(Update: Mirotic wins U20 European Championship MVP) MIROTIC AGAIN
by amlmart1 on Jul 24, 2011 9:58 PM CDT
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Mirotic continues impressing in European U20 Championship of Bilbao (Spain).
After yesterday game against Germany his statistical ranking looks like this:
- » Ranks #1 in Points Per Game (27.6)
- » Ranks #2 in 2 Pts Field Goals Attempted(13.2)
- » Ranks #1 in Double-Doubles (3)
- » Ranks #5 in Defensive Rebounds (6.0)
- » Ranks #2 in 2 Pts Field Goal Percentage(68.2%)
- » Ranks #1 in Field Goals Attempted (16.2)
- » Ranks #1 in 2 Pts Field Goals Made (9.0)
- » Ranks #3 in Total Rebounds (9.2)
- » Ranks #1 in Field Goal Percentage (63.0%)
- » Ranks #4 in Free Throws Attempted (7.2)
- » Ranks #16 in 3 Pts Field Goal Percentage(40.0%)
- » Ranks #8 in Blocked Shots (1.4)
- » Ranks #2 in Free Throws Made (6.0)
- » Ranks #4 in Free Throws Percentage (83.3%)
- » Ranks #1 in Field Goals Made (10.2)
- » Ranks #4 in Offensive Rebounds (3.2)
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so his per36 numbers are something like 35/12 with .7 TOs on 63% FG%.
hes like kareem out there.
"Jimmer is going to take one of those crazy 3s, and DeMarcus Cousins is going to come at him like a rhino."
-Basketball Smurf
keep in mind that this is the U20 championship.
not trying to knock Mirotic. Just clarifying that he is not doing this against necessarily the “best” European players, just the best of his age.
by Uncle Stanley McGoober on Jul 20, 2011 4:10 AM CDT reply actions 5 recs
True, but if he's going to play people under 20, at least he's dominating them.
by Grinder in Training on Jul 20, 2011 8:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Yup...
Glad to see he appears to be better than most of the other young Euros.
by SouthernCub on Jul 20, 2011 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just noticed that DX
had Mirotic rated their #7 prospect in the draft, ahead of Vesely, Kanter…
oops, 23, not 21...
he’s ranked ahead of Jimmer, Harper and other interesting names.
Wow Butler was ranked above Norris Cole
How is that possible, I thought Cole was the GOAT
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by ThorCo on Jul 20, 2011 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 9 recs
We had a wonderful fan post after the draft about Norris Cole
and how he would solve all the Heat’s problems at PG while curing AIDS and Cancer and ending world hunger and therefore the Bulls (despite not needing a PG) should have drafted him to keep him out of the Heat’s hands.
"Word of advice, don’t join, Bears fans are crazy."--- D-Jackfan10
by ThorCo on Jul 21, 2011 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think I remember reading that one
I joked about it to my cell mates at work. I never liked the idea, and always liked the idea of moving up…. interesting how Brooks is ranked 55 BTW…. a lot of guys wanted to draft him. Maybe Gar was looking at the draft express rankings!
No no, not 'the' GOAT, 'a' goat.
How does one practice consistency? Take lots of Benefiber?
by WearShades on May 31, 2011 6:37 AM PDT
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Jul 20, 2011 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Also...
apparently, he is a really big Bulls fan. Here is a picture of him meeting MJ.
by THEKILLERWHALE on Aug 2, 2011 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I like this pick more and more by the day.
I mean, it’s not like we were gonna draft 3 players and find minutes for every single one of them. Hell, I doubt we even find more that 6 minutes a game for Butler, if that. Mirotic is looking real good, and even if he does bust, we hardly gave up anything to get him.
never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 20, 2011 10:15 AM CDT reply actions 4 recs
Well
From what’s being said, this guy actually plays good defense, something Dirk just doesn’t do.
Dirk's ok at D.
It’s not like he’s Iverson or Nash in that respect. He’s just not a top tier defender for his position.
by JockstrapNoah on Jul 20, 2011 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
APM says Dirk has been one of the better defenders
by YaoPau on Jul 20, 2011 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mirotic will be better
SO SHOVE IT
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jul 20, 2011 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
I always thought Dirk was at least average at defense
He’s so quick he can stay in front of anyone his size.
by tuluse on Jul 20, 2011 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
he turned into an average/above average defender once Don Nelson left.
yknow… coaching.
A true friend stabs you in the front - Oscar Wilde
Hopefully he'll be good enough that people will know how to spell his name.
never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 20, 2011 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hope Marv Albert is still calling games in 3 years when he can say this subject line
and I hope Neil Funk isn’t.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jul 20, 2011 12:22 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
Anybody know of the quality of the U20 Euros compared to say, the NCAA Big East?
I’d have to think that the U20 teams would compare favorably with Sweet Sixteen college teams.
