FIBA America Championship 2009: Day 1

[Lewis]

those rosters are not up to date.

On other note, I will attend the first day of competition

Really really close to the court

take a Camera, so we can watch the game later on youtube

[J-Mart]

take a Camera, so we can watch the game later on youtube

I will!
Taking pictures from the first jumpball to the last buzzer!!

[planaria]

two Words: Tuto Marchand

they even lost to The Australian C team, for god sake

Argentina is master in fool their opponents in friendly games.

I doubt that they simply gave away those games, but I really bet that they were much more worried about practice than win.

I just remember that in Rosario, a week before brazilian Super4, Argentina won that same Australia easily.

In the middle of the 2/4, the score was 52 x 23 to argentines.

Lets see what will happen when its really matter.

[alermac]

USVirgin Islands - 10%
Uruguay - 90%

Dominican Republic 40%
Brazil 60%

Argentina - 80%
Venezuela - 20%

P.Rico - 80%
Mexico - 20%

[planaria]

All of those rosters are wrong

LOL

Brazilian is accurated.

[saalsapr]

Predictions

Virgin Islands>Uruguay by less than 10
Brazil>Dominican Republic by less than 10
Argentina>Venezuela by less than 15
Puerto Rico>Mexico by less than 25

[Lewis]

Argentina - 80%
Venezuela - 20%

WOW I thought Riks predictions were a lilttle crazy but now this is just getting ridiculous

I bet Venezuela wins that game easily

USVirgin Islands - 10%
Uruguay - 90%

now I'm speechless

[J-Mart]

USVI over Uruguay
Brazil beats DR
Argentina "surprises" Venezuela
Puerto Rico win against Mexico

[planaria]

Argentina last year against Venezuela:

http://www.fibaamericas.com/fnabox.asp?g=A&n=2&r=6460

Without Luis Scola (likely the best player in this year tournament by far), Prigioni (likely the tournament leader in apg), Leo Gutierrez, Kammerichs...

It´s bizarre how Argentina is becoming underrated fastly, just because 4 or 5 friendlies.

I predict a tough game, because it´s a tournament opener, but says that Venezuela is the contender to the win is nonsense.

[alermac]

It´s bizarre how Argentina is becoming underrated fastly, just because 4 or 5 friendlies..

The funny thing is, this happens almost every year


BTW: Lewis, my predictions on Argentina-Venezuela and Uruguay-USVI reflect my opinions on Venezuela and VI more than those on Argentina and Uruguay

[khaledlebanon]

Why are argentina playing with team C ??????

[J-Mart]

Why are argentina playing with team C ??????

Cuz team A is injured
team B is too good to be here
and it's team C's turn

[PRSURF]

I think Argentina bluff in friendlys!

[J-Mart]

I think Argentina bluff in friendlys!

most likely
no way Villa can block Scola without Argentina bluffing

[alermac]

Why are argentina playing with team C ??????

A few injuries, and some sort of a let's-see-if-it-works-youth-movement that didn't really work.

But don't forget this roster includes 7 players from last year's Olympic Games team.