Summer 2015: FIBA games of Utah Jazz players
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this team Albania soccer loss made me so sad that I think I now have heartburn.
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uh-oh. chose him as a keeper on my fantasy team.
Right. I knew that. They may have very well made a smart move.
And directly after teh block there is a foul to stop a fast break, got to love European basketball.
he is in charlotte now. mj got him so you know what that means...
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I think Batum is going to have a good year with Charlotte.
You can tell with the French team Parker and De Colo take the bulk of the playmaking and that leaves Batum with less playmaking opportunities than he is use to. He will be the clear cut 2nd ball handler with Charlotte in the starting unit.
You can tell with the French team Parker and De Colo take the bulk of the playmaking and that leaves Batum with less playmaking opportunities than he is use to. He will be the clear cut 2nd ball handler with Charlotte in the starting unit.
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Tomorrow's games
Germany vs Turkey 9:45 MT. This should be a real dogfight. Winner gives themselves a shot at 2nd or 3rd slot while loser is looking at 4th or out. 4th seed would most likely have to play France in next round.
Spain vs Italy 1MT. This could be a real shootout. Italy will be missing Datome who is out for Eurobasket and Belinelli is questionable. A win for Italy would be huge and potentially bad for Germany.
Germany vs Turkey 9:45 MT. This should be a real dogfight. Winner gives themselves a shot at 2nd or 3rd slot while loser is looking at 4th or out. 4th seed would most likely have to play France in next round.
Spain vs Italy 1MT. This could be a real shootout. Italy will be missing Datome who is out for Eurobasket and Belinelli is questionable. A win for Italy would be huge and potentially bad for Germany.
That's Fiba ball as well : players neve play that much time and outside shooting is easier (closer 3pt line) + encouraged by the way the lane can be defended, this means that although a guy like Gobert is still an immense force in defense, he can't showcase it as much. This plus the fact that on offense, the lane being easier to defend than in the NBA, it is harder for him with his limited offensive game. it is telling that his replacement, Lauvergne, altough less intimidating defensively, has had better stats in his first 2 games : 3 or 4 years of Fiba play experience in France and Serbia + some outside shooting makes it a lot easier for him to have an offensive impact.
Still it is another great learning experience for Gobert : all the games he is playing right now matter, and once in the 8ths of final, it will be elimination game each time. This makes a player grow so much more than a 82 games slog with incessant travel, etc..