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What is the FIBA World Cup? Formerly known as the World Championships, this has been renamed in an attempt to fool Europeans who might think the soccer tournament is still going. This tournament determines the world champions in basketball at least until the Olympics which determines the world champions of basketball. The championships are in basketball hotbed Spain starting tomorrow, and is the welcome return of actual basketball for NBA fans instead of speculating about LeBron and whether the guy on the golf cart knows anything about LeBron. Is there a dumb theme song and embarrassing video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd9Xw5PSPGo&t=33s Who is playing in the FIBA World Cup?     Brief team capsules The Favorites The USA is the presumptive favorite in any international tournament that does not involve Larry Brown. This will be the most vulnerable team since 2008, though. Paul George will not playing because his shin bone is still embedded in the court in Las Vegas. Kevin Love quit because he was involved in the Cleveland trade. Kevin Durant left because he hates America. Still, the team has been built on the most important American principles: dunking on foreigners. It includes Kenneth Faried who has been dunkin' since a youngin, and Anthony Davis. But we're also taking a Plumlee, so gently caress us. Notable NBA Players: All of them Notable absentees: LeBron James Carmelo Anthony Kobe Bryant Known America-Hater Kevin Durant Paul George's entire leg Derrick Rose's Knees The Next Favorite Spain returns the Spanish Armada of Large Skilled People as the biggest threat to American basketball hegemony. As hosts, most people expect another Spain-USA classic in the finals. Notable NBA players: Pau Gasol Marc Gasol Ricky Serge Ibaka Notable Foreign Players Rudy Fernandez Sergio Llull Other Major Teams of Note France won the 2013 Eurobasket competition. But they will be missing Tony Parker. Notable NBA players Ian Mahinimi Beethoven in the Age of Romantics Niolas Batum Notable Absences Tony Parker Joakim Noah Ronny Turiaf, for Some Reason Prediction  Lithuania is a reliable basketball powerhouse who hosted the last tourney in 2010. Notable NBA players Jonas Valanciunas Donatas Montiejunas Australia will suck because Patty Mills is hurt Notable NBA Players Donte Exum Aron Baynes Notable Giant Australians Who Are Still Playing For The Team and I am Mildly Obsessed With Nathan Jawai  Argentina returns their veteran team Notable NBA Players Luis Scola Pablo Prigioni Notable Former Chicago Bulls That I Like A Lot Andres Nocioni Are The Spurs Allowing Manu to Play? No Slovenia has numerous Dragics I don't know much about Angola, but they're in trouble. Other NBA Players of Note Leandro Barbosa, Anderson Varajao, Nene (Brazil) The Greek Freak (Greece) Omer Asik (Turkey) Is Andray Blatche Playing for the Phillippines? Yes Does this tournament have Drew Gooden? No Please channel your inner Fran Fraschilla and use this as your FIBA N/V and GDT. R.D. Mangles fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Aug 29, 2014 |
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Team USA plays five games over the next 6 days or something, right? Can't wait!
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Aug 29, 2014 22:56
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Is Boris Diaw on the French team or is he staying out like Tony Parker? Also you forgot to mention someone on Brazil  (I guess the Brazilian KD didn't make it)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFxH1-fPeXo
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Aug 29, 2014 23:00
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TheFallenEvincar posted:Is Boris Diaw on the French team or is he staying out like Tony Parker? Yup. He is even listed in the OP! R.D. Mangles posted:
Wanna see a bunch of rebounds of the rim and other forms of defense illegal in the NBA.
