Eurobasket 2017 thread (KP-Latvia, Willy-Spain and Kuz-Lithuania).

gavran · Post #361 » by **gavran** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:36 am

BKlutch wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Wow - he scores a lot on uncontested layups and dunks on the break, and lightly defended dunks around the basket. He did hit a 3, and looked to be in shape.

If he doesn't play better for us this year, I'm thinking FIBA translates poorly to the NBA.

It was against Romania. They defend like this since the 15th century.

Jstock12 · Post #362 » by **Jstock12** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:38 am

gavran wrote:
BKlutch wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Wow - he scores a lot on uncontested layups and dunks on the break, and lightly defended dunks around the basket. He did hit a 3, and looked to be in shape.

If he doesn't play better for us this year, I'm thinking FIBA translates poorly to the NBA.

It was against Romania. They defend like this since the 15th century.

You think Dracula wouldn't have been a better defender? :lol:

April madness · Post #363 » by **April madness** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 12:21 pm

Latvian TV plans to stream today's game on facebook here https://www.facebook.com/LTVSportaStudija/videos/1983121518573640/?hc_ref=ARRka8bE6qsTiePsPeSUwjWsADYAoWLo7Z_jan-_wJHIpUE4IVnpFLa1AavzZ9B5N9k
So hopefully it's unrestricted and everyone can wach it

Wolfgang630 · Post #364 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 12:31 pm

April madness wrote:Latvian TV plans to stream today's game on facebook here https://www.facebook.com/LTVSportaStudija/videos/1983121518573640/?hc_ref=ARRka8bE6qsTiePsPeSUwjWsADYAoWLo7Z_jan-_wJHIpUE4IVnpFLa1AavzZ9B5N9k
So hopefully it's unrestricted and everyone can wach it

Thanks. 4 more hours to go.

MartinsLusis · Post #365 » by **MartinsLusis** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 12:48 pm

Going to the game today as well. Should be a great game. This will be as competitive as a friendly match gets.

Kuz said that KP asked our NT coach to play him at the 5 so Kuz wouldn't destroy him at the 4.

That's the nature of this game.

Our guys also have been talking smack to Lithuanians. So it should be very competitive. The LAT-LIT games have always been competitive, even back when they were not as close.

MartinsLusis · Post #366 » by **MartinsLusis** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 1:00 pm

Watch on YouTube

This illustrates how friendly these games have been in the past. This was far too much though. Kambala had just returned to basketball from boxing (he had been disqualified from basketball for 2 years for using cocaine) and was way over line.

Rasho Brezec · Post #367 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 1:07 pm

Break Valanciunas.

Jstock12 · Post #368 » by **Jstock12** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 1:33 pm

MartinsLusis wrote:Going to the game today as well. Should be a great game. This will be as competitive as a friendly match gets.

Kuz said that KP asked our NT coach to play him at the 5 so Kuz wouldn't destroy him at the 4. That's the nature of this game. Our guys also have been talking smack to Lithuanians. So it should be very competitive. The LAT-LIT games have always been competitive, even back when they were not as close.

Competitive is nice, I just don't want any injuries

But since you guys don't have Kambala anymore, it probably won't be an issue

I think both Latvia and Lithuania can go pretty far in the EuroBasket this year.

I hope we put Motiejunas on Porzingis, at least he has some speed to try to stay with KP. Valanciunas is just too **** slow for that.

JohnWillow · Post #369 » by **JohnWillow** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 1:38 pm

yeah, I guess I don't have to stream it today on youtube, if it shows on that FB page again, there will be the quality a lot better.

NYKHardKnock · Post #370 » by **NYKHardKnock** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:33 pm

What time is the game here?

Wolfgang630 · Post #371 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:40 pm

Kristaps6_NYK wrote:What time is the game here?

I'm not sure where "here" is for you, but it starts in just under 2 hours from now aka 12:30 Eastern U.S.

