San Antonio Spurs Said To Be Negotiating With Vassilis Spanoulis

[Euroleague]

http://fanatik.ekolay.net/Spanoulis-iddiasi_3_Detail_28_229484.htm

http://www.krepsinis.net/v-spanouli-vilioja-du-europos-klubai-ir-spurs-175828.html

http://www.sport24.gr/Basket/EuropeBasket/paraxwroun_spanoulh.1126686.html

http://www.gazzetta.gr/article/item/204546-poloun-ton-spanoule

According to reports, the San Antonio Spurs are interested to sign Vassilis Spanoulis as soon as the looming NBA lockout would end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5pKzHWgkcY

[FadeAwayJ13]

Such a sick player. I wouldn't be surprised if the Spurs pull this off; they've been the smartest drafters in the past decade.

[Haymaker]

Didn't this guy sucked at Houston?

[Theoo's Daddy]

I can't view the video where iam, can someone post the picture of this guy. ?

[Euroleague]

I can't view the video where iam, can someone post the picture of this guy. ?

Try this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Zgvr4ATvE

pics:

http://www.spox.com/de/sport/mehrsport/0904/Bilder/vassilis-spanoulis-panathinaikos-514.jpg

[fatboy11]

Didn't this guy sucked at Houston?

Eh, I wouldn't say he sucked. It just didn't really work out. He's been great overseas since he left. He only played one year in Houston (31 games) so I don't think it's fair to judge him off that.

FWIW, I think if he comes back to the NBA, he'll have a much greater impact that his brief initial stint.

[33teeth]

Haven't seen many Euro PG's work out in the NBA.

[alenleomessi]

i doubt he can make a d-league team

[SCdac]

Haven't seen many Euro PG's work out in the NBA.

not to be a smart ass, but the Spurs have been starting a European point guard for about 10 years. still, going with what you said, I think of somebody like Sarunas Jasikevicius is a good example of a solid PG who didn't quite work out in the NBA.

[Stuckey]

are there any drazen petrovic players left in europe? i would think they have superior work ethic and fundamentals over there

[rmt]

Haven't seen many Euro PG's work out in the NBA.

Tony Parker, Beno Udrih, Goran Dragic - all selected by the Spurs

[LA_Showtime]

I've wanted the Lakers to go after this guy for years now. What he did in Houston is in no way a reflection of the type of player he is.

[Grinder]

I've wanted the Lakers to go after this guy for years now. What he did in Houston is in no way a reflection of the type of player he is.

Euroleague's an idiot who worships Spanoulis to a sick extent.

Spanoulis is decent but he takes a ton of shots he has no business taking and turns it over a lot.

This guy starts rumors ever ****ing week with absolutely no sources.

Shocked he hasn't been banned yet.

[enghuei]

No link again?

How about the claim that Mark Cuban's gonna take over that Greek club?

All bullshit I say.

[Maga_1]

I've read this rumor in other forum, just that.

[Borat_Sagdyev]

Oh no! He's back in Texas again :eek:
http://www.chron.com/photos/2006/12/23/4882668/226xRefer.jpg

[Mrofir]

not to be a smart ass, but the Spurs have been starting a European point guard for about 10 years. still, going with what you said, I think of somebody like Sarunas Jasikevicius is a good example of a solid PG who didn't quite work out in the NBA.

in the twilight of his great career, at an age where 1 in 100 nba PGs succeed


just sayin

[Euroleague]

Spanoulis is decent but he takes a ton of shots he has no business taking and turns it over a lot.

No hand-checking allowed in NBA. No hitting guards on picks and screens in the NBA. No true zone allowed in NBA. More space in NBA to operate with the ball on offense. Defensive 3 seconds in the lane rule in NBA.

Spanoulis gets to the foul line more than any player in the Euroleague. --->


http://www.euroleague.net/main/statistics/individual/average?topic=Season_E2010&category=FreeThrowsAttempted


Leaders Rank Player Games Total Average
1 SPANOULIS, VASSILIS


Under NBA rules and conditions, especially with the way the refs call the game way more tightly than in the Euroleague, he would live at the free throw line.

