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  • 2010 WC absentees

    OK, let's compile all those who will miss the World Championship. Let's find out what "damage" there will be to the competition. List will be constantly updated.


    ARGENTINA
    - Manu Ginóbili
    - Juan Pablo Figueroa
    - Juan Pablo Cantero
    - Andrés Nocioni

    AUSTRALIA
    - Andrew Bogut
    - Nathan Jawai
    - CJ Bruton

    BRAZIL
    - Nenê

    CHINA
    - Yao Ming
    - Zhu Fangyu

    CROATIA
    - Nikola Prkačin
    - Nikola Vujčić
    - Sandro Nicević
    - Mario Stojić
    - Stanko Barać
    - Zoran Planinić (?)

    GREECE
    - Kosta Koufos
    - Theodoros Papaloukas
    - Panagiotis Vasilopoulos

    FRANCE
    - Tony Parker
    - Ronny Turiaf
    - Mickaël Piétrus
    - Joakim Noah
    - Antoine Diot
    - Kevin Seraphin
    - Rodrigue Beaubois

    GERMANY
    - Chris Kaman
    - Dirk Nowitzki

    IRAN
    - Hamed Afagh
    - Samad Nikkhah

    LEBANON
    - Omar El Turk
    - Mazen Mneimneh
    - Daniel Faris

    LITHUANIA
    - Šarūnas Jasikevičius
    - Rimantas Kaukėnas
    - Marijonas Petravičius
    - Darjuš Lavrinovič
    - Kšyštof Lavrinovič
    - Artūras Jomantas
    - Mindaugas Katelynas

    PUERTO RICO
    - Larry Ayuso
    - Christian Dalmau

    RUSSIA
    - Andrei Kirilenko
    - J.R. Holden

    SERBIA
    - Darko Miličić

    SLOVENIA
    - Erazem Lorbek
    - Beno Udrih

    SPAIN
    - Pau Gasol

    TURKEY
    - Mehmet Okur
    - Engin Atsür

    USA
    - Kobe Bryant
    - LeBron James
    - Dwayne Wade
    - Chris Bosh
    - Dwight Howard
    - Amare Stoudemire
    - Carmelo Anthony
    - Deron Williams
    - Carlos Boozer
    - Chris Paul
    - Brook Lopez
    Last edited by rikhardur; 08-27-2010, 08:09 PM.
    Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
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  • #2
    Oh man, Gasol/Parker ?? That's too bad Maybe if they have good playoff they will feel rejuvenated mentally and play for national teams. They want 82 strong games from Parker, but by next fall George Hill should be ready to handle a big load of contribution..imo they can afford Parker rest as SA is always a playoff team but of course it depends on physical & mental state of player. Sad that some of the Worlds best will not be able to perform on the big stage in Turkey.
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    • #3
      Rik, you mean players who are active, but didn't say goodbye to NT or only those who might miss this WC, but will/might play later?

      Lithuania has some probable absentees

      Ramunas Siskauskas - said won't play anymore

      Darius Songaila - also said that won't play after Beijing, but missed the OG due injury and there're talks in summer that he might come back to NT, but probably only in 2011

      Zydrunas Ilgauskas - probably should be considered as absentee, even he didn't play in NT since some 1995, but he still is lithuanian. Federation has thoughts to talk with him regarding WC, cause his contract with Cavs expires this summer

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Mindozas View Post
        Rik, you mean players who are active, but didn't say goodbye to NT or only those who might miss this WC, but will/might play later?

        Lithuania has some probable absentees

        Ramunas Siskauskas - said won't play anymore

        Darius Songaila - also said that won't play after Beijing, but missed the OG due injury and there're talks in summer that he might come back to NT, but probably only in 2011

        Zydrunas Ilgauskas - probably should be considered as absentee, even he didn't play in NT since some 1995, but he still is lithuanian. Federation has thoughts to talk with him regarding WC, cause his contract with Cavs expires this summer
        I was thinking about those who might/will miss the WC but who are still active with the NTs.
        Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
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        • #5
          All the top teams are likely to have key players missing.

