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    Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

    http://my.nba.com/thread.jspa?threadID=570009348

    Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places
    May 13, 2008

    With the conclusion of the EuroLeague tournament (won by CSKA Moscow behind tournament MVP Trajan Langdon), it feels like a good time for a little update on our overseas connections. Some are ex-Pacers, some may be future Pacers and some are just relatively well-known to the fans in these parts.

    FORMER PACERS Sarunas Jasikevicius – Didn't exactly return to Europe as a conquering hero, starting just five of 20 games with Panthinaikos (Greece), though he did produce averages of 13.2 points and 2.9 assists.

    Marcus Haislip     – One of the popular temps from the 2004-05 season has developed into a prominent player for Unijaca (Spain), averaging 13.7 points and 4.6 rebounds this past season. The most interesting stat is this: he hit .359 from the 3-point line. And no, that's not some kind of skewed metric conversion rate.

    Travis Best     – Having already tried things in Russia, Italy and Poland, Best wound up in Bologna, Italy (La Fortezza), averaging 12.0 points and 3.2 assists. But here's the stat I'm having trouble with: he's 36 years old.

    Keith McLeod     – He signed with Montepaschi Siena (Italy) in January but played just four games, averaging 14.2 minutes and 4.5 points.

    Jamison Brewer     – After spending 2006-07 with Dexia Mons-Hainaut (Belgium), J.B. signed with the Hollywood Fame of the ABA, a franchise known mainly for its lineup of celebrity owners (including Nick Lachey, Stacy Keibler, John Salley and Brian Vickers). When the franchise ran into financial problems that would lead to its extinction, he signed with the Bakersfield Jam of the D-League in December, but appeared in just four games, shooting 4-of-17.

    Orien Greene     – Though he opened the season as the Kings' starting point guard, he was released shortly thereafter and signed with Hapoel Jerusalem. He was waived again in November but found a home with the New Zealand Breakers, leading the National Basketball League (which includes Australia) in steals (2.9) as well as turnovers (4.6) while finishing second in the league in personal fouls (4.4). He averaged 14.1 points and 4.1 assists for the Breakers.

    Carlos Rogers     – Surely you remember Carlos Rogers, who played 22 games in the 2001-02 season before, well, falling off the map. He resurfaced, of all places, on the TV show "Oprah's Big Give" recently, donating $1,000 to help two elementary schools in his hometown of Houston build playgrounds.

    Zan Tabak     – After leaving the Pacers in 2001 to return to Europe, he retired in 2006 after spending four seasons in Spain.

    Bruno Sundov     – Since leaving the Pacers in 2002, he has spent time in Israel, Belgium, Spain and Cyprus, most recently returning to Spain to play for Group Begar Leon.

    Rawle Marshall     – Cut by Phoenix during the preseason, he wound up in the Adriatic League with KK Hemofarm of Serbia, averaging 15.7 points in 22 games.

    Courtney Sims     – After spending the first month of the season on the yo-yo, appearing in three games in between numerous waivers and re-signings, the former Michigan standout wound up with the Iowa Energy of the D-League, averaging 21.9 minutes, 15.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in 16 games.

    James White     – Cut by the Pacers in training camp in 2006, he didn't last long with the Spurs, either, winding up with Fenerbahce Ulker in Turkey, where he averaged 6.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 21 games, including 11 starts. He writes a (very) occasional blog for Hoopshype.com.

    Lukasz Obrzut     – The Big Woo, released in training camp prior to this season, started with Fort Wayne but finished with Bakersfield in the D-League, averaging 3.1 points and 2.4 rebounds in 38 games.

    POSSIBLE FUTURE PACERS Stanko Barac – After signing a 5-year contract with Tau Ceramica, the slender 7-footer acquired after Miami drafted him No. 39 overall last year was loaned to Valencia (Spain), where he appeared in 29 games, averaging 5.6 puntos and 3.5 rebotes, according the team's Website, which I'll presume translates to points and rebounds.

    Erazem Lorbek     – The 2005 second-round pick continues to play well in Europe, averaging 13.3 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting .566 overall and .390 from the 3-point line for Lottomatica Roma (Italy).

    OTHERS Bracey Wright – The former Indiana University standout spent this past season in Greece, averaging 14.9 points while shooting .423 from the field for Aris TT Bank.

    Vonteego Cummings     – The first-round pick traded to Golden State for the draft rights to Jeff Foster in 1999, Cummings played three years in the NBA (two for the Warriors, one in Philadelphia) before heading overseas, where he has remained since. He averaged 5.7 points and 2.6 assists with Maccabi Elite (Israel).

    Drake Diener     – Travis' cousin, who played at DePaul averaged 1.8 points in nine games with Montepaschi Siena.

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    I wonder if Lorbek will be in training camp this year? I think it's about time.
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    Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

    Just got done reading through this.

    Europe gets a lot of talent from the U.S. Of course they don't make it far here, but over there these guy's numbers are impressive.

    I also wouldn't mind seeing What Ezarem can do now.

    5.6 puntos and 3.5 rebotes
    hehe

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      Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

      I saw a lot of Orien plying in the NBL. he had a huge impact in the Breakers making the playoffs for the first time in their short history.
      Haggard's Blog: Can't Buy a Basket. Covering the highs and lows of the NBL

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        Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

        Glad to hear Jasikevicius did fairly well as a supersub in Greece, and good to see he regained his shot with shooting percentages of 54% (2pt) and 41% (3pt).

        I still wish he wasn't traded to the Warriors, he would have made a fine couple with Diener as our PG's.
        Maceo Baston's #1 fan on Pacers Digest!

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          Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

          Originally posted by Alpolloloco View Post
          Glad to hear Jasikevicius did fairly well as a supersub in Greece, and good to see he regained his shot with shooting percentages of 54% (2pt) and 41% (3pt).

          I still wish he wasn't traded to the Warriors, he would have made a fine couple with Diener as our PG's.

          Travis would then be our defensive stopper that we have always needed.

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            Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

            Well at least you could put Dunleavy with Cabbage and maybe get the ball across half court.

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              Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

              Jasi was good for a 4 year period. Unfortunately the end of that 4 year period was when we signed him.

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                Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

                Morway was on Kravitz and Eddy yesterday. They asked him about their overseas scouting or scouting in general.

                He said they have extensive scouting there, as does every team.

                It'd be nice to have had an Anthony Parker instead of a done Cabbage.

                I did hear they have Sabonis on their radar now as a potential guy.

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                  Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

                  They shouldn't have let Rawle go. :shakehead

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                    Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

                    Originally posted by tora tora View Post
                    They shouldn't have let Rawle go. :shakehead
                    Best part is they kept Rawle and let James White go, turns out they should of saved the money and picks altogether.

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                      Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

                      In other news Jonathan Bender was at the Hornets-Spurs game sitting courtside last night according to Reggie during the broadcast.


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                        Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

                        It is pretty amazing to see that pretty much all of them are still trying to prove themselves basketball-wise. But damn, that list is a who's who of scrubs.

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                          Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

                          I wonder is Stanko is going to post in this thread!!!!

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                            Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

                            STANKO HAVE BORING EASY IN EUROLEAGUE! NOT THINKING SCORE OR REBOUND WITH FREQUENTLY OVER WEAKED OPPONENTS! WANTING MAKE NBA IS DREAM!
                            Anadolu Efes: http://www.euroleague.net/competitio...m?clubcode=IST

                            Rudy Férnandez: “Será difícil para Pau defender a Barac”

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                              Re: Bruno}Catching up with old friends in unfamiliar places.

                              Simply the joy of the day.

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