This is huge one for Germany. Their 4th medal in whole NT history.
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Thanks for the congratulations. It was with very few exceptions a huge joy to consume the content during this eurobasket. At german basketball forums you feel like a nerd, at interbasket it feels like you are surrounded by "Yodas".
The whole game felt kinda odd, but in the end the only thing what matters is the bronze medal. Its a pretty amazing outcome after a tough preparation phase, all the injuries and absences, the/my huge doubts regarding coach Herbert. I have never expected that before the tournament, so I am more than happy, even though there is a bit of disappointment left from the missed chance against Spain. I am positive, this feeling will disappear pretty soon. Overall, the last seventeen days might be the best basketball period of my lifetime. My dad told me, I watched the games in 2002 and 2005, but somehow I can´t even remember anything from 2005. Since the first game against France I have been hooked and it even felt slightly better than the playoffs of the earlier championships of GHP and Brose Bamberg, although I don´t consider me as patriotic or anything like that at all. For instance I don´t give a shit about our football national team, but this team is special, excluding the literal balls of Schröder, it´s loaded with sympathetic and nice characters and the necessary spirit to to reach high goals and bring joy to basketball germany.
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Originally posted by thiago94 View PostThanks for the congratulations. It was with very few exceptions a huge joy to consume the content during this eurobasket. At german basketball forums you feel like a nerd, at interbasket it feels like you are surrounded by "Yodas".
The whole game felt kinda odd, but in the end the only thing what matters is the bronze medal. Its a pretty amazing outcome after a tough preparation phase, all the injuries and absences, the/my huge doubts regarding coach Herbert. I have never expected that before the tournament, so I am more than happy, even though there is a bit of disappointment left from the missed chance against Spain. I am positive, this feeling will disappear pretty soon. Overall, the last seventeen days might be the best basketball period of my lifetime. My dad told me, I watched the games in 2002 and 2005, but somehow I can´t even remember anything from 2005. Since the first game against France I have been hooked and it even felt slightly better than the playoffs of the earlier championships of GHP and Brose Bamberg, although I don´t consider me as patriotic or anything like that at all. For instance I don´t give a shit about our football national team, but this team is special, excluding the literal balls of Schröder, it´s loaded with sympathetic and nice characters and the necessary spirit to to reach high goals and bring joy to basketball germany.
I am the craziest Dirk fan. But somehow I also felt like this is the best basketball we have played in my memory of the NT. Great weeks, and I hope great years ahead. Funny feeling.
Dennis Schröder gave two very moving interviews actually just after the last game both to MagentaSport and to RTL. Thank you guys for the wonderful tournament!!!!!
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Originally posted by Ridirkulous View PostI remember vividly both 2001 (4th place) and the medals in 2002 and 2005. In 2005 it was a blowout in the final, but to be honest the way we lost the semifinals in 2001 against Turkey and in 2002 against Argentina still hurt like hell. You can find the games on YouTube if you want to catch up. But maybe it's just me who is a masochist here.
I am the craziest Dirk fan. But somehow I also felt like this is the best basketball we have played in my memory of the NT. Great weeks, and I hope great years ahead. Funny feeling.
Dennis Schröder gave two very moving interviews actually just after the last game both to MagentaSport and to RTL. Thank you guys for the wonderful tournament!!!!!
I should remember 2005 though, since I can even remember Carmelo Anthony´s and Chris Paul´s performances during the Olympics 2004. Maybe, because both of them became two of my favourite players. I didn´t know any better. I was just a kid. Two reasonable arguments, still, it doesn´t show good taste. It might get worse. Calderon and especially Navarro were my favourite european players back then and two, three years later Rudy Fernandenz evolved into something like my early and last teenage-idol. I worked hours to shoot and play like him. Well, I tried. Flopping was not on my agenda.
So I guess you have as well sympathies for the Dallas Mavericks? I missed some golden years of his carreer, but not very much of the final series against Miami. It´s hard to play basketball like Dirk, but it´s easy to say "I would like to become a human being like Dirk." He is so humble, earth-grounded and funny, you have to love him. The future looks good, I agree. It will be super tough to repeat the outcome, but I think we have the potential to improve our overall tournament performance. Your overview in the other tread nailed it.
Schröder has clearly matured over the last years. Nowadays, I really like him, even though I don´t like all of his habits and behaviours on the court like the gesture to the greek bench. I think that is the result of Schröder still having always a chip on his shoulder, ready to prove anyone how far he has come and prove those wrong, who thought/predicted he would not make it.
Thank you so much for the additional congrats guys! It has already started to taste better.Last edited by thiago94; 09-18-2022, 11:16 PM.
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