Men's Basketball FIBA World Cup 2023

[nenad 452]

I really want to know what Batum said in an interview now for French TV. I don't know French though. Looked emotinal and tough 

 

Oh, he went there. He talked politics not allowing Herteul to play because he plays in Russia

Edited August 27, 2023 by nenad

[Benolympique 2,414]

7 minutes ago, nenad said:

I really want to know what Batum said in an interview now for French TV. I don't know French though. Looked emotinal and tough 

 

Oh, he went there. He talked politics not allowing Herteul to play because he plays in Russia

yes and he announced his retirement after the olympics

[JoshMartini007 2,765]

Group A is now a mess going into the final game.

 

needs to avoid losing by more than 10 points against to qualify unless defeats then it doesn't matter.

 

just needs a victory against to advance. They can also advance with a loss if beats and Italy doesn't lose by more than 13 points

 

needs to win by 10 points against to be guaranteed to reach the next round, though just a win would be enough should defeat . A loss eliminates them.

 

needs to defeat by at least 13 points and must defeat

 

 

While they aren't in favourable positions, should or advance they will be the favourites to grab the Olympic quotas.

[Thagard 85]

Unbelievable

 

Olympic spots favorites are again a serious topic among the fans.

[ChandlerMne 1,204]

1 hour ago, nenad said:

I really want to know what Batum said in an interview now for French TV. I don't know French though. Looked emotinal and tough 

 

Oh, he went there. He talked politics not allowing Herteul to play because he plays in Russia

He is right, punishing players for playing in Russia wont to any good in terms of team quality. 

[nenad 452]

3 hours ago, ChandlerMne said:

He is right, punishing players for playing in Russia wont to any good in terms of team quality. 

I mean they needed PG so bad.. 

[OlympicsFan 860]

5 hours ago, nenad said:

Schroder was out of bounds, for a milimeter but he was. Also, he always carries the ball, they just decided to call this time in an unfortunate moment. 

1) Do you have some sort of proof that he was out of bounds?

2) I definitely disagree that he ALWAYS carries the ball. Often/Regularly = Yes/Possible, but not ALWAYS.

3) I have very strong doubts that he was the only one in the game that carried the ball and still noone else (at least to my knowledge) got a whistle for carrying.

4) You have to ask yourself why they didn't stop him all game, but then 2 minutes before the end suddenly decided to change their officiating.

[OlympicsFan 860]

4 hours ago, ChandlerMne said:

He is right, punishing players for playing in Russia wont to any good in terms of team quality. 

I think the additional media attention they/he would have gotten if he would have played, would have had a worse effect on their performance than him not playing at all. France should have beaten this latvian team (without Porzingis) with one hand tied to their back. I think lack of individual quality was the least of their problems.

Edited August 27, 2023 by OlympicsFan

[ChandlerMne 1,204]

10 hours ago, OlympicsFan said:

I think the additional media attention they/he would have gotten if he would have played, would have had a worse effect on their performance than him not playing at all. France should have beaten this latvian team (without Porzingis) with one hand tied to their back. I think lack of individual quality was the least of their problems.

I saw few test France matches, they did appear "wooden", they underperformed in all game segments. Having Thomas in roster would have benefited them, they looked much better with him playing, if i can remember correctly.

But yes, journalists would constantly ask political questions, rather than basketball ones. He would be under close observation and pressure, no doubt, but with decisive federation i am sure he would cope nicely with that pressure.

[nenad 452]

11 hours ago, OlympicsFan said:

1) Do you have some sort of proof that he was out of bounds?

2) I definitely disagree that he ALWAYS carries the ball. Often/Regularly = Yes/Possible, but not ALWAYS.

3) I have very strong doubts that he was the only one in the game that carried the ball and still noone else (at least to my knowledge) got a whistle for carrying.

4) You have to ask yourself why they didn't stop him all game, but then 2 minutes before the end suddenly decided to change their officiating.

Yes, I have watched the match and there was a replay of the situation.