The Best Coach Who NEVER Worked In The NBA: Zeljko Obradovic

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    • @kapicic011
      @kapicic011 2 роки тому +22

      If he would have players who are ready to learn and don't have problems to listen him shouting, he would make unbeatable team. But in NBA is like star players above the team, so he would not be able to make sistem.

    • @melmonspeet4242
      @melmonspeet4242 2 роки тому +17

      nba wouldnt be able to handle his aura

    • @redhippog7
      @redhippog7 2 роки тому +10

      NBA not suitable for him or Obradovic not suitable for the NBA.
      I dont know if he is the best european coach ever .If you ask him ,i believe he will probably say someone else.(Ivkovic?) For sure has the most trophies ,but thats not enough i believe because if we base our discussion only on how many silverware someone has won, R.Horry as a player would be in the GOAT conversation for the NBA.
      Also, after Partizan and Badalona has always coached top teams with top budgets and top players.I'd like to see him coaching a team like how OLY was back in the 2011-2012 and having similar success. Maybe he can do it now with Partizan,who knows....

    • @ΣτεργιοςΛυντερης-ξ8τ
      @ΣτεργιοςΛυντερης-ξ8τ 2 роки тому +35

      The question is if the NBA deserves Obradovic's greatness

    • @mangodzeri6613
      @mangodzeri6613 2 роки тому

      no, f*ck nba, it's too plastic

  • @seytanhakliymis
    @seytanhakliymis 2 роки тому +825

    Journalist : Can we say you are the Mourinho of basketball ?
    Obradovic : I think Mourinho is the Obradovic of football

    • @redhippog7
      @redhippog7 2 роки тому +14

      Actually ,that is not a fair comparison. Mourinho had success with not always coaching the top clubs or with the biggest budgets. Obradovic,after Badalona was always driving (successfully) Top teams with top budgets.

    • @МилорадЈањић
      @МилорадЈањић 2 роки тому +26

      My name is ZELJKO OBRADOVIC !!!!!!

    • @mars2981
      @mars2981 2 роки тому

      @@redhippog7 να μας πουν μια ομαδα που προπονησε με χαμηλο μπατζετ και ειχε επιτυχια. Παντα δουλευε με ομαδες που ειχαν τρελα μπατζετ

    • @Groutama
      @Groutama 2 роки тому +1

      Παρτιζαν μπανταλονα παναθηναικος το 2002 δεν ειχαν τρελα μπάτζετ..Οποτε αφηστε την καραμελα με τα μπατζετ γιατι αντιστοιχα ρεαλ τσσκα μπαρτσελονα θα επρεπε να παίρνουν μονο αυτες Euroleague..Ειναι ο κορυφαιος γιατι κορυφαιοι παικτες λενε οι ιδιοι οτι οφειλουν πολλα στον ίδιο και γιατι κανενας αλλος δεν θα μπορουσε να διαχειριστει τους κορυφαίους χωρις να υπαρχει προβλημα στην ομαδα..

    • @redhippog7
      @redhippog7 2 роки тому

      @@Groutama Δεν είναι ωραίο να μιλάμε στα ελληνικά σε ένα ξενόγλωσσο θέμα ,αλλά, δράττομαι της ευκαιρίας επειδή μάλλον τις περιόδους αυτές που αναφέρεις δεν τις έχεις ζήσει, ρώτησε τί σημαίνει Στάνκοβιτς για την πρώτη περίπτωση και τι έγινε με την Παρτίζαν .Ο αντίστοιχος Βασιλακόπουλος της Φιμπα. Για την Μπανταλόνα ,δες τους ημιτελικούς που προηγήθηκαν και σύγκρινε τους ,γιατί τότε υποχρεωτικά 2 ομοεθνείς ομάδες έπαιζαν μεταξύ τους, συν ότι έγιναν απίθανα πράγματα...100 φορές να έπαιζαν τον τελικό ,οι 99 θα είχαν άλλο αποτέλεσμα. Κάτι σαν το '12 από την ανάποδη.

  • @bercodinglive
    @bercodinglive 2 роки тому +1355

    Every Turk, Serb, Greek and much more love this guy. It's not about only success. Also he has great character. Respect from Istanbul >3

    • @jorgovan-ni9kz
      @jorgovan-ni9kz 2 роки тому +85

      "Fuck you everybody" hahahahah

    • @redhippog7
      @redhippog7 2 роки тому +2

      I wouldnt accept anyone talk to me the way he does to his players .Not even my family.I m not able to judge his character at all , but in my eyes he always chose great athetes (having big butgets helped) with no so great personality .

    • @pixytorres7117
      @pixytorres7117 2 роки тому +3

      Too bad Turks Management on basketball is bad and only got 1 title with this coach, if the team was smarter they should have at least 3 titles.

    • @bercodinglive
      @bercodinglive 2 роки тому +38

      @@pixytorres7117 success means not about title my friend. Fener played 6 Final Four with Dzelko. I think this is success. Change your perspective.

    • @billygr4784
      @billygr4784 2 роки тому +4

      @@bercodinglive We managed to win 5 titles with him not so bad actually..

  • @irriducibili900
    @irriducibili900 2 роки тому +1064

    Best European coach ever, he got his first Euroleague with smallest budget in Euroleague history, with not a single foreign player, by playing most of 'home' matches in Spain cause of war in Yugoslavia. Greatest of all time, grande Zeljko! ⚫️⚪️🇷🇸⚫️⚪️

    • @greengiant1017
      @greengiant1017 2 роки тому +4

      What about Jonas Kazlauskas? When Žalgiris joined eurocup in 98(was on diferent name then) won gold next year 99 he got ticket to euroleague and won gold again..💩budget but still managed to win 2 golds while climbing leagues every year

    • @irriducibili900
      @irriducibili900 2 роки тому +5

      @@greengiant1017 Top5 for ne, no doubt.

    • @nerminsnowhuseinbasic9340
      @nerminsnowhuseinbasic9340 2 роки тому

      Yeah but If they didn't started war he could have lead player from around Jugoslavija and win every possible completion, Serbia started wars and they will be held accountable.

