Setting: Euroleague 2007-2008
Game: Olympiakos - Real Madrid
Player: Giorgos Printezis
The game was for winning into the final four of Euroleague inside Spain and as you understand the Spanish team Real Madrid had to win. The stadium was full of people who had intense emotions about it. The game was man to man, point to point throught, until the young player Giorgos Printezis enters the game and the Olympiakos players seemed to rejuvenate. He was full of energy jumping high and will devotion to grab the rebound and at same time also devoted extremely to his defensive duties towards the Spanish player Felepe Reyes, fighting with all he has ,opening space for the scorers to shoot, making screens, he gave all for victory. He is not the kind of player who will look for shots only to himself close behind arc, but if he has time to take shooting position, he has proved he has whats it takes to shoot and win his points at a very nice clip. In this game he was only catching and shooting and made it well. He scored as a mature player, in the right timing.
I am grading Giorgios Printezis high for ‘Effectiveness’ since he is a player who can change the game, despite his stats show he isn’t very consistent with rebound when comparing total with play offs performance.
By contrast when player Kostas Vasiliadis enters the game (great shooter 43% 3point, 64% 2fg) to help for the final four needed win, he does what he would do in any less important game: takes a position in the corners of the field to shoot and neglecting a bit his defensive duties towards Charle Smith of Real Madrid. Smith with drive 4 and 3x3p he accumulates 14 points.
Conclusion
A player is effective when he can do what the coach requires him to do, provided he actually has the ability to do it. Right now modern basketball wants the ‘perfect’ player who can do a lot of what the couch will ask him to do. Those players who do most things to a satisfying level and perhaps are maturer in the game logic and who can avoid turnovers, plus with a great self-assertion in free shoot, will be favorite (EFFECTIVE) for coaches.
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Pete J. Garcia
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
A player is effective when he can do what the coach requires him to do, provided he actually has the ability to do it. Right now modern basketball wants the ‘perfect’ player who can do a lot of what the couch will ask him to do. Those players who do most things to a satisfying level and perhaps are maturer in the game logic and who can avoid turnovers, plus with a great self-assertion in free shoot, will be favorite (EFFECTIVE) for couches.
I agree with this as coach i would be very happy with my players if they did that..
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Alvin Sims
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:15 am Post subject: Nice Depiction. Reply with quote
I enjoyed your depiction of the atmosphere of european basketball. It brought back memories. I think the others appreciate it but don't fully understand how basketball really is overseas. The fans are always die hard they create exciting moments before and after the game, the coaches and players are always under pressure. From experience if you are a player for a top team or a certain high quality coach you are expected to produce and be effective every game no matter what or there will be consequences. Winning is the most important! =============================================================================== by think sport court by thinkfamilyvacation.com - A pioneer Basketball program by GM/SCOUT NBA with 4 parts= TOURIST/EDU/ART/Anti BULLYING/PRO SPORT GUIDANCE -A 7 YEARS STUDY/RESEARCH - A program [ with art social media /marketing ] which can..DOUBLE the.customers of ANY academy/ park/beach/hotel and Tourism of ANY village/island act- GET = ASK after your like in the page = https://www.thinkfamilyvacation.com/thinksportcourt #hotel #basketball #family #tourism #education #antibullying #guidance #island #village #lessons #offer #bullying
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