Worldbasket.com

    J&J is a basketball scouting-statistical-evaluation agency founded by Giampiero Hruby in 1996. Since 1996-97, we have been following the principal leagues in Europe: game-by-game, player-by-player, team-by-team. The database we have created and developed in this period of time has personal information and basketball statistics on more that 25,000 players. Without any doubt, this is the most complete and richest source of such information regarding European players.

    In these first four years, J&J has earned the reputation of being a service that is impartial, accurate, trustworthy and easily accessible at the international level. We have developed a network of contacts in over 100 nations around the world, with a total of over 200 contributors and correspondents.

    Starting in November of 2000, much of this information will be available, free of charge, through our WebSite, WorldBasket.com. In this 2000-01 season, J&J will constantly follow some 20+ leagues, the most important in the world outside the USA. For this reason, J&J will be able to offer its clients exclusive information on thousands of players, such as: the performance of a player at home and on the road; in his last three games; when his team wins or loses; in the regular season and in the playoffs; in the first months of the season and in the last months of the season; etc., etc. All of this information can also be used to evaluate against the same data from previous seasons, in different competitions, with different teams, with club teams and with national teams. All of this will permit the user to know the player that much better and, therefore, have a deeper evaluation of his present and potential level of play.

    J&J service is directed towards television, newspapers, magazines, Federations, Leagues, Clubs, Managers, Coaches, Agents, Scouts, Broadcasters, Sports Writers and, of course, Fans.

    But J&J is not just a database. In fact, in June 1998, with the co-authorship of Dan Peterson, J&J published the 1st edition of "The European Basketball Register" in English, Spanish and Italian. In November 1998, with the co-authorship of Dan Peterson, J&J published the "Almanacco MOLTEN del Basket Italiano." In June 1999, the 2nd edition of "The J&J European Basketball Register" and the 1st edition of "The J&J World Basketball Register". In October 1999, J&J published the 1st edition "The J&J Italian Basketball Register". In June 2000, the 3rd edition of "The J&J European Basketball Register" and the 2nd edition of "The J&J World Basketball Register". In October 2000, J&J published the 2nd edition "The J&J Italian Basketball Register".

    During the period from June of 1998 to October of 2000, J&J has published 8 different "Registers" in various languages, such as English, Italian, and Spanish. Thanks to this effort, J&J is the uncontested European leader in the sector. In these registers, we have technical profiles and statistics for over 2,000 players. In effect, we have all of the top European players, EC and non-EC players included, and the top non-European players (coming from Canada, the USA, South America, Africa, etc.), all of which are of interest to the European Basketball market.

    One of the "original" features of these Registers is the method of giving a fixed evaluation for each player, basing this ranking against all European players and all European leagues. In fact, these Registers introduced, for the first time in Europe, the concept of rating players from 1 star (*), the lowest ranking, to 5 stars (*****), the highest possible ranking. We think these stars are a "working tool" for coaches, general managers, scouts and executives that must make hard evaluations with regard to choosing or changing a player. Our Motives for Publishing the Registers: We are not agents. Nor are we an 'agency' of any sort.

    We do not represent players, coaches, teams, clubs, federations or 'special interests' of any kind. The only 'special interest' of J&J is that of the impartial evaluation of players that are within our range of observations. These evaluations are done with two things in mind: total objectivity and 100% accuracy. Yes, there are other offices that offer this type of service. But they may also represent players. It's hard to maintain objectivity in the ranking or evaluation of players when your own player is included in the mix. It's only human, normal, that statistics may become 'selective' and your ratings become 'weighted'. That's not the case with J&J. The player evaluations given by J&J are, to use the American word, 'ruthless,' without pity. That means we are totally objective, even if that puts a player in a negative light. So, this is the way J&J deals with its player evaluations today, and will deal with its team and coach evaluations tomorrow, with total impartiality.