Blazers targeting Bogdanovic

[illmatic99]

Link.

....aka the Croatian BRoy (if you watch this vid):

[video=youtube;G4HoxQshshQ]

Draft Express has him going 43.

 

[illmatic99]

I like his handle. And he can looks comfortable going left or right. Add a decent midrange game and he looks like a good prospect.

 

[julius]

If he's drafted, his nickname HAS to be Mr Bojangles.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

In before Ed merges this with the NBA draft thread

 

[Natebishop3]

You just got bogged son!

He just Bogged on you!

 

[illmatic99]

Petrovic was Croatian too. Hmmm.

 

[jlprk]

 

[THE HCP]

He's considered WHITE right?!?!?!? NO THANKS!!!!!!!

 

[VanillaGorilla]

No. Please Lord, no.

 

[jlprk]

He may be white, but didn't he make "Driving Miss Daisy?"

 

[Natebishop3]

He's considered WHITE right?!?!?!? NO THANKS!!!!!!!

You're pretty pasty too fams.

 

[Rhal]

Everyday were targeting someone else. Tomorrow it'll be "rumor" has it blazers in talks for cp3. Love this time of year.

 

[Nikolokolus]

He's considered WHITE right?!?!?!? NO THANKS!!!!!!!

I'm pretty sure Croats are slavs ... so, sorta the European equivalent of Mexicans ...

 

[jlprk]

Gypsies are at least as dark as Mexicans.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Oh goody...another euro-trash-stash.

 

[C_note]

couple of sick moves in that vid...but it's Euro defense....any NBA 2 guard could do that.

 

[illmatic99]

couple of sick moves in that vid...but it's Euro defense....any NBA 2 guard could do that.

Their 3pt line is like 2-3 feet shorter than the US one, and the trapezoidal key sorta make it more difficult to get inside and finish. He has a tight dribble going either way, so I think that slashing trait will transfer into the pros. But he doesn't seem to have much speed/athleticism. He only shoots 41% from 2pt range, that's not good.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Their 3pt line is like 2-3 feet shorter than the US one, and the trapezoidal key sorta make it more difficult to get inside and finish. He has a tight dribble going either way, so I think that slashing trait will transfer into the pros. But he doesn't seem to have much speed/athleticism. He only shoots 41% from 2pt range, that's not good.

Not good shooting stats combined with little to no athleticism isn't a very good combination. I say he's nothing in the league.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Added to all of this, he just signed with Fenerbahce, buyout details unknown. I'm starting to think that
(a) Amick got the wrong Bogdanovic (easy to confuse because the other one's called Bogdan Bogdanovic)
and
(b) he said this before the right Bogdanovic withdrew from the draft (on Monday).

 

[santeesioux]

Who?

 

[Spud147]

Link.

....aka the Croatian BRoy (if you watch this vid):

[video=youtube;G4HoxQshshQ]

Draft Express has him going 43.

Well, yes I can see the Croatian BRoy handle if you're talking about being somewhat slow and using that herky jerky change of direction movement to get by faster players. Other than that he looks way too unathletic for the NBA.

On a side note, everytime I see clips from Euro games I see players swinging on the rim after every dunk. I find it very annoying. It reminds me of the Heat and their "I made a highlight real shot" photo ops. They make enough money, get enough attention, and are worshipped enough off the court. When they're in the middle of a game they need to stop the preening and run their arses back on defense.

 

[jlprk]

Oden does that during every dunk and I hate it. Well, I won't have to see that again.

 

[MickZagger]

His game looks like Ricky Sanchez'.

I'll pass.