expectations from your NT

[MaccabiTA]

what are your expectations from your NT in this eurobasket?
mine (Israel) are quarter finals so we might make it to the world championship but for that we'll probably need to surprise croatia/greece in group A to make it more reasonable to reach the quarter finals (and ofcourse not losing to FYROM) but the fact Caspi isn't playing and Meir Tapiro(&hi's tons of experience) has retired makes it pretty hard but if burstein will be at hi's best, halperin won't let down, eliyahu will learn what def means&green won't get injured, again then it might be possible with the Israeli fighting spirit who knows..

[pep]

the fact Caspi isn't playing and Meir Tapiro(&hi's tons of experience) has retired makes it pretty hard but if burstein will be at hi's best, halperin won't let down, eliyahu will learn what def means&green won't get injured, again then it might be possible with the Israeli fighting spirit who knows..

Yep, Israel lacks height and bench, and therefore injuries or an up-tempo fast game could hurt your chances.

[MaccabiTA]

Yep, Israel lacks height and bench, and therefore injuries or an up-tempo fast game could hurt your chances.

our def is also one big disadvantage espescially in the paint with green who isn't tough enough, afraid to get injured and eliyahu which doesnt really know what the word def means, amit tamir same pretty much and the only one that can make good def under the baskets, kuzikaro is unfortuantly too short to do something. our game should rely on quick attacks,in long ones it'll probably be up to eliyahu&halperin and maybe burstein, green and pnini here and there

[T.W.Is.M.]

what are your expectations from your NT in this eurobasket?
mine (Israel) are quarter finals so we might make it to the world championship but for that we'll probably need to surprise croatia/greece in group A to make it more reasonable to reach the quarter finals (and ofcourse not losing to FYROM) but the fact Caspi isn't playing and Meir Tapiro(&hi's tons of experience) has retired makes it pretty hard but if burstein will be at hi's best, halperin won't let down, eliyahu will learn what def means&green won't get injured, again then it might be possible with the Israeli fighting spirit who knows..

Actually I think that the do-or-die match will b against Russia. I'm not impressed by the russian team at all and I think Israel with its well known fighting spirit has a chance 2 do it. I believe your team will beat FYROM and advance 2 the 2nd round, u will also beat Germany or Latvia(whoever advances) and the difficult part will b 2 eliminate the reigning champions!

[MaccabiTA]

Actually I think that the do-or-die match will b against Russia. I'm not impressed by the russian team at all and I think Israel with its well known fighting spirit has a chance 2 do it. I believe your team will beat FYROM and advance 2 the 2nd round, u will also beat Germany or Latvia(whoever advances) and the difficult part will b 2 eliminate the reigning champions!

well it's not going to be easy to beat russia, first their coach knows the israeli players pretty well and second, even though they lost their most important players from the winning team in 07 they're still one of the strongest NTs but we did beat croatia in the same rnd last championship then i guess it is possible, and dirk nowitzki isn't participating in this championship so it's possible to beat em (germany), but first we must beat FYROM don't forget they got pretty strong and i hope there won't be any surprises on this one.

[Srle]

To not embarrassing ourselves like in the last Eurobasket.We must qualify for world championship at least.

[MaccabiTA]

To not embarrassing us like in the last Eurobasket.We must qualify for world championship at least.

where are you from? your profile says yugoslavia... i guess you're talkin bout serbia... if im not wrong serbia lost in the first gruop rnd after losing to israel

[Srle]

It was still Yugoslavia when i joined to this site Yes Serbia.We didn't pass first group.We were eliminated by you.

[MaccabiTA]

It was still Yugoslavia when i joined to this site Yes Serbia.We didn't pass first group.We were eliminated by you.

you got talented team and our only advantage on you was the fighting spirit, you came to this game like these two points are yours and you just need to wait 40 min to make it official

[g.g]

you got talented team and our only advantage on you was the fighting spirit, you came to this game like these two points are yours and you just need to wait 40 min to make it official

I think the most difficult game for Israel would be against Fyrom, if they do that, they have plenty of chances to reach even quarter finals.

As for my team, firstly I would like them to play some fast inspiring bb. I would be happy if they reach medals, and I want the GOLD! Do I ask much?

[MaccabiTA]

I think the most difficult game for Israel would be against Fyrom, if they do that, they have plenty of chances to reach even quarter finals.

As for my team, firstly I would like them to play some fast inspiring bb. I would be happy if they reach medals, and I want the GOLD! Do I ask much?

i guess you're right
we don't have high expectations against you guys or against croatia, with croatia our chance is to catch them on a wick day, with you we need to stay close since most of your games are on low score in the money time everything would be possible as long we stay tight, and that is not going to be easy at all cuz you guys are really strong even without some of your stars..but thats pretty much your biggest disadvantage, the low score.. cuz mostly you don't create big enough gap from the other team but you still got a very strong def to keep this gap till the end. this time you got some younger players so i believe you might surprise with a gold medal but i don't think you should worry if you don't even win a medal because you're creating a very strong team for the next time and for long years which will be very hard to beat

[Gyroscope]

what are your expectations from your NT in this eurobasket?

Greece will reach, one way or another, the QF. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the end of the road for them...

[MaccabiTA]

Greece will reach, one way or another, the QF. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the end of the road for them...

that's true but i also wouldn't be surprised if you'll win a medal, but as i said you're building a great team for the following years

[Mindozas]

In best case - medal
In worst - 9-12 places
In most probable one - 5-8 places and maybe WC ticket

[KWSN-Men]

Important players missing, new and inexperienced players taking their place, guided by a new coach with different mentality.

I guess a WC ticket will a success considering that this means 5th place, just 1 place lower than 2007 when the team had a full roster.