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I'm just afraid "the real France" might show up only now.. If that's so, we are effed...
I don't know why but I'd rather see us play France than Ukraine. The mental status of our team was always ty, especially in elimination games. So if they do get Ukraine I really hope they don't up, but it wouldn't surprise me a bit if they lose.
I'm just afraid "the real France" might show up only now.. If that's so, we are effed...
It's going to be France versus either Slovenia or Spain in QF. If FNT doesn't raise their level by a huge margin, it will be a blowout loss and I have some doubts they will be able to do so. FNT defense just hasn't been good this whole summer.
But I've liked what Nando has done this summer, which led me to some reasonable optimism for the next season.
Come on France, pick it up!
Slovenia always had troubles playing Franceand if we win that qf (big if) we probably play winner of Serbia/Spain
Was France playing to win against Serbia? If so, they don't look good at all. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking Serbia at all, just thought that France would finish higher in the group standings with all the talent that they have. Finishing 3rd with all the NBA talent that they have isn't too good at all.
Parker was surely coasting in that game and he is what makes France good. Aside of TP, France has a bunch of good but not great players with Diaw, De Colo, Batum and Gelabale, a weak bench and a bad coach. That's not enough to beat solid teams.
If Spain beat Italy, they won't face Serbia in QF.Slovenia always had troubles playing France
Depending on the result Spain can finish anywhere from first to fifth today.
Damn, 2nd overtime now in Greece-Croatia game.
So we play France.
Dragic vs Parker.
Croatia Pts REB AS PF 4 A. Tomic 15 12 2 5 L. Andric 6 1 0 6 D. Draper 13 3 2 7 B. Bogdanovic 22 4 0 8 D. Saric 3 3 0 9 D. Rudez 6 2 2 10 R. Ukic 14 5 5 11 K. Simon 5 6 1 12 D. Markota 0 8 1 13 M. Delas 0 0 0 14 L. Zoric 6 5 0 15 A. Delas 0 0 0
Greece Pts REB AS PF 4 K. Sloukas 5 3 2 5 Y. Bourousis 21 8 0 6 N. Zisis 14 2 5 7 V. Spanoulis 18 4 3 8 S. Perperoglou 1 1 0 9 A. Fotsis 0 6 0 10 K. Papanikolaou 0 0 0 11 V. Kavvadas 8 1 0 12 L. Mavrokefalidis 0 0 0 13 K. Kaimakoglou 12 4 2 14 M. Bramos 7 6 1 15 G. Printezis 0 1 0
gonna be a good game, hope France will bring his A game. I'm not concerned by Parker he will deliver and I believe Diaw too, big ? will be batum. If Batum is in, France will win imho
Emiliano Carchia @SportandoBasket
Slovenia will play France in the quarterfinals
If they win France at least they don't have to play Spain or Liuetva.
It sucks that France will probably win, but it.
I'm disappointed, a lot.
It's nice to see how France sucked so far, but against Slovenia they will all play on a superstar level. I expect Batum to go 6/6 from three and Diaw to score 25.
Not only that, Croatia's confidence is sky high. as far as their commentators are concerned, only great unjustice can keep them from winning it all. The commentators today were appaled about all the fouls they went against them and all the fouls that didn't go their way. One of them rambled about conspiracy to get Slovenia to first place so we could play Ukraine, when they were unable to pull away at the end of the regular time...I'm disappointed, a lot.
Croatia is 70% dependable on Bogdanovic. He made some big shots not only in this game, but also before. If the opposing team can stop him, Croatia is very limited. They will probably get past Ukraine but I don't see them winning against Spain/Lithuania.
I would laugh my ass off it they lose to Ukraine...
I actually want him to score at least 20 points, to prove our "experts" that their opinion is dumb.
So, i guess... Go Spain! or something...
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