          USA - Wade , Bosh , and Boozer (maybe more)
          Spain - Gasol and Calderon
          Argentina - Giniboli and Oberto
          Greece - Papaloukas (maybe more)

          Second Tier
          Turkey - Turkoglu (Toronto may ask that he don't play because of injuries)
          France - Parker and Batum (Portland may ask that he don't play)
          Lithuania - Jasikevicius and most of their vets
          Germany - Nowitzki and Kaman (won't play unless Nowitzki does)
          Russia - Kirilenko? Holden?

          That leaves Serbia, Slovenia, and Brazil as the only teams with full players.

          Maybe FIBA should change things around with the tournaments so players are available....

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Franz View Post
            All the top teams are likely to have key players missing.

            USA - Wade , Bosh , and Boozer (maybe more)
            Spain - Gasol and Calderon
            Argentina - Giniboli and Oberto
            Greece - Papaloukas (maybe more)

            Second Tier
            Turkey - Turkoglu (Toronto may ask that he don't play because of injuries)
            France - Parker and Batum (Portland may ask that he don't play)
            Lithuania - Jasikevicius and most of their vets
            Germany - Nowitzki and Kaman (won't play unless Nowitzki does)
            Russia - Kirilenko? Holden?

            That leaves Serbia, Slovenia, and Brazil as the only teams with full players.

            Maybe FIBA should change things around with the tournaments so players are available....
            Gasol is not a sure miss yet but likely. Calderon, if healthy, will play.
            Also everyday i'm more convinced that in USA won't play most of teh top guys (Kobe, LeBron, Wade...)
            In France i guess Batum will play and in Lithuania other than Siskauskas (and Ilgauskas but he's never came since 1996 so...) i don't think anyone else quits.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Franz View Post
              All the top teams are likely to have key players missing.

              USA - Wade , Bosh , and Boozer (maybe more)
              Spain - Gasol and Calderon
              Argentina - Giniboli and Oberto
              Greece - Papaloukas (maybe more)

              Second Tier
              Turkey - Turkoglu (Toronto may ask that he don't play because of injuries)
              France - Parker and Batum (Portland may ask that he don't play)
              Lithuania - Jasikevicius and most of their vets
              Germany - Nowitzki and Kaman (won't play unless Nowitzki does)
              Russia - Kirilenko? Holden?

              That leaves Serbia, Slovenia, and Brazil as the only teams with full players.

              Maybe FIBA should change things around with the tournaments so players are available....

              Papaloukas says he will play if healthy.
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              • #8
                Franz put the most pessimistic prediction

                USA- who cares? They will bring the medal contender anyway.
                Spain- Only P. Gasol will miss most likely.
                France- T. Parker only might miss the tournament.
                Argentina- Manu only might miss the tournament.
                Greece- All the best if healthy.
                Lithuania- All the best if healthy. Ilgauskas and Macijauskas highly unlikely, but Ilgauskas never played and Macijauskas wasn't playing 4 years for NT anyway)
                Russia- All the best, except Holden I guess.
                Germany- Dirk most likely will miss the tournament, but still not clear.

                So the picture is pretty OK. Few super stars will be missing, but that won't ruin the tournament.
                LTU NT will snatch Eurobasket 2029 title with this roster:

                Jokubaitis, Marciulionis, Laurencikas
                Indrusaitis, Brazdeikis, Rubstavicius
                Buzelis, Lelevicius
                Murauskas, Sirvydis
                Tubelis, Krivas

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                • #9
                  I want everyone to be there but I'm just being honest. Sad truth is that players only come for the Olympics (that's more true among the Americans) than the WC. That sucks because WC is the better tournament with much more excitement.

                  But hey, you can't force people to come. NBA GM's (Mark Cuban specifically) are pain in the ass and only care about their own teams so that makes things problematic. They won't allow their players to participate in non-NBA tournaments.

                  But this is not official. I'm only speculating on what could happen. Players can change minds.

                  Originally posted by Straight forward View Post
                  USA- who cares? They will bring the medal contender anyway.
                  You can't make drastic changes and expect to win medal. USA without main players (Lebron, Kobe, Wade, ect) and they won't make it to top four round.
                  Last edited by Franz; 01-14-2010, 03:41 AM.

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                  • #10
                    if this players will not play
                    this years WC will be boring and not exciting!!
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                    • #11
                      JR Holden said he will play if his agent asks him to play. Probably if Russian basketball federation will make a request ($) for him to play.

