Evgeny Pashutin announced extended roster of Russian NT consisting of players which have to begin a process of preparation for Eurobasket-2015.
It looks as follows:
SG/PG Dmitry Kulagin (Zenit)
SG/PG Artyom Vikhrov (Zenit)
SG Egor Vyal'tsev (Khimki)
PG Anton Ponkrashov (UNICS)
PG Dmitry Khvostov (Nizhny Novgorod)
PG/SG Mikhail Kulagin (Rossiya Novogorsk)
SG Evgeny Voronov (Lokomotiv Kuban')
SG Vitaly Fridzon (CSKA)
SG/PG Alexei Shved (New York Knicks)
SF/PF Nikita Kurbanov (Lokomotiv Kuban')
SF/PF Andrei Zubkov (Lokomotiv Kuban')
SF Sergei Monya (Khimki)
PF/SF Evgeny Valiev (Zenit)
SF/PF Pavel Antipov (UNICS)
SF/PF Semyon Antonov (Nizhny Novgorod)
PF Andrei Vorontsevich (CSKA)
PF/C Pavel Korobkov (CSKA)
C Alexander Kaun (CSKA)
C Ruslan Pateev (Khimki)
C Artyom Klimenko (Avtodor Saratov)
C Andrei Desyatnikov (Zenit)
C Timofei Mozgov (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Links: http://russiabasket.ru/news/news_tea...obasketu_2015/ (RFB official site, in Russian)
http://www.sportando.com/en/national...urobasket.html (in English)
There are some changes from the previously announced roster which was:
Khvostov, Ponkrashov, D. Kulagin, Shved, Fridzon, Vyal'tsev, Bykov, Voronov, Grigor'yev, Karasev, Monya, Kurbanov, Vorontsevich, Antonov, Korobkov, Antipov, Zubkov, Zhukanenko, Mozgov, Kaun, Sokolov.
Some of them I view as positive (I even proposed some of them in a topic 'Possible rosters for Eurobasket'), for example, Sokolov out and both Pateev and Klimenko in (but if Mozgov and Kaun would play I doubt any of these two to make the final cut). Also excluded were Zhukanenko (a quality big man with impressive shooting range and solid basketball IQ but kinda clumsy with his moves, too slow and additionally he hasn't play sizeable minutes for Loko this season and seems to be somewhat out of shape), Sergei Karasev (he would play a solid role in this team if he was healthy but it seems that his injury is too serious), Maxim Grigor'yev (a strange decision given the fact that Kulagin Jr. mysteriously finds a way into this list), Sergei Bykov (a biggest WTF change so far, there were rumours of bad blood between him and Pashutin Sr. in UNICS but that's not a reason to exclude such a player from the squad, especially as Sergei was always one of the most passionate and diligent about playing in NT).
Considering this list, it's evident that some players are included just to gain experience and it would be extremely surprising if, for example, Klimenko, Desyatnikov and M. Kulagin will make it into the final roster. Still I think that including even Desyatnikov in NT ranks is still too premature as he has some definite (raw) potential but a level of the national team (even in its preparation process) is too high for him at the moment. For Klimenko it could be useful already (even if he is not a national team material right now) and Pateev can even make it through the final cut and be used as a role player at the tournament. Ponkrashov is a big question mark also as due to his serious injury he hasn't played at all for some months now. I don't think that Russian NT needs Dmitry Kulagin that much despite the fact that he is superior even to Shved at creating his own shot (maybe, he could be effectively used only as a role player who can speed up a game and add intensity in some moment) but what the fuck is his little brother doing here? He spent a rather lacklustre season in Russian second tier league's middle of the road team (which was established this year and intended as some sort of a mix between French CFBB and junior national team) and he gets chosen over guys like Sergei Bykov and Maxim Grigor'ev. Pasha Sergeev, Maxim Kolyushkin or even Artyom Komolov and Alexei Vzdykhalkin are also much better players right now than Kulagin Jr is, so it's something really strange. Seryoga Tokarev (who never get his chance at a higher level notwithstanding his real talent) spent a beastly season for Superleague champion leading that league in assists despite being a premium-level shooter first and foremost and he gets no call but Kulagin is included. I know that the first one is 29 years old and Kulagin Jr is 21 years old but it doesn't look that Misha is that much brighter than his retarded older brother who is a prime example of egocentric primadonna with the worst shot selection in the VTB league.
By the way, two clinical idiots Shved and D. Kulagin competing with each other at who is dumber when leading our offense with clueless loser Zhenya Pashutin at the helm seems like a perfect recipe for disaster. But we have a high-quality roster overall and with someone like Aito Garcia Reneses coaching it (and hence using both Shved and Kulagin in a very limited role) I think we would be one of the principal candidates for the podium finish.
In fact, I would be happy if Shved would retire from the NT after his 'pinnacle of shame' sort of performance at Euro-2013 but it seems that we're doomed to have this imbecile in our NT till the Saviour's second coming.
