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Krle

Discussion Starter · Jun 14, 2012

We always seem to have a thread for our b-ball NT heading towards major tournaments and with Duda picking his squad for the qualifiers this summer, I figured it was time for the next one.

First off the squad..

bekovi: Miloš Teodosić (CSKA Moskva), Stefan Marković (Valensija), Milenko Tepić (Kahasol), Aleksandar Rašić (Lijetuvos Ritas), Nemanja Jaramaz (Partizan mt:s), Nemanja Nedović (Crvena zvezda Diva) Danilo Anđušić (Partizan mt:s);

krila: Ivan Paunić (Virtus Bolonja), Mladen Jeremić (Hemofarm), Marko Kešelj (Olimpijakos), Andreja Milutinović (Crvena zvezda Diva), Nemanja Bjelica (Kaha Laboral), Vladimir Lučić (Partizan mt:s), Novica Veličković (Real Madrid), Duško Savanović (Anadolu Efes), Zoran Erceg (Bešiktaš), Milan Mačvan (Makabi/Partizan mt:s), Dragan Labović (Krasnije Krilja);

centri: Nenad Krstić (CSKA Moskva), Kosta Perović (Barselona), Milovan Raković (Žalgiris), Miroslav Raduljica (Anadolu Efes/Partizan mt:s), Dejan Musli (Kaha Laboral), Mile Ilić (Crvena zvezda Diva).
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Secondly our schedule..

15/8 Iceland - Serbia
18/8 Serbia - Montenegro
21/8 Slovakia - Serbia
24/8 Serbia - Estonia
27/8 Israel - Serbia
30/8 Serbia - Iceland
2/9 Montenegro - Serbia
5/9 Serbia - Slovakia
8/9 Estonia - Serbia
11/9 Serbia - Israel
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Nice schedule, good chance to see some b-ball during the summer for those of us who will be there. :thumbsup:

Top 2 qualify as well as the 4 best third placed teams.

Now give us your full analysis DZ and other experts.

I see a fair number of younger players there like Nedovic, Musli, Andjusic, Jaramaz, Milutinovic, Lucic. Also slightly older newcomers in Dabovic and Jeremic.

Who's missing from the list except for guys like Milicic?

Novica btw very important for Real towards the end of the season. Good news for our NT as last year we missed him a lot.

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ABC7

· #106 · Sep 8, 2012

Unbelievable. Something has to be changed...

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ABC7

· #124 · Sep 10, 2012

Per FIBA's page, all we have to do is win.
http://www.eurobasket2013.org/en/coid_v92NcudVJMgLy0yO7UzfK0.articleMode_on.html

GROUP A
Israel: They are virtually assured of a second- or third-place finish unless they lose by what is an almost impossible margin (> 89 points) in Belgrade. Israel will finish second in the group if they defat Serbia or lose by less than 19 points in case Estonia defeat Iceland, or by less than 13 points in case Estonia lose their game.

Serbia: If they defeat Israel they are through, without having to wait for other results. If they lose and Estonia win, then the Serbians will finish fourth. If both Serbia and Estonia lose, Serbia will be third but on a 5-5 record (1.0 W/L percentage) their fate will be decided by the calculators and their goal average (points scored/points conceded) in relation to third-place teams in other groups.

Estonia: They need to defeat Iceland and then hope that Israel makes them a present by winning in Belgrade, in which case Estonia will claim third place in Group A with a 6-4 record, enough to book their ticket to Slovenia. The unlikely Serbian victory over Israel by a margin larger than 89 points would also see them through as third.

I'm so angry with this team right now - I don't think they deserve to qualify. But it seems that any type of win will get us through, at minimum through the third place. Taking this disastrous campaign into consideration, it's incredible that all we need is a home win to go through...However, I can see this team lose to Israel again without a problem either.

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ABC7

· #130 · Sep 11, 2012

Boys letting up near end of third...61-45. Were up by 24 at one point. Reminder, if we win by 19+ we're second in the group.

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ABC7

· #131 · Sep 11, 2012

Again we let up - 65-52. Not easy at all anymore. 7 mins to go...

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ABC7

· #132 · Sep 11, 2012

Tepic and Bjelica back to back threes...up by 19. Lets go boys!

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ABC7

· #133 · Sep 11, 2012

7-0 run by Israel...71-59. Wow...

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ABC7

· #134 · Sep 11, 2012

73-62...11 point lead with 3 mins to go. Can't believe they're throwing away a 24 point lead at home.

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ABC7

· #138 · Sep 11, 2012

83-67 final. Rasic missed a three at the end to put us into second...we'll finish 3rd and truthfully don't deserve much more. It's a shame not for the standings but for the play...because they have flashes of brilliance. Absolutely dominated Israel in the first half today but then they let up like in every other match...oh well, we're through which is what matters. But this team has some serious issues to work on in the next year.

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ABC7

· #141 · Sep 11, 2012

Jebes fudbal said:
At least we have a year to sort out our problems. To miss out on not just the EC, but the WC in two years as well could have been fatal for our basketball in the short to medium term.

Exactly. With how we played, we should feel fortunate that so many teams qualify for ECs in basketball. Fortunately, with our team...as long as we get the chemistry and fight back, I think we can beat anyone on a given day. But as these qualies showed...we can also lose to anyone. A healthy Novica, another center (have my doubts on Darko), and better atmosphere and we'll be good to go.

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