2008-09 Euroleague Final Four Thread

[Ironballs]

obradovic - messina 4-0 (in euroleague finals)

[Apollo64]

Sick game

[Greek]

I think that this final four is qualifying for the best ever. At lest last 20 years that i am watching them.

[KWSN-Men]

PAO wins again. Spanoulis got the MVP. This was the best final four ever IMO.

[Ironballs]

Winners of the last Finals Four

2006 CSKA
2007 PANATHINAIKOS
2008 CSKA
2009 PANATHINAIKOS

[KWSN-Men]

Winners of the last Finals Four

2006 CSKA
2007 PANATHINAIKOS
2008 CSKA
2009 PANATHINAIKOS

Yep, and they played each other in the final in 2007 and 2009. These clubs are dominating European basketball.

[Genjuro]

I had never, ever, witnessed a more pathetic nomination as Spanoulis' being awarded with the Final Four MVP. Unbelieveable. The guy went crazy (as usual) in the last quarter of the semifinal and had to step aside in order for Panathinaikos not to lose the semis. In the final, it was right when he went to the bench when Panathinaikos took that great point margin, and when he went back to the court CSKA began the comeback and delivered some terrible plays.

In my opinion Saras was the MVP of the Final Four. I guess there were too many Greek journalists on the stands.

[KWSN-Men]

I had never, ever, witnessed a more pathetic nomination as Spanoulis' being awarded with the Final Four MVP. Unbelieveable. The guy went crazy (as usual) in the last quarter of the semifinal and had to step aside in order for Panathinaikos not to lose the semis. In the final, it was right when he went to the bench when Panathinaikos took that great point margin, and when he went back to the court CSKA began the comeback and delivered some terrible plays.

In my opinion Saras was the MVP of the Final Four. I guess there were too many Greek journalists on the stands.

IMO Spanoulis and Fotsis both deserved the MVP more than Saras.

1. Spanoulis
2. Fotsis
3. Saras

That is exactly how the deserving order should be.

[Joana]

Awesome weekend of basketball, the best F4 I can remember.

I agree that Spanoulis as the MVP was a bizarre decision. Kind of reminiscent of 2 years ago, when Diamantidis won it over Siskauskas. I can't stand Saras, but he probably should have won it.

Kidding a little bit, Pekovic should have won the award: when he played well, forcing CSKA to double and triple-team him, the moscovites bigs to commit fouls and their perimeter players to sink deep in the lane, PAO was unstoppable. When he was with his mind out of the game, in the 2nd half, the greeks were in trouble. Anyway, it was a valliant effort from CSKA, what a huge comeback. It's amazing how they keep playing at their pace, with that methodical Dean Smith-esque style, even when 20 points down. That's a basketball team that knows what they're doing on the floor.

I believe Siska is still the best player in Europe. The man never gets old. His performance versus Barça is a thing for the ages.

The arena is quite impressive. More than most NBA arenas I've visited, except maybe Conseco. As negative points, the 3rd/4th places game was terrible (what's the point of having this game now that it doesn't guarantee a higher seed?), the prices in the bars were absurd, the DJ was horrible (as well as the remaining animation - loud music, bad dancers, boring contests, it looked like it was out from a bad movie... why does ULEB wants to copy the worse aspects of American ball? Just let the people talk about basketball when the game is off and the supporters to chant and party...)

Obradovic's press conference was the icing in the cake, btw.