Canada trying to redeem their embarrassing loss to Venezuela last year. Only winner of the tournament gets to move on to the Olympics
Canada beating Turkey 39-30 at the half right now
France-Phillipines after this game
Italy tournament has
>Iran-Mexico in 4 bongs 40 bings
>Italy-Croatia in 7 bongs 40 bings
Serbia tournament has
>Puerto Rico-Angola in 4 bongs 40 bings
>Latvia-Czech Repubic in 7 bongs 40 bings
Also Andrew Wiggins is a piece of shit
>play like shit against Venezuela last year
>refuses to play this summer because muh NBA career
Nigga wants nothing to do with Canada
>>69263428
If Canada qualify for the Olympics will Wiggins play?
>>69263610
He already said he wasn't doing any non-NBA basketball this summer but he'll probably want to go
Fuck him
CANADA WINS
They're gonna get raped by France in the finals or choke against Philippines/New Zealand
That Greece-Italy match gonna be nice.
>>69263334
Well, considering the insane number of Canadian players who sent a big fuck you to the NT, Canada is actually doing good. Thompson deciding to actually play is a huge help.
Well, France will miss several key players for NBA reasons too, especially Gobert and Batum as starters, but also Fournier and Mahinmi as benchers.
>>69264401
Batum will show up in the knock-out round, won't he?
>>69264500
Yeah, he's supposed to, but he didn't play any game during the preparation (even if he was with the team). But even if it's annoying, France can somehow manage without him, as the backcourt is really solid. The real blow is the absence of the 2 best centers, which lets a whle fucking gap wide open in the paint. There's only Lauvergne to bring some height, and he's not really a good defender, and not even a pure center. Diaw and Tillie will have to play center to and they're PF first.
>>69264119
yeah i'm looking forward to it
let's see how we do against Croatia first, it will be a fine indicator of our actual strenght
http://www.euro2016streaming.info/streaming/27210/streaming-tqo-france-philippines.html
holy shit, is this hamplanet actually Andray Blatche?
based Pinoys, they have a huge heart to make up for the lack of, well, ability to play the sport
who /PUSO/ here?
>>69264798
PUSO!
>>69264798
/PUSO/
LET'S FEAST ON FRENCHIE TEARS TONIGHT AND PUT LE PEN IN SUICIDE WATCH
NICE
>inb4 france gets a run
HOLY FUCK WE'RE DOING IT BROS
>>69264681
thanks!
>28-34
[PUSO INTENSIFIES]
>>69265160
29-37
wew
this fucking defense
>>69264644
From one point you are unlucky to have a team like Croatia in your group, because they can easily create an upset.
Same thing if they were on our group.
On the other hand , it s a challenged that , as you said shows your true team's work/strength/limits, by facing a good opponent a few days before facing us.
We might win Mexico by 20+ points again but we ll still be unaware of how well we ll do against you because of no true opposition.
Philippines Basketball Fans and
Fiba Facebook page is a new type of cancer.
Still no cure.
MOST POWERFUL RACE REPRESENT
/PUSO/
>>69265381
F A C T
A
C
T
fucking Parker with his retarded clock management
>>69265507
Ιmplying you wont be the team to qualify from this group.
Dude not even the players care for this match, its just gonna be u vs canada , thats when the y only have to play.
Thank you based NBA players for ditching your national team.
>>69265537
he has always been shit at managing the clock
plus he's not good enough anymore to lead the team (and it has been the case for the last 2 years)
the real problem is he thinks he still can
at this point, the team will be better when he'll leave after this tournament/possible Olympics
Blatche is kill
RIP in peace Pinoys
>Blatche ded
RIP puso
>>69265705
Wiggins is a piece of shit
At least Olynyk has the injury excuse
How do we fix non-NBA basketball
PUSO needs memeshooting to makeup for the lack of height. hopefully the young Pinoys who've banwagoned to GSW adopt Curry's game.
>>69265705
Well, Batum signed a 120 millions $ contract, Fournier a 84 millions $ one, Gobert is expected well above 100 millions, Mahinmi 64 millions...
Nothing you can do when such contracts are at stake...
>fouling when you're in the penalty and the attacking player is 1vs3
serious lack of pusobrain here
![1-10[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/3Rjktem.jpg "1-10[1].jpg")
why don't they play the tournament in the Philippines arena?
This game is over
>Bl4tche
>Parker being retarded once again
kek that failed Romeo iso.
