I think a lot has been made of the back to back summers, and i get it but also, it's only two instead of the four it used to be. In the Old way Canada probably ends up playing non stop.
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Likely OQT teams
Serbia (4)
Lithuania (6)
Slovenia (7)
Greece (8)
Croatia (9)
Russia (10)
Brazil (12)
Italy (13)
Mexico (14)
Puerto Rico (16)
Turkey(17)
Dominican Rep (18)
Venezuela (20)
Germany (22)
Canada (23)
Czech Republic (24)
Poland (25)
Montenegro (28)
China (30)
Philippines (31)
Korea (32)
Senegal (37)
New Zealand (38)
Angola (39)
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Originally posted by christodoulou76 View PostLikely OQT teams
Serbia (4)
Lithuania (6)
Slovenia (7)
Greece (8)
Croatia (9)
Russia (10)
Brazil (12)
Italy (13)
Mexico (14)
Puerto Rico (16)
Turkey(17)
Dominican Rep (18)
Venezuela (20)
Germany (22)
Canada (23)
Czech Republic (24)
Poland (25)
Montenegro (28)
China (30)
Philippines (31)
Korea (32)
Senegal (37)
New Zealand (38)
Angola (39)
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Originally posted by mojo13 View PostYou are missing Uruguay and can not have both South Korea and Philippines.
Also I think 1st pot in more or less clear - Serbia, Lithuania, Greece, Russia (or Euro WC). Depends where all wildcard holders will end up, all 8 in two last pots or ranking+geography will decide, probably the latter
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One important change after recent FIBA ranking updates. Korea overtook Philippines and should be 2nd team along with China to get wildcard for OQT. If so, massive blow for Pinoys. Elsewhere, no matter quite notable drop Croatia and Slovenia remains as two best European teams without OQT spot, the same goes to Mexico/Uruguay, Angola/Senegal
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So FIBA held true to their word on the rankings and the OQT.
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We predicted most of it. The notable change was South Korea jumped the Philippines and took the last Asia spot.Pistons: 2021-22 Let the Motorcade begin!!
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It will be interesting to see, how FIBA decides to allocate the pots. Will it go directly by the FIBA rankings or will it pay attention to the ranking and regions. What is more, FIBA might drop a bomb and put the hosts in the first pot.
IMO, the best way to do it is to just go fully by the rankings. So we would avoid bs like group A in world cup.
So initially, i would like to see these pots:
POT1: Serbia, Greece, Lithuania, Russia
POT2: Czech Republic, Brazil, Italy, Poland
POT3: Croatia, Turkey, Slovenia, Puerto Rico
POT4: Germany, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Canada
POT5: New Zealand, Mexico, China, Korea
POT6: Angola, Tunisia, Senegal, Uruguay
Obviously, first pots are mostly consisted of European teams, but hey that's just the way it is, regarding the basketball level in the world. Except from obviously those american teams that already clinched olympic spots.
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Originally posted by ZaliaBalta View PostIt will be interesting to see, how FIBA decides to allocate the pots. Will it go directly by the FIBA rankings or will it pay attention to the ranking and regions. What is more, FIBA might drop a bomb and put the hosts in the first pot.
IMO, the best way to do it is to just go fully by the rankings. So we would avoid bs like group A in world cup.
So initially, i would like to see these pots:
POT1: Serbia, Greece, Lithuania, Russia
POT2: Czech Republic, Brazil, Italy, Poland
POT3: Croatia, Turkey, Slovenia, Puerto Rico
POT4: Germany, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Canda
POT5: New Zealand, Mexico, China, Korea
POT6: Angola, Tunisia, Senegal, Uruguay
Obviously, first pots are mostly consisted of European teams, but hey that's just the way it is, regarding the basketball level in the world. Except from obviously those american teams that already clinched olympic spots.
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Originally posted by Italian Pride View PostSo according whit these pots Russia could be finish in the only tournament out of europe?in Canada?right
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FIBA wants 4 tournaments, 4 different continents. A month ago there was a speculation about Senegal hosting one of these tournaments. They have a new arena (Dakar Arena), it would be a massive boost for the country and the continent. I think the amount of money (2.5M Euro or 1,639,892,500 Senegal Francs) is huuuge for this country. The only guess i can make is that NBA will fund such a tournament(they already "fund" the BAL). But on the other hand the chances are slim.
Already Lithuania and Serbia have expressed interest but nothing is official yet. I believe China could be a candidate, perhaps Turkey. From Americas i have no idea. From what mojo says Canada's finances are mediocre. I believe that other countries face same issues. So that leads to 2 Europeans, China and one more.
P.S. I read somewhere that Ayon intends to play for one last time for Mexico.
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