[Mrofir]

his stint with houston was weird weird weird compared to his success in euroleague

if he fails a 2nd time in such a "foreign-friendly" franchise.......


It will certainly prove that Euro players


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[InspiredLebowski]

in the twilight of his great career, at an age where 1 in 100 nba PGs succeed


just sayinCabbages wasn't even 30 when he came to the NBA. And he sucked dick.

[Mrofir]

Cabbages wasn't even 30 when he came to the NBA. And he sucked dick.

he WAS 30, he obviously never adjusted, and obviously his game was tuned to euro ball, was never a great candidate to transition particularly that late in his career. Also his shooting %s weren't that different in the NBA than in euro ball.. he's probably a little overrated as far as euro ball goes.. Nobody expected much more out of him than Indiana got, unless you were dumb at the time


which you probably were


unfortunately for u no homosexual activity was known to take place during his career, though he did marry (and divorce)

[LJJ]

he WAS 30, he obviously never adjusted, and obviously his game was tuned to euro ball, was never a great candidate to transition particularly that late in his career. Also his shooting %s weren't that different in the NBA than in euro ball.. he's probably a little overrated as far as euro ball goes.. Nobody expected much more out of him than Indiana got, unless you were dumb at the time


which you probably were


unfortunately for u no homosexual activity was known to take place during his career, though he did marry (and divorce)
He was the Euroleague MVP at the time, it's wrong to say he was in the twilight of his career. He was a better player back then than Spanoulis is now.


But why are we even talking about this. Spanoulis already had his shot at the NBA. He had to beg the Spurs to terminate his deal, after stinking it up in his first season. Span is not NBA material.

[Euroleague]

He was the Euroleague MVP at the time, it's wrong to say he was in the twilight of his career. He was a better player back then than Spanoulis is now.

But why are we even talking about this. Spanoulis already had his shot at the NBA. He had to beg the Spurs to terminate his deal, after stinking it up in his first season. Span is not NBA material.


Jasikevicius was not the Euroleague MVP when he came to the NBA and he was not better then than Spanoulis is now.

Jasikevicius was already well past his prime when he came to the NBA. And the fact is that he played much better in the NBA than he has since returning to the Euroleague after leaving the NBA.

Jasikevicius was also a rotation player on the Pacers, putting up 15/8 numbers per 36 minutes.

Regardless, he pretty much whooped the hell out of Team USA TWICE.

As for Spanoulis, "not being NBA material", he is actually much better than most NBA players are. With any normal coach he would be a damn good NBA player.

[LJJ]

Jasikevicius was not the Euroleague MVP when he came to the NBA and he was not better then than Spanoulis is now.

Jasikevicius was already well past his prime when he came to the NBA. And the fact is that he played much better in the NBA than he has since returning to the Euroleague after leaving the NBA.

Jasikevicius was also a rotation player on the Pacers, putting up 15/8 numbers per 36 minutes.

Regardless, he pretty much whooped the hell out of Team USA TWICE.

As for Spanoulis, "not being NBA material", he is actually much better than most NBA players are. With any normal coach he would be a damn good NBA player.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euroleague_Final_Four_MVP

Euroleague MVP 2005 Jasikevicius, it states right there. He joined the Pacers that offseason. You see it in the list don't you? He's right next to other NBA scrubs like Trajan Langdon, Anthony Parker, Vassilis Spanoulis and Juan Carlos Navarro.

You just proved you've never watched Euroleague before, everybody who watched knows Jasi was MVP in 2005 and easily one of the best players in Europe and the middle of his prime at that point.

[Euroleague]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euroleague_Final_Four_MVP

Euroleague MVP 2005 Jasikevicius, it states right there. He joined the Pacers that offseason. You see it in the list don't you? He's right next to other NBA scrubs like Trajan Langdon, Anthony Parker, Vassilis Spanoulis and Juan Carlos Navarro.

You just proved you've never watched Euroleague before, everybody who watched knows Jasi was MVP in 2005 and easily one of the best players in Europe and the middle of his prime at that point.

Final Four MVP. Not MVP. Get your facts right. He was not "Euroleague MVP" the year before he came to the NBA, no matter how much you want to believe it.

Jasikevicius was well past his prime when he came to the NBA genius.

