I don't know how we plan to stop Gasol. We miss Marjanovic a lot.
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[Round 1 - Day 1 - Group B] Spain - Serbia
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I'm not sure if Spain will be able to win this one. First serious game of this group together with a very relaxed preparation games.
In my opinion Gasol ability to stay focused on defense would be the key in this game and the tournament. It never was his strenght and even less at his age and with his role in the NT.
Also it will be interesting to see which tempo Spain will try to play, as the team (specially guards) is more suited to press & run but it could be a disaster with an aging Gasol and a weak and thin inside rotation.
I think Serbia won't be 100% either, i expect many mistakes during the game, so the team with less mistakes in the final minutes will take it.
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Originally posted by Italian Pride View Postin this eurobasket no one can stop Pau IMO,not Marjanovic,not Raduljica,not Valanciunas,maybe only Gobert could be a tough match up for him!
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Spain is weak on the center. Going small-ball with Reyes won't work as no matter how much I value the things he does on court he isn't the kind of guy I expect stoping Raduljica and Kuzmić repeatedly, Hernangomez is a good talent, yet too young to make a noticable impact.
Looking at the rooster I'm seriously wondering if Scariolo would decide to use Mirotić at C to stretch the floor to hurt Raduljica and try playing with some mobile lineups when Pau won't be on the floor, while trying to pressure on Serbian guards to eliminate their chances for a succesfull half court inside play along that.
Than again rebounding will play a major role, especialy if going small ball, as I don't doubt Spaniards will try making the best out of their speed, where I've got a feeling Serbia doesn't excell defending those. On previous occasions it sometimes seemed Spain was too dependent on their defense, as apart from some obvious and simple offensive solutions or going 1 on 1 they relied on fast breaks to a large degree.
If Serbia manages to slow down the pace and play a smart inside-out game, be consistent in offense and stop those fast breaks through smart fouls, offensive rebounding, little TO's or fast sprint in defense their chances would increse as I don't expect Spain to change their game enormously from previous tournaments. Spain on the other hand has a chance in stretching the floor and trying to out-defend the Serbs on the perimeter. I think we might get to a point when both teams would be attacking the centers. Serbia because after getting Pau into foul troubles would pretty much be sweet for them and Spain trying to abuse Raduljica's defense that's not on the same level as his offense and basing their offense from there on as Spain rarely uses some complicated combinations in offense.Originally posted by Jon_KoncakThat's funny shit.I cant believe there are sports fans thinking like it.It's like Federer losing to random Japanese player in round 1 of French Open but tournament director stepping in and saying "hey it was a fluke win who wants to watch a random Japanese guy in next round,Federer qualifies"
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Originally posted by Joško Poljak Fan View PostSpain is weak on the center. Going small-ball with Reyes won't work as no matter how much I value the things he does on court he isn't the kind of guy I expect stoping Raduljica and Kuzmić repeatedly, Hernangomez is a good talent, yet too young to make a noticable impact.
Looking at the rooster I'm seriously wondering if Scariolo would decide to use Mirotić at C to stretch the floor to hurt Raduljica and try playing with some mobile lineups when Pau won't be on the floor, while trying to pressure on Serbian guards to eliminate their chances for a succesfull half court inside play along that.
Than again rebounding will play a major role, especialy if going small ball, as I don't doubt Spaniards will try making the best out of their speed, where I've got a feeling Serbia doesn't excell defending those. On previous occasions it sometimes seemed Spain was too dependent on their defense, as apart from some obvious and simple offensive solutions or going 1 on 1 they relied on fast breaks to a large degree.
If Serbia manages to slow down the pace and play a smart inside-out game, be consistent in offense and stop those fast breaks through smart fouls, offensive rebounding, little TO's or fast sprint in defense their chances would increse as I don't expect Spain to change their game enormously from previous tournaments. Spain on the other hand has a chance in stretching the floor and trying to out-defend the Serbs on the perimeter. I think we might get to a point when both teams would be attacking the centers. Serbia because after getting Pau into foul troubles would pretty much be sweet for them and Spain trying to abuse Raduljica's defense that's not on the same level as his offense and basing their offense from there on as Spain rarely uses some complicated combinations in offense.
We will have trouble defending Llull, Rodriguez, Fernandez etc but I still think we have a better chance of winning the game when we run at them, then play a slower tempo. We have more depth, and their short/but extreme quality rotation will be more efficient if we just play half-court and try to bang the paint. We have to push the tempo and affect them and then pound the paint once we get them to switch out cause of tiredness/foul trouble.
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Originally posted by Italian Pride View Postsmall ball with Belica-Erceg or Bjelica-Kalinic?
