FIBA WORLD CUP 2019 | SPAIN are new WORLD CHAMPIONS

Gooner · Post #1921 » by **Gooner** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:25 am

Satoransky is the MVP of the tournament so far.

rale93lfc · Post #1922 » by **rale93lfc** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:27 am

Gooner wrote:Satoransky is the MVP of the tournament so far.

Neah. Guy in my avatar is. But it's close.

Pachinko_ · Post #1923 » by **Pachinko_** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:27 am

Eh, ok, we tried. Pass the ouzo.

Gooner · Post #1924 » by **Gooner** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:30 am

Bob8 wrote:
Gooner wrote:
peZt wrote:
Yes they would

Why don't we see people that tall outside of basketball then? You think every giant plays basketball?

You can see tall people in volleyball, handball...even goalkeepers and some central defenders in football are very tall. Meaning tall people are doing sports, where being tall is advantage. Being tall is of course crucial especially in basketball.

Not all tall people go into sports. A lot of them are clumsy and uncoordinated, and not talented to play. I'ts very rare that football goalkeepers are 6'8'' or taller, even though height is a requirement for that position.

ArtMorte · Post #1925 » by **ArtMorte** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:33 am

It was a bull call on Giannis for the 5th foul, but he wasn't exactly lighting it up, either. Good to see Satoransky playing well #Bullsintheplayoffs

Gooner · Post #1926 » by **Gooner** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:34 am

Well deserved Czech Republic, good to see more countries playing well. Greece doesn't have a balanced roster.

Bob8 · Post #1927 » by **Bob8** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:34 am

Gooner wrote:
Bob8 wrote:
Gooner wrote:
Why don't we see people that tall outside of basketball then? You think every giant plays basketball?

You can see tall people in volleyball, handball...even goalkeepers and some central defenders in football are very tall. Meaning tall people are doing sports, where being tall is advantage. Being tall is of course crucial especially in basketball.

Not all tall people go into sports. A lot of them are clumsy and uncoordinated, and not talented to play. I'ts very rare that football goalkeepers are 6'8'' or taller, even though height is a requirement for that position.

Sure, that’s way 6’8” tall people are playing basketball. But you won’t see very small goalkeeper either. They are all taller than population and that’s not because playing football makes you being taller than normal.

foreigngrammar · Post #1928 » by **foreigngrammar** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:35 am

The Rodzilla wrote:
Clyde Frazier wrote:
The Rodzilla wrote:
that is legal

No it isn't. Even in FIBA rules you can't grab the rim, which is what gobert did and why it should have been a violation.

he didn't grab the rim, he played at the ball and made simultaneous contact grazing the rim, so this confirms the sore losing

the spirit of the law is when players touch only the basket or backboard to shake the ball off

Aha. Nothing but sore commenting here...

Coach Carter · Post #1929 » by **Coach Carter** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:35 am

bad call on giannis, swung the momentum

stoo · Post #1930 » by **stoo** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:37 am

burek3 wrote:
stoo wrote:
burek3 wrote:
That just means that tall people tend to play basketball, not that if people start playing basketball they suddenly start growing.

It means both.. U r not gonna grow from 5'9 to 6'5 if u start playing basketball, but u will gain at least 1-2 inches, and probably 2 or 3

Absolute nonsense. Otherwise we would be seeing millions of 6'5+ Filipino basketball players around but we don't now do we.

No, because there are no millions 6'3+ Phillipinos outthere

rale93lfc · Post #1931 » by **rale93lfc** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:38 am

Giannis could been ejected earlier also. Pretty 50/50 call gonne his way in 3QT on offensive faul.

Simmons25 · Post #1932 » by **Simmons25** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:40 am

Gooner wrote:Well deserved Czech Republic, good to see more countries playing well. Greece doesn't have a balanced roster.

Their squad is pretty bad.. and Giannis has too many weaknesses to carry a team on his own. I don't understand how people thought they were the greatest threat to the US.

stoo · Post #1933 » by **stoo** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:40 am

If USA beats Brasil: USA 1st, Chezh 2nd
If Brasil beats USA: Brasil 1st, USA 2nd

whatever_ · Post #1934 » by **whatever_** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:44 am

Beorn wrote:Thanasis is a bad ****

can't believe this guy is gonna be part of an NBA team

XTraderXL · Post #1935 » by **XTraderXL** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:45 am

Gooner wrote:
peZt wrote:
Gooner wrote:
Would many of those kids grow to 6'8" and taller, if they didn't play basketball?

Yes they would

Why don't we see people that tall outside of basketball then? You think every giant plays basketball?

Tall people have a huge advantage in sports so they are more likely to pursue it from an early age. Its much easier to become a pro when you are 7ft tall than if you are 6ft2 in sports where height is an advantage.

You see giant people in handball and voleyball quite regularly so its not only in basketball. The theory that playing basketball somehow makes you taller is laughable.

Gooner · Post #1936 » by **Gooner** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:45 am

Simmons25 wrote:
Gooner wrote:Well deserved Czech Republic, good to see more countries playing well. Greece doesn't have a balanced roster.

Their squad is pretty bad.. and Giannis has too many weaknesses to carry a team on his own. I don't understand how people thought they were the greatest threat to the US.

Yeah, I never understood that either. Even the bookies have made them the second biggest threat to USA behind Serbia. They have some good players, but bad fit, and Giannis just isn't that scary in this type of competition.

foreigngrammar · Post #1937 » by **foreigngrammar** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:46 am

peZt wrote:
Gooner wrote:
peZt wrote:

Correlation and Causation dude. Basketball doesn't make people grow, it's just that tall kids tend to play Basketball.

Would many of those kids grow to 6'8" and taller, if they didn't play basketball?

Yes they would

What is this?! Do I need a brain surgeon or what is going on here? :lol:

Post #1938 » by **Nuntius** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:47 am

Simmons25 wrote:
Gooner wrote:Well deserved Czech Republic, good to see more countries playing well. Greece doesn't have a balanced roster.

I don't understand how people thought they were the greatest threat to the US.

They didn't. This very thread has a poll that's asking this exact question and Serbia won by a landslide. 54% of the people that voted (202 votes) said that Serbia is the biggest threat to the US. Australia was second with 42 votes, Spain was third with 39 votes and then France and Greece were tied for 4th with 26 votes.

UcanUwill · Post #1939 » by **UcanUwill** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:48 am

stoo wrote:
The Rodzilla wrote:
Gooner wrote:
If he played basketball he would have probably grown to like 6'11''. He is built like an old school basketball player.

does playing basketball make you grow taller?

Yes

How, this sounds like complete nonsense to me.

Beorn · Post #1940 » by **Beorn** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:48 am

We didn't deserve to advance based on our overall performance, Czech was a more balanced team overall. Today our players gave it all, but we missed too many FTs, we had no help from our HC as usual and we lost Giannis for large parts of the game because of a couple of bollock balls.