3rd Place Game:Lebanon vs Jordan

[fadiserhal]

First, Congrats for Jordan! you really deserve it! i think since i live in Amman for a year now, i have to be happy for you as well
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As for us, i think the FED should get immediately behind closed doors & find a solution of what's happening!
If only we paid more attention to our local talents, and scouted within Lebanon (Local leagues, local games, school leagues, county leagues...) and much much more, we all know that every day there is a game going somewhere in Lebanon that has 10 players on the court!
Me myself, i know someone that plays in my home town, and he's 2.17cm (21 Y/O only) with a great 3 pts shooting skill, but the guy doesnt play for Riyadi, muttahed or any other team...does it mean we shouldnt pay attention to such talents?
Anyways, i really wish that the FED would get caughter back to the team with a 2 years building plan. I don't think Freije should leave, but in my own opinion, its about time to start looking for a new team captain!
Hard luck in 2011 & i hope we will get a space through the wild card!

[WIZARD]

lebanese friends hatts off for your team...i swear that your team should'v won this asian cup..after last night performance...today's game doesnt reflect anything...lebanese players were affected by that stupid call from that Ref...irfa3o raskon ...nothing to be ashamed off...plus iam sure u will get a wild card...we will stay always brothers and this game wont change our feelings to each other.....next time lebanon will win asian cup by gods well

gooo lebanon goooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[allouso]

I remember before this tournament, you are all bragging about them. And now it's otherwise.

Don't worry my Lebanese friends, you deserve a wild card slot but it's harder opponents out there.

I wasn't to be honest. But i have to admit, had we won, i think i would've kept my mouth shot. I don't know, maybe this defeat is a blessing in disguise.

Anyway, aren't there worthier teams for the wild card?

[FatFingerz]

Freije and Vroman have cost us this game, they're playing like a bunch of amateurs.

I remember before this tournament, you are all bragging about them. And now it's otherwise.

Don't worry my Lebanese friends, you deserve a wild card slot but it's harder opponents out there.

[allouso]

ya yesterdays game was a killer for leb mentaly and psysicly .....i dont get get how jordans game yesterday was 24 hrs apart from their game 2day and lebanons game was only 14 hrs apart ....couldnt they atleast be after each other ......but 1 thing for sure is that Jordan wanted it more 2day ...aside from the first quarter leb had a very bad game....so congrats for jordan for being the second arab asian country to play at the world cup i dont really wanna count the all african qatari team...lebanon was at the WBC in 2002 and 2006 and hopefully but probably not get a wild card ...in any case this wasnt even close to the heartbreaker of 2007 so leb should look forward and prepare for 2011

Algeria made it to the WC 02.

[merps baller the return]

jordan is just the better team today...this vroman guy thinks he is a 1 man army

[karim]

ya yesterdays game was a killer for leb mentaly and psysicly .....i dont get get how jordans game yesterday was 24 hrs apart from their game 2day and lebanons game was only 14 hrs apart ....couldnt they atleast be after each other ......but 1 thing for sure is that Jordan wanted it more 2day ...aside from the first quarter leb had a very bad game....so congrats for jordan for being the second arab asian country to play at the world cup i dont really wanna count the all african qatari team...lebanon was at the WBC in 2002 and 2006 and hopefully but probably not get a wild card ...in any case this wasnt even close to the heartbreaker of 2007 so leb should look forward and prepare for 2011

[leb-basket]

brvo jordan they derserve this we simplyu didn't play today

our players were disapointed tired and ... i don't know what to say i am speechless anyways gd luck for jordan in the wc hope they will show gd basketball

arghhh damn! i wish i can meet this referee so i can show him what thaiboxing means

[lebanese NT]

Well done Jordan, you really deserved it. I hope you'll do well at the WC and i can see you sneaking to the 2nd round if you keep playing like that.

I'm really wondering where this leaves Lebanese basketball. I'm worried and extremely disappointed.

well me too i am wondering if we will keep the same level of basketball in those next few years or the golden era in the lebanese basketball will be over.
we lost the qualification card yesterday when we gave everything for the win and we failed. today the team couldnt play more then 1 quarter. anyway i am happy for jordan its their first time that they qualify to the wc hope they do well and send a good asian image to the world.

[Dtown]

Congrats to Jordan, they really seemed to want it more.

[Picek]

Of course not, our whole team hasn't performed, they're simply not good enough anymore. We were counting too much on Freije and Vroman, and it cost us. I just want us to focus on our homegrown talent for once, it didn't matter before because we were winning and we turned a blind eye to it(Voger, P Khoury), but now, i don't think we can anymore.

the difference maker is coach.. Raca got outplayed by Palma in all three games against Jordan this summer..

[batgirl]

80 63 jordan win


jordanian player celebrate gleefully

[allouso]

Well done Jordan, you really deserved it. I hope you'll do well at the WC and i can see you sneaking to the 2nd round if you keep playing like that.

I'm really wondering where this leaves Lebanese basketball. I'm worried and extremely disappointed.

[majjour]

Congrats to Jordan..

Lebanon just didnt have enough power to win this game.. we really should have used our bench more tonight... anyway it is useless now..

Some good luck for jordan on a few balls.. but that not why lebanon lost..

Friejie should have stayed on the bench and ali kaanan should have stayed in..

Simply.. Jordanians wanted this more and they got it..

[Raneen]

congrats Jordan you were better in this game and Hard Luck Lebanon