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 Schedule for your viewing pleasure It's really hard to read, here it is in plain text Full Group Stage Schedule Date Matchup Time (ET) Group Aug 30 Croatia vs. Philippines 6:30 a.m. B Aug 30 Ukraine vs. Dominican Republic 6:30 a.m. C Aug 30 Angola vs. South Korea 7:30 a.m. D Aug 30 Egypt vs. Serbia 9:30 a.m. A Aug 30 New Zealand vs. Turkey 10 a.m. C Aug 30 Austria vs. Slovenia 11:30 a.m. D Aug 30 Puerto Rico vs. Argentina 11:30 a.m. B Aug 30 France vs. Brazil 12 p.m. A Aug 30 Mexico vs. Lithuania 2 p.m. D Aug 30 Greece vs. Senegal 2 p.m. B Aug 30 United States vs. Finland 3:30 p.m. C Aug 30 Iran vs. Spain 4 p.m. A Aug 31 Dominican Republic vs. New Zealand 6:30 a.m. C Aug 31 South Korea vs. Australia 7:30 a.m. D Aug 31 Argentina vs. Croatia 7:30 a.m. B Aug 31 Serbia vs. France 9:30 a.m. A Aug 31 Finland vs. Ukraine 10 a.m. C Aug 31 Slovenia vs. Mexico 11:30 a.m. D Aug 31 Senegal vs. Puerto Rico 11:30 a.m. B Aug 31 Brazil vs. Iran 12 p.m. A Aug 31 Lithuania vs. Angola 2 p.m. D Aug 31 Philippines vs. Greece 2 p.m. B Aug 31 Turkey vs. United States 3:30 p.m. C Aug 31 Spain vs. Egypt 4 p.m. A Sept 1 Croatia vs. Senegal 6:30 a.m. B Sept 1 Iran vs. Serbia 9:30 a.m. A Sept 1 Argentina vs. Philippines 11:30 a.m. B Sept 1 France vs. Egypt 12 p.m. A Sept 1 Puerto Rico vs. Greece 2 p.m. B Sept 1 Brazil vs. Spain 4 p.m. A Sept 2 Angola vs. Mexico 7:30 a.m. D Sept 2 Ukraine vs. Turkey 9 a.m. C Sept 2 Australia vs. Lithuania 11:30 a.m. D Sept 2 United States vs. New Zealand 11:30 a.m. C Sept 2 South Korea vs. Slovenia 2 p.m. D Sept 2 Finland vs. Dominican Republic 3:30 p.m. C Sept 3 Mexico vs. Australia 7:30 a.m. D Sept 3 Philippines vs. Puerto Rico 7:30 a.m. B Sept 3 New Zealand vs. Ukraine 9 a.m. C Sept 3 Egypt vs. Iran 9:30 a.m. A Sept 3 Slovenia vs. Angola 11:30 a.m. D Sept 3 Senegal vs. Argentina 11:30 a.m. B Sept 3 Turkey vs. Finland 11:30 a.m. C Sept 3 Serbia vs. Brazil 12 p.m. A Sept 3 Lithuania vs. South Korea 2 p.m. D Sept 3 Greece vs. Croatia 2 p.m. B Sept 3 Dominican Republic vs. United States 3:30 p.m. C Sept 3 Spain vs. France 4 p.m. A Sept 4 Australia vs. Angola 7:30 a.m. D Sept 4 Senegal vs. Philippines 8 a.m. B Sept 4 Finland vs. New Zealand 9 a.m. C Sept 4 Brazil vs. Egypt 9:30 a.m. A Sept 4 South Korea vs. Mexico 11:30 a.m. D Sept 4 Ukraine vs. United States 11:30 a.m. C Sept 4 Iran vs. France 12 p.m. A Sept 4 Croatia vs. Puerto Rico 12 p.m. B Sept 4 Lithuania vs. Slovenia 3:30 p.m. D Sept 4 Turkey vs. Dominican Republic 3:30 p.m. C Sept 4 Serbia vs. Spain 4 p.m. A Sept 4 Argentina vs. Greece 4 p.m. B
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Aug 29, 2014 23:46
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Kibner posted:Team USA plays five games over the next 6 days or something, right? Can't wait! What's..... the over/...under...... on # of destroyed knees.......
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Aug 30, 2014 00:29
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I wish they scheduled the Spain and US games with no overlap.
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Aug 30, 2014 01:01
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All I want is for my Philippine team to miraculously win two games and earn the right to be blown off the floor in the first game of the knockout stage.
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anakha posted:All I want is for my Philippine team to miraculously win two games and earn the right to be blown off the floor in the first game of the knockout stage. After reading Pacific Rims and having a very good friend in HS that occasionally busted out PBA tops for "Wear A Jersey Day", I agree with this sentiment. (Sadly, your lot are in arguably the Group of Death, but hope is hope and all that.)
