Also, Hanlan got cut from Team Canada. Poor guy.
Summer 2015: FIBA games of Utah Jazz players
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NVM, Towns isn't playing.
Canada plays Argentina tomorrow at 1:30 MT. Should be on ESPN3. Scola was huge for them today. Canada had the day off. Both Scola and Nocioni played a lot today so we will see if there is enough gas in the tank for Argentina. Their young guys will really need to step up.
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Yes but I'm pretty sure he will demonstrate some moves and shots he is working on during certain games because he is not afraid to do so.
With Eurobasket only a couple of days away feel its time for predictions. Top two are in Olympics. 3-7 will make the Olympic qualifying tournaments.
1. Serbia
2. France
3. Spain
4. Croatia
5. Greece
6. Lithuania
7. Italy
Bonus Slovenia 8th
I just hope Italy gets out of the first round considering they are in the group of death.
1. Serbia
2. France
3. Spain
4. Croatia
5. Greece
6. Lithuania
7. Italy
Bonus Slovenia 8th
I just hope Italy gets out of the first round considering they are in the group of death.
My impromptu fantasy bracket:
A(That group is pretty hard to predict, I feel the talent level from 2-4 is pretty similar)
1 France
2 Poland
3 Israel
4 BIH
5 Russia
6 Finland
B(Group of Death)
1 Serbia
2 Spain
3 Germany
4 Italy
5 Turkey
6 Iceland
C
1 Greece
2 Croatia
3 Slovenia
4 MKD
5 Georgia
6 Netherlands
D
1 Lithuania
2 Latvia
3 Belgium
4 Ukraine
5 Czech
6 Estonia
1/16-finals
SPain > Poland
Greece > Ukraine
France > Italy
Latvia < Slovenia
Serbia > BIH
Croatia > Belgium
Poland < Germany
Lithuania > MKD
1/4 finals
Spain > Greece
France > Slovenia
Serbia < Croatia
Lithuania > Germany
5-7placement matches
Greece > Slovenia
Serbia > Germany
Germany > Slovenia
1/2 finals
Spain < France
Croatia > Lithuania
final
France > Croatia
Man, you went all out for these predictions. It is pretty ridiculous how tough Group B is and how easy Group D is. I believe i may have to redo mine though due to how the brackets are. To me the 3 best teams are in A and B which again does not make much sense. Not sure I like how Spain played such an easy warmup schedule.
https://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_h4aHoHgeGxE3Sp,YFyJ520.coid_GVwgIjAFIBQ5AhWYngOq30.articleMode_on.html
That's how the seeding worked.
Group B was just bad luck that Serbia was seeded so low due to their disappointing result in '13 and both Italy and Germany having better rosters than in previous summers.
Apparently the 4 hosts could select a partner nation from another pot and Germany chose Turkey probably due to migration history and to prop up their attendance.
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Here is my revised predictions for Eurobasket using the actual brackets.
Group A Group B Group C Group D
France Serbia Croatia Lithuania
Poland Spain Greece Latvia
Finland Italy Slovenia Belgium
Russia Germany Georgia Czech Rep
Spain vs Finland Spain
Croatia vs Czech Croatia
France vs Germany France
Latvia vs Slovenia Slovenia
Serbia vs Russia Serbia
Greece vs Belgium Greece
Poland vs Italy Italy
Lith vs Georgia Lith
Quarters
Spain vs Croatia Spain
France vs Slovenia France
Serbia vs Greece Serbia
Italy vs Lith Italy
Semis
Spain vs France France
Italy vs Serbia Serbia
Finals
France vs Serbia Serbia
7/8 Lithuania vs Slovenia Lithuania
5/6 Greece vs Croatia Greece
3/4 Spain vs Italy Spain
Group A Group B Group C Group D
France Serbia Croatia Lithuania
Poland Spain Greece Latvia
Finland Italy Slovenia Belgium
Russia Germany Georgia Czech Rep
Spain vs Finland Spain
Croatia vs Czech Croatia
France vs Germany France
Latvia vs Slovenia Slovenia
Serbia vs Russia Serbia
Greece vs Belgium Greece
Poland vs Italy Italy
Lith vs Georgia Lith
Quarters
Spain vs Croatia Spain
France vs Slovenia France
Serbia vs Greece Serbia
Italy vs Lith Italy
Semis
Spain vs France France
Italy vs Serbia Serbia
Finals
France vs Serbia Serbia
7/8 Lithuania vs Slovenia Lithuania
5/6 Greece vs Croatia Greece
3/4 Spain vs Italy Spain
Eurobasket starts in a few hours.
Germany vs Iceland at 7AM MT Should be a walkover. Iceland perhaps worst team in the tournament.
France vs Finland 1MT Finland actually beat them in their first prep game, but chances are slim that, that happens again.
Other notable games:
Game of the day: Serbia vs Spain 10MT Could very well be a preview of the finals.
Croatia vs Slovenia 1MT Dario and Mario should help Croatia to victory.
Italy vs Turkey 1MT Can the offensive firepower of Italy play any defense? Will potential future Jazz man Korkmaz Furkan play?
Games are on ESPN3. https://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13511849/2015-eurobasket-schedule
Germany vs Iceland at 7AM MT Should be a walkover. Iceland perhaps worst team in the tournament.
France vs Finland 1MT Finland actually beat them in their first prep game, but chances are slim that, that happens again.
Other notable games:
Game of the day: Serbia vs Spain 10MT Could very well be a preview of the finals.
Croatia vs Slovenia 1MT Dario and Mario should help Croatia to victory.
Italy vs Turkey 1MT Can the offensive firepower of Italy play any defense? Will potential future Jazz man Korkmaz Furkan play?
Games are on ESPN3. https://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13511849/2015-eurobasket-schedule
Don't underestimate Iceland. I think there's worse participants like the Netherlands and Estonia.