Nah
Sweet 16 teams usually have 1-2 NBA prospects per team, on average. And there’s usually a handful of Sweet 16 players who are in NBA rotations a season later. I doubt any of these U-20 Austrian or Greek guys will be NBA players anytime soon.
Purely a guess, but I’d say it’s like playing a solid, unranked midmajor school. Maybe that’ll change against the better tournament teams, but Spain is just torching their division so far.
by YaoPau on Jul 20, 2011 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Seems like as good a guess as any. But dominating to the degree that Mirotic is dominating, even if it's mid-major
level competition, is pretty impressive stuff.
by fundamentallysound on Jul 20, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
It looks kind of like Elite 8/Final 4 basketball.
Not much star power outside of Mirotic, but just a lot of solid fundamentals here.
Either way, it’s some pretty horrible basketball just like the final 4.
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It's more like the NIT tournament
And honestly, maybe even a level below that from what I’ve seen and the way Mirotic has just been able to do whatever he wants. Not even Kevin Durant was that good in college.
by tuluse on Jul 24, 2011 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think it's a higher quality than is given credit for.
They’re using courts that are pretty much NBA size, so there is more room to operate for offensive players. In addition, I didn’t see much zone being played. College is a real low grade of basketball because they just pack in the paint, and the court is so small and the three point line so close, which leads to one giant congested court which really hinders offensive production.
The players also handle the ball much better than college players, seemingly shoot a bit better, and run more complex offenses than college teams.
The defense Mirotic would have faced in the Final 4 would have been tougher than he faced here, but that would have just been because of the different court and rules.
Not everyone in this tournament is at that level of competition, but I think if you put Spain, Greece, Italy, France, and Russia in the NCAA tournament, I think they would handle business for the most part and I think at least 2 of them would be in the Final 4.
Put the best 8 college teams in this tournament with FIBA/NBA like rules, and I think the college players get their asses handed to them (similar to the 2002 world championships for Team USA).
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the college courts and the NBA courts are the same size
i think the Europeans shoot better, but of the games I watched, I thought the athleticism and defense is better in college b-ball. I agree, overall the offense and ball handling appeared better. But I didn’t see the same quality in guard play – not as tough getting to the basket, not as fast, not as aggressive. The big man play was superior, but I think that has a lot to do with any big man over 19 who can play immediately jumping to the NBA.
I think Spain would have won the NCAA championship this year because of the depth they possess. I think if you made up of a college all star team and got them use to playing together, they would kill those guys.
by Basketball Smurf on Jul 24, 2011 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Today against Italy:
37:15 mins 9/13FG 69.2% 7/10 2PFG 70.0% 2/3 3PFG 66.7% 7/9FT 77.8% 3OfenReb 9DefReb 12 TotReb 4Assi 4TO 2Stl 2fouls 7timesfouled 27 points.
good lord, its going to be nice having a rooting interest in euro ball for the next 3 years, especially with payoffs like 27 and 12.
by JockstrapNoah on Jul 20, 2011 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
championship
just wait till he come to the chi and poopoo platters on the competition. dwight? pfft take this 20 footer biatch! Bosh, pfftt…take this dunk to the face biatch! Dirk? you too slow biatch!
#TEAMmirotic
Woooooooooooooot!!
by Belize on Jul 20, 2011 5:27 PM CDT reply actions 9 recs
rec for:
poopoo platters on the competition
by obnoxious american on Jul 23, 2011 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Doesn't matter how good he is now it means nothing when he comes to the NBA
The NBA is a whole different league, skill wise i mean, than any Euro League. I only criticize due to the many busts around the league. So once Mirotic has that Bulls uniform that’s when I’ll care about his stats.
Hell, the Bulls, as a team, have everything right now. Thibs just needs to focus and ingrain some offensive plays, like his defense, into the Bulls. Looking back at their games, how many broken plays were there against Miami? A shit ton due to weak ass screens, pointless passes, and just plain bad offensive execution. Oh yeah and Boozer, but I believe he’ll pick it up next season.
by bhadda2 on Jul 20, 2011 9:49 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Er... not everything.
Bogans.
"The money don’t motivate me. The money don’t motivate me at all. But the thing is, maybe I do want to wake up one morning and say, ‘Baby, let’s go to the Bahamas. Today.’ That costs money."
- Mike James, Bi-Winning
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Jul 20, 2011 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah Bogan Sucks... but
Korver, Watson, Brewer also share that SG position. Thibs needs to make more plays with Watson and D.rose together. Watson is first and foremost an scorer PG. If both D. Rose and Watson would play together more, and move well without the ball, Bogans wouldn’t look as bad as he does now. I mean he was the back up back up. It was Thib’s fault for giving him the starting position instead of training someone else, over the 2010-11 season, to be more proficient at the SG.
