Congratulations Ellada!!!!!! I knew you could do it!!! With a final score of 101-95, Greece dazzled their way to victory in the FIBA World Championship semi-final match against the U.S. They definitely seemed to be blessed by the gods towards the end of the second quarter, and I could have sworn I saw the outlines of Athene and Apollo on the court, guiding them along.
If you have an opportunity to watch the game, I highly recommend it. It was a great game, both teams played extremely well. I feel a bit guilty that I rooted for Greece, but they were the underdogs here, and I have a soft spot for underdogs.
Woohoo! On to the finals!!!
PS. I told y'all Greece could win!!!!
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I have to agree... It was a fantastic game!
Well done guys!!
"both teams played extremely well"
Um, not the U.S.: they shot just 2 of 10 from three point range, 59 percent from the foul line, for an awful 32 percent total (just awful).
Greece, OTOH, was terrific, making 25 of 33 shots in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.
Now that Argentina is out, Greece should take the whole thing in the final.
Where is NBA fame?...
:)
zardoz says :
beware of greeks ,,of the strong silent type ,,.
OK mel , i'll eat crow ,youwere right.
Seems lebron and partners are heavy with cash , and not very hungry .
SO THERE YOU WERE RIGHT .
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR "UNDERDOGS".=Z=
First Congrats to Greece:
I've said it before. Why doesn't the NBA make it mandatory that the Olympics and International Competetition are part of the "normal season" of play.
I've heard the arguments about some bigshot players who don't want to miss their vacation, or just are not interested. They say that the NBA is a business and can't force players to play internationally.
I truly don't mind the USA losing, but where were the best players:
Shaq, Kobe, Tracy Mcgrady, and a few others who could have made a difference.
How does Greece, Spain etc get all their best players to play. Isn't in their league rules that the best players go to the national team and accepted as the norm.
Can we convice the TEAM USA to be a part of the regular NBA philosophy and rules.
Am I making sense?
Thanos Well said... Soul, Brother! Soul!!
Well, I was amazed to find out that we've only had a national basketball team program for about a year now in the states.
Apparentely, you are right. They just throw together whoever wants to play and they (players) just do their own thing. But, they did definitely do better this time than during the Olympics.
7-1 is still a respectable showing in any tournament.
Now, some other observations I've read. Some Sports illustrated journalists were making fun of the Greek journalists for doing the following:
- Making statements to the NBA players (not asking questions)
- Kissing, hugging and cheering on the Greek team during the game
The Sports Illustrated journalist was quoted as saying "Real objective journalists those Greeks".
Now, Is he right, or are the American journalists just too passive?
Anyone?
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