Posted by PDog on 7/4/2009, 12:52 pm, in reply to "Think Mate Mellisa"
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It's still part of the Balkan region, hopefully, the whole area is being scouted. The reason I mention it is because there is a prominent Croatian community in San Pedro. That was one of the keys to Mate coming to Long Beach.
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: Our last Serbian player was Matte Mellisa and
: he was a great find. A JC transfer from
: Florida, I believe. He was a strong
: athlete, and an impossing presence the
: middle who could take the entire team on his
: back, if needed.
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: Have to think we would only go there looking
: for Big Guys. One, that's what we need and
: Two, how often do you see Eastern European
: guards making an impact at the college
: level. The kid at Irvine 15 years ago? We
: can get the players we need under 6'7"
: within 30 minutes of campus.
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: Hopefully, there is no second coming of
: Cardell Taylor. Serbia has excellent talent
: and they want to play in the U.S. Hope he
: hits.
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: Hopefully a big, athletic 6'11" 245
: center is amongst them.
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: Eric Brown is in Serbia scouting prospects.
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: Sounds like we're getting in the
: neighborhood
: of $75,000-90,000 for the Kentucky game. Not
: a bad pay day considering the current
: economy and all.
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