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Troy Queef posted:After reading Pacific Rims and having a very good friend in HS that occasionally busted out PBA tops for "Wear A Jersey Day", I agree with this sentiment. Senegal is the best chance the Philippines has of picking up one win, then the other one will just have to come down to hot shooting from outside and Blatche getting his head together for one game.  VV I think Puerto Rico is actually better than Senegal, which is why I consider them a 'maybe - if the stars align right' opponent. anakha fucked around with this message at 08:53 on Aug 30, 2014 |
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Aug 30, 2014 06:19
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You missed Puerto Rico, lead by Carlos "Michael Jordan*" Arroyo. *Applicable only in international play.
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Aug 30, 2014 08:04
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Without Parker and Noah, I have very little hope for my French team. Even Mahinmi's out now with a shoulder injury. pylb fucked around with this message at 10:27 on Aug 30, 2014 |
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Aug 30, 2014 10:12
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They still have Batum, Fournier and Diaw. Also all they need to do to reach the next round is play better than Iran and Egypt.
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Aug 30, 2014 10:33
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All the lovely Blatche jumpers you've ever wanted to see!
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Aug 30, 2014 11:39
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Illinois Smith posted:All the lovely Blatche jumpers you've ever wanted to see! Haha I came to post the same thing. He's a star.
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Aug 30, 2014 11:44
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He made the first one then promptly clanked the next nine. Now he remembered that he could theoretically drive too so his last three possessions were him awkwardly lumbering towards the basket. Illinois Smith fucked around with this message at 12:10 on Aug 30, 2014 |
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Aug 30, 2014 12:06
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I really like the rest of the team though, they look like one of those plucky FIBA teams where nobody's taller than 6'6" that can bomb itself back into any game if they get hot. Which they just did, after Blatche went to the bench for the first time. 
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Aug 30, 2014 12:16
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Down six to Croatia at the half was better than I was hoping for.
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Aug 30, 2014 12:34
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You ain't seen smallball until you field 3 PGs under six feet at the same time.
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Aug 30, 2014 12:45
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Aaaaand a 5-point swing in the last seconds of the third. So close.
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Aug 30, 2014 12:48
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BLATCHE FOR THE TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE This is some impressively lovely 4th quarter play by Croatia Loving this crowd Illinois Smith fucked around with this message at 13:05 on Aug 30, 2014 |
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Aug 30, 2014 13:03
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Oh my god, can the Philippines actually do this?
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Andray you beautiful bastard
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You have three tiny PGs on the floor, why is Blatche initiating the offense and bringing the ball up?
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Aug 30, 2014 13:09
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOVERTIME
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Overtime!!!
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Aug 30, 2014 13:14
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anakha posted:Overtime!!! Not bad for a game with a 25-23 pt. line in the last two days.
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Illinois Smith posted:So close. 
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drat. Almost had that one. I'll take the moral victory of taking Croatia to overtime.
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Spite posted:You missed Puerto Rico, lead by Carlos "Michael Jordan*" Arroyo. And teammate choker Ronaldo Balkman. It was not supposed to be comprehensive!
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hitze posted:I missed Baltche In fairness, the guy did get 28 and 12.
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Aug 30, 2014 14:18
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Nenad Kristic's hair
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Aug 30, 2014 14:33
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Serbia vs Spain is gonna be great.
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Aug 30, 2014 15:03
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iT'S STARting is it on ballstreams? I haven't got my ballstreams account yet
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Aug 30, 2014 15:30
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Whoa, NZ up by 10 at the half against Turkey.
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Aug 30, 2014 15:44
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If all of their NBA players play in 2016, Turkey is going to be tough. Ömer Aşık, Ersan İlyasova, Enes Kanter, plus good non NBA turks who've been drafted, Emir Preldzic, İzzet Türkyılmaz, and İlkan Karaman
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Aug 30, 2014 16:13
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Don't blow this Kiwis
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Aug 30, 2014 16:31
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Illinois Smith posted:Don't blow this Kiwis This is intense
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OOOOh Brasil's jerseys are numbered 1-15
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