OT : Eurobasket 2025 semifinals | Türkiye vs Greece | & | Finland vs Germany |

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European champion will be (poll starting at 1/4 finals) ?

Poll ended at Sat Sep 13, 2025 7:35 am

Lithuania
5
6%
Greece
18
21%
Türkiye
18
21%
Poland
3
4%
Germany
27
32%
Slovenia
6
7%
Finland
8
9%
Georgia
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 85

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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Finland shock and eliminate Serbia 

Post#1601 » by Nuntius » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:12 pm

UcanUwill wrote:Also, a bit interesting that a lot of people consider Mamu an NBA center. He is more of a SF than C.


Mamu is a big wing. Teams should take a chance on him.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Finland shock and eliminate Serbia 

Post#1602 » by pepe1991 » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:24 pm

G R E Y wrote:Live by 3 die by 3 is the unprepared team's strategy. France had too many holes and the strategy failed. Georgia imposed its game plan, played more like a team.


France stopped being serious contender once their final roster was announced.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1603 » by Mavrelous » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:30 pm

Talk your **** Mamu, go Georgia!
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Finland shock and eliminate Serbia 

Post#1604 » by a-French-Fan » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:39 pm

pepe1991 wrote:
G R E Y wrote:Live by 3 die by 3 is the unprepared team's strategy. France had too many holes and the strategy failed. Georgia imposed its game plan, played more like a team.


France stopped being serious contender once their final roster was announced.


Roster was still correct to reach bronze, but some have to grew up (Coulibaly, Risacher), and other to find how to be as good they are when playing euroleague (Malédon). When your 12th man is Nadir Hifi, you must beat Georgia (with a good starting five, but no bench).

I am worried about point guard. Since Parker we had Thomas no defense Heurtel or Frank no offense Ntilikina, and I am not talking about Albicy or De Colo as PG instead of SG...
I hoped Malédon could finally make it, or even Francisco.
So now I hope Strazel will be back stronger and Nolan Traoré being a good NBA point guard as a rookie.

For all other positions I am not worried (Coulibaly and Risacher are growing up, Wemby, Lessort, Fournier will be back, Raynaud, Penda, Essengue, Beringer will show up ...).

So, see you for 2026 wolrd cup.

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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1605 » by GusT15 » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:49 pm

How many is Luka gonna score today? 80?
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1606 » by Mavrelous » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:49 pm

Barely 8 and a half minutes in, 20 points for Luka.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1607 » by Mamba81p » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:50 pm

Damn, I thought it was harder to score in FIBA
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1608 » by lambchop » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:51 pm

GusT15 wrote:How many is Luka gonna score today? 80?


It's one of those situations where everyone is kind of nervous because it's win or go home, but then one guy decides to completely dominate from the very first minute.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1609 » by ArksNetsSince99 » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:51 pm

UcanUwill wrote:
KGtabake wrote:Israel vs Poland

Slovenia vs Georgia


What a final four for a EuroBasket :lol:


You can look at it this way, or you could look at it as, this is the tournament where NBA superstars couldn't even make into top 8. There are always two sides of the coin.


In short , NBA is overrated :lol:
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1610 » by GusT15 » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:51 pm

That was the best offensive quarter i've ever seen in FIBA ball btw,not Galis,not Drazen,nobody...

He is destroying Italy...
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1611 » by BruttoNostra » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:52 pm

Locked in Luka is a cheat.
It also doesn't hurt that Italy is pretty "meh" team
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1612 » by levon » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:53 pm

Luka doubles up Italy in the first quarter.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1613 » by BruttoNostra » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:53 pm

GusT15 wrote:That was the best offensive quarter i've ever seen in FIBA ball btw,not Galis,not Drazen,nobody...

He is destroying Italy...

Don't forget Luka stealing the ball in the first 2 Italy possessions.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1614 » by -Luke- » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:55 pm

Is Nico Harrison the Italy GM in the off-season or why is Luka destroying them like that?
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1615 » by levon » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:57 pm

It's hard to discern heights in Eurobasket because I don't have frames of reference, but is Slovenia basically running 4 guards and an undersized center?
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1616 » by Archx » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:59 pm

Lakers getting a motivated and prime Luka for years to come is not fair lol....
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1617 » by levon » Sun Sep 7, 2025 4:06 pm

Archx wrote:Lakers getting a motivated and prime Luka for years to come is not fair lol....

Wonder if this is the year he takes the best player in the world mantle
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1618 » by Berbasecks » Sun Sep 7, 2025 4:11 pm

Could've been already over, if Nikolić didn't miss EVERYTHING
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1619 » by levon » Sun Sep 7, 2025 4:14 pm

Italy playing hard , glad this will be a game
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1620 » by Shy Gorgeous-Al » Sun Sep 7, 2025 4:18 pm

Niang is going to be a nice player. Steal for the Cavs.

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