Dirk Nowitzki Fails To Break Nikos Galis' All Time FIBA EuroBasket Scoring Record

[Euroleague]

Nikos Galis' FIBA EuroBasket all-time scoring record still stands.


All-Time Points Leaders FIBA EuroBasket:


1. Nikos Galis - 1,030 points - 33 games - 31.2 Points Per Game

2. Dirk Nowitzki - 983 points - 44 games - 22.3 Points Per Game


Nikos Galis remains the greatest scorer in FIBA European Championship history. Dirk can have second place.


Nikos Galis against Italy, Yugoslavia, USSR --->


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u006esXoBM

[Miller for 3]

I thought you got banned? :banghead: :banghead:

oh and who cares what some Greek midget did 40 years ago against other Greek midgets :confusedshrug:

[kaiiu]

Anthony Parker MVP

[Euroleague]

Anthony Parker MVP

Anthony Parker has never played at EuroBasket.

[Euroleague]

I thought you got banned? :banghead: :banghead:

oh and who cares what some Greek midget did 40 years ago against other Greek midgets :confusedshrug:

EuroBasket is a European competition. Not a Greek competition.

[chips93]

nice job jeff :applause:

seriously, what the fck do you have to do to get a perma-ban?

[creepingdeath]

Dirk ain't even mad... he's an NBA champion and finals MVP winner.

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmqn5uKjar1qcb5fko1_250.gif

[Euroleague]

Dirk ain't even mad... he's an NBA champion and finals MVP winner.

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmqn5uKjar1qcb5fko1_250.gif

True. But unlike Galis, he has never won a EuroBasket championship.

[creepingdeath]

True. But unlike Galis, he has never won a EuroBasket championship.
Your point being? And does Galis have a FIBA World's MVP?

[Euroleague]

Your point being? And does Galis have a FIBA World's MVP?

Galis has the all time scoring record for most points at a FIBA World Championship.......

does Dirk have that?

Nope.

[SpecialQue]

Nikos Galis > Dirk.

So because Dirk > Lebron, this must mean:

Nikos Galis > Lebron.

Just kidding.

[creepingdeath]

Galis has the all time scoring record for most points at a FIBA World Championship.......

does Dirk have that?

Nope.
MPV > scoring record

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmqn5uKjar1qcb5fko1_250.gif

[SpecialQue]

Nikos Galis against Italy, Yugoslavia, USSR --->


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u006esXoBM

Fvckin' SWEET goal tend at the 48 second mark.

[Euroleague]

MPV > scoring record

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmqn5uKjar1qcb5fko1_250.gif

There are numerous MVPs. There is one scoring record. So you are wrong.

Scoring record all time > MVP.

[chips93]

MPV > scoring record

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmqn5uKjar1qcb5fko1_250.gif


those are some tall cheerleaders

[SpecialQue]

MPV > scoring record

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmqn5uKjar1qcb5fko1_250.gif

Dirk's dancing >>>>>> Lebron's courtside dancing.

[Heavincent]

True. But unlike Galis, he has never won a EuroBasket championship.

I'm sure he is just crushed.

[Euroleague]

I'm sure he is just crushed.

He is. He said he was crushed to the media when Germany lost to Lithuania and thus he failed again to win EuroBasket.

[RRR3]

He is. He said he was crushed to the media when Germany lost to Lithuania and thus he failed again to win EuroBasket.
No links as usual, eh? Also, stop avoiding this point:
You are from Arkansas. Admit it.

[DMAVS41]

He is. He said he was crushed to the media when Germany lost to Lithuania and thus he failed again to win EuroBasket.

You act as if Germany came into the tournament expecting to win. They have a sorry team and would have been pleased to make it to the next round. Winning it all wasn't very realistic.

As for your Galis deal.

Dirk >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Galis

Deal with it.

[ACCBaller1403]

Nikos Galis' FIBA EuroBasket all-time scoring record still stands.


