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It's not a dream. The talent (prospects) are there. We never had so many high level prospects in all positions basically. But not sooner than second half of decade. NT should be stacked in 2027 and 2028. I see France still having couple of non EL players in roster 2023. I think from 2027 there won't be such players on LTU roster.
It's normal that the decade starts better or worse. Usually we start strong like in 90s - 92, 95, 96. In 00s we were even the best European NT in 2000-2004 stretch (despite the choke in 04, I think we had the most talented and best scoring power NT, we took down USA, complete trashed and demoralized stacked Greece), but finished the decade relatively poorly. Everyone who watched 2000 Olympics knows that Lithuania, not France, was the second best NT of Olympics and we contested USA as no-one else before ever. So this stretch is probably the best for Lithuania, cause we were the best NT in Europe. Better than Spain that we beat in 2003 EB final. In 10's also good start, but crappy second half (the key here however, that we can't get to top 4 in Olympics, obvious decline).
I'm not projecting that we gonna get medals necessary in 2027, 2028, but I project that we will have the team which will be able to go against anybody for realistic aim for winning, including A USA team, like we did in 2000 and 2004. Semis should be the goal minimum for that team, even knowing how competitive and deep FIBA competition became.
It's normal that the decade starts better or worse. Usually we start strong like in 90s - 92, 95, 96. In 00s we were even the best European NT in 2000-2004 stretch (despite the choke in 04, I think we had the most talented and best scoring power NT, we took down USA, complete trashed and demoralized stacked Greece), but finished the decade relatively poorly. Everyone who watched 2000 Olympics knows that Lithuania, not France, was the second best NT of Olympics and we contested USA as no-one else before ever. So this stretch is probably the best for Lithuania, cause we were the best NT in Europe. Better than Spain that we beat in 2003 EB final. In 10's also good start, but crappy second half (the key here however, that we can't get to top 4 in Olympics, obvious decline).
I'm not projecting that we gonna get medals necessary in 2027, 2028, but I project that we will have the team which will be able to go against anybody for realistic aim for winning, including A USA team, like we did in 2000 and 2004. Semis should be the goal minimum for that team, even knowing how competitive and deep FIBA competition became.