Will any of U19 World Champ participants join the U20 Croatian team?Originally Posted by pohani komarac
We have very weak generation hereOnly interesting players are Miro Bilan, Bojan Bogdanovic, Filip Kruslin, Marino Sarlija and Karlo Vragovic but non of them is realy good prospect. + they gona miss players born 90. like Zubcic and Delas. I just hope the want fall in devision B
two of 'em, Mario Delas and Tomislav Zubcic
Spanish roster.
Rai López _________ 1,85 PG
José A. Marco _____ 1,80 PG
Jorge Fernández ___ 1,82 PG
Alex Llorca ________ 1,90 SG
Luis Parejo ________ 1,92 SG
Xavi Rabaseda ______2,00 SF
Pablo Almazán ______ 2,01 SF
Pere Tomás ________ 2,00 SF/PF
Sergio De la Fuente __ 2,00 PF
Pablo Aguilar ________ 2,08 PF
Mamadou Samb ______ 2,07 PF/C
Óscar Raya __________ 2,08 C
Some heights are a lil bit inflated IMHO.
we had a pretty young team up there so only Dela and Zubčić will be joining the team from sunday..
and that is if Zubčić can make it there, he should be examined by the doctors first (his knee)..
Babić, Prostran, Batur, Doen and Bubalo should be joining our U-18 team actually..
Last edited by Picek; 07-14-2009 at 02:29 PM.
"Heja, heja Cibosi, hrabri kao vukovi,
heja, heja cibosi, vodite nas k pobjedi. "
some of the people on the forum are allowed to do whatever they want as long as they have guys from upstairs holding their back. way to go interbasket!
at the start we gona have problems with bigs because Delas and Zubcic if doctors alowe him will join for secend part of turnamet while solid PF Marino Sarlija had tough injury during preparation games so its only Bilan and Hajdic. and it will be questionable how will they fit since they didn't spend a secend with this team. Also our PG Radic and Vragovic who is more undersized SG don't give us to much hope. And coach Darko Kunce
Only positive things from preparations games were Bogdanovic who finaliy averaged around 20 in this games and atletic SG with questionable atitude Pavle Marcinkovic was also good. Hope that Zmago "Atila" Sagadin will get him back on track next year in Zadar
Romeo Travis about Zadar coach Ante NazorRomeo Travis @RomeTrav
I said coach why we practice so much. He said God will bless us after all this hard work. How can I argue with that !
yes, them joining the team on sunday may very well mean that they will play to avoid the relegation..at the start we gona have problems with bigs because Delas and Zubcic if doctors alowe him will join for secend part of turnamet while solid PF Marino Sarlija had tough injury during preparation games so its only Bilan and Hajdic. and it will be questionable how will they fit since they didn't spend a secend with this team. Also our PG Radic and Vragovic who is more undersized SG don't give us to much hope. And coach Darko Kunce
so it will be from fighting for a medal to fighting to avoid relegation in one week period
I'm kidding but it's not far from the truth.. these are the only german and ukrainian youth teams with any kind of future ahead of them.. (as far as I'm keeping track of those teams).. and spanish team should just be better then ours..
and same as you I don't believe in this cro team.. even Bogdanović is overhyped and injuries have really hurt him..
"Heja, heja Cibosi, hrabri kao vukovi,
heja, heja cibosi, vodite nas k pobjedi. "
some of the people on the forum are allowed to do whatever they want as long as they have guys from upstairs holding their back. way to go interbasket!
Average height of this team is 196,1. Either this generation is small or some heights are deflated
will this EB be televised? if so i guess there will be some broadcasts over internet as well.
while those 7 guys was in New Zealand what was the rest of these guys doing?
preparing with another group of players?
"Heja, heja Cibosi, hrabri kao vukovi,
heja, heja cibosi, vodite nas k pobjedi. "
some of the people on the forum are allowed to do whatever they want as long as they have guys from upstairs holding their back. way to go interbasket!
eurosport 2 will broadcast final game for sure. the rest i don't know
Romeo Travis about Zadar coach Ante NazorRomeo Travis @RomeTrav
I said coach why we practice so much. He said God will bless us after all this hard work. How can I argue with that !
http://www.fibaeurope.com/coid_M3LUo...frontpage.htmlUkraines Tonchenko Looks Ahead To U20 Men In Rhodes
If Ukraine are going to improve on their eighth-place finish at the 2008 U20 European Championship Men Vladislav Tonchenko will have to offer solid play at point guard.
A player on the books of Ukrainian outfit Mykolaiv, Tonchenko should have no problem understanding what is expected of him by national team boss Volodymyr Poliakh.
That's because Poliakh is also the Mykolaiv head coach.
The U20 event in Rhodes, Greece, tips off on Thursday and Tonchenko gave this interview to Basketball World News on behalf of FIBA Europe.
FIBA Europe: Vladislav, can you reflect on this past season please? Senior national team coach Valentyn Melnychuk had very high expectations of you last summer and numerous times mentioned how much potential you have. But instead of realizing it you were moved to a farm team and only got back to the main team by the end of the league.
Tonchenko: It was very hard for me to adjust to the club's pre-season preparations after I returned from the national team. I'd missed the conditioning camp and was slightly out of shape. Coach Poliakh said I overrated myself (got star sick), but that wasn't the case, trust me. It's hard to tell whether I earned my right to be on the senior national team or made the roster because of the withdrawal of key players - but I definitely lost my concentration and only returned to my usual form towards the end of the season.
FIBA Europe: Did the final games of the season and the playoffs give you more confidence?
Tonchenko: Yes, the last couple of games of the regular season and the play-off series against Khimik and Pulsar did. I felt really good. Maybe it was not that obvious in stats, but it really felt like I could once again play at a high level.
FIBA Europe: National team players, especially those that are eligible to play for a youth as well as the senior national team, miss the entire summer vacation. What do you think about not having the summer to yourself?
Tonchenko: I don't mind not having the vacation. It's a great honor to be called up to play for the senior national team and I will gladly join it again if coach Melnychuk invites me. The only negative aspect of this is you don't have enough time to give your body the rest it needs which increases the risk of injury and doesn't allow you to start the new season on the same page physically as the rest of your teammates.
FIBA Europe: How do you rate your team's chances at the upcoming U20 European Championship for Men in Greece?
Tonchenko: I think we are capable of improving on last year's eighth-place finish and will do everything possible to make this happen. It looks like we are fully ready for the championship and the team seems to have jelled in practices. All players have been working really hard, but it's hard to judge just by that. We almost didn't play scrimmages and the three games we had against