Oto has 15pts and 5rebs at Euro Championships

[BleedGopher]

per this tweet from Marcus:

"Oto Osenieks had 15 pts (includ 2 threes and 7-9 FTs) and five rbs, but his Latvian U20 team fell 91-70 in 1st game of Euro championships."

Go Gophers!!

 

[Go Gophs eh?]

yes Oto do work. Just have to get him here.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Thanks Bleed. Here's a link to the boxscore of the game. http://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/European Championships U20/2010/0708_UKR_LAT.asp Looks like they must depend on him, he gets quite a few minutes. Hits his free throws.

 

[Friend Of Tubby]

Thanks Bleed. Here's a link to the boxscore of the game. http://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/European Championships U20/2010/0708_UKR_LAT.asp Looks like they must depend on him, he gets quite a few minutes. Hits his free throws.

Always good to have the Euro experience. Hope Oto gets to be a Gopher.

 

[MillionMoves]

Hope Oto gets to be a Gopher.

Did I miss something? Is there some doubt over Osenieks being eligible for next season?

 

[Friend Of Tubby]

Did I miss something? Is there some doubt over Osenieks being eligible for next season?

Yes - he's not yet cleared NCAA scrutiny.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Oto racks up 0 points in the second contest, a win over the Czech Republic. Played a total of 8 minutes in this game. (29 minutes in the first game) http://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/European Championships U20/2010/0709_LAT_CZE.asp

 

[Go Gophs eh?]

Oto racks up 0 points in the second contest, a win over the Czech Republic. Played a total of 8 minutes in this game. (29 minutes in the first game) http://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/European Championships U20/2010/0709_LAT_CZE.asp

how does that work? He scored 15 points the first game and got 5 rebs, next game he gets 8 mins?

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

how does that work? He scored 15 points the first game and got 5 rebs, next game he gets 8 mins?

Yeah, pretty strange. Tough to go by just the boxscore. (Unless he does well) Who knows, twisted an ankle, matchups, doghouse? Looks as if he was in the starting lineup if you go by the first five in the boxscore.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Oto scores 2 pts on 1-8 shooting, 0-4 behind the arc. Looks as if he came off the bench in this game, a total of 18 minutes played. His U20 falls to Greece 82-53 today in the European Championships. http://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/European Championships U20/2010/0710_GRE_LAT.asp

 

[Art Vandelay]

Yeah, pretty strange. Tough to go by just the boxscore. (Unless he does well) Who knows, twisted an ankle, matchups, doghouse? Looks as if he was in the starting lineup if you go by the first five in the boxscore.

Is Tubby coaching the team? Tubby has been known to completely forget about players on the bench. He's publicly admitted such.

 

[Friend Of Tubby]

Is Tubby coaching the team? Tubby has been known to completely forget about players on the bench. He's publicly admitted such.

What a dumbazz comment.

 

[JohnnyL]

They invented the ignore list for trolls like "Art."

 

[Art Vandelay]

What a dumbazz comment.

Really? Is it? It was a tongue in cheek comment but there's a lot of truth it.

 

[justthefacts]

European coaches handle minutes really capriciously. Brandon Jennings complained about that a lot when he was in Italy. Play brilliantly one game, wear your warmups most of the next.

 

[Minnesconsin fan]

according to a friend of mine who played in Europe last year, most teams pay bonus money for wins, so in the regular season it seemed like the coaches would tank a game or 6 just to save the ownership money, depending on the standings. But if this is the championships, it doesn't seem likely to be the case.

 

[Friend Of Tubby]

European coaches handle minutes really capriciously. Brandon Jennings complained about that a lot when he was in Italy. Play brilliantly one game, wear your warmups most of the next.

I read right here (above) that Tubby coaches all of the Euro teams.

 

[BleedGopher]

Marucs' tweet:

"I wondered why Osenieks struggled in fewer minutes after starting Euro champ well. He said he had a pulled groin."

Go Gophers!!

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

The Leapin' Latvian totals 4 pts on 2 of 8 shooting. (0-1 behind the arc) His team falls to the Serbs 70-57 in the opening game of the qualifying round. 3 rebs, 3 fouls and 2 turnovers in 20 minutes of play off the bench. http://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/European Championships U20/2010/0712_LAT_SRB.asp