Croatian NT

[Picek2]

For those of us who didn't see the game, was it the whole team that played horrible or certain players?

I watched the entire first quarter and already after that I felt sick..
after that I turned to Serbia - Montenegro and the second and third quarter watched only sporadicly.. fourth one I watched entirely again..
team as a whole played horrible, but some players should have never been called in the first place.. like for example Stipčević, he is a lost case.. everytime he had a ball in his hands I wanted to puke..
team is disorganized, poor in attack and even poorer in defence. the fact that Cyprus managed to outrebound us is a shocker and it describes our game the best.
no ball movement at all in offence, when Cyprus was able to organize their defence we would just be jacking threes or shots from outside without even trying to put the ball down low to our bigs.. there were maybe one or two plays which were properly set in the entire game..
most of our points were easy layups after counter attacks..
in defence, in couple of occasions we looked like high school team (croatian high school team, not NCAA)..
if it was a serious team we were playing we would have lost the game. and I really mean it..

this looked even worse then Cibona when Repeša took over.. atleast in Cibona he brought El-Amin and Wright.. here he doesn't have that option and needs to set some team play with what he has.. this summer will be a perfect opportunity for him to see that some players aren't and will never be a NT material.
atleast not for a NT which is looking to go back to top spots anyway..
not to the medal holders though, I think we should all come back to reality and realize we don't have a talent for that.. not anymore..
the only thing that can maybe take us there is hard work, defence with bloody knees and well orchestrated team play..
the only good thing about this team is Repeša, if anyone can pull out the best from our basketball it is him..

btw. I don't know how many of you are watching and following other team sports..
but, if our waterpolo federation managed to make Ratko Rudić (the world's best coach) as their professional coach for 9 year now then we really need to wonder even if in basketball that is not a everyday thing to have a coach who is only a NT coach..

 

[Picek2]

it was another painfull game to watch..
I don't know if I should cry more because the way we played or because we won with that kind of game..
if Repeša didn't beg Bogdanović to come back after he kicked him out because of lack of discipline I'm not sure we would qualify.. seriously..
even in a poor group like this one is..
I know team Ukraine is consisted of bigs and poor guards but Drozdov (SF) had 7 rebounds, same as our bigs..
we can't control rebounds even if our life depends on it..
being outrebounded 47-36 is showing serious lack of focus or serieous lack of quality.. and unfortunately I believe it is the second part of the sentence which is true..
God I hope Šarić will be in the team on friday, otherwise it will be pure waste of time and money going to Osijek for the Hungary game..

 

[pohani komarac2]

Dario Šarić become 100th player to play for Croatia

All 100 Croatian NT players



Split (19)

Luka Babić, Hrvoje Henjak, Toni Kukoč, Krešimir Lončar, Veljko Mršić, Hrvoje Oršulić, Drago Pašalić, Velimir Perasović, Joško Poljak, Dino Rađa, Damir Rančić, Goran Sobin, Srđan Subotić, Bruno Šundov, Žan Tabak, Ivan Tomeljak, Roko Leni Ukić, Joke Vranković, Andrija Žižić



Zadar (17)

Vladan Alanović, Marko Banić, Alan Gregov, Arijan Komazec, Emilio Kovačić, Branimir Longin, Davor Marcelić, Pavle Marčinković, Hrvoje Perinčić, Ivan Perinčić, Marko Popović, Jure Ružić, Tomislav Ružić, Šime Špralja, Jakov Vladović, Luka Žorić, Jurica Žuža



Zagreb (11)

Zoran Antić, Vladimir Anzulović, Danko Cvjetićanin, Gordan Giriček, Krešimir Novosel, Slaven Rimac, Damjan Rudež, Krunoslav Simon, Mate Skelin, Gordan Zadravec, Dubravko Zemljić



Rijeka (9)

Marino Baždarić, Ivan Kapov, Davor Kus, Marijan Mance, Aramis Naglić, Fran Pilepić, Jadran Popović, Goran Vrbanc, Zoran Vrkić



Šibenik (5)

Miro Jurić, Siniša Kelečević, Dražen Petrović, Dario Šarić, Ivica Žurić



Dubrovnik (4)

Lukša Andrić, Hrvoje Perić, Nikša Prkačin, Ante Tomić



Osijek (3)

Vladimir Krstić, Damir Miljković, Zvonimir Ridl



Koprivnica (2)

Ivan Tomas, Marko Tomas



Slavonski Brod (2)

Damir Milačić, Igor Miličić



Čakovec (1)

Goran Kalamiza



Drniš (1)

Stojko Vranković



Jasenice (Zadar) (1)

Stipe Šarlija



Karlovac (1)

Marko Car



Makarska (1)

Jure Lalić



Pula (1)

Sandro Nicević



Sinj (1)

Ivan Grgat



Vinkovci (1)

Mario Kasun



Vrgorac (1)

Nikola Vujčić



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Mostar (BiH) (8)

Stanko Barać, Bojan Bogdanović, Boris Džidić, Darko Planinić, Zoran Planinić, Ivan Ramljak, Marin Rozić, Josip Sesar



Slipčići (BiH) (1)

Franjo Arapović



Tomislavgrad (BiH) (1)

Matej Mamić



Sarajevo (BiH) (1)

Damir Markota



Tuzla (BiH) (1)

Damir Mulaomerović



Zenica (BiH) (1)

Ivica Marić



Altenkirchen (Njemačka) (1)

Davor Pejčinović



Mannheim (Njemačka) (1)

Mario Stojić



München (Njemačka) (1)

Dalibor Bagarić



Maribor (Slovenija) (1)

Rok Stipčević



Prijepolje (Srbija) (1)

Alen Trepalovac



Baltimore (SAD) (1)

Dontaye Draper

 

[Picek2]

positive thing: Dario Šarić played his first 13 minutes for senior NT..
and he did rather good after he shrug off the pressure in the first couple of minutes..
6 points, 4 rebounds..

bad thing, Hungarians had 11 (ELEVEN) offensive rebounds..
we can't control the rebounds even if our life depends on it..
and everything should start from that, if Repeša won't be able to fix that we are in deep shit..

