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Coach Terrell in Romania - Jan 18, 2012

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Buna ziua din Romania - Hello from Romania. I am Coach Chris Terrell and my journeys through the world of basketball has taken me to Romania. Romania is a country that borders Bulgaria, Serbia, Ukraine, and Maldova. The top division here is part of FIBA Europe. I have been here with CSS Giurgiu for almost two weeks. We have played a 'friendly' that we won by 67 points that was really just a tune up game against a 2nd division team, but we also played the first game of the 2nd stage of the season against Croiava and won 67-59. I am really just learning the ways things are done in this part of the World and everyone from the team president, assistant coach, team owner, and all the players have been very welcoming to me, trying to make it feel as much like home as possible. Alot of English is spoken here and that really helps. I have coached in Latin America and know Spanish but I also coached in the CBA in China last season and really the translator had to be with me most of the time there. I am learning the culture, the food, and yes some of the Romania language too.

The basketball has been great. They play alot of pick and roll in Europe and most teams have at least one of the bigs that can shoot the three pointer. This spread out passing game style differs from the kick it to the wing and attack off the bounce mentality that I grew up on in the States. The NBA game is very different than it is here however teams like Orlando with Turkaglu, Dallas with Novitski, Bargnaini in Toronto, and even back when Utah had Okur opened up the NBA game to allow for more ball movement and the quick swings from ballside to weakside as 4 players on the floor at all times can connect from long distance... it makes for less isolation, and a pretty passing game that is commonly played here. We work each day on four different ways to defend pick and roll, pick and pop, slip, horns, and all the variations from the top and wing. Offensively, I've always prefered to have an open box, wanting to attack on the bounce, and that works perfect with a big man that can shoot and another that works in more pick and roll situations. The personnel I have here fits with that European way. I know from my time in Latin America as an example that many coaches from the South use more of a power game of 2 bigs down low and cross screening and high low and floppy and more 3 out 2 in power offenses. From what I've seen here in the skill set in the players. That style may not necessarily fit with the personnel quite as well. Of course, I am only generalizing, and each coach brings his own way. I'm just glad mine seems to fit well with the players abilities.

I love our guys. We have a younger team but do have a veteran, Zoran Milovic, and he is a good player, about 6'9 and he can shoot from anywhere. He is a good passer and is smart and knows how to read roll, pop, slip which is very important. We have a younger base of guards but all can really shoot it. When we get our action and counters and options and reads all clicking, it's impossible for the defense to help without 3 or 4 quick passes and a shooter with a good look, I like it. We have a couple great athletes that really help us on both ends of the floor and a very strong national player that helps in many ways. I'm working now to identify the various roles for each of the players on the roster. I think when everyone knows what is expected of them and they all buy into the team concept, than we will really take it to the next level. We're well on our way. The defense comes quicker than all the new sets, again it's not yet two weeks here but I love basketball and can talk about it forever. We're a young team that is in it's first year in the first division and although the club got off to a slow start in the first stage after some real tragedy that affected the team early in the year, I really think there is alot of room for growth. The team has potential if we continue to work hard and together. In the coming weeks, I'll talk more about each of the players and what they bring to the team on and off the court.

I wanted to kind of set the table for what I hope to be a place where the readers can come and sit and find out more about Romanian basketball. We travel this coming week to Dinamo, the club from the capital city of Bucharest. We're breaking down video in practice today from our last game and the last game of our upcoming opponent. As the coach, I'm always trying to keep us one step ahead of the next obstacle. Bucharest is just a short drive of 45 minutes from Giurgiu and I hope to make the journey and find success in a nationally televised game there. My next blog posting will cover what we encountered in Bucharest and I will try to find things off the court to mix into the conversation during each posting. Thanks so much for reading. Ciao!
  


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Marcus
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CSS Giurgiu new additions Marcus Melvin and Bryson McKenzie- Dec.26, 2012  (by Eurobasket Center)

CSS Giurgiu has announced the signings of Import Center Bryson McKenzie (211-C-83, college: N.Illinois) and Import Forward Marcus Melvin (203-F-82, college: N.Carolina St.). Bryson McKenzie is a 6'11 (2.11m) Center from the USA (Indiana). He has played for the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League as well as helped his club in Hungary to a division championship. Last season Bryson was a big part of the success in Romania for CSM Bucharest [read more]

Jefferson
Mason
Sibiu makes a series of moves before the break- Dec.8, 2012  (by Eurobasket Center)

After a strong performance in the Romanian Cup that saw his club advance to the round of 8, Dragan Petricevic stepped down from the helm of Sibiu after a rough start to the season saw his club at 3-6. Sibiu has a long standing basketball tradition and has one of the largest fan bases in the region [read more]

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Group E (Eurochallenge) Paris (France) vs. Pitesti (Romania)- Nov.2, 2012  (by Eurobasket Center)

Former Charlotte Bobcats Big Man Sean May(206-F-84, college: N.Carolina) and Paris Levallois (France Pro A) take on 2011 Romanian Cup Champion BCM U Pitesti in the Eurochallenge matchup November 6th. The game is available live in Romania on Dolce Sport but is also available on the net. Just search tvr online and most every game broadcast on Romanian television is also made available online [read more]
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Romania, Russia, Austria, Hungary, Serbia - Preseason action 9/16 Sep.16, 2012
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Romania: Preseason underway Aug.22, 2012
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Player Movement Jul.23, 2012
Giurgiu inks Center Trevor Harvey Jul.22, 2012
Giurgiu inks forward Devon Pearson Jul.22, 2012
Giurgiu inks guard Brandon Johnson Jul.22, 2012
Vlaicu and Burrell return to Giurgiu Jul.16, 2012
Asesoft wants to join EuroCup - Timisoara to play in EuroChallenge May.23, 2012
The bigger they are - The harder they fall Mar.13, 2012
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Jan.29, 2012
When you get snow, make a snowman Jan.26, 2012
Coach Terrell in Romania Jan.18, 2012
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