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Serbia 2019 joins Spain 2014 and USA 2002 as the biggest flops in World Championships history. All three got beat in the quarterfinals and had coaching issues. Greek teams of 2010 and 2019 were also huge disappointments but not on the level of the top 3.Last edited by usagre; 09-10-2019, 08:23 PM.Silver medal 2012 Olympics prediction game.
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Originally posted by christodoulou76 View PostWho could have imagined that the 5-8 classification games would be used to determine the 2nd automatic qualifier from Europe rather than the one from the Americas? In other words, none of us predicted that only one European team would qualify to semifinals. Let's see if FRA can defy the odds tomorrow.
I don't know which system is better. Pre-Olympics or continental championships?
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Serbia was the main threat to the USA winning this tournament. With them out of the way for me now they should not get beat. It would be a huge failure on par with 2002 and 2004. We have the most talent and with Serbia and Greece out we will never face a team where the best player on the court is not American. No excuses these teams are all inferior in talent and should not beat us.Silver medal 2012 Olympics prediction game.
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Originally posted by usagre View PostSerbia was the main threat to the USA winning this tournament. With them out of the way for me now they should not get beat. It would be a huge failure on par with 2002 and 2004. We have the most talent and with Serbia and Greece out we will never face a team where the best player on the court is not American. No excuses these teams are all inferior in talent and should not beat us.Lithuania
Olympic Games: Bronze 1992-1996-2000.
FIBA World Championship : Bronze 2010.
FIBA EuroBasket : Gold 1937-1939-2003. Silver 1995-2013-2015. Bronze 2007.
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Originally posted by Modis View Postcough cough Turkey...
Close calls against Brazil in ‘10, Lithuania in ‘12, Australia and Serbia in ‘16 don’t really mean anything and are just foot notes. It’s all about knockout time. It’s kind of like a regular season NBA game where a bad team beats a great team.
Doesn’t really mean much. But now it’s 3 straight game 7’s to win it all and we are better than these teams and it should translate in the result.Silver medal 2012 Olympics prediction game.
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Basketball is a team game but it’s also a team game in which the individual star can impact it immensely and much more than in other team sports. Greece and Serbia have two of the top players in the entire world on their teams. You are doing a big disservice to your team if that is not the guiding factor in how the rest of your team is built and the style it will play.
I think this tournament will serve as a learning lesson for both teams and they will make the appropriate changes going forward to take advantage of this fact.Silver medal 2012 Olympics prediction game.
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Originally posted by usagre View PostBasketball is a team game but it’s also a team game in which the individual star can impact it immensely and much more than in other team sports. Greece and Serbia have two of the top players in the entire world on their teams. You are doing a big disservice to your team if that is not the guiding factor in how the rest of your team is built and the style it will play.
I think this tournament will serve as a learning lesson for both teams and they will make the appropriate changes going forward to take advantage of this fact.
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Originally posted by Steadysoul View PostPeople had reasonable expectations for Serbia due to recent achievements. Greece though? I never understood where that was coming from. So many people pointing out how that team wasn't set up to take advantage of what Giannis does best and still people are shocked they won't medal.
If they would have lost to Australia in the quarters like the Czech Republic will nobody would have blinked.Silver medal 2012 Olympics prediction game.
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the nba guys for serbia who suppose to deliver delivered for them it was the other guys.. if milos despite the defensive inabilities can be a game changer as he is a willing passer..you can only hope for guduric to mature and boba n to be useful in situationsTo becomes Asia's Best, we need to compete against the World's Best..
1 Big 4 small > 5 out offense.
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A lot of pressure now on Spain, France and Australia to win this tournament. The sea parted like never before with no Serbia or US remaining in the way. Two of these three will squander an enormous opportunity and probably never live it down.Silver medal 2012 Olympics prediction game.
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