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What we are learning from FIBA games

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by valorita, Sep 6, 2014.

  1. cheke64

    cheke64 Member

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    Yep, all the unknown variables are in those numbers
     
  2. MrButtocks

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    41.4% of Billups' shots came from downtown. And when did Andre Miller win a championship?
     
  3. NotChandlerParsons

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    Take open midrange shots? He takes stepback midrange shots sometimes. He's pretty good at em. Likes 3s more because they give him more room to drive.
     
  4. cheke64

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    Andre Miller veteran presence was known and he took a couple teams to the playoffs. I would say chip caliber.

    Yes Billups likes to shoot a lot of threes when the defense gave it to him. Hardly contested.
     
  5. cheke64

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    Wasn't this suppose to be thru the rep comments?
     
  6. DragonBlade

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    The only one being a b#%* is you and your choke ass Ozzie loser team of wannabes that can't even handle a 2nd rate EURO team in total disarray like Turkey is right now.

    Oh, and by the way... Goran who took his nation of only 2 million to quarterfinals sends his regards...

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>3+5=7 Somebody miscalculated <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Spain2014?src=hash">#Spain2014</a> AUS vs TUR</p>&mdash; Goran Dragic (@Goran_Dragic) <a href="https://twitter.com/Goran_Dragic/status/508727552949882880">September 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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    Stupid ass Ozzies, tanking games like they're the Bucks and than talking s#$t!
     
  7. lowlife

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    http://www.fiba.com/rankingmen

    Well..

     
  8. DragonBlade

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    Check again. Last updated: 22 Sep 2013.

    Slovenia did better than Australia in this tournament, so those rankings will change and down under is gonna be DOWN and UNDER. They beat them head to head and finished at least in the TOP 8.

    Australia only made it to TOP 16, getting beaten by Turkey that didn't even make it to TOP 16 at last year's Eurobasket where Slovenia finished 5th.

    Old rankings and Australia still sucks ass.
     
  9. lowlife

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    I'm not talking about if Slovenia or Australia is better, it's very clear. I'm only saying, yes Turkey is in very very bad shape but not a bad team. BTW i'm from Turkey and hate Australia NT after what happened today so i'm on your side.

     
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    JV is a beast ! Dmo needs to be more physical in the paint
     
  11. Aleron

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    The Australian team haven't said anything

    Goran Dragic whines....twice

    Yeah, no, Dragic is the b****, part of the problem seems to be that so are you.
     
  12. DragonBlade

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    Right back at ya.

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ShaneHeal">@ShaneHeal</a> positive results? Australia shamefully threw the Angola game, flying in the face of competitive spirit, only to choke. Positives?</p>&mdash; Mick Ridge (@basilzempilas30) <a href="https://twitter.com/basilzempilas30/status/508716289616269312">September 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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  13. omgTHEpotential

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    Anyone else find this Slovenians vs Aussies flame war entertaining.
     
  14. ItalianRocket

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    Lol Not at all,you guys tanked vs Angola only to lose to a really Bad Turkey team whose best player are Omer Asik and Prledzic,serves you right though.
     
  15. One Mic

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    I don't understand this Dragic tweet. What does 3+5=7 stand for? 3 is because they tanked for the 3rd seed, why 5 and 7?
     
  16. Normalus

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    Movie coming out about this next month, don't miss it. :rolleyes:
     
  17. omgTHEpotential

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    I tried to figure it out as well, but I came to conclusion that it's just an ironic way of saying they suck at math. Sort of like saying 2+2=5
     
  18. One Mic

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    Oh, that could make sense, there really isn't any other logical way to decode it. I really miss Goran on the Rockets but I love him and his brother on my national team. Houston should sign Zoran to back up Harden, he is like a 2-guard Kenneth Faried, all hustle and he never backs down. He is more a 3 though, but I doubt that he is big enough for NBA small forwards and his shot is also lacking.

    About the Aussies, they got what they deserved. Even though I can't blame them for smartly trying to avoid USA but if they would just rest their best players or something, they actually played no defense in the 4th against Angola and jacked midrange contested shots on offense. Pretty awful.
     
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    Predlzic, who hit the dagger three, is actually part Slovene, so the irony is even bigger.
     
  20. Voice of Aus

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    dragonblade you might aswell change your username to dragonfork because the dragon will do what he always does and choke away the big game to get anything meaningful (aka a medal or get the 1 seed this tourni, or ever make the playoffs) so you can go ahead and stick a fork in the Slovenians

    your country may only have 2 million people but they carry on on social media like they have 2 billion posters crying about anyone who calls out dragic.
     

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