An Unnecessarily Exhaustive Guide To The Euroleague Final Eight
At the off-guard position, veteran American guard Clay Tucker. Tucker is a versatile and occasionally dominant scorer, who can drive or shoot, play both on and off the ball, and regularly make an unblockable fadeaway, unblockable due to his combination of size and athleticism. Tucker doesn't defend nearly as well as this, and has not shot the three pointer as well as usual this season - however, an optimist would say that this means he's due, and the optimist may well have a point. Starting at small forward, Spanish international Carlos Suarez offers offensive and defensive versatility, with inside scoring, outside scoring, reasonable defense, high IQ play, good passing vision and useful rebounding numbers. This year, he's spent most of his time spotting up and shooting three pointers, and has done so rather well. And behind them all, Spanish veteran Sergi Vidal has spent the last two years mainly watching on, occasionally chipping in some jumpers, defense and dunks.
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