    • @codri9932
      @codri9932 2 роки тому +12

      @@nerminsnowhuseinbasic9340 Nermine nemoj sad o tome,ajmo se bar oko nečeg složiti

    • @SHLOMIYAN
      @SHLOMIYAN Рік тому

      Best European coach = Best Coach in the world

  • @rubatsch1713
    @rubatsch1713 2 роки тому +358

    The NBA issue is cultural. There's no way an NBA coach could say these kind of things to his players. He would get called an insane, racist, fascist, toxic man etc. That's just not how people can coach in America. He's also right when he says the NBA doesn't give coaches the freedom they have in Europe. In the Euroleague a coach could decide to have LeBron come off the bench as a 6th man in a specific game, if he thinks it could help them win. That would never work in the NBA. Those star players would refuse to play or demand a trade or the coach would get fired.

    • @j-tundifanclub6565
      @j-tundifanclub6565 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah well why would you ever bench Lebron that’s a fireable offense.

    • @rubatsch1713
      @rubatsch1713 2 роки тому +20

      @@j-tundifanclub6565 after LBJ sprained his ankle against the pelicans, the Lakers were trying to make the POs with AD back. I'm sure LBJ could have helped them in limited minutes off the bench. But he would never accept that, also because he has an extremely long streak of games scoring at least 10 points and that would be in significant danger.

    • @scottipippen6554
      @scottipippen6554 2 роки тому +18

      The only coach that coaches a little bit with the euro style is Popovic. As all players have said, he is not far away from Zeljko calling his players out..

    • @Aletek
      @Aletek 2 роки тому +8

      hard agreed, as soon as Mr. Obradovic would deploy some good old Yugo basketball school wisdom on their asses, they'll go "but muh mental health mimimimi" and demand to be traded.

    • @itditb
      @itditb 2 роки тому +5

      I agree with everything, but racism. I have not seen racism from any European coach until now, correct me if I am wrong. For example, in Serbian teams many foreigners, both black (mostly American) and white are really loved if they play good and show interest for Serbian culture. The best example is Charles Jenkins who is arguably our favorite foreigner and he has had Serbian passport for a couple of years now. Same goes for some other players.

  • @ΘεοφιλοςΜουμτσιδης
    @ΘεοφιλοςΜουμτσιδης 2 роки тому +230

    When you love basketball, you have to love this guy!

    • @ernestgbarbea1878
      @ernestgbarbea1878 2 роки тому +6

      Yes indeed

    • @zbtb4l
      @zbtb4l 2 роки тому

      I love basketball and i dont love this guy

    • @theDebeli
      @theDebeli 2 роки тому

      @@zbtb4l Because you are Albanian

  • @burimtafilica4933
    @burimtafilica4933 2 роки тому +165

    I grew up in Athens and I was a Panathinaikos fan. I was fortunate to follow the club back in the golden days of Obradovic. I do not think that I will ever experience again the emotions that his team gave me back then. What an era. I remember discussing with my friends that the club should built a statue to Obradovic. That' how much we admired him. Best regards from Albania.

    • @SHLOMIYAN
      @SHLOMIYAN Рік тому +6

      As a Maccabi fan , I agree. we know to appreciate such a good rival. and for so many years.
      I think the biggest rovalry and the most fun to watch was the basketball chess between Pini Gershon and Zeliko, and they are great friends as well.

  • @neshaun87
    @neshaun87 2 роки тому +428

    i would really like to hear him tell Lebron "Fuck you Lebron James!!!" XD

    • @DelijeSerbia
      @DelijeSerbia 2 роки тому +50

      He would... I seen him bench his best player after a turnover in the first offence in the game.

    • @kedrprao
      @kedrprao 2 роки тому +2

      And here we go... I find another LeBron comment where its unnecessary

    • @Cp6uja
      @Cp6uja 2 роки тому +35

      @@kedrprao damn you’re sensitive

    • @ilrosso8612
      @ilrosso8612 2 роки тому +1

      @@kedrprao bronsexual bandwagon spotted

    • @mmajst0r
      @mmajst0r 2 роки тому +8

      He would be the first who hear such words from Zeljko.

  • @phivoskokkinoftas2435
    @phivoskokkinoftas2435 2 роки тому +223

    if Obradovic would 've allowed to play his style of coaching in the NBA and pick his players to serve his style of playin he would have definetely create the biggest Dynasty that we had ever seen play in the league !

    • @georgestamatakis697
      @georgestamatakis697 2 роки тому +2

      Dillousional and irrelevant.

    • @kashhh2
      @kashhh2 2 роки тому

      He was a great but I don’t know how he would do against American teams since every time he played one he got destroyed in international play.

    • @zbtb4l
      @zbtb4l 2 роки тому +2

      Most deliusional comment ever😂😂😂

    • @innosanto
      @innosanto 2 роки тому +4

      @@kashhh2 because they play with American rules although the game is very different. If they play a full year eith same rules his team will win.

    • @huanromanriqelme716
      @huanromanriqelme716 Рік тому

      Excelent point !

  • @milosvojinovic5710
    @milosvojinovic5710 2 роки тому +98

    People from Serbia, Greece, Turkey will understand this.
    Željko is a old type man.
    He is like old type father to those players.
    He is leading them, teaching them, love them, and cursing them when they don't behave well... And the most important, he is giving his heart and soul in that.
    Here, on Balkan, we still appreciate those types of father figures, but "modern" culture and society of the US, would label it like "primitive", "aggressive", etc...
    We will see who will win and the end

    • @gorangoran6335
      @gorangoran6335 2 роки тому +10

      Odlično si to objasnio. 👍

    • @milosvojinovic5710
      @milosvojinovic5710 2 роки тому +6

      @@gorangoran6335 hvala brateee

    • @donislay39
      @donislay39 10 місяців тому

      Told it well.

