Men's Basketball FIBA World Cup 2019

[NaBUru38 219]

FIBA wants to have national teams play 8 matches per year. Euroleague and NBA say that it's abusive. Oh please.

Edited December 15, 2018 by NaBUru38

[heywoodu 16,460]

1 hour ago, NaBUru38 said:

FIBA wants to have national teams play 8 matches per year. Euroleague and NBA say that it's abusive. Oh please.

One NBA season: at least 82 matches in roughly 6,5 months.

NBA: "8 matches per year is abusive"

 

Lol. 

[dareza 911]

First match for Teodosic in NT after Rio  And he is still good like always.

[MHSN 3,813]

We only had to lose by 6pts or less to Japan at home to make sure about the qualification. that was a terrible game but still we were down exactly by 6 in last 24 seconds. if our players were offering them shaking hands, Japan wouldn't try the last attack. but instead they tried aggressive defense, made a stupid foul and Japan made both FTs. still we had 10 seconds for a layup to qualify. but they missed that

 

Iran will fail to qualify ONLY in one scenario

we lose to Australia in the last game - very possible

Philippines beating Kazakhstan - very possible

Japan losing to Qatar - very unlikely

Lebanon winning one of two games against New Zealand or Korea - possible

Jordan winning both games against China and New Zealand - very unlikely

 

we have to be very very unlucky to not qualify ! but you never know.

[dareza 911]

[LDOG 2,477]

Wow interesting results today.

 

Now we have Russia-Finland, Serbia-Israel "mano a mano".

[nenad 456]

8 minutes ago, LDOG said:

Wow interesting results today.

 

Now we have Russia-Finland, Serbia-Israel "mano a mano".

 

Russia can lose by 2 and still go through and Serbia can lose by 22 and still go through if Georgia beats Estonia at home.

[Vojthas 949]

So at FIBA World Cup. After 52 years. Historical day.

[MHSN 3,813]

Jordan is destroying China. nobody expected that. even if China is missing some key players still nobody expected such a blowout. one of the "unlikely results" for eliminating Iran just happened. and from what I heard New Zealand will send a weaker team (even weaker than their tonight roster) to Jordan. some of their players will go back to Australia for the Australian league playoff. huge chance for Jordan to qualify by another win.

 

if Japan lose to Qatar (which is still highly impossible) we have no other option to beat Australia. thanks to our stupid coach for not knowing the goal difference options

 

if no surprise happens and Japan beat Qatar, the only way Philippines can qualify is beating Kazakhstan by something like +70 !!

[MHSN 3,813]

that was quite a game in Beirut. NZ beat Lebanon by 2pts. now 5 teams in Asia will battle for the last 4 spots. all those 5 games will be at the same time on Sunday.

 

if Japan, Jordan and Lebanon win in the last day, Philippines now need to beat Kazakhstan by something like +85-90 pts to qualify !