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 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1781 » by Doranku » Tue Sep 9, 2025 6:26 pm

Is that Kostas Antetokounmpo or peak Bill Russell?
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1782 » by Greek » Tue Sep 9, 2025 6:26 pm

kostas Mutobo Antetokunmbo! Already 4 blocks

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

Post#1783 » by TheFutureMM » Tue Sep 9, 2025 6:27 pm

Kostas blocking the **** out Lithuania.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1784 » by RipHamilton » Tue Sep 9, 2025 6:43 pm

Who said Jonas is washed?
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Post#1785 » by Greek » Tue Sep 9, 2025 6:48 pm

RipHamilton wrote:Who said Jonas is washed?
Mitoglou is proving that wrong unfortunately

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

Post#1786 » by Nuntius » Tue Sep 9, 2025 6:54 pm

RipHamilton wrote:Who said Jonas is washed?


He's a good post scorer. He will always be a good post scorer. This will always be important in FIBA tournaments because the rules (no defensive 3 seconds, for example) can help you hide guys like Valanciunas on the defensive end.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1787 » by CharityStripe34 » Tue Sep 9, 2025 6:54 pm

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RipHamilton wrote:Who said Jonas is washed?
Mitoglou is proving that wrong unfortunately

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He doesn't have the length or physicality to keep Jonas off his spot. Valanciunas keeping them in the game. The defense has mostly been very good though.

Honestly, I'd rather go with Sloukas and Kalaitzakis instead of Dorsey for the defense. Dorsey gets lost on screens.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1788 » by CharityStripe34 » Tue Sep 9, 2025 7:08 pm

The Gianni/Kosta duo having success.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1789 » by Nuntius » Tue Sep 9, 2025 7:15 pm

That was pretty close to an NBA flagrant.
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Post#1790 » by Tor_Raps » Tue Sep 9, 2025 7:19 pm

Any link to watch this game?
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1791 » by Nuntius » Tue Sep 9, 2025 7:19 pm

CharityStripe34 wrote:The Gianni/Kosta duo having success.


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

Post#1792 » by CharityStripe34 » Tue Sep 9, 2025 7:23 pm

Dorsey sucks as a lead guard. He has tunnel vision and can't make the primary read. Almost would be better to have the inverted pick and roll with Giannis handling the ball. Dorsey is not strong on the ball.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1793 » by Greek » Tue Sep 9, 2025 7:28 pm

Nuntius wrote:
CharityStripe34 wrote:The Gianni/Kosta duo having success.


Kostas has been amazing.
Its like got some talent injection from his older brother. Today is having his best game that I ever seen

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

Post#1794 » by TheFutureMM » Tue Sep 9, 2025 7:29 pm

Greek wrote:
Nuntius wrote:
CharityStripe34 wrote:The Gianni/Kosta duo having success.


Kostas has been amazing.
Its like got some talent injection from his older brother. Today is having his best game that I ever seen

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Yeah this has to be the best game of his career. Good timing for Greece.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Georgia stun France! Second major favorite is out. 

Post#1795 » by levon » Tue Sep 9, 2025 7:39 pm

Valanciunas looks like he's about to have a cardiac event
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Post#1796 » by Greek » Tue Sep 9, 2025 7:47 pm

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Greek wrote:
Nuntius wrote:
Kostas has been amazing.
Its like got some talent injection from his older brother. Today is having his best game that I ever seen

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Yeah this has to be the best game of his career. Good timing for Greece.
Its a troll here saying that shouldn't be part of the team

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

Post#1797 » by GusT15 » Tue Sep 9, 2025 7:48 pm

levon wrote:Valanciunas looks like he's about to have a cardiac event


He is obviously in the worst shape of his career...
Too much weight...
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Post#1798 » by Greek » Tue Sep 9, 2025 7:51 pm

GusT15 wrote:
levon wrote:Valanciunas looks like he's about to have a cardiac event


He is obviously in the worst shape of his career...
Too much weight...
As a Panathinaikos fan maybe it was good for us that we couldn't get him after all

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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Türkiye and Greece in the Final 4 

Post#1799 » by UcanUwill » Tue Sep 9, 2025 8:10 pm

Sad, but Greece is a better team, maybe with Rokas would have been different.
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Re: OT : Eurobasket 2025 - Türkiye and Greece in the Final 4 

Post#1800 » by Greek » Tue Sep 9, 2025 8:13 pm

I dare to predict that the winner between Greece and Turkey will get the gold since will have the best player.

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