Top Players at Olympic Qualifying Tournament

[Tasos Peiraias]

The best team:
1.Bo MaCcaleb(FYROM)
2.Vasilis Spanoulis(Greece)
3.Andrei Kirilenko(Russia)
4.Linas Kleiza(Lithuania)
5.Giannis Bourousis(Greece)
The 2nd team:
1.Nikos Zisis(Greece)
2.Alexy Shved(Russia)
3.Antonis Fotsis(Greece)
4.Giorgos Printezis(Greece)
5.Timofey Mozgov(Russia)

[christodoulou76]

The best team:
1.Bo MaCcaleb(FYROM)
2.Vasilis Spanoulis(Greece)
3.Andrei Kirilenko(Russia)
4.Linas Kleiza(Lithuania)
5.Giannis Bourousis(Greece)
The 2nd team:
1.Nikos Zisis(Greece)
2.Alexy Shved(Russia)
3.Antonis Fotsis(Greece)
4.Giorgos Printezis(Greece)
5.Timofey Mozgov(Russia)

Good selections, but I think a few more Greek players should be added.

[Tasos Peiraias]

Good selections, but I think a few more Greek players should be added.

Yeah I said not to add many Greeks...

[Terrorizer]

I don't understand how anyone could have Diogu on their list.

Second that. Such an untalented and stupid player. Adventuristic and at the same time sloppy as hell. It's not that surprising that after his NBA stint he came to low-level Chinese league and not to Europe.

About symbolic teams after Group stage then I'll put it that way (also mixing positions in order to get all the best in the team):

First team:
Vassilis Spanoulis
Vitali Fridzon
Andrei Kirilenko
Linas Kleiza
Al Horford

Second team:
Sarunas Jasikevicius
Bo McCaleb
Derrick Obasohan
Viktor Khryapa
P.J. Ramos

Honorable mention: Nathan Peavy, Georgios Printezis, Kostas Papanikolaou, Martynas Pocius, Al-Farouq Aminu, Tony Skinn, Oscar Torres, Alexander Kaun, Tai Webster, Jack Michael Martinez, Eulis Baez, Pero Antic, Olimpio Cipriano, Carlos Morais, Eduardo Mingas.

All-disappointments team:
Greivis Vazquez/J.J. Barea
Alexei Shved/Carlos Arroyo/Rimantas Kaukenas
Francisco Garcia
Ike Diogu/Mika Vukona
Josh Asselin/Jonas Valanciunas

[Olympiacos]

I am not overrating anyone...
The best players are playing in the NBA, that's the truth. It doesn't mean that everyone who plays in the NBA is better than any Euroleague player but the best are playing there. There are many times that even a mediocre NBA player can make the difference in Europe. Just like it happened with Dorsey this year.

Also we are not comparing the players based on their clubs achievements but on their personal skills. Papanikolaou won the Euroleague as an Oly player but this doesn't mean that he is better player than all the others SFs in the OQT.

I am following Vasquez's career since he was playing for Maryland. It's crazy to believe that Zisis is a better player than him. Just crazy...

If comparing Zisis with Vasquez was just crazy, then I have nothing to say about comparing Kleiza with Vasilopoulos...



I agree with you but just remember that it's not the NBA over here. It's the OQT and we are comparing Diogu with players who will play in this tournament. Diogu is really undersized and average athlete for the NBA. But athleticism and size standards are different in Europe and International competitions than NBA standards. If Diogu was playing in Europe he wouldn't have any problem playing even as a center.

But you are overrating the NBA players. I wonder if you have ever even seen a Euroleague game, based on your comments. You sound like a clear 100% NBA only fan.

All-disappointments team:
Greivis Vazquez/J.J. Barea
Alexei Shved/Carlos Arroyo/Rimantas Kaukenas
Francisco Garcia
Ike Diogu/Mika Vukona
Josh Asselin/Jonas Valanciunas

Pretty good selections there.

[christodoulou76]

All-disappointments team:
Greivis Vazquez/J.J. Barea
Alexei Shved/Carlos Arroyo/Rimantas Kaukenas
Francisco Garcia
Ike Diogu/Mika Vukona
Josh Asselin/Jonas Valanciunas

Fotsis should be added to this list. I hope he starts playing better soon!

[Olympiacos]

Fotsis should be added to this list. I hope he starts playing better soon!

I guess he can be in the "did he even play" list? He's been invisible. I guess his ankle injury was much worse than they told us.

[mochoso]

Horford is the MVP of the tournament

[Rotela]

So no love for Ike Diogu ??? dude has been the best player on the Nigerian team

[Blackway]

So no love for Ike Diogu ??? dude has been the best player on the Nigerian team

I'm definitely impressed by him after watching his game against Greece. But in all honesty, the whole Nigerian team is playing well and Diogu has some flaws in his game. Overall, just a good player and could be on everyone's list if he plays well in the next 1/2 games.

[planaria]

Like it or not, Diogu has been one of the best players in this tournament so far. Really impressive performances...

Actually, it seems that he was vastly underrated in this topic.

[macleopard13]

lol, FIBA writes Semen Antonov . Isn't it Semyon Antonov?

Source: http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng...1/profile.html

[GEORGE_4]

Bo McCalebb
Vassilis Spanoulis
Andrei Kirilenko
Ike Diogu
Al Horford

[Shawshank]

Bo McCalebb
Vassilis Spanoulis
Andrei Kirilenko
Ike Diogu
Al Horford

Interesting tha lithuanian who finished 2nd dont even have their player in your list.But on the other hand you may be right,we didnt have one very bright star in all 4games,but we had 10players who were bring their own part to teams winning table...This is lithuanian team basketball at their best!

[MrMojoRisin]

Interestingly, no one mentions Kalnietis. Guy with 7 assists per game and highest assists/turnover ratio amongst those who had 3 ast. or more per game. Frankly, I don't know what are the criterias for "top players" election, but player from team who got in the finals, with 7ast per game and doesn't even get honorable mention? Smh