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EL 2024/25 - Round 33

Edgar said:
If Monaco and Efes wins they will be 4th and 5th. Milano with the most embarrassing performance ever. Zvezda can finish max 8th and for that they need to win in OAKA and there is no way Ataman will rest anyone.
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Monaco would be like a dream for Efes.
 
Toruko said:
Zvezda and Partizan need to invest more and they also have to distribute the money in a different way. A couple more domestic guys and one or two semi star players.
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Zvezda always makes weird rosters. So many player and no stars. They literally have 15 average players every year. Rather have 3 stars, 6 average, 3 half average and 3 horrible players. Partizan made weird roster this year but at least last years they were buying proved players.
 
Edgar said:
Zvezda always makes weird rosters. So many player and no stars. They literally have 15 average players every year. Rather have 3 stars, 6 average, 3 half average and 3 horrible players. Partizan made weird roster this year but at least last years they were buying proved players.
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Probably they could not find solid players who wanted to play for them. The player pool in Europe is limited.
 
Edgar said:
hmmm, Monaco destroyed both times Efes this season. Very similar teams when you look on positions.
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I dont take rs games into account. Efes is on the rise even if sloppy and Monaco is on the fall. Monaco does not make me nervous tbh. Efes is the better team in my honest opinion. Jaiteh looks like shit, Calathes as well. Mike James look more terrible than Larkin who has a flu. Its a good matchup.
 
It's a miracle how Efes manages to win this type of games with guy like Bryant. I lost all my nerves last season with wilbeclown shoot selection but this is even bigger what this guy is doing. Is this possible that mediocre player like him has such freedom:eek: Mijatovic made him leader and Banchi just followed that. 6/17 shooting 4 TO and 2 shoots in last minut that nobody decent would take, Efes almost lost.
After Beaubois injury such Efes will be easy match for any team. I hope we will meet them in QF
 
This is moment when one injury could change season for any team in both directions. All teams have one or two players who are practically irreplaceable.
Fener has such problem because McCollum changed lot of things from the moment he came. All other players except Hayes Davis are easily replaceable. I think Efes will be in big problem too, though Larkin is still there, but Beaubois is the only pure shooter in the roster. Valencia lost semi just because Jones was injured. Walkup is very important player for Oly and the main guy for their system. Now with him and Evans back for playoff things could change dramatically. Pao proved that could survive any player injury, except Nunn(single game without him ended as debacle in 15th round).
 
Toruko said:
Dafuq the Turkish Basketball Federation made a move for Kendrick Nunn. :D
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For what it's worth, Ataman said this is BS and Larkin is Turkiye's naturalised player. A month or so ago they asked Nunn is he's interestd to play fr Greece and he said no. I think he wants to rest in the summer. He has no need for another million.
 
EverGreen said:
For what it's worth, Ataman said this is BS and Larkin is Turkiye's naturalised player. A month or so ago they asked Nunn is he's interestd to play fr Greece and he said no. I think he wants to rest in the summer. He has no need for another million.
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Fair enough.
 
EverGreen said:
Anyway, neither Turkiye and Greece are weak in the PG positions and need their naturalised player to be a PG. Even the mighty Spain has an issue with no other quality PG than Llull who's like 40 anyway.
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Turkey is weak on 4 positions, we need 4 naturalised players
 
EverGreen said:
Anyway, neither Turkiye and Greece are weak in the PG positions and need their naturalised player to be a PG. Even the mighty Spain has an issue with no other quality PG than Llull who's like 40 anyway.
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What domestic PG Greece or Turkey has? Even though for me Nunn is SG or combo guard. Sloukas won't play for Greece. Calathes same and he is washed. So you have who exactly? Moraitis? Toliopoulos?

When I think like this I can't remember even one half good Turkish PG. They have players like Ugurlu, Sipahi, Gazi...they are all trash.
 
EverGreen said:
Anyway, neither Turkiye and Greece are weak in the PG positions and need their naturalised player to be a PG. Even the mighty Spain has an issue with no other quality PG than Llull who's like 40 anyway.
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I think you mean "both" instead of "neither"?
 
paspalj said:
I think you mean "both" instead of "neither"?
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Yes. I meant to say both. We are both dogshit when it comes to PG's.

Sloukas is kinda struggling (his numbers are down) than last so I'm sure he'll have some niggles after Greek PO's. He owes his health to PAO who pay him 2,7 mil per year so he'll rest. Calathes...He's given great service but I don't know now with his age if he can play in the summer too. Playing in the summer is damaging what he can do for his clubs in the winter. 3D stopped at the age of 30 for the NT because he knew his body wouldn't be able to play at it's true potential if he had NT service on top of everything. We all saw Spanoulis breaking down constantly after 32-33. The game is rapid and brutal and aplenty these days.
 
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