NT Naturalizations

[R1ou]

Osmani got his BB education in Turkey and he decided to play for Turkey. Period.

Sure he did, but he moved to Turkey around the same age Mirotic did to Spain as well. However the latter is playing as a naturalised player for Spain but Turkey are having both him and Larkin in the squad, like they did in the past with Dixon and Sipahi.

[Furkan Korkmaz]

Sure he did, but he moved to Turkey around the same age Mirotic did to Spain as well. However the latter is playing as a naturalised player for Spain but Turkey are having both him and Larkin in the squad, like they did in the past with Dixon and Sipahi.

Are we still going to have this conversation? He moved to Turkey before Calathes and Dorsey moved to Greece though, and he has his citizenship before Giannis and Thanasis had theirs. So.... you can say Mirotic all you want but the real elephant in the room is much closer to you than you’d want to admit ; ).

[fasoulaki]

Are we still going to have this conversation? He moved to Turkey before Calathes and Dorsey moved to Greece though, and he has his citizenship before Giannis and Thanasis had theirs. So.... you can say Mirotic all you want but the real elephant in the room is much closer to you than you’d want to admit ; ).

Calling Larkin an elephant is not really kind of you. He sacrifices his summer for your NT and does not even get one Euro or Dollar or Lira for that.

[Furkan Korkmaz]

Calling Larkin an elephant is not really kind of you. He sacrifices his summer for your NT and does not even get one Euro or Dollar or Lira for that.

Haha, no, Larkin is my guy, our 1 naturalized player all in compliance with Fiba regulations, like 50 other federations have as well. I am okay with you having 1 too, but when I watched you versus Serbia in crunchtime there was literally only 1 real Greek (and product of Greek BB, which Giannis for example isn’t) out of the 5 players on court. A little extreme to cry about a substitute player named Osmani when that’s how your NT is built, right?

[fasoulaki]

Its not our fault. Greek basketball is so cool that half the world pretend to be greek to have a chance to play in our national team. Even Josh Oppenheimer assitant coach of the Bucks pretends to be greek nowadays. Unbelievable.

[R1ou]

Rofl players with roots from one country are less egibible to play for them, than someone who landed to X country as an adult and has no connection to them through bloodline or birth.

Question is however, why Fiba counts Mirotic as a naturalized player and Osmani not, and let Turkey fields 2 of them at the same time? Would like to get an answer for that.

[Toruko]

Rofl players with roots from one country are less egibible to play for them, than someone who landed to X country as an adult and has no connection to them through bloodline or birth.

Question is however, why Fiba counts Mirotic as a naturalized player and Osmani not, and let Turkey fields 2 of them at the same time? Would like to get an answer for that.

I think the FIBA general secretary has free hand in the decision.

[GINOBILISHOW]

Vezenkov should have chosen Greece too, to cry even more, traditional loser

the difference if giannis had been born, raised and played basketball at a local level in turkey, is that he would have become a bench player in darusafaka

[Toruko]

Vezenkov should have chosen Greece too, to cry even more, traditional loser

the difference if giannis had been born, raised and played basketball at a local level in turkey, is that he would have become a bench player in darusafaka

You are correct with your criticism but its also a bit deceiving because it says indirectly that Greece develops players and Turkey doesnt. This is not the case. Giannis did it for his families future just by himself and he deserves it.

[Magic Stavros]

Melih Mahmutoglu is Bosnian and plays for Turkey as non naturalized. I dont understand that.

[Toruko]

Melih Mahmutoglu is Bosnian and plays for Turkey as non naturalized. I dont understand that.

Stop triggering around Stavros.

[Ridirkulous]

Luka Doncic is also a product of Spanish basketball.

Speaking of Luka Doncic, rumour has it he is questionable for tonight because of a wrist inflammation.

[Furkan Korkmaz]

Melih Mahmutoglu is Bosnian and plays for Turkey as non naturalized. I dont understand that.

Ok dear Stavros just for you we will deport Mahmutoglu to Bosnia : P.

[vivo]

Melih Mahmutoglu is Bosnian and plays for Turkey as non naturalized. I dont understand that.

janketa:”I wish he were indeed Bosnian”

[Levenspiel]

here is yet another one of these naturalization threads, one of a hundred maybe.

if you'd like to talk about it, fine, but please do so in a civilized manner, without flaming/provocations, and preferably here rather than the game day threads.

PS. many posts deleted, warnings issued. Hope we won't see a repetition.

cheers
Levenspiel