[LJJ]

Final Four MVP. Not MVP. Get your facts right. He was not "Euroleague MVP" the year before he came to the NBA, no matter how much you want to believe it.

Jasikevicius was well past his prime when he came to the NBA genius.

You are an idiot. Welcome to ignore.

Oh yeah. The regular season MVP was Anthony Parker, who also came to the NBA and also sucked.

:roll:

[enghuei]

Final Four MVP. Not MVP. Get your facts right. He was not "Euroleague MVP" the year before he came to the NBA, no matter how much you want to believe it.

Jasikevicius was well past his prime when he came to the NBA genius.

You are an idiot. Welcome to ignore.

How you can describe someone who had just won the Euroleague Final 4 MVP as someone who was "well past his prime" is truly beyond me.
:D

[vinsane01]

Link?

If true and he gets signed then he'd be a great backup for tony or even start in some games.

[33teeth]

Fair point with Tony Parker. Somehow I forget he's not American born.

Udrih and Dragic? I appreciate their games, but they hardly instill fear. Serviceable bench players on a good team.

[wally_world]

Greivis Vasquez is better

[Euroleague]

Greivis Vasquez is better

Vaszquez is not as good as Nikos Zisis is.

[Euroleague]

How you can describe someone who had just won the Euroleague Final 4 MVP as someone who was "well past his prime" is truly beyond me.
:D

Because he WAS past his prime when he came to the NBA. Ask any European basketball fan here and they will say the same thing.

[ElPigto]

It's not fair to judge him on his Rockets stint since JVG wanted to turn him into a spot up shooter when shooting is one of his weaknesses.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

This assclown Euroleague is a troll.

He got banned from Spurstalk as "Kill_Bill_Pana" but is now back as Manu_Forever. He's spouting the same BS about Vassilis there as well.

He pretends to be Greek and living in Greece but he's an American from the US. He used proxy ip's to hide his real IP but slipped one day at Spurstalk and used his real IP which was an American address and he was using Comcast internet.

[Grinder]

This assclown Euroleague is a troll.

He got banned from Spurstalk as "Kill_Bill_Pana" but is now back as Manu_Forever. He's spouting the same BS about Vassilis there as well.

He pretends to be Greek and living in Greece but he's an American from the US. He used proxy ip's to hide his real IP but slipped one day at Spurstalk and it realized he in America using Comcast internet.

LMAO.

[Sakkreth]

This assclown Euroleague is a troll.

He got banned from Spurstalk as "Kill_Bill_Pana" but is now back as Manu_Forever. He's spouting the same BS about Vassilis there as well.

He pretends to be Greek and living in Greece but he's an American from the US. He used proxy ip's to hide his real IP but slipped one day at Spurstalk and used his real IP which was an American address and he was using Comcast internet.

Owned :applause:

[Jasi]

Jasi was just too slow for the Nba, game's faster in this league.

But he wasn't certainly past his prime. He's been so great even after he came back.

He is a very Lithuanian player, one of the peaks of that bball school. (in fact he's always great with his national team... Usa Basketball knows it)

His basketball = poetry

[rezznor]

I remember this guy calling himself "The McGrady of Europe" :oldlol: :oldlol:


He hated living in Houston and pouted his way back to Greece. It's gonna be funny watching him making faces at the end of the San Antonio bench.

[fatboy11]

This assclown Euroleague is a troll.

He got banned from Spurstalk as "Kill_Bill_Pana" but is now back as Manu_Forever. He's spouting the same BS about Vassilis there as well.

He pretends to be Greek and living in Greece but he's an American from the US. He used proxy ip's to hide his real IP but slipped one day at Spurstalk and used his real IP which was an American address and he was using Comcast internet.

The people in my office don't know why I'm laughing right now.

But you guys do.

[fatboy11]

too be fair, if I was from Arkansas I would have fantasies of living in Europe as well.

Hey, buddy, I am from Arkansas. Posting from Arkansas this very moment.

But I can't really argue.

So....No Links is from Arkansas, too?

[sagr32]

LMAO I went on club lakers and looked him up. What do you know his last thread was about Vassilis Spanoulis LOL

[Butters]

Exposed:applause:

[ZenMaster]

This assclown Euroleague is a troll.

