9 PFs for Prigioni
My guess is that assists are in the PF column and PFs are in the assist colum.
9 PFs for Prigioni
My guess is that assists are in the PF column and PFs are in the assist colum.
France beat Serbia & Montenegro. Looks like the defending WC05 champs have some problems.
The Rockets must be very happy with their selection of Spanoulis, this kid will revive their backcourt. No big surprises yet, Slovenia/Lithuania/Puerto Rico seem like the only 3 or 4 seated teams that are capable to produce an upset in the next round.
they're rebuilding the team.
Without Parker, without fun...France will have problems very soon...
Anyone knows what's the format of the tournament for the 2nd round?
A-B, C-D or A-D, B-C?
A-1 v B-4
C-2 v D-3
B-1 v A-4
D-2 v C-3
C-1 v D-4
A-2 v B-3
D-1 v C-4
B-2 v A-3
They (S&M) aren't rebuilding anything.
They haven't done since Indianapollis and shouldn't be in Japan at all! They got (bought) wildcard - damn FIBA.
If they are rebuliding. let they, but not on WC. Croatia or Russia should be there.
Groups A and B are clearly < Groups C and D. It seems like the Argentineans' biggest obstacle will be Spain. Germany ain't that strong, France would have a great opportunity had Tony not injured his finger.
Groups C and D are well deeper. Team USA is the big favorite, but after that everything is up for grabs. Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Turkey, Lithuania...
Go Greece.
Agree.
Spurachick I think the format you posted may be wrong. I think it's A-C, B-D, which means Argentina-Greece and USA-Spain, love it.
Man!!! the SCG - France game was basically a fight.., the refs swallowed their whistles
Oops - my mistake.
The format I posted is for the 2nd round.
The France/S&M was an ugly but very intense game.
S&M is a waste of talent : they can maybe the best team outside the nba if they find a way to play with all their players. When Stojakovic, Kristic, radmanovic, jaric... don't play, they are way less strong.
Milicic is a waste of talent : he is very talented but he really need to get a brain. He was dominant as in the post today but has shot a lot of long jumper instead without a lot of sucess. Rakosevic has been quite good.
Franch swingmen (Mickael Pietrus, Gelabale and Foirest) really need to play better. Diaw (in the second half), Weis and Florent Pietrus have played well.
Game Report, USA vs China 121 - 90 , GROUP D
SAPPORO (FIBA World Championship) - Team USA thrashed China on Sunday to remain unbeaten in the FIBA World Championship.
Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 26 points and dished four assists to lead the Americans to a 121-90 victory.
There was little Yao Ming's China could do against an overpowering USA side, who built a big lead early on and never looked back.
Wade thrilled the Sapporo Arena crowd with several dunks on fast breaks while five of his team-mates also finished in double figures.
There was little Yao Ming's China could do against an overpowering USA side, who built a big lead early on and never looked back.
"We beat a good team and Yao just keeps getting better and better," said USA coach Mike Krzyzewski.
"I thought China hang in there marvellously because we pressured like crazy but our guys were more adjusted tonight and I thought played with great effort.
"Wade's scoring was one thing but his passing was even better."
The United States, who had beaten Puerto Rico 111-100 in the opening game, forced 12 China turnovers in the first half and 25 for the game.
Shane Battier scored the first five points for Mike Krzyzewski's team as they built a 21-6 lead with five minutes played.
China tried to stay close, and Fangyu Zhu's three-pointer 18 seconds before the end of the first stanza left them trailing 32-17.
They trailed 43-28 midway through the second quarter before Wade stole the show.
The Miami Heat star scored nine points in a short space of time on dunks, lay-ups and free throws to give his team a 63-38 half-time lead.
China went back on the court determined to show a better image and they briefly succeeded, going on a 10-0 run over the first three and a half minutes of the third quarter to close the gap to 61-50. Carmelo Anthony stopped the rot with a lay-up and
Jonas Kazlauskas' men then caved in as Wade & Co went on a 17-2 run to take the score to 88-56 with two minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Liu Wei's perimeter effort allowed China to go into the last period trailing 93-62.
Any hopes of a miracle comeback were shattered when Yao fouled out with six minutes left to play and with the score 103-73.
Yao, who led China in scoring with 21 points and hauled down 10 rebounds, got a warm ovation from the crowd as he walked towards his bench.
The United States will get a tougher test on Tuesday when they meet Slovenia while China will look to get their first victory of the tournament when they take on Puerto Rico.
"We learned from yesterday's defeat against Italy," said Yao.
"In the last 24 hours we watched tapes and I think we have learned a lot.
"Of course, when you plays against the US you cannot afford to make any mistakes."
I think we've established that the Assists and PF columns are reversed.
When is the next game and is it on tv?
Today (Sunday)
Replay of France v. Serbia & Montenegro at 5pm CST on NBA TV
Replay of Argentina v. Lebanon at 7pm CST on NBA TV
Argentina plays Venezuela at 11pm CST tonight, but it's not on TV, at least not here in the US.
Monday
Replay of USA v. China at 3pm CST on NBA TV
Tuesday
LIVE - USA v. Slovenia at 5:30AM CST on ESPN2
Can someone traslate this article?
"Como en los Juegos Olímpicos, volvimos a sentir esas cosquillas..."
Emanuel Ginóbili
Para LA NACION
SENDAI.– Lo más importante del primer triunfo en el debut contra Francia fue el cambio de ac ud, la pasión con la que jugamos, especialmente en defensa, donde tuvimos mucha agresividad. Creo que es muy distinto jugar el tercer partido seguido de un torneo amistoso en Singapur, con todos los problemas de viajes y mala comida, a enfrentarse en el comienzo de un Mundial a un rival difícil. Te preparás distinto, se escuchan los himnos, todos estamos más concentrados. La adrenalina es otra y la energía crece. Creo que fácil entender que esa es la razón del cambio que tuvimos. Además, empezamos a jugar lo importante, lo que realmente vale. La motivación es muy diferente.
Como en los Juegos Olímpicos u otro campeonato de nivel, volvimos a sentir esas cosquillas, ese fuego adentro que te hace esforzarte más. Siempre digo que ni ayer éramos los peores del mundo ni ahora los mejores. Hay que estar tranquilos y sin exitismo. Haber ganado hoy (por ayer) no garantiza nada. Todos queremos ser campeones del mundo y entonces tenemos que seguir mejorando. Porque hoy jugamos contra un rival complicado, pero que por ahí nos perdonó algunos errores. No sé si eso va a pasar cuando enfrentemos a los Estados Unidos o a España. Creo que tenemos que mantener esta agresividad y seguir mejorando la defensa.
Ya quedó demostrado en la primera fecha que el torneo es parejísimo, así como alguna vez nosotros le ganamos al Dream Team cuando era impensado para todos, ahora Nigeria le ganó a Serbia y Montenegro y Qatar le hizo partido a Grecia. Todo se emparejó y cualquiera le puede ganar a un equipo grande que tiene una mala noche.
Por eso nosotros tenemos que respetar a todos, enfrentar cada partido con humildad y olvidarnos que somos los campeones olímpicos. Contra Francia demostramos responsabilidad, pero no sé si mañana vamos a jugar con la misma agresividad. Nunca se sabe si un equipo puede salirse inesperadamente del buen camino. Por ahí una tontería, una cosa muy chiquita te hace perder el equilibrio. Por lo pronto, lo que espero es que la Argentina no baje la intensidad y la agresividad que demostró en el debut.
Puntualmente sobre el partido del debut me parece que el líder que marcó el tono defensivo fue Pepe (por Sánchez) por cómo lo corrió y lo molestó al base rival. Yo cometí muchos errores, perdí al que tenía que defender. En ofensiva anduve un poco mejor y metí ese triple a tres segundos del final de la posesión en el último minuto que, por ahí, no era un tiro bueno, pero tenía que hacerlo porque no me quedaba más tiempo.
La verdad, no estaba seguro de que íbamos a ganar, pero sí de que pondríamos toda las ganas y la pasión. Pudimos haber jugado mejor, cometimos algunas distracciones y por ahí nos costó readaptar la ofensiva a la zona. Lo que pasa es que después de jugar 32 minutos de una manera cuesta cambiar. Por suerte robamos dos pelotas y encontramos el tiro para no complicarnos más. Estamos en el camino, aunque no en el ideal, para eso falta bastante.
Estuve con Tony (Parker). Lo vi de bastante buen humor. Hablamos de nuestros equipos y me contó que se volvía a San Antonio para chequearse la lesión en el dedo, pero que iba a volver para estar junto al equipo en Saitama, para la rueda final. Me pidió que no hiciera locuras y que cuidara mi físico porque en la próxima temporada tenemos que volver a ganar el anillo de la NBA.
It says, "I'm extraordinarily hot..."Can someone traslate this article?
Okay, maybe it doesn't say that.
What it basically says is that the win over France wasn't as important as their change of at ude and renewed passion, especially on defense. They prepared differently for the actual WCs than for the friendly tournaments. The adrenaline and energy grows and the motivation is different.
As in the Olympics, they have begun to feel that fire again and must maintain their aggressiveness and continue to improve on defense. Teams like Nigeria and Qatar have shown that anyone can take advantage of a team having a bad night. All teams have to be respected and they have to forget they are Olympic champions.
Could have played better against France, especially against the zone.
Talked to Tony. Said he was going back to SA, but would return to Japan for the finals to be with the team. Asked Manu not to do anything crazy and to take care of himself because they have to get another ring next season.
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