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Originally Posted by FreshPrince22  I never bought the whole "he doesn't fit our style". Just because he's from another country? I mean, His biggest strengths are rebounding, defense, and unselfish team-play. If that doesn't fit our "Style", then something went drastically wrong here recently. The fact is, Flip never appreciated the things he did on the court to help the team, even when he wasn't a member of the offense (by design). He never cut the leash. |
Name me one player with a European basketball background that has ever succeeded with the Pistons. Whereas the list that have failed with us is pretty long. A resounding shutout to date.
Zelly was our first player with a European background. His first year was 2001-02. Unfortunately he had heart problems and was eventually traded. Since then a few have come and all have left us without making a meaningful impact with the Pistons. Not one has ever cracked the starting lineup and today we have zero on the 15 man roster.
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Lets look at this week’s NBA team ranking concerning the European “help”:
The San Antonio Spurs lead the Top Ten this week which should not be surprising with two out of three players in the Top Ten. Francisco Elson added his eff per minute to give them the lead in front of the Utah Jazz. Dirk Nowitzki puts the Mavericks on 3rd all by himself, while Turkoglu does the same for the Orlando Magic to lift them on 4th.
Here is this week’s full ranking:
1. San Antonio Spurs, 0.70
2. Utah Jazz, 0.56
3. Dallas Mavericks, 0.55
4. Orlando Magic, 0.54
5. Los Angeles Lakers. 0.53
6. Toronto Raptors, 0.50
7. Denver Nuggets, 0.48
8. Milwaukee Bucks. 0.44
9. Washington Wizards, 0.39
10. Minnesota Timberwolves, 0.38
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I find this a bit odd that we have been in the ECF 5 years in a row without having any meaningful contribution from a European trained player. Carlos came the closest, but he was moved to Toronto where his performance has come closer to what was expected of him when we drafted him.
Blame it on Cola, Pound for Pound or Flipper or whatever, but the facts are the facts. Players with European hoops backgrounds have never fit in with us enough to succeed.
Thank you.
Breaking down the Euros in the NBA 