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Hey guys. Unfortunatly its all in german so i guess it is best suited for the german speaking part of the community. I dont know how long its available so you better watch it soon. http://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/sportclub/Dennis-Schröder-NBA-Atlanta,sportclub6536.html

I thought the national tv schedule is done prior to a season. I think it is less hate towards the hawks but more of biting your own tail. Be honest who of you wouldnt have signed a paper, that would give the hawks the 4th spot in the east prior to this season? And if you look at it as objective as you can, high flying spectacular basketball looks different than the hawks basketball and i think the latter won´t get you the same tv ratings.

Talk about adding fuel to the fire... Imagine it was a situation like in the 90`s with Croatia and Yuguslavia... The player wouldn't have played and the announcer would get killed... well at least we can learn that NY might not be able to host big events:D

wonder what the kings fans say about this

Rumors in germany are they are looking at dennis...

Well if your body allows you to do so, almost every player will play for "his" country. The german league is not as strong as many other europeans, so we need our guys from other countries in order to qualify for the olympics. Dirk did it a lot, but its troublesome, since the german team can't pay the insurance fee and the american gm's just say they dont want their players to risk their health. But this will have to change, or the americans might loose lots of international talent sooner or later. I recall Dirk had to pay for his own insurance fee (200.000$) once. But I guess his character is flawless anyways. The Hawks have to let Dennis play for germany in order to make themselfes popular over here and to keep Dennis happy. If germany won't have a single good tournament in the next 20 years basketball would be dead here. Most kids would pick up other sports. It's as simple as that.

Dennis Schröder interview from sport1.de Hope my english makes sense, should be better then google translate SPORT1: You got a chance of reaching the playoffs in your very first season, but after the good start, its getting tough again, why? Dennis Schröder: We had enormous injury problems and still suffer from that (Al Horford). Paul Millsap just returned. It is hard to compensate that. We have been 3rd prior, but i do believe we are making the playoffs. That would be a great thing for me being in my first year and maybe get some playing time. SPORT1: What did you learn from the hard last weeks as a young player? Schröder: Its quite difficult. We obviously have been looking for things, that we could improve on. One problem are the injurys. We just have to work hard and play as a team. You can't do more. SPORT1: What have you learned during your first season? Schröder: I have experienced a whole lot already. The DeMarcus Cousins incident, the suspension and the phase were i wasnt playing at all and the d-league. I learned a lot from it. Next season i will be way better. Now i know how to behave on court. My Goal is getting more playing time next season and reaching the playoffs with this team. SPORT1: Was the d-league the worst experience? Schröder: Absolutly not. It has definitly helped me, since i wasn't getting playing time at all. In those 6 games for Bakersfield I was finally able to get some minutes under my belt. I had a team, I was allowed to lead. SPORT1: In which aspects of the sport have you improved the most? Schröder: My shot has gotten better. You cant compare BBL and NBA. If you see an open pass here and you wanna play it, the defender is there imediatly and gets the ball. You have to work on your game constantly and have to read it really good. Thats way harder in the NBA compared to germany. But I am getting there. Finishing close to the basket is what I work on very intersiv atm. My game is improving hands down. SPORT1: Will you play for germany during the summer? Schröder: It's good for me playing there. I want to show the team and germany that i can help reaching the olympics in Rio. But we have to qualify for the European Championship 2015 first. Many want to see me fighting for this goal. I will definitly do that, if I got time for that. We will make plans for the summer after the season. Es ist auf jeden Fall sehr gut für mich, dort zu spielen. Ich möchte dem Team und Deutschland zeigen, dass ich helfen kann, die Olympischen Spiele in Rio zu erreichen. Dafür müssen wir uns in diesem Sommer erst einmal für die Europameisterschaft 2015 qualifizieren. Viele wollen sehen, dass ich für dieses Ziel mitkämpfe. Das werde ich auch auf jeden Fall machen, wenn ich Zeit dafür habe. Wir werden direkt nach der Saison planen, was wir machen. SPORT1: What else is planed for the summer? Schröder: Summer League and European Championship. We have to find a solution with the hawks. And i got to work on my game, obviously. SPORT1: How is it looking with your development of court? Schröder: You always learn. I came to ATL 19 years old. In these 9 months i experienced quite a lot. Many peope dont know how hard it is playing here with 19 or 20 years of age. My sis has just visited me. It was a great experience so far and i am very thanksful for it.

