[Day 3a] Game B/9: Serbia - Israel

[Levenspiel]

Date: 02.09.2011
Time: 15:15 local (GMT+3)
Venue: Siauliai

[Silvio]

Before tournament I thought Serbia is by some 10 points better than Israel.
However, Serbia is playing well here. While Israel ... where to start ... awful defense, bad offense, heavily outrebounded, even their trademark, good shooting is mediocre at best. Now it looks at least 20 points difference
.
But given big ups & downs inside same game by Serbian team, let's say: Serbia wins by around 15 pts.

[Shlo Maltzer]

Ohayon's decision making is worst in the team...

[baelor]

Before tournament I thought Serbia is by some 10 points better than Israel.
However, Serbia is playing well here. While Israel ... where to start ... awful defense, bad offense, heavily outrebounded, even their trademark, good shooting is mediocre at best. Now it looks at least 20 points difference
.
But given big ups & downs inside same game by Serbian team, let's say: Serbia wins by around 15 pts.

Serbia vs Israel

31 : 41 at the end of 2nd quarter

[Silvio]

Serbia vs Israel

31 : 41 at the end of 2nd quarter

What is problem with you, man? You haunt me through various threads and quote my posts for no reason. Haven't you something else to do?
Suggestion: maybe you could watch some games, maybe you'll learn something about basketball. You desperately need it, you know nothing about basketball.


Actually at end of 2nd quarter Serbia vs Israel 35 - 41
Similar was result in Croatia - Finland in 2nd quarter.

[Silvio]

Coach Shivek surprised Serbians with small ball, no Green, no Kokia. Kadir played some minutes, but Eliyahu started at 5 and Blu at 4 and played most of first half.
Serbians not exploiting well huge size advantage that they know have.
Israelis finally hitting some shots ... too bad it didn't came in a games they actually could win.

[gockun]

strange things going on is there any link to watch this game? i was watching spa-gbr and it is boring.

[IAS]

Props to the Serbs, finally made some shots and won the game. I hope Milicic raped the Macedonian ref's daughters.

[Danilovic5]

Israel played really well, respect to them.

Welcome back Marko Keselj.

[Joško Poljak Fan]

Nice game. Israel took the game lightly, they've nailed some 3pointers accordingly, while Serbia had the burden of having to win it.

Nissin was the guy for Israel, while Serbia has the luxury of awakening one player after another... Tepić in one, than Mačvan, now Kešelj. Considering some of them weren't playing much in their clubs it's pretty important that they get their portion of good performances before the big games start..

[Sitting Bull]

Peja Stojakovic on par with standard.

[Overthetop]

What happened to Israel in the 4rd quarter?

[Silvio]

What happened to Israel in the 4rd quarter?

Nothing. Things just came to normal. Serbia is way, way stronger.

Plus Israelis get a bit tired, their coach rotated only 6-7 players. It is not to blame him, he finally found good formula in 3rd game, so he stick with it. Probably right decision. Blu, Halperin, Nissim all played great for 3 quarters. But it is not to expect them to shine for 40 minutes, especially against solid defense.

[Sitting Bull]

Nothing. Things just came to normal. Serbia is way, way stronger.

Plus Israelis get a bit tired, their coach rotated only 6-7 players. It is not to blame him, he finally found good formula in 3rd game, so he stick with it. Probably right decision. Blu, Halperin, Nissim all played great for 3 quarters. But it is not to expect them to shine for 40 minutes, especially against solid defense.

Serbs do not possess one single interior isolation defender in their ranks.

Not one.

[Marko-]

Very interesting game. I am pleased that we encoutered a hard game before we played with France and Germany.

I am shocked how badly we played in the paint, like we had no centers really :S
On other hand i am even more shocked how disgraseful player is Pnini... i can understand that things get oveheated some times and player get carried on but this was really a huge disgrace for basketaball.