All-Time Points Leaders FIBA EuroBasket:


1. Nikos Galis - 1,030 points - 33 games - 31.2 Points Per Game

2. Dirk Nowitzki - 983 points - 44 games - 22.3 Points Per Game


Nikos Galis remains the greatest scorer in FIBA European Championship history. Dirk can have second place.


Nikos Galis against Italy, Yugoslavia, USSR --->


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u006esXoBM

I don't know much about Euro bball and from what I've seen lately, it has progressed SIGNIFICANTLY from 86 (and even 92 with the dream team) but the video you posted has some of the most atrocious defense I've ever seen. The first minute is just Galis getting backdoor layups over and over. The rest of the next 3 minutes is him making awkward layups and a couple jumpers over defenders that either flop or don't jump. There is 0 help defense that is effective and it doesn't look like he's a speed demon so I'm not sure what the problem is. I had to turn it off after 3 and a half minutes of watching the same thing over and over.

Is he good? I'm sure. Did the video prove that? Absolutely not.

Just saying...

[R.I.P.]

Galis has the all time scoring record for most points at a FIBA World Championship.......

does Dirk have that?

Nope.

http://www.smetek.de/img/content/political/angela_merkel_kampf.jpg

Get a job!!!

[Tide]

If Dirk played when Galis did he'd put up Wilt numbers imo. The european game was slow as **** back then...

[Quizno]

nikos galis, that american legend :bowdown:

[creepingdeath]

nikos galis, that Arkansan legend :bowdown:
fixed

[RRR3]

fixed
:roll: :roll: :roll:

[Psileas]

I don't know much about Euro bball and from what I've seen lately, it has progressed SIGNIFICANTLY from 86 (and even 92 with the dream team) but the video you posted has some of the most atrocious defense I've ever seen. The first minute is just Galis getting backdoor layups over and over. The rest of the next 3 minutes is him making awkward layups and a couple jumpers over defenders that either flop or don't jump. There is 0 help defense that is effective and it doesn't look like he's a speed demon so I'm not sure what the problem is. I had to turn it off after 3 and a half minutes of watching the same thing over and over.

Is he good? I'm sure. Did the video prove that? Absolutely not.

Just saying...

OK, I'm not into the Nowitzki vs Galis thing, but I have to mention this:
You can say whatever you want about the (admittedly, not advanced) defense, but these are the same defenses that USA players were facing at International competitions up to the Dream Team era (really, how did the '88 Team USA manage to lose the gold medal after facing similar defenses?) and yet nobody says anything. It's not a matter of defenses, either. Put any 6'0 guy from any era against the very same defenses, and he'd struggle to be equally efficient. Galis was routinely shooting at 60%+ FG for whole tournaments, and every tournament included baskets like the ones at 1:05, 1:53, 2:01 (how the heck can someone find this stuff easy to do?), 3:59, 5:30, 5:45, 6:14, 6:55 and, of course, 7:40 - again, if this video doesn't prove he was good, put most 6-0 players (especially white ones) in an empty gym and see if they can perform the same things, then put some defense on them.

No, he wasn't a speed demon. He wasn't that kind of player. But, for his size, he had tremendous upper body strength and great hangtime, which allowed him to score so often in the paint, unlike most other European guys his size, who were shooters.

[reppy]

Nikos Galis = ballhog

[Euroleague]

I don't know much about Euro bball and from what I've seen lately, it has progressed SIGNIFICANTLY from 86 (and even 92 with the dream team) but the video you posted has some of the most atrocious defense I've ever seen. The first minute is just Galis getting backdoor layups over and over. The rest of the next 3 minutes is him making awkward layups and a couple jumpers over defenders that either flop or don't jump. There is 0 help defense that is effective and it doesn't look like he's a speed demon so I'm not sure what the problem is. I had to turn it off after 3 and a half minutes of watching the same thing over and over.

Is he good? I'm sure. Did the video prove that? Absolutely not.

Just saying...

The NBA has much worse defense than anything in that video.

Galis > Dirk.

