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Kazakh 6'10 phenom Anton Ponomarev: Any scouting reports?

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aklanarcher said:
I agree with you saint13. Why doesn't apply for the NBA draft? He's got the skills.
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Im betting my marbles that Kelly Williams will do a good job defending this boy tomorrow. He could even probably shut him down, just like what Kelly did against Tseng two days ago.
 
Well, Ponomarev is one heck of a player. Scored 7 in the 1st half, then more than a dozen in the 2nd half, including at least 3 3 pt. shots.

I think he could've made more, if he hadn't gotten tired for staying too long on the floor. Then he started to miss his free throws.

But really, what can you do, when a 6'10" guy starts taking 3 pt. shots, & making them successively? Not much.
 
He is consistent streak shooter, he is young, he is big, but slow a bit... he is 19 years old already...:D :D
 
PHILIPeurobasket said:
Nice results :D
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haha! Nepal & Bangladesh are very poor in basketball level like Laos, Macau, Cambodia, Brunei, Myanmar...
 
Last I remember NCAA teams were scouting him. He was off and on during the Asian Games but looks like he really developed since.
 
maybe someday, this guy will be unstoppable or somehow dominant especially if their country produces another one like him. :) their country is a European country that got lost in Asian borders, so genetically they're Caucasians, maybe they can produce a prototype of Kirilenko in the next years to come. :)
 
saints13 said:
maybe someday, this guy will be unstoppable or somehow dominant especially if their country produces another one like him. :) their country is a European country that got lost in Asian borders, so genetically they're Caucasians, maybe they can produce a prototype of Kirilenko in the next years to come. :)
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I think Ponomarev is ethnically Russian, but the majority of Kazakhstan's population is not Caucasian, rather Mongoloid.
And btw an Asian country doesn't necessarily have to be non-Caucasian.
 
rikhardur said:
I think Ponomarev is ethnically Russian, but the majority of Kazakhstan's population is not Caucasian, rather Mongoloid.
And btw an Asian country doesn't necessarily have to be non-Caucasian.
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so you mean Kazakhs are half-Mongoloid/half-Caucasian? tnx for the info, now I know :D

you meant Mongoloid or Mongol? :D Mongol sounds better since Mongoloid is related to Down Syndrome...I don't think majority of the Kazakhs have Down Syndrome..just what you've said they are half Mongoloids...even Borat would love to know that..LOL

I'm not saying that Asian Country doesn't have to be non-Caucasian. I'm reiterating how unique they are, and how good it is for them to be politically located in Asia as far as basketball is concerned.
 
saints13 said:
so you mean Kazakhs are half-Mongoloid/half-Caucasian? tnx for the info, now I know :D

you meant Mongoloid or Mongol? :D Mongol sounds better since Mongoloid is related to Down Syndrome...I don't think majority of the Kazakhs have Down Syndrome..just what you've said they are half Mongoloids...even Borat would love to know that..LOL

I'm not saying that Asian Country doesn't have to be non-Caucasian. I'm reiterating how unique they are, and how good it is for them to be politically located in Asia as far as basketball is concerned.
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They are Mongoloid mostly and that's the exact term (Caucasoid, Negroid and Australoid are the other ones :p)
 
I read somewhere that most of the russian republics or former soviet republics have some asian blood, i mean like the chinese and japanese. i'm not sure really.. this was because they were once conquered by the tartars, though I have no idea who they were......
 
budz17 said:
I read somewhere that most of the russian republics or former soviet republics have some asian blood, i mean like the chinese and japanese. i'm not sure really.. this was because they were once conquered by the tartars, though I have no idea who they were......
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They have asian blood because they're asian. With soviet union, considerable amount of russians came in, and there are many people of mixed race now. (wikipedia says 63% kazakh, 23% russian)
 
The Mongol empire certainly had something to do with it as well.
 
KAZ - No plans to move out of Kazakh league for now: Ponomarev


KUWAIT (FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup): Anton Ponomarev. The name that sends a shiver among the toughest of the opposition coaches in this part of the basketball world.

The Astana Tigers power forward is a good three weeks short of his 20th birthday, but is already a superstar in the former Soviet Republic. And deservingly so!

Ever since his maiden international appearance for Kazakhstan - in the 18th FIBA Asia U18 Championship at Bangalore in 2004 - Ponomarev has shouldered the responsibility of steering the Kazakh fortunes with admirable ability.

And in the William Jones Cup this year Ponomarev averaged an identical 16 per game in rebounds as well as points.

"I hope the form will stand us in good stead for us to win this tournament," Ponomarev told S Mageshwaran of FIBA Asia in an interview after scoring 21 points to lead his side's scoring in the 77-76 win against Qatar in the opening game here.

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Q: Anton, can you clarify to us the talks about you playing in the Chinese league?
A: They are all just rumors, nothing more.

Right now, I'm concentrating in completing my diploma (in Marketing). I need to stay in Kazakhstan for at least another two years for that. So, no plans of moving any where else right now.

Also, we are determined to do better than last time (Kazakhstan finished fourth in the 24th FIBA Asia Championship in Tokushima last year) in the FIBA Asia Championship next year.

I hope I can contribute well enough for the team to qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Any move to other leagues and clubs is only after that.

Q: How does it feel to be a star at such a young age?
A: Exciting and challenging.

There are times when people ask me if I'm under pressure. I tell them no, simply because I just do my job.

I go out there to do what my coach tells me to do to the best of my abilities. I'm really not bothered about the other things.

Q: What are your personal goals?
A: Honestly, I don't think too far as far my basketball is concerned. I take one game at a time.

My main aim is to improve my performance with every game.

Look it's like this. Without basketball I would have been a nobody. And therefore I think I need to utilize this opportunity (of playing basketball) in the best possible manner.

I just want to perform better today than I did yesterday.

Q: Can you tell us how you came into basketball?
A: (Laughs). Actually, when I was in school I did a lot of kick-boxing. One day my mother pulled me into a corner and told me in a serious tone that kick-boxing was very dangerous and could damage my brain.

That's how I chose to play basketball.

Even then for more than a year, I played basketball only as a hobby. It was only much later that I began to play seriously.

But I once started to focus on my game, I have been rather determined to perform.
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http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/28661/arti.html
 
do you think guys this young talent of kazakhstan can make it to the nba??
he has the siza and the talent of course his experience playing in the international arena??he is 6"10 right and only 20 yrs of age and he can improve his game..i compare him to yi jianlian of china
 
mayfel said:
do you think guys this young talent of kazakhstan can make it to the nba??
he has the siza and the talent of course his experience playing in the international arena??he is 6"10 right and only 20 yrs of age and he can improve his game..i compare him to yi jianlian of china
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Yi Jianlian is quite a comparison, but he has better ball handling than Yi.

My take: Shoots like Keith Van Horn, dribbles like Lamar Odom and swanky like Croatia's Damir Markota.:cool:
 
rikhardur said:
The Mongol empire certainly had something to do with it as well.
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the kazakh linguistic is part of the turkish family. for me race doesnt exist what separates us is just a cultural divide and a linguistic one at that.
 
Ishmael said:
the kazakh linguistic is part of the turkish family. for me race doesnt exist what separates us is just a cultural divide and a linguistic one at that.
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I know that Ishmael, I was not referring to their language or traditions, but to their physical look.
 
actually its hard to decipher their looks, though the majority have asianic features more so than the european ones, they are a blend of both.

I been to Kazakhstan once, nice country but my brother told me their economy is questionable nowadays.
 
He want to have a try but I can't see any team that would pick him,espeicially considering the ecnomic depressing....
Hope he can finish his study sooner and come to China.He is really a capable player
 
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