    • @mimerd
      @mimerd 7 місяців тому

      If we feel that he/she is sincere, we don’t give a f*** what we hear… He/she wants good for us. The curse is a detail. Doesn’t matter…

    • @marijastojkov5006
      @marijastojkov5006 12 днів тому

      Sta ti njima objasnjavas brate mili..namaju oni I Q da shvate to davanje za porodicu ...oni se na rucak najavljuju majci i zakazuju sastanak rucka ako dolaze😢

  • @bojansekulic5988
    @bojansekulic5988 2 роки тому +386

    This legend won euroleague 9x, someone hasn’t won nacional championships so many time.⚫️⚪️

    • @NBGD22
      @NBGD22 2 роки тому +14

      Some teams don't have that much games in euro league.

    • @ozansincer6135
      @ozansincer6135 2 роки тому +15

      As a Fener fan i support also partizan because of him

    • @meelo89
      @meelo89 2 роки тому +2

      @@ozansincer6135 and because of him and Bogdan I became a big Fener fan 🤗 merhaba my friend!

    • @drakeremoray7733
      @drakeremoray7733 2 роки тому

      With all the best players I would take Euroleague 9 times, now he has 5 black players in Prtizan and cant win vs Red Star, Davidovac and Branko Lazic are fucking him.

    • @NBGD22
      @NBGD22 2 роки тому +2

      @@drakeremoray7733 Btw. His first EL title was with Partizan 1992. When Zeljko first time became coach with youngest team in Euroleague....Watch Partizan next year now.

  • @g1lmk
    @g1lmk 2 роки тому +436

    He once sent Bjelica (who was Euroleague MVP that season) to the locker room in the 4th quarter of a close game for disobedience. And they eventually won by a single point. Imagine the Bucks sending Giannis or the Nuggets sending Jokic for an early shower in the 4th quarter of a close game. Unthinkable, right?
    See, this is why Obradovic would never coach in the NBA. There, players have much more power than coaches. Obradovic needs to be in full control of his players to be successful and there he wouldn't last even half a season with all those players with huge egos. But I'm thankful for that, cause he brought so much success to Athens and Greek basketball.

    • @natashakuzmanoska9656
      @natashakuzmanoska9656 2 роки тому +19

      But it is strange in NBA they are more concern about personal stats, better personal stats - better contract, team is not most important. It is different in Europe.

    • @SalmanAli-hn2kt
      @SalmanAli-hn2kt 2 роки тому +11

      @@natashakuzmanoska9656 Money is the name of the game

    • @zbtb4l
      @zbtb4l 2 роки тому +2

      Wow did you really just compare benching Bjelica to Giannis, you should never talk about basketball again lol

    • @beli722
      @beli722 2 роки тому +36

      @@zbtb4l bro, nba and eurobasketball are two different pare of shoes, bjelica was a beast in europe and the best player in the league in his best season, so yes the comparison is fitting, you should not talking about basketball besides nba ever again

    • @zbtb4l
      @zbtb4l 2 роки тому

      @@beli722 wtf are u talking about, you think Bjelica was the Giannis of the Euroleague? 😂😂

  • @sotiriskordas1072
    @sotiriskordas1072 2 роки тому +129

    As a fan of Olympiacos for many years I hated this guy! But you got to be crazy if you think he is not a fucking LEGEND! The man gave tough love to his players and made them better all the time. He made Drew Nicolas play good defense! No more words to be said here
    "In your eyes, you are good guys. Fuck you everybody" hahaha, absolute legendary material

  • @SuperSoleREAPER
    @SuperSoleREAPER 2 роки тому +179

    I thought Popovich was extreme then I saw him DAMN HAHAHA I love his emotions

    • @mangodzeri6613
      @mangodzeri6613 2 роки тому +31

      Serbian energy ;)

    • @mda990
      @mda990 2 роки тому

      he is a hysterical psycho

    • @gzk13kc28
      @gzk13kc28 2 роки тому +16

      Popovich is nothing in compare to obradovic

    • @mangodzeri6613
      @mangodzeri6613 2 роки тому

      @@mda990 9 euroleagues ;*

    • @markomarkovic5729
      @markomarkovic5729 2 роки тому +29

      @@mangodzeri6613 Popovich is also of Serbian origin😀

  •  2 роки тому +64

    I can't picture Obradovic during an NBA game timeout. 😂 "Lebron what you do ha? What you xxxx do! All xxxx your lives!! Every xxx one of you!! Yes?? Yes??"

  • @spiros1908
    @spiros1908 2 роки тому +174

    Thank you for everything coach ☘️ great video and great job 💚🇬🇷

    • @panoskakkavas4022
      @panoskakkavas4022 2 роки тому +9

      Μπορεί να είμαι γαύρος , αλλά τέτοιο προπονητή , όπως και τον Ίβκοβιτς , ήταν ΕΥΛΟΓΙΑ να τον έχουμε στην Ελλάδα !!!

    • @thechemist2928
      @thechemist2928 2 роки тому +4

      @@panoskakkavas4022 Μακάρι να καταφέρουμε να αναδυθούμε ξανά, μαζί, δίνοντας χαρά σε κάθε φίλαθλο. Καλή επιτυχία στο Βελιγράδι αδέρφια.

    • @panoskakkavas4022
      @panoskakkavas4022 2 роки тому +3

      @@thechemist2928 Και επιτέλους να κάνουμε αυτό που περιμένει χρόνια το ελληνικό μπάσκετ και μας το έχουν αρνηθεί τόσες φορές : Τελικό αιωνίων στην Ευρωλίγκα .

  • @milovanmaric7649
    @milovanmaric7649 2 роки тому +35

    Živ i zdrav sto godina , objasnio si celom svetu kako se košarka igra !

  • @kaltsohe
    @kaltsohe 2 роки тому +81

    If Zeljko not existed the european basketball ball would be two levels down.
    Decades of top players and coaches would be in medium level without his magic.

