Petteri Koponen Watch: Enter Scoonie Penn Edition

When Andre Collins, the lone soul standing between Petteri Koponen and the starting point guard position for Virtus Bologna, went down with a hand injury, spontaneous celebration broke out in the streets of Espoo. Finally, Koponen would get to hold the reigns. No more playing out of position. No more hindrances to his development. This was the opportunity Koponen and his dedicated followers (known as Finnaglerphiles) had been hoping for all along. It wasn't meant to be. Not yet: To replace the injured Andre Collins (183-G-82, college: Loyola, MD) (broken bone in a hand, out for some months), Virtus Bologna agreed to terms with James 'Scoonie' Penn (178-G-77, college:Ohio St.), who is expected to join the team on next tuesday, just in time to play the Italy SuperCup on Sunday, October 4. You may remember Scoonie Penn from his college days at The Ohio State University where he and Michael Redd made things look easy. Penn has earned a solid reputation in Europe and will be ...