Fork

This dude is tearing the Euroleague up. He scored 19 against Olimpija, got three boards and blocked a couple shots in just 27 minutes of work. The rebounding is a little low, but there were only 50 rebounds to be had combined, as neither team missed many shots.

And some people were comparing this guy to Tskitishvili earlier in the year? Not even close. Dude can flat out play. Once Jay Jensen gets this kid in the weight room for a year or so, he'll be a monster. In five years, he'll be an all star.

__________________
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. -- Sinclair Lewis, 1935

If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by. -- Japanese proverb

ThatBlazerGuy

I agree. Of all the players in this years draft, his ceiling is by far the highest. He is doing things in Euroleague and Italian League that no player as young as him has ever really done. I want this kid to be a Blazer next year more than anyone else in this draft. He can shoot as well as Morrison, is as big and faster than LaMarcus, has a 1st step that can only be compared to Dirk and can block shots on top of all that. His combo of shooting, size, speed and athlecism is a very, very rare thing. His rebound numbers are very low in Euroleague, but in Italian League he got about 5 boards in 19 minutes of action. Not great, but certainly not terrible.

Fork

Yeah, the rebounding seems to be his only drawback. But if we still have Przybilla and Zach, he can play the SF and he rebounding becomes less of a factor.

I just looked at his age...he's actually younger than Telfair or Ha. That's amazing.

__________________
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. -- Sinclair Lewis, 1935

If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by. -- Japanese proverb

hasoos

Was this game on TV and did you get to see him play, or are you going completely off the stat line? The stat line is nice either way, but it is good to know if he "earned" his buckets or if the other team was totally incompetant defensively.

__________________
Hasoos

Utherhimo

yeah I think Patterson flew to europe just to watch him play, I am sure they are very high on him and yes i would love for him to be on the blazers! when is the draft?

__________________
Mead for Life and Life for Mead ~ "ORAGUN", not "ORYGONE"!
WELCOME RUDY, BAYLESS and Batum to the Blazer Tribe: wear the Scarlet and Black with Pride. HAIL THE NORTH WEST! LONG LIVE OREGON!

zagsfan20

Jay Jensen is the trainer, Bob Medina the Strength and Conditioning coach is the one who will work with him on the weights.....

Just thought I'd clarify...


I'd like to see some more of Barginia before I think I can annoint him a must draft....

__________________
"I condemn remarks that are, in any way, viewed as anti-anything".
- John McCain

Rodney Stuckey is the future of the league.

zagsfan20

I doubt the teams president flew overseas to see him....If anybody it was Nash, Pritchard or one of our many scouts...

__________________
"I condemn remarks that are, in any way, viewed as anti-anything".
- John McCain

Rodney Stuckey is the future of the league.

Fork

Unfortunately, this game was only on in Italy and Slovenia.

From the recap, sounds like he had a couple buckets on fast breaks and most of his other makes were on outside jumpshots. From what I've read, he was the only Benetton starter available for this game, so Olimpija really focused on him, but he still torched them from the outside.

Over his last 9 games, he's averaging 14.1 ppg. If he was getting 35 minutes a game, he'd be 2nd in the Euroleague in scoring.

__________________
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. -- Sinclair Lewis, 1935

If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by. -- Japanese proverb

Fork

Good point. Hopefully, he doesn't end up with Jay Jensen that much.

__________________
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. -- Sinclair Lewis, 1935

If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by. -- Japanese proverb

CanJohno

You can download all sorts of games off of edonkey, if you know where to look for them.

SodaPopinski

I'm gonna guess the scouts will know more about this guy than any of us. But if our scouts are relying on internet recaps and second-hand accounts, we're in big trouble.

How are you so sold on this guy? Have you seen him play?

-Pop

__________________

mgb

Does he play good D? I want us to draft someone that can play D.

__________________
Michael

"Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling."
-Margaret Lee Runbeck

"Science is built with facts as a house is with stones--but a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house."
-Jules Henri Poincare (1854-1912)

"When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion."
-Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Fork

I've watched 4 of his games this year and one last year. He looks like a stud. Young and skinny, but quick and skilled. He scores in a variety of ways. He shoots better than anyone on our team, probably including Webster.

__________________
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. -- Sinclair Lewis, 1935

If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by. -- Japanese proverb

zagsfan20