It is a shame we never really got to see Marty strut his stuff at Duke; we all wanted to! Best of luck to him!
Pocius, in his first game in the Euroleague (the second best league in the world), erupted with 16 points in just 23 minutes, helping his team, Zalgiris Kaunas, to beat the champions of France, Asvel Villeurbanne.
Pocius is currently playing with former UVa standout Travis Watson.
It is a shame we never really got to see Marty strut his stuff at Duke; we all wanted to! Best of luck to him!
http://www.euroleague.net/main/resul...asetypecode=RSThat's when Pocius stepped off the bench to blast his first shot, from downtown, after which Zalgiris didn't give up the lead again all night. Pocius fired again from the arc at 16-11. Borchardt worked inside to get 2 points back for Asvel, but Pocius got to the line for a free throw to put the hosts up 17-13. He wasn't done, though. On the last shot before the buzzer, one of the best first-quarter debuts in Euroleague history saw Pocius fire up a his third triple in less than 5 minutes to give Zalgiris a 20-15 lead.
Sound like he got 10 points in the last half of the first quarter!
He got his degree though, right? Thats all that really matters. Someone please confirm; thanks.
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"On the last shot before the buzzer, one of the best first-quarter debuts in Euroleague history saw Pocius fire up a his third triple in less than 5 minutes to give Zalgiris a 20-15 lead."
Did he make three three-pointers in his entire career at Duke?
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I hope Marty has a great career and shows the world what we already knew, that he has SKILLS!! He is a SUPER KID and I wish him the best. Maybe one day he will come back to the States and introduce himself to the NBA.
Yes, but I don't think they're going to introduce themselves to him. Marty had his moments, but he was never defensively up to K's standards. Over in Europe, where the players are slower (i.e. more white boys) Marty can get by on D, so he might get himself some P.T. We'll see.
Pocius did have some injury concerns.
He also overlapped with J.J. Redick, Sean Dockery, DeMarcus Nelson, Gerald Henderson, Jon Scheyer, Elliott Williams, and Nolan Smith at his position(s).
All were better players.
And I'm pretty sure his perceived defensive shortcomings had nothing to do with continent of origin or pigmentation.
Marty will always be the highlight of the otherwise horrid VCU game.