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The 3rd Place Game

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Best defense of the tournament my ass. What is that? They should stop complaining and start to play some defense. They can win bronze at the Olympics, are they aware of that? I have never seen them play with less energy the last two years.
 
Germany defended better in the second quarter but Franz has to make some shots. Thiemann has saved Germanys butt so far but Franz must take over.
 
Toruko said:
I dont think that it will effect them very much. They are too old to be affected by a loss. Both teams will try to win and play their best game and I am pretty sure that the Serbs will make it this time.
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I was right!
 
Congrats to our Serbian guys and girls! Well deserved.

That lose is mainly on Schroeder. His body language drives me insane, he plays like it is a friendly game against the Vatican. We needed a leader and get someone who plays like the lost against France ten minutes ago. Tomorrow I am thankful for everything he did for us and will keep doing for us in the future, but today I am just pissed. The lineup management is disastrous as well, so is our approach for 26 minutes. We decided to give them a fight after 26 minutes, in a bronze medal game at the Olympics. Once again, it does not take anything away from what this group achieved over the last three years, but I think I have every right to be pissed right now and I hope the players are as well.
 
thiago94 said:
Congrats to our Serbian guys and girls! Well deserved.

That lose is mainly on Schroeder. His body language drives me insane, he plays like it is a friendly game against the Vatican. We needed a leader and get someone who plays like the lost against France ten minutes ago. Tomorrow I am thankful for everything he did for us and will keep doing for us in the future, but today I am just pissed. The lineup management is disastrous as well, so is our approach for 26 minutes. We decided to give them a fight after 26 minutes, in a bronze medal game at the Olympics. Once again, it does not take anything away from what this group achieved over the last three years, but I think I have every right to be pissed right now and I hope the players are as well.
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Thank you! Hoping for long and healthy rivalry between our teams in years to come. Germany is a rock solid team.

Proud of our team. They showed toughness, maturity and responibility in spite of really difficult circumstances after USA game.

As for game, I do think that Germany came into the game a little bit soft and unprepared. Bonga and Weiler-Babb and older Wagner played really good defense and brought energy off the bench but it was never really close. That kind of pressing is hardly to work for extended period of time vs such team as Serbia. As soon as Bogdan checked in our halfcourt offense with Bogdan, Micic and Jokic made all right decisions for easy shots. Team with such passing culture and halfcourt execution is hard to beat with pressing. I'm mostly satisfied that we took away driving game from Wagner and Schroder. It was really tough for Germany to score inside the perimeter for 3 quarters.

Jokic is just a cheat code. Too good, too strong, too skilled for anyone. Our potential is just different with him, especailly when the team truly clicks.
 
Congrats to Serbia. They are the best team in the world. Last year they lost to Germany due do absentees like Micic and Jokic. This year they beat the USA in the only game that mattered. It’s just that the refs had a different opinion.
 
Victorious said:
Congrats to Serbia. They are the best team in the world. Last year they lost to Germany due do absentees like Micic and Jokic. This year they beat the USA in the only game that mattered. It’s just that the refs had a different opinion.
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No, they are the second best team in the world.
 
Did I see correctly that Mo Wagner has the habit to clomplain at the refs that a teammate committed the foul and not he?

What a bastard!
 
Victorious said:
Congrats to Serbia. They are the best team in the world. Last year they lost to Germany due do absentees like Micic and Jokic. This year they beat the USA in the only game that mattered. It’s just that the refs had a different opinion.
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Thank you! Every tournament is a story for itself. Germany deserved it last year, no one knows what happens next.
 
fasoulaki said:
Did I see correctly that Mo Wagner has the habit to clomplain at the refs that a teammate committed the foul and not he?

What a bastard!
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I dont know why but everyone seems to hate him. He has something that I cant stand. In Berlin we say that he has a "hau mich Fresse". hahahaha
 
Toruko said:
Damn, Bonga hit those open 3 pointer with 60%
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Yep, I thought shooting was his weakness, but he has been money on those corner spot up threes.

If he can play defense like this and hit open shots consistently, Obradovic got a really good role player for Partizan.
 
Serbian_Layup said:
Yep, I thought shooting was his weakness, but he has been money on those corner spot up threes.

If he can play defense like this and hit open shots consistently, Obradovic got a really good player for Partizan.
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Yeah, fully agreed.
 
Serbian_Layup thank you! Next time we meet each other, I would rather face Serbia without Jokic though. :D

The negative emotions disappeared, now I can rate the fourth place at the Olympics objectively as one of the greatest achievements in the history of German basketball. It gave me so much joy to watch these guys, to be excited about the good things and to complain about the bad things, that was something I desperately missed before Eurobasket 2022 has happened. That kind of strong emotional attachment to a sport team. When Herbert took over, the basketball national team was an unfulfilled promise. We had years full of gossip, bad chemistry, disappointing tournaments and so on behind us. To be honest I was not a big fan of Herbert as a club coach, therefore I was not exactly excited about him becoming the HC. He proved me terrible wrong. Herbert is a heck of a national head coach and his leadership is of the charge. You will not find one person saying bad things about him. As a consequence it was easy for everyone to fully commit not only to the national team, but also to Coach Herbert, his system and principles. He is a true legend and someone who will be remembered forever in the german basketball community and due to the WC win even beyond. Of course we could discuss about his lineup-management, but I would feel like the biggest idiot to do so. His overall approach, to sacrifice offense in favor of defense was once again spot-on, even though it is sad for the players who were just sitting on the bench to cheer and mostly celebrate. That is part of the game and it went very well for us.

Schroeder said they want to come back next year, to accomplish something huge. I love that. Maybe the players can take motivation out of this loss to reunite next year and fight for another gold medal. The defeat against Serbia and fourth place at the Olympics cannot be the ultimate end of this group of players, they deserve better.
 
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