And what are your thoughts on Russian national team of 2015, its roster and its chances in the upcoming tournament?
It looks as follows:
SG/PG Dmitry Kulagin (Zenit)
SG/PG Artyom Vikhrov (Zenit)
SG Egor Vyal'tsev (Khimki)
PG Anton Ponkrashov (UNICS)
PG Dmitry Khvostov (Nizhny Novgorod)
PG/SG Mikhail Kulagin (Rossiya Novogorsk)
SG Evgeny Voronov (Lokomotiv Kuban')
SG Vitaly Fridzon (CSKA)
SG/PG Alexei Shved (New York Knicks)
SF/PF Nikita Kurbanov (Lokomotiv Kuban')
SF/PF Andrei Zubkov (Lokomotiv Kuban')
SF Sergei Monya (Khimki)
PF/SF Evgeny Valiev (Zenit)
SF/PF Pavel Antipov (UNICS)
SF/PF Semyon Antonov (Nizhny Novgorod)
PF Andrei Vorontsevich (CSKA)
PF/C Pavel Korobkov (CSKA)
C Alexander Kaun (CSKA)
C Ruslan Pateev (Khimki)
C Artyom Klimenko (Avtodor Saratov)
C Andrei Desyatnikov (Zenit)
C Timofei Mozgov (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Links: http://russiabasket.ru/news/news_tea...obasketu_2015/ (RFB official site, in Russian)
http://www.sportando.com/en/national...urobasket.html (in English)
There are some changes from the previously announced roster which was:
Khvostov, Ponkrashov, D. Kulagin, Shved, Fridzon, Vyal'tsev, Bykov, Voronov, Grigor'yev, Karasev, Monya, Kurbanov, Vorontsevich, Antonov, Korobkov, Antipov, Zubkov, Zhukanenko, Mozgov, Kaun, Sokolov.
Some of them I view as positive (I even proposed some of them in a topic 'Possible rosters for Eurobasket'), for example, Sokolov out and both Pateev and Klimenko in (but if Mozgov and Kaun would play I doubt any of these two to make the final cut). Also excluded were Zhukanenko (a quality big man with impressive shooting range and solid basketball IQ but kinda clumsy with his moves, too slow and additionally he hasn't play sizeable minutes for Loko this season and seems to be somewhat out of shape), Sergei Karasev (he would play a solid role in this team if he was healthy but it seems that his injury is too serious), Maxim Grigor'yev (a strange decision given the fact that Kulagin Jr. mysteriously finds a way into this list), Sergei Bykov (a biggest WTF change so far, there were rumours of bad blood between him and Pashutin Sr. in UNICS but that's not a reason to exclude such a player from the squad, especially as Sergei was always one of the most passionate and diligent about playing in NT).
Considering this list, it's evident that some players are included just to gain experience and it would be extremely surprising if, for example, Klimenko, Desyatnikov and M. Kulagin will make it into the final roster. Still I think that including even Desyatnikov in NT ranks is still too premature as he has some definite (raw) potential but a level of the national team (even in its preparation process) is too high for him at the moment. For Klimenko it could be useful already (even if he is not a national team material right now) and Pateev can even make it through the final cut and be used as a role player at the tournament. Ponkrashov is a big question mark also as due to his serious injury he hasn't played at all for some months now. I don't think that Russian NT needs Dmitry Kulagin that much despite the fact that he is superior even to Shved at creating his own shot (maybe, he could be effectively used only as a role player who can speed up a game and add intensity in some moment) but what the fuck is his little brother doing here? He spent a rather lacklustre season in Russian second tier league's middle of the road team (which was established this year and intended as some sort of a mix between French CFBB and junior national team) and he gets chosen over guys like Sergei Bykov and Maxim Grigor'ev. Pasha Sergeev, Maxim Kolyushkin or even Artyom Komolov and Alexei Vzdykhalkin are also much better players right now than Kulagin Jr is, so it's something really strange. Seryoga Tokarev (who never get his chance at a higher level notwithstanding his real talent) spent a beastly season for Superleague champion leading that league in assists despite being a premium-level shooter first and foremost and he gets no call but Kulagin is included. I know that the first one is 29 years old and Kulagin Jr is 21 years old but it doesn't look that Misha is that much brighter than his retarded older brother who is a prime example of egocentric primadonna with the worst shot selection in the VTB league.
By the way, two clinical idiots Shved and D. Kulagin competing with each other at who is dumber when leading our offense with clueless loser Zhenya Pashutin at the helm seems like a perfect recipe for disaster. But we have a high-quality roster overall and with someone like Aito Garcia Reneses coaching it (and hence using both Shved and Kulagin in a very limited role) I think we would be one of the principal candidates for the podium finish.
In fact, I would be happy if Shved would retire from the NT after his 'pinnacle of shame' sort of performance at Euro-2013 but it seems that we're doomed to have this imbecile in our NT till the Saviour's second coming.
And what are your thoughts on Russian national team of 2015, its roster and its chances in the upcoming tournament?
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