Top Ten European Players

[simasu01]

[QUOTE=berraco]Yao is my first because he is the most dominating guy by far, the most difficult to defend and a good defender. He always makes the difference.
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Papaloukas isnt as athletic so i think ginobili has an advantage there but rest is similar.

Yao is definetly NOT a big difference maker. yes he is the reason china is in top 15 of the world but without him, the rockets were absolutely unstopable plus they wanna play a faster style so he will be even slower and the guy isnt really athletic sort of like a bigger ilgauskas or roy hibbert from georgetown, except hibbert doesnt have that many offensive skills

[berraco]

without him, the rockets were absolutely unstopable

Unstopable? I haven't seen an unstopable Rockets since the mid-90s.

[simasu01]

Unstopable? I haven't seen an unstopable Rockets since the mid-90s.

but you still call yao a huge difference maker

[berraco]

but you still call yao a huge difference maker

For me he still is a difference maker (words "big" and "huge" are from you, not mine). I see Yao like Shaq was (for me the prime Shaq is better player, a real huge difference maker, but he is the best for the comparison). Put him in a normal roster, and they will be making playoffs. Put him in a good team, and you can see them making conference finals, even in the West we have today.

[simasu01]

Put him in a normal roster, and they will be making playoffs. Put him in a good team, and you can see them making conference finals, even in the West we have today.

ok so if he is such a difference maker then he shouldnt need such a great roster plus he has tmac battier scola and a bunch of average point guards plus a ok bench but their still not going past the first round

[berraco]

ok so if he is such a difference maker then he shouldnt need such a great roster plus he has tmac battier scola and a bunch of average point guards plus a ok bench but their still not going past the first round

I think they can make it this year if they are not affected by many injuries, but we will see. Hope I won't have to swallow my words... :)

[simasu01]

i dont have a problem with them winning but i think yao should be a beast not getting blocked by little 5 foot dudes. besides that i think hes not a bad player he just sucks compared to how he should play. he should be like a shaq on offense but hes too soft, and mutombo on defense even better because yao is a half foot taller then the guy who plays behind him.

[VCMVP1551]

1.Dirk Nowitzki
2.Tony Parker
3.Pau Gasol
4.Boris Diaw
5.Andrei Kirilenko
6.Peja Stojakovic
7.Nenad Krstic
8.Mehmet Okur
9.Andrea Bargnani
10.Zydrunas Ilgauskas

[Mboglee]

Russia is in Europe....ALL OF IT. You are either in or you are out. Find me another state/country that is part of two continents. Russia has been part of Europe for hundreds of years.....maybe you have been frozen for thousands of years? However, they are not an actual member of the EU.

Top Ten Int'l players (current)

1/ Steve Nash
2/ Dirk Nowitzki
3/ Tony Parker
4/ Pau Gasol
5/ Boris Diaw
6/ Andres Nocioni
7/ Leandro Barbosa
8/ Mickael Peitrious
9/ Jose Calderon
10/ "Il Mago" a.k.a. Andrea Bargnani

ummm...#10 is D best...hahaha

[otmtheshank]

Top Ten Europeans playing in the NBA

1.Dirk Nowitzki
2.Pau Gasol
3.Luol Deng
4.Andrei Kirilenko
5.Tony Parker
6.Ben Gordon
7.Mehmet Okur
8.Andris Biedrins
9.Jose Calderon
10.Andrea Bargnani
11.Boris Diaw

That's assuming AK plays like his former self, and the younger guys on the list continue to improve.

[baby_jordan_23]

1- Dirk Nowitzki
2- Pau Gasol
3- Tony Parker
4- Andrei Kirlenko
5- Mehmet Okur
6- Zydrunas Ilgauskas
7- Boris Diaw
8- Andrea Bargnani
9- Peja Stojakovic
10- Hedo Turkoglu

[la bomba]

as the title states top ten European I'll stick to that.Nash is not english and has never played for manchester.Manchester don't even have a team.
1.Nowitzki
2.Gasol
3.Papaloukas(without a doubt best player outside NBA)
4.Navarro
5.parker
6.Bargnani
7.Calderon
8.Ilgauskas
9.Nicola Vuijcic
10.Rudy Fernandez/Garbajosa?stojakovic.Matjaz Smodis(probably should be higher)

[KaptnKirk12]

1. Steve Nash
2. Dirk Nowitzki
3. Tony Parker
4. Luol Deng
5. Ben Gordon
6. Pau Gasol
7. Manu Ginobli
8. AK47
9. Boris Diaw
10. Andres Nocioni

[la bomba]

1. Steve Nash
2. Dirk Nowitzki
3. Tony Parker
4. Luol Deng
5. Ben Gordon
6. Pau Gasol
7. Manu Ginobli
8. AK47
9. Boris Diaw
10. Andres Nocioni

All of them play in the nba,do you watch european basketball?some aren't even european,Nash,Ginobili,Noccioni,Gordon?(born in London and great britain have convinced him to play for them to try qualify for olympics,but its debateable to call him european,i ams ure he count with the fingers of one hand the times he has been there.May I remind you that not all europeans want to play in the nba,Bodiroga one of the best players of the last 15 years never did and never wanted to.

[simasu01]

absolutely right. if a player is white doesnt mean hes from europe