[Euroleague]

You act as if Germany came into the tournament expecting to win. They have a sorry team and would have been pleased to make it to the next round. Winning it all wasn't very realistic.

As for your Galis deal.

Dirk >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Galis

Deal with it.

Galis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dirk.

Deal with it.

[Euroleague]

If Dirk played when Galis did he'd put up Wilt numbers imo. The european game was slow as **** back then...

Completely untrue. European game is played much slower now than it was "back then".

[AirTupac]

Completely untrue. European game is played much slower now than it was "back then".

At least we all know Spinoulis sucks ass. Sick PPG / FG / 3pt.

Dirk > Spinoulis

That's for sure. I think Dirk > Greece.

Also USA > World
Deron Williams = MVP
Anthony Parker = MVP

[ACCBaller1403]

OK, I'm not into the Nowitzki vs Galis thing, but I have to mention this:
You can say whatever you want about the (admittedly, not advanced) defense, but these are the same defenses that USA players were facing at International competitions up to the Dream Team era (really, how did the '88 Team USA manage to lose the gold medal after facing similar defenses?) and yet nobody says anything. It's not a matter of defenses, either. Put any 6'0 guy from any era against the very same defenses, and he'd struggle to be equally efficient. Galis was routinely shooting at 60%+ FG for whole tournaments, and every tournament included baskets like the ones at 1:05, 1:53, 2:01 (how the heck can someone find this stuff easy to do?), 3:59, 5:30, 5:45, 6:14, 6:55 and, of course, 7:40 - again, if this video doesn't prove he was good, put most 6-0 players (especially white ones) in an empty gym and see if they can perform the same things, then put some defense on them.

No, he wasn't a speed demon. He wasn't that kind of player. But, for his size, he had tremendous upper body strength and great hangtime, which allowed him to score so often in the paint, unlike most other European guys his size, who were shooters.

As I said, he looks good, albeit against poor man and help D. BELIEVE me I hate when people bash older players. My knowledge is admittedly not up to par on the Euro game but I know the NBA from around 82 on and have read and watched as much as I can from before then. I believe great players translate across eras...but I can unequivocally, without a doubt say that the D in that video was not on par with what we were seeing in the NBA from at least the 70s on.

From my 5+ years of posting I know you're a knowledgeable old school poster but even you admitted the D wasn't advanced. I'm not saying all Euro D was poor; I simply don't know enough to make a judgement one way or the other. THAT video, however, had some poor, poor D.

Also, thank you for posting with intelligence and respect unlike that joke Euroleague.

[ACCBaller1403]

The NBA has much worse defense than anything in that video.

Galis > Dirk.

Way to support your argument. Then you wonder why everyone calls you a troll and wants you banned. Even the Kobe trolls think you're a troll which is very telling.

Instead of making threads crying about racism just because people don't support your awful ideas, you should work on comic up with evidence for what you're saying.

Until then you'll be seen as a joke.

[LBJDWADE63]

Dirk> Greece

deal with it.

[R.I.P.]

Dirk> Greece

deal with it.

Certainly in terms of money. :lol

[Rake2204]

I have to say, I want to increase my knowledge of basketball worldwide, but the original poster often seems to jump things off on the wrong foot. It's a struggle to disassociate the topic from the poster, and it's not working out in the topic's favor. I feel like if he started a topic called "Basketball > Curling" I'd come out of it hating basketball.

I find this to be unfortunate circumstances, because there's so much to learn about European basketball (and otherwise). Galis is to be respected, but it's tough to have an honest discussion with such a confrontational front.

[Walker]

I don't get it, Eurotrash is telling us all that an American is the best ever European scorer? :confusedshrug:

[chains5000]

I don't get it, Eurotrash is telling us all that an American is the best ever European scorer? :confusedshrug:
lol

[LJJ]

Nikos Galis against Italy, Yugoslavia, USSR --->


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u006esXoBM

Lmao, that shit would never fly in the NBA in the 80s, no wonder Galis left his homeland the USA to go to Greece.

