2014 5th FIBA Asia Cup [Wuhan, China, Jul 11-19]

[Peregrin]

every time I see the promotion video of world cup, I would hate those bureaucrats of China national team once again and again and again……

[Peregrin]

Yes that can be the case, India's win against China certainly raised the team's confidence . India came into the tournament without much match practice and gained momentum as the tournament progressed. That's the best one can get with semi-professional players. Offence is still awful , if they can work on that maybe they can spring a few more surprises in the next Asia Cup.

In a Chinese basketball forum, we agreed on the prediction that if team India could get a good naturalized PG, they can compete for a medal in the 2015 Asia championship.

[budz17]

Looks like we lost Saman Veisi once again for a while it was a very bad foul, they also tried to injure Mashayekhi intentionally but fortunately he could survive.

Veisi is not a PG nowadays but he could do the job, now without him, we have only 2 guards left in the squad ! Mashayekhi as PG and Yakhchali as SG !

good game for Jamshidi today, hope he always plays in this level. when Memi benched all starters (probably to avoid more injuries) Jamshidi carried the whole team.

are you saying jordan was deliberately hurting iran players?

[budz17]

In a Chinese basketball forum, we agreed on the prediction that if team India could get a good naturalized PG, they can compete for a medal in the 2015 Asia championship.

the level of play in 2015 fiba asia championship will be much much higher than in this tournament. plus, with the good showing of india, teams are already aware of their ability so there will be no more surprises.

[trojan.exe]

In a Chinese basketball forum, we agreed on the prediction that if team India could get a good naturalized PG, they can compete for a medal in the 2015 Asia championship.

Yes India needs a good PG , but unfortunately Naturalization rules in India are tough, India does not even allows Indian origin players who have citizenship of other countries.

[DJMax_06]

Iran vs Phil..
Iran less afagh,barrahmi & kamrani
Plus-Kazemi
Pilipinas lesz Pingris,Chan,William-Castro,Noorwood & Alapag
Plus-Dalistan..
Good exciting match later

[reamily]

Iran vs Phil..
Iran less afagh,barrahmi & kamrani
Plus-Kazemi
Pilipinas lesz Pingris,Chan,William-Castro,Noorwood & Alapag
Plus-Dalistan..
Good exciting match later

Less Davoudi, Davari (although retired)..

Iran no guards.. Philippines full of it..

The forwards would be the key here

[weward]

Iran vs Phil..
Iran less afagh,barrahmi & kamrani
Plus-Kazemi
Pilipinas lesz Pingris,Chan,William-Castro,Noorwood & Alapag
Plus-Dalistan..
Good exciting match later

also less Japeth Aguilar. He is physically present but it looks like he doesnt want to play in this tournament.
Our players are inconsistent and if there is no more challenge they relax to the point of looking like they just wanted to exit the court and go somewhere else.

[DJMax_06]

also less Japeth Aguilar. He is physically present but it looks like he doesnt want to play in this tournament.
Our players are inconsistent and if there is no more challenge they relax to the point of looking like they just wanted to exit the court and go somewhere else.

i dont know whats going on japeth mind right now..i admire junmar as he is trying hard to level up his game..

[zuma169]

i dont know whats going on japeth mind right now..i admire junmar as he is trying hard to level up his game..

true

as much as i cringe at the sight of junmar on court, i really admire him as well as i see he is trying hard to play hard inside unfamiliar territory.. he is still adjusting to the height and heft of his opponents but he is really trying and trying..

unlike japeth who is on off on off off off...

[manu_bol]

close call. jordan win by just 4 against india

imo, this tournament has shown than indian basketball is on the rise while japanese basketball is going downhill.

[Khalid80]

close call. jordan win by just 4 against india

imo, this tournament has shown than indian basketball is on the rise while japanese basketball is going downhill.

Basketball is moving in the right direction in India... With just more funding and investment in developing talents they can be a top Asian team in the next upcoming years.

I wish the Lebanese NT could have played in this tournament even without the top players available There are many young new talents who had a great season in this years' Lebanese league and it would have been nice to see them gain some international experience and exposure via this tournament.

[Silent Killer]

Sad to see japan like this. They're always in top 4 in any fiba events now they're fighting in consolation rounds.

[kaiziken_pinas]

Good game, Iran.

YOu guys were just too awesome, especially that #10 Yackchali teenager. Scary.

[Khalid80]

Good game, Iran.

YOu guys were just too awesome, especially that #10 Yackchali teenager. Scary.

The kid is going to have a great basketball career and Iran's future is in safe hands with guys like him, Sajjad Mashayekhi (180-PG-94) and Mohammad Jamshidi (199-SF-91) continuing to get the chance to develop their skills and be part of Iran's senior NT.

And this is not including names like Arsalan Kazemi, Amir Sedighi and Saleh Foroutannik just to name a few...

Guys like Mehdi Kamrani and Samad Bahrami can start thinking about retiring from the NT in the near future as there are capable Iranian young prospects who can fill their gap as of now and very near future.

Behnam Yakhchali's (197-SG-95) stats for today:

18 points (6-9 FG, 4-7 3PT FG, 2-2FT), 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 0 Turnovers in 30:43 minutes of play!