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Paspalj had some memorable performances in the autumn of 1997, including a game against PAOK when he steered Aris to victory with 20 points ( 2 / 2, 9 / 11 ).
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Following a series of below-par performances in which his shooting percentage had dipped alarmingly, Paspalj memorably made 3 / 4 free throws, 12 / 20 two-point shots and hit a buzzer-beater three-pointer to close the first half.
Relations between Paspalj and the Olympiakos leadership had deteriorated during the summer and his departure to their arch-rivals infuriated Olympiakos fans who subsequently turned on their former hero and hounded him whenever the two teams met.
This initially intimidated Paspalj, as chance had it that his first game for Panathinaikos was against Olympiakos in the Greek Cup, played at the neutral stadium of Sporting.
This was a smaller club that had regularly over-achieved, and it had the good fortune of being led by the great Dušan Ivković who knew Paspalj well from coaching him in the national team.
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In February 1998 Paspalj, playing injured, led his team to victory in the Greek Cup but the majority of his team-mates left the club the following day after having gone without payment for some time.
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Paspalj played a crucial role in the triumph with a series of memorable matches against Aris in the play-off quarter-finals ( when he scored 44 points-9 / 10, 13 / 22, 3 / 4 ) and PAOK in the semi-finals.
This consistent shooting was reminiscent of his first two, memorable, years, and contrasted sharply with the scenes at the end of Game 1 when, after having shot 1 from 7 from the free-throw line, Paspalj made two free throws in the final seconds to immense jubilation and celebration from the stands.
Paspalj and performances
Ivkovic became a father-figure to Paspalj and improved his self-confidence and his general game, and Paspalj inspired Panionios BC to third place in the league with a series of fine performances indicating that after two lean years he was nearing his peak once more.
Paspalj and 1997
Paspalj returned to Greece, his second home, for the 1997 / 98 season and signed for Aris Thessaloniki.
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Paspalj scored an average of 25 points per game, including a career-high 56 against Dafni on the opening day of the season in a game that Olympiakos remarkably lost 103-105, but he effectively cost his team a place in the Euroleague Final Four when he stepped over the line in the dying seconds of the crucial play-off match against Limoges of France.
Paspalj and game
There is an unconfirmed story that became a bit of local urban legend from the early 1980s when Paspalj was a junior, about Cibona coming to Titograd for a late season game which was meaningless for Zagreb side but crucial for Budućnost's hopes of remaining in top division.
During the season, Paspalj scored an average of 33. 7 points per game.
In what would prove to be his final league appearance for Olympiakos, in the fifth playoff game against PAOK in 1994, Paspalj memorably rolled back the years as he scored 30 points to lead Olympiakos to a hard-fought 70-65 victory to take the series 3-2.
By contrast, a month later, an inspired Paspalj, in his first league appearance against Olympiakos, memorably began the game with three consecutive 3-pointers in the opening minute, though he subsequently faded as his team lost 65-67.
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In 1991-92 season Paspalj almost single-handedly inspired Olympiacos, a team that finished in 8th place in Greek league the previous year, to the play-off finals against PAOK from Thessaloniki.
The rediscovered confidence and form became evident at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, when 30-year-old Paspalj scored 16 points in the first half of the final against the Dream Team as Yugoslavia only trailed 38-43 at halftime.
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" With such players as Dražen Petrović, Vlade Divac, Toni Kukoč, Dino Rađa, Predrag Danilović, Žarko Paspalj and Jure Zdovc has pioneered the wave of international NBA players well before the early 21st century, when the concept began to gain true global momentum.
Žarko Paspalj began his pro career in 1982 when at age 16 he got moved up to Budućnost's first team where he was part of a talented generation alongside the likes of Zdravko Radulović and Luka Pavićević.
In particular his free-throw percentage nose-dived from 86 % to under 50 % and this led to a traumatic experience at the Euroleague Final Four in Tel Aviv in April 1994, when Paspalj missed a crucial free throw with four seconds left as Olympiacos suffered a shock defeat in the final, 59-57 to Joventut Badalona.
This was evident during the 1995 European Basketball Championships held in Athens, when fans of both clubs jeered him, although a huge chunk of their dissatisfaction could be attributed to Paspalj being the captain of the powerhouse Yugoslav squad that just ended Greek hopes of winning the title on home soil in an emotionally charged semi-final.
Lifting that trophy in front of the Athens crowd served as huge vindication and confidence boost for Paspalj after a couple of tough seasons, and the release of tension was evident in his jubilant locker-room interview with Vassilis Skountis when Paspalj ebulliently joined in with the chant ( meant ironically in this instance as he was clutching the trophy in his arms ) that " You will never lift the Cup, Paspalj, Paspalj!
Paspalj and Aris
Paspalj remained, but an injury meant that he did not play again that season as Aris alarmingly dropped down the table and narrowly avoided relegation to the A2 league.
Paspalj and victory
Paspalj was voted the Euroleague Final Four MVP but the vote took place at half-time in the final, with Olympiacos seemingly headed for victory.
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The team was loaded with stars like Aleksandar Đorđević, Vlade Divac, Žarko Paspalj, Danilović and Savić.
He ended up with the Spurs due to Gregg Popovich, the team's assistant coach at the time, who met 23-year-old Paspalj at a warm-up tournament in Germany in July where the Yugoslav national team was preparing for Eurobasket 1989.
Olympiakos lost 97-82, but Paspalj top-scored with 35 points on 8 / 9 free throws, 12 / 20 two-pointers and 1 / 2 three-pointers.
Playing on a fairly modest squad led by head coach Giannis Ioannidis, Paspalj was the go-to player in almost every match, capable of scoring from almost any angle and distance with his outside shooting a particularly deadly weapon in his arsenal.
Paspalj moved on in late summer of 1995 and began the new season with Panionios BC, also of Athens.
Paspalj also participated in Euroleague Final Fours on three occasions with three different teams.
Paspalj was also entrusted with the role of convincing different players, especially ones from the NBA, to come play for the national team.
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Not too long after that, Paspalj entered the senior squad, contributing greatly to Budućnost's third place league finish in 1985 / 86 season and a playoff semi-final where they lost to eventual champions KK Zadar.
Paspalj spent the 1996 / 97 season in Paris, playing for PSG Racing Basket and leading the club to its first national title in 43 years.
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