    • @innosanto
      @innosanto 2 роки тому +4

      Ivkovic also, who also is teacher if obradovic I think

  • @danijelhorvat5586
    @danijelhorvat5586 2 роки тому +138

    He and dušan ivkovic are the 2 best coaches in eiropean history

  • @simonebernacchia4978
    @simonebernacchia4978 2 роки тому +91

    He's not a simple coach . He's a true myth . The best coach of history , without any doubts .

  • @seyfullah1907
    @seyfullah1907 2 роки тому +14

    We love you coach! Much love from Istanbul 🇹🇷

  • @dimitriostsekouras7132
    @dimitriostsekouras7132 2 роки тому +36

    Ζeliko , is the best coach in history of the sport.
    Not only by the success, not only by the systems that he present, but mostly because of his personality.
    He is a true man.
    Thank you for everything coach Zelimir Obradovic, you are awesome.

  • @Sarraqin
    @Sarraqin 2 роки тому +137

    I frequently listen to American podcast hosts and interviewers asking people why non-American NBA stars like Luka, Giannis, Pau or Manu are "lower maintenance". Still wondering? Imagine playing for coaches like Zeljko, or Messina, or Laso and trying to act all James Harden on them...You.Are.Done.

    • @natashakuzmanoska9656
      @natashakuzmanoska9656 2 роки тому +1

      It is really simple, if you are earning 200 mil. you have bigger leverage. I guess european football stars will not be "lower maintenance" compared to NBA stars.

    • @Dirrtza
      @Dirrtza Рік тому

      People saying they would walk away. People dont understand that players like that wouldnt get invite from Zeljko. 😂
      Zeljko team Zeljko rules.

  • @canmenfaatli2545
    @canmenfaatli2545 2 роки тому +43

    Maybe in 80s or 90s that could be possible. Jordan, Malone, Isaah or Magic Johnson were enough hard to take those words from coach like Zjelko.

    • @emonsuparman9248
      @emonsuparman9248 2 роки тому +1

      80's maybe Sir

    • @ahmadazem4167
      @ahmadazem4167 Рік тому +2

      jordan infamous emotional guy, dunacan i eould understand, jordan?

  • @nikosfel5913
    @nikosfel5913 2 роки тому +9

    Zeljko represents the purest form of the sport, NBA on the other hand is a fusion of sport and show inside and outside the court. I cant imagine Zeljko being a part of that show and just shut up for the shake of someones glow (and the money that brings in the club because the franchise in the USA is on a different level). I enjoy watching both although NBA game times are harsh in Greece!

  • @milosmevzelj5205
    @milosmevzelj5205 2 роки тому +4

    Thanx for this video. Greetings from Slovenia.

  • @sllaveq
    @sllaveq Рік тому +14

    We shall be very happy to live in his era.. Im sure european basketball will see other great coaches in the future, new rivalries etc, but Obradovic seems unrepeatable. His temper, his character, intelligence as a person and overall presence are purely incredible. I really hope he finishes his career by winning Euroleague title with Partizan. This would be the fate he deserves for his hard work.

    • @Dirrtza
      @Dirrtza Рік тому +1

      As a partizan fan i cant exprese enough what madness that would creat in Belgrade by grobari

  • @nikolaininkov
    @nikolaininkov 2 роки тому +86

    Honestly he is not for the NBA. All those superstars, and their ego would not be able to tolerate Zeljko Obradovic. He has fiery temper, loves team basketball and puts the team over anything else. As much as I love to see him in the NBA, he would take NBA by storm, but NBA is catering and spoiling its superstars, he will not fit with that egoistic, superstar "me first" culture.

    • @problemsnearyou3863
      @problemsnearyou3863 2 роки тому +3

      Gregg Popovich is 100% against this idea also . While he doesn’t have the same level of star power as Phil Jackson, he’s 100% appreciated in today’s NBA

    • @nikolaininkov
      @nikolaininkov 2 роки тому +21

      @@problemsnearyou3863 Have you seen Popovich cursing at his players? Because Obradovich will do that if he sees his players not caring and playing to the level they are supposed to, just to wake them up. He might be misunderstood there. As a Laker fan I would love to see Obradovich being their coach and saying f bombs to Lebron, Davis and Westbrook, just to show them they have to play better.

    • @problemsnearyou3863
      @problemsnearyou3863 2 роки тому +8

      @@nikolaininkov I’m not sure if Pop is aggressively verbal with his team or not . I do know his way of motivating his team is by being a sarcastic asshole . So he would say shit like “are you going to get a rebound today or what” . Would be cool to get a coach that’s willing to inspire the way he does . It’s different & could be something that works for certain players

    • @andrej0145
      @andrej0145 2 роки тому +6

      @@problemsnearyou3863 Coach Popovich is also of Serbian decent, Serbs have coaching in their genes, not only basketball

    • @nikolaininkov
      @nikolaininkov 2 роки тому +1

      @@andrej0145 I didn't know that coach Popovich is with serbian decent. That explains his style of coaching.

  • @XY-uc1tw
    @XY-uc1tw Рік тому +9

    He is Balkan kind of coach. Greeks, Serbs and Turks known this love and curse relationship very well.

  • @aristotelious5034
    @aristotelious5034 2 роки тому +16

    Thank you for these moments coach, what we lived these years in OAKA will remain as the best sporting memory we could ever dream of ! Always one of us..
    Se efxaristo poli!

  • @athenslocation31
    @athenslocation31 2 роки тому +29

    ''you play for Panathinaikos , can you imagine ?''

  • @TheDragonNight5
    @TheDragonNight5 2 роки тому +27

    „Whether you win or lose, you have to work the next morning“. He is clearly a mastermind of this game. The world is not going to stop only because you feel bad. You have to live without giving up. Always pushing forward…

  • @hexertion
    @hexertion 2 роки тому +47

    I mean, you look at someone like Doc Rivers who by all accounts has been mediocre and still has held multiple jobs. Obradović would easily be one of the best coaches in the league - if not the best - in terms of knowledge of the game. It's just that the way the NBA game and league rules are, it would be a tough business for any GM to put together a team that could play under him. And obviously most star players simply aren't used to taking shit from their coaches like that when they're coasting. Can you imagine someone like Harden playing under him? He'd ask for a trade immediately. Giannis and maybe Dončić would be the only ones who could cope because they would have an idea of who they're dealing with. Giannis I'd say for sure would be able to do it because he's a lot like Diamantidis whom Obradović loved: a true team player and professional, with an unparalleled work ethic.