I have a bad feeling about this
>>69266142
that's worrying for the incoming games
So France worse than expected or Philippines better than expected?
>>69266217
mix of both
and that disgusting habit from France to not give enough fucks when starting their tournaments
TRAGIC BRONSON
Blatche is so fucking fat he can't move anymore
>parker will never have a jumpshot in your lifetime
Incomming butthurt Gilas on fb writing the chances their team has on EVERY DAMN facebook comment, while trying to prove to everyone else that next tournament they re gonna win.
>>69266442
he had one until 2014
it all went to the shit since then
>>69266601
IT'S COMING HOME
Aside from Parker how many French NBA players did France have in their team?
>>69266643
Boris Diaw?
and someo ther guy, forgot name
>>69266682
Batum
>>69266643
Parker
Diaw
Lauvergne
Batum will play later in the tournament
Gobert will join the team if they qualify for the Olympics
maybe Fournier will too, but that's unlikely
Gélabale and De Colo are former NBA players
Mahinmi and Ajinça are also NBA players but won't play
Noah is technically French but he doesn't give a fuck
Inglis and Toupane too, but they're not good enough
Several players were drafted few weeks ago, including Michineau and Luwawu who got guaranteed contracts at Clippers and Sixers, but those are prospects at this point, as well as Yabusele, Cordinier and Cornelie
>>69266824
Wow that's a lot, is Apehoop popular in France?
>>69267021
I forgot Kevin Séraphin too, by the way
plus Livio jean Charles who was drafted by the Spurs in 2013, and Louis Labeyrie by the Pacers in 2014, but those 2 probably won't ever play here
>Wow that's a lot, is Apehoop popular in France?
Well, somehow. The situation is a bit complex. Divegrass is by far the most popular.
The 2nd most popular would be rugby, especially in the medias, but it's a bit strange as it's really a regional stuff: it's super popular in the southwest part of France, and not really relevant everywhere else.
Meanwhile, basketball is decently popular everywhere, and overcomes rugby in most regions. Also, the arenas are full and the clubs healthy (though not really wealthy).
NBA is really more popular for the young generations compared to the local league.
>Puerto Rico vs Angola
>Belgrade stadium looks very empty
Why won't FIBA choose better venues than that wasteland?
>not starting Hezonja
>Ukić
Every coach we have is a fucking retard. It's amazing. A-ma-zing.
>>69268380
where in the world that is not Puerto Rico or Angola would people spend money to see that a match
we haven't been convincing at all so far
game is very much open, but i'm disappointed and quite worried as well
>>69271672
Man, both teams are playing like shit.
This can go either way.
>Croatia in charge of defensive rebounds
>>69271814
yeah true
we shifted gears against Tunisia in the 3rd
hopefully this will be the case tonight too, because this is dull as hell
Croatia are chokemasters
Italy's gameplan under Pianigiani was great and fun to watch, but they were cursed by the lack of bench
jesus christ what was that
>Croatia and Italy in charge of scoring lay-ups
Croatia pls win so we qualify already. Ty.
Sry italis , i like ur team i like ur players, but i like my flag on TV more.
>Petrovic
This arena is weird as fuck. What's with those fucking huge stairs in the corners?
>>69272224
we'd just meet earlier if we lose, there are semis after the group iirc
Is Poeta JUST: the player?
>>69272351
WATAFAK i didnt know that :)
who made this stupid tournament. Why do we have to do so many matches with nonexistent teams to play Italy...
what's the difference between a serial rapist and Hackett?
there's none, both force penetrations as often as they can
>>69272406
Hackett and Gentile are 2 of the most overrated players in Europe. They're fucking brainless.
>Šarić
Kek, nice pick you got there 76ers. Useless sack of shit.
>>69272429
amen to that
Gentile at least has an ounce of talent to justify his hype, but his ego is just too inflated for him to ever accomplish anything
>>69272435
Dude every half-decent for Europe player is getting drafted in the NBA sooner or later.
It's absolutely disgusting and drains the competitiveness of Euroleague.
rebounds? what's that?
>>69272501
Yes, but 76 drafted him 3 years, or 2 years ago I think, and they've been jerking over him since then like he's the second coming of Jesus Christ. Every fucking month, "huuuurgh things will be better when Saric gets here, dat guy can score duurk". Fuck him, and fuck this useless coach of ours. I can't wait to witness the disappointment.
>>69272507
Whadda ya mean, grab the ball if someone misses??
>>69272402
>who made this stupid tournament.
