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paspalj2
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The situation with Virtus is so weird. They are trying to cut costs, they are firing Scariolo but they wouldn’t let Toko leave this summer. Very weird behavior.
Jazz2
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Very strange indeed. They also have Lundberg under contract but he's out of the roster.
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tonia2
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Toxicity2
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About Toko they simply doesn't find a buyout agreement with the other team (Pana?) so in the end he stayed in Bologna. Virtus can cut the budget but it's still an Euroleague team so some experienced players have to stay to compete...
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Toxicity2
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This maybe because Scariolo didn't like him and put him out of the roster. The society and the new coach (officially Banchi) will evaluate him in the next few weeks to see if he can help the team... he's not a bad player, maybe a little bit overhyped.
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Toxicity2
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Did Virtus partly sack Scariolo as a cost cutting move? The shock is that this happened so close to the start of the season, especially when a few months ago they were fighting to keep him when he was linked with Toronto and Real.
He didn't really seem the ideal coach for this lower budget roster. Don Sergio is best coaching a big budget team and looking slick on the sidelines wearing a great suit.
Interesting that Banchi is the replacement. He's had a mixed career since leaving Siena and it's great to see him back in the Euroleague after his success with Latvia.
Love between Scariolo and Bologna never blossomed and yeah, maybe he was not the ideal coach for them.
I think Banchi is a better coach with teams with limited budget (not that Bologna has low budget) and can surprise like he did with Latvia...
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EverGreen2
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PAO was willing to take over Toko's contract (1,3-1,5 mil) but not pay a buy out. It was up to Toko to negotiate himself for his release. When Virtus heard PAO were thowing money about for releases they ended up asking for 1 mil. The Toko- PAO deal fell through and PAO instead gave 4,5 mil over 2 years to Juancho.
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tonia2
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I'm wondering who had this inspiration 
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Jazz2
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Bad news for Saras- Grigonis talking about his ambitions with PAO for this season:
https://www.eurohoops.net/en/tradem...o-early-but-it-feels-a-little-bit-more-alive/
Also, did everyone see that Raduljica signed with Maroussi? I genuinely couldn't believe that when I read it, I thought they were still in the Greek third division. Anyway, I'm glad the club is back at a high level.
https://www.eurohoops.net/en/tradem...o-early-but-it-feels-a-little-bit-more-alive/
Also, did everyone see that Raduljica signed with Maroussi? I genuinely couldn't believe that when I read it, I thought they were still in the Greek third division. Anyway, I'm glad the club is back at a high level.
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janketa2
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Spittifiz2
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but it seems fener wont sign any more guards. maybe mid-season who knows... 
by the way, pao jersey looks dope! really love it.
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paspalj2
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by the way, pao jersey looks dope! really love it.
Seems kinda tacky to me. It looks a bit like the Tshirts you guy from the touristic areas with the weird GREECE written on it with the "ancient greek" font that needs to be banned from existence
Also the sponsor logo is just so terrible. Big, out of place, red and black?! I wish they had adapted the colors at least.
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tonia2
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Seems kinda tacky to me. It looks a bit like the Tshirts you guy from the touristic areas with the weird GREECE written on it with the "ancient greek" font that needs to be banned from existence
Also the sponsor logo is just so terrible. Big, out of place, red and black?! I wish they had adapted the colors at least.
Well, both white and green jersey have been sold out
For me, the best jersey we have ever had was the 2008 jersey with the golden numbers.
About our new jersey, I think it fully serves the reason it was chosen, which is to not go unnoticed
I totally agree about the logo, the font is huge and its color is wrong..
Jazz2
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Bad news for me too, I hoped he could somehow come back to Itoudis after all
Well Itoudis didn't seem to get the best basketball out of Grigonis at CSKA.
Plus, Itoudis arguing with his neighbours wasn't a good sign for the season ahead.
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tonia2
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Well Itoudis didn't seem to get the best basketball out of Grigonis at CSKA.
Plus, Itoudis arguing with his neighbours wasn't a good sign for the season ahead.
Turkish coffee doesn't seem to be good for Itoudis' nerves. He has been arguing with many people lately
Jazz2
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Turkish coffee doesn't seem to be good for Itoudis' nerves. He has been arguing with many people lately
Haha. He does seem to be unravelling at an alarming rate. A year ago I imagined him and Calathes having these lavish dinners at Itoudis' luxury apartment (overlooking the Bosphorus) and plotting the course of European basketball for the next few decades. It certainly hasn't worked out that way.
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Killer Bob2
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If I were basketball player, I would have hired Calthes' agent. He has done miracles in last years.
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tonia2
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Sloukas has the same agent Calathes used to have until this summer. It didn't turn out bad for Sloukas either.