Men's Basketball FIBA EuroBasket 2025

[George_D 1,473]

3 minutes ago, copravolley said:

But Giannis will play for 100%?

Τoday our media told that he will be in squad tomorrow for sure

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5 minutes ago, George_D said:

Τoday our media told that he will be in squad tomorrow for sure

Saliou Niang will not plat against Cyprus but will be ready for 1/8. Niang is probably the greatest Italian talent in the current squad. He kind of reminds me of a young Kobe Bryant! I hope we finally get a big NBA star, not someone like Gallinari or Bargnani (good players, but nothing more).

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1 hour ago, George_D said:

Τoday our media told that he will be in squad tomorrow for sure

Why are Turkiye so strong here? They haven't been ranked highly lately. What do you think of this team?

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26 minutes ago, copravolley said:

Why are Turkiye so strong here? They haven't been ranked highly lately. What do you think of this team?

1, Şengün their star has been improving over the years, especially his 3points shots (and it was obvious today)

2. Very good choice in naturalized player, Larkin is one of best guards ever in euroleague

 

I cant see any team that can beat them in 2 first rounds of knock-out phase. For me they will reach semifinals for sure

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2 minutes ago, George_D said:

1, Şengün their star has been improving over the years, especially his 3points shots (and it was obvious today)

2. Very good choice in naturalized player, Larkin is one of best guards ever in euroleague

 

I cant see any team that can beat them in 2 first rounds of knock-out phase. For me they will reach semifinals for sure

They was a similar level to Italian team in bookies adds before Eurobasket. Serbia look likes much stronger than Turkey.

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If Italy finishes second, they could face Slovenia and then Germany – probably the best team here at the moment. Unfortunately, it's a very difficult road to medal  As of today, no one here will come close to Germany- they probably win gold easy. For my Italy could win against Turkey but against Germany we have 0 chance. Unfortunettly.

Edited September 3 by copravolley

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It would be brutal for us if, after beating Spain, we immediately faced France in the Round of 16, not for Poland or Israel... I hope it doesn't come to that (at least give us Slovenia with Doncic, who are strong, but can be played on an equal level with them, but not France, c`mon). We have probably thes best team since 2015, but we could have our worst result since 2011 (outside best 8 teams).

Edited September 3 by copravolley

[Grassmarket 4,026]

On 9/3/2025 at 1:21 PM, George_D said:

 wins  (89-83) and sends  in Round of 16

We are the  of basketball!

 

EuroBasket 2025: Great Britain earn shock win over Montenegro to end 12-year wait - BBC Sport

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Bosnia currently leads with Georgia. If they win, Spain will have to beat Greece today or they won't advance from the group stage.

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3 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

We are the  of basketball!

 

EuroBasket 2025: Great Britain earn shock win over Montenegro to end 12-year wait - BBC Sport

Before London 2012, the UK had a pretty good team; for example, in 2011 they finished higher than Italy at Eurobasket.