Drazen Petrovic Appreciation - top 5 guard you never heard of

[Shade8780]

I live near Split,the second biggest city in Croatia.

I've been to Sarajevo a few times.

But let's get back to topic.
I recommend all of you to watch a documentary called "Once brothers".
Here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hOst_NExGI

Divac was a great player but I don't have a high opinion on him as a person.
I might be wrong but that's my opinion.

I'm watching that now, thanks

[pauk]

my family moved to austria because of the war

Cool another Balkan guy

Yea man, what a shame to say the least what happened... greedy/insane politicians ftw...

[Clutch]

my family moved to austria because of the war

I've been to Vienna once.

There's a lot of "our people" there. You could hear them speaking Croatian/Bosnian/Serbian on the streets.

Consequences of the war are huge. Relationships between people are broken,Croatians and Serbs mostly hate each other.

It's like a war when they're playing against each other,cars are getting destroyed,people are getting injured,crowd at games chants offensive stuff like "Kill,kill,kill Serbs".

[WillC]

Sasha Danilovic was better.

No, he wasn't.

But at least Danilovic is someone that most fans haven't heard of, unlike Petrovic who everyone knows.

I remember reading lots about Danilovic in FIBA Basketball magazine in the early/mid-1990s. I thought he'd be a star when he went to the Miami Heat, but it never happened.

[alenleomessi]

never heard of?
everyone knows drazen...

[pauk]

never heard of?
everyone knows drazen...

WillC is talking about Sasha Danilovic...

[WillC]

I think alenleomessi was referring to the thread title. I agree with him, most people know who Petrovic is.

That's why I said Danilovic is a better example of a good SG who (many) people haven't heard of.

[Glide2keva]

I saw Petro play and he was as good as advertised.

[Shade8780]

Just finished watching "Once Brothers" by ESPN. It's really good and sad at the same time. If you haven't seen it, I recommend you watch it.

[PTB Fan]

GOAT player to ever come from the Balkan. He's a legend here...

[IamRAMBO24]

This thread totally got off track. I just wanted to post an appreciation thread for a great player who died young not turn it into a Croatia jerkoff fest.

[pauk]

I think alenleomessi was referring to the thread title. I agree with him, most people know who Petrovic is.

That's why I said Danilovic is a better example of a good SG who (many) people haven't heard of.

Oh, im blind... just now i noticed the "never heard of" in the title lol

[Clutch]

This thread totally got off track. I just wanted to post an appreciation thread for a great player who died young not turn it into a Croatia jerkoff fest.

It was expected that many people from Balkan will come to this thread.

He's a legend for us,for Americans he's just another player.

[IamRAMBO24]

It was expected that many people from Balkan will come to this thread.

He's a legend for us,for Americans he's just another player.

Trust me, he plays a lot better than 90% of the scrubs we call "stars" here in America.

I guess to us Americans, he's not a household name, hence why I said, "Never heard of."

Didn't know there were so many croatians in here. I thought everybody in here was black (not a racist statement mods, just an uneducated observation).

[LEFT4DEAD]

my family moved to austria because of the war

Where are you living man? I'm studying in Vienna right now. We could play a pick up game maybe if you are there son. I just finished my Deutschkurs and should start with Uni in September.