2023 WC - 2nd Round Games

[Joško Poljak Fan]

Luckily for Slovenia, people on this forum are notorious bad in predicting.

Who could predict that the aussies would actualy buy into "Dončič and 11 random dudes" narative and double team him on basicaly every single posession. It was basicaly 4 on 3 for the most of the time Luka was on court.

[christodoulou76]

46 points scored by Greek players in this game. Not great...

[Straight forward]

This is ridiculous. What kind of shit FIBA created. It's pathetic. Walkup is the best international Greek team player tonight (American slut). Mike Tobey the best player of Slovenian international team (another American slut). I would end watching NT instantly and boycott it actively (attacking federation) once that happens with my NATIONAL team. How people are OK with that crap is beyond me. Bunch of conformist beer drinkers. Respect to Latvia, Serbia, Lithuania and all other NATIONAL teams.

[usagre]

This is ridiculous. What kind of shit FIBA created. It's pathetic. Walkup is the best international Greek team player tonight (American slut). Mike Tobey the best player of Slovenian international team (another American slut). I would end watching NT instantly and boycott it actively (attacking federation) once that happens with my NATIONAL team. How people are OK with that crap is beyond me. Bunch of conformist beer drinkers. Respect to Latvia, Serbia, Lithuania and all other NATIONAL teams.

Sadly I think in the future you’ll see two naturalized player limit per team as opposed to none.

[G&B]

I was 99% sure that Lithuania would win against Greece, but I really did not expect that the reserve players led by the 2nd team would crush them. Now I think that USA is not terrible either, but maybe it is better to lose because of the future easier path to medals, on the other hand, Lithuania always fights and never plays behind the scenes games. Today, if Lithuania only needed to win against a team of lower classes, then respect for Latvia, so bled as a team, works miracles.

[Killer Bob]

Who could predict that the aussies would actualy buy into "Dončič and 11 random dudes" narative and double team him on basicaly every single posession. It was basicaly 4 on 3 for the most of the time Luka was on court.

Australia took the gamble, but Slovenia would have scored those points anyway, problem is that nobody except Mills can shoot, so Slovenia was able to play semi-decent D.

[Killer Bob]

This is ridiculous. What kind of shit FIBA created. It's pathetic. Walkup is the best international Greek team player tonight (American slut). Mike Tobey the best player of Slovenian international team (another American slut). I would end watching NT instantly and boycott it actively (attacking federation) once that happens with my NATIONAL team. How people are OK with that crap is beyond me. Bunch of conformist beer drinkers. Respect to Latvia, Serbia, Lithuania and all other NATIONAL teams.

Do you watch Tobey in Euroleague?It's a little bit easier to play 4:3z

[usagre]

Win or lose this has been an absolutely horrible pathetic performance by Canada. Basically sleep walking comatose mode the entire game and it might bite them in the ass. Second half offensive futility is beyond belief.

[usagre]

This loss will either be a wake up call for Canada or they can go the French route and collapse. I go with the former. But it’s definitely put up or shut up time vs Spain on Sunday.

[Darrell Armstrong]

This loss will either be a wake up call for Canada or they can go the French route and collapse. I go with the former. But it’s definitely put up or shut up time vs Spain on Sunday.

Gentle reminder that I'm a petty individual

Want to revisit your rankings now?

[Shawshank]

Canada will face Spain and loser goes home

Latvia with Brasil pays same game this is funny

[usagre]

Gentle reminder that I'm a petty individual

Want to revisit your rankings now?

I know your smarter than that. You really can’t explain this Canadian performance ?

[Hepcat]

Wow! Group I and Group L are completely up for grabs now! Who makes it to the QFs and who goes home will now be determined in the last game and even then first and second will come down to some sordid tie breaker.

[usagre]

This loss for Canada might actually help them. They take care of business on Sunday which I fully expect, and Brazil beats Latvia assuming the US takes care of Lithuania and they are on opposite side of bracket with US.

[Hepcat]

I know your smarter than that. You really can’t explain this Canadian performance ?

But I can. Brazil played better as a team today. There was too much isolation one-on-one play and not enough team work by the Canadian players. Team Canada dished out only ten assists in total! Yago by himself dished out ten for Brazil.

This loss for Canada might actually help them. They take care of business on Sunday which I fully expect, and Brazil beats Latvia....

Those two games could easily go the other way you know.