Showing posts with label Serbia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Serbia. Show all posts

Friday, February 25, 2011

NBA News 2011: NBA Prospect Dusan Ristic

Christmas Break 2008 28Image by theterrifictc via Flickr
One of the youngest players at this tournament at just 15 years old, Dusan Ristic was nonetheless one of the most promising prospects we saw in Belgrade, and one we'll surely be talking more about down the road.

Standing 6-10 or possibly even 6-11 with outstanding length and a fantastic frame for a player his age, Ristic is a mobile big man who shows all the physical tools you look for at this stage. He has good hands, runs the floor well, and shows competitiveness and instincts that should serve him well as he progresses in his basketball career.

Mostly relegated to scoring off simple catch and finishes and offensive rebounds, Ristic is an unpolished player as you can probably imagine at this stage. He didn't always have the strength to operate effectively against big men as many as two years older than him, but put up a solid fight nonetheless, and showed a good feel for the game operating within his team's half-court offense.



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Sunday, September 12, 2010

NBA News 2010: Lithuania wins bronze at worlds

BEIJING - AUGUST 22:  Linas Kleiza #11 of Lith...Image by Getty Images via @daylife
Linas Kleiza scored 33 points to help Lithuania win its first world basketball championship medal with a 99-88 victory over Serbia on Sunday in the third-place game.

Kleiza, who plays for the Toronto Raptors, scored 12 points during a 22-12 run -- including 15 consecutive points -- that put Lithuania 48-38 ahead heading to halftime.

Kleiza scored 17 points in the first half as he bounced back from a miserable game Saturday in which he missed 10 of 11 field goal attempts in an 89-74 semifinal loss to the United States.


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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

NBA News 2010: Serbia tops defending champ Spain

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Serbia knocked defending champion Spain out of the world championship Wednesday when Milos Teodosic made a long 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left for a 92-89 quarterfinal victory.

Spain erased an eight-point deficit in the final four minutes to tie it on Marc Gasol's basket with 25 seconds remaining. After a timeout, Serbia patiently ran its offense until Teodosic -- 1-of-7 on 3-pointers at that point -- pulled up from straightaway, well beyond the arc.

To foul or not to foul. That was the question facing Spain in the final seconds against Serbia on Wednesday, writes Chris Sheridan Blog

"He's a great player and he has a great feeling for the big shot," Spain coach Sergio Scariolo said.

The Spaniards couldn't get a final shot off, with Jorge Garbajosa losing the ball after a timeout. Serbia's players celebrated at midcourt as Spain's Sergio Llull kicked the ball deep into the stands.

"I think it was a very, very tough game. Maybe the best one until now in Istanbul," Serbia coach Dusan Ivkovic said.

Serbia advanced to face Turkey in a semifinal game Saturday.



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