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                      • #12
                        Bad news for Brazil:

                        Leandro Barbosa entered Monday averaging 19.6 minutes per game, his lowest average since 2004-05.
                        He's also shooting career-lows from the field (44%) and from 3-point land (35%). His ankle has healed but his right wrist still bothers him and 'clicks' when he dribbles the ball. He intends to have wrist surgery after the season to remove a cyst, so don't expect it to improve any time soon.

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                        • #13
                          Sorry guys.. I was a bit away from my country.. But what happened to Pau Gazol ????

                          USA- right they dnt care
                          Spain- Only P. Gasol will miss most likely. ??? but why
                          France- T. Parker only might miss the tournament. .. I heard that he will join
                          Argentina- Manu only might miss the tournament. .. why?
                          Greece- All the best if healthy... It become an aged old team ...!!!
                          Lithuania- All the best if healthy. Ilgauskas and Macijauskas ??
                          Russia- All the best, except Holden I guess. ???
                          Germany- Dirk will play he asked for this before
                          China: They will miss Yao Ming for sure

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                          • #14
                            FRA – Parker ponders whether to play in Turkey

                            SAN ANTONIO (2010 FIBA World Championship) - France may head to the 2010 FIBA World Championship minus their biggest star with San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker now admitting he may take the summer off with the national team to rest.

                            Gregg Popovich’s Spurs (23-13) have been winning a lot of games with the 27-year-old Parker running the point, including a 105-85 blowout of a shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

                            The 27-year-old Parker has scored at least 21 points in four of the last five games, including 22 against the Lakers, but his scoring average of 16.7 points per contest is his lowest in five years and the superstar says he's just plain tired.

                            "I just think I've played too much basketball," Parker said to nba.com.

                            "I've played five summers in a row, and I think it's about time I need a rest.

                            "It's going to be tough. The contract's coming up, and Pop wants me to play well every night.

                            "Sometimes it's tough because you know you play all these championship runs and every year I play for the national team. Every year.

                            "This year is the first year I've found my body is a little bit tired, you know?

                            "So I'll have to make some decisions, because I'm not Superman.

                            "I can't do 82 games at the level Pop wants, and then play on the national team."

                            No one can play forever, and if Parker can't make it to Turkey, France would be without their biggest name.

                            Not many teams can overcome the loss of superstars although the United States, Spain and probably France can cope better than most.

                            Promising youngsters like Antoine Diot of Le Mans, the MVP of their win against Turkey at the EuroBasket that clinched a spot in the FIBA World Championship for France, would certainly be ready to fill the void.

                            France has shown in the past that they can win games without Parker.

                            Last summer, in their biggest game of the EuroBasket Additional Qualifying Round at Italy, Parker did not play yet France won in overtime and the victory effectively propelled them into the EuroBasket.

                            Four years ago at the FIBA World Championship in Japan, Parker broke his finger just days before the start of the tournament yet Les Bleus still came in fifth.

                            Parker is not the only Spur who is involved with is country's national team program.

                            Popovich’s assistant, Brett Brown, is the coach of Australia. Matt Bonner is expected to play for Canada this year and Ian Manhinmi is an emerging French center who recently had 15 points, nine rebounds and a block in 21 minutes of the Spurs’ 97-85 win over New Jersey. Manhinmi looks a good bet to make the France squad for a second straight year.

                            San Antonio also has Manu Ginobili, the most famous player in the history of Argentinian basketball.

                            Ginobili did not play at the FIBA Americas Championships in 2005 or 2007 but still represented his country the following years at the 2006 FIBA World Championship and the 2008 Olympics. Argentina fans will be hoping that the 32-year-old, who missed last year's FIBA Americas Championship as well, will suit up again for Argentina in Turkey.
                            Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
                            Artificial Nature

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by rikhardur View Post
                              OK, let's compile all those who will miss the World Championship. Let's find out what "damage" there will be to the competition. List will be constantly updated.



                              GERMANY[/B]
                              - Chris Kaman (?)
                              - Dirk Nowitzki (?)
                              if this will really happen all hell should break lose on Germany..
                              the only reason or the biggest reason they got the invitation is Dirk..
                              without him they wouldn't even be considered being there..
                              it will be a huge slap in the face of FIBA and the whole basketball world if it turns out that Dirk won't be there at the end..
                              "Heja, heja Cibosi, hrabri kao vukovi,

                              heja, heja cibosi, vodite nas k pobjedi. "

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