FIBA. They want money. They even extended the number of teams to give Turkey another chance, which is a fucking scandal when you know they finished 14 of the last Euro, and is a big "fuck you" to Israel, Poland, Slovenia and Belgium who all finished above them but didn't get invited to this tournament.
>>69272608
wait i can't tell if you're serious
it was a joke, we ain't getting one (that play where your 5 got 3 straight OR and still missed was hialrious on both parts)
>>69272633
Inform me on the Turkey matter. wtf?
>>69272402
but FIBA of course
you think FIFA is corrupt? they're amatoures
>>69272224
You guys already qualified for the knockouts because Iran sucks
>>69272608
Saric is good for his age imo and can be considered a promising project.
But suddenly you just need to
>be able to dunk
>have 10ppg Euroleage season
and BOOM, you're in
>>69272721
At first, only teams 3 to 7 were supposed to play the Olympics qualifiers. So, according to this
https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/9322/_/2015_EuroBasket/index.html
France, Serbia, Greece, Italy and Czech Republic.
But they changed the system on the road because "fuck it, why not?", and decided to give wild cards to Latvia, Croatia and Turkey. It's just my guess, but I'm pretty sure the FIBA did that to gain Turkey's support in its war with ULEB (which ridiculously failed, on top of that, making the decision even more ridiculous).
Inviting Czech Republic and Latvia made sense, as they finished 8 and 9 in the Euro. But Turkey finished fucking 14, and they gave a massive fuck you to all the teams ranking from 10 to 13.
Gallo doesn't look like his normal self
this defence tho, impressive
>wooooo-o-o-o-oooo-o!
I think there is no way we can beat Italy lads tbη.
Our roster is terrible
>fucking your lay-up so badly it becomes an assit
alright, this is under the belt
still not 100% convinced by how we played though
>Croatia
>barely scoring 60 pts
Can Croatia ever be fixed?
>>69272804
The Knicks just signed Hernangomez, by the way.
>>69273069
tbf our best aspect today was the defence
feels wierd to say that, it used to be our Achilles' heel
>>69273069
Easy. Sit Ukic, start Hezonja.
>>69272804
NBA is turning into a joke
>Bender drafted as 4th to Suns
>Celtics drafting Žižić
>Lakers drafting Zubac
They are all good players, but fucking hell they are still kids. Didn't even have the time to develop in Yurop.
Šarić is a choker, we'll see if he improves but I doubt that.
>>69272705
Our whole team was a joke. You deserved the win.
>>69273069
Remove Ukić from premises. Start Hezonja forever. Focus the play on Hezonja and Bogdanović. Sometimes pass to Šarić. Wait for these kids to grow up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6jBYOLKj_U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAD18pdBOT0
>>69273195
5 French were drafted this year. One of them (Cordinier) never even played in the 1st league. Yabusele, drafted in 16, only played 1 year in the 2nd league, and 1 year in a shitty relegated team from the 1st league. Luwawu played 1 year in the 2nd league and GTFO to BeoBasket farm team in Serbia. That's ridiculous. It's all about drafting "potentials" than "actual players" and we'll never see them play here.
Antetokounmpo went directly from the Greek 2nd league to NBA.
>>69273338
To be fair NBA teams are learning that most NCAA players are fucking garbage who don't know how to actually play basketball
That's why you're seeing these big euros drafted
>>69273436
it will become harder and harder for the NTs to bring their players to international tournament, especially with the insane increase of salary cap that is still to come (+35% starting from next year). 2 starters and 2 important benchers are missing for France right now, and Diaw / Parker are here only because they don't give a fuck anymore at their age.
Canada has it really bad too.
>>69273338
>>69273436
I don't know if that's good or bad for NBA, but it sure sucks for Europe.
>>69272891
This is really a scandal. They seem to take fiba world ranking into consideration where Turkey stands at 8th place.
Same thing also happens nearly evey year now with Euroleague wild card distribution. They have also given Darüşşafaka Doğuş a wild card this year despite finishing 4th in domestic league.
>>khem birch goes to olympiakos for 400K $ for 1+1 year deal.
>>lakers gives 64 mil. $ for four years to Mozgov.
>>NBA, you are doing it wrong.
>>69273012
>Old guy spanoulis retiring
>rest of roster much better
>Antetokoumpo thanasis is just there bcz of the name but still
MUUUH OUR ROSTER SUX
>>69274407
NBA is a dying beast.