how is he delusional if that is what he is being told? Looks to me they tell him to play harder defense, so he will get minutes. Nothing weird imo.

http://www.spox.com/de/sport/ussport/nba/1402/Artikel/interview-shelvin-mack-atlanta-hawks-point-guard-dennis-Schröder-konkurrent-butler-bulldogs-brad-stevens-gordon-hayward.html here is an interview in german, i wonder if you people get lots of interviews with your players, or do you want me to translate at least those who are with atlanta players. cheers gonzo

I doubt you can ever make Kevin Love stay with the hawks even if he would get traded here. That guy played in a small market town for so long now, and he is appearently dreaming of the lakers. No offense, but I believe for many players its something special to wear a Lakers uniform. Even if it means that there will be less success initially. I just read an article (please don't bash me) on a german nba page about tim ohlbrecht playing pretty good again in the d-league. From what i heard it's quite intresting that that dude, rather plays for small money in america then for big bucks in europe. He seems to really want it and maybe he should get a shot somewhere. Sorry if this completly stupid, but maybe i just fell for some german propaganda. Maybe he would also be a good tutor to dennis schröder, fellow german, good work ethic and problably awesome mindset.

Your definitly right about that, but if someone is successfull they will get recognized. If i recall correctly Formula 1 was considered boring until Michael Schumacher entered the scene. All of a sudden it was the next best thing behind soccer in germany. Same with bicycle riding and Lars Ulrich. After he won the tour de France, everyone cared about that sport and a huge amount of money was generated. I can't speak for Brazil, but if someone manages to succeed some in the NBA he will get a huge marketvalue in germany for sure. I mean there is this german dude playing American football for indianapolis colts. Hmmm i think American football is a pussysport (sorry, but i play rugby) but somehow i know that the team from Indianapolis is called Colts. I can describe the logo and the jersey, although i don't respect the sport. Thats thanks to media hyping the case that a german is on the team, even though i don't know if he plays at all. Or just use boxing the Klitschko bros are boring as f*** but they generate so much money in europe (especially germany) that they dont need the american market to generate a fortune. And now the big plus for developing schröder: Germany already knows about basketball. So there is already a fanbase and when Dirk retires, it will mostlikely all concentrate on Dennis. 3rd largest economy in the world concentrating on 1 guy of a whole sport? That is a huge opurtunity. 1 more example. Maybe you guys know Bayern Munich. The problably economicly best sportsclub in the world. They bought some tier 3 iranian players and generated more money in a fan shop in teheran then in all the rest of europe except for germany combined. Its a bussiness afterall.

YAY, I might have contributed something useful...

well if the hawks keep signing international players, they will get more money from merchandise oversees. Thats a common thing among german soccer teams. They sign talents from places like south korea and make huge money from merchandises. I believe teams like San Antonio sell more jerseys in france then many more spectacular teams. Just as the Mavs sell more jerseys in germany than the lakers. If a guy like Schröder develops that could be some money in the bank from merchandise/sponsoring aswell. Remember Germany has a huge economy and loves sponsoring sport teams (Adidas, Puma, Mercedes or Volkswagen) Especially Volkswagen is very big in Schröders hometown so they will look closely at how he develops.

Oh and btw. never doubt the coaches. I was fortunate to talk to the National Coach of austrias soccer team and he said that coaches are 99% of the time right, since they have WAY more inside and see the players each day and know about what stresses them.

Hi again, I really wonder what everyone expects from a 19year old guy, that moved from another continent to atlanta. I mean seriously don't you think he is challenged enormously off the court? I remember when i spent a year in south carolina, the first couple of months i needed around 4 hours more sleep since everything was so exhausting. I mean listening to english all the time when you are used to something else really fatigues you, bc you have to listen closesly ALL the time. Even worse when people speak slang. I played basketball in HS in the US and i couldnt understand black people the first few months, since they weren't using any grammar in my opinion. So i think everyone needs to calm down a lot more and give him some time. How long did it take for dirk to be appreciated? And Dirk was a way bigger talent. So give him time and hope the best and don't judge him already. Maybe he doesn't even like Atlanta and is homesick. Ever thought about that kind of stuff? Matter of fact he is a 19 year old kid far away from home that everyone recognizes and isn't used to that kind of attention. Hope i didn't offend anyone.