
Originally Posted by
sinobball
Actually there are about 10 teams who can challenge each other. I think Syria and HK who are absent are better than UAE, India etc. but they don't belong to the elite.
The 10 proven teams are: China, Korea, Japan, RP, Taipei, Lebanon, Jordan, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Qatar.
I recommend that this year's top 10 finishers directly qualify for 2011 Asian Championships while 11th place -16th place (almost undoubtedly Uzbekistan, India, UAE, Kuwait, Indonesia and Sri Lanka) plus other teams willing to participate (Syria, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Malaysia etc.) fight for the remaining 6 spots in the 2010 "FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup".
Actually let's make 2011 a 12-team tournament, just like in Asian Games you have play-in games to eliminate those that don't belong to get a field of 12. The others weaker teams can use "FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup" as an exercise ground where they play similarly strengthed teams. This way the regional qualification tournaments are eliminated altogether.