2010 FIBA World Basketball Championships

[EPJr]

FIBA World Basketball Championships: Draw Results


The draw was conducted jointly by FIBA and the LOC in the presence of participating nations’ representatives, “National Federation members, prominent public figures and members of the international media.”

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The FIBA World Championships are held every four years and determines the world’s top country in basketball. The 24 participating nations were drawn into four groups of six teams each:

Group A:
Serbia, Argentina, Australia, Jordan, Germany, Angola

Group B:
Croatia, Brazil, Tunisia, Slovenia, Iran, USA

Group C:
China, Turkey, Russia, Puerto Rico, Ivory Coast, Greece

Group D:
Lithuania, Lebanon, France, Spain, Canada, New Zealand

[DJH]

We will win with our team USA b team that we sent over.

[EPJr]

2010 FIBA World Championship
Day 1 results

Group A
Australia 76–75 Jordan
Angola 44–94 Serbia
Germany 74–78 Argentina

Group B
Tunisia 56–80 Slovenia
USA 106–78 Croatia
Iran 65–81 Brazil

Group C
Greece 89–81 China
Russia 75–66 Puerto Rico
Côte d'Ivoire 47–86 Turkey

Group D
New Zealand 79–92 Lithuania
Canada 71–81 Lebanon
France 72–66 Spain

[EPJr]

2010 FIBA World Championship
Day 2 results

Group A
Jordan 65–79 Angola
Serbia 81–82 Germany
Argentina 74–72 Australia

Group B
Slovenia 77–99 USA
Croatia 75–54 Iran
Brazil 80–65 Tunisia

Group C
China 83–73 Côte d'Ivoire
Puerto Rico 80–83 Greece
Turkey 65–56 Russia

Group D
Lithuania 70–68 Canada
Lebanon 59–86 France
Spain 101–84 New Zealand

[SuperHornet]

My best guesses for Team USA are that Brazil will be our best in-Group competition, while Spain will be the only other danger once we leave pool play.

Any objections to that?

[clenz]

My best guesses for Team USA are that Brazil will be our best in-Group competition, while Spain will be the only other danger once we leave pool play.

Any objections to that?

Spain hasn't looked real impressive as of yet.


Also, while this obviously isn't our "A" team, there is a hell of a lot of talent on the team. We are the most talented team over there, as long as no one gets egocentric we should walk away with this thing. With Durant leading the team (I love Durant's attitude and game), I can't see that being an issue.

[DJH]

We have already easily beat Spain last week. And they do not have Pau Gasol.

[tampajag]

Westbrook has been putting on a show so far and Love is looking good too.

[Mountaineer]

US squeaks by the Brazilians, 70-68.

Up next: two cakewalks against Iran and Tunisia.

[EPJr]

2010 FIBA World Championship
Day 3 results

Group A
Serbia 112 - 69 Jordan
Australia 78 - 43 Germany
Argentina 91 - 70 Angola

Group B
Slovenia 91 - 84 Croatia
Iran 71 - 58 Tunisia
USA 70 - 68 Brazil

Group C
BYE Today

Group D
BYE Today

[DJH]

Half court offense was awful today. Seems like we are really fighting the urge to play street ball at times, and that doesn't work against decent teams.

[SuperHornet]

Half court offense was awful today. Seems like we are really fighting the urge to play street ball at times, and that doesn't work against decent teams.

That's the danger when you run the hoops operation the way we do.

If we ran it along the same paradigm that soccer does (players are constantly available for occasional call-up for friendlies and tournaments, even if there's a schedule conflict with their pro team), they could work offense and defense and not worry about that degeneration into street ball.

Just saying....

[EPJr]

2010 FIBA World Championship
Day 4 results

Group A
BYE Today

Group B
BYE Today

Group C
Russia 72 - 66 Cote d'Ivoire
Puerto Rico 84 - 76 China
Greece 65 - 76 Turkey

Group D
New Zealand 108 - 76 Lebanon
France 68 - 63 Canada
Spain 73 - 76 Lithuania

[EPJr]

2010 FIBA World Championships
Day 5 Results:

Group A
Serbia 94 - 79 Australia
Angola 92 - 88 Germany
Argentina 88 - 79 Jordan

Group B
Croatia 84 - 64 Tunisia
USA 88 - 51 Iran
Slovenia 80 - 77 Brazil

Group C
Russia 89 - 80 China
Greece 97 - 60 Ivory Coast
Turkey 79 - 77 Puerto Rico

Group D
New Zealand 71 - 61 Canada
Spain 91 - 57 Canada
Lithuania 69 - 55 France

[EPJr]

2010 FIBA World Championships
Day 6 Results:

Group A
Argentina 82 - 84 Serbia
Jordan 73 - 91 Germany
Angola 55 - 76 Australia

Group B
USA 92 - 57 Tunisia
Slovenia 65 - 60 Iran
Brazil 92 - 74 Croatia

Group C
Puerto Rico 79 - 88 Cote d'Ivoire
Greece 69 - 73 Russia
Turkey 87 - 40 China

Group D
Spain 89 - 67 Canada
Lebanon 66 - 84 Lithuania
New Zealand 82 - 70 France

[EPJr]

