Apr 8, 2008, 8:28 am
I agree totally, although Saras was given minutes in Indiana before going to GSW although he struggled with his shooting in Indy...maybe pressure, maybe change who knows....Maci did the same when actually given minutes they both struggled and then the coaches really put them on the bench, I asked "Coach" why it happens like that sometimes....
Quote:Nate, United States: Why is it that some players have a real difficulty adjusting to the NBA style of basketball? Example, Sarunas Jasikevicius and Arvydas Macijauskas are two of the best European players in the last decade and neither could adjust to the NBAs style, yet they both go back to the EL and both are playing very well again.....why is that?
Georgis Dikeoulakos: Well, that may happen because that kind of European players, have used to play at every game more than 35', and touching the ball at every possesion. In NBA they wait too long to play and for some players it's difficult to adjust to this new status. As I saw from Spanoulis case, his coach was trying to have a totally different player than Spanoulis used to be. I also noticed that NBA coaches do not respect European players, especially if they don't have any US college experience. On the other hand European players do not have patience, they don't want to waste time sitting on the bench, as I told you it's the first time it's happening something like that in their careers. Remember the legend Drazen Petrovic at his first year in NBA, it was a big disappointment, but he stayed in NBA, he changed team, and he started playing excellent. Of course I don't blame anybody for these situations. I also think that different styles of game can play a small role, especially for peripheral players.