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As draftexpress indicates the big-man bias is indeed a big one. And eurohopes shares their beliefs as well.
class of 94' is somewhat already expected to produce a bit, yet to my taste they're right now somewhat underwhealming
1-2 Antetekoumpo and Šarić. The first is ... well a Greek freak and the second somewhat makes up for that athletical difference with his IQ and fundamentals.
3. Mamadou Jaiteh is of course intriguing due to his strenght. He should get to NBA, however apart from strenght he could use some...
4. ... technical knowledge Milutinov is able to provide, however he could use some of Jaiteh's physical abilities. Nikola is having some decent performances with Partizan however in most instances he is somewhat underwealming. He is still my clear cut into this top group obviously as he is basicaly 1 day away from being born in 96. And that's one of the factors coaches throughout europe still tend to neglect.
5. Agravanis. I don't understand where exactly do I disagree with most of the talent rankings, but as far as euro bball goes, Agravanis has most of the stuff to be able to succed. Unlike most physical guys, he doesn't excell at it, yet brings a lot more through the technical perspective
I can only realisticaly comment on the players I've seen on some instances, meaning some players might be left out as ussual...
Bochoridis should develop into a nice SG, his decent athleticism brings quite some upside, but from those limited minutes of him I've seen I failed to see an aspect he'd really excell at - which is ussualy seen quite fast with those top-notch talents, upgrading on other stuff later.
Had a really bad luck with Dimsa, any time I've seen him he played bad. I am more of a Grigonis fan as far as Lithuanians go fromwhat I've seen.
Last year I was really intrigued by Boris Dallo, after his U20 showcase, right now he'd be expected to show much more with Partizan, got some really decent chances, while not performing as one would expect and his status has been downgraded with his team. The next season will be vital for him.
Nikola Ivanović has been with Budućnost since he was 16. As ussual people raged about him as they always do when a 16 y.o. gets a chance at the level, however recently I've got a feeling a lot of guys caught up with him. When PG's are in question, they're incredibly hard to develop and he might have a break-though next season (same as Dallo), however he dropped a few places in most scout books
Dimitry Kulagin could become a helluva player, has range, good technics and decent athleticism to complement all that. However when I watched him he was clearly forcing things up - if that's a matter of his lack of experience he'll be fine, however if that comes from his personality his ceiling automatical gets lowered.
Out of the SLO guys I see the most:
Tomaž Bolčina has one good advantage, he can't get pushed around a lot, however seems as a bit of a troubled player, picks up fast fouls and lack that typical inside technique for something more.
Erjon Kastrati is making some progress, however doesn't really excell at anything. Might develop into an euroleague starting SF oneday, but I don't think he'll be the reason some euroleague team would be winning one title after another.
Gregor Hrovat is generaly missed on these lists. His major shortcomings are that he is more of a SF with 196cm than a SG and his streaky shot, however he has god bball IQ and is a pain in the ass defensively, which could eventualy make him develop into a really good specialist on higher levels.
class of 94' is somewhat already expected to produce a bit, yet to my taste they're right now somewhat underwhealming
1-2 Antetekoumpo and Šarić. The first is ... well a Greek freak and the second somewhat makes up for that athletical difference with his IQ and fundamentals.
3. Mamadou Jaiteh is of course intriguing due to his strenght. He should get to NBA, however apart from strenght he could use some...
4. ... technical knowledge Milutinov is able to provide, however he could use some of Jaiteh's physical abilities. Nikola is having some decent performances with Partizan however in most instances he is somewhat underwealming. He is still my clear cut into this top group obviously as he is basicaly 1 day away from being born in 96. And that's one of the factors coaches throughout europe still tend to neglect.
5. Agravanis. I don't understand where exactly do I disagree with most of the talent rankings, but as far as euro bball goes, Agravanis has most of the stuff to be able to succed. Unlike most physical guys, he doesn't excell at it, yet brings a lot more through the technical perspective
I can only realisticaly comment on the players I've seen on some instances, meaning some players might be left out as ussual...
Bochoridis should develop into a nice SG, his decent athleticism brings quite some upside, but from those limited minutes of him I've seen I failed to see an aspect he'd really excell at - which is ussualy seen quite fast with those top-notch talents, upgrading on other stuff later.
Had a really bad luck with Dimsa, any time I've seen him he played bad. I am more of a Grigonis fan as far as Lithuanians go fromwhat I've seen.
Last year I was really intrigued by Boris Dallo, after his U20 showcase, right now he'd be expected to show much more with Partizan, got some really decent chances, while not performing as one would expect and his status has been downgraded with his team. The next season will be vital for him.
Nikola Ivanović has been with Budućnost since he was 16. As ussual people raged about him as they always do when a 16 y.o. gets a chance at the level, however recently I've got a feeling a lot of guys caught up with him. When PG's are in question, they're incredibly hard to develop and he might have a break-though next season (same as Dallo), however he dropped a few places in most scout books
Dimitry Kulagin could become a helluva player, has range, good technics and decent athleticism to complement all that. However when I watched him he was clearly forcing things up - if that's a matter of his lack of experience he'll be fine, however if that comes from his personality his ceiling automatical gets lowered.
Out of the SLO guys I see the most:
Tomaž Bolčina has one good advantage, he can't get pushed around a lot, however seems as a bit of a troubled player, picks up fast fouls and lack that typical inside technique for something more.
Erjon Kastrati is making some progress, however doesn't really excell at anything. Might develop into an euroleague starting SF oneday, but I don't think he'll be the reason some euroleague team would be winning one title after another.
Gregor Hrovat is generaly missed on these lists. His major shortcomings are that he is more of a SF with 196cm than a SG and his streaky shot, however he has god bball IQ and is a pain in the ass defensively, which could eventualy make him develop into a really good specialist on higher levels.
I've noticed him in one or two games last year and he definately looks nice, alround decently athletic SF, just the way I like them. You guys have some really good generations coming up. Just finishing these 94+95 threads reminded me there is a whole bunch of Greeks that imo should do very well in the future.
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