2010 FIBA World Championship
Group stage final standings

Group A
1. Serbia 5 4 1 465 356 +109 9 1–0
2. Argentina 5 4 1 413 379 +34 9 0–1
3. Australia 5 3 2 381 341 +40 8
4. Angola 5 2 3 340 414 −74 7 1–0
5. Germany 5 2 3 378 402 −24 7 0–1
6. Jordan 5 0 5 361 446 −85 5

Group B
1. USA 5 5 0 455 331 +124 10
2. Slovenia 5 4 1 393 376 +17 9
3. Brazil 5 3 2 398 354 +44 8
4. Croatia 5 2 3 395 407 -12 7
5. Iran 5 1 4 301 367 −66 6
6. Tunisia 5 0 5 295 407 −112 5

Group C
1. Turkey 5 5 0 393 285 +108 10
2. Russia 5 4 1 365 346 +19 9
3. Greece 5 3 2 403 370 +33 8
4. China 5 1 4 360 423 −63 6 1−1 1.0127
5. Puerto Rico 5 1 4 386 401 −15 6 1−1 0.9939
6. Côte d'Ivoire 5 1 4 334 417 −83 6 1−1 0.9938

Group D
1. Lithuania 5 5 0 391 341 +50 10
2. Spain 5 3 2 420 356 +64 8 1−1 1.0705
3. New Zealand 5 3 2 424 400 +24 8 1−1 0.9708
4. France 5 3 2 351 339 +12 8 1−1 0.9595
5. Lebanon 5 1 4 339 440 −101 6
6. Canada 5 0 5 330 379 −49 5

2010 FIBA World Championship
Round of 16 - knockout stage

September 4
Serbia vs Croatia
Greece vs Spain

September 5
Turkey vs France
Slovenia vs Australia

September 6
USA vs Angola
Russia vs New Zealand

September 7
Lithuania vs China
Argentina vs Brazil

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[EPJr]

2010 FIBA World Championship
Round of 16 - knockout stage

September 4
Serbia 73 - 72 Croatia
Spain 80 - 72 Greece


September 5
Turkey vs France
Slovenia vs Australia

September 6
USA vs Angola
Russia vs New Zealand

September 7
Lithuania vs China
Argentina vs Brazil

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[EPJr]

2010 FIBA World Championship
Round of 16 - knockout stage

September 4
Serbia 73 - 72 Croatia
Spain 80 - 72 Greece


September 5
Slovenia 87 - 58 Australia
Turkey 95 - 77 France


September 6
USA vs Angola
Russia vs New Zealand

September 7
Lithuania vs China
Argentina vs Brazil

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[Gil Dobie]

We will win with our team USA b team that we sent over.

USA B has the best player in the world. I've been saying it all year, it will become more apparent over the next year or so that Kevin Durant is the best player in a media deprived city (at least compared to NY & LA).

[EPJr]

2010 FIBA World Championship
Round of 16 - knockout stage

September 4
Serbia 73 - 72 Croatia
Spain 80 - 72 Greece


September 5
Slovenia 87 - 58 Australia
Turkey 95 - 77 France


September 6
USA 121 - 66 Angola
Russia 78 - 56 New Zealand

September 7
Lithuania 78 - 67 China
Argentina 93 - 89 Brazil

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2010 FIBA World Championship
Round of 8 - knockout stage

September 8
Serbia v. Spain
Slovenia v. Turkey

September 9
USA v. Russia
Lithuania v. Argentina

[clenz]

We will win with our team USA b team that we sent over.

USA B has the best player in the world. I've been saying it all year, it will become more apparent over the next year or so that Kevin Durant is the best player in a media deprived city (at least compared to NY & LA).

Durant is probably top 3 or 5 player in the NBA, and yes i believe that.

The issue other teams have with this B roster of ours won't be the starters can't match up (which they can't but can keep it respectable). It will be the fact that our 6-10 guys are still going to be one of the top 3 or 4 players on all the other teams.

[DJH]

We will win with our team USA b team that we sent over.

USA B has the best player in the world. I've been saying it all year, it will become more apparent over the next year or so that Kevin Durant is the best player in a media deprived city (at least compared to NY & LA).

Kevin Durant is dominant. He had the best single college season I have seen in my lifetime in his one year at Texas.

He has really picked up steam the last two years in the NBA. He is definitely a top 5 player.

The rest of the team though, is still the team USA JV team.

[clenz]

USA B has the best player in the world. I've been saying it all year, it will become more apparent over the next year or so that Kevin Durant is the best player in a media deprived city (at least compared to NY & LA).

Kevin Durant is dominant. He had the best single college season I have seen in my lifetime in his one year at Texas.

He has really picked up steam the last two years in the NBA. He is definitely a top 5 player.

The rest of the team though, is still the team USA JV team.

Agreed.

However, our JV team is most countries A-Team and 6th man.

[Mountaineer]

Today's results:



Defending champion Spain going home.

Tomorrow the US takes on the Commies and Argentina battles Lithuania.

[DJH]

ha, spain.

Anyone see the comments that russia's coach made? Something about how Russia was the rightful winner in the '72 olympic gold screwjob game against the US.

I'm sure Coach K will take that into consideration when we play them.