[1/2 Finals] Russia - Serbia

[Richey6662]

So its gonna be a rematch against only foe, whose Serbian magic has not worked against...

 

[vuxsa2]

Payback time

 

[ThePeraCar2]

Im confident we can win this 60-40 chances for Serbia

 

[iraz2]

We are underdogs again! That's for the better.

 

[ThePeraCar2]

We are underdogs again! That's for the better.

maybe on this forum but you cant be on the tournament, you won vs serbia in group stage

 

[uRAgan2]

Russia is not favorite, very good

 

[unnamed2]

In semi-final match there are no underdogs

 

[Mr Chacho2]

I am scared, I joked some months ago in the forum (I think that was with iraz) about the fact of Russia winning the Eurobasket with a buzzerbeater of Shved.

Man, I see it very close now .

 

[Dtown2]

It's very hard to beat a team twice in these competitions. Ask Australia from the Olympics.

 

[Srle2]

This game is 50/50, I don't think that any team in this match up have a big advantage in the semi finals, I am expecting very close game.

 

[atillafb2]

This is going to be a close game but I believe Serbia has a slight edge. Also rooting for Serbia to win the tournament...so good luck!

 

[CoachZ2]

 

[mmarko282]

Last three times that Serbia played against a team that beat them in group stage:

2014 World Championship 1/4 finals - Serbia - Brazil: 84-56
2014 World Championship 1/2 finals - Serbia - France: 90-85
2014 Olympic tournament 1/2 finals - Serbia - Australia: 87-61

 

[Srle2]

We had much better and talented team that year, its a different situation now.

 

[Joško Poljak Fan2]

Serbia will go through to the finals, unless Russians get some huge boost from individual performances. They can play good defense, but I can't bet on them after they were seemingly tanking the game against Greece.... and failed.

 

[mmarko282]

We had much better and talented team that year, its a different situation now.

We did have a lot more talented team, but my point is that Djordjević and his staff do a very good scouting of opponents they play and don't let the team beat them twice in the same way.
Also, Australia, Brazil and France were a lot more talented opponents that this Russian team.

 

[unnamed2]

Serbia will go through to the finals, unless Russians get some huge boost from individual performances. They can play good defense, but I can't bet on them after they were seemingly tanking the game against Greece.... and failed.

Given if Serbia stops Vorontsevich, Fridzon, Kurbanov and Khvostov the chances are high. Force Shved to shoot more. Russia's main strength is the fact that most of their players play together in their clubs(be it Lokomotiv Kuban or CSKA Moscow) so they know each other well. That's what makes them hard to beat.

 

[vuxsa2]

Given if Serbia stops Vorontsevich, Fridzon, Kurbanov and Khvostov the chances are high. Force Shved to shoot more. Russia's main strength is the fact that most of their players play together in their clubs(be it Lokomotiv Kuban or CSKA Moscow) so they know each other well. That's what makes them hard to beat.

Serbia in exactly the same situation. You have Crvena Zvezda combined team from last 2-3 years where I think everybody played at some time together wit everybody else + 4 Partizan players who also played with one another.

 

[Kwijibo2]

Is that thai language?

 

[unnamed2]

Serbia in exactly the same situation. You have Crvena Zvezda combined team from last 2-3 years where I think everybody played at some time together wit everybody else + 4 Partizan players who also played with one another.

Yes, but it was long ago. Russians on other side have been playing together in two groups(minus Shved) for most of the previous season.

Is that thai language?

Yes and it means "we'll crush you"