Originally posted by Czarkazem13
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@ maccabeo: Jasaitis has no ambitions to be the alpha dog like Walsh has and he play defense. Plus, he knows about winning traditions and how to be a role player. The other two guys never made it in the upper echelones of European basketball.
So, which teams make Maccabi look mediocre? How do you define mediocrity and superiority? If other centers are quicker than Sofo, why can't he have an advantage in power? Besides, this season we have seen a Sofo with quick lateral movement. Just take a look at the last game vs. Zalgiris. And finally, when will come a time, when you say sth. positive about this team? Not that they surpise you, not that they are mediocre, not that they'll be shown their real worth in the next phase of competition but that they are good, that they are playing better and better, that their defense is superior, given all the physical shortcomings they have (no size, no big rotation), that they surprisingly are one of the best scoring and most effective teams in the league? This team surely isn't invincible and could use some upgrades but not every wish can be granted immediately and you fail to understand this.
Just a theory as we have a long way to go: should MTA take the EL crown this year, you will either disappear again or write, how surprised you are because this team is so mediocre and there are many other teams that are better. You will not look back on their record and say: "Wow! They have marched through the season, getting better and better and finally got the job done, somewhat surprisingly, considering the early season estimations". You will say what you always say because you have no clue about team building and budget restrictions. What makes so many other EL teams so better than MTA? Well-known names on their rosters? Deepness? We see Barca mightily struggling without Navarro and now without Mickeal. We see Real being superbly inconsistent. CSKA and CLA are both on the verge of missing the Top 16. Olympiacos has shown vulnerability, while PAO barely won vs. an injury depleted CSKA. Olimpija is surprising everybody for sure but they hava a tough schedule for the rest of competition. Just Siena and FenerUlker look really good to me. The rest of the teams have problems. 24 teams in the EL. Mediocrity would place about 10 teams ahead of MTA. Just interesting, why none of them has shown better basketball than MTA since week two. Remember, every of those teams have a couple of super weak teams in their group, while MTA's group is very balanced.
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