Final: Spain vs Russia

[porompompero]

Statements like that, once again show what you are made of, and I am talking specifically for you, not for all spanish fans.

As I have already said in these forums, I watched the game with 4 friends of mine, all of them spaniards (3 guys and a girl). They saw the game, they saw the diving, they were ashamed of it.

Of course the game was great, and I agree both teams played good. It may or may have not ended up in the same result without the comedy and the diving.

I am not angry so much for loosing it in such a way, but mostly because it was an incredible fight, and the spaniards tried to turn it into a parody. They ruined a great game.

Never before have I seen players falling like that, ANYONE who has played basketball understands exactly what was going on. Many of us me including were cheering spaniards when we lost to them in 2006.

Yesterday was different, and it was ridiculus. Go on and insult us as much as you like, I won't fall down to your level and start calling the fans loosers and such words that you like to use so much.

Facts are facts though.

On one hand we have an example from the greek team, Papaloukas, congratulating a three pointer that sent us to the extra team in the game vs serbia, and on the other hand we have an example of a spanish player, Garbajosa, falling ridiculusly and holding his head (!!!) when the light contact that was made was made shoulder to shoulder!

Again, look at the video, and tell me.

How can a shoulder to shoulder contact, lead to a player HOLDING IN TERRIBLE PAIN HIS FCKN HEAD ?

Ridiculus.

You don't understand, I assume Calderon was diving. But don't you think you are overstepping the mark insulting calling the spanish ridicoulus, divas ,etc?
And it is a lie that you lost? Rethink, I'm not insulting nobody.

[porompompero]

.....i dont get it ...this thread says Final: Spain vs Russia..it doesnt say losers come to cry here your sorrows.Come on guys just get over it ,you are no good enough thats all ..is only a sport thing.

Past is gone lets enjoy the present ...superb game tonight

The most inteligent opinion of this thread.

[CG]

ah there you are..i thought you were fighting in the arena of Spain - Greece or Lithuania - Greece thread.But i can see that this area has numerous places to make war.keep on i wont disturb you


please be warned Spanish warriors,Greeks and Liths have much more experience since they were fighting in the famous "1 YEAR WAR OF EUROLEAGUE"
In this Greeks won last year while they also take part on the civil OLY-PAO war.THey have reached some of them 20 level of experience.So think carefully and retreat as soon as you can

[estanis]

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start contributing something worth of the ussual IBN level- this goes for all of you, "mod team" won't be waiting for banning people from this thread as we did yesterday.
Matiz

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Russia or Spain, Spain or Russia this is question

[achinet]

I hope a very tied game. An epic final. Kirilenko vs Gasol. Calderón vs Holden. Savrasenko vs Reyes. Khryapa vs Navarro... Mmmmm nice final.

[Digdis]

Hey, I don't have too much to post here as I used to due to loads of work. As this forum turns out, I hope I won't have other reasons to keep this going.

Off topic: I expect an exciting game tonight, just like this entire championship, with a slight edge for Spain. A Russian victory won't surprise me though.

[PHILIPeurobasket]

I hope a very tied game. An epic final. Kirilenko vs Gasol. Calderón vs Holden. Savrasenko vs Reyes. Khryapa vs Navarro... Mmmmm nice final.

GREAT final I cannot wait any minute more when I see Kirilenko vs. Gasol under basket, and Calderon vs. Holden

[estanis]

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start contributing something worth of the ussual IBN level- this goes for all of you, "mod team" won't be waiting for banning people from this thread as we did yesterday.
Matiz

wow ive just wrote "....no offence or anything guys but how about drying your tears down memory lane".
So in a Thread about Spain -Russia people is crapping about yesterday game.. in a polite manner i ask to go to cry about it in the spain vs greek thread and you deleted my post and ask me start contributing something worth of the ussual IBN level.

[Samuel]

off topic

About the game. It wasn't a surprise Russia's victory. Lithuania it's probably a better team, but in this tournament went from better to worse due Jasikevicius injury. Russia was in the opposite direction, and Holden is doing an excellent tournament. He knows what their team needs at every moment, and they deserve playing the final.

