The Greek A1 League is considered to be one of the top domestic leagues in all of European Basketball. In order to succeed in this league's half court style, clubs must have plenty of depth & experience. Unfortunately for GS Olympia Larissa, they do not have much of either. In fact, they have already had a coaching switch this season, as well as sudden player movement. They just parted ways with one of their better players Devin Green due to alleged disciplinary reasons. It was recently rumored that Larissa was about to add Robert 'Tractor' Traylor, but that signing did not occur. And now it is being reported that they are looking at former UTEP star Stephon Jackson.
Yet, one constant for Olympia Larissa has been #15 Jamar Butler, the former Ohio State guard who has started every game so far for Olympia, averaging 13 points & 3 assists on the season. Butler is currently paying his dues in a challenging league for a young European player..if
anything, Jamar should be even more mentally tough after this season of attrition.
Speaking of Jamar..here is a short little vid of him back in HS (2004 to be exact in Lima, Oh)
-In The Game: GS Olympia Larissa (Jamar Butler) vs Olympiakos (Scoonie Penn) 1.16.2010For the most part, Larissa v. Olympiakos was not much of a game. But it is always interesting whenever we have the rare occasion of two Buckeyes meeting up. Such was the case when Scoonie Penn & Olympiakos visited Butler & Larissa. Olympiakos jumped out to a quick 12-0 run in the first quarter. Not much to show there, although we did include the very beginning where Jamar Butler seemingly makes Milos Teosidic fall lol.
The 2nd quarter is where Penn enters, the two guards then check each other for certain stretches throughout the game. Jamar would knock down two threes early in the 3rd quarter to actually cut the lead down to eleven. Later in the game Penn displays very good ball denial on Butler. Others in this video include Josh Childress, Devin Green, & Christopher Massie.
The 2nd quarter is where Penn enters, the two guards then check each other for certain stretches throughout the game. Jamar would knock down two threes early in the 3rd quarter to actually cut the lead down to eleven. Later in the game Penn displays very good ball denial on Butler. Others in this video include Josh Childress, Devin Green, & Christopher Massie.
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