Darko Milicic

Darko has been playing at about the same level as last year, his stats are about the same.  I'd like to see him step it up a bit more, but he is still very young and the team he is with has a lot of talented players.  At least he's found a home and is happy.

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Sunday, December 10, 2006

Update: Milicic said he wants to stay in Orlando and that money isn't the most important factor in his re-signing with the club, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Recommendation: "Being in the right place, having good teammates who want to win, good guys. . . . that is more important than money sometime," Milicic said. "If you see those things, that is better for you." This could be no truer for Milicic, who has found a home in Orlando after riding the bench and being the human victory cigar in Detroit. His game is developing really nicely, averaging 21.6 minutes, 7.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and two blocked shots this season.

 

It's great to see Darko "overachieving" on a regular basis.  I can't wait till he becomes a full-fledged star and really throws it back in the face of the army of Caste System "journalists" who had made his name synonymous with "major flop" when he was still just a teenager.

I wish this kid all of the best.He is getting better by the day.They need to start him in Orlando.Hopefully by next season,he will be a permanant starter.Good luck to Darko the rest of the season.He is a touch kid who will rise above it all to acheive great success.

Originally posted by JerveyGotGypped Milicic is a Serb...right now the World hates Serbs. At least the Western corporate media hates Serbs, anyhow. Divac was always getting put down for his style of play...announcers took every opportunity to mock and belittle him. That sort of thing seems curiously less common with Croat, Greek, Turk and Slovenian NBA players.

I'm sure you'll appreciate my take on your comments, Jerve.

Most Americans don't know a Serb from a serf. They're all just "Europeans." Well, at least as long as they're not FRENCH!

it is amazing how little publicity he's getting now that he's actually putting up good numbers. it's like he was this big joke before when he was mired on the bench with Detroit. but now that he's showing he can be a big time contributor in the League, almost no mention is being made of him anywhere.

and they insist that the sports media is color blind. things that make you go hmmm...

Actually, you can see the black player underneath Pachulia pushing Milicic away. Milicic isn't even really in that play anyway, looks like he was just trying to get a hand in Pachulia's face to distract him or something.

A couple of pics from Yahoo with captions illustrate to me a subtle bias. In the first one it doesn't appear to me Harrington is putting up a shot over Darko, but rather Darko has a hand on the ball or very, very close.  Judging from the trajectory and position of Harrigton's wrist, there is no way the ball wasn't deflected. The second one shows him reaching in from a distance. Zaza didn't shoot over him either

 

Atlanta Hawks forward Al Harrington, right, puts up a shot over Orlando Magic center Darko Milicic, of Serbia-Montenegro, during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, March 26, 2006. The Magic won, 108-101.
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

 

Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia, top left, of Georgia, puts up a shot over Orlando Magic center Darko Milicic, right, of Serbia-Montenegro Could be also Darko was pushed out of the way.

Edited by Bart

Orlando played Larry Brown's Knicks this evening. To boost his confidence I guess, Darko's coach let him play a whopping 30 minutes He sank 6-ll shots from the field,  long jump shots and dunk included. He also had a couple assists a steal and - 4 - blocks. That makes seven blocks in his last 2 games playing only 42 minutes! Last week against Utah he had 5 blocks in 27 minutes, Kirilenko had 4 playing 47 minutes which indicates to me that Darko aint no slouch.  Both of these white men are awesome blocking machines!

Darko played only 19 minutes tonight against Boston. He was 5-10 from the floor, grabbed 7 boards and still managed to block 4 shots.

Now Larry Brownstein is having problems with Stephon Marbury. Does this guy get along with anybody?