By Aris Barkas/ barkas@eurohoops.net
The crime spree around Europe knows no end! Peace-loving favorites are terrorized on the courts of the old continent on a weekly basis by relentless perpetrators who are always ready to pounce! Please be alert all the time, since there’s no way to know where they will do damage next.
Meanwhile, five more arrest warrants were issued for wanted felons who managed to steal the show by being in the right places at the right moments.
Jaycee Carroll: He is native of the United States of America who has also a passport from Azerbaijan. A well-known assassin who had made a name for himself thanks to his accurate and precise strikes. That’s exactly what he did in the game between Real Madrid and FC Bayern Munich. He had 14 points, but the killer fact is that he made the winning shot in the last seconds of a game in which the champs were behind by one point on their own floor. His weapon of choice? Of course, the dagger…
Milos Teodosic: A Serb outlaw, wanted for vicious crimes all over Europe. His base is Moscow and his reign of terror can’t be matched. In Istanbul, he had 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting and 9 assists as CSKA Moscow ruined the inauguration of Dogus Darussafaka’s brand new Volkswagen Arena. His genius is unmatched, he can see things no one else can and he must be kept under watch constantly – to see what sort of creative damage he does next…
Nicolo Melli: An Italian thug who moved north and is now doing things nobody expected him to. Melli has the size and the shot to be a constant danger to any opponent. Still, the fact that he dished 10 assists in Brose Baskets Bamberg‘s win against Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv is outrageous. Nobody expected this kind of mayhem from him. Secret services are on the look out to apprehend him, but his innocent looks and quiet demeanor may fool anyone…
Nemanja Djurisic: A very peculiar case. He was almost unknown, operating under the radar in Poland, posing as a blue collar worker. After all 5 points and 7 rebounds doesn’t mean much. Still he was the player who decided the outcome in the win of Stelmet Zielona Gora against Panathinaikos Athens in the last possession by his team. He got the offensive rebound and the foul, made 2 of 2 free throws and put his team in the win column. He is now wanted in Greece…
Luka Babic: A Croat gangster who scored big in Milan. While no one was paying any attention to him, he registered 11 of his 13 points in the last quarter of Cedevita Zagreb’s win against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. While he doesn’t seem to be really dangerous, he is part of a crew that operates lately wherever they please around Europe and is upsetting the authorities in strong home courts all over the old continent. So consider yourselves warned…
* Artwork credit: JPsportart