Eurobasket 2022 (daily OP updates), day 11, all quarter finals teams known, Italy shocks Europe, eliminates Serbia

Post #1921 » by **Mavrelous** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:47 pm

I don't think Dosey saw the floor since mid 3rd Q, injury? Coach decision?

Swuul · Post #1922 » by **Swuul** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:47 pm

realball wrote:Ooof so close, all games today ended with a final score of 94-86, except Greece/Czech which was 94-88.

Yeah, it was all agreed on before hand. Somebody is going to fall out of the window of the 6th floor because of that one 94-88 disrupting it all....

skones · Post #1923 » by **skones** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:50 pm

Swuul wrote:If he has to play another physical game like this without any rest in 2nd half, then he must be a superhuman if he endures it. He must have bruises all over his body now.

Erm, we sort of already know he is.

Jellybeans · Post #1924 » by **Jellybeans** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:58 pm

So why do Greece take Giannis brothers to the Eurobasket? Only for cheerleading?

RipHamilton · Post #1925 » by **RipHamilton** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:02 pm

KhalilS wrote:I don't think Dosey saw the floor since mid 3rd Q, injury? Coach decision?

Coach decision, probably. I think Itoudis decided to go with 4 "small" and Giannis, and play with the best exteriors defenders of the roster. Good move by the coach.

Germany will be more difficult for Greece, and I am not sure Greece is the favourite in that game, honestly, I think it's 50-50.

UcanUwill · Post #1926 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:10 pm

Top 5 individual performances from top 16

#1 Lauri Markkanen (FIN) : 43 points (19/29 FG : 2/6 3PT : 3/4 FT); 9 rebounds ; 3 assists ; 3 steals (47 EFF)
#2 Nikola Jokic (SRB) : 32 points (8/14 FG : 2/3 3PT : 13/14 FT); 13 rebounds ; 4 assists ; 2 steals ; 1 block (41 EFF)
#3 Luka Doncic (SLO) : 35 points (11/25 FG : 4/10 3PT : 9/10 FT); 5 rebounds ; 5 assists ; 4 steals (33 EFF)
#4 Giannis Antetokounmpo (GRE) : 27 points (8/17 FG : 2/8 3PT : 9/12 FT); 10 rebounds ; 5 assists ; 1 block (30 EFF)
#5 Marco Spissu (ITA) : 22 points (7/11 FG : 6/9 3PT : 2/3 FT); 4 rebounds ; 6 assists ; 2 steals (29 EFF)

bracket view and leaders:

Post #1927 » by **Mavrelous** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:14 pm

Germany Greece is finals level game in the quarter finals.

TheFutureMM · Post #1928 » by **TheFutureMM** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:15 pm

All of the Quarter-Final games should be fun watches - I'm especially looking forward to Greece vs Germany. Slovenia should beat Poland if Luka does his usual song and dance.

Who is the favourite of the remaining 8? Greece is the betting favourite over on Bet365 with Slovenia being the right behind them and then France at 7 to 1. I feel like France is a good bet atm.

wolfram · Post #1929 » by **wolfram** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:20 pm

Greece players were bricking a lot of wide open threes, which were generated by packing the paint because of Giannis. If they hit those I don't know how they loose a game in this tournament. Germany is good but how will they guard Giannis?

Ruma85 · Post #1930 » by **Ruma85** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:22 pm

TheFutureMM wrote:All of the Quarter-Final games should be fun watches - I'm especially looking forward to Greece vs Germany. Slovenia should beat Poland if Luka does his usual song and dance.

Who is the favourite of the remaining 8? Greece is the betting favourite over on Bet365 with Slovenia being the right behind them and then France at 7 to 1. I feel like France is a good bet atm.

I feel like France is a good bet atm, to win it all?

Beorn · Post #1931 » by **Beorn** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:24 pm

wolfram wrote:Greece players were bricking a lot of wide open threes, which were generated by packing the paint because of Giannis. If they hit those I don't know how they loose a game in this tournament. Germany is good but how will they guard Giannis?

Probably by flopping when he gets into the paint, and by elbowing the hell out of him under the basket. The Daniel Theis special

Swuul · Post #1932 » by **Swuul** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:27 pm

TheFutureMM wrote:Who is the favourite of the remaining 8?

Oddschecker has currently the order of favourites as follows:
Greece
Slovenia
France
Spain
Germany
Italy
Finland
Poland

Slightly OT: Oddschecker lists currently the most favourite bet during the past 24 hours that Lauri Markkanen will be the NBA MIP of 2022-2023 (at payback 30:1), the bets for that has skyrocketed 1400% during the past 3 hours.

robillionaire · Post #1933 » by **robillionaire** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:02 pm

We did it italybros

Watch on YouTube

CaptainFanchini · Post #1934 » by **CaptainFanchini** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:03 pm

As italian I can say just one thing right now: even my xxx is laughing.

For many reasons.

Cubbies2120 · Post #1935 » by **Cubbies2120** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:24 pm

Bob8 wrote:
Ruma85 wrote:
mcmurphy wrote:
dude, basketball is a team game...

To him, it's a one man sport.

I believe that supposedly the best player in the world should win something with his team, even if it's only local school competition. I heard that he never won even in his street.

Jokic lives rent free in your head for some reason and it's hilarious :lol:

lambchop · Post #1936 » by **lambchop** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:32 pm

Another former great basketball nation has been relegated to being mentioned with the likes of Belgium. I think their future is still bright though cause Bogdanovic didn't play and they still have Nikola Jovic who will pan out to be at least a good contributor for the team I guess.

Post #1937 » by **Nuntius** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:32 pm

Jellybeans wrote:So why do Greece take Giannis brothers to the Eurobasket? Only for cheerleading?

Thanasis was used earlier in the tournament before Papagiannis returned from injury. He was used as a back-up big, someone to matchup against the likes of Zubac. But ever since Papagiannis returned from injury, he took over that role so Thanasis doesn't play as much.

As for Kostas, he featured heavily for us in August and started a number of games but he went down with an injury a couple of days before the EuroBasket started so he's still not 100% healthy.

lambchop · Post #1938 » by **lambchop** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:50 pm

Dirk wrote:
Finfro wrote:

Watch on YouTube

He looks incredible. 00:53 coast to coast.

Facts but people also forget that Lauri was already winning games for Finland in 2017 as a 20 year old. Wasn't quite as dominant as he is now, but he has always be a spectacular FIBA player.

Watch on YouTube

In those days 27 points was already a lot. Prior to this current Eurobasket no one really racked up many 30 point games apart from Dirk Nowitzki.

hippesthippo · Post #1939 » by **hippesthippo** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:52 pm

Dirk wrote:
Finfro wrote:

Watch on YouTube

He looks incredible. 00:53 coast to coast.

f'real.

I'm sitting here wondering why I've never seen that guy play with so much passion in the NBA.

jk31 · Post #1940 » by **jk31** » Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:54 pm

RipHamilton wrote:
KhalilS wrote:
Germany will be more difficult for Greece, and I am not sure Greece is the favourite in that game, honestly, I think it's 50-50.

honestly?

1) we dont have anyone that we can put up against giannis on defense. interior d is one of our biggest weaknesses. Not Sure if "build a **** wall" still works.
2) Franz Wagner is likely out as He seem to have sprained his ankle severely against Montenegro. at least He looked really in pain as He was sitting in the bench afterwards and german Media reports that still There is no news on his Status which i think is rather Bad than Good.

Who will win 2022 Eurobasket?