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The italian newspaper "la Gazzetta dello sport" announced recently that Pau Gasol was chosen for the first time winner in the poll. This is the most prestigious award in european basketball.
He already finished 2nd in 2006 and 3rd in 2001 & 2004.

1979 Thachenko (URSS) Kicanovic (YUG) Delibasic (YUG)
1980 Dalipagic (YUG) D. Meneghin (ITA) Kicanovic (YUG)
1981 Kicanovic (YUG) Myshkin (URSS) Valters (URSS)
1982 Kicanovic (Jug) Myshkin (URSS) Marzorati (ITA)
1983 D. Meneghin (ITA), Corbalán (ESP) Sabonis (URSS)
1984 Sabonis (URSS) S.Epifanio (ESP) Corbalán (ESP)
1985 Sabonis (URSS) D. Petrovic (YUG) San Epifanio (ESP)
1986 D. Petrovic (Jug) Sabonis (URSS) F. Martín (ESP)
1987 Gallis (GRE) D. Petrovic (YUG) Marciulonis (URSS)
1988 Sabonis (URSS) Marciulonis (URSS)D. Petrovic (YUG)
1989 D. Petrovic (YUG) Radja (YUG) Kukoc (YUG)
1990 Kukoc (YUG) Radja (YUG) Divac (YUG)
1991 Kukoc (CRO) Divac (YUG) Marciulonis (URSS)
1992 D. Petrovic (CRO) Kukoc (CRO) Sabonis (LIT)
1993 D. Petrovic (CRO) Kukoc (CRO) Schrempf (ALE)
1994 Kukoc (CRO) Radja (CRO) Danilovic (YUG)
1995 Sabonis (LIT) Djordjevic (YUG) Danilovic (YUG)
1996 Kukoc (CRO) Sabonis (LIT) Danilovic (YUG)
1997 Sabonis (LIT) Kukoc (CRO) Danilovic (YUG)
1998 Kukoc (CRO) Sabonis (LIT) Danilovic (YUG)
1999 Sabonis (LIT) Bodiroga (YUG) A. Meneghin (ITA)
2000 **** (ITA) Sabonis (LIT) Bodiroga (YUG)
2001 Stojakovic (YUG) Nowitzki (ALE) Gasol (ESP)
2002 Nowitzki (ALE) Bodiroga (YUG) Stojakovic (YUG)
2003 Nowitzki (ALE) Stojakovic (SER) Bodiroga (SER)
2004 Nowitzki (ALE) Jasikevicius (LIT) Gasol (ESP)
2005 Nowitzki (ALE) Parker (FRA) Jasikevicius (LIT)
2006 Nowitzki (ALE) Gasol (ESP) Papaloukas (GRE)
2007 Parker (FRA) Nowitzki (ALE) Kirilenko (RUS).
2008 Gasol (ESP) Rudy Fernández (ESP) Turkoglou (TUR)

10001 points, 4,577 reb, 1,681 assts 951 blocks.
Props and he will retire as a Laker.
Bank on it.

2002 Nowitzki (ALE) Bodiroga (YUG) Stojakovic (YUG)

why is germany (ALE), aside from the obvious beer pun?

amb1ent wrote:2002 Nowitzki (ALE) Bodiroga (YUG) Stojakovic (YUG)

why is germany (ALE), aside from the obvious beer pun?

I picked the list from a spanish forum, in spanish Germany is called Alemania.

By the way the winner in 2000 was Gregor Fuc-ka

This list reminds me how much I miss Sabonis... winner in 84 85 88 95 97 99 and second in 00 and others, thats 17 years of elite level. I had so much fun watching him pass the ball.

Laker at Heart wrote:This list reminds me how much I miss Sabonis... winner in 84 85 88 95 97 99 and second in 00 and others, thats 17 years of elite level. I had so much fun watching him pass the ball.

Sabonis was still elite in 2004, after leaving the Blazers he joined Zalgiris and was MVP of the Euroleague and also was 1 free throw shy of leading his team to the final 4.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE3BJc58FpA
GUSTAS!!!!

I wish we'd gotten to see him fully healthy, before the injuries, in the NBA. He was still very, very good, but his athleticism was almost nil. Some of the accounts of the young Sabonis I've read/heard are unreal.

He deserves it

penzias wrote:

amb1ent wrote:2002 Nowitzki (ALE) Bodiroga (YUG) Stojakovic (YUG)

why is germany (ALE), aside from the obvious beer pun?

I picked the list from a spanish forum, in spanish Germany is called Alemania.

don't kid yourself, it was for the beer pun

congrats Pau

Sedale Threatt wrote:I wish we'd gotten to see him fully healthy, before the injuries, in the NBA. He was still very, very good, but his athleticism was almost nil. Some of the accounts of the young Sabonis I've read/heard are unreal.

He was unreal when young and healthy. Basketball world cried when he got severely injured. He should have been top 5 all time center, instead he will be remembered as the greatest in Europe and just a nice center in the NBA.
Kind of Bill Walton case with better outside shooting, stronger body, more size and speed...
I remember the URSS beating us (Spain) by +40 when were Olympic silver medalist in 1984. Sabonis was just plain unsttopable. He managed himself to overpower David Robinson in Seul 1988 when he couldn't even walk.

Ya Sabonis was good, but dam does anybody remember when Shaq made him cry.
Poor guy.