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PERSONAL: born in Split, birthplace of Kukoc, Radja, Tabak, Sundov…brother of basketball prospect Ante Delas…played for BC Split cadet, junior and senior selections…started to play for senior selection in 2006…in January 2010 transferred from BC Split to Zalgiris Kaunas Lithuania in exchange for cash…in August 2010 Zalgiris lent him to Cibona Zagreb for 2010/2011 season
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| ACCOMPLISHMENTS: voted the best PF of 2008 FIBA European Championship, won the bronze medal…voted MVP of 2009 FIBA World Championship in New Zeland., won the bronze medal..voted the best PF of 2010 FIBA European Championship in Croatia |
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| WHAT HE HAS: post up moves…nice stroke from mid-range…nice…ability to score from inside under pressure…winning mentality |
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| WHAT HE NEEDS TO IMPROVE: low post defense…long range shooting…needs to bulk up a little bit more…raise the level of agressiveness…make quicker decisions especially when double-teamed |
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| COMPARISON: Rashard Lewis. If he doesn’t work on above mentioned intangibles he could become a tweener – a power forward trapped inside a small forward body. |
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| RECENT UPDATE: MVP of 2009 World Championship in New Zealand, PF Mario Delas began to fill general expectations that he will be an important supplement for coach Radulovic’s team. Yesterday he finally proved us that he can score from outside with a couple of three-pointers. He finished the game with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in 29 minutes of action. This performance will most likely enable him to keep #5 position in the new edition of CroHoops.com list of TOP 30 Croatian prospects. – 04-11-2010vs Regal Barcelona. still a suspect at this point, but did ignite teammates and the crowd in a short time during the second quarter, after hitting consecutive three-pointers over Barcelona’s zone defense. UPDATE: Delas has been transferred to Siauliai(Lithuania) immidiatelly after the game – 26-11-2010 |
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| TOP VIDEOS: 2009 FIBA World Championship highlights vs Team U.S.A. |
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| TOP LINKS: NbaDraft.net profile…DraftExpress.com profile…ESPN NBA Draft profile…XL Agency profile…Euroleague profile with Zalgiris…Wikipedia profile… |
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AGENCY: XL
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