“Besides Steph Currys, LeBron James, KDs, Luka Doncics, Jayson Tatums, and Jaylen Browns, I’m talking about the role players and the players right above role players. If you took those guys and just swapped them out, and no one knew who their name was on the back of the jersey, you couldn’t tell the difference,” Beverley stressed. “The guys [in Europe] know how to play the right way. They play extremely hard; it’s built on a team game. They understand the game and know how to play the game. I’m talking about some of the greatest minds I have ever seen people have. “Theodoros Papaloukas, who was a magician with the ball. Milos Teodosic, EuroLeague MVP, a guy, who was a magician with the ball,” he praised his former teammates at Olympiacos. “Not just smart on the court, but intelligent in life and show you things on the court that you’d be, ‘Damn, I didn’t even see that.’
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NBA vs. Europe: Patrick Beverley highlights key differences in playing style 👀
Former Olympiacos guard also credits European coaches, praises Theodoros Papaloukas & Milos Teodosic and explains why Jure Zdovc is one of the best coaches he ever played for:
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NBA vs. Europe: Patrick Beverley highlights key differences in playing style 👀
Former Olympiacos guard also credits European coaches, praises Theodoros Papaloukas & Milos Teodosic and explains why Jure Zdovc is one of the best coaches he ever played for:
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10 minimum contract free agents that would help the Nuggets
Including…
– Dario Saric
– Kris Dunn
– Mason Plumlee
– Lonnie Walker
– Patrick Beverley
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10 minimum contract free agents that would help the Nuggets
Including…
– Dario Saric
– Kris Dunn
– Mason Plumlee
– Lonnie Walker
– Patrick Beverley
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Beverley also commended European coaches for their daily adjustments and detailed game plans. He noted the respect European teams have for their masterminds, unlike the NBA’s business-oriented approach. “You’re talking about the most brilliant coaches to ever coach the game in Europe. … In Europe, if you are a really good coach, you appreciated more,” the 35-year-old noted. “In the NBA, you get appreciated by how much you make. In Europe, they appreciate what you’ve done, what plays you’ve run, the amount of success you’ve had over and over, the ability to leave the team and go to another team and do the same thing and to be able to coach all these other great coaches who set the bar for coaches in Europe. “I really believe that in the NBA, coaches are hired to be fired,” he added. “That’s literally how it goes in the NBA. If they hire you in Europe and you’re a great coach, they want you there for a lifetime.” -via BasketNews / May 28, 2024
In a recent episode of “The Pat Bev Podcast,” Beverley discussed the differences between European basketball and the NBA, starting with a shoutout to Panathinaikos Athens for winning the 2024 EuroLeague title. “Every game in Europe you play with a team concept of you have to win the game,” Beverley said of the Old Continent game. “In the NBA, some nights are different. Some nights, you don’t have some guys playing, and in Europe, everyone’s trying to play and fight through everything. You don’t really have a lot of guys missing stuff unless it’s something serious.” -via BasketNews / May 28, 2024
ClutchPoints: “To put injuries on coaching staffs and to put injuries on teams, I don’t think that’s fair.” Pat Beverley weighed in on the fall of the Knicks and whether the blame should fall on Tom Thibodeau 🗣️ (via @PatBevPod) pic.twitter.com/5mCQ03ATZE -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 21, 2024