Official FIBA World Championship Thread (and long preview)

Lamak · Post #901 » by **Lamak** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:12 pm

I wanna watch the Spain game. ;(

Lamak · Post #902 » by **Lamak** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:23 pm

Just realized the game is on NBA TV.

What is Rudy Fernandez doing with that flamboyant hairstyle? :/

rottenzombie · Post #903 » by **rottenzombie** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:24 pm

Lamak wrote:Just realized the game is on NBA TV. What is Rudy Fernandez doing with that flamboyant hairstyle? :/

Yeah it looks quite weird.....

vi3t · Post #904 » by **vi3t** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:31 pm

spain ain't lookin too sharp rite now

rottenzombie · Post #905 » by **rottenzombie** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:31 pm

The French has no offense sadly, else this could be a good game..........

senfono · Post #906 » by **senfono** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:32 pm

In this tpurnament Spain doesn´t have the depth that were used to have in the past

Mumbles · Post #907 » by **Mumbles** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:34 pm

Spain gets coddled by the refs. It's really the main thing i'm concerned about when playing them, especially with Navarro.

richboy · Post #908 » by **richboy** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:36 pm

France cant shoot. Lots of wide open looks but can't knock them down.

Sedale Threatt · Post #909 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:38 pm

Mumbles wrote:Spain gets coddled by the refs. It's really the main thing i'm concerned about when playing them, especially with Navarro.

No wonder, then, why they were so mortally pissed about all those "travels."

Rasho Brezec · Post #910 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:39 pm

Let's not get into the travel debate again, there were a couple of blatant ones from US players today, you could even hear the whole arena get upset about it.

richboy · Post #911 » by **richboy** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:40 pm

Like the way France is playing if they make shots.

LithuanianOne · Post #912 » by **LithuanianOne** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:41 pm

Sedale Threatt wrote:
Mumbles wrote:Spain gets coddled by the refs. It's really the main thing i'm concerned about when playing them, especially with Navarro.

No wonder, then, why they were so mortally pissed about all those "travels."

Not only they are pissed about USA getting away with traveling. Everyone else feels the same way.

rottenzombie · Post #913 » by **rottenzombie** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:45 pm

I wonder why Spain isn't letting Rubio penetrate more, he can do that almost any time he wants to.

Instead he is just pounding the ball at the top of the arc like Calderon....

AdamTheGreek · Post #914 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:47 pm

Only good thing that came out of the China game for us is a wake-up call and that Zisis played damn well. Guy still hasn't recovered from that vicious elbow Varejao served him back in '06.

Lamak · Post #915 » by **Lamak** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:48 pm

Good game so far. France plays excellent defense but can't shoot/get open looks. If they just stop Rubio from penetrating in the 2nd half score they can win.

Point forward · Post #916 » by **Point forward** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:00 pm

For the record, the Germany-Argentina match is 18-23 after Q1. As expected, ARG - who are simply better at every position - are just that little bit better and can counter anything that GER can throw at them. But still, if our outside shooting big men get hot, the game can get interesting.

Point forward · Post #917 » by **Point forward** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:02 pm

Man, against us, Scola/Oberto/Delfino look like the 2nd coming of Parish/McHale/Bird

dream_catcher_9 · Post #918 » by **dream_catcher_9** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:07 pm

Tibor Pleiss big man for Germany looks very good. very active and has a soft touch. 20 yo prospect rights to OKC.

rottenzombie · Post #919 » by **rottenzombie** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:08 pm

Whoo that hurts........

richboy · Post #920 » by **richboy** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:13 pm

France is the most frustrating team to watch.