I don’t know I think my lockout/boozer/bogans rage has switch to Thibs now.
I like Coach Nick's theory
that Thibs had a two-year plan, with defense coming first. What’s amazing is that the Bulls had the best record in the league without offensive planning. Next year, watch out!
by Tim S. on Jul 21, 2011 6:10 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
D'Antoni for assistant coach!
never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 21, 2011 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Nick Freidell! Nikolaiiiiii... Meueueueuroticcc
by NittanyCub on Jul 20, 2011 9:51 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Interview with Mirotic
Not much new, but it is interesting nonetheless:
link.
Google translate does a decent job Spanish to English.
It said that Dirk was his idol in the interview.
That was my hunch when we drafted him, looking at some videos of him. He just moves around on the court in a very Dirk like fashion…and it’s good imo, that Dirk is his idol. Yeah, guys like Bargnani didn’t turn out to be the next Dirk…but there has to be a player who is to Dirk what Kobe is to MJ, and hopefully Mirotic is that guy.
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Really, I would be pretty happy with Bargnani coming off the bench
He just isn’t a good starter.
how so?
those stats up at the top seem to indicate he’s doing pretty well at his current level of competition
Bargnani is on the Raptors
I’d be happy with him on another team. Wait, he’s already there? Okay.
Rose decides not to go 1-on-2 and I was thinking, "what are you doing?! You've got the numbers!" -Zach Harper, Daily Dime Live
nevermind, it was apparently too early for my brain to function
read Bargnani as Mirotic
careful
you’ll grow hair on your palms…
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jul 21, 2011 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
speaking from experience?
Should've traded for Melo.
by sin on Jul 22, 2011 2:40 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
YFBB doesn't need to do that, he's got girls lined up outside his front door.
never forget...
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anything is possible...
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 22, 2011 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
with baseball hats in hand.
"The money don’t motivate me. The money don’t motivate me at all. But the thing is, maybe I do want to wake up one morning and say, ‘Baby, let’s go to the Bahamas. Today.’ That costs money."
- Mike James, Bi-Winning
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Jul 22, 2011 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
... I meant bats
and yet this got green somehow. I don’t even get the joke I accidentally made.
"The money don’t motivate me. The money don’t motivate me at all. But the thing is, maybe I do want to wake up one morning and say, ‘Baby, let’s go to the Bahamas. Today.’ That costs money."
- Mike James, Bi-Winning
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Jul 25, 2011 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
I don't either
Now I don’t feel stupid anymore.
Pat Riley is the devil.
by Poloplaya14 on Jul 25, 2011 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
We knew what you meant
I thought it said bats haha
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In other words, we all need to get our eyes checked.
:-P
"The money don’t motivate me. The money don’t motivate me at all. But the thing is, maybe I do want to wake up one morning and say, ‘Baby, let’s go to the Bahamas. Today.’ That costs money."
- Mike James, Bi-Winning
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Jul 26, 2011 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
so thats where sue is during this lockout
Should've traded for Melo.
by sin on Jul 25, 2011 2:57 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sound good but
I still too anxious waiting to see when/if the next season starts
to be thrilled by the see-you-in-2-years guy
I don't care it's just nice to see the equivalent of a minor leaguer in baseball.
The kids good, really good. (How’s that for advanced scouting?) lol. When he moves up or plays against tougher competition he will most likely produce a little less, but still be productive.
With that being said, it’s so hard to judge how well an Euroleague player will do in the NBA, no matter what level that player plays on. The game is just different, for lack of a better term. It’s more rough/tough, but with good game planning and proper coaching a players skillset can be maximized.
What is Nikola’s true skillset? We really have yet to see, but I am confident that Thibs can coach him up to his fairly high potential, and at the very least he can be a proficient 6th/7th man, on a playoff/championship team. Starter on other teams.
by chicagobullies on Jul 22, 2011 10:08 PM CDT reply actions
According to his coaches in Spain he really wants to be the best, and has great work ethics.
He has the tools, he has the will, he puts work…
Mirotic will lead Spain in the Final game tomorrow, playing for the gold medal.
I expect him to score 50, grab 20 Boards, block every single one of the other team's FG attempts and cure cancer at halftime.
Pat Riley is the devil.
by Poloplaya14 on Jul 23, 2011 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
id like to see him cause cancer at halftime, then cure it after the game as a demonstration
of his power.
"Jimmer is going to take one of those crazy 3s, and DeMarcus Cousins is going to come at him like a rhino."
-Basketball Smurf
by TheMoon on Jul 23, 2011 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
he doesnt quite "have to tools". athleticism will likely be an issue, and about the only compliment
i can give him on that is he seems to have a fairly quick first step (like, literally: if he takes one step he looks quick; two and hes slow). i think the degree to which he is able to tighten up his dribbling in order to drive past 4s, and develop some kind of decent post game to punish 3s- he wont ever be beating them off the dribble- will determine whether he can be an 8th man or a starter in the nba.
