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Jimmy Baxter: It should be an interesting series against Lukoil
Jimmy Baxter (Ventspils)
12-02-2008 17:37
When steady ULEB Cup challenger Ventspils went looking for scorer over the summer, it found an ace in swingman Jimmy Baxter, whose 18.5 points ranked him 10th during the regular season. Baxter did more than score, however, pulling 4.6 rebounds and dishing a couple assists, also, to finish 18th in performance index rating. Now, Baxter intends to take his debut ULEB Cup season to a higher level when he leads Ventspils into the Last 32 against another Lukoil, another traditional team in the competition.
"Ventspils has a lot of tradition winning Latvian championships, and we are fighters. We beat Zalgiris, a Euroleague team, this seeason. And we're going to keep competing hard in the ULEB Cup. You have come to play in this competition. You can't treat it like a normal game, or the other team will be ready to blow you out."
"About Lukoil, we can most definitely expect them to get their four-man, Antic, involved early. He's a helluva player. Hats off to him for what he's been doing this season. Larry O'Bannon is an athlete. They've got solid guard play with Willie Deane. It should definitely be an interesting series. We're a pretty good defensive team. Not many teams get to 90 points against us. We've got the best shot blocker in the league, Akingbala. He's an animal, a man-child. I can defend strong on the wing knowing that if I or anyone else gets beat, a 6-foot-10 guy who can jump with anyone is waiting behind us."
"Since I came to Europe, I've been wanting to play in ULEB competitions, and now that I am, I can say there are a lot of tough competitors and a lot of tough players here. I am at the club office today, a week early, trying to get some tapes so I can start studying Lukoil now. We had 14 days without games and the coach had us doing two-a-days, so now we want to beat somebody for making us have to practice so much."
"Ventspils has a lot of tradition winning Latvian championships, and we are fighters. We beat Zalgiris, a Euroleague team, this seeason. And we're going to keep competing hard in the ULEB Cup. You have come to play in this competition. You can't treat it like a normal game, or the other team will be ready to blow you out."
"About Lukoil, we can most definitely expect them to get their four-man, Antic, involved early. He's a helluva player. Hats off to him for what he's been doing this season. Larry O'Bannon is an athlete. They've got solid guard play with Willie Deane. It should definitely be an interesting series. We're a pretty good defensive team. Not many teams get to 90 points against us. We've got the best shot blocker in the league, Akingbala. He's an animal, a man-child. I can defend strong on the wing knowing that if I or anyone else gets beat, a 6-foot-10 guy who can jump with anyone is waiting behind us."
"Since I came to Europe, I've been wanting to play in ULEB competitions, and now that I am, I can say there are a lot of tough competitors and a lot of tough players here. I am at the club office today, a week early, trying to get some tapes so I can start studying Lukoil now. We had 14 days without games and the coach had us doing two-a-days, so now we want to beat somebody for making us have to practice so much."
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