Russian NT 2015

[Mindozas6]

So what is the current roster?

None knows, probably even Pashutin

 

[sashikas2]

Circus goes on - Ponkrashov, Voronov and Vyaltsev are back to NT squad

Evgeny Voronov is not returning to the team, because his reinvitation actually was never pronounced clearly to him.

 

[Picek2]

Kirilenko is the new president of russian basketball federation.

 

[Mika Hakinen2]

Andrei Kirilenko elected President of RFB, but at the end of the reporting-election conference of the Federation was approved the new composition of the Executive Committee. It includes: Andrei Kirilenko, Sergey Chernov, Yuri Dergunov, Ilona Korstin, Viktor Semenov, Svetlana Abrosimova, Anton Besfamilnii, Viktor Khryapa, Natalia Galkina, Evgeny Ivanov, Alexander Novozhilov, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Sergey Panov, Maxim Ryabkov, Vladimir Hlopikov.

Made a compromise with the mafia, well, it's a great shame. Very disappointed!

 

[Terrorizer2]

It's sounds just as before the 2013 eurobasket, when handfull of observers mentioned Russian team had too many difficultis off court to perform well later on when it mattered.

This time it may be even worse. Such a shame after we were ready for a great breakthrough and steadfast return into the very top of basketball superpowers after good showings in 2011 and 2012. Just read what most of the people on this very forum wrote about Russian NT and its perspectives in those years. Only a year later NT preparations for EuroBasket were tattered due to a slimey couple of Ivanov&Vatutin fighting against another scoundrel Chernov and right now we once again turn into a laughing stock for all of the basketball Europe with all these shameful absences (that vile bastard Kaun fabricated his own retirement just to have a good excuse for sending his traditional 'fuck off' message to NT) and this dirty power struggle in federation.

And Ivanov (alongside with his pawn Vatutin) may be the man who did the most to inflict such a damage to Russian basketball. Unlike his ministerial and political tasks and obligations, he was quite successful in his mission to ruin Russian basketball. Kirilenko for RFB president is another 'smart' Vatutin move approved by Ivanov, so I'm really doubtful that Andrei who would be more of the poster face than real president, I guess, can clear all this terible mess Russian basketball has became. Especially with his Vatutin-picked 'team'.

 

[Mika Hakinen2]

final roster:
G:
Khvostov(N.Novgorod),
Ponkrashov(UNICS),
Baburin(N.Novgorod),
Fridzon(CSKA)
F:
Vyaltsev(Khimki),
Monia(Khimki),
Vorontsevich(CSKA),
Zubkov(Loko-Kuban),
Kurbanov(CSKA),
Antonov(N.Novgorod)
C:
Pateev(Khimki),
Desyatnikov(Zenit)

 

[Svoura2]

I am sorry, but this roster is an insult to the history of Russian basketball.

 

[Italian Pride2]

Voronov?

 

[Mika Hakinen2]

Voronov?

Baburin replaced Voronov.

Well, of course we will play without all our stars: Mozgov, Shved, Karasev, Kirilenko, Khryapa, Kaun, Bykov etc, but we still have three top-euroleague players: Monya, Vorontsevich and Fridzon. Objectively we can try to take 8-10 places with this roster.

 

[Joško Poljak Fan2]

I am sorry, but this roster is an insult to the history of Russian basketball.

I'm not really sure about it. They don't have the stars of the same level as some other teams do, however unlike in some previous tournaments when they had 2-3 great players, 3-4 good role players and a couple of defenders that could do their job for those 10 minutes per game, they're slowely but surely increasing their depth to the extent that in 2005 or 2007 I think some of the players that didn't even make it to this team would play a good role back than, such as Gudumak, Valiev, Kulagin just as an example, most of them aren't bad of a players.
Russia isn't a medal contender at this eurobasket in my opinion, even if It's pretty likely that they'll surpass what majority of people expects from them, however if I learned anything in the last two years of euroleague and eurocup it's that if they keep up with the same pace they've got chances to become one of the deepest euro countries out there. They could be one of the darkhorses of this eurobasket imo.

 

[Svoura2]

Agreed. The team is decent. But it is insulting, that none of the stars want to play for the NT any more.

 

[Italian Pride2]

Vorontsevich is one of the best PF in Europe IMO,Frdizon,Monya,Ponkrashov and Antonov are all euroleague players!

Kurbanov has a lot of experience,so i think Russia will fight to get a spot in 1/8 final!

your group,except France,is very hard to predict, because every team can defeat other,i see only Bosnia less stronger,other team are on the same level!