Gatens to be a good addition to his new team

HawkeyeHypnosis

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Los jugadores que vienen (V): Matt Gatens (UCAM Murcia), Corey Fisher (FIATC Mutua Joventut) y Ekene Ibekwe (Lagun Aro GBC) - Solobasket.com

Cam across this article on google news. Whole thing was in Spanish. Was interested and translated it. Now it's not perfect but here's the article:

Talking State of Iowa and basketball Matt Gatens is doing. And the loyalty that has kept the new Murcia UCAM escort her home, has been total. Further extending the Hawkeyes; because after finishing his tour in high school, chose not to stray too far to go to college where their parents, during the 70s, also decided to pursue their studies to work in the basketball program and his mother worked as a cheerleader.

Averaging 15.7 points as a senior, 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists with 54% shooting from two and 42.3% from three, it is easy to sense the importance it had for his presence on the track team. But we still need to go a little further, because we speak the captain the last two seasons and a name that will go down in the books of the University of Iowa as one of his players outstanding as always. Personality, leadership and quality in equal measure.

After a stint in the prestigious PIT, he got the chance to play the NBA Summer Leagues with the Phoenix Suns. The next challenge in his career, and first as a professional, will Endesa League UCAM Murcia hand.

As a player, Matt Gatens is a pure guard that stands out primarily for its launch. In perfect mechanical and 3pts range, is very comfortable out of the blocks to execute the launch. Very effective also as open shooter, dominates sequences as feint-boat-stop-shot-stop pot-shot. But his work goes beyond indirect, knowing how feint path / output, exploited if the defender is behind him "rippling" blocking, perform back doors, etc..

Very smart play, fits perfectly in the style of European basketball. Known to occupy the spaces and corners, can "expect" your time in the game without using up bad selected possessions and sharing the ball while working on the systems.

Far from being just a shooter, his activity in the plot and defensive attitude is also important. With pass physical blockages and aggressive enough on defense "face to face" far exceed old and not always successful scorer typical American cliches.
 
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Yeah, you really have to alter the entire syntax for it to read in English. But I appreciate the attempt at trying to stay true to the original.
 
This presents a perfect test case for a recent "hot topic".
This post is in a serious forum.
This post is about a beloved former Hawkeye.
But this post is so full of ripe laffy fruit that it is virtually irresistible to trolls.
How the hell are the merry pranksters supposed to ignore this thread--especially the OP--and allow it to run it's course in serious fashion?!?
 
Lol. I have no problems with people making cracks about how the translation turned out. I laughed myself and rechecked to see if some of those sentences were real. But I think everyone gets what the article is trying to say.
 
Lol. I have no problems with people making cracks about how the translation turned out. I laughed myself and rechecked to see if some of those sentences were real. But I think everyone gets what the article is trying to say.

Yes, and we appreciate your post, as always. LinkMaster Flex, we luv u!! :)
 
Say what?:confused:

Exactly.

"Very smart play, fits perfectly in the style of European basketball. Known to occupy the spaces and corners, can "expect" your time in the game without using up bad selected possessions and sharing the ball while working on the systems."
 
Exactly.

"Very smart play, fits perfectly in the style of European basketball. Known to occupy the spaces and corners, can "expect" your time in the game without using up bad selected possessions and sharing the ball while working on the systems."

Ahh. Well then. That perfectly describes my on the floor attributes. Carry on.
 

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