"Jimmer is going to take one of those crazy 3s, and DeMarcus Cousins is going to come at him like a rhino."
-Basketball Smurf
by TheMoon on Jul 24, 2011 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't know if he's ever gonna be a guy that you can just give the ball to and expect him to make something happen
But he’s great at blowing by guys when they close out too hard on him, and because of his jumper, that’s going to happen a lot, particularly when there’s another guy on his team capable of collapsing the defense, such as one Derrick Rose.
Pat Riley is the devil.
His line against The Ukraine really is Dirkish.
Of course, it’s the Ukraine; best known for riding New York subways and smashing the game of Risk being played by Kramer and Newman.
"The money don’t motivate me. The money don’t motivate me at all. But the thing is, maybe I do want to wake up one morning and say, ‘Baby, let’s go to the Bahamas. Today.’ That costs money."
- Mike James, Bi-Winning
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Jul 24, 2011 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
ukraine is not weak! ukraine is strong!
"Jimmer is going to take one of those crazy 3s, and DeMarcus Cousins is going to come at him like a rhino."
-Basketball Smurf
by TheMoon on Jul 24, 2011 3:37 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
The legend grows
I already wouldn’t trade him for Lebron
Recovering...
by Juiceboxjerry on Jul 23, 2011 6:14 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
He's got a very Dirkish go-to corner move
Fakes in, fade away outside jump shot from the corner.
Bears. Bulls. White Sox.
Some guys on the Italian team are crying haha.
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Mirotic MVP.
Best scorer ever in U20 European Championship.
According to the Spanish coach Mirotic was the third best player in last NBA draft.
Match made in heaven?
Mirotic, a humble, almost reluctant super star, was chosen as the face of the tournament in the promotional posters around Bilbao a long time before the first tip-off, as the organisers felt he best embodies the combination of skill, talent and ethos that, ultimately, are the values and qualities that FIBA Europe aspires these young athletes will take from their participation in a Youth European Championship and will carry with them for the rest of their careers.
Pat Riley is the devil.
by Poloplaya14 on Jul 24, 2011 10:04 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
mirotic: why can't i be MVP? why?
by grabmesomeBOOZ on Jul 24, 2011 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I can't
I play w/ Derrick Rose, he will be the MVP
by Dennis Hopson2 on Jul 25, 2011 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
the next DIRK
i’m calling it right now.
See the most important parts are the ones that are unseen
See the wings don't make you fly and the crown don't make you king
by panduh on Jul 25, 2011 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh hush.
You sound like the scouts who puffed up Gallo. :-P
"The money don’t motivate me. The money don’t motivate me at all. But the thing is, maybe I do want to wake up one morning and say, ‘Baby, let’s go to the Bahamas. Today.’ That costs money."
- Mike James, Bi-Winning
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Jul 25, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
wait...
did you just compare our awesome scouts to those douche’s from the knickerblockers?
Woooooooooooooot!!
by Belize on Jul 25, 2011 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Pfft, only the Knicks scouts could see the awesome of Bill Walker.
Don’t be jealous.
"The money don’t motivate me. The money don’t motivate me at all. But the thing is, maybe I do want to wake up one morning and say, ‘Baby, let’s go to the Bahamas. Today.’ That costs money."
- Mike James, Bi-Winning
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Jul 25, 2011 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
*tries to hide that fact that im a secret bill walker fan*
Woooooooooooooot!!
by Belize on Jul 25, 2011 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
he's an ass clown like ass hat face javelle mcgee.
See the most important parts are the ones that are unseen
See the wings don't make you fly and the crown don't make you king
oh the reinforcements that are coming in a 3 years im so excited!
kirk and mirotic. 1..2..combo boom boom dynasty
Should've traded for Melo.
If anything, he's definitely increasing that trade value!
by Option27 on Jul 25, 2011 3:21 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 3 recs
'The rights of Nicola Mirotic' will loom huge
as Norris Cole becomes a free agent.
"The money don’t motivate me. The money don’t motivate me at all. But the thing is, maybe I do want to wake up one morning and say, ‘Baby, let’s go to the Bahamas. Today.’ That costs money."
- Mike James, Bi-Winning
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Jul 25, 2011 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Maybe, if we're lucky,
we can trade Mirotic and Rose for Cole
Rose decides not to go 1-on-2 and I was thinking, "what are you doing?! You've got the numbers!" -Zach Harper, Daily Dime Live
Thats a steal for the Bulls
Its not going to happen, Miami would get fleeced in that deal. I know Rose is a MVP and Mirotic is a u-20 MVP, but its Norris Cole!
Let us cavort like the Greeks of old! You know the ones I mean.
by hedonism bot on Jul 26, 2011 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
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