OlympicsFan 790 Posted September 6, 2023 #521 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Spain is my clear favorite for the OQT. I also like the chance of Lithuania, if everyone plays. Greece will probably be the 3rd favorite if everyone plays. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benolympique 1,811 Posted September 6, 2023 #522 Share Posted September 6, 2023 do you know when the draw will take place?? My favorites: , and and the last ticket: or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_D 884 Posted September 6, 2023 #523 Share Posted September 6, 2023 37 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said: Latvia is a weak team. They got thrashed by Canada and in most of their matches against the other good teams they were down by 10+ points and only came back because those teams took it easy. Germany tried to lose today (only explanation for why Schröder was allowed to be a -20 and go 4/26) and Latvia still couldn't win. Too bad that Turkey won't participate, but France can participate, so of course Latvia could finish lower than France. I didn't say that France will qualify over them. Lithuania (if everyone plays), Slovenia, Spain, Greece (if everyone plays) and possibly Italy all have stronger teams. You probably missed it, but Slovenia is already out (which of course was completely expected). France has already qualified for Olympics as a host Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenad 370 Posted September 6, 2023 #524 Share Posted September 6, 2023 59 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said: Latvia is a weak team. They got thrashed by Canada and in most of their matches against the other good teams they were down by 10+ points and only came back because those teams took it easy. Germany tried to lose today (only explanation for why Schröder was allowed to be a -20 and go 4/26) and Latvia still couldn't win. Too bad that Turkey won't participate, but France can participate, so of course Latvia could finish lower than France. I didn't say that France will qualify over them. Lithuania (if everyone plays), Slovenia, Spain, Greece (if everyone plays) and possibly Italy all have stronger teams. You probably missed it, but Slovenia is already out (which of course was completely expected). When I wrote it, Slovenia was playing a tied game. You are just so much misinormed for a person trying it's best to be so smug. Josh, Topicmaster1010, Noorderling29 and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EselTheDonkey 731 Posted September 6, 2023 #525 Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, George_D said: France has already qualified for Olympics as a host While that's true, the women, in spite of being qualified, still play at the Qualification Tournament. So I can see, how OlympicFan got the idea, that the men can take part at the Qualifier as well. Even if they don't. It's a very odd rule by the FIBA. Edited September 6, 2023 by EselTheDonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_D 884 Posted September 6, 2023 #526 Share Posted September 6, 2023 10 minutes ago, EselTheDonkey said: While that's true, the women, in spite of being qualified, still play at the Qualification Tournament. So I can say, how OlympicFan got the idea, that the men can take part at the Qualifier as well. Even if they don't. It's a very odd rule by the FIBA. How could take part in the OQT since the spots are already fixed? 24 teams , 6 teams in each OQT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benolympique 1,811 Posted September 6, 2023 #527 Share Posted September 6, 2023 42 minutes ago, George_D said: How could take part in the OQT since the spots are already fixed? 24 teams , 6 teams in each OQT yess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenad 370 Posted September 6, 2023 #528 Share Posted September 6, 2023 They can't take part and they won't take part. It's not like this system is in place for the first time. Women's system is different, of course. OlympicsFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George_D 884 Posted September 6, 2023 #529 Share Posted September 6, 2023 3 hours ago, Benolympique said: do you know when the draw will take place?? My favorites: , and and the last ticket: or we arent favorites even with Giannis.. also i wouldnt underestimate Americas teams. Brazil could be a favorite if they host an OQT, and Bahamas will be very strong if their NBAers participate Benolympique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 790 Posted September 6, 2023 #530 Share Posted September 6, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, George_D said: France has already qualified for Olympics as a host I know ... My point was that they (as far as i know) can still participate in the OQT and therefore could potentially eliminate a team like Latvia, but maybe i was misinformed. Edited September 6, 2023 by OlympicsFan Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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