Group D: SRB-ITA-PHI-ANG

[Tevfik1907]

• Serbia (Fiba World Rank: 004)
• Italy (Fiba World Rank: 013)
• Philippines (Fiba World Rank: 031)
• Angola (Fiba World Rank: 039)

31 August 2019

Angola - Serbia
15:30 GMT+08
City, Arena: Foshan, Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena
Game day 1

Philippines - Italy
19:30 GMT+08
City, Arena: Foshan, Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena
Game day 1


2 September 2019

Italy - Angola
15:30 GMT+08
City, Arena: Foshan, Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena
Game day 2

Serbia - Philippines
19:30 GMT+08
City, Arena: Foshan, Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena
Game day 2


4 September 2019

Angola - Philippines
15:30 GMT+08
City, Arena: Foshan, Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena
Game day 3

Italy - Serbia
19:30 GMT+08
City, Arena: Foshan, Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena
Game day 3

[Rodrigue Beaubois]

I think this group is the least exciting when it comes to outcome, because the only game which could potentially be close is ANG-PHI. Yes, I think Italy has no chance against Serbia.

[christodoulou76]

Todorovic, Jovanovic and Avramovic cut from SRB squad. Who do you think will be the last two cuts?

[Obina]

Imo Simonovic and Bircevic.

[MrRager]

Imo Simonovic and Bircevic.

But then Serbia is left with 4 centers.. Totally insane. Even if Jokic can be pushed to PF, that still leaves Boban, Milutinov and Raduljica. I think Raduljica will be cut for sure.

[vivo]

But then Serbia is left with 4 centers.. Totally insane. Even if Jokic can be pushed to PF, that still leaves Boban, Milutinov and Raduljica. I think Raduljica will be cut for sure.

4 centers that can't play PF is a total overkill, agreed.

Can someone link to remaining players? I'm too lazy to search threads for it.

[Mindozas]

4 centers that can't play PF is a total overkill, agreed.

Can someone link to remaining players? I'm too lazy to search threads for it.

Miloš Teodosić
Stefan Jović
Vasilije Micić
Bogdan Bogdanović
Marko Gudurić
Dragan Milosavljević
Vladimir Lučić
Marko Simonović
Nemanja Bjelica
Stefan Birčević
Nikola Jokić
Boban Marjanović
Nikola Milutinov
Miroslav Raduljica

[Adon]

Miloš Teodosić
Stefan Jović
Vasilije Micić
Bogdan Bogdanović
Marko Gudurić
Dragan Milosavljević
Vladimir Lučić
Marko Simonović
Nemanja Bjelica
Stefan Birčević
Nikola Jokić
Boban Marjanović
Nikola Milutinov
Miroslav Raduljica

It's impressive to see all those names together!
I think they can give USA team a run for their money.

[Toruko]

Impressive without Bircevic and Simonovic.

[Serbian_Layup]

I wouldn't dismiss Simonović and Birčević just yet due to Jokić effect. He would make these players noticeably better than they are.

Simonović is a nice spot up shooter and has another quality that fits great with Jokić's skill set - affinity for baseline/backdoor cutting. That skill becomes valuable with a player like Jokić, and if both (unlikely) or one of them make it to the final roster, they should spend all of their minutes with Jokić who will maximize their time on the court.

It might seem like an easy decision, but I don't think so. With Jokić on the court there is no player on Serbian team that can be viewed as 'conceptual risk' and be neglected on offensive end so that defense can shift focus on better players. Đorđević is smart enough to know that, and both Simonović and Birčević are good enough to exploit all the space given by defense and make it pay for that. And there is no be better player than Jokić in this tournament to punish that kind of approach to less talented players.

My point is that there is a new argument and perspective to make for valuation of players like Simonović and Birčević due to Jokić's systematic approach to basketball, which means everybody equally participates on offense and hence everybody will have nice looks to contribute and not just stand around.

IMO, four players are competing for the last two spots - Marjanović (I don't think he is safe yet), Raduljica, Simonović and Birčević.

[Toruko]

Radu can shoot as well. He learned it in China

[Toxicity]

I think this group is the least exciting when it comes to outcome, because the only game which could potentially be close is ANG-PHI. Yes, I think Italy has no chance against Serbia.

Of course... Italy usually suffers physical teams under the basket so i expect much more chance for Italy against Spain in the 2nd group...

[Serbian_Layup]

Radu can shoot as well. He learned it in China

True.

[vivo]

Miloš Teodosić
Stefan Jović
Vasilije Micić
Bogdan Bogdanović
Marko Gudurić
Dragan Milosavljević
Vladimir Lučić
Marko Simonović
Nemanja Bjelica
Stefan Birčević
Nikola Jokić
Boban Marjanović
Nikola Milutinov
Miroslav Raduljica

Thanks!

Micic
Guduric
Bogdan
Bjelica
Jokic

This is quite the lineup, with Teodosic, Jovic, Marjanovic etc as the supporting cast. Still it looks like Serbia is a tad weaker in 3/4 spots compared to 1/2/5. Not calling Kalinic if he didn't have injuries was a questionable decision imho.

[Toruko]

Thanks!

Micic
Guduric
Bogdan
Bjelica
Jokic

This is quite the lineup, with Teodosic, Jovic, Marjanovic etc as the supporting cast. Still it looks like Serbia is a tad weaker in 3/4 spots compared to 1/2/5. Not calling Kalinic if he didn't have injuries was a questionable decision imho.

You really dont know the strories behind Nedovic and Kalinic do you?