>>69274558
>have only 1 decent guard
>brickthrower forwards except for Perpe and Giannis
>>69274258
>give wild cards according to the results of the last Euro
>oh, except for Turkey
Really convenient for a team that finished 14 and 17 in the last euros and got another wild card for the 2014 WC.
Same for Dogus Darussafaka, that got a wild card while convenientely ignoring the 3rd VTB league team or the 4th Spanish team. Of course, it has nothing to do with the fact that Turkish Home, Turkish Airlines and Dogus are pumping massive money into the EL.
>>69274755
Im pretty sure they re gonna be enough to win/keep a good close game with the Italians.
They have some good players as well but they no powerhouse.
>>69274755
Bourousis , Koufos make us dominant under the basket as well.
Depending on the game we try to play we should actually win.
Adding the fact that Italians have struggled beating lower tier teams like Tunisia , and mediocre teams like Croatia, Why would they not struggle against a Greece with an almost complete roster (if not complete).
Ofc Croatia is far better than Mexico and maybe also better than Iran, but still they should have dominated the match talentwise more than they did.
>>69277923
Bourousis Koufos under the basket. Cmon.
Your miserable thinkign is unreal. They re italy , they ren ot a powerhouse, they good but they seem to be struggling from meme teams like Tunisia and mediocre teams like Croatia.
Well desu Croatia far better than Mexico or Iran but still.
>>69278016
On the other hand, you seem to underestimate them. Italy is a team with a big and talented starting 5 that can beat anybody in Europe on their day, as they proved it in the 2 last Euros. Let them gain momentum and GaliBeli will wreak havoc. At least that's how they played under Pianigiani, I didn't see enough of them under Messina.
Their biggest flaw is still the depth of their bench, as the level sinks past the 6th or 7th player, which cost them dearly in the previous tournaments, but won't be less of a problem on such a short one. Also Gentile and Hackett are 2 braindead morons, so if you cut them from the others, they'll start going full retard and hurt the team badly.
>meme qualifiers
ayy lmao
see you at Rio, losers
>>69283537
lol this
>>69283537
>Eurobasket 2013 2nd place
>FIBA world semi-finalist
>Eurobasket 2015 Finals again
Literally how? Your team wasn't nearly good enough for this.
>>69284446
Romuva snake magic
Canada fucking sucks
France is gonna fucking annihilate Canada
Assuming they can even get that far
>>69284848
Senegal beat Croatia and Puerto Rico in the last WC, they're not total scrubs. Though without Dieng and d'Almeida I expected them to be really weaker, as they're 2 very important players for them.
>Clevin Hannah is Senegalese now
>even Senegal use fake naturalization of US journeymen
>la Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur
>Only winner of the tournament gets to move on to the Olympics
So are we going to win it or not? Whose the most substantial opponent? France?
Holy fuck someone fucking make a basket
>>69285571
Greece can't play France. They'll have to beat Italy and probably Croatia to go to the Olympics
Winner of the 3 tournaments makes the Olympics
Belgrade tourney
>Puerto Rico (On to knockout round)
>Serbia
>Angola
>Latvia (On to knockout round)
>Czech Republic
>Japan
Manilla tourney
>Canada
>Turkey
>Senegal
>France
>Philippines
>New Zealand
Turin tourney
>Greece (On to knockout round)
>Mexico (On to knockout round)
>Iran (Eliminated)
>Italy (On to knockout round)
>Croatia
>Tunisia
I'll take it
It's /puso/ time again.
I hope we don't get BTFO again
>>69285571
There are 3 Olympics tickets, so 3 tournaments. France and Greece are in different ones.
>>69286028
Huh. Neat.
>>69286161
only the winners of each tournaments get a ticket, though
>Inb4 not available
http://live.shwidget.com/static/freeplay/385283873401280.html
I can sense the BTFO already.
>have good games against bigger opponents
>shit the bed against actual rivals in must-win games
so fucking typical
bump nig
Greece what the fuck are you doing
don't pull any weird shit on us
>>69292755
It's alright. Don't worry
God I hope Tunisia wins
>>69279736
Luckily for us we have depth, and a lot more after these qualifiers. When two same level teams meet, its the team with depth that usually gets going, i predict Italy beating us for less than 10 until 25 mins in game , and then they tired.
IF we qualify :3
>>69283537
Niga the only reason we are here is because we faced teh same country you faced in the Final and we both lost.
Gimme a break Lithuania getting weaker year by year, dont let dat result fool you.
You re still a powerhouse elite basketball Nation , but not what you were 5 years ago.
