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Fiba u18 ec 2022

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There is a huge and annoying difference in strength in the U18 EC in Izmir. The first five teams are too strong for the rest. You cant draw any conclusion if France beats Macedonia with 50 points difference or Turkey beating Poland with 50
 
That poster by Almansa. This Turkey also lacks proper PG. Permanent problem.
 
Spain's ball movement and team ball is at another level + very good defence. I like Almansa and No. 7 Rodriguez. The latter dynamic guard, seems like a bit taller Navarro at times.
 
You can win or lose, its not important but you must give your most important players(Kerem Konan and Eray Büyükcangaz) the biggest roles. Only talent is important, only talent. Sadece ve sadece yetenek, hic bir baska sey önemli degil bu organizasyonlar da, istedigin gibi kaybet ama büyük oyuncularin parlasin, sadece ve sadece yetenek. Sampiyon olsan ve Ege Tan en cok süre alan oyuncun olsa ne kazanirsin? hic bir sey. Sadece yetenek......
 
Spain's basketball school seems to be the machine. There's a good chance they are taking yet another gold. It's actually find pretty amazing that today senior team is not elite, and takes some random American (huge blow and shame!), cause that's not gonna be for too long. Maybe just for one tournament 2022. Later Rubio will come back, Alocen and Nunez will be establishing their positions and so on.
 
We started the game very anxious and nervous. Spain was not a team that couldnt be beaten but the difference in the first quarter was too much. Winning or losing is not very important but many of our guys were on that kind of stage for the first time. Defense is ok. We are a very good defensive team. The team lacks just one very good glue guy.
 
WOW, Turkey scored only 1 pt in the first quarter. I can hardly remember smth like this. And it's a host team.
 
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Dreamcatcher said:
WOW, Turkey scored only 1 pt in the first quarter. I can hardly remember smth like this. And it's a host team.
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Sometimes it happens to host team, when few proper shots don't fall, hurriedness blows up and wrong shots are made to find first field goal in front of fans rapidly. Actually, yesterday's game could go either way, but I don't care the result at all. Reaching the Top-5 is enough for me. I want this team to show up in U-19 WC next year.

Overall very bad tournament indeed. Too many stats inflation due to weak opponents. No stand-out prospect for NBA level except Almansa.
 
Overall very bad tournament indeed. Too many stats inflation due to weak opponents. No stand-out prospect for NBA level except Almansa.
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Even Almansa is nothing special.
 
Toruko said:
Even Almansa is nothing special.
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Despite some flashy dunks he made, his overall game is not flashy but effective. Combine good finishing and rebounding with high-level athleticism and you are a first-round draftee. His size is a bit question mark, but he compensates that with lateral quickness on defensive end.

But yeah, he is not a wonder-guy, not perfect. I still liked him a lot. Not raw, he understands the game.
 
Samodurov got severely injured. Greece might end up in div B.

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Jocys can shoot. He should be unleashed and get more touches. Good things happen when he gets the ball.
 
Finally some nice duels in QF.

France vs Slovenia
Turkey vs Lithuania
Serbia vs Israel
Italy vs Spain

Murauskas - Büyüktuncel and Yigitoglu - Krivas match-ups will be good references for players' actual potentials.
 
What an upset for French team. Slovenia is the first Semi-Finalist!

French team is packed with talent, but uncontrolled power is not power. They played way too wild.
 
Semifinal is probably the most realistic outcome for this Serbian team. For something more than that we miss a few prospects.

We lack post players and willing passers, so it's basically a 40 minutes of ISO play from our guards, Ćurčić and Milijašević in particular.
 
Puh what a game! Emir Arda Sivas aka lionheard won the game when it was going away one three pointer and one layup and we were back on business.

The matchup between Krivas vs. Yigitoglu was won by Krivas. Yigitoglu has a long way to go but he is open for development. I am more impressed by Demirel tbh. very solid body and good shooter, the trajectory and speed of his shots are good, defense is very good, reminds me a bit of Ömer Asik.

We did a very good job on the defensive end. Especially Mestoglu locked the ass of Murauskaus up, not so often but also Büyüktuncel. Konan made some unnecessary fouls here and there. We found the shots but they didnt go in. Anyway we were too deep but Krivas and Murauskas are two hell of player. Liked them a lot and Krivas was more mobile than I expected.
 
Intense game! Büyüktuncel had a very good game. 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. He can be more aggressive though. We need him to take more shots. He makes them. I am so content to see this team made WC 2023.

Murauskas is a baller. ISO monster. After Mestoğlu got into foul trouble, he started to dominate the game. Though, he lost his control at the end of the game. 7 turnovers by him is a very bad sign. Passing quality is low.

Yiğitoğlu is far from being a contributor on NT level potentially with his current presence. His PnR defense is very bad, lateral quickness and agility should be improved otherwise he will remain as ordinary player. He should take defensive rebounds with more authority. He can't dominate glasses even though he has every tools to be effective in that area.
 
I didn't find Turkish team very talented, but so much pressure from them and crazy crowd were too much for our weak guards. Krivas and Murauskas don't deserve to miss WC next year, but are close to that.
 
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