    • @moowkcar
      @moowkcar 2 роки тому +3

      To be fair Dončič played under Laso so he can handle him. Laso is "nuts" as well :D

    • @milosnikolic7842
      @milosnikolic7842 2 роки тому +3

      I think any Europen player in the US could hadle plyaing under Zeljko, since most of the Europen coaches are explosive and loud, even in the junior categories

    • @Dirrtza
      @Dirrtza Рік тому

      Obradovic is godfather of one of ituidis kids if i am right. He was obradovic second man for 7-8 years.
      His impact on game is insane

    • @drakesmith4857
      @drakesmith4857 8 місяців тому

      Go watch some celtics games from 2007 to 2013 he was an elite coach the won a championship in 07 it's just these days with social media and granted some unacceptable losses people have created the narrative that he's not a great coach when in reality he's one of the best ever in any league at any level

  • @ΕυθύμιοςΓερογιάννης

    Panathinaikos's Green Era from 1999 up to 2012 under the guidance of the G.O.A.T. of European basketball coaches, Zeljko Obradovic is undoubtfully the most succesful running period of any European team in history. Legend! ☘️💚🏀🇷🇸

  • @idemooo2499
    @idemooo2499 2 роки тому +36

    The best coach thet ever and ever will be 👌🏻 there is only one ZELJKO OBRADOVIC 🇷🇸

  • @ardacehreli8331
    @ardacehreli8331 2 роки тому +13

    Great Coach, I miss his days in Fenerbahce. Wish him much glories 🍻

  • @jamesbissonette
    @jamesbissonette Рік тому +6

    14:30 - if you haven' watched this press conference yet, I advise you to do so. It has english subtitles and it's the best media conference in sport you'll ever see

  • @evrenyuceturk489
    @evrenyuceturk489 2 роки тому +32

    Best coach ever. When you see him in the side off to bench you must scare because he always know to how to win!

    • @Beforeaftershow
      @Beforeaftershow 2 роки тому +1

      Ergin Ataman finished his dynasty in Turkey and then back2back Euroleague titles

    • @evrenyuceturk489
      @evrenyuceturk489 2 роки тому +1

      @@Beforeaftershow Obradovic 9× EuroLeague champion (1992, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017)
      Ergin Ataman 2x (2021 - 2022)
      We couldn't compare 2 one of the best coaches.

  • @babiskounadis3755
    @babiskounadis3755 2 роки тому +15

    Fan of Panathinaikos... Zeliko we love u!!

  • @NeverNotHoopin
    @NeverNotHoopin 2 роки тому +29

    Coach Obradovic would go bankrupt in the NBA due to fines for "excessive language" or would land in psychiatric hospital dealing with all those divas in the NBA. Just imagine if he had to coach 2021/22 Lakers. The things he would say to media about Bron, Russ or AD I hardly dare to imagine. The NBA media would rip him apart.

    • @Dirrtza
      @Dirrtza Рік тому

      Hahahaha 100 %
      Thats why players rule in nba...

  • @matthieusaade3616
    @matthieusaade3616 2 роки тому +18

    This man couldn't work in the NBA , he wpuld make NBA stars cry and be fired

  • @michailmonocholias7175
    @michailmonocholias7175 2 роки тому +10

    Zots might never worked in the NBA but he is there. All the work, devotion, BB thinking brilliance, team playing, keeping a low profile outside the court, respect for teammates and opponents which you can see in certain players, it is there mainly because of him (and a couple of other European coatches). Don't forget Giannis grew up and played BB as a kid in 2000 - 2010 Athens. When it came to BB everything was about Zots's PAO, especially in Giannis's neighborhood. He was a God for all coatches Giannis ever had in Athens and they were trying to learn from/being like him. Also keep in mind Jokic is Serbian and Doncic from Slovenia, both former Jugoslavia in which Zots is considered a BB legent/professor.
    So, with the 3 of them leading the ALL NBA 1st team maybe people in NBA should start reconsidering. Maybe not about Zots, it is probably too late. But about coatches with a similar Yugoslavian/Eastern European/Greek mentality and mindset.
    Yugoslavian school of BB is legentary and Zots is the GOAT. Although as PAO's coach served my team (AEK Athens) many bitter moments :-)...

  • @DuleAres9189
    @DuleAres9189 2 роки тому +4

    This LEGEND managed to make people frome Greece, Turkey and Serbia, and maybe whole Europe agree on one thing. HE is the BEST. He managed something noone ever will repeat. He created something out of nothing for so many times now. He's living legend. AND YET, there are some so-called "Serbs" , supporters of other basketball teams, that will insult this legend and his legacy each time they have a chance, while their biggest succes is nowhere near his. Zeljko, znamo svi da si dosao u svoju kucu da uzmes svoju 10. titulu i da tu stavis tacku, i dace Bog da jednog dana docekamo to, a misevima i prodanim dusama zelim da sa nama podele taj dan i uspeh, jer znam ce sigurno pratiti svaki tvoj , ili nas, korak. A true living legend, welcome back to Partizan!

  • @christianabesamis4155
    @christianabesamis4155 2 роки тому +12

    I don’t care if he curses me everytime, I would definitely play for željko Obradović.

  • @guoda7243
    @guoda7243 2 роки тому +15

    Great video!! Well done 👏🏼

  • @mehmetsert2044
    @mehmetsert2044 Рік тому +3

    This guy was amazing. I'm a Fenerbahçe fan and I feel very lucky to watch Obradovic's Fenerbahçe 💙💛

  • @96wtfomg
    @96wtfomg 2 роки тому +9

    Europe in general has a lot of great managers, Obradovic being the best of them all. It would be interesting to have a look at some of them, both active and retired

  • @ZASPYROSZA
    @ZASPYROSZA 2 роки тому +10

    Σε ευχαριστούμε για όλα Άρχοντα Ζέλικο Ομπράντοβιτς! 💚☘️💚☘️💚☘️💚☘️💚☘️💚☘️

    • @μελιΑχαιας
      @μελιΑχαιας 2 роки тому +1

      Τν Γιαννακόπουλο να ευχαριστείς που έριχνε χρήμα...

