Individual players by position (top15 ranking)

[christodoulou76]

Awesome list. I love it. Printezis has to be in the top 10 of PFs. In fact, he should probably be higher than Fotsis who I don't think necessarily has to be there. Also, FSE is probably too high since he is really just a role player on the Spanish NT. I would put Llull above Ukic. Datome should be much higher than Maciulis. Motiejunas is too high. Lampe, Asik and Gortat should probably be a little higher. Certainly Lampe should be higher than Begic. I would move Antic up a little because he will have such a central role for his NT in this tournament. I would move Casspi above Preldzic. Very cool stuff overall.

[pohani komarac]

Rasko Katic is missing
Most of you probably don't know him, but you will meet him in couple of days

With Marko Car dirtiest player ever. He should be baned from basketball

[Alyosha12]

Blažić 5th among SG! He is not even number 15!

So tell me why the other SGs I ranked behind him are better? Seibutis is a bit better offensively, but is a worse rebounder and defender. Simon is the same as Seibutis. All three are interchangeable, i just like Blazic more, because he is a high energy guy, who when he is on, is almost unstoppable. Plus his defense is great. Other then that, i don't see which one out of the rest would even come close.

Though i did totally forget about Bellineli. He should be ranked in front of Blazic and Aradori.

Awesome list. I love it. Printezis has to be in the top 10 of PFs. In fact, he should probably be higher than Fotsis who I don't think necessarily has to be there. Also, FSE is probably too high since he is really just a role player on the Spanish NT. I would put Llull above Ukic, but Llull might play more at SG in this tournament. Datome should be much higher than Maciulis. Motiejunas is too high. Lampe, Asik and Gortat should probably be a little higher. Certainly Lampe should be higher than Begic. I would move Antic up a little because he will have such a central role for his NT in this tournament. I would move Casspi above Preldzic. Very cool stuff overall.

I may have made a mistake not putting Printezis on the list. That is true. FSE being a role player for Spain says more about the Spanish NT then him as a player. He is still second on my list of players i would want to play SF on my team. I could be persuaded to put Datome as high as #7.

IDK about Lampe, he has always seemed limited to me. I just don't think his BBIQ is high enough for him to be higher ATM, though Begic is no rocket scientist neither lol.

And Casspi as far as i'm concerned is too one denominational to be higher.

Tnx for the input guys. I would also like to see at least your top 5 list.

And tbh i am surprised none has mentioned that i put Dragic in front of Rubio lol

[Alyosha12]

With Marko Car dirtiest player ever. He should be baned from basketball

Truer words have never been spoken.

[Alyosha12]

great effort Aljoša! looking at list croatia doesnt seem so bad with PF position beeing only one we dont have anyone in top 15 but we do have star in making dario saric on that position. fine by me

Well you guys do have Zoric to play behind Tomic, and Markota is not bad, and as you said you have Saric so i think you front court is still very good.

[pimpekaustas]

rudy fernandez is dirtier, plus very ugly. he should be banned first

[Israeli_Machine]

I have few remarks to write,first in my opinion Omri Casspi should be higher on the Small Forwards list,around the fifth or the fourth spot.
Another remark is that Lior Eliyahu is not a SF, he plays as a PF and he definately deserve a spot in the list there.
Hmmm about the Centers I think that Nikola Vucevic,Omer Asik and Marcin Gortat should be ranked higher,they are absolutely better the Tomic for example.
And I also believe Yogev Ohayon has a spot in the top 15 Point Guards.

[wardjdim]

Hey guys, i made a top 15 chart for every position, what do you think?
C:
1. M. Gasol (spa)
2. Nenad Krstic (srb)
3. Ante Tomič (cro)
4. Nikola Vucevic (mtn)
5. Marcin Gortat (pol)
6. Ioannis Bourousis (gre)
7. Omer Asik (tur)
8. Jonas Valanciunas (lit)
9. Gasper Vidmar (slo)
10. Erden Semih (tur)
11. Mirza Begic (slo)
12. Maciej Lampe (pol)
13. Darjus Lavrinovic (lit)
14. Semih Erden (tur)
15. Alexis Ajinca (fra)

PF:
1. Linas Kleiza (lit)
2. Ersan Ilyasova (tur)
3. Jonas Jerebko (swe)
4. Mirza Teletovic (bih)
5. K. Lavrinovic (lit)
6. D. Montiejunas (lit)
7. Boštjan Nachbar (slo)
8. Antonis Fotsis (gre)
9. L. Mavrokefalidis (gre)
10. Pero Antic (fyrm)
11. Boris Diaw (fra)
12. Bojan Dubljević (mtn)
13. Victor Claver (spa)
14. Jan Vesely (czk)
15. Viktor Sanikadze (geo)

SF:
1. Nicolas Batum (fre)
2. Fernando San Emeterio (spa)
3. Nemanja Bjelica (srb)
4. Bojan Bogdanović (cro)
5. Kostas Papanikolau (gre)
6. Vladimir Dasic (mtn)
7. Emir Predzic (tur)
8. Omri Casspi (isr)
9. Lior Eliyahu (isr)
10. Jonas Maciulis (lit)
11. Luigi Datome (ita)
12. Hidayet Turkoglu (tur)
13. Manuchar Markoishvilli (geo)
14. Zoran Dragic (slo)
15. Stratos Perperoglou (gre)