[tommy3]

Lol even Ricky Rubio would be a better player than Galis if he played in that era of euro basketball

[BEAST Griffin]

Niko Galis was drafted 68th by the Boston Celtics.

Then he went to Europe and became a Greek GOD.

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[HylianNightmare]

Dirk doesn't seeem too concerned about any of this

[Psileas]

Lmao, that shit would never fly in the NBA in the 80s, no wonder Galis left his homeland the USA to go to Greece.

Yeah, yeah, wait, we've never seen these types of "arguments" before (see: 60's-70's NBA stars).
It took a broken hand for the Celtics to cut him last from the training camp, despite having performed pretty well against players like Nate Archibald. One of the Celtics' coaching assistants who had signed for his cutting (Dan Peterson) claimed later that he and the Celtics blundered. I'll take his opinion.


Niko Galis was drafted 68th by the Boston Celtics.

Then he went to Europe and became a Greek GOD.

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

This means what exactly? Oscar Schmidt was drafted 131st in 1984 and became a scoring god in Europe. But, the great Greg Wiltjer was drafted 43rd. ZOMG, imagine what a God he'd be in Europe! They'd probably take away the last 3 letters of his surname. :bowdown:

PS. The "great" Wiltjer was Galis' teammate in a season when Galis averaged close to 40 ppg in both Greek and European Championship (the Euroleague of its time). Wiltjer was a 12/10 or so guy at an era when there were dozens of players who had such types of stats...

[Euroleague]

As I said, he looks good, albeit against poor man and help D. BELIEVE me I hate when people bash older players. My knowledge is admittedly not up to par on the Euro game but I know the NBA from around 82 on and have read and watched as much as I can from before then. I believe great players translate across eras...but I can unequivocally, without a doubt say that the D in that video was not on par with what we were seeing in the NBA from at least the 70s on.

From my 5+ years of posting I know you're a knowledgeable old school poster but even you admitted the D wasn't advanced. I'm not saying all Euro D was poor; I simply don't know enough to make a judgement one way or the other. THAT video, however, had some poor, poor D.

Also, thank you for posting with intelligence and respect unlike that joke Euroleague.


That "poor D" was the team that beat team USA at the Olympics.

[Euroleague]

Way to support your argument. Then you wonder why everyone calls you a troll and wants you banned. Even the Kobe trolls think you're a troll which is very telling.

Instead of making threads crying about racism just because people don't support your awful ideas, you should work on comic up with evidence for what you're saying.

Until then you'll be seen as a joke.

Anyone that says the defense in that video is as bad or worse than current NBA defense is a troll. So thus, you are a troll.

[el_locoteee]

Fvckin' SWEET goal tend at the 48 second mark.

In FIBA rule, once the basket touch the rim, anything goes. Not a Goal Tend under FIBA rules.

[Hondo]

I watched the video, and I LOL'd!

The two comments on there are hilarious, but very accurate!

[ACCBaller1403]

That "poor D" was the team that beat team USA at the Olympics.

That wasn't directed at you. Go back to posting threads asking why everyone is so racist towards you...

[BlackJoker23]

I watched the video, and I LOL'd!

The two comments on there are hilarious, but very accurate!
lmao. i lol'd at the marbury comment. galis was a scrub. adam morrison would destroy that league

[DRose1899]

I don't get it, Eurotrash is telling us all that an American is the best ever European scorer? :confusedshrug:
Damn, this post makes my stomach hurt. :lol

[Tide]

By the way is that porno music in the back of the highlight video?

[Euroleague]

lmao. i lol'd at the marbury comment. galis was a scrub. adam morrison would destroy that league

league?

Wow, you really are a moron.

[niko]

True. But unlike Galis, he has never won a EuroBasket championship.
I'm sure Galis would rather have an NBA title. I've heard numerous players from Europe say how the NBA is their dream, how they'd like to come here. The opposite, not at all.

It's a 2nd tier league. Get over it.