    • @ZASPYROSZA
      @ZASPYROSZA 2 роки тому

      @@μελιΑχαιας τον Παύλο και τον Θανάση τους ευχαριστώ έτσι κι αλλιώς από μικρό παιδί..
      Εδώ στο ΕΝ ΛΌΓΩ ΒΊΝΤΕΟ ευχαριστώ τον Ζέλικο για τον ίδιο! Την ευφυΐα του,τις γνώσεις του,το ήθος του και πολλά ακόμα!

  • @boyfmbalcatta
    @boyfmbalcatta 2 роки тому +11

    I would agree that in the NBA coaches don't seem to coach, they seem to manage players. As a coach myself, I agree you have to be able to coach your team, not be part of a management group!

  • @markocurcic6314
    @markocurcic6314 Рік тому +3

    I'm a Red Star Belgrade (Partizan's arch rival) fan my whole life, and I can say without any doubt Željko Obradović is the best European basketball coach of all time. There is no question about it.

  • @ΓεώργιοςΖησιμόπουλος-τ3ψ

    Respect Zots from Olympiacos fan!!

  • @canberksakl5988
    @canberksakl5988 2 роки тому +12

    GOAT BY FAR

  • @professor_of_logic
    @professor_of_logic 6 місяців тому

    I always like to go back and watch some of this channel's classics, like this one. Pure Gold! You can not only see, but almost feel a pure genius of Zeljko Obradovic. THE G.O.A.T. Coach in Europe, and it's not even close...His PAO Years (13!) were the most impressive ones, in my opinion. That's when he wrote some pages in a "History of Basketball" Book, of his own...I also appreciate his influence on a modern Serbian, and European Basketball in general. And I, as a Serbian, am so proud of Zeljko. That's why Serbia and Lithuania are the ONLY TWO AUTHENTIC BASKETBALL POWERHOUSES IN EUROPE!
    We feel Basketball, we love Basketball and we live Basketball!
    Respect!

  • @slobodanjankovic7614
    @slobodanjankovic7614 2 роки тому +15

    The biggest club deserves the greatest coach .. Mr. Zeljko Obradovic = Partizan Belgrade

  • @KingZodijak
    @KingZodijak 2 роки тому +2

    I think you can translate this. Hvala na ovako lepom videu o najboljem treneru na svetu.

  • @TheOfficialLuka1
    @TheOfficialLuka1 Рік тому +3

    Proud to be Čačanin 💪🏻🐐 even tho I am a fan of Crvena Zvezda I support Željko Obradovic more than anything. My grandfather worked together with his father. Željko Obradović is GOAT of European basketball hats off this man doesn’t need NBA because he done everything already 👏🏻

    • @SoldatovicM
      @SoldatovicM Рік тому

      Why do U support Red Star if U are from Cacak, but not from Belgrade? In your place I would support Borac in every aspect, no matter how bad they are.
      Katanac za blizance!

    • @TheOfficialLuka1
      @TheOfficialLuka1 Рік тому

      @@SoldatovicM who says I don’t support Borac? I support the most Borac because they are my hometown team and no matter how they play they are the best for me, but I am a Red Star fan since kid but I always had respect from anyone who is from Čačak especially legends like Željko Obradovic he has my respect the most because there is no coach like him who did most

    • @SoldatovicM
      @SoldatovicM Рік тому

      @@TheOfficialLuka1 ok. Borac vs Zvezda?

    • @TheOfficialLuka1
      @TheOfficialLuka1 Рік тому

      @@SoldatovicM Borac always

    • @SoldatovicM
      @SoldatovicM Рік тому

      @@TheOfficialLuka1 е, то је нешто

  • @ahsenserhat9270
    @ahsenserhat9270 Рік тому +4

    We lost Partizan 2 months ago. We were like:
    "What?! Wh-"
    "But Obradovic is now their coach."
    "Oh"

  • @tsvetelinkirilov8037
    @tsvetelinkirilov8037 Рік тому +1

    great video. great coach. please make a video about Stanislav Pesic

  • @dixondevesely4568
    @dixondevesely4568 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for turkish subtitles

  • @padza12
    @padza12 2 роки тому +4

    Awesome video!

  • @heyshitassss
    @heyshitassss 2 роки тому +11

    If we would explain why he didn't move to NBA with one sentence, that would be "NBA isn't too much for him, he is too much for the NBA". In the NBA, Gregg Popovich and Quinn Snyder are considered angry and they would look like as innocent as babies next to Zeljko.

    • @Dirrtza
      @Dirrtza Рік тому

      😂😂😂
      We have angry coaches but no guns on street. Strange world and rules.

  • @vlmpr3574
    @vlmpr3574 7 місяців тому

    I myself being a Panathinaikos fun feel incredibly lucky that i lived the Obradovic era! Although we are trying to make a comeback and eventually we will win titles again, i am sure that will be no era like that ever again. Having watched the video the only emotion that comes close to describe what we Panathinaikos funs feel, is the bittersweet taste you get when you remember the biggest love of your life with whom you eventually broke up. Of course you will move on, have new experiences, live new things but a part of you will always be there. Zeljko Obradovic the greatest of all!

  • @NostosGR
    @NostosGR 2 роки тому +20

    Simply the best European coach ever!

  • @anestiskaragiannis7391
    @anestiskaragiannis7391 2 роки тому +3

    simply „Legend“

  • @vrbnicanac
    @vrbnicanac 2 роки тому +12

    Jedan je Obradovic Zeljkoooo🥳🍻🙏🇷🇸
    Svaka cast za trenera💪😎

  • @sreckosimic468
    @sreckosimic468 2 роки тому +15

    The best Europe coach ever!!! Partizan Belgrade waiting for euroleague title!

