Udrih Leaves Slovenian National Team Ahead of Worlds‎

Minus one team to watch.

TZ Note: He was apparently dissatisfied with the role the team's coach laid out for him. Which likely means the coach planned to start Goran Dragic over Beno. Wabeno don't play that!

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Goran Dragic! Boo!

They obviously haven’t seen the Yeti in Slovenia.

"DeMarcus pounds, like the hammer. Tyreke slashes, like the sickle.
For the good of the proletariat!" - tomroadrunner

by Ice_9ine on Jul 22, 2010 8:21 AM PDT via mobile reply actions

I'm sorry to see him leave.

If you want to be your best, you have to do your best, otherwise you are only second rate.

by Slam_Dunk on Jul 22, 2010 8:25 AM PDT reply actions

Good news

A healthy and rested Beno for the season.

So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii

by lietothegirls on Jul 22, 2010 8:41 AM PDT reply actions

my thought EXACTLY

by Kusian on Jul 22, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions

I'll admit I know nothing about the team

But I think it makes sense for Dragic to start over Beno. That dude came into his own during the playoffs and is fun as hell to watch. He would have won them the WCF if Gentry hadn’t pulled him

However, I don’t think it’d be too hard to figure out that a starting back court of Udrih and Dragic would be fun as shit to watch and pretty effective. Not sure what other guards they have but seeing as how both these guys actually play in the NBA it makes sense for them to start.

#vfettkefordraft

by vfettke on Jul 22, 2010 8:49 AM PDT reply actions

Dragic isn't starting.

Jaka Lakovic will be the starting PG.

This link has more information.

"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins

by Juan Primo on Jul 22, 2010 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm not going to pretend I follow the Slovenian national team closely either.

I just looked this up.

"Thank you, Coach (Theus). I'm about to kill y'all this half." --DeMarcus Cousins

by Juan Primo on Jul 22, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Lakovic is a Euroleague reigning champion, playing for Barcelona

alongside Rubio. He’s a 32 year old veteran, has played in some of the best teams in Europe the past decade and definitely has a much better feel of the FIBA basketball game/rules than Beno, Dragic or Vujacic. He’s probably worse than all of them, but he’s a player who’s always been around that kind of basketball .

NBA players in Europe are kind of “forgotten”, like they are on vacations on the moon.

by ZenBaller on Jul 22, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions