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  Albanian Information - Albanian.com
At the foot of the gigantic Damned Mountains (Bjeshk't e Nemuna), on the river Bistrica (pronounced: Bis-tritza) and the entrance of the Rugova Gorge (Gryka e Rugov's), lies Peja (pronounced: Pey-ah), a town with around 85,000 inhabitants, the main economic and cultural center of northern Dukagjin (pronounced: Duke-ah-jin) region of Kosova.
Because of its exceptional position in regards to communication, the natural attractiveness of the mountainous hinderland and richness in cultural and historical monuments, Peja is one of the best known tourist resorts of the region.
During the medieval Serbian state, Peja was a cultural center because of the Patriarchate of Peja, which is in the immediate vincity of the town.
www.albanian.com /main/countries/kosova/peja/index.html   (283 words)

  
  JockBio: Peja Stojakovic Biography
Peja saw the court, hit the open man, and was willing to work on his defense, which would be his biggest obstacle in claiming a starting role.
Peja finished with a 20.4 average, hitting from the field at a respectable 47 percent clip, including 40 percent from beyond the arc.
Peja is the man every NBA player wants to see poised confidently at the arc when he kicks the ball out to the perimeter.
www.jockbio.com /Bios/Stojakovic/Stojakovic_bio.html   (3521 words)

  
 JockBio: Peja Stojakovic Facts
Peja is one of five multiple winners of the three-point contest at the NBA's All-Star Weekend.
Peja was extremely disappointed when the Kings dealt Vlade Divac prior to the 2004-05 season.
Peja hit 49 free throws in a row during one stretch in 2004-05.
www.jockbio.com /Bios/Stojakovic/Stojakovic_numbers.html   (335 words)

  
 Peja Stojakovic of NBA New Orleans Hornets - Predrag Stojakovic
Peja Stojakovic of NBA New Orleans Hornets - Predrag Stojakovic
Predrag Stojakovic was born on 9th june 1977 in the township of slavonska pozega.
He gived by at least one service in 35 of 40 games for the Pacers and had a stretch of 10 still games with at least two from 3/12 to 3/27.
pejastojakovic.allfact.info   (833 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NBA - Can Peja cut it as Kings' go-to guy?
Vlade Divac, a fellow Serb, first saw Peja on a Yugoslavian under-16 team and his locker is to the right of Peja's.
To the left is where Lawrence Funderburke, who played with Peja on Greece's PAOK team, stows his gear.
The sets the Kings run for Peja are the same ones Adelman ran in Portland for Porter, who is revered within the league as one of its greatest unsung clutch shooters.
espn.go.com /nba/columns/bucher_ric/1532558.html   (989 words)

  
 Vlade Divac & Peja Stojakovic Teach Area Youngsters at Folsom High
Each day, Vlade and Peja stopped by the camp to encourage youngsters, give some tips, speak to the campers, and even play a little one-on-one to a lucky few who were selected.
Vlade and Peja also both spoke about their native lands of Yugoslavia and Croatia, and what life is like for many of the youths growing up there.
Peja would hang out with the campers and talk to them while they all huddled around the Folsom High gym and listened to many guest speakers.
www.myfolsom.com /vladecamp03.shtml   (478 words)

  
 Peja Stojakovic : USAToday.com - Peja Stojakovic Biography from USAToday.com
ET The Hornets signed free-agent forward Peja Stojakovic to a contract on Wednesday, but he comes to the Hornets in a sign-and-trade deal from the Pacers.
According to one Indiana official, the Pacers were "blown away" that the Hornets gave Peja Stojakovic a five-year, $64 million deal after he bowed out of the Nets playoff series with a knee injury, thus adding to his reputation of failing to deliver in the postseason.
Peja Stojakovic opted out of the final year of his contract on Monday, making him a free agent.
fantasybasketball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NBA&id=431   (488 words)

  
 Peja travel guide - Wikitravel
Peja is a city in the west of Kosovo in Yugoslavia.
The people of Peja are very enthusiastic and welcoming to tourists.
Peja has the best water in the globe--you just have to try it, and you will see.
wikitravel.org /en/Peja   (675 words)

  
 Pacers Trade Artest for Peja - Online Sportsbooks & Sports Picks at Therx.com Offshore Betting Forum
Peja could get back to being a deadly shooter as he will be the 3rd option behind O'Neal and Jackson.
I think Peja will get back to his numbers that he had with the Kings when Webber was there...he won't score the same amount (24.2 in '03-'04), but he will get closer to his shooting percentage back then (48.0% back then compared to shooting 40.3% this season).
Agree with you Clip...put Peja on a contending team where he won't be counted on to carry the team and has a solid inside player and watch him flourish.
forum.therx.com /showthread.php?t=343182   (1885 words)

  
 Ailene Voisin: Just no place for Peja to hide - KingsFans
Under normal circumstances, Peja Stojakovic, having struggled throughout his most recent postseason series and yet another of the Kings' ill-fated, seven-game encounters, would be bouncing off the backboard to begin again.
Peja's lack of maturity may very well have prohibited him from demanding the ball and shooting with confidence when Web came back last year.
Peja is not a leader-type personality, Web is. It is what it is. As the saying goes, "You can't change the basic grain of the wood".
www.kingsfans.com /forums/showthread.php?t=789   (2077 words)

  
 Peja Stojakovic NBA Basketball at CBS SportsLine.com
Hornets F Peja Stojakovic (back) was nearing a return in the final week of the regular season, but did not play in any of the final games.
Peja should be back to 100 percent by the start of training camp, but injuries will likely be an issue with him from this stage on in his career.
As long as he is healthy, he can be a high-end scorer.
www.sportsline.com /nba/players/playerpage/23333   (171 words)

  
 Peja For Vince??? - JBB 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Peja needs a big man inside who's a scoring threat to draw the perimeter defense away from him.
Peja may not be able to fill in as many seats as VC but he does come really close.
I wouldn't do Vince for Peja because Peja needs to go to a team with another star, if he goes to a team where he has to create for himself and his teaamtes, and gets' doubled and tripled all game long, I don't want to imagine how he would do.
www.justbball.com /forums/showthread.php?t=23136   (1318 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Peja's OK with being No. 2 in nobility line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Knowing that star Chris Webber, Sacramento's leading scorer the last four seasons, would be sidelined for at least half the year because of offseason knee surgery, the Kings needed a go-to guy to salvage the 2003-04 campaign.
Peja Stojakovic, arguably the best shooter in the NBA, had to be the man. "I didn't feel any added pressure.
"Peja" is a simple Serbian nickname for Pedrag, kind of like Bill is to William, but there is nothing simple about Stojakovic's game.
www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/nba/kings/2004-04-07-peja-focus_x.htm   (1288 words)

  
 PACERS: Chat Transcript: Peja Stojakovic Via Interpreter Scot Pollard
Scot Pollard and Peja Stojakovic, close friends during their five seasons together in Sacramento (from 1998-2003) have been reunited as teammates in Indiana.
Peja shaves in the morning and then has a five oclock shadow at noon.
Peja is very happy to be here and take our American money.
www.nba.com /pacers/chat/stojakovic_pollard_060214.html   (735 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - NBA - Agent: Peja wants to stay in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS -- Peja Stojakovic believes he and Jermaine O'Neal could be cornerstones for the Indiana Pacers.
After Peja came to Indiana he started showing the flashes he showed when he was with Webber.
peja might pull a double team but he is dismal in the playoffs and even in the two wins was benched in order for the pacers to wins those games because he can't guard his own shadow
www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=92816   (921 words)

  
 Kyle Korver Nxt Peja - ProSportsDaily Forums
And Peja is a much better rebounder and passer than Korver.
Peja's not that good on D, but he's much further along than Korver.
Although Peja and Korver are similar you cannot compare the 2.
www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=24675   (557 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Basketball / Peja, Kings survive Mavs to take 2-0 lead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Yes, that Peja -- the superstar scorer who usually considers defense a dirty word.
"That's why we brought Peja here, is for his defense," said Webber, who got his first playoff triple-double.
After Brad Miller hit the go-ahead shot with 34 seconds left, Stojakovic swatted the ball out of Michael Finley's hands with 11 seconds to play, setting up Doug Christie's clinching free throws to give the Kings their second 2-0 playoff series lead since moving to Sacramento in 1985.
www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2004/04/21/peja_kings_roll_past_mavs_83_79_in_game_1?pg=full   (897 words)

  
 Arranging Matches: Kreidler on Peja's hand injury
Mark Kreidler makes a compelling argument that Peja is being attacked because he never lived up to the lofty expectations of Kings fans.
Peja is the basketball version of old LA Rams quarterback Jim Everett, who became notorious for hearing the "footsteps" of a pass rush that wasn't there.
Peja may be one of the daintier players in the NBA, but anyone who accuses him of faking an injury is just talking out of their um...
arrangingmatches.typepad.com /am/2005/11/kreidler_on_pej.html   (394 words)