    • @dekipet
      @dekipet 2 роки тому

      Firstly to get a place in Euroleague.

    • @branislavlelicanin9513
      @branislavlelicanin9513 Рік тому

      @@dekipet Done

    • @dekipet
      @dekipet Рік тому +1

      @@branislavlelicanin9513 Ko je mogao da pretpostavi da će se vučko toliko odrešiti za svoje mezimče...
      Iskreno, ja nisam verovao.

    • @branislavlelicanin9513
      @branislavlelicanin9513 Рік тому

      @@dekipet Sta je to za njih, dnevnica političara 😁

    • @dekipet
      @dekipet Рік тому +1

      @@branislavlelicanin9513 Ako je nekoliko miliona za rumenog dnevnica političara, onda smo mi jako bogata zemlja.

  • @Thomasxar
    @Thomasxar 11 місяців тому

    appreciate you g.love from greece

  • @Coa_Kralj_Coa_The_King
    @Coa_Kralj_Coa_The_King 2 роки тому +1

    He is one and only!!! I remember when we played with Real,he was couch there back then,all stadium was applaud to him!!! We were Partizan,of course,his home team!!! That much everyone respected him,then Even when he plays against us you must to show him love and respect,cause we all know that he's our man, Partizan child!!! And once again today he's one of us,Partizan in heart always!!!

  • @alexandrosonassis3436
    @alexandrosonassis3436 2 роки тому +5

    Because he is smart! Go Serbjia go!

  • @LANMEE2
    @LANMEE2 2 роки тому +8

    Željko Obradovic is an absolute legend, he represents everything that Serbia is all about in the beautiful game of basketball.
    Immense Pride, unmeasurable confidence and a genius mind for the game of basketball.
    NBA is a player and therefore marketing driven league, it is the competition packaged in the entertainment product.
    So if people in the USA think of Greg Popovic as a controversal and unortodox yet one of the best coaches ever in the NBA, I could see Željko Obradovic doing the same and potentially even greater achievements, because he is Greg on steroids in terms of the respect he has to have from his players, and the methods with which he achieves it.
    It is just the on/off the court drama that would come with his methods, and the question if the league was willing to give a chance to someone who would for sure be presented as a villain.

  • @chatzisful
    @chatzisful 2 роки тому +1

    From Olympiacos fan, legend,NBA,i am sorry guys really he doesn't need to go in NBA,he is amazing but amazing coach,there is no another coach like him(especially in NBA ,aa just a little Greg Popovic),DUDA and Zeljko LEGENDS,no words

    • @dekipet
      @dekipet 10 місяців тому

      Greg is a Serb, too. LOL.

  • @serehass
    @serehass 2 роки тому +10

    the video is well presented made watching it more enjoyable well done!

    • @BasketNews_com
      @BasketNews_com  2 роки тому

      Thanks a lot! Make sure to subscribe for more content like this 👋

  • @StaCeMiKanal
    @StaCeMiKanal 2 роки тому

    nice job on the pronunciation of his name and home town, spot on

  • @rajibsikder3315
    @rajibsikder3315 2 роки тому

    I really enjoy this video. Thank you

  • @juliansinomati7118
    @juliansinomati7118 2 роки тому +8

    He is the best coach ever who didn't get an offer to work in NBA.
    Because NBA can't afford a legend like him.If he would have coached in NBA,today we would speak for the greatest dinasty of NBA.
    He would dethroned every coach and every dinasty.
    We would not talk about Michael Jordan because he would became a normal player.
    That's the truth,but NBA is trying everything to keep the primadonna of 🏀.Those NBA matches which finish with high point scores,with European coaches it would finish with mid scores

    • @dekipet
      @dekipet 2 роки тому +2

      And with 5 sec left, they stop playing and start shaking hands as it is over. In Europe, it is not over with 0.7 secs. Ask Cibona.

  • @mihailopavlovic2027
    @mihailopavlovic2027 2 роки тому +4

    Imagine Željko yelling "F-you LeBron James, shame on you!!", it would be hillarious

  • @lackyluciano9766
    @lackyluciano9766 2 роки тому +40

    Serbs have a superior basketball intellect, the best player in the NBA right now is a serb

    • @smucanaguerilla9950
      @smucanaguerilla9950 2 роки тому +5

      We've had a lot of good players, but Jokic is from another planet.

    • @dekipet
      @dekipet 2 роки тому

      @@smucanaguerilla9950 Jokić is a good player. But in any Euro top club he would be just some medium player. He can play THAT basketball in NBA. But not in Euroleague.

    • @Redemptionist972
      @Redemptionist972 2 роки тому +2

      @@dekipet ur delusional if you think this

    • @dekipet
      @dekipet 2 роки тому

      @@Redemptionist972 ?

    • @tomodomo1000
      @tomodomo1000 2 роки тому

      @@dekipet he is right.

  • @Arapricky-
    @Arapricky- 2 роки тому +5

    No hesitation . He is the best

  • @ib6294
    @ib6294 2 роки тому +5

    NBA is not ready for Zeljko Obradovic

  • @kaseirinho
    @kaseirinho 2 роки тому +1

    1994 EuroLeague Champion with Joventut Badalona and then 95 with Real Madrid.

  • @truthhearer6323
    @truthhearer6323 2 роки тому +3

    Five Final Fours in a row and three finals in a row with Fener (which he did nowhere else) might've been worth to mention to, instead of downplaying it as just one EL title.

    • @ms-jl6dl
      @ms-jl6dl 2 роки тому

      Yes,Fener was for five years top team in europe (350 million people)!
      Pitty you won just one of those three finals but you did win one - very few teams can say that. You are legends now. In my place our handball team were european champions in '73 and still are LEGENDS.

