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RealGM post by DavorFanCroatia: My interview with Dino Radja
« on: February 19, 2016, 04:07:21 PM »

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Snippets from the thread, posted by DavorFanCroatia. Definitely worth a read! Huge fan of Dino, and was very sad about how everything went down with the Pitno era.

Some things you cannot change. For everything else, there's Allstate.

Okay... I'll walk myself out slowly...

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DV: Who was your toughest opponent?

Radja: I played in the era with many great bigs. O'Neal, Olajuwon, Robinson, Ewing, Mourning, Mutombo, Malone, Kemp... Unlike today when you don't have a true center. The one player who gave me a lot of problems were Derrick Coleman. He wasn't quick, but he was left handed and very tough cover. And i hated playing against Karl Malone. He was a dirty player. Constantly hiting people, but he was protected by referees. Especially against europen rookie.

DV: Who was your favorite teammate on Celtics?

Radja: I really liked our playmaker Sherman Douglas. He was a great guy. And one player who helped me the most with his advices was Xavier McDaniel. X-man was cool guy, veteran always ready to help.

Radja: I have fulfilled my dream to play in the NBA. Now i wanted to compete. Every game to mean something. I have won two Greek league championchips. Later i came home and won two Croatia league championhips.

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DV: Many former Boston Celtics players stayed in touch with the organization. Does this applies to you to?

Radja: Definetly. I'm still in touch with some people in the organization. Everytime i'm in town we meet and go for a drink. I took my son to NBA Finals when we played the Lakers. I have a lot of friends in Boston and i'm proud to be a part of Celtics family. When Celtics played in Milano i came up to training and Danny Ainge and Brad Stevens stoped training to introduce me to current team.

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1427564
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Re: RealGM post by DavorFanCroatia: My interview with Dino Radja
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2016, 04:31:39 PM »

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Very interesting. TP!
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Re: RealGM post by DavorFanCroatia: My interview with Dino Radja
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2016, 04:34:56 PM »

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He's one of our own right?

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7094

Yo man, why you giving the good stuff to RealGM first?
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Re: RealGM post by DavorFanCroatia: My interview with Dino Radja
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2016, 04:34:58 PM »

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TP for the share.

Very good read. I always liked Dino, he was a very good player. As the OP noted, too bad Pitino ruined so many things for the Celtics and their fans back then.
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Re: RealGM post by DavorFanCroatia: My interview with Dino Radja
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2016, 04:35:14 PM »

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Great stuff!!

TP to you (and Davor if he comes around).

I love how he talks about being part of the Celtics family.  Dino and Sherm Douglas were two bright spots for me during some dark days of Celtics basketball.
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Re: RealGM post by DavorFanCroatia: My interview with Dino Radja
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2016, 04:35:37 PM »

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Quote from: bdm860 on February 19, 2016, 04:34:56 PM
He's one of our own right?

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7094

Yo man, why you giving the good stuff to RealGM first?

I thought the name looked familiar.
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Re: RealGM post by DavorFanCroatia: My interview with Dino Radja
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2016, 04:38:50 PM »

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Quote from: bdm860 on February 19, 2016, 04:34:56 PM
He's one of our own right?

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7094

Yo man, why you giving the good stuff to RealGM first?

Whoops I forgot he was here lol. TP to Davor, since I don't even use realGM like that. My b!

Quote from: Celtics18 on February 19, 2016, 04:35:14 PM
Great stuff!!

TP to you (and Davor if he comes around).

I love how he talks about being part of the Celtics family.  Dino and Sherm Douglas were two bright spots for me during some dark days of Celtics basketball.
Quote from: rocknrollforyoursoul on February 19, 2016, 04:34:58 PM
TP for the share.

Very good read. I always liked Dino, he was a very good player. As the OP noted, too bad Pitino ruined so many things for the Celtics and their fans back then.

Agreed.

I liked how Dino said Malone was a dirty player. I always disliked his attitude, and how he seemed to take cheap shots at players that would drive.
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Re: RealGM post by DavorFanCroatia: My interview with Dino Radja
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2016, 04:43:55 PM »

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Quote from: bdm860 on February 19, 2016, 04:34:56 PM
He's one of our own right?

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7094

Yo man, why you giving the good stuff to RealGM first?

Hay, guys. Yes its me... I send interview to mods on CelticsBlog...After they didn't publish it for more then 4 months, i  post it in RealGM.

Have a nice day
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Re: RealGM post by DavorFanCroatia: My interview with Dino Radja
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2016, 04:45:01 PM »

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Quote from: DavorCroatiaFan on February 19, 2016, 04:43:55 PM
Quote from: bdm860 on February 19, 2016, 04:34:56 PM
He's one of our own right?

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7094

Yo man, why you giving the good stuff to RealGM first?

Hay, guys. Yes its me... I send interview to mods on CelticsBlog...After they didn't publish it for more then 4 months, i  post it in RealGM.

Have a nice day

Anything else you use besides realGM/Celticsblog when you post your stuff? Would certainly love to read more! Thanks for posting that interview!
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Re: RealGM post by DavorFanCroatia: My interview with Dino Radja
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2016, 08:07:12 PM »

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Quote from: DavorCroatiaFan on February 19, 2016, 04:43:55 PM
Quote from: bdm860 on February 19, 2016, 04:34:56 PM
He's one of our own right?

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7094

Yo man, why you giving the good stuff to RealGM first?

Hay, guys. Yes its me... I send interview to mods on CelticsBlog...After they didn't publish it for more then 4 months, i  post it in RealGM.

Have a nice day

Well, there you are. 

TP!!!
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« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2016, 08:17:58 PM »

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Always liked Radja. Pity he didn't get to play for better teams here.

Thanks for the interview. Much enjoyed.
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« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2016, 09:01:52 PM »

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Quote from: DavorCroatiaFan on February 19, 2016, 04:43:55 PM
Quote from: bdm860 on February 19, 2016, 04:34:56 PM
He's one of our own right?

http://forums.celticsblog.com/index.php?action=profile;u=7094

Yo man, why you giving the good stuff to RealGM first?

Hay, guys. Yes its me... I send interview to mods on CelticsBlog...After they didn't publish it for more then 4 months, i  post it in RealGM.

Have a nice day

Great interview!

(Missed opportunity by Celtics Blog.)
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