  
 Trade Peja!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - KingsFans
I know Peja has done the great job in reagular seasons for the kings, i know many people love peja, but sometimes we have to move on.
Peja better start playing up to his potential though.
Peja may have a claim for best shot in the league, but best offense is probably a bit of a stretch.
www.kingsfans.com /forums/showthread.php?t=833   (1102 words)

  
 Peja helps Pacers defeat Hornets - Boston.com
Peja Stojakovic scored 26 points and hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 1:39 to play to lift the Indiana Pacers over the New Orleans Hornets 92-90 on Friday night.
Indiana Pacers forward Peja Stojakovic, of Serbia-Montenegro, shoots the ball over New Orleans Hornets guard Speedy Claxton (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March.
OKLAHOMA CITY --Peja Stojakovic scored 26 points and hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 1:39 to play to lift the Indiana Pacers over the New Orleans Hornets 92-90 on Friday night.
www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2006/03/10/peja_helps_pacers_defeat_hornets   (655 words)

  
 April 1 2006 - Salvation Army Teams up with Peja and the Pacers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The Peja Stojakovic Children's Foundation worked with The Salvation Army in Sacramento to collect nearly 40,000 coats and after the distribution, there where still more than 7,000 left over.
Peja Stojakovic was later traded to the Indiana Pacers.
The other partner in the coat distribution was Djuric Trucking Co. who transported all of the coats from Sacramento to Indianapolis and offered their warehouse as the distribution point.
www.salvationarmyusa.org /usc/www_usc_ind.nsf/stc-vw-sublinks/9C499FB375B2BF1705257143005344C8?openDocument   (330 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - NBA - It's just as well the Artest-Peja deal fell through
Peja will provide them what Reggie Miller did in his prime: a serious outside threat with a potential to go off for 30 on any given night.
Let's not forget Peja is still only 28 years old and still has a lot of good basketball left in him.
I agree that Peja would be a nice fit for the Pacers, he's needed a change of scenery for awhile now.
www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=56465   (1813 words)

  
 Dirk or Peja? - JBB 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
I think Dirk is better, Peja doesn't have the ability to create as well as Dirk and isn't near as good a rebouder, even though Dirk only gets boards because he's tall, Dirk can also block better which is another attribute of his height, but Peja is also 6'10 at SF and can't block.
They are both bad defenders with Peja being slightly better, and they can both pass but that's not their game, they aren't the best at creating for others.
Besides, Peja was never one to be an impact player during the playoffs or in the clutch.
www.justbball.com /forums/showthread.php?t=18065   (1219 words)

  
 Why do Kings love Peja? - ProSportsDaily Forums
Although there is ongoing concern about the on-court chemistry between Stojakovic and Chris Webber, or more specifically, the team's inability to incorporate Stojakovic prominently in the offense, the Kings reportedly remain resistant to moving their veteran small forward and are hopeful the lingering tension between teammates can be resolved.
He is a vital part of their franchise, and they aren't going to just move him for trash, considering he's signed to a great contract.
This year, with Chris Webber back, Peja has taken a back seat and reverted back to his old role (even though he is, and should be, disgruntled over management letting Divac go).
www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=13070   (1448 words)

  
 Peja Wants Out [Archive] - Sports Central Message Boards
Given that Peja was number two in scoring this year it should take an awful lot to pry him away from Sacramento.
Given that a lot of teams have already made their moves and for the most part have settled on their rosters for the upcoming season I wonder how many teams are going to be that interested.
If Peja request a trade to NY to be mayor as well, i'm up for that too.
www.sports-central.org /community/boards/archive/index.php/t-10146.html   (1179 words)

  
 InterBasket - Peja Stojakovic, Serbia -- Sacramento Kings
A native of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Predrag "Peja" Stojakovic played professionally for three seasons in Greece before signing with the Sacramento Kings on June 15, 1998.
The 6-9 forward was Sacramento's first-round draft choice at the age of 19 in 1996, the 14th overall selection, but he continued to play in Europe until joining the Kings for the 1998-99 season.
Filmed a commercial in his native Serbian an Greek languages for the NBA last season, speaking out against violence and warning children of the dangers of smoking.
www.interbasket.net /players/stojakovic.htm   (476 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Peja Stojakovic
Sacramento Kings star Peja Stojakovic is fed up and wants to be traded.
Last season's second-leading scorer is upset that free agent Vlade Divac left the team and went to the Lakers.
Peja deserves to be in a place where his efforts will be appreciated more.
www.askmen.com /sports/fanatic_100/126b_sports_fan.html   (924 words)

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