Petteri Koponen Watch: Keepin' It Steady Edition
Written by Seth Johnston   
Saturday, 20 March 2010 07:50

There is only one way to prepare for Hippo's latest update: DINOSHARK! His words after the shark.

Last three weeks have gone by quietly in the Blazers' Italian front. While Blazers have turned their slump into a winning streak, Petteri Koponen has been performing steadily for his Serie A team, Virtus Bologna. After the Italian cup final loss against Montepaschi Siena, Virtus has defeated Banca Tercas Teramo (77-67) and Cimberio Varese (80-67) at home and losing a nailbiter on the road against Armani Jeans Milano (71-73).

Koponen's performances and statlines have been, well, steady. No shooting sprees or no slumps. The Finnish point guard prospect only had 2 points with 0/4 field goals against Teramo, but had a +/- rating of +20, ultimately the best in his team. Koponen also had 11 points against Milano and 13 against Varese. While the opposing defenses have become aware of his skills, he doesn't get his shot off as easily as before the Christmas break, but in a team with so much firepower as Bologna, he doesn't need to be the one centerpiece of team offense.

Like mentioned in earlier International Watches, the recovery of point guard Andre Collins has helped Koponen quite a lot. In 11 games without Collins, Koponen averaged 1,6 assists and 1,6 steals while commiting 2,2 turnovers a game. After Collins arrived, Koponen has cut his turnovers down to 0,9 a game while increasing his assist and steals totals a bit (Ast: 1,8 Stl: 1,7). It is also clear that Collins creates better shot opportunities for Koponen; while Koponen's field goal percentages were good before the break (2p .529%, 3p .410%), they have boosted up to excellent in the games played with Collins (2p .711%, 3p .472%).

While Montepaschi Siena is still destroying all the opponents in Italian league play with a 21-0 W-L-record, everything is open between 2nd and 7th spot. Montegranaro and Caserta have snatched 14 victories, Milano and Bologna stand tall with 13 and Cantu and Avellino have gathered 12 W's.

Bologna has two road games against playoff contenders these upcoming weekends; Dee Brown's Air Avellino at 21st of March and Jumaine Jones's Pepsi Caserta at 28th of March. It can be said that the next two games will determine whether Virtus will fight for home court advantage for the playoffs or will they have to settle to playoff spot hunt. Since Virtus' roster is deep and talented, Koponen's numbers are unlikely to boost, but then again he has shown his ability to step up in the big games.

Here's a recap of Koponen's averages in Serie A season 2009/10 so far:

Games 20
Started 17
Minutes 26,5
Points 10,8
Rebounds 2,0
Assists 1,7
Steals 1,5
Turnovers 1,5
Personal fouls 2,3
2pt field goals 64,9% (not enough attempts to qualify for Top 20)
3pt field goals 43,8% (9th in the league)
Free throws 76,3%
Plus-minus +6,45 (15th in the league)


-Hipposaurus


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Comments (8)Add Comment
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written by CDub, March 20, 2010
What I want to know is "why are commas used as decimal points in Europe?"
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written by SethJohnston, March 20, 2010
Thats the authentic Euro-ness at work. You know you want to check out a global map of the comma versus decimal battle for supremacy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator
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written by Sophia Brugato, March 20, 2010
I cant wait to see what happens with this kid in the long term. Especially considering the Front OFfice DRAMA with the Blazers.
Good Update.

S
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written by Goosey McGhee, March 21, 2010
I actually caught bits of 'Dinoshark' on TV the other day. lol Funny stuff.

A PG that only averages 1.7 assists with 1.5 turnovers per game isn't what I'd call a very efficient one.
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written by SethJohnston, March 21, 2010
@Goosey Keep in mind that assists are counted differently in Europe; if a player dribbles at all after catching the pass there is no assist. That, combined with a more decentralized offensive styles make it so that Euro assist numbers are always significantly lower than in the States. Also remember that Koponen isn't playing point guard exactly, he's a combo-guard that splits point duties with the other guard. There are multiple factors limiting Koponen's opportunities to rack up assists.

All that being said, seeing a few more apg would be assuring. We'll never know how his skills translate to the NBA unless he actually plays in the NBA.

And Dinoshark is an instant classic. I can't wait for Sharktopus.
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written by Sheed, March 21, 2010
Freaking Dinoshark, gotta love the ending too, a grenade near it's eye and that chick shoots a harpoon in it's other eye from 100 yards away? Real just got really real!
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