By John Rammas/ irammas@eurohoops.net
In everyday life, it is the science that studies the composition and structure of matter as well as its properties. In team sports, it’s something that can’t be bought, but which everyone needs in order to succeed. Eurohoops counted how many years players have been present in their respective EuroLeague teams and found how much chemistry those teams have.
The survey concerns the teams that have been ever-present (FC Barcelona Lassa, KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, Olympiacos Piraeus, Zalgiris Kaunas) or… almost ever-present (Anadolu Efes Istanbul 18 of 19 EuroLeague seasons, CSKA Moscow 18/19, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 18/19, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 18/19, Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 18/19, Real Madrid 17/19, AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan 13/19) in the modern era of the EuroLeague and their current players.
The order in which they are presented is based on their current standings:
FENERBAHCE BEKO ISTANBUL
You don’t change a winning team. With four consecutive appearances in the Final Four and one trophy, in Fenerbahce’s case, this is blatantly obvious. The latest qualification for the playoffs in just 22 rounds reinforces the argument even more. Seven players have been present for the entire journey and, in general, the additions to and subtractions from the roster of the Turkish champions are still few. And one of them was forced due to Tyler Ennis’s serious injury.
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Erick Green, Tyler Ennis, Tarik Biberovic, Joffrey Lauvergne |
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2 |
Ergi Tirpanci, Nicolo Melli, Marko Guduric, Sinan Guler |
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3+ |
Ahmet Duverioglu (3), Nikola Kalinic (4), Kostas Sloukas (4), Egehan Arna (4), Ali Muhammed (4), Luigi Datome (4), Jan Vesely (5), Melih Mahmutoglu (6) |
With 15 appearances in the Final Four and three titles in 18 seasons in the EuroLeague, CSKA has become a synonym for consistency. The way it plans out each season allows for nothing less. The few and well-thought-out changes in the roster give CSKA a considerable advantage over most opponents. There are no more than four new faces, while from the almost untouched main body, only three players are in their second season and the rest, with Andrey Vorontsevich leading the way (13), have more under their belt.
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1 |
Joel Bolomboy, Alec Peters, Ivan Ukhov, Daniel Hackett |
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2 |
Sergio Rodriguez, Will Clyburn, Othello Hunter |
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3+ |
Semen Antonov (3), Cory Higgins (4), Mikhail Kulagin (4), Nikita Kurbanov (3+3+4), Nando De Colo (5), Kyle Hines (6), Andrey Vorontsevich (13) |