China's national team is in Europe for a series of warm-up matches for the world championships. The team left for Turkey on July 28. They will take part in the Istanbul international basketball tournament. The Chinese team is grouped with Turkey, Brazil and Angola in Group B. The other teams in Group A are Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Algeria, and Canada. 07/31 China vs Turkey This is a picture of this tournament.
I found this news of Brazil. Do you find his name? "Brazil NT will participate to an international tournment in Turkey to prepare the next World Championship, starting from Juyly 31. The other teams registered are Turkey, Angola, China, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Algeria, and Canada. The players selected by coach Helio Rubens for this tournee are Alex- G/F- 22-1,89-COC/Ribeirão Preto; Anderson -C-19- 2,07-Barcelona; Demétrius -PG-29-1,93-Universo BH/Minas; Guilherme -F-22-2,04-COC/Ribeirão Preto; Helinho - PG- 27-1,86-Vasco da Gama; Leandrinho -PG-19-1,90-Bauru Basquete; Marcelinho -G/F- 27- 2,00- Fluminense; Michel -C- 23- 2,08-Universo BH/Minas; Renato -F-24- 2,03-COC/Ribeirão Preto; Rogério -F- 31- 2,00- Universo/Ajax; Sandro -C-30-2,10-Universo/Ajax; Vanderlei -F-29-1,99-Universo/Ajax" http://www.latinbasket.com/bra/bra.asp
WIND AND SEA IS DA' MAN!! Thanks for all the updates! I only hope that one day we aren't reading a W&S post that reads: "Yao tears achilles tendon, out for at least a year.." Thanks for keeping us all in the loop about the big man's dominance in the junior varsity tournaments. Can't wait until he gets to Houston for the big time!!!
China will not broadcast this tournament. Only one Chinese journalist goes to Turkey to report the games of China. (Now you guys know how "popular" basketball is in China). This journalist is from "sports weekly". I think it is not a daily newspaper. So I hope anyone who can read Turkish dig some news and reports to us.
http://www.efesworldcup.com/worldcup2002/worldcup2002.nsf/Web_Basin_Bultenleri_2_Eng?OpenView This is the official website of this "Istanbul international basketball tournament", or "mini world championships". (English)
This is the link of Chinese NT at the offical website of this tournament. http://www.efesworldcup.com/worldcu...9cc0c24229b3fa57c2256bf0004e3677?OpenDocument
No, you are NOT Windandsea. W&S actually contributes with useful information to this forum. He's given us more Yao news than anyone locally. I know Windandsea, you are no Windandsea. os
off-welfare: If I post in the same way you do, I'll have at least over 10,000 posts now. On another note, from all the mixed signals in various threads that are from W&S and other posters, and based on all the clues I see, I can now safely conclude that we got a he/she member on the board. j/k. Go Yao, it's not only during Thanksgiving can you eat Turkey!
no stats?...man, I'm gonna tell how cool it is to follow stats (besides points) to these international folk.
Yugoslavia has: Predrag Stojakovic Marko Jaric Predrag Drobniak China has: Menk Batere Wang ZhiZhi Yao Ming Brazil has: Nene Hilario This tournament is the real deal! By the way, does that mean Wang ZhiZhi is back on the Chinese NT?