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The 2008 Germany Olympic basketball team came out this year with a lot of talent. Every single Olympic basketball year, Germany always has the most skilled players. The problem is why can’t they finish? If you are wondering what I am talking about, it’s this. Germany always starts out great in the Olympics. Every single exhibition game or tournament ranked game they come out and show everybody what they are made of. It seems like they always run out of gas at the end or when the games matter the most. Tim Ohlbrecht is one of Germany’s best performances and huge power weapons.He is six foot ten and the NBA was looking at him when he wasn’t even 18 yet. I believe he was close to the age of 17 when he was getting scouted, which is ridiculous. That is just incredible to have an accomplishment. What Tim really has advantage of, is his height, which is my opinion. I think his height is a huge advantage. What Germany succeeded in was dishing the ball to Tim. And the give and go which really was attached to them. Another great player is Jan Jagla. He is about seven foot and what is so good about him is that he can shoot threes, mid range jumpers, shots off the back board.

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Shoot, if Germany loses any point guards, or shooting guards due to injuries or fatigue, then they can just put Jan at the point or the two men. Germany is all around talented. Lucky to even have NBA star Dirk Nowitzki on their side as well. My future Olympic pick is that in the next 3 years, Germany will indeed win a gold medal in the Olympic basketball tournament. I’m calling it right now. Germany just has an awesome recruiting staff as well and really attracts players to Europe to get them to play for them which is another advantage. Germanys Robert Garrett and Steffen Hamann are big time impact players that should have a bright future with Germany. Don’t get me wrong though, Germany can keep up with teams like USA and Argentina or Lithuania. Especially after what recruits will be headed in the next couple years. Just keep your eyes out!

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Sabonis in the NBA

Arvydas Sabonis is well named for one of the NBA’s best European centers to ever play basketball. The former Portland Trailblazer was just awesome, no doubt about it. He really muscled his opponents down in the paint. Either he was throwing some elbows and not getting caught, or taking the ball and using his hook shot move, Sabonis could do alot that other centers could not, that is why he was on of the bests. Sabonis is seven foot three from the beautiful country Lithuania. He was signed by the Portland Trailblazers, and retired as a Portland Trailblazer. Arvydas played from 1995 to year 2003. The 8 years were kind of limited to him because he did have some knee problems and due to the fact that he had to wear knee braces every single game and practice. He was a solid player, everybody loved him. Coaches, players, fans, boosters, everybody enjoyed all the time and commitment his put in at Portland. Sabonis had a total amount of 5,629 career points scored while he averaged about 12 points a game which is pretty dang good for the Lithuanian center. He also had a total number of 378 rebounds, including offensive and defensive rebounds. Sabonis played for the Lithuania olympic team back when he was able to. What he loved about playing and what he did to defeat all teams including the USA, what he did was get the ball down low and he was very dangerous. Either Sabonis would throw it down with some authority, or he would just easily dish the ball right back out to the point guards and they would just knock down the 3 point shot all day, giving Arvydas Sabonis the assists. As you can tell a difference in his knees giving out, in Sabonis’s rookie season with the Trailblazers, he averaged 14 points a game, and by year 1998, he was up to 16 points a game but as his knees getting worse, he steadily went back down as he final seasons in the NBA ticked down. He went all the way to 12 a game, which is still decent. I wouldn’t be surprised if Arvydas doesn’t go into some coaching in Lithuania. He had a very successful career. Best wishes to Arvydas Sabonis.

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Sabonis in the NBA

Arvydas Sabonis is well named for one of the NBA’s best European centers to ever play basketball. The former Portland Trailblazer was just awesome, no doubt about it. He really muscled his opponents down in the paint. Either he was throwing some elbows and not getting caught, or taking the ball and using his hook shot move, Sabonis could do alot that other centers could not, that is why he was on of the bests. Sabonis is seven foot three from the beautiful country Lithuania. He was signed by the Portland Trailblazers, and retired as a Portland Trailblazer. Arvydas played from 1995 to year 2003. The 8 years were kind of limited to him because he did have some knee problems and due to the fact that he had to wear knee braces every single game and practice. He was a solid player, everybody loved him. Coaches, players, fans, boosters, everybody enjoyed all the time and commitment his put in at Portland. Sabonis had a total amount of 5,629 career points scored while he averaged about 12 points a game which is pretty dang good for the Lithuanian center. He also had a total number of 378 rebounds, including offensive and defensive rebounds. Sabonis played for the Lithuania olympic team back when he was able to. What he loved about playing and what he did to defeat all teams including the USA, what he did was get the ball down low and he was very dangerous. Either Sabonis would throw it down with some authority, or he would just easily dish the ball right back out to the point guards and they would just knock down the 3 point shot all day, giving Arvydas Sabonis the assists. As you can tell a difference in his knees giving out, in Sabonis’s rookie season with the Trailblazers, he averaged 14 points a game, and by year 1998, he was up to 16 points a game but as his knees getting worse, he steadily went back down as he final seasons in the NBA ticked down. He went all the way to 12 a game, which is still decent. I wouldn’t be surprised if Arvydas doesn’t go into some coaching in Lithuania. He had a very successful career. Best wishes to Arvydas Sabonis.

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Dirk Nowitzki is one of the NBA leagues most dominant power forwards. Dirk is probably the hardest working player in the league and has the passion for the game. Nowitzki is from Europe, born and raised around the game of basketball. He worked on his shot every single day of the week, before school, after until it was time to go inside. When he was little, that was all he watched on TV. He even had a poster on his wall in his room when he was younger of Scotty Pippin, Michael Jordan’s teammate for the Chicago Bulls. He practiced all the time and it finally paid off. The European was drafted when he was about 20 years of age. Did you know that Dirk Nowitzki was the first European to win the MVP trophy in NBA history? That is a fun fact I bet some of you did not know. Dirk was ahead of Suns point guard Steve Nash for the MVP voting. He led with 1,138 total points. The season when Dirk won the MVP trophy, he was still very upset because he was not a part of the NBA playoffs due to his team did not qualify that year.
Dirk was born in Wurzburg in Europe. He is 7 foot tall and can shoot from inside the paint, to outside, to mids, and he can THROW it down HARD with a trash! Dirk is known for his sweet turnaround jumper which is almost impossible to stop and is hard to guard against defenders. Dirk has placed in the Olympics for many of years and has led them to successful finishes. He was also named the EuroBasket MVP in 2005 and led Europe to a 2nd place finish in the Olympics. In 2006, he was voted and named the Interbasket International Europe player of the year and has made the All-First team in Europe. Nowitzki has had a very successful NBA season for the Dallas Mavericks and hopefully does not get traded soon and hopes to have many more successful seasons left before he retires. Dirks 2008 NBA stats were the following. He averages 26.8 points a game, 12 rebounds a game, 4 assists. He has been playing for 10 years, and might last to 15 before he calls it quits. Good luck to #41 Dallas Maverick and European star, Dirk Nowtizki. Europe should be proud to have a son like Dirk Nowtizki.

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