Quarterfinals: F.Y.R of Macedonia vs Dominican Republic

[MZT Skopje]

Let's hear what you think. Discuss.

[fasoulaki]

Dominican Republic is an athletic team with a lot of potential. However DR is missing some height and they play a little bit chaotic. I do not know if the diaspora collected money to bribe Angola but as the situation is now I think F.Y.R of Macedonia will win the quarter final.

[MZT Skopje]

I think that F.Y.R of Macedonia did show great defence during the first 10 min against New Zeland. And after that not more than necessary until the last 7-8 minutes. Importent is that we show 10 minutes that we can play defence like 2011 if we want to which was not the case against Angola. If we playd defence against Angola they lose by 20 points.

From now and on I hope to see insperation in defence 40 min.

[Mojado]

FYROM needs to pressure Coronado (turnover-rpone) and let DR shoot the threes. Keep them out of the zone and force Martinez to shoot from the distance. Foul him - Not a good FT shooter.
DR is terrible on defense. Problem of FYROM is, that players arent that fast. I was suprised to see Cekovski and Gecevski being that fat. Bo needs to speed up the game if he has the hands on the ball. Same goes for Ilievski.

[MZT Skopje]

You will get fat by playing in our domestic league ha ha. And Gecevski did so the whole year for 400.000 euros.

MZT is a great basketball project and ha sjust joined the strong ABA league and have plan to qualifying for EL 2015.

Just pity that we joined ABA 2012/2013 and not 2011/2012 allready. Gecevski is out of shape.

[MZT Skopje]

By the way the match will start 23:30 our local time: http://www.ekipa.mk

If we win we will face Lithuania or Porto Riko in Semifinals.

[Tasos Peiraias]

I will support Dominican Republic
and I believe that FYROMians will
loose...

[MZT Skopje]

Do not post on here if you have provocations in mind. Fyromains ? Macedonians live in our nation according to united nations, fiba, etc. UN and Fiba wright Macedonians.

I supported you last night.

[Tasos Peiraias]

Do not post on here if you have provocations in mind. Fyromains ? Macedonians live in our nation according to united nations, fiba, etc. UN and Fiba wright Macedonians.

I supported you last night.

I dont say <Macedonians>,because my origin is from Thessaloniki,so I am Macedonian,too,but I belong to a different nation.It is too strange for me to tell that...
Yes,OK,I supported you in Eurobasket in your first match against Russia,maybe I will support you again,I dont tell that never support you,but this time I will prefer the dominican team.

[kalashnikov]

FYROM should get this one easily...they tend to start-off slow but gain momentum in subsequent games

[MZT Skopje]

Correct. You did smash us 2009 in Poland with 30 points or something but later on we beat Israel, Croatia and Germany and almost Russia too we lost with 71-69.

[Tasos Peiraias]

Correct. You did smash us 2009 in Poland with 30 points or something but later on we beat Israel, Croatia and Germany and almost Russia too we lost with 71-69.

Germany?When?
In 2009?

[MZT Skopje]

Ye 2009

Macedonia-Germany 86:75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVFyq1HTur8

Former Olympiakos player Vrbica Stefanov had a good evening against the Germans.

[MZT Skopje]

Bwin keeps Macedonia favourite.

FYR Macedonia 1.60
Dominican Republic 2.20

[Pero Antic]

Ye 2009

Macedonia-Germany 86:75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVFyq1HTur8

Former Olympiakos player Vrbica Stefanov had a good evening against the Germans.

Jovica Arsic was the main reason we didn't played in the quarterfinals in 2009 i remember Mozgov had 4 personal fouls in the last quater and played 10 mins and making crucial points for the Russians noone played 1:1 against him to foul him out. Very Big Mistake. At the end we lost because Mirakovski missed the lay up in the final second of the game (just like Stojanovski did two years later). Man i now realize how extremly tight those games have been and how unlucky we lost every time. Could have played in the WC 2010.....