  • @LowflyerN12
    @LowflyerN12 2 роки тому +8

    The best, 100%

  • @bv3710
    @bv3710 Рік тому +4

    Imagine Zion or some shit and Zeljko yelling IN YOUR EYES YOU ARE GOOD GUYS!!!

  • @burimsaliji23
    @burimsaliji23 Рік тому

    Great video 😀

  • @UrosNiksic
    @UrosNiksic 2 роки тому +5

    Best of best Obradovic :)

  • @georgewashington6497
    @georgewashington6497 2 роки тому +7

    There's a coach in NBA, who has similar coaching style to Obradovic. A coach, who also has Serbian background: Gregg Popovic.

  • @lukozi01
    @lukozi01 2 роки тому +8

    I don't know where do you find your sources but the only non-american that became a head coach in the NBA is Igor Kokoskov. Both Mike D'Antoni and David Blatt were born in the USA

  • @emreciftci2873
    @emreciftci2873 2 роки тому

    Best video my friend 👍

  • @uygarkarakurt7176
    @uygarkarakurt7176 2 роки тому +10

    NBA de çalışmasına gerek yok çünkü Dünyanın en iyi koçları arasında 😉

  • @winelover3639
    @winelover3639 2 роки тому +21

    Nba is not about sport. It's about pleasing people who watch. From rules to format its all about that. Look at drama, you don't need a Netflix, just watch NBA every team has at least 3 Mike James on their team, you know what I mean :))) Big industry created, but in terms of sport its like a circus for a most part.

    • @rapolaszinevicius
      @rapolaszinevicius 2 роки тому +1

      Yes, circus which dominate Europe basketball school by mile. :)

    • @crnisinliha6960
      @crnisinliha6960 2 роки тому +4

      @@rapolaszinevicius thats why all of the best players in the NBA are non-American.

    • @rapolaszinevicius
      @rapolaszinevicius 2 роки тому

      @@crnisinliha6960 All of the best you mean Jokic, Doncic and Giannis out of top50 there? :) Or we need to talk about WC and Olympics where 12 circus clowns slaughtering Europe National teams? :)

    • @crnisinliha6960
      @crnisinliha6960 2 роки тому +4

      @@rapolaszinevicius wow what an argument in the leage od 450 players where majority is american, you want top 50? in top 5 players in the nba 4 of them are non american Giannis Jokic Embid Luka, there are all stars like Karl anthony towns Gobert plus others whom you presume are amricans. international, ok lets look who is the holder of WC? did you see olympic final who close it was? or you just THNIK once heavy favorite is still that, gap is not that big as it once was.

    • @rapolaszinevicius
      @rapolaszinevicius 2 роки тому +1

      @@crnisinliha6960 "Gap is not that big" ok. :) Its good that there is no more preseason games where NBA bottom teams killing Euroleague top teams. :) Call NBA circus its so childish when there is best basketball players. Every player dreaming to be there and those who is saying otherwise just know that they are not good enough to take big role there. USA is the top NT no doubt. All best players playing in NBA. And that is circus for someone. :)

  • @nostromokg
    @nostromokg Рік тому

    Željko is one and only and there is no doubt about that. Either way, his accent brought me to tears every time :))) along with a huge amount of respect for the fact that he even didn't bother to fix it, or didn't give a s*it :)

  • @bestgraphics3404
    @bestgraphics3404 2 роки тому

    he is back !

  • @cankatandbay4697
    @cankatandbay4697 2 роки тому +5

    The best ever💙💛

  • @zogovic-br1pz
    @zogovic-br1pz Рік тому

    Prva sezona titula sa najmladjim timom i samo jednom utakmicom u Beogradu , Huventudu prvu EL u ustoriji prve sezone , Realu M. Titula posle posle mnogo godina cekanja , Panatinajkos posle njega i 5 EL nikada u f4 i pored novca kog nehvali , Fenerbahce prva titula nekoj turskoj ekili u EL posle godina ulaganja i pokusaja , to je zaista za nesto inpresivnoali zaista .. i sada sa Partizanom najmanji budzet u EL i najmadji tim na oragu f4 pored dve pobjede u Madridu koji je kasnije osvojio EL a znamo sta se desilo i da nisu vodeci igraci partizana diskvalifikovani ko zna sta bi donio taj f4 ali svakako sezona jos jedna inpresivna ostavivsi iza sebe velike klubove sa budzetima nevjerovstnim , plus reprezentativni uspjesi kada se tu pridodaju to je nesto zaista cudesno

  • @ΧρήστοςΤ-τ5λ
    @ΧρήστοςΤ-τ5λ 2 роки тому +5

    In the NBA the game is based on anarchy and personal performance. There is no team spirit . Coaches have little to do with the game. The NBA wouldn’t accept a coach who would monopolise the league and win all the championships with his flawless coaching abilities. Because when it comes to a game of tactics who would do better than European coaches ? Imagine with the best of them Obradovic And of course English language is not a problem as many would say…

    • @ahmadazem4167
      @ahmadazem4167 Рік тому

      he wouldnt be able to win because no player of star quality would play for him

  • @farguc
    @farguc 2 роки тому +2

    Blatt is the perfect example of a great coach getting shafted by an nba star. Euroleague may have not be the most talented league, but the game is far more emotional and intelligent

  • @huseyinaltun4276
    @huseyinaltun4276 2 роки тому +2

    We love you so muchh 💛💙💛💙

  • @b00i00d
    @b00i00d 2 роки тому

    this was a beautiful video - in fact his life could be turned into a movie

  • @1robis1
    @1robis1 11 місяців тому +2

    IN YOUR EYES YOU ARE THE GOOD GUYS.....FUCK YOU EVERYBODY :DDDDDDDDDDDDD ....This one killed me totaly :DDDDDDD LOL

  • @worldofnuance
    @worldofnuance Рік тому

    With a personality as big as his, he wouldn’t be able to coach in today’s NBA. But maybe he would’ve been able to in the 90s. I could see his style maybe working in college basketball- but that’s a big maybe. Players are gaining more power there too thanks to social media and the ability to do brand deals now. Also, I wonder how he’d fare as a recruiter.