Eurobasket 2025

[HermanG]

Ausar is significantly better at the moment and it would take a lot for Bilal to get there.

Really? What it is that he does so much better?

His scoring is mostly rim running or garbage collection. He is in a much better situation with better players/coach so he gets to play the glue guy role and thus may look better in that context.. but I dont see much more than high level role player there.

 

[KqWIN]

Really? What it is that he does so much better?

His scoring is mostly rim running or garbage collection. He is in a much better situation with better players/coach so he gets to play the glue guy role and thus may look better in that context.. but I dont see much more than high level role player there.

Everything except for shooting. He is a high level role player, Bilal could feasibly get there in time but he isn't close to Ausar at the moment.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If Franz ever figures out how to shoot 3's again in his career he might be a top 20 player.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Germany/Finland rematch on the way

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

Does Turkey has any hazily naturalized players or are all the bitch teams with naturalized player exited the tournament now? Slovenia has one too, but due injury couldn't participate (plus their EuroBasket win in 2017 is invalid in my mind due Anthony Randolph participance)

 

[KqWIN]

If Franz ever figures out how to shoot 3's again in his career he might be a top 20 player.

Could argue he's already there, if not he's very close.

 

[SD Jazz]

Finland defense is jazz bad, just horrible and can't get stops.

 

[SD Jazz]

Unfortunately it looks like Lauri is about 4th best NBA player on field, Wagner, Schröder and Theis has been better than Lauri in today's game.

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

Considering the importance of this game, this is the worst game Lauri has ever played

Bricking shots, slow in defense, effs up good looks by taking steps. Absolutely horrific.

It might be a turning point here. If Lauri don't perform in Team Finland, it's super worrying. Has two years of tanking destroyed the flame and/or confidence? If so, things look bleak, both to jazz and to my beloved team Finland.

 

[SD Jazz]

Germany-Finland 98-86
Lauri 27min, 16/8/1, 6/17, 3p 2/9, FT 2/3, -24

 

[jazznik]

We all knew that Finland is not getting past Germany. There is still the game for the bronze and Greece is beatable if Lauri has a great game.

Maybe the today's game will fuel him. Lauri still has a chance to lead Finland to their first basketball medal ever and create a lasting legacy.

 

[HermanG]

Considering the importance of this game, this is the worst game Lauri has ever played

Bricking shots, slow in defense, effs up good looks by taking steps. Absolutely horrific.

It might be a turning point here. If Lauri don't perform in Team Finland, it's super worrying. Has two years of tanking destroyed the flame and/or confidence? If so, things look bleak, both to jazz and to my beloved team Finland.

Imo the worst part was his decissionmaking. He didnt attack/hunt the correct matchups and took unnecessarily difficult shots and drives.

It was almost as if he tried to put the team on his back but couldnt. Thing is... I dont think he needed to.

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

Imo the worst part was his decissionmaking. He didnt attack/hunt the correct matchups and took unnecessarily difficult shots and drives.

It was almost as if he tried to put the team on his back but couldnt. Thing is... I dont think he needed to.

Yeah, he absolutely didn't need to. Their best run was on third quarter when Lauri was resting. Of course first five minutes were fine with him, before Germany got their things together and picked apart any defensive schemes we had. Schröder is one smart cookie adapting to defensive plans