 

[Picek2]

we are so lucky we are playing in the weakest of the qualifiying groups..
so no matter how bad we play we are still going to qualify..
no further comments needed

 

[rikhardur2]

The importance of Repeša in Croatia's bench

 

[pohani komarac2]

They are writeing in paper media Repesa will stay for sure in Malaga, while players are prepering some kind of boycot in shape that they will pay them self preparations so Danko Radic could not shit how good federation works and that players have evrything in preparations...It says players don't wannt Radic close to NT

LOL if it's truth

 

[pohani komarac2]

so finaly we have coach, because same sucked in Unicaja

http://unicaja.diariosur.es/noticias/2013-05-21/repesa-seguira-unicaja-201305210758.html

 

[pohani komarac2]

Sportske novosti write Marko Popovic won't play for NT

 

[Straight forward2]

Sportske novosti write Marko Popovic won't play for NT

Seems like Planinič as well...

It could be rather intruiguing roster this time. Croatia probably will have to wait a little bit more for some things happening.

 

[pohani komarac2]

Seems like Planinič as well...

It could be rather intruiguing roster this time. Croatia probably will have to wait a little bit more for some things happening.

Planinic is oficaly out unfortunally, apologized to fans on croatian federation site

Stipcevic is now sure in NT

 

[pohani komarac2]

Basketball Club Croatia rooster

Roko Ukic, PG Panathinaikos
Dontaye Draper, PG Real Madrid
Rok Stipcevic, PG Scavolini Pesaro
Toni Prostran, PG Zadar
Ante Delas, SG/SG Zadar
Krunoslav Simon, SG Unicaja
Fran Pilepic Bilbao, SG Bilbao
Mario Hezonja, SG/SF Barcelona/Barcelona B
Bojan Bogdanovic, SG/SF Fenerbahce
Marko Tomas, SG/SF Cedevita
Hrvoje Peric, SF Vanoli Cermona (finaly on rooster)
Luka Babic, SF Cedevita
Ivan Ramljak, SF Siroki
Damjan Rudez, SF/PF Cai Zaragoza
Dario Saric, SF/PF Cibona
Damir Markota, PF Besiktas
Mario Delas, PF Zalgiris
Leon Radosevic, PF/C Armani Milano
Ante Tomic, C Barcelona
Stanko Barac, C Efes
Luka Zoric, C Unicaja
Darko Planinic, C Maccabi
Miro Bilan, C Cedevita
Luksa Andric, C Cedevita

no trip to Slovenia for me

 

[Picek2]

Ramljak and Babić are out because of injuries..
Hezonja probably won't play for our U-19 team at WC because of injury which makes him doubtfull for the senior NT preparation..

PG Ukić, ?
SG Bogdanović, Simon
SF Tomas, Perić
PF Šarić, Rudež, Radošević
C Tomić, Žorić, ?

I'm guessing that will be Repeša's choice..
lack of proper PG will destroy us.. again..
Katić should have been invited for the preps atleast..
but it will be a nice trip to Slovenia nonetheless with no expectations..

 

[Efesdxb2]

Ramljak and Babić are out because of injuries..
Hezonja probably won't play for our U-19 team at WC because of injury which makes him doubtfull for the senior NT preparation..

PG Ukić, ?
SG Bogdanović, Simon
SF Tomas, Perić
PF Šarić, Rudež, Radošević
C Tomić, Žorić, ?

I'm guessing that will be Repeša's choice..
lack of proper PG will destroy us.. again..
Katić should have been invited for the preps atleast..
but it will be a nice trip to Slovenia nonetheless with no expectations..

Draper? Won't he play for Croatia this summer?

 

[Picek2]

Draper? Won't he play for Croatia this summer?

hopefully not.. he brings us nothing..
but then again, if not him it will be Stipčević..
and the only things that hurts my eyes more then having an american player in our NT is having Stipčević in our NT..

 

[auris12]

hopefully not.. he brings us nothing..
but then again, if not him it will be Stipčević..
and the only things that hurts my eyes more then having an american player in our NT is having Stipčević in our NT..

It is than,not "then",sorry to be anal.
NO matter what,i would still prefer country born players to naturalised.
If you go down,you go down .Relying on foreign born player is much more painful

 

[pohani komarac2]

It is than,not "then",sorry to be anal.
NO matter what,i would still prefer country born players to naturalised.
If you go down,you go down .Relying on foreign born player is much more painful

Thank you, you did it before me

 

[Picek2]

It is than,not "then",sorry to be anal.
NO matter what,i would still prefer country born players to naturalised.
If you go down,you go down .Relying on foreign born player is much more painful

thanks for the correction..
I'm preffering our players as well, there is no question about it..
Draper was, is and will always be a mistake..
but Stipčević..

 

[pohani komarac2]

Ukic-Draper-Stipcevic
Simon-Tomas-A. Delas
Bogdanovic-Rudez
Saric-Markota-M. Delas
Tomic-Zoric-Andric-D. Planinic

Repesa 15 names for preps

 

[Joško Poljak Fan2]

Doesn't seem bad at all, a bit too offensive orientated lineups for my taste, but if Repeša will do his job that can surely work much better than most people expect.