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No offence, but I think real basketball is what we're watching right now in Japan. Unless you consider dunk and 3p contests and running up and...
Luck is an element of every game, every sport. There's no way to keep it out of a game (unless you're really that good so you can win even against...
I guess it's just a case of different approaches to the system, I'm totally used to the elimination system being used for all major national team...
And when they eventually lose, should they use a best of 7 system? A best of 20? Maybe playing every day for the whole year to determine who wins?...
I hope this win won't be deemed as a terrorist attack :D Man, it's the happiest moment of my life, even happier than when we won the Euro...
100 points against the Americans... I'm dreaaaaaaaaaaaaaaming!!!! :D
The fact that Greece is forcing the American fans to talk about the refs says a lot :D
USA doesn't have a big, tall player under the basket to stop the greek guards from coming in. The lucky 3s from Antony will stop at some point.
You can't have play-offs in national team tournaments. The single elimination system is used for all sports, football, basketball, volleyball,...
Despite the 2 last threes getting in, just taking the ball and shooting without a team play shows that the American team has panicked.
Someone pinch me, I'm dreaming :D
I don't think this forum is USA-restricted only :D Half of USA's points in the first half were from Greek turnovers and offensive rebounds....
I think that the biggest problem of the American team is that they don't have any veteran player (they're a very young team, right? Who is the...
And don't forget that Greece can field only 11 players, with one of our best point guards missing. Great pass by Span.
The problem for Greece is that we rarely use zonal defence, which is obviously a big weapon against any American team.
There's also that small matter of doping control and the different way it is enforced (or in the case of the NBA, not enforced :p )
If the Americans play in the semi-final like they're playing in this first half, Greece definitely has a chance :cool:
This is from an interview Spanoulis gave to a Greek site today, I kept the NBA/Rockets related stuff: After the game with China Yao Ming waited...
They can try building a good team :p there are a lot of decent Australian players playing in Europe so it's not that impossible. Back at the '96...
That's my Greece :D we won't play impressive basketball but relentless defence that can disrupt any team's offensive gameplan.