They are obviously not the favourite, which we'll let them playing with less pressure. I really think Spain is a better team, but I see they have nothing to lose and a lot to win. I don't have good feelings about today's game, and believe Russia has lots of chances to win. Anyway, I'll hope we'll watch a very good basketball game.

[Joško Poljak Fan]

wow ive just wrote "....no offence or anything guys but how about drying your tears down memory lane".
So in a Thread about Spain -Russia people is crapping about yesterday game.. in a polite manner i ask to go to cry about it in the spain vs greek thread and you deleted my post and ask me start contributing something worth of the ussual IBN level.

Actually read it one more time carefully, I've said this applies to everyone included and your post can btw. easily be missunderstood.

I don't care for anyones resentment towards Greece-Spain game and from now on posts indicating those stuff will be deleted and I am sure noone wants to give me a reason for banning him from the thread, before the game and discussion even begins... and again repeating myself: this aplies to everyone here, not mentioning any individuals, but especially to some new members that arent yet used to IBN rules and policy.

edit: I've actually moved some OT post, from now on any post applying to Greece/Spain game in this thread will be deleted, members posting that in this thread gets one warning before getting banned from the thread, and if continuing I am sure banning from the forum follows up.
just don't cry later about your whole posts getting deleted...
and again, applies to everyone.

[porompompero]

I expect a great game against Russia, I'm particularly worried about their 3 pointers Holden, kryapa and pashutin. Against Greece I saw some greek shooters alone in the 3 point line various times.

[flyinturk]

cska powerhouse smodis should play for russia for the challenges sake 4th qua. will be formality unfortunatelly

[T.W.Is.M.]

What I really hope tonight is 2 c another great match like most of the ones we saw in the past 2 days.We have 2 of the biggest teams not only in Europe, but in the world.They can offer a big matchup, as long as it's not ruined by external factors.The key players won't b Gasol and Kirilenko imo, they r expected 2 shine.The result could b determined by complementary players who will have a big game and by the contribution of stars(but non-first-options) like Navarro and Khryapa.I just hope we won't c Kirilenko having 2 fouls in 3 minutes again...

[jaka13]

am i wrong or the most people in this forum are with russia?
I think that some spaniarda said yesterday, that we,greeks, lost our respect towards europeans...

My heart and my vote goes for Russia.I hope you won't get cheated guys.

[Mocho]

am i wrong or the most people in this forum are with russia?
I think that some spaniarda said yesterday, that we,greeks, lost our respect towards europeans...

My heart and my vote goes for Russia.I hope you won't get cheated guys.

You're worng...it was 50%...and thinking that every Greeks and every Russians have voted Russia...we are favourites...again... good luck in the fight for the bronze...

[estanis]

am i wrong or the most people in this forum are with russia?
I think that some spaniarda said yesterday, that we,greeks, lost our respect towards europeans...

My heart and my vote goes for Russia.I hope you won't get cheated guys.

....sorry you mean cheated or crushed?I cant understand people still crying about it .Come on just hours away from glory lets talk about todays game.

[Juan Carlos Nadal]

wow ive just wrote "....no offence or anything guys but how about drying your tears down memory lane".
So in a Thread about Spain -Russia people is crapping about yesterday game.. in a polite manner i ask to go to cry about it in the spain vs greek thread and you deleted my post and ask me start contributing something worth of the ussual IBN level.

You are something else. I will support the spanish team tonight in the final, but even if they loose I will not be that sad knowing that you would have shutted up. But I think that this won't happen anyway. I think that all you do here is loosing more respect for the spanish team with your arrogance. It is a shame for spanish people. If you care about them I would recommend you stop your arrogant and non-contributing posts as Stuarts suggested.

[Joyrider]

But the fact is, that if the refs had wistled half the fouls the Greeks were committing in every Spanish attack, they would have been crushed in the usual way.

My best wishes for Spain to remain at -0- trophys.

[greek-legacy]

God will not let Spain to take the trophy.Russia will take it.With immoral tactics, with dirty way of playing, you will never claim yourself champion.
So I see Russia tonight.Because God will help them.Go Russia