What is the structure of this league? How many teams are playing? Are there any well known players from Montenegro other than Zarko Paspalj and Nikola Pekovic?
I really wonder what their talent in basketball is like now that they are independent... They kick ass in water polo, but how good a basketball NT can they gather up together?
[quote name='ZEUS' date='27 May 2010 - 01:30 AM' timestamp='1274916613' post='21373']
What is the structure of this league? How many teams are playing? Are there any well known players from Montenegro other than Zarko Paspalj and Nikola Pekovic?
I really wonder what their talent in basketball is like now that they are independent... They kick ass in water polo, but how good a basketball NT can they gather up together?
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I believe that Slavko Vranes, Zarko Cabarkapa, Vladimir Dasic, Predrag Drobnjak, Vlado Scepanovic, Mladen Sekularic, Blagota Sekulic, Djuro Ostojic, Sasha Pavlovic, Goran Jeretin, Goran Nikolic etc etc are all Montenegrin players.
Omar Cook is also "Montenegrin".
They can actually put together a pretty good national team.
And have Dr Vujosevic on the bench, and Pekovic as a killer, so yes, very soon, they will be one good team...
[quote name='Panathinaikos' date='27 May 2010 - 06:47 AM' timestamp='1274935643' post='21381']
I believe that Slavko Vranes, Zarko Cabarkapa, Vladimir Dasic, Predrag Drobnjak, Vlado Scepanovic, Mladen Sekularic, Blagota Sekulic, Djuro Ostojic, Sasha Pavlovic, Goran Jeretin, Goran Nikolic etc etc are all Montenegrin players.
Omar Cook is also "Montenegrin".
They can actually put together a pretty good national team.
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Drobnjak is pretty old to be playing on the NT <img src='http://www.talkbasket.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Sekularic, Sekulic, and Vranes could be dangerous. I'm curious to watch their qualifying matches for the Eurobasket 2011 if I'm not mistaken?
I think that Milko Bjelica (player of Lietuvos Rytas) is Montenegrin too? He plays good, but I've never seen, that people from other countries would talk about him.
[quote name='Sagenas' date='27 May 2010 - 09:25 PM' timestamp='1274988324' post='21409']
I think that Milko Bjelica (player of Lietuvos Rytas) is Montenegrin too? He plays good, but I've never seen, that people from other countries would talk about him.
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He is Serbian player.
Also Boris Bakic from Red Star play for Montengro.And Zarko Rakocevic ex-Partizan player.
[quote name='ZEUS' date='27 May 2010 - 01:30 AM' timestamp='1274916613' post='21373']
What is the structure of this league? How many teams are playing? Are there any well known players from Montenegro other than Zarko Paspalj and Nikola Pekovic?
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See Montenegro posts in Ex-Yugo about League.They have only one good team Buducnost who is playing Adriatic League.And they probably will play qualification for Euroleague.
[quote name='ZEUS' date='27 May 2010 - 05:46 PM' timestamp='1274975201' post='21401']
I'm curious to watch their qualifying matches for the Eurobasket 2011 if I'm not mistaken?
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They have one more step left to play on European Championship.
Here is group were they play:
Group A
1. Finland
2. Israel
3. Italy
4. Latvia
5. Montenegro
I dont think they will have any problems passing this group stage quals...
Looking forward to c what Vujosevic made of them. Haven't watched any of their games yet...
[quote name='stefans' date='28 May 2010 - 03:06 PM' timestamp='1275051990' post='21420']
They have one more step left to play on European Championship.
Here is group were they play:
Group A
1. Finland
2. Israel
3. Italy
4. Latvia
5. Montenegro
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I would guess Montenegro and Italy will qualify. But Israel and Latvia could also.
[quote name='stefans' date='28 May 2010 - 02:53 PM' timestamp='1275051223' post='21418']
He is Serbian player.
Also Boris Bakic from Red Star play for Montengro.And Zarko Rakocevic ex-Partizan player.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milko_Bjelica and also in web site of Lietuvos Rytas is said that he's Montenegrin player ;]]]