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2019 U16 European Championship - Udine (Aug 9-17)
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And to clarify it. We were the better team. The ball rotation was great, we scored over assists, we used the paint very well, shots were not falling but ok....
LTU scored mostly over iso and used its height advantage to create space. There are undoubtedly very talented guys though. Butkus, Kojenets or Murauskas.
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There will be always speculations regarding the age of Bona as people automatically having prejudices against youth players originated from Africa as soon as they see them playing in European competitions. His appearance tells me he is a really 15-16 years old guy. I couldn't see any sign by looking at his appearance that indicates he is actually a bit older, especially after comparing him with some guys on French roster. I saw him playing 1,5 years ago aswell and he was way more skinny and childish at that time so that I didn't regard any age falsification accusing as possible at that time.
Garuba case is different. He is listed as '00 born guy by Spanish Basketball Federation in some preparation tournaments, after some time he suddenly became belonging to '02 generation. That might be done accidently, but was enough for confusing people.
The coach who scouted Bona is Türkay Çakıroğlu who is known as a youth basketball baron. He holds all professional rights of Bona and he is the partner of a basketball agent. He individually practices with Bona all day long, spends his full time action on this guy. They probably see him as a gem and want him to reach the maximum to get the 'maximum on him'. Mutual benefit.Sports is not only considered as a superiority of physical capability. Perception, intelligence and morality assist it as well. The strong with less intelligence and comprehension can not cope with the less strong but with sufficient intelligence and comprehension. I like the sportsman who is intelligent, agile as well as morally upright.Mustafa Kemal ATATURK
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The thing is Bona knows what a chance he got by being discovered at that age. I know stories that Giannis didnt take a taxi to training when he was a rookie in Milwaukee in order to be able to send money to his family in greece. This kid left his 4 other siblings in Nigeria and came with his mom to turkey and his biggest goal is to be a professional and take his family to him. He has no chance to be lazy.
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Originally posted by slice me nice View PostThere will be always speculations regarding the age of Bona as people automatically having prejudices against youth players originated from Africa as soon as they see them playing in European competitions. His appearance tells me he is a really 15-16 years old guy. I couldn't see any sign by looking at his appearance that indicates he is actually a bit older, especially after comparing him with some guys on French roster. I saw him playing 1,5 years ago aswell and he was way more skinny and childish at that time so that I didn't regard any age falsification accusing as possible at that time.
Garuba case is different. He is listed as '00 born guy by Spanish Basketball Federation in some preparation tournaments, after some time he suddenly became belonging to '02 generation. That might be done accidently, but was enough for confusing people.
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Very nice win by GRE today against a tall LTU team that thoroughly outrebounded us. LTU had a problem with their outside shot until the 4th quarter when they hit a few threes to make it close until GRE pulled away again. The Greek coach used a zone defense and a full court press to force turnovers and limit LTU's inside game. A great game plan. I was impressed by Bazinas who was 9/10 from FT line, Oikonomopoulos who was good defensively and was 4/8 from 3, Mantzoukas who showed a nice touch inside although he also missed some easy shots in the paint.
Worth remembering that we lost to LTU twice in preparation phase, so this win shows nice growth by these youngsters.
Up next a very tough ITA team who will have the crowd on their side.
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Originally posted by christodoulou76 View PostVery nice win by GRE today against a tall LTU team that thoroughly outrebounded us. LTU had a problem with their outside shot until the 4th quarter when they hit a few threes to make it close until GRE pulled away again. The Greek coach used a zone defense and a full court press to force turnovers and limit LTU's inside game. A great game plan. I was impressed by Bazinas who was 9/10 from FT line, Oikonomopoulos who was good defensively and was 4/8 from 3, Mantzoukas who showed a nice touch inside although he also missed some easy shots in the paint.
Worth remembering that we lost to LTU twice in preparation phase, so this win shows nice growth by these youngsters.
Up next a very tough ITA team who will have the crowd on their side.
Serbia must play against Spain tomorrow (first game) und Turkey vs Russia. Wont be easy games.
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Turkey - Russia game is going to be the 24th consecutive Quarter-Final appearance of Turkish U-16 teams being valid from 1987. Impressive stats. In return, this also shows that how we rot our talents unmercifully as we are not advanced in player development.Sports is not only considered as a superiority of physical capability. Perception, intelligence and morality assist it as well. The strong with less intelligence and comprehension can not cope with the less strong but with sufficient intelligence and comprehension. I like the sportsman who is intelligent, agile as well as morally upright.Mustafa Kemal ATATURK
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Originally posted by slice me nice View PostTurkey - Russia game is going to be the 24th consecutive Quarter-Final appearance of Turkish U-16 teams being valid from 1987. Impressive stats. In return, this also shows that how we rot our talents unmercifully as we are not advanced in player development.
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Originally posted by christodoulou76 View PostVery nice win by GRE today against a tall LTU team that thoroughly outrebounded us. LTU had a problem with their outside shot until the 4th quarter when they hit a few threes to make it close until GRE pulled away again. The Greek coach used a zone defense and a full court press to force turnovers and limit LTU's inside game. A great game plan. I was impressed by Bazinas who was 9/10 from FT line, Oikonomopoulos who was good defensively and was 4/8 from 3, Mantzoukas who showed a nice touch inside although he also missed some easy shots in the paint.
Worth remembering that we lost to LTU twice in preparation phase, so this win shows nice growth by these youngsters.
Up next a very tough ITA team who will have the crowd on their side.
Zone is usually very effective in youth tournaments, yes.5 out 6 scientists say Russian roulette is safe.
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just when I thought what a great game it was between Serbia and Spain, the ref called a technical 1.9 sec left, at 71-71 in OT.
it was the right call, technically, the Serbian player fell out of bounds while trying to challenge the inbounding player, but come on! totally spoilt it!5 out 6 scientists say Russian roulette is safe.
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