Men's Basketball FIBA World Cup 2019

[nenad 456]

Ben Simmons will play for Australia. 

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-15/ben-simmons-will-play-boomers-at-fiba-basketball-world-cup/11115280

 

 

[nenad 456]

So, this is Australia's preliminary squad already announced. Notable NBA players include Simmons, Bogut, Baynes, Dellavedova, Bolden, Ingles, Creek, Mills. Ex-Partizan Jock Landale who had great season with us and is now moving to Žalgiris is also called up, also Brock Motum who played in EL finals with Efes. Dante Exum is absent. Good squad in the toughest group however, Canadian team remains to be seen. 

 

https://australia.basketball/blog/2019/05/23/boomers-announce-squad-for-2019-fiba-basketball-world-cup/

[ChandlerMne 1,211]

5 hours ago, nenad said:

So, this is Australia's preliminary squad already announced. Notable NBA players include Simmons, Bogut, Baynes, Dellavedova, Bolden, Ingles, Creek, Mills. Ex-Partizan Jock Landale who had great season with us and is now moving to Žalgiris is also called up, also Brock Motum who played in EL finals with Efes. Dante Exum is absent. Good squad in the toughest group however, Canadian team remains to be seen. 

 

https://australia.basketball/blog/2019/05/23/boomers-announce-squad-for-2019-fiba-basketball-world-cup/

They were dangerous in 2016 when they didnt have such a good roster. Cant imagine how good they will be this time.

[nenad 456]

Jokic will play for Serbia. Huge news which put us squarely as no2 team in the tournament.

[heywoodu 16,460]

19 minutes ago, nenad said:

Jokic will play for Serbia. Huge news which put us squarely as no2 team in the tournament.

I don't watch a lot of NBA (mostly the highlights, at least of every play-off game), but somehow Jokic is one of my favourites mostly because he's such a freaking monster  So, this is cool news  

[nenad 456]

58 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I don't watch a lot of NBA (mostly the highlights, at least of every play-off game), but somehow Jokic is one of my favourites mostly because he's such a freaking monster  So, this is cool news  

Obviously I'm biased but I'm pretty sure that I would love his game if he isn't a Serb also. He's just playing nobody else plays right now at that level. It's insane. He was voted yesterday as first team all-nba. It's incredible. 

[thepharoah 2,413]

5 hours ago, nenad said:

Jokic will play for Serbia. Huge news which put us squarely as no2 team in the tournament.

Great news for Serbia ,Jokic is definitely one of the super stars of NBA right now , i think he's the successor of Dirk Nowitzki in the NBA 

Edited May 24, 2019 by thepharoah

[Wumo 3,035]

12 minutes ago, thepharoah said:

Great news for Serbia ,Jokuc is difinetely one of the supers stars of NBA right now , i think he's the successor of Dirk Nowitzki in the NBA 

I think Luka Dončić, and most of Slovenia, would disagree with that statement.  

Greece would also say they have a certain "Greek Freak" who is quite good. 

Edited May 24, 2019 by wumo26

[LDOG 2,477]

hace 23 minutos, wumo26 dijo:

I think Luka Dončić, and most of Slovenia, would disagree with that statement.  

Greece would also say they have a certain "Greek Freak" who is quite good. 

 

Jokic and Nowitzki are both forwards, Doncic is more of a guard. I think that is what he was trying to compare.

[Wumo 3,035]

12 minutes ago, LDOG said:

 

Jokic and Nowitzki are both forwards, Doncic is more of a guard. I think that is what he was trying to compare.

Jokic is, to be fair, center, but positions are really fluid in NBA nowadays. Though, Jokic plays very much like a power forward, with the assist skills like a point guard. Overall he is a great player, no doubt. 

Edited May 24, 2019 by wumo26