Nemanja Bjelica

thinktank · Post #1061 » by **thinktank** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:17 am

Cool NBA vitals conversation.

:noway:

Bjelica tho...

8-)

Post #1062 » by **Klomp** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:23 am

NewWolvesOrder wrote:Bjelica is listed at 209 cm in pregame introductions. Do you guys know if it's measured barefoot or with shoes on? If it's bare foot then he's actually taller than Dieng and is basically 6'11 by NBA standards.

The Timberwolves list him at 6'10"

NewWolvesOrder · Post #1063 » by **NewWolvesOrder** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:19 am

Klomp wrote:
NewWolvesOrder wrote:Bjelica is listed at 209 cm in pregame introductions. Do you guys know if it's measured barefoot or with shoes on? If it's bare foot then he's actually taller than Dieng and is basically 6'11 by NBA standards.

The Timberwolves list him at 6'10"

See, Wolves listed Love at 6'10 and he's barely 6'8 on his day on the beach. And now they list Bjelica at 6'10 and he's probably over 6'10 barefoot. To me that's bullcrap.

Post #1064 » by **Domejandro** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:35 am

Tirion wrote:[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNZG26HA8Dk[/youtube]

The play at 2:32 was phenomenal.

Post #1065 » by **Calinks** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 6:13 pm

Watching some of these games have just cemented my belief that this guy is our PF going forward for the next several years. I mean with some of the stuff this guy can do, he can replicate a little bit of Kevin Love's offense but also do things a lot better than Love every good when it comes to team ball.

If he can produce 50 percent the kind of stretch 4 role Love produced for us, including good rebounding, we have one hell of a team. Near future line up of Rubio, Lavine, Wiggins, Bjelcia, and Towns. With a bench of Muhammad and Dieng. That's a pretty strong core it seems.

Nirv · Post #1066 » by **Nirv** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 9:18 pm

I'm excited too with our young core. Can't wait for the pre season to start.

Post #1067 » by **Domejandro** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 5:39 am

Calinks wrote:Watching some of these games have just cemented my belief that this guy is our PF going forward for the next several years. I mean with some of the stuff this guy can do, he can replicate a little bit of Kevin Love's offense but also do things a lot better than Love every good when it comes to team ball.

If he can produce 50 percent the kind of stretch 4 role Love produced for us, including good rebounding, we have one hell of a team. Near future line up of Rubio, Lavine, Wiggins, Bjelcia, and Towns. With a bench of Muhammad and Dieng. That's a pretty strong core it seems.

I feel he should be our Manu Ginobli going forward, he brings a type of versatility that is impossible to find, having him off of the bench would be absolutely phenomenal.

Sir Psycho Sexy · Post #1068 » by **Sir Psycho Sexy** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:16 pm

Popovich · Post #1069 » by **Popovich** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:00 pm

Tomorrow Serbia will face Czech Republic and I expect to see Bjelica in more defensive role. I guess he will be all over ex Wizard's dunking ninja Vesely who has great tournament so far. But Vesely is well known here with all his virtuous but also shortcomings, he had huge improvement in his game while playing in Belgrade . I see more job for Bjelica in areas which are blind to the official statistic, on the other hand I do expect more assists from him.
PS
This threat and forum is, I noticed, for real sportsmanship folks but regarding betting... bookies once again offered 83.5 point line for Serbia to score and besides match vs Germany where Bjelica beat the buzzard and team had the terrible shooting day, Serbia with ease covered this line in all other games. :wink:

Post #1070 » by **Klomp** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:42 pm

14/10 (28 minutes) in win over Czech Republic

In EuroBasket games, Bjelica is averaging 14.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He’s shooting 61.9 percent (39-of-63) from the field, 38.1 percent (8-of-21) from the three-point line and 81 percent (17-of-21) from the free-throw line.

Post #1071 » by **Calinks** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 12:45 am

I'm really excited about his stretch 4 game. I don't want to keep making the comparison but ever since last season I felt like a big piece that would be good on our team is Love if we got a defensive center. Now with Towns, I really think Nemanja will be a huge asset and he seems very skilled, enough to bring some of that Love offense. I think that if he can be a poor man's Love (of course he wont touch Love with the rebounding) that's a big hole we have plugged. 12-14 points and 7 rebounds with goo team skills will be fantastic.

Post #1072 » by **Klomp** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:42 am

Calinks wrote:I'm really excited about his stretch 4 game. I don't want to keep making the comparison but ever since last season I felt like a big piece that would be good on our team is Love if we got a defensive center. Now with Towns, I really think Nemanja will be a huge asset and he seems very skilled, enough to bring some of that Love offense. I think that if he can be a poor man's Love (of course he wont touch Love with the rebounding) that's a big hole we have plugged. 12-14 points and 7 rebounds with goo team skills will be fantastic.

He's even got the step-back 3 in his arsenal. He may not ever have Love's post ability, but he's far better off the dribble. And while he may not have Love's rebounding, he's far from a liability in that category.

Weird to think that Bjelica is actually four months older than Love.

Sothron · Post #1073 » by **Sothron** » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:08 pm

Can't wait for the season to start.

Sir Psycho Sexy · Post #1074 » by **Sir Psycho Sexy** » Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:06 pm

Serbia vs Lithuania, 1/2 of eurobasket starts in one hour

Grits n Gravy · Post #1075 » by **Grits n Gravy** » Sat Sep 19, 2015 12:43 am

Wow Lithuania continue to surprise beating the Serbs by 3.

NewWolvesOrder · Post #1076 » by **NewWolvesOrder** » Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:11 am

Bjelica didn't do much and was rather passive. Maybe be he was tired or maybe the defense was too good.

Sir Psycho Sexy · Post #1077 » by **Sir Psycho Sexy** » Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:52 am

Or maybe our whole team just didn't come to game today, except maaaybe for Teodosic. Awful game. Bjeica just disappeared with others

Saltine · Post #1078 » by **Saltine** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:40 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Bjelica88/status/647589495844421633[/tweet]

cojayar · Post #1079 » by **cojayar** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:36 pm

AQuintus wrote:
NewWolvesOrder wrote:Or maybe they have a standard and don't care what kind of shoes a Kevin Love brought to measure himself in

The NBA also has a standard. Just because it's different doesn't mean that it's wrong.

No. It is not a standard because you can bring to the height measure any shoes you like, even if you are not able to play with them because they are too high.

To make it plain. The NBA measurement standard is as accurate as VW diesel measurment of pollution. It is consistent, consistently wrong.

Foye · Post #1080 » by **Foye** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:34 pm

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