Zalgiris Kaunas
For all you diehards out there looking for more information on Zalgiris Kaunas, I have found a couple links that I found very informative.Â
We will be posting a preview tomorrow on washingtonwizards.com, but if you are looking for some more in depth information try the following websites.
Zalgiris Preseason Preview by Euroleague.net-Probably the best read I found on the web. They talk about the changes the team has made in the off-season and who they are counting on this year.
Baltic Basketball League Homepage-Here you can receive up to date stats on the team as well as player bios.
Posted: October 17th, 2007 under Wizards.
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Comment from kestas
Time October 19, 2007 at 1:53 PM
Zalgiris fan from Kaunas here.. Our club is 61 years old and it has many great wins under its belt..
However.
Last season Zalgiris finished dead last in Euroleague (two wins). The season before that Zalgiris did reach the second stage (Top-16), but lost all games there. Last spring the club recovered to win the Lithuanian league, but Lithuanian league is widely regarded as hardly in top-10 of the strongest National leagues in Europe. The reason is money. Zalgiris is the largest club in Lithuania yet its budget is ~7,1 mln USD. When Zalgiris won Euroleague in 1999, practically all key players were bought by richer clubs. We are helped by the huge Sabonis basketball school, which is widely regarded as the best one in Europe. Zalgiris second team (juniors) are the running champs of Euroleague junior tournament.
on the other hand, Zalgiris signed 4 important players this summer and after a slump there’s always a rise (sooner or later). Anyways, don’t get carried away, this is an average (at best) Euroleague team. Not to mention for the majority of players it’s only third game ever under the NBA rules.
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Comment from sokolas
Time October 19, 2007 at 5:06 AM
Zalgiris is the best team in europe. It won Euroleague in 1999. If you want to get more info about zalgiris go to their main page: http://www.zalgiris.lt/?lan=en
P.S. Do you know why monkeys have long arms?
Because: To better play basketball.
Songaila is a god
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