Men's Basketball FIBA EuroBasket 2025

[Grassmarket 4,093]

1 hour ago, copravolley said:

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

Yeah, there was money for all sorts of sports leading up to 2012, so we were able to keep amateur players as professionals. 

 

Now the system is that there is some funding for basketball as a community development sport, but that it in the ten thousands, not the millions that medal potential sports get.  

Edited September 4, 2025 by Grassmarket

[copravolley 551]

24 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Yeah, there was money for all sorts of sports leading up to 2012, so we were able to keep amateur players as professionals. 

 

Now the system is that there is some funding for basketball as a community development sport, but that it in the ten thousands, not the millions that medal potential sports get.  

But volleyball not looking good even before 2012. Just like handball or waterpolo- in that last sport UK was a powerhouse at the beginning of the 20th century: 4 gold for a row from 1900 to 1920, but of course it was a completely different sport then than it is now.

 

 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain_men's_national_water_polo_team

[copravolley 551]

So, if Spain can`t beat Greece on the evening, Spain will go out after group phaseIt will be the worst results of Spain in Eurobasket than 1957!!! (missed of qualify then). In 1959 they was 15 (now, if they will eliminate today, they will be outside od best 16). In all XXI century the worst resukts od Spain was 4th place in 2005. Last one, that Spain was outside the top 4, that was in 1997! History is happening before our eyes, or will Spain be able to defeat the strong Greece today and advance to next stage?

[copravolley 551]

Uff, we will not play against France in 1/8 Only possible options for now are: Slovenia or Israel: It depends of Spain- Greece match results.

Edited September 4, 2025 by copravolley

[PHI2019 313]

Spain loses to Greece 90-86 and are knocked out of Eurobasket 2025 at the group stage. That loss to Georgia on the first day didn’t help.

Edited September 4, 2025 by PHI2019

[George_D 1,474]

The pairs in Round of 16:

 

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Edited September 4, 2025 by George_D

[copravolley 551]

In my opinion, Greece is playing so bad. With a monster like Giannis, they can only minimal beat Spain or Italy, and without him, they lost to Bosnia. For me, he's probably the most dominant player in European history. Neither Nowitzki, Gasol, Doncic, nor anyone else had such physical force. Without him, Greece would probably have lost to both Spain and Italy. This is what I wrote: if we had even one player like him since the early 21st century... Spain is much weaker than some time ago to be, but this is their worst EuroBasket result in almost 70 years... A disaster. They lost two crucial games to Georgia and Italy, teams at their level. They fought today, but missed too many free throws in the last seconds of game.

 

It's a very difficult bracket for Italy: the Round of 16: Slovenia and then possibly Germany in 1/4. The top eight is probably the maximum for us and even then, it will be very difficult to get there. I'm counting on Niang's development, because without one or two stars who make a real difference, like in Greece or Germany, it's very difficult to achieve success. Slovenia also has only one Doncic but he could eliminate us in one single excellent performace, if he has his day. But fortunately, he doesn't have the physical force of the unstoppable Greek leader. Today, five Spaniards surrounded him, and he gave ball to outside and Greece score the three points.

Edited September 4, 2025 by copravolley

[Gianlu33 5,343]

16 minutes ago, George_D said:

The pairs in Round of 16:

 

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That’s a bit unbilanced

[copravolley 551]

5 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

That’s a bit unbilanced

10-15 years ago, it would have been possible to beat Germany, but today? They're world champions and are playing brilliantly here, unlike Greece. But first, we need to beat Slovenia with Doncic... In this situation, reaching the top eight again will be a success, but to continue developing, you need more good players, one true leader and a solid/profesional coach, not Pozzecco, who gets at least one technical foul every game.

 

Btw., even on 2021 OG in Tokio we beat Germany on group phase, but they a huge progress and we are in a similar place as then.

Edited September 4, 2025 by copravolley

[Federer91 3,074]

For being the pre-tournament odds on favourites, Serbia haven't been very convincing so far in their matches. Unlike Germany who have bulldozed their opponents.