Comments on: More chatter on the D-League’s place in the global hoops landscape http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/15/more-chatter-on-the-d-leagues-place-in-the-global-hoops-landscape/ Dishing info and insight on the NBA Development League Wed, 16 May 2012 12:20:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: austin landscaping design http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/15/more-chatter-on-the-d-leagues-place-in-the-global-hoops-landscape/comment-page-1/#comment-212487 austin landscaping design Sun, 25 Mar 2012 05:56:53 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=229#comment-212487 Chickens are great. You're going to have fun. Email if you have any chicken-related questions. The website BYC (Backyard Chickens) will often have some really good coop ideas. Chickens are great. You’re going to have fun. Email if you have any chicken-related questions. The website BYC (Backyard Chickens) will often have some really good coop ideas.

]]> By: Javier Mckelvy http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/15/more-chatter-on-the-d-leagues-place-in-the-global-hoops-landscape/comment-page-1/#comment-92045 Javier Mckelvy Tue, 03 May 2011 05:55:41 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=229#comment-92045 Hi, i read your blog from time to time and i own a similar one and i was just curious if you get a lot of spam feedback? If so how do you prevent it, any plugin or anything you can recommend? I get so much lately it's driving me crazy so any help is very much appreciated. Hi, i read your blog from time to time and i own a similar one and i was just curious if you get a lot of spam feedback? If so how do you prevent it, any plugin or anything you can recommend? I get so much lately it’s driving me crazy so any help is very much appreciated.

]]> By: still_wanderer http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/15/more-chatter-on-the-d-leagues-place-in-the-global-hoops-landscape/comment-page-1/#comment-5321 still_wanderer Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:47:24 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=229#comment-5321 Well I don't think there is even a debate here... Like Dell Demps said, it is like comparing Apples and Oranges. The D-League is a farm league for the NBA. The Euroleague is a competition. The goal of D-League teams is to develop 2nd round rookies and sophomore, the goal of Euroleague teams is to win games. Of course, as Mr Coffino pointed out that 20% of NBA players played in the D-League. It's why it's made for! Euroleague or Spain ACB are not there to produce reliable 10th man for NBA rosters... Now, let's have a look what are the best players from D-League in the NBA: Rafer Alston, Bobby Simons, Chris Andersen, Jamario Moon, etc. Now let's have a look on the best former Euroleague players in the NBA: the Gasol brothers, Turkoglu, Okur, Kirilenko, Ginobili, Nocioni, Scola, Calderon, Fernandez, etc... I think it's pretty clear. I am not saying that a better D-League team would not be able to beat a bottom Euroleague team on a single game but I am pretty sure any the top 16 teams of the Euroleague woulf have no problem to be a D-League champion. You have to stop being so US centered when it comes to basketball. Of course the NBA is way ahead of any league but the D-League is not the second best league in the world. I don't think it's even the third or fourth... Well I don’t think there is even a debate here… Like Dell Demps said, it is like comparing Apples and Oranges. The D-League is a farm league for the NBA. The Euroleague is a competition. The goal of D-League teams is to develop 2nd round rookies and sophomore, the goal of Euroleague teams is to win games.
Of course, as Mr Coffino pointed out that 20% of NBA players played in the D-League. It’s why it’s made for! Euroleague or Spain ACB are not there to produce reliable 10th man for NBA rosters…
Now, let’s have a look what are the best players from D-League in the NBA: Rafer Alston, Bobby Simons, Chris Andersen, Jamario Moon, etc. Now let’s have a look on the best former Euroleague players in the NBA: the Gasol brothers, Turkoglu, Okur, Kirilenko, Ginobili, Nocioni, Scola, Calderon, Fernandez, etc… I think it’s pretty clear.

I am not saying that a better D-League team would not be able to beat a bottom Euroleague team on a single game but I am pretty sure any the top 16 teams of the Euroleague woulf have no problem to be a D-League champion.

