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  • 2006 FIBA Men’s World Championship: Expert Predictions

    I like this format:



    I know it's a bit late but who cares?

    GROUP A

    Winner: Argentina
    Darkhorse: Serbia & Montenegro
    Most talented: Argentina
    Most underrated: Lebanon
    Best NBA prospect: Roy Samaha (Lebanon)


    GROUP B

    Winner:Spain
    Darkhorse: New Zealand aka TALL BLACKS
    Most talented: Spain
    Most underrated: New Zealand aka TALL BLACKS
    Best NBA prospect: Kirk Penney (New Zealand)


    GROUP C:

    Winner: Turkey
    Darkhorse: Lithuania
    Most talented: Greece
    Most underrated: Australia
    Best NBA prospect: Brad Newley (Australia)

    GROUP D:

    Winner: Italy
    Darkhorse: Slovenia
    Most talented: USA
    Most underrated: China
    Best NBA prospect: Yi Jianlian (China)

    PLAYERS & COACHES:

    Most Important to Team: Dirk Nowitzki (Germany)
    Most Dangerous Scorer: Arvydas Macijauskas (Lithuania)
    Best Shooter: Arvydas Macijauskas (Lithuania)
    Best Athlete: LeBron James (USA)
    Best Defender: Dimitrios Diamantidis (Greece)
    Best Rebounder: Anderson Varejao (Brazil)
    Best Passer: Mark "Marijuana" Dickel (New Zealand)
    Best Clutch: Manu Ginobilli (Argentina)
    Best Coach: Joseph Stiebing (Qatar)
    International player to watch: Dimitrios Diamantidis (Greece)

    OVERALL:

    Most fundamentally sound: Argentina
    Most Athletic Team: USA
    Most Fun to watch: Greece
    Toughest physically: Greece
    Toughest mentally: Australia
    Most spirited fans: Greece
    Faces most pressure: USA

    MEDALS:

    Gold: Australia
    Silver: Puerto Rico
    Bronze: Greece

    Note: USA to finish 5th.
    "No hay poder en el mundo que pueda cambiar el destino"
    -El Padrino

  • #2
    thanks for the link. it was quite different from what you posted

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    • #3
      Just curious, who is Roy Samaha?
      aim low, score high

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      • #4
        Penney already played for the nba...
        And, strange... nba . com guys all give the USA for Gold or Silver...
        Let's check here if anybody is thinking the same!!
        It's a bird? It's a plane? No, it's Rudy!

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        • #5
          Originally posted by damelo
          Penney already played for the nba...
          And, strange... nba . com guys all give the USA for Gold or Silver...
          Let's check here if anybody is thinking the same!!
          Yeah, that team the Americans put together looks really unimpressive. Who in their right mind would pick them to win? The homer fans here at Interbasket that hate everything red, white and blue agree! So it must be true.

          Does Gherardini look like an "nba.com" guy to u?

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