tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post2616514161466173731..comments2023-10-06T10:10:06.982-04:00Comments on La Russophobe: Russia Needs American Help to Win European Championships in BasketballLa Russophobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-12078403240620635112007-09-19T10:48:00.000-04:002007-09-19T10:48:00.000-04:00guzhy:i've talked to the cat and i've followed his...guzhy:<BR/>i've talked to the cat and i've followed his russian career. yea, he likes life in the big potato, but his life is very sheltered. the team gives him a car and driver, so no, he's not riding the metro at night. the big Q is would russia have won without him????<BR/>he gives the team what it needs: quickness and intensity on D, the speed to penetrate and dish, and leadership. in my humble opinion there's no way russia wins without him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-51736880046333444912007-09-19T01:44:00.000-04:002007-09-19T01:44:00.000-04:00Watching the post game coverage of team's celebrat...Watching the post game coverage of team's celebration on Russian TV I was struck by the fact that Holden was nowhere to be found.The cameras were solely focused on the white Russian team mates. No interviews or shots of the game hero clebrating with team mates.<BR/><BR/>Simply shameful not to give this man the credit he is due for his accomplishments. What a bunch of ingrates these people are.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259683246036664810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-29391681363595630202007-09-19T00:36:00.000-04:002007-09-19T00:36:00.000-04:00This practice is actually quite common in internat...This practice is actually quite common in international basketball. Hakeem Olajuwon, after all, obtained U.S. citizenship in order to play for the United States at the 1996 Olympics. Numerous other European countries have naturalized Americans on their national team rosters.<BR/><BR/>The Russian victory was by no means a one-man job by J.R., though his play was outstanding and he nailed the big shot. Andrei Kirilenko, after all, was MVP of the entire tournament.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and J.R. has said on numerous occasions that he enjoys Moscow and feels as safe here as he does in certain parts of Pittsburgh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com