Parker is one of the 50 greatest players in europe.

from24ft · Post #21 » by **from24ft** » Mon Feb 4, 2008 3:53 pm

Seriously lets give the NCAA a try this year.

Post #22 » by **The-Insider** » Mon Feb 4, 2008 4:09 pm

from24ft wrote:Seriously lets give the NCAA a try this year.

Whas a matter for you? :box:

El Presidente · Post #23 » by **El Presidente** » Mon Feb 4, 2008 4:14 pm

from24ft wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Seriously rdtx, you know better about what I know. I respect you only because you are consistant, but why try to diss me when I am at my weekest (drunk)?

Because you're not.

dagger · Post #24 » by **dagger** » Mon Feb 4, 2008 4:25 pm

Dino Radja had four productive NBA seasons in 1990s with Boston, reaching about 20/9 in his third season, not bad for a second round pick. He was second all-rookie team, coming to the league in his mid-20s. He left at age 30, asking Boston to buy him out due to injuries. He returned to Europe to finish his career.

lupo · Post #25 » by **lupo** » Mon Feb 4, 2008 4:39 pm

The_Hater wrote:Some interesting names on that list. Mike D'Antoni and Wally Sczcerbiak's father Walt.

Can somebody explain to me the Bob McAdoo connection?

Bob McAdoo played 4 years in Milano between 1986 and 1989 winning 2 national titles, 2 european championship and 1 intercontinental cup.

his playmaker was mike d'antoni and he also played a year with kenny barlow.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7O4AMIwUldM

in these link there are some highlights from a legendary quarterfinal of the european championship of 1986 between milano and aris salonicco. milano and aris were considered the two strongest teams in the tournament, and in this round there were 2 games, the first one in salonicco and the second one in milano. at the end who had more points would go to the semifinals.

in greece aris won easily by 31 points in an incredible atmosphere with a wonderful performance of nikos galis (another european legend). in milano with 15.000 person on the stands (the maximum attendance of the palace was 11.000) with a great game of d'antoni, meneghin and bob mcadoo milano won by 35 points.

what a team!! milano after that game got the nickname of "beagle boys", because all the players of the starting lineup were over 30 and they played a really hard and strange zone defence (1-3-1) that peterson "invented" (or i would say stoled from some american college team)...i wish i could go back and see them at least one or two times live!

dirk is not a european legend because they considered just the players that actually played and coached in europe. dirk was drafted when he was playing in a division 2 team in germany.

rapsdotcom · Post #26 » by **rapsdotcom** » Tue Feb 5, 2008 12:29 am

very cool find.
just a few notes: that is walter szczerbiak sr. on the list, not the wally of today's sonics.
also, i sort of wish bodiroga would have came over to the nba (he was a late 2nd round pick of sacremento) because he was an absolutely phenomenal player. but its hard to argue with the succcess and admiration he gained playing in the Euroleague. Dejan, one of the best ever!