France guard Edwin Jackson poured in a game-high 32 points and recognized that the better team won Sunday night.
"Even though we don't have the gold medal around our necks we can leave Greece proud. We made history tonight," said Jackson, who won France's first ever silver medal.
"We did everything we could and played really hard. I don't think we could have done much else to win. We got beat by the better team. And if you get beat by a better team than you have to accept it."
Diot is really 1,92 m?He looks to me at least 1,95 probably even more.The new Rigaudeau is here!He can easily play now in any team in Europe!
Congrats to the Greece team. I couldn't see the games but it would be exciting to see them taking action in the future. Looks like another great generation.
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Greece
2. France
3. Spain
4. Italy
5. Lithuania
6. Turkey
7. Montenegro
8. Croatia
9. Russia
10. Latvia
11. Serbia
12. Ukraine
13. Slovenia
14. Germany
15. Israel
16. Belgium
Guys, does anybody knows, how does U20 All star team (division B) looks like? Right now I know two/three names only - Hieronymus Van Der List, Rasid Mahalbasic and (probably) David Jelinek...
Help me, please
Ι can tell u about the greek team, although I was impressed by a couple of players from Spain and France: Jackson and the Spanish PF with #15(Aguilar?).Originally Posted by Levenspiel
Congrats to the Greece team. I couldn't see the games but it would be exciting to see them taking action in the future. Looks like another great generation.
FINAL STANDINGS
Greece has a very good generation of players born in 1989-1990. Especially the ones of 1990 r very talented. Sloukas, Pappas and Papanikolaou have the potential 2 have a very good career in the future. Also Bogris and Giannopoulos(both born in 1989) also have potential, but being one year older they need 2 work harder. Their main disadvantage is that they don't find playing time in their teams. Sloukas and Giannopoulos play 4 Olympiacos, Bogris was just acquired from Panathinaikos, Papanikolaou plays 4 Aris and Pappas 4 Bilbao. It's difficult 4 them 2 c much time in court in these teams(hopefully Papanikolaou will have a role in Aris this season), so going on loan is maybe the best solution 4 most of them(maybe Sloukas will play a little too this season, but again no-one can b sure about Olympiacos).
What is strange with Greece in the last 15 years is that we produce very good and talented players every 4-5 years and not 1-2 players each year. Before this generation there was the one of 1984-1985 with Schortsanitis, Vasilopoulos, Vasileiadis, Perperoglou. Right before them there was the one of 1980-1981 with Fotsis, Lazaros Papadopoulos and Diamantopoulos and before that the one of 1976-1977 with Rentzias, Papanikolaou, Kakiouzis, Karagoutis. In the meantime there were few talented juniors in Greece(I can only recall Spanoulis and Zisis, born in 1982 and 1983 respectively) that showed their talents from a young age. Others evolved while being older(e.g. Papaloukas, Diamantidis, Dikoudis, Tsartsaris, Printezis).
I wonder if these periodic outbursts of talent happen in other countries too.
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Last year, Greece won the U18 EuroBasket and Jankovic started the championship as a serious candidate to win the MVP award. And then got injured, leaving the team and the tournament after two or three games.
This year, he played with the U19 NT the World Championship, and he got "only" a silver medal.
Then, he finally won a gold medal, having an important role and playing his best game in the final (he had 4 four consecutive points in the 3rd quarter, 2/2 free throws and a lay up after an offensive rebound).
Probably, it's destiny. The U20 EuroBasket has been played in Rhodes.
And Rhodes was the destination of the last trip of his father, who never reached the island because he died during this travel.
Boban Jankovic could be proud of his son. That's a sad but beautiful story.
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I didn't know about that Dude,it's really strange,looks like there is an illogical logic and justice in the universe.I feel also nice about Vlado he looks like being a very nice kid thanks to his dad and unfortunately very matured because of his experiences.BTW I believe that along with Kostas Papanikolaou,Vlado has the most "infinitive" potential in this team.Generaly in the tournament he found it hard to play against one year older oponents because at the moment he lacks some strength.But he is a great technically sound player and he prooves that everyday he becomes better and adds something new to his game,he used to be a pure shooter but now he is effective in many different things in the game,he is a true all-around forward,I'd really wanted to have him in my team,Aris but I also like to see him in his dad's team,Panionios!
This comes from a PAO fan and I happen to agree with it so I post it here, concerning Greek players and their development. This is a Babelfish translation, I'm bored to do one myself, sorry.
Ask if you don't understand something so I can clarify. I think Babelfish' English is better than some Interbasket members'...
But is henceforth created a precedent that is worrying and shows weakness in the way that is developed the new players. You have tall children that while they have the all qualifications play in the 3 and they make carrier have intense and years weakness in to put the ball in the parquet. Examples? [Fotsis], [Albertis], [Papanikolaoy] (no so much), [Vasilopoylos] more recently and specifically [Albertis] him have said and the himself that it did not work in this sector, irrelevantly if it has worked a lot like a player. Find me Greek player in the 3 that could find balance in the shot afterwards from trible, and more trible under pressure. No. What other with is pressed little in trible him they no only stop immediately and they search all. This in him will learn Obradovic in your 20s. This him it learns the child from small, other when him you take from the 5 and him you crash in the systems and in the defences it can they overcome in 18 them chaotic [mpasket] that play French even Spanish other technical, individual are behind. And some moment the other will go to good coach and will suit his talent with regular… And bye bye [Kaselaki]. See that it changed the game of [Diamantidi] from then that took him [Zots] and [Itoydis]. See how much movements has put in one against. His shot that changed him. Imagine it worked him his coach from 12 thus, no from his 23 that came in us. [Mpasket] us it has it goes to the force and to the tactic. Imagination zero.
Greece is lucky Macvan didn't play
UZEO SI TROFEJ MACVANE MACVANE MACVANE!!!
Other countries are lucky Koufos and Calathes didn't playGreece is lucky Macvan didn't play
All the other countries are lucky we played with 7 kids 19 years old...Greece is lucky Macvan didn't play
I won't write much
Just a sad note on this extremely talented Lithuanian generation
How is it possible to only win (and not easily) one Euroleague Junior tournament in four years of constantly playing together, I am never going to understand. I mean, the French generation are losers, but at least they have won a couple of big games. Theoretically, this U-20 competition was so easy (talent-wise) for them and yet the Liths again managed to not only exit in the first knock out game, but do it in a way to convince the world that they are the biggest losers among the talented 1989-1990 born players. All this with the same core (more than the Greeks, more than the French) and a few guys with Euroleague experience. I am asking "why", but I think that I already know the answer.
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