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Originally posted by Joško Poljak Fan View PostSpain is weak on the center. Going small-ball with Reyes won't work as no matter how much I value the things he does on court he isn't the kind of guy I expect stoping Raduljica and Kuzmić repeatedly, Hernangomez is a good talent, yet too young to make a noticable impact.
Looking at the rooster I'm seriously wondering if Scariolo would decide to use Mirotić at C to stretch the floor to hurt Raduljica and try playing with some mobile lineups when Pau won't be on the floor, while trying to pressure on Serbian guards to eliminate their chances for a succesfull half court inside play along that.
Than again rebounding will play a major role, especialy if going small ball, as I don't doubt Spaniards will try making the best out of their speed, where I've got a feeling Serbia doesn't excell defending those. On previous occasions it sometimes seemed Spain was too dependent on their defense, as apart from some obvious and simple offensive solutions or going 1 on 1 they relied on fast breaks to a large degree.
If Serbia manages to slow down the pace and play a smart inside-out game, be consistent in offense and stop those fast breaks through smart fouls, offensive rebounding, little TO's or fast sprint in defense their chances would increse as I don't expect Spain to change their game enormously from previous tournaments. Spain on the other hand has a chance in stretching the floor and trying to out-defend the Serbs on the perimeter. I think we might get to a point when both teams would be attacking the centers. Serbia because after getting Pau into foul troubles would pretty much be sweet for them and Spain trying to abuse Raduljica's defense that's not on the same level as his offense and basing their offense from there on as Spain rarely uses some complicated combinations in offense.
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Originally posted by CoachZ View PostI still think the opposite is the way to go. Attack Spain with a lot of tempo and Gasol/Reyes will not be able to keep up. Try to get Gasol into trouble with a lot of penetration and pounding the ball in the paint. He doesn't defend that well and loses a lot of effectiveness when even a little winded. The moment he is out, we can dominate the paint. Whoever they put there it will be our advantage. Mirotic can't fill in at C for small ball, he has always been a step up instead of post up and is a real 3/4 tweener in NBA. Bjelica will be on him.
We will have trouble defending Llull, Rodriguez, Fernandez etc but I still think we have a better chance of winning the game when we run at them, then play a slower tempo. We have more depth, and their short/but extreme quality rotation will be more efficient if we just play half-court and try to bang the paint. We have to push the tempo and affect them and then pound the paint once we get them to switch out cause of tiredness/foul trouble.
I disagree about the fast pace though, tempting with Nedović but that's exactly the way to make whole Spanish perimeter feel comfortable, regardless of Pau. Fast pace within half court and regarding bball flow -definately, unless that forces TO's and with Spain they feed through those to a larger degree than most. But I don't consider as many Serbian players as much of a runners as Spaniards have. They've got their signature ways of trying to punish the team that chooses to run with them. Ribas and Vives are far from mediocre players even if they're not prooven yet at these levels, so I'd consider the perimeter depth and quality actualy being in favour of Spain.
Originally posted by Mr Chacho View PostReyes playing as center is a great option to us. We can't forget that we are speaking about the best rebounder of the EL history, and a all EL first team player.Originally posted by Jon_KoncakThat's funny shit.I cant believe there are sports fans thinking like it.It's like Federer losing to random Japanese player in round 1 of French Open but tournament director stepping in and saying "hey it was a fluke win who wants to watch a random Japanese guy in next round,Federer qualifies"
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Originally posted by Joško Poljak Fan View PostThe only way I expect Mirotić to show some extraordinary performance would be through the guards drawing the attention through penetrations or through switches after screens between PF/C - If I were Scariolo, I'd want Mirotić to play against anyone but Bjelica and would try making that happen early within set play, if those simple solutions won't work, Spain normaly doesn't complicate things by keep on pushing them though.
I disagree about the fast pace though, tempting with Nedović but that's exactly the way to make whole Spanish perimeter feel comfortable, regardless of Pau. Fast pace within half court and regarding bball flow -definately, unless that forces TO's and with Spain they feed through those to a larger degree than most. But I don't consider as many Serbian players as much of a runners as Spaniards have. They've got their signature ways of trying to punish the team that chooses to run with them. Ribas and Vives are far from mediocre players even if they're not prooven yet at these levels, so I'd consider the perimeter depth and quality actualy being in favour of Spain.
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Absolutely agreed, good stuff there.
Definately will be the game to watch in day 1, from quality as well as tactical perspective. Looking forward to it.Originally posted by Jon_KoncakThat's funny shit.I cant believe there are sports fans thinking like it.It's like Federer losing to random Japanese player in round 1 of French Open but tournament director stepping in and saying "hey it was a fluke win who wants to watch a random Japanese guy in next round,Federer qualifies"
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