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

[Box Factory]

Canada 107 - 76 new zealand

Shai had 26 points on 12 shots, 6 steals and this block in 19 minutes

 

[tremonthustler1]

Canada is completely smashing perennial Asian Zone powerhouse New Zealand

New Zealand is just Australia's Bluetooth headset

 

[SchoolboyC]

Luka ducking the Austin Reaves smoke

 

[MikelArteta]

Canada 107 - 76 new zealand

Shai had 26 points on 12 shots, 6 steals and this block in 19 minutes

 

[UpAndComing]

DR ranked

a country with Jokic on it ain't much better than us

Spain being ranked #2 is all on reputation even though they have the defending MVP

Spain still ranked that high? Aren't all their best players older or retired already?

 

[tremonthustler1]

Spain still ranked that high? Aren't all their best players older or retired already?

FIBA updated their power rankings

 

[UpAndComing]

FIBA updated their power rankings

What happened to Canada? . The Coli was hyping that team up

 

[GOAT]

They ain't even putting this B team on TV huh?

 

[GOAT]

What happened to Canada? . The Coli was hyping that team up

They've been hyping Canada for the last 15 years lol. Still haven't come close to medaling

 

[Morethan1]

They ain't even putting this B team on TV huh?

You're a joke

 

[daemonova]

They ain't even putting this B team on TV huh?

FS1

 

[daemonova]

Slovenia used to be part of Yugoslavia which no longer exists

 

[GOAT]

You're a joke

You know FS1 regretted that shyt as soon as Luka was ruled out.

Remember when you were saying Lavine > Tatum? Please don't speak on basketball ever again

 

[Box Factory]

USA looks terrible defensively

This is a really bad Slovenia team without Luka or Goran

 

[MikelArteta]

USA looks terrible defensively

This is a really bad Slovenia team without Luka or Goran