Eurobasket 2022 Finals : SPAIN are European champions!!!

Post #761 » by **Mavrelous** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:17 pm

11 - 0 run and we have a game.

Bum Adebayo · Post #762 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:18 pm

Lol what a joke and next year with Embiid and Wenbanyama, FIBA is going the superteam route.

a-French-Fan · Post #763 » by **a-French-Fan** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:20 pm

DrPampiloni wrote:
txusto wrote:
JustOneFix wrote:An average NBA team would smoke both of these team by 20+, EASILY.

France? Maybe. Spain? I respectfully disagree.

Funnily enough, a very very good all-star team coached by Gregg Popovich lost 2 of the last 3 games they played against France...

Actually our guys really know better NBA all-stars than average NBA and euroleague players...
And about olympics final, it went wrong when we had a 24second violation after ... 13seconds in the game lol

thomchatt3rton · Post #764 » by **thomchatt3rton** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:20 pm

Typical French- arriving fashionably late to the party

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minami · Post #765 » by **minami** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:24 pm

Pretty tasty second half in the making: Spain with a great team effort and spirit on top of Juancho, while France finally managed to bring on its talent when only Heurtel was showing (some blood).

UcanUwill · Post #766 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:24 pm

Bum Adebayo wrote:Lol what a joke and next year with Embiid and Wenbanyama, FIBA is going the superteam route.

So far, France showed no interest in bringing Embiid, so there is hope.
Anyhow, more and more, its perimeter play that wins in this game.

a-French-Fan · Post #767 » by **a-French-Fan** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:26 pm

Bum Adebayo wrote:Lol what a joke and next year with Embiid and Wenbanyama, FIBA is going the superteam route.

I call them "cheat codes". And don't forget Batum and NDC come-back

minami · Post #768 » by **minami** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:37 pm

Great defence from France, after Collet being seemingly lost in the 1st half.

UcanUwill · Post #769 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:40 pm

Chuck Diesel wrote:
minami wrote:Not a single mention of France btw, or just any actual basketball. This is so weird.

Getting back to hoops and France, gotta say it’s been an absolute pleasure to watch Tommy “French Chocolat“ Heurtel do his thing as Les Bleus‘s main playmaker. He seems forever entangled in mysterious personality conflicts that have him in and out of favor with whatever team he’s on (including the national team in the past) but when he’s given space to operate and keys to the offense there aren’t many point guards in Europe more fun to watch than Heurtel. He might throw the ball all over the place but god damn is it entertaining. Boules énormes.

Hes been one of my favorite players for years. I do wonder what all these conflicts are all about, it keeps following him, it is very disappointing to me as huge fan, it sucks when you find out your guy is an a**hole :lol:

His passing and vision is very underrated. People keep saying that he is shoot first PG, but is he. He is definitely shoot first PG in a pick and roll situations, but he is so good at that. I used to say he is probably the best pick and roll PG in Euroleague, and its not even because of his passing, just finishing, though is passing is also good.
It is ironic to say, cause Saras the coach hated him, but Thomas the players has a lot of Saras the player, in him. He is closest thing to Jasikevicius in my opinion. Dude is just decent, maybe not NBA material, he really lacks ISO skills and athleticism to fare well in the NBA, but man is so good for a PG at the level he plays.

thomchatt3rton · Post #770 » by **thomchatt3rton** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:42 pm

Inconsistent effort and focus by France. Cut it to 3, then turnovers and bad lapses…

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Post #771 » by **Mavrelous** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:51 pm

Never seen Fournier this passionate in the NBA.

UcanUwill · Post #772 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:51 pm

Garuba definitely played himself into form, dude looked so bad early on before tournament, now is back to his old self.

thomchatt3rton · Post #773 » by **thomchatt3rton** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:54 pm

UcanUwill wrote:Garuba definitely played himself into form, dude looked so bad early on before tournament, now is back to his old self.

He’s fun to watch. I love guys who are limited, but excellent within those limits

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txusto · Post #774 » by **txusto** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:56 pm

What a double mistake, refs...

Bum Adebayo · Post #775 » by **Bum Adebayo** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:56 pm

lol there goes the refs help to the superteam.

a-French-Fan · Post #776 » by **a-French-Fan** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:57 pm

Refs ... That is good for us this time, but this is a joke this year. And now they check the video lol

edededtut · Post #777 » by **edededtut** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:58 pm

Wtf is happening? What did they check from the video?

:crazy:

UcanUwill · Post #778 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:59 pm

Well, one thing you can say about these refs, they aren't one of those who try to ''correct'' mistakes, they just double downing on it.

a-French-Fan · Post #779 » by **a-French-Fan** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:59 pm

el_Diablo wrote:Wtf is happening? What did they check from the video?

The clock.

sisibilio · Post #780 » by **sisibilio** » Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:59 pm

el_Diablo wrote:Wtf is happening? What did they check from the video?

Checking the time :lol:

Who will be new European champion?