BKlutch · Post #372 » by **BKlutch** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:51 pm

gavran wrote:
BKlutch wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Wow - he scores a lot on uncontested layups and dunks on the break, and lightly defended dunks around the basket. He did hit a 3, and looked to be in shape.

If he doesn't play better for us this year, I'm thinking FIBA translates poorly to the NBA.

It was against Romania. They defend like this since the 15th century.

Must have been in the P League - Prehistoric LOL

BKlutch · Post #373 » by **BKlutch** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:52 pm

Jstock12 wrote:
gavran wrote:
BKlutch wrote:Wow - he scores a lot on uncontested layups and dunks on the break, and lightly defended dunks around the basket. He did hit a 3, and looked to be in shape.

If he doesn't play better for us this year, I'm thinking FIBA translates poorly to the NBA.

It was against Romania. They defend like this since the 15th century.

You think Dracula wouldn't have been a better defender?

On the court, as well as off, Dracula sucked.

April madness · Post #374 » by **April madness** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:52 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:
Kristaps6_NYK wrote:What time is the game here?

I'm not sure where "here" is for you, but it starts in just under 2 hours from now aka 12:30 Eastern U.S.

That facebook link should be going live about half an hour before that, but probably they will start by just talking and maybe showing some highlights from other friendly games.

Jstock12 · Post #375 » by **Jstock12** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:55 pm

BKlutch wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:
gavran wrote:It was against Romania. They defend like this since the 15th century.

You think Dracula wouldn't have been a better defender?

On the court, as well as off, Dracula sucked.

BKlutch · Post #376 » by **BKlutch** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 2:58 pm

MartinsLusis wrote:Going to the game today as well. Should be a great game. This will be as competitive as a friendly match gets.

Kuz said that KP asked our NT coach to play him at the 5 so Kuz wouldn't destroy him at the 4. That's the nature of this game. Our guys also have been talking smack to Lithuanians. So it should be very competitive. The LAT-LIT games have always been competitive, even back when they were not as close.

Do you realize how many Americans are excited about a basketball game between two countries so small that most Americans didn't know even the first thing about them before we drafted KP? Seriously, I learned about them because I studied the Soviet Union a bit, and realized how important it was the former "satellite" nations regained their freedoms. But most of us had no idea.

Now, there's lots of folks who are excited and thinking "these two countries are cool." I really think so - there's a lot to like about the culture of 2 nations who recently regained their freedom and have done so well. So this game is a really happy event, not only because we get to see great basketball and 2 of our players, but for all those other reasons.

Also, I finally get to hear some of the players' names being pronounced by a native speaker, the way they should be. (Names almost always sound better when pronounced by a native speaker of the language than the way we try to say them.)

BKlutch · Post #377 » by **BKlutch** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 3:00 pm

Jstock12 wrote:
BKlutch wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:
You think Dracula wouldn't have been a better defender?

On the court, as well as off, Dracula sucked.

Or, as my British friend would say, "Bloody hell he did!"

Wolfgang630 · Post #378 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 3:00 pm

Do some of you guys live in Europe? I read your posts and I get the feeling some of you are. Did you follow the Knicks when KP joined?

Jstock12 · Post #379 » by **Jstock12** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 3:07 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:Do some of you guys live in Europe? I read your posts and I get the feeling some of you are. Did you follow the Knicks when KP joined?

I've started following the Knicks quite closely once KP got drafted. Before that I was mainly following the Raptors and only visited the Knicks board for some schadenfreude :lol:

Spoiler:

April madness · Post #380 » by **April madness** » Sat Aug 19, 2017 3:09 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:Do some of you guys live in Europe? I read your posts and I get the feeling some of you are. Did you follow the Knicks when KP joined?

Well there must be a few Latvians and I guess Lithuanians too

KP is probably the reason why I started following NBA again, I used to be a fan in 1990s and watched games whenever I could. Knicks was one of my favourite teams then, because of the great Patrick Ewing.