SG:
1. Vasilis Spanoulis (gre)
2. Rudy Fernandez (spa)
3. Alexey Shved (rus)
4. Pietro Aradori (ita)
5. Jaka Blazic (slo)
6. Reinaldas Seibutis (lit)
7. Krunoslav Simon (cro)
8. Ricky Hickman (geo)
9. Martynas Pocius (lit)
10. Nemanja Nedovic (srb)
11. Zach Wright (bih)
12. Stefan Marković (srb)
13. Vitalij Fridzon (rus)
14. Travis Diener (ita)
15. Anton Ponkrashov (rus)

PG:
1. Tony Parker (fra)
2. BO McCalebb (fyrm)
3. Goran Dragic (slo)
4. Ricky Rubio (spa)
5. Roko Ukic (cro)
6. Sergio Llull (spa)
7. Nando De Colo (fra)
8. Jose Calderon (spa)
9. Dontaye Draper (cro)
10. Nikolaos Zissis (gre)
11. Petteri Koponen (fin)
12. Lucasz Koszarek (pol)
13. Matas Kalnietis (lit)
14. Jaka Lakovic (slo)
15. Vlado Ilievski (fyrm)

Good attempt but several confusions regarding the positions

For example, Nemanja Bjelica plays PF in the friendlies. Spanoulis plays PG and Zisis SG for Greece. Shved full time PG. Rudy full time SF and Calderon full time PG for Spain. Same with Llull. Full time PG. Markoishvilli is not a SF. Belinelli is not on your list. De Colo plays full time SG. Eliyahu is not a SF. He will play PF for Israel and Mavrokefalidis will play center only, since there are already 3 PFs for the Greeks. Lampe should probably be ranked as a PF, since he'll mostly play there

Other than that, I have several disagreements regarding your rankings but that's irrelevant to that post now

[Alyosha12]

Good attempt but several confusions regarding the positions

For example, Nemanja Bjelica plays PF in the friendlies. Spanoulis plays PG and Zisis SG for Greece. Shved full time PG. Rudy full time SF and Calderon full time PG for Spain. Same with Llull. Full time PG. Markoishvilli is not a SF. Belinelli is not on your list. De Colo plays full time SG. Eliyahu is not a SF. He will play PF for Israel and Mavrokefalidis will play center only, since there are already 3 PFs for the Greeks. Lampe should probably be ranked as a PF, since he'll mostly play there

Other than that, I have several disagreements regarding your rankings but that's irrelevant to that post now

Well to be honest i really didn't pay attention to the tweeners you mentioned. Most players on your list can play two or more positions, and it really didn't matter where on my list they are, because they would most likely make it in the top 15 in more then one position. Spanoulis for example as you mentioned will most likely play the PG position, but he is IMO the best SG of the tournament. Doesn't really matter, if i put him in the PG or SG slot, same with Shved, same with Bjelica. If i put him in the PF or SF spot, it doesn't really matter. I did put Llull and Calderon among PGs, and Rudy is not and never has been a full time SF.

If you checked my posts you would see i said i forgot Bellineli, and would put him behind Shved, also i said i could have put De Colo with the SGs in my first post.

The point of making this list is to see, which NTs have the most elite players, and it makes no difference like i said, if i mixed up some tweeners because they would make it in the top 15 regardless.

All in all, i would really like to see your top 10 or at least top 5 list by position.

[pacosas]

I will be watching Luigi Datome in this championship. I see that some of you think he is better than Maciulis. I cann't understand why. Yes, he was MVP of Lega but in these days this championship is not as strong as it used to be 10 years ago
Actually when I heard that he signed with Pistons I thought that it is a joke (same as Zavackas going to CSKA )

Also is Dasic so good? I remember him from Besiktas and he showed nothing special there

[Alyosha12]

I will be watching Luigi Datome in this championship. I see that some of you think he is better than Maciulis. I cann't understand why. Yes, he was MVP of Lega but in these days this championship is not as strong as it used to be 10 years ago
Actually when I heard that he signed with Pistons I thought that it is a joke (same as Zavackas going to CSKA )

Also is Dasic so good? I remember him from Besiktas and he showed nothing special there

Well TBH Datome is really good, he could be ranked anywhere from 6-12. I chose to rank him so low because he is not as proven as the players before him. I don't think he is an NBA player though. I mean he is definitely good enough, but his role could be more of the role Bellineli has on his teams. And i chose to put Eliyahu and Casspi as low because their defense in nonexistent.

[Toxicity]

Datome, a natural SF, will be forced to play PF full-time for Italy... i think he'll play a great tournament but i don't know if it's enough for Italy's chances.

[Shawshank]

Datome, a natural SF, will be forced to play PF full-time for Italy... i think he'll play a great tournament but i don't know if it's enough for Italy's chances.

Who is that Datome? never heard of such player.Why didnt he played against lithuania in acropolis tournament? So manny commenst about him and had never seen him playing strange.Nevertheles looking forward to seeing new upcoming players in this torunament.

[pimpekaustas]

will anybody of this players finally replace toni kukoč who is still last player who achieved triple double on eurobaskets (1995.). dont think so!

[lafa]

Who is that Datome? never heard of such player.Why didnt he played against lithuania in acropolis tournament? So manny commenst about him and had never seen him playing strange.Nevertheles looking forward to seeing new upcoming players in this torunament.

Man, before you write something like this just do a little research or something... You make all liths look bad...