da je Ivkovic pravio grupu,nebi mogao bolju.

Dobra je grupa:

Argentina, treca po snazi od 4 nosioca, dakle skoro pa najbolje sto je moglo.

Australija, takođe (Portoriko je za nijansu jači, a Brazil dosta jači)

Nemacka je i sa Novickim najlaksa iz drugog evropskog sesira (Lit, Rus i Hrv su jače), dakle bolje nije moglo.

Angola je najjača u Africi, po snazi slična NZ, ali slabija od Kine, tako da nije loše.

Cetvrta je stvarno nebitna - svejedno je.

Dakle fini zreb.

Koliko sam procitao, posle grupa odmah ide 8mina finala. Ne znam da li se ukrstamo za grupom B, sto bi znacilo neko od bivše brace ili Brazil. Ni to nije loše u poredjenju sa opcijom Rusija/Turska/Portoriko iz grupe C.

A za dalje, kom opanci, kom Prada cipele...

da bismo izbegli amerikance u drugom kolu nama ne odgovara da smo prvi ili četvrti u nasoj grupi.

Htjedoh reci, zar se grupe ne spajaju...???

Vuce,
meni je to bolja izjava nego da je poceo da se udara nogama u dupe od radosti. Grupa nije nimalo lagana, za nas igraju klinci koji će sigurno imati oscilacija u igri. Kao trener mora da nas „prepada” od svih.
Veliki sam optimista jer su momci pokazali da će se boriti srcem. Tehniku i gene imaju već generacijama :)))

poki, duda je munja - pa nisi valjda mislio da će za prasca nešto ruzno da kaže. ja duletu ne bi dao ni zenski skolski hor da vodi a ne reprezentaciju.

svi mi pratimo basket na razlicitim stranama sveta, ja sam imao nekako sreću da pratim boguta od trenutka kad mu je nas (ne secam se imena) momak bio trener. sve sto mogu da kažem je da niko od vas još nije video PRAVOG boguta. momak je jeziv igrac. trenutno ne znam kako igra jer nba ne pratim do polufinala ili čak finala ali ako ga kenguri puste da igra ono sto zna sa njim ćemo imati malo veci problem nego sto možemo i da pretpostavimo. igra solidnu odbranu a napad i dodavanja su mu besprekorni (normalno ako ga nisu već unistili u nba cirkusu). ako se ne varam on je visok 7.1 a raspon ruku mu je 7.5 sto nije za podcenjivanje i ako se dobro secam imao je preko 60% sut iz igre a sutirao je sa svih pozicija. igrao je jednu ili dve sezone po americi koledz kosarku i bio je prvi na draftu, sto opet nije za potcenjevanje. kenguri imaju i jednog jako dobrog beka i ako su napravili još nekog igrača u međuvremenu eto nama problema. jedino usta se uzdam je da će se kod dude znati šta se igra i da sigurno neće biti nesloge.

Evo šta ozi trener Braun kaže o zrebu (izvinjotina za engleski, mnogo je za prevodjenje):

„I don’t know if happy is the word,” Brown said. „Each of the pools has different positives and negatives and overall the draw just gives you more clarity on how to prepare.”
Brown went on to assess Australia’s World Championship opposition as follows:

Re: Argentina

„A lot of their players I know just from my experience here in the NBA. You know their team is stacked with NBA talent and it reeks of a very veteran and mature team that has gone through a lot of experiences on the international stage together for some time now. I know Spain has recently emerged as the team outside the United States to be at the forefront, but you can never underestimate a team with Manu Ginobili, Fabricio Oberto, Luis Scola, Carlos Delfino and Andres Nocioni in it. You’re not going to get a more formidable starting five than the experience they have in that team that they can roll out. I know a lot about Argentina and it all amounts to a tremendous amount of respect,” Brown said.

Re: Serbia

„We know a fair bit about Serbia because their coach [Dusan Ivkovic] is a very good friend of [San Antonio Spurs Head Coach] Coach Popovich’s and he has visited us in San Antonio for the past few years on a repetitive basis to spend time with our staff. Coach Ivkovic is a European coaching legend and that country, when it started to be on the decline from the level that they had been used to, reached out to him and really sought his advice on how to fix it. A year and a half ago they opted to go with youth and with people that truly wanted to be there, they were not influenced by NBA resumes, and they streamlined their approach with a youthful team that really had a passion for being part of the world stage again. They have rebuilt their program and their result over in Europe recently [2nd in European Championship] confirms that their decision was an accurate one and an intelligent one. He’s a hell of a coach that has put together that program they’re on the up and up. To have achieved that success in Europe with a very, very young group in the infant stages of a new philosophy is extremely impressive, so you have to expect that team to continue to get better,” Brown said.

Re: Germany

„Any team that has an NBA MVP on the floor is dangerous and Dirk Nowitzki is as difficult a player to guard as we face here in the NBA. I put him in the same category as a Kobe Bryant or a LeBron James; he’s a very unusual defensive assignment because of his seven foot frame and his skill package that goes along with it, highlighted by his shooting ability which really is remarkable for a man of his size. And when you have somebody who is that good it tends to do a few things; it’s a weapon for an up and coming country obviously but it produces a confidence level amongst the other players when that type of a teammate is on the floor, so they are extremely dangerous because they are good in their own right and then you add Dirk. It really changes the landscape when somebody of that talent can come into the group,” Brown said.

Re: Angola

„They are always dangerous, always somebody that you can’t take your eye off, always somebody that’s extremely athletic, that can score in the blink of an eye. History says you can’t overlook them; they had a massive win against Australia years ago and that type of situation is one that at all costs you want to try to avoid,” Brown said.

Re: Jordan

„I don’t really know much about them at this stage. During my experience with the Boomers in Atlanta and Sydney or even at the World Championship in Greece in 1998 I have never come across that team and we’re going to start to do our homework on them now. Obviously the fact that they are in the tournament suggests that they can’t be taken for granted

Nas je opisao savrseno - ništa dodati ni oduzeti.”

Unapred se sekirati radi Amerikanaca nije bas preterano umesno. Prvo, treba preziveti grupnu fazu. Drugo, tukli smo Amere usred Amerike, pa što ne bi mogli ponovo u Evropi - sve zavisi ko će im biti u timu.

Neće biti ni Manua, ni Parkera, evo sad ni Gasola i ko zna ko će još sve da izostane. Čak i ako Krle ne dodje (mada kaže da će doći), u situaciji gde ostaju većinom igrači iz evropskih liga nas mlad tim dobija prednost.

Pa skoro isti spisak sa Evropskog Prvenstva koliko ja vidim. Samo zanima me šta je slučaj sa Maricem, da li on može igrati za nas? Mislim da bi nam puno pomogao.