Official 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Thread (August 25 - September 10)

[barese]

He's getting his 25 or 30 points each game, and that's a huge advantage against anyone, even US.

On a local forum in Serbia people have been calling him Gilgamesh because of the second name lol
(I don't remember seeing it elsewhere)



Tomorrow Canada is a huge favorite for sure.
Serbia can only hope that:
- Canadian team is maybe still new to FIBA rules,
- Serbia has a rather good second unit
- I'm not sure a lot of Canadian players won tournaments before, I think only RJ won U19 in 2017... players often lose first, before they start winning...

 

[Diddly Drogba]

 

[Oldschooler]

If Serbia shoots lights out they can beat any team. Canada needs to play fast to win.

 

[daemonova]

Team USA will face off against Germany in the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup at 8:40 a.m. ET, on Friday, Sept. 8 on espn 2

 

[ABlackMan]

if you are talking about Canada, Canada has the best player in the tourney so why not?

Talking about the US

 

[Box Factory]

He's getting his 25 or 30 points each game, and that's a huge advantage against anyone, even US.

On a local forum in Serbia people have been calling him Gilgamesh because of the second name lol
(I don't remember seeing it elsewhere)



Tomorrow Canada is a huge favorite for sure.
Serbia can only hope that:
- Canadian team is maybe still new to FIBA rules,
- Serbia has a rather good second unit
- I'm not sure a lot of Canadian players won tournaments before, I think only RJ won U19 in 2017... players often lose first, before they start winning...

Majority of Canada has played atleast a couple years of FIBA. They've finished well in some smaller tournaments (bronze in Fiba Americas, lots of silver and bronze at u19 and other youth tourneys) , but RJ is the only one with a large scale tournament gold

I think Serbia might be able to score at the rim alot. Canada doesn't have much rim protection, and they don't play Edey or Alexander much, so there's not much size behind Olynyk and Powell

Serbia's bigs have looked really good from the highlights I've watched. Wouldn't be surprised if they have big games. I think Brooks and Dort are about as good as you can get to harass Bogi all game though, so I wouldn't be shocked if they're able to slow him down

Should be a really good game, and I doubt it's a blowout either way unless Canada shoots the 3 really well.

 

[aceboon]

Schroder got the 4/26 out the system so that means he's gonna be on fire vs the US

 

[BK The Great]

SGA > Luka

 

[BK The Great]

 

[Flex Luger]

 

[daemonova]

 

[VegetasHairline]

 

[daemonova]

 

[Black Mamba]

Wait a min
4:45 AM GAME? Man

Canada better try to get games in Toronto or Montreal next time shyt they had 3v3 female basketball in Montreal this week

 

[Box Factory]

Wait a min
4:45 AM GAME? Man

Thank god for the Sportsnet app. I'll be avoiding all news and starting the game at 7 or 8