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falcolombardi wrote:azcatz11 wrote:falcolombardi wrote:It weirds me out this is a 12 team event and not a 16 team one
It should be 24
Fiba is sadled with being so stupid
Jasen777 wrote:falcolombardi wrote:azcatz11 wrote:
It should be 24
Fiba is sadled with being so stupid
As has been said this is a IOC issue rather than a FIBA. The total number of athletes for the games is capped. Lots of sports get hit with this. Track has had to reduce relay pools, combat sports have had to cut weight classes, rowing the number of disciplines, etc - compared to what they have at their world champs.
UcanUwill wrote:Mirotic12 wrote:IkeIbeabuchi wrote:I apologize if this has already been asked, but why is their only one Antetokounmpo on the Greek squad? Are the other brothers so bad they couldn't make the national team, or are they uninterested? I thought Giannis liked having brother(s) on his team.
They are not good enough to actually be on the national team by merit. They are there because they are Giannis' brothers and everyone knows it.
With that being said, they are both injured. So even if Giannis threw a hissy fit, they could not be on the team this time. But that's good, as it actually helps Greece. Because other players that are better than them are on the team instead.
It's better to have players like Panos Kalaitzakis instead of Thanasis, and Nikos Chougkaz instead of Kostas on the roster, because they are better than Thanasis and Kostas.
Unfortunately though, Greece is still missing like 7 of its best players for various reasons.
Kostas at this point maybe a little better than Thanasis even, but he is that classic guy who can have decent moment in the game but he will have two ridiculous defensive fouls with 1 second left on a clock, it can be infuriating to have that guy on your team. If every Greek player played, neither would probably make the team anyway, as you said. I am a bit stunned Ataman actually played Kostas in big games sometimes, but their frontcourt I guess just wasn't as deep, and if Kostas just wasn't dumb, he would be pretty good.
LeBronSpaghetti wrote:So Murray is injured as per usual?
azcatz11 wrote:Why is women’s field hockey on instead of the game
Buckets22 wrote:Can someone explain Walkup to me? He seems like average college player who should've went to car sales but somehow runs the point for Olympiacos and Greece.azcatz11 wrote:Why is women’s field hockey on instead of the game
Have you seen their uniforms...
falcolombardi wrote:Jasen777 wrote:falcolombardi wrote:
Fiba is sadled with being so stupid
As has been said this is a IOC issue rather than a FIBA. The total number of athletes for the games is capped. Lots of sports get hit with this. Track has had to reduce relay pools, combat sports have had to cut weight classes, rowing the number of disciplines, etc - compared to what they have at their world champs.
DidNt know that, is actually a shame tbh
Is it really such a issue to add more spots for team disciplines?
UcanUwill wrote:SGA cooking everybody. You see Walkup and Calathes are overwhelmed, this is completely different level than Euroleague, handle even better than Mike James, but taller, way more shifty and even Better finisher. These guys will be deep fried today.
