Fozzy wrote:It's been my opinion that Greece has its own school of basketball for years now! Nowhere in the world will you find such disciplined and aggressive D with an office depending strictly on their perimeter game. It's the same basketball I was taught when taking my first steps in the sport and it’s the same style kids are learning now a days! Simply kids are more athletic these days and do some dunking after their 500 3pt shots when practice came to an end.
To be honest I can’t see any of our boys (not even Papas) exceeding their current level of competition. Only Jankovic, with some assistance from his Serbian protectors, my play some day in the NBA. The rest of our boys are to slow and have reached their peak in development.
This of course is my personal opinion. I’m just sick of watching Greek kids stopping their hard work once they reach the A1. They think they have conquered the world before the age of 20!
It’s not only me that has this opinion. Coach Lefteris Kakiousis said in an interview this morning on “tablo kai mesa” on ERA radio that Diamantidis has become the best grek player today because he was blessed NOT to play on the greek national team when he was young (even though he was a bench warmer for a while but that is another long story). He claimed that kids bump into cash, glory, fame and women so early that they cant focus on their development! For the record, I didn’t hear coach K’s voice but it was the reporter brought forward their discussion.
Honestly guys, have you seen Schortsianitis at RnB parties in Athens? It’s only he and his brother with 10 chicks in tight shorts dancing at his table! I thought it was Tony Montanas table when I walked by and saw so many bodyguards!
Well, I started from elsewhere and ended up…. no where!
Good luck boys with the states!
KWSN-Men this is exactly what i mean about the Greek talent. No superstar quality players. Fozzy well said man. I couldnt express my self better than this
