Fiba Wc

[velik_m]

USA is going DOWN! :devil

Group A:
Argentina (Manu,Oberto)
Venezuela
France (Parker)
Serbia&Montenegro
Lebanon
Nigeria

Group B:
Spain
Panama
Germany
Japan
New Zealand (?Marks?)
Angola

Group C:
Lithuania
Brazil
Greece
Turkey
Australia
Quatar

Group D:
USA
Puerto Rico
Slovenia (Rasho,Udrih)
Italy
China
Senegal

[zeleni]

Puerto Rico, China, Italy and USA... Man, how many teams to crush....

I think we already have 1st place guaranteed! LOL

Talk about dream come true...


Obstacle: d'Antoni knows pretty much about everything about Nachbar and was in Europe when most of our players had their breakthru. This game will be something else.

[SLOVENIAN 8]

Yes we play with USA, our player will be motivated as never before!!! :smokin

http://sportal.siol.net/default.asp?article_id=10041010601150853060

[Brutalis]

I hope Manu and Parker don't hurt themselves. I'm thrilled Duncan realizes it's not worth it. Beno and Rasho, whatever. I don't want them hurt but, it's not a big loss.

When are the games scheduled to begin?

[Pero]

They begin on the 19th of August.
I think we`ll have at least two wins, maybe three, more would be a surprise.

[velik_m]

Puerto Rico, China, Italy and USA... Man, how many teams to crush....

I think we already have 1st place guaranteed! LOL

Talk about dream come true...


Obstacle: d'Antoni knows pretty much about everything about Nachbar and was in Europe when most of our players had their breakthru. This game will be something else.

yes but vujacic knows everything about Kobe, so that evens out :lol

[SLOVENIAN 8]

Puerto Rico wont be easy for us.....

[SLOVENIAN 8]

Slovenia:
Area: 20 273 km2
Population: 1 935 677
Official Language: Slovenian
Currency: Tolar


VS.

USA:
Area: 9 629 091 km2
Population: 290 342 554
Official Language: English, Spanish
Currency: US Dollar

VS.

China:
Area: 9 596 960
Population: 1 286 975 468
Official Language: Chinese, dialects
Currency: Yuan


---->>>

:owned :owned :owned :owned by SLOVENIA :lol :lol :lol

[SLOVENIAN 8]

Complete WC Schedule: http://www.fiba.com/downloads/Miscellaneous/wcm_2006_shedule.doc

[zeleni]

---->>>

:owned :owned :owned :owned by SLOVENIA :lol :lol :lol

:lmao :lmao

I am just glad that Rasho did not have to outclass TD head to head. :lol

[Kobayagi]

Size of egos:


Slovenia > USA > China


:rolleyes

Any win in our group will be a success.

[alamo50]

Puerto Rico, China, Italy and USA... Man, how many teams to crush....

I think we already have 1st place guaranteed! LOL

Talk about dream come true...



Good luck beating Italy this time!

[SLOVENIAN 8]

Size of egos:


Slovenia > USA > China


:rolleyes

Any win in our group will be a success.


All teams are tought, but we bellive that we will win. Puerto Rico is good team, China not so much but they have Yao. Italy is good but we beat them a lot of times. Senegal will also be tought becouse it will be first game of tournament.
USA nothing to say.... They are favorits of the group and turnament

[zeleni]

Size of egos:


Slovenia > USA > China


:rolleyes

Any win in our group will be a success.


Dajnomir! You seem to forget how good we really are this time around.
USA is team in building, so they are just looking for a whoop-ass. China could be a problem, but I think Nachbar would be motivated.
Puerto Rico and Senegal we just cannot lose, entire practice should be intended on how to beat those two, along with China. USA is just the icing on the cake. :)

[velik_m]

Size of egos:


Slovenia > USA > China


:rolleyes

Any win in our group will be a success.

with that attitude, any win will be a miracle!

[Pero]

Any win WILL be a succes. We musn`t expect too much, this is our first time at the WC. All the teams in our group can beat us, I`m not sure for Senegal only. Are they any good?
I would expect us to beat Italy and Senegal (?), the rest will probably be very hard to beat.

[zeleni]

with that attitude, any win will be a miracle!

Slovenia

Sani Becirovic (Climamio)
Jaka Lakovic (Panathinaikos)
Bostjan Nachbar (Hornets)
Erazem Lorbek (Climamio)
Radoslav Nesterovic (Spurs)
starters

Beno Udrih
Sasha Vujacic
Marko Milic
Matjaz Smodis
Uros Slokar/Marko Tusek
Marko Maravic
Primoz Brezec
Sašo Ozbolt/Aleksandar Capin

[Bruno]

Senegal has good players but Slovenia should beat them.
They have good young athletics bigs (Sow who average 20/12 in dleague, Diop with mavs and NDong with Clippers).
For the backcourt they have solid players like Babou Cissé at PG who plays with mahinmi in France.

[Bruno]

and France-Argentina will be a great game.
Argentina is better but the french team has good young players : Parker, Mickael and Florent Pietrus, Gelabale, Diaw, Turiaf, Mahinmi and Petro.

