FIBA World Cup 2019

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    Not once the USA basically lost to Turkey. Now THAT was an upset.
     
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    Too late! I think his asking price just went way up.
     
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    Watch it quick before FIBA has it taken down:

     
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    I'm just repeating what I heard on radio. And ESPN

     
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    The "in tournaments" portion of that tweet is the relevant part.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Sheesh, I said actual game. Yall just ready to jump.
     
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    The third quarter has been Australia’s worst quarter at this World Cup, but they won this one 30-18.
     
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    Czech Republic hanging around.
     
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    I was pointing out why you're correct, dude.
     
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    Aus 82 - 70 Cze
     
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    Hopefully people stop claiming that Pop is one of the GOAT coaches now.
     
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    Hey, the upside is we do get the USA-Serbia matchup everyone wanted!
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    Spain v Australia will be the first time they’ve met since the bronze medal game of the Rio Olympics.

    Australia came out of that game feeling very aggrieved by the refereeing.

    This could be a very fiery game.
     
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    That's like saying Larry Brown isn't great because he lost in 2004 in the Olympics. Give those coaches time to, you know, COACH and maybe they can make a good team.

    Team USA didn't have the best player in the tournament, or even today's game, but they had the strongest squad, and if they'd had the time playing together that Australia and France have, they would've been a lot harder to beat. They were also hampered because one of their best scorers (Tatum) was out.
     
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    Key matchup: Claver vs. Ingles!
     
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    I have a really hard time claiming anything in a single elimination tournament.
     
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    Let's name the never-in-the-NBA (to rule out Scola, e.g.) tournament team:

    G: Campazzo (ARG), Corey Webster (NZL), Stefan Jovic (SRB), Sergio Llull (SPA)
    F: Mateusz Ponitka (POL), Isaac Fotu (NZL)
    C: Guna Ra (AKA Ricardo Ratliffe) (KOR)

    Others?
     
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    Meh. Pop is the most over-rated coach of all time.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    I wish the time difference wasn't so bad but I'm enjoying this FIBA game a lot. 10 minute quarters, and a lot more physical. The centers aren't neutered with bullshit rules to favor perimeter players either. The NBA is full of athletes, but it's genuinely become soft compared to the international game.
     
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