You have to stop being so US centered when it comes to basketball. Of course the NBA is way ahead of any league but the D-League is not the second best league in the world. I don’t think it’s even the third or fourth…

]]> By: Fabian http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/15/more-chatter-on-the-d-leagues-place-in-the-global-hoops-landscape/comment-page-1/#comment-5297 Fabian Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:48:55 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=229#comment-5297 Meant of course "[...]the comment before mine by Nick", tzzz Meant of course “[...]the comment before mine by Nick”, tzzz

]]> By: Fabian http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/15/more-chatter-on-the-d-leagues-place-in-the-global-hoops-landscape/comment-page-1/#comment-5296 Fabian Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:46:27 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=229#comment-5296 Wow, I´m a little stunned to see my comment so prominently in the article^^ Anyway to further the debate, I´m with Morey on the D-league vs. the spanish league topic. And I think there certainly are some more national league whose teams just play a better brand of basketball. However most of the difference here stems from the things mentioned in the comment before my by Steve. D-league teams lack crisp execution and a good defensive game plan but this is in part because of the missing continutiy in the roosters and the need of every player to show himself. Naturally you cannot compare that to a normal league. Still the d-league has a ton of talent and propably the most atlethic gameplay outside the NBA. So on the grounds of that I say the d-league easily outplays some of less prominent european leagues like my domestic league in Germany (sadly the BBL is not worth following, to few talent there and to few german players to root for), not so sure about leagues outside Europe and the U.S. though I think the CBA in China isn´t too bad. But as said before the d-league cannot compare itself competion wise to the leagues like Spain, Italy or the aforementioned Euroleague, talent and athletic wise it maybe more even but still the best players of Europe would rock in the NBA too if given ample chance (see Gasol, Nowitzki, Navarro, Fernandez or Ginobili), the d-league has only Ramon Sessions to show for so far. Wow, I´m a little stunned to see my comment so prominently in the article^^ Anyway to further the debate, I´m with Morey on the D-league vs. the spanish league topic. And I think there certainly are some more national league whose teams just play a better brand of basketball. However most of the difference here stems from the things mentioned in the comment before my by Steve. D-league teams lack crisp execution and a good defensive game plan but this is in part because of the missing continutiy in the roosters and the need of every player to show himself. Naturally you cannot compare that to a normal league. Still the d-league has a ton of talent and propably the most atlethic gameplay outside the NBA. So on the grounds of that I say the d-league easily outplays some of less prominent european leagues like my domestic league in Germany (sadly the BBL is not worth following, to few talent there and to few german players to root for), not so sure about leagues outside Europe and the U.S. though I think the CBA in China isn´t too bad. But as said before the d-league cannot compare itself competion wise to the leagues like Spain, Italy or the aforementioned Euroleague, talent and athletic wise it maybe more even but still the best players of Europe would rock in the NBA too if given ample chance (see Gasol, Nowitzki, Navarro, Fernandez or Ginobili), the d-league has only Ramon Sessions to show for so far.

]]> By: Nick Agneta http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/15/more-chatter-on-the-d-leagues-place-in-the-global-hoops-landscape/comment-page-1/#comment-5294 Nick Agneta Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:55:23 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=229#comment-5294 Steve, I have only ever seen a handful of NBADL games and the one constant in them was the fundamental lack of defensive cohesion. Now whether that's do to this being a minor league and players thinking they have to show they can score to get to the show or roster fluctuations and not a lot of long term roster stanbility from year to year, I don't know . Euroleague teams on the other hand often have core players on a team around for years and the teams meld into good teams both offensively and defensively. Can the NBADL really be considered the best basketball league outside of the NBA in the world if most teams there can't play good defense? Again, my NBADL experience is limited so I am making the mistake ofpaint the NBADL with a very wide brush given my limited exposure. Steve,

I have only ever seen a handful of NBADL games and the one constant in them was the fundamental lack of defensive cohesion. Now whether that’s do to this being a minor league and players thinking they have to show they can score to get to the show or roster fluctuations and not a lot of long term roster stanbility from year to year, I don’t know .

Euroleague teams on the other hand often have core players on a team around for years and the teams meld into good teams both offensively and defensively. Can the NBADL really be considered the best basketball league outside of the NBA in the world if most teams there can’t play good defense?

Again, my NBADL experience is limited so I am making the mistake ofpaint the NBADL with a very wide brush given my limited exposure.

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