Originally posted by Mermeri_Disledim
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Pedrag Danilovic vs Juan Carlos Navarro
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That could be a very long discussion. Danilovic's NBA career and Navarro's NBA career is partly comparable. They were both scoring options. Danilovic played for a better team, was a better scorer, was playing more time and was a starter. So, for the NBA game, mainly because of his size and for the things he could do there, he was better
Navarro, on the other hand, he is more of a Euro player. Overall, he is a more dominant scorer, has more ways to score and probably he is a better all-around player as well. Also, his unorthodox style gets him to the category of "unguardable" players and, although some would claim that Danilovic was a great shooter (and he was, that's true), Navarro is even better on that as well
Defensively, even for the type of game in the late 80s, early 90s and mid-late 90s, before Danilovic quit basketball, he was still better than Navarro. But, noticing Navarro now, at the peak of his career and with this amazing durability and continuity, it is obvious that he is a natural leader+complete scorer+great perimeter player (with superior ball handling, basketball iq and passing to Danilovic)
So, overall, after comparing their careers, I think that Navarro would start for the Yugoslavian NT 1995 and would be a back up to Drazen Petrovic, if there was a Yugoslavian NT 1992 (these would be the roles of Danilovic in these cases)
On the contrary, I am not sure that Danilovic would start for Spain today or even in any of the recent competitions. Even on a couple of summers when Rudy was starting at SG for Spain, I still think that Danilovic wouldn't be a definite option above him
So, at the end of the day, it looks as if Navarro is better, but not much better
After Petrovic, Marciulionis and maybe Galis, Navarro should likely be considered the 4th best SG in Europe since 1980Sexuality when one reaches their 30s is either mainstream or sick, but no matter what, it isn't pure
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Good post Wardjdim, but unfortunately your objectivity falls with those who actually watched Danilović play... Of course, I won't question your personal opinion about Danilović or why you prefer Navarro more (which I respect!), but some of 'your facts' are highly debatable or wrong.
Originally posted by wardjdim View PostThat could be a very long discussion. Danilovic's NBA career and Navarro's NBA career is partly comparable. They were both scoring options. Danilovic played for a better team, was a better scorer, was playing more time and was a starter. So, for the NBA game, mainly because of his size and for the things he could do there, he was better
Navarro, on the other hand, he is more of a Euro player. Overall, he is a more dominant scorer, has more ways to score and probably he is a better all-around player as well. Also, his unorthodox style gets him to the category of "unguardable" players (Pera Božić disagrees!) and, although some would claim that Danilovic was a great shooter (and he was, that's true), Navarro is even better on that as well
And I'm not even gonna talk about his high release jump shot (making players go berserk, especially the ones guarding him), which many of today's stars could only dream of.
Second bolded part is just mind blowing. Ok, you like Navarro more, but how you come-off with that (no disrespect, just give me something to hold on to)?
Defensively, even for the type of game in the late 80s, early 90s and mid-late 90s, before Danilovic quit basketball, he was still better than Navarro. But, noticing Navarro now, at the peak of his career and with this amazing durability and continuity, it is obvious that he is a natural leader+complete scorer+great perimeter player (with superior ball handling, basketball iq and passing to Danilovic)
(with superior ball handling, basketball iq and passing to Danilovic)
So, overall, after comparing their careers, I think that Navarro would start for the Yugoslavian NT 1995 and would be a back up to Drazen Petrovic, if there was a Yugoslavian NT 1992 (these would be the roles of Danilovic in these cases)
On the contrary, I am not sure that Danilovic would start for Spain today or even in any of the recent competitions. Even on a couple of summers when Rudy was starting at SG for Spain, I still think that Danilovic wouldn't be a definite option above him
So, at the end of the day, it looks as if Navarro is better, but not much better
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Originally posted by wardjdim View PostOn the contrary, I am not sure that Danilovic would start for Spain today or even in any of the recent competitions. Even on a couple of summers when Rudy was starting at SG for Spain, I still think that Danilovic wouldn't be a definite option above him
Yeah, he would risk the cut from the roster...
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