[hendrix]

Group A:
Argentina (Manu,Oberto)
Venezuela
France (Parker)
Serbia&Montenegro
Lebanon
Nigeria

Again Serbia&Montenegro?? Not so easy group.


Group B:
Spain
Panama
Germany
Japan
New Zealand (?Marks?)
Angola

Spain should win this group.


Group C:
Lithuania
Brazil
Greece
Turkey
Australia
Quatar

Tough one.

Group D:
USA
Puerto Rico
Slovenia (Rasho,Udrih)
Italy
China
Senegal

Fixed. :lol

[alamo50]

Again Serbia&Montenegro??

:lol

[Brutalis]

I'm confused. Are they not Russia? Whats the deal there...

[WalterBenitez]

Size of egos:
Slovenia > USA > China

:lmao

[zeleni]

Russia was not that good.

[alamo50]

I'm confused. Are they not Russia? Whats the deal there...

Welcome into the 21st century?

:wow

[velik_m]

Again Serbia&Montenegro??

yeah, but you avoid them in direct elimination...

[velik_m]

Any win WILL be a succes. We musn`t expect too much, this is our first time at the WC. All the teams in our group can beat us, I`m not sure for Senegal only. Are they any good?
I would expect us to beat Italy and Senegal (?), the rest will probably be very hard to beat.

for sure any team in our group can beat us, but we can beat any team too...

Senegal has some good players, but i think China is not so though

[WalterBenitez]

Any idea how the groups were created, I read in Natl Argentinean paper that "were created thru a complex process" (not to say discretional way).

btw,

My candidates are ... USA, ARG, BRA, S&M

[ata]

Get real. S&M hasn't produced a decent result last 3 years. S&M hasn't even get into Top8 in last Eurochampionship, they are there because of wildcard.

[zeleni]

Get real. S&M hasn't produced a decent result last 3 years. S&M hasn't even get into Top8 in last Eurochampionship, they are there because of wildcard.

S&M will get better since they hit rock bottom.

[team-work]

Who are representing the USA?

[ata]

S&M will get better since they hit rock bottom.
S&M is not even near the bottom. They still have some foors to fall.

[zeleni]

S&M is not even near the bottom. They still have some foors to fall.

Depends what was Bodiroga along with Divac to those players... Maybe you are right, but you cannot get worse then losing on your homecourt in such an early stage.

[zeleni]

http://www.fiba2006.com/event/images/format_e.gif


Group A:
Argentina (Manu,Oberto)
Venezuela
France (Parker)
Serbia&Montenegro
Lebanon
Nigeria

vs
Group C:
Lithuania
Brazil
Greece
Turkey
Australia
Quatar

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Group B:
Spain
Panama
Germany
Japan
New Zealand (?Marks?)
Angola

vs
Group D:
USA
Puerto Rico
Slovenia (Rasho,Udrih)
Italy
China
Senegal


Media is filled with stupid statements that C and D groups should quickly collide. This is not so.

[angel_luv]

Slovenia is :king ! :elephant

Argentina is a very close second. :spin

I hope Rasho, Beno and Manu are the last ones standing. Then I can just sit back and enjoy.

I would like to see Turkey, New Zealand, and France to do well in that order. :tu

I don't want them to win but I like watching Serbia & Montenegro, Greece, Spain, Germany, and Italy.

Depending on who goes with the U.S. I may or may not root for them at all. If it is a Kobe, Kevin G, Shaq combo forget it!

[SLOVENIAN 8]

http://www.nba.com/news/254290.html

[velik_m]

Media is filled with stupid statements that C and D groups should quickly collide. This is not so.

1/8 final:
C1 vs D4
C2 vs D3
C3 vs D2
C4 vs D1

i would say that is farly quick...

[zeleni]

1/8 final:
C1 vs D4
C2 vs D3
C3 vs D2
C4 vs D1

i would say that is farly quick...

Man, missread the whole picture, havent I? :drunk :oops

[NZHayden]

go new zealand

[GrandeDavid]

If Team USA really does get longer-term commitments from a core group of players as I expect, I think that will put them back on top. I was surprised (and somewhat embarrassed) at their performance both pre and in the 2004 Olympics, but I think that the future roster will take the competition much more seriously this next time around. Having said that, I think that Team USA will win the World Championships and the Olympics, but it is terrific to see how other national teams have risen.

[GrandeDavid]

Its also too bad that Duncan won't play. What a taint on his CV, having had the honor winning a Bronze in 2004 and living in foul trouble. Good God. As a diehard Spurs and Duncan fan, that is tough to swallow. On the one hand I wish he'd give it another go, but for the most part I'm glad he'll rest as enters his thirties and instead focuses on trying to win a couple more NBA championships.

[mathbzh]

Of course the comparison is not easy, but during the last euro, the greeks win without any NBA players.

International games are not "one on one" based.

In those games its very hard for a player to make the difference all by himself.
If US players don't take the time to learn how to play together... they can loose. If they play as a team (and not as a bunch of stars) no-one can resist.

[NZHayden]

nz for 4th place again