Quarterfinals, Spain vs. Serbia

[Frosties]

Remember refs always help Spain.

The axioma is different. They help Spain when Spain wins or in spite of Spains defeat.

Not a single comment on the referees in that game (which should be the normal trend).

[Gonzaka]

it was a downward path

Remember refs always help Spain.

[granger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtYup8y4Py4

it was a downward path

[neo]

i still think navarro have done enough to be at least considered in the mythical five selection. well, being out of the final four significantly reduces his chance but he had a very good tournament offensively.

[mbenga]

poor garba.. his hand stretches in exactly the same spot, too. and even though he wears a mask, I'm quite sure he has the exact same expression on his face

Quite unfair, Garbajosa that day did an amazing job defending Nowitzki, even in that last shot if there's anyone to blame it's Navarro for not being more agressive helping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGbgULwPFSY

[mbenga]

there is no reason to be grumpy
this is not the end for Spain..they will be better team next year with Calderon..and some other coach..

I'd wish but looks like we'll have Scariolo for at least 2 more years.

[mbenga]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtYup8y4Py4

[FPJ]

And what's the problem? Can't he be happy?

[Frosties]

Grande cojones...

Improve your grammar:

cojones grandes sounds much better. Un par de cojones is linguistically more acquarate....

Let me quote a Spanish coach, Lolo Sainz

"Saber ganar es más difícil que saber perder"

[AirBall]

Grande cojones...

[Genjuro]

Regarding Mirotic, he is the one who chose Spain, not the opposite. All the Argentinians and Splitter have Spanish passport too, but they chose to compite for their countries (and who would reject them in the NT?).

Yes, it was Mirotic's decision, but it was a money decision. With the 5-Spanish-players quota placed in the ACB, he needed to be eligible to play for the Spanish National Team to qualify for it. If he had chosen Montenegro, he would be considered foreign in the ACB, regardless his passport.

When the Argentinians and Splitter came to Spain there was no quota, and besides many of those guys had already played for their youth NTs, which made impossible for them to switch to Spain.

[Genjuro]

Basketball in Spain became mainstream after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Wow, you look American, like if there wasn't basketball in Europe before the Dream Team came to show us how to play the game...

Basketball in Spain became mainstream (at least, as much mainstream as it has ever been here) after the Olympic silver medal in 1984. That was an incredible boost.

Indeed in 1992 Spain lost to Angola at the Olympic Games (a game known here as "Angolazo"), which cause damage to basketball interest in Spain.

Anyway, regarding Spanish tradition, you only need to check that Spain has been in the top-6 at the Eurobasket for something like 30 to 40 years, without barely any exception.

[dxjayrock2008]

First this:


Then...


What's up to come in the end of the semi-finals???

Luis Scola got dupped there. Lol.

[FPJ]

Yes, and with Pau Spain lost a final and did NOTHING in the Olympics in 2004. Pau has been an excuse for many things in this EC and a terrible cover for players like his brother.

Lol, Pau made us an amazing team in 2006-09.

He is the best player you can have for a fiba tournament, and one of the best players overall. Even the Lakers would not be the champions right now without him.Also, he scored 29 points in the key match vs USA in 2004. And he is the key for spanish gold chances for the next few years.

Marc's poor performance is Marc' fault, not Pau's.

Spain is simply not that good team everyone in Spain expected before the WC, that's all, some good players, some regular players, like many other teams and one step behind the best teams in this WC.

And no, there are not excuses for wednesdays loss, Serbia deserved the win because the played better, and were always ahead, only Navarro's performance let us being fighting till the end.

[Luíz for 3]

First this:


Then...


What's up to come in the end of the semi-finals???