As with most FIBA tournaments, the group stages have too many games to eliminate not enough teams, and not enough reward for finishing high in the groups. Only the top three teams from each of the second round groups should advance.
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Originally posted by Alyosha12 View PostThe Schedule is just to damn brutal!
Playing 9 games in 12 days is out of this world and it is no wonder that so many players refuse to join their NT and rather rest. If we take into account that the domestic leagues start in a few weeks after such an intense competition it is just too much for a lot of players especially if they do it a few years in a row.
IMO FIBA should start the tournament earlier like 1st of sep. and finish on the 21th. Thats a solid 3 weeks of basketball. A lot more players would want to come to the eurobasket if the schedule was kinder because they wouldn't need half a season to recuperate after it and the risk to injury would be a lot smaller.
FIBA should really look up to FIFA and UEFA and see how they do it. Just forsome perspective in the Euro 2008 the teams that reached the final played 6 games in 20 days!
In 2008 Euro Spain and Germany as a finalists
played 6 games in pace almost 4 days / game.
Of course there was no 2nd stage...but with 3 more games
and whole tournament schedule extended to that 3 weeks,
that would be just ideal.
I disagree with idea to cancel 2nd stage games...there are more
positive than negative things. We see a lot of basket and much
more better comparision between the NTs.
Winner must put much more effort to reach 1st.
Just compare this two schedules (Euro, Eurobasket):
There is one sport organisation, which just don't know how to do his job...
which one, is crystal clear to me.
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No need for 3 weeks. Start EC in weekend, Friday or Saturday - 2-3 extra days should be enough for everybodyThe Moon Is A SCAM(http://www.revisionism.nl/Moon/The-Mad-Revisionist.htm)!
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Originally posted by LuDux View PostNo need for 3 weeks. Start EC in weekend, Friday or Saturday - 2-3 extra days should be enough for everybody
There is no time to hype up every important game, so the tournament as a whole loses momentum. The 1/4 final games are trated as crap and teams who reach it are not rewarded at all where as making it to the 1/4 is a very big thing IMO. There is no build up in momentum and hype between the second stage the 1/4 and the 1/2 finals there should be more hype about it IMO. Like Freaknick said:
Originally posted by Freaknickit might be nice to have a day to regroup, take stock, reflect on the previous round and then look ahead to the next match-upMy homage to The heroes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOFlzU14Ivs
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The problem to make the tournament longer is also for the audience. There where not so many fans at the first stages and will be even less if the whole thing will be longer.
Maybe the first stages should be taken from hosting country and made at home of one of the NTs at each group.
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Originally posted by ip84 View PostThe problem to make the tournament longer is also for the audience. There where not so many fans at the first stages and will be even less if the whole thing will be longer.
Maybe the first stages should be taken from hosting country and made at home of one of the NTs at each group.My homage to The heroes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOFlzU14Ivs
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Originally posted by MirkoD View PostStrongly agree and support that thinking !
In 2008 Euro Spain and Germany as a finalists
played 6 games in pace almost 4 days / game.
Of course there was no 2nd stage...but with 3 more games
and whole tournament schedule extended to that 3 weeks,
that would be just ideal.
I disagree with idea to cancel 2nd stage games...there are more
positive than negative things. We see a lot of basket and much
more better comparision between the NTs.
Winner must put much more effort to reach 1st.
Just compare this two schedules (Euro, Eurobasket):
There is one sport organisation, which just don't know how to do his job...
which one, is crystal clear to me.
Besides, preparations as a team right before the games are more impotent in basketball then in football, and this will require more time.
But I agree that it would be grate if it would be possible.
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