24th FIBA-Asia Championship [Jul 28-Aug 5 Japan]

[saints13]

indonesia beat hongkong 81-78

congratulations indonesia

congratulations indonesia for the strong finish!

indonesia beat hongkong 81-78

congratulations indonesia

[donmar]

off-topic:
I've watched the BORAT full length dvd last night..I was laughing all out loud..sakit sa tiyan..haha

translation:
stomach ache..diarrhea..dysmennorhea

Yeah that movie was awesome!... We should make one for RP! ... I nominate Joel as the Philippines' Borat version

[jason_28c]

i think jordan and iran will make it to the finals.. both from Group of Death

[saints13]

GO GO KAzakhstan...they ain't no Borat!

off-topic:
I've watched the BORAT full length dvd last night..I was laughing all out loud..sakit sa tiyan..haha

translation:
stomach ache..diarrhea..dysmennorhea

[bolabasket]

now that's a shocker the're not pushovers right i mean the kazakhs

GO GO KAzakhstan...they ain't no Borat!

[saints13]

two more games!... an upcoming scoring feast for RP tomorrow against India

I think after those two games, wherein RP is expected to win (if there will be no upset or another technical foul on the bench.LOL), I think there will be a battle for the 9th place between RP and China, and still a game worth dying for.

[rycorpz]

kazakhstan beat japan 93-85 .

now that's a shocker the're not pushovers right i mean the kazakhs

[khatib]

kazakhstan beat japan 93-85 .

[interxavierxxx]

Sidelights: Jordan coach labels grouping ‘big joke’


By NELSON BELTRAN
The Philippine Star

TOKUSHIMA, Japan – To Jordan coach Mario Palma, FIBA-Asia’s system of bracketing "is a big joke." Palma said he still can’t understand why three of the top four teams in last year’s Asian Games plus the Philippines, which has always been a top contender with its professional players, allowed to slug it out in one group.

"So what you see is the four teams in this group playing with so much pressure while top seeded teams in the other brackets winning by more than 50 points," rued Palma.

"Because of the pressure, players in our group are getting hurt. The top two teams in the other group easily advanced to the quarterfinals with the luxury of keeping their top players fresh," Palma added. He cited two players in his team now injured. He’s also aware that Danny Seigle, Asi Taulava and Jimmy Alapag got hurt in the SMC-RP team’s first game against Iran.

"Now Jordan and the Philippines are playing in a knockout game. But the loser in this game is capable of winning the championship," said Palma on the eve of the match.

China topped the Doha Asia Games with Iran coming in third and Jordan fourth. Yet, they found themselves in one group with Philippines in the elimination round of the FIBA-Asia men’s championship here. "It’s a joke. But I can’t do anything. I’m just a coach, I’m not a politician," Palma said.

Posted as seeded teams in the four groups are China, Lebanon, Qatar and South Korea – the top four finishers in the 2005 FIBA-Asia championship in Qatar. The rest of the teams, except host Japan, drew their brackets. After the second round of the draw, Japan chose to join Lebanon and Kuwait in Group B.

The Philippines was drawn second to last, being the second team with the lowest world ranking here. Unfortunately, the Philippines found itself in the Group of Death with China, Iran and Jordan while Indonesia, the lowest-ranked squad, joined Qatar, Kazakhstan and India in Group C.

FIBA-Asia used to employ the inverted "S" bracketing system where the No. 1 and No. 8 teams in the previous championship are put together in one group, No. 2 and No. 7 in another group, No. 3 and No. 6 in their own bracket and No. 4 and No. 5 in the last group.

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I kinda praise what Mario Palma said. He's right, FIBA's rules and regulations suck as well as their style of management.

In Doha Asian Games, many good players were injured; the country who suffered many casualties was Lebanon. What are they playing at? Putting together all the good teams, the Jordan NT weren't even happy of the win because they lost 2 of their players.

In my opinion, I think they should change the way they manage International basketball. Plus, they do really need to think about altering the rules and regulations of basketball.

NBA style is not for entertainment but was designed for Professional players. How on earth would basketball players be good if they aren't used to very long 3 pt. shots? And also 12 minutes of game play? If you notice, NBA style of basketball is far more physical and a lot harder to get used to.

They should change not only the FIBA Asia's leaders but also from other continents as well.

[saints13]

by the way

Jordan vs. Korea live on the internet

http://static.mediazone.com/FIBA_Asian2007/index.htm

[arnoldt]

two more games!... an upcoming scoring feast for RP tomorrow against India

i bet caguioa or seigle will score 40 points

[donmar]

will it be the last game for RP NT?

two more games!... an upcoming scoring feast for RP tomorrow against India

[saints13]

8am phil. time....

RP won 107 - Syria 100 in O.T.

there still next year....

Next stop the FIba-Asia qualifying to the World Champs..

will it be the last game for RP NT?

[hawke12]

8am phil. time....

RP won 107 - Syria 100 in O.T.

there still next year....

Next stop the FIba-Asia qualifying to the World Champs..