He got banned from Spurstalk as "Kill_Bill_Pana" but is now back as Manu_Forever. He's spouting the same BS about Vassilis there as well.

He pretends to be Greek and living in Greece but he's an American from the US. He used proxy ip's to hide his real IP but slipped one day at Spurstalk and used his real IP which was an American address and he was using Comcast internet.

Aint that some shit..

[Droid101]

This is the best thread in about two months. Well done.

[Euroleague]

Jasi was just too slow for the Nba, game's faster in this league.

But he wasn't certainly past his prime. He's been so great even after he came back.

He is a very Lithuanian player, one of the peaks of that bball school. (in fact he's always great with his national team... Usa Basketball knows it)

His basketball = poetry

He was well past his prime when he came to the NBA, and he has been nothing but a bit part role player (to even borderline scrub) since he came back to Europe.

[Samurai Swoosh]

Who cares about this bum?

:oldlol:

He's always sucked.

[Wonder Bread Kid]

LOL at KBP ignoring all the posts calling him out.

[niko]

This guy SUCKED with the Rockets. I mean absolutely sucked. SA needs this guy why? So Tony Parker can bang his wife and stay away from the wifes of the good player?

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[Euroleague]

This guy SUCKED with the Rockets. I mean absolutely sucked. SA needs this guy why? So Tony Parker can bang his wife and stay away from the wifes of the good player?

He had no problem making Team USA look like fools.

[niko]

He had no problem making Team USA look like fools.
It's the NBA. It's not international ball. In his one NBA stint he sucked to a level that when you watched him, you wanted to cry. He played at a level a retarded 5 yrd ol could attest to. He really really really sucked.

That SA is taking a long look at him with the roster they have is laughable.

ARKANSAS.

[Euroleague]

It's the NBA. It's not international ball. In his one NBA stint he sucked to a level that when you watched him, you wanted to cry. He played at a level a retarded 5 yrd ol could attest to. He really really really sucked.

That SA is taking a long look at him with the roster they have is laughable.


He's better than Tony Parker, and would be an upgrade over him in San Antonio, in the NBA. Trading Parker for another piece, and adding Spanoulis would be genius.

If you knew anything about basketball (which you obviously don't) you would know that.

[dyna]

Vassilis Spanoulis or JJ Barea

[Droid101]

He's better than Tony Parker, and would be an upgrade over him in San Antonio, in the NBA. Trading Parker for another piece, and adding Spanoulis would be genius.

If you knew anything about basketball (which you obviously don't) you would know that.
Tony Parker is better than any point guard playing in Europe.

[niko]

He's better than Tony Parker, and would be an upgrade over him in San Antonio, in the NBA. Trading Parker for another piece, and adding Spanoulis would be genius.

If you knew anything about basketball (which you obviously don't) you would know that.
i know TOny Parker has been productive in the NBA, and Spanoulis has not. If Tony Parker was a Ferrari, Spanoulis would be a donkey cart from Greece.

[Euroleague]

Tony Parker is better than any point guard playing in Europe.

I hope this is a joke.

[BMore]

I hope this is a joke.

It's not, and when you post put a damn link ya assclown

[Grinder]

This assclown Euroleague is a troll.

He got banned from Spurstalk as "Kill_Bill_Pana" but is now back as Manu_Forever. He's spouting the same BS about Vassilis there as well.

He pretends to be Greek and living in Greece but he's an American from the US. He used proxy ip's to hide his real IP but slipped one day at Spurstalk and used his real IP which was an American address and he was using Comcast internet.

Exposed. :roll:

[Quizno]

He was well past his prime when he came to the NBA, and he has been nothing but a bit part role player (to even borderline scrub) since he came back to Europe.
ROFL he was well past his prime at 24-25? that's pathetic :roll:

[Nick Young]

ROFL he was well past his prime at 24-25? that's pathetic :roll:
:roll:

[RRR3]

i know TOny Parker has been productive in the NBA, and Spanoulis has not. If Tony Parker was a Ferrari, Spanoulis would be a donkey cart from Greece.
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :applause: :applause: