101 Greats of European Basketball

Carlton Myers was recognized by the Italian Olympic
Committee, too, as he was chosen to be the Italian flag
bearer during the Parade of Nations at the Opening
Ceremony.
Myers scored 40 or more points 17 times in the Italian
League, however, his feats did not always result in a win.
“Scoring more than 40 points and losing the game
kills me,” he said many times. “It’s just a useless performance
and the truth is that it makes me feel bad
because we didn’t reach the main goal, which is winning
the game.” An example was him scoring 41 points in
the fifth game of the final series of the Italian League in
1997 with Fortitudo against Benetton Treviso. His team
lost the game, and the title, by the score of 84-82.
When Myers retired, at 40 years old, the then president
of the Italian basketball federation, legend Dino
Meneghin, said about him:
“I hope that young players today can watch and
study the videos to see how he played. Carlton Myers
was an example for everyone.”
I agree 100 percent. If young players want to see
how a great shooting guard should do his job, I also
recommend watching Carlton Myers videos.
Carlton Myers
Czech Republic. Coach Bogdan Tanjevic had a kind of
life insurance with Carlton Myers, the man who scored
when the team needed it most. He scored many points
from the foul line because he kept drawing fouls when
shooting or penetrating. However, fouling him was not a
very good idea because he hardly ever missed from the
line. Over his career, Myers made 85% of his free throws.
At the Sydney Olympics in 2000, the great career of
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