U20 European championship

Joana · Post #21 » by **Joana** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:06 pm

Thanks for the reports, keep them coming.

Apollo64 · Post #22 » by **Apollo64** » Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:44 pm

Watched the Greece-France today, very very pleasantly surprised by the level of play by both teams, sometimes it was like watching seniors playing. France deserved to win, played with a lot of hustle and shot the lights out, even though it would have been a bit funny if they choked at the end and Greece completed the comeback. Jackson, Seraphin, Diot will surely have careers, Jackson in particular is a stud and a top 3 talent at his age in Europe, will get a good draft spot eventually. PG Heurtel is also pretty good.

KWSN-Men · Post #23 » by **KWSN-Men** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:16 pm

Pappas had a buzzer beater to beat Russia.

kuhane gace · Post #24 » by **kuhane gace** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:06 pm

Group E

1. Spain 4/1 9

2. France 4/1 9

3. Greece 4/1 9

4. Italy 1/4 6

5. Latvia 1/4 6

6. Russia 1/4 6

Group F

1. Lithuania 4/1 9

2. Croatia 3/2 8

3. Montenegro 3/2 8

4. Turkey 2/3 7

5. Ukraine 2/3 7

6. Serbia 1/4 6

Quater finals

Spain-Turkey
France-Montenegro
Croatia-Greece
Lithuania-Italy

KWSN-Men · Post #25 » by **KWSN-Men** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:20 pm

kuhane gace wrote:Group E

1. Spain 4/1 9

2. France 4/1 9

3. Greece 4/1 9

4. Italy 1/4 6

5. Latvia 1/4 6

6. Russia 1/4 6

Group F

1. Lithuania 4/1 9

2. Croatia 3/2 8

3. Montenegro 3/2 8

4. Turkey 2/3 7

5. Ukraine 2/3 7

6. Serbia 1/4 6

Quater finals

Spain-Turkey
France-Montenegro
Croatia-Greece
Lithuania-Italy

Looks like Lithuania or France versus Greece in the finals to me.

Greek · Post #26 » by **Greek** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:53 pm

An other great performance from the Greeks. Bogdanovic will watch Papanikolaou on his nightmares for long long time...

KWSN-Men · Post #27 » by **KWSN-Men** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:35 pm

Italy with the huge win over Lithuania.

So the semifinals are set at:

Spain versus Greece

and

Italy versus France

KWSN-Men · Post #28 » by **KWSN-Men** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:38 pm

Greek wrote:An other great performance from the Greeks. Bogdanovic will watch Papanikolaou on his nightmares for long long time...

Kasselakis, Sloukas, Bogris, especially Papanikolau and Pappas........wow, what a Greek generation this is.

brassviews · Post #29 » by **brassviews** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:51 am

Is Roberto Rullo playing for Italy?

Toxicity · Post #30 » by **Toxicity** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:44 am

PopularByDemand wrote:Is Roberto Rullo playing for Italy?

Yeah, yesterday he hit the key 3p shot against Lithuania with 10" to go...

Joana · Post #31 » by **Joana** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:18 pm

I'm watching the Greece vs. Spain match here: http://www.hellastv.net/

Post #32 » by **suckfish** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:26 pm

Damn, that link isn't available in my country.

Joana · Post #33 » by **Joana** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:38 pm

Try a proxy. I have this other link: http://www.justin.tv/vlasio but the quality for me is terribly, completely unwatchable.

Spain winning 35-25 with 2:20 minutes to go, they're unstoppable from beyond the line (8-14).

brassviews · Post #34 » by **brassviews** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:40 pm

Thanks for the link - been trying to watch some games but no luck

Greek · Post #35 » by **Greek** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 5:59 pm

What amazing game! Spaniards 1st half shoots the lights out, but at the 2nd half famous Greek D, did it again. Sarikopoulos finally had his best game, and he was there when the game was at the line. Greeks won easily, after they survive after 1st half pombing, so it was a matter of time to win that game. I was watching the game with a friend, and i told him if on the 4rth quoter Spain is ahead less then 10 points then we win.

