The biggest disappointment of the WC - NTs?

[Valexander]

i demand a poll for the biggest disapointment between NT's.

I want an atleast unofficial title for my country between serious and strong contenders!

[Levenspiel]

i demand a poll for the biggest disapointment between NT's.

I want an atleast unofficial title for my country between serious and strong contenders!

You got it, mate. Let me add the candidates.

[Toruko]

The biggest disappointments are the states, following by Serbia, Greece and Turkey.

[Dtown]

I'd say Serbia. Even though the US was one of the favorites, most acknowledged this was one of their weakest pro rosters ever. Serbia was supposed to be the team that took advantage.

[usagre]

#1 The great Greg Popovich
#2 USA
#3 Serbia
#4 Greece

[usagre]

With Serbia out this USA team even without Tatum should have won this tournament. Irrelevant if it’s a C or D caliber team, it had the most talent. And that always fall on the coach when you don’t get it done.

[usagre]

I wonder if Popovich talked about what an important day this was in American history to his players before the game.
He should have said guys I know nobody back home is watching or cares about this tournament, but for us putting on this uniform and representing our colors on a day so important in our countries history is big time. I would bet my life he didn’t.
His political agenda and world view doesn’t allow him to think like that. He was such a wrong choice for this job it’s unbelievable.

[Valexander]

(My apologies, my frustration didnt let me see the 3 choices, so i gave the obvious 1)

All candidates, (apart maybe Brazil and China), should consider their selves, as underachievers

although i count this:

1. expectations roster-wise
2. from whom they lost from
3. overall appearance.

1+2+3 is Greece by far. With the 3 being a joke through out the tournament, a 10 days suferring from day to day.. Of course the expectation was at least a QF with a fight there, and the loss was by this Brazilian overaged mediocre team who went home with a badge.

if i could give 2 more votes considering these 3 standards, i can't exclude Germany. DR really? Silver metal belongs to them.
my third vote is difficult to choose between USA and Serbia. if i knew the results before the tournament i would have choose US for sure. But imo they had a plan, they outplayed those they had to, and if dilikina didn't put in that contested 3, (he had gobert option inside) things now could have been different. i mean one close game with a great comeback.
So although an underestimated ARG isn't that of a disastrous loss, the fact that you could see the bench just before the start of the second half, and you could have a good picture about who was confident for the win, and who was already mourning (unexplicable!!), makes me give it to the Serbs and Sale.

P.S. Liths and Turks, can go home and sleep well. Both they gave fights and also good memories to their fans, and imo nothing to blame them about.

[vivo]

1) USA
2) Serbia
3) Greece
4) Germany
5) China

[Toruko]

Choking in the second round would be acceptable for turkey and quarter finals would be a success but first round elimination is a huge disappointment.

[usagre]

#1 The great Greg Popovich
#2 USA
#3 Serbia
#4 Greece

Actually I want to change it to

#1 The great Greg Popovich
#2 USA
#3 Serbia
#4 Spain, France, or Australia the two that don’t win this tournament
#5 Greece

[vivo]

Choking in the second round would be acceptable for turkey and quarter finals would be a success but first round elimination is a huge disappointment.

Well that was my thought right after elimination but afterwards we saw other teams have greater disappointments. Plus Czechs are apparently not the pushovers we all thought. We should have been in the 2nd round but shit happens. About Serbia and USA though...

[Toruko]

Well that was my thought right after elimination but afterwards we saw other teams have greater disappointments. Plus Czechs are apparently not the pushovers we all thought. We should have been in the 2nd round but shit happens. About Serbia and USA though...

Thats why Turkey is 4. in my ranking. I acknowledge Czechs good team chemistry and also their effort but I still believe that we and most of the teams are stronger than them. I still cant accept that we played the whole tournament with Erden. I dont want to talk badly about him, he surely hadnt wanted to get injured again but it was a mistake to take him to the tournament. I hate his sloppy and careless attitude.

[Modis]

It has to be Serbia of course and with all do respect to Argentina especially losing to them

[soulis79]

Germany, USA and China the biggest disappointments. Different teams, different reasons.