-Star Team
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BINA, Gianfranco: <psariadis@libero.it>
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BLAIR, Matthew: Ohio, USA <mvblair@yahoo.com>
GOUSGOUNIS,
Thanassis: <kp00tssa@hotmail.com>
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HAGAKURE: <johnk42@yahoo.com>
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IKONOMOPOULOS, Aristidis-Andreas:
Amsterdam, Holland <parisinos3@caramail.com>
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KOSHEVSKI,
Stojan-Silvij "Nifel":
St. Andrews, Scotland
<zelenahracka@yahoo.co.uk>
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ZAMBELLI,
Massimo: Italy
<raolza@tin.it>
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