Sloukas doesnt remind you Diamantidis?

KWSN-Men · Post #36 » by **KWSN-Men** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:48 pm

Greek wrote:What amazing game! Spaniards 1st half shoots the lights out, but at the 2nd half famous Greek D, did it again. Sarikopoulos finally had his best game, and he was there when the game was at the line. Greeks won easily, after they survive after 1st half pombing, so it was a matter of time to win that game. I was watching the game with a friend, and i told him if on the 4rth quoter Spain is ahead less then 10 points then we win.

Sloukas doesnt remind you Diamantidis?

Sloukas and Diamantidis? Not really. More like Mantzaris and Diamantidis.

It looks like Sarikopoulos (who may actually be Greece's best big) is able to play again. He could be the difference against France in the final. I thought if he would have been healthy Greece would have beaten the US at the under 19 world championship.

Should be a great final with Greece versus France. Definitely the two best teams at the tournament. France beat Greece the first time they played.

Greek · Post #37 » by **Greek** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:38 am

KWSN-Men wrote:
Greek wrote:What amazing game! Spaniards 1st half shoots the lights out, but at the 2nd half famous Greek D, did it again. Sarikopoulos finally had his best game, and he was there when the game was at the line. Greeks won easily, after they survive after 1st half pombing, so it was a matter of time to win that game. I was watching the game with a friend, and i told him if on the 4rth quoter Spain is ahead less then 10 points then we win.

Sloukas doesnt remind you Diamantidis?

Sloukas and Diamantidis? Not really. More like Mantzaris and Diamantidis.

It looks like Sarikopoulos (who may actually be Greece's best big) is able to play again. He could be the difference against France in the final. I thought if he would have been healthy Greece would have beaten the US at the under 19 world championship.

Should be a great final with Greece versus France. Definitely the two best teams at the tournament. France beat Greece the first time they played.

I can see Bogris to play with Sarikopoulos easily. In my eyes Bogris is PF, who is playing C on this team, couz Sarikopoulos was injured. Sari is the heavy C, who will bang inside, and Bogris as a finesse PF with a very nice touch around the basket

KWSN-Men · Post #38 » by **KWSN-Men** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:24 pm

Greek wrote:
KWSN-Men wrote:
Greek wrote:What amazing game! Spaniards 1st half shoots the lights out, but at the 2nd half famous Greek D, did it again. Sarikopoulos finally had his best game, and he was there when the game was at the line. Greeks won easily, after they survive after 1st half pombing, so it was a matter of time to win that game. I was watching the game with a friend, and i told him if on the 4rth quoter Spain is ahead less then 10 points then we win.

Sloukas doesnt remind you Diamantidis?

Sloukas and Diamantidis? Not really. More like Mantzaris and Diamantidis.

It looks like Sarikopoulos (who may actually be Greece's best big) is able to play again. He could be the difference against France in the final. I thought if he would have been healthy Greece would have beaten the US at the under 19 world championship.

Should be a great final with Greece versus France. Definitely the two best teams at the tournament. France beat Greece the first time they played.

I can see Bogris to play with Sarikopoulos easily. In my eyes Bogris is PF, who is playing C on this team, couz Sarikopoulos was injured. Sari is the heavy C, who will bang inside, and Bogris as a finesse PF with a very nice touch around the basket

Exactly.

AdamTheGreek · Post #39 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:39 pm

WE GOT IT!

Greek · Post #40 » by **Greek** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:50 pm

Greeks kept there best game for the finals. A great game, and a great result for us.
Edwin Jackson for me is a sure fire NBA player. So smooth and athletic player, with flawless shooting form. The problem for him is that with only 191cm, he will be very undersized at SG, and he didnt show any PG skills.
Kévin Seraphin very good big man with nice athleticism, strong, with wide shoulders and nice inside game. I am sure that he is on NBA radar