Men's Basketball FIBA Asian Cup 2022

[thepharoah 2,405]

lebanon and Jordan defeated China and Iran and will face each other in Semis , that's really big surprise 

[MHSN 3,616]

13 hours ago, thepharoah said:

lebanon and Jordan defeated China and Iran and will face each other in Semis , that's really big surprise 

not the biggest surprise ever, both Iran and China are struggling recently. Iran is simply not as good as before and China had issues with COVID from the start of the competition. they almost lost to Bahrain!

 

since 2007 and the rise of Iranian basketball we medaled every time at the Asian Cup except two times in 2011 and now 2022 and both times we lost to Jordan in QF they are just our nemesis, in 2011 they beat our best ever team and now this. Jordan had hard time against low level Indonesia and almost lost to TPE in pre-QF match (you should watch it if you already didn't they only survived by a buzzer beater from the half court)

 

but the same Jordan changed gear and played superb when they faced Iran

 

 

[thepharoah 2,405]

6 minutes ago, MHSN said:

not the biggest surprise ever, both Iran and China are struggling recently. Iran is simply not as good as before and China had issues with COVID from the start of the competition. they almost lost to Bahrain!

 

since 2007 and the rise of Iranian basketball we medaled every time at the Asian Cup except two times in 2011 and now 2022 and both times we lost to Jordan in QF they are just our nemesis, in 2011 they beat our best ever team and now this. Jordan had hard time against low level Indonesia and almost lost to TPE in pre-QF match (you should watch it if you already didn't they only survived by a buzzer beater from the half court)

 

but the same Jordan changed gear and played superb when they faced Iran

 

 

Yeah I agree with u Iran and China not having their best days, but Lebanon and Jordan also declined, so it was kind of weired results :D I remember that 2011 it was a real shocker and Jordan barely lost in the final by 1 point to China