guille_4 wrote:Dirk
Sabonis
Pau Gasol
The rest.
Pau is far away from top 3, put Petrovic instead.
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guille_4 wrote:Dirk
Sabonis
Pau Gasol
The rest.
gadiegolo wrote:What Pau Gasol brings to the table is unique as well as what Dirk does and what Sabonis did in his prime. They were the first of a type of player that dominated the game in different ways.
As big a Petrovic fan as I was and still am I must reckon that he dominated in Europe but what he did in the NBA was just to be one of the first European players to be able to compete with American players at their level, with his own game, but there were better players than him in the NBA at his position when he was at his best.
gadiegolo wrote:He did in International competitions with the Spanish National Team.
Greco21 wrote:1. Drazen
2. Gallis
3. Sabonis
4. Dirk
5. Paspalij/Kukoc
Honor mention:
San Epifanio, Antonello Riva, Doron Djamsi (spelling...), Vlade Divac,Cocic, Kitsanovic
It mainly depends on the position:
If i had to chose the top it would be either Gallis or Drazen
Greco21 wrote:Gasol is just lucky. There is no Yugoslavia and NBA is way far from what it was in the 80s and 90s. In big tournaments he has the referees giving him asists.
Clueless or not...
Never Gasol.
Petrovic, Gallis or if you prefer Gallis, Petrovic .-
AdamTheGreek wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikos_Galis
Galis was UNREAL. Amazing what a 6'1" guy could do.
DeBlazerRiddem wrote:AdamTheGreek wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikos_Galis
Galis was UNREAL. Amazing what a 6'1" guy could do.
Wow, I had never heard of him and just watched some youtube....
Crazy body control. Would shift his shot like 4 or 5 times in mid-air and still get the shot off (with a VERY high release) through like 3 or 4 arms. I'm sitting there in awe like... does this guy play in slow motion?
Mefisto wrote:guille_4 wrote:Dirk
Sabonis
Pau Gasol
The rest.
Pau is far away from top 3, put Petrovic instead.
droponov wrote:Mefisto wrote:guille_4 wrote:Dirk
Sabonis
Pau Gasol
The rest.
Pau is far away from top 3, put Petrovic instead.
Nonsense, he's absolutely right. Dirk, Sabonis, Gasol, large gap, the rest. Petrovic, Bodiroga, Parker, Kukoc, Belov, etc., in some order.
Petrovic wasn't even in the same planet of Gasol. I think Drazen is overrated these days because of his premature death. Also because he was a scorer and people tend to underrate non-scoring contributions. Petrovic was a very good player but not an All-NBA type like Gasol. A very good scorer and good shooter with awful defense and rebounding and pedestrian playmaking. Not sure who would be a good comparison among active players... maybe Michael Redd. Not exactly the same player, but he was at that level.
jinxed wrote:Just Europe or all international...
Olajuwon..Nash..even Tim Duncan..could be considered international. Pat Ewing grew up in Jamaica.
But if we are not including those guys...
1. Dirk
2. Sabonis
3. Ginobili
4. Pau
5. Drazen
Including ALL international BORN players
1. Olajuwon
2. TD
3. Dirk
4. Ewing
5. Nash ---maybe Sabas..
Eimiss wrote:jinxed wrote:Just Europe or all international...
Olajuwon..Nash..even Tim Duncan..could be considered international. Pat Ewing grew up in Jamaica.
But if we are not including those guys...
1. Dirk
2. Sabonis
3. Ginobili
4. Pau
5. Drazen
Including ALL international BORN players
1. Olajuwon
2. TD
3. Dirk
4. Ewing
5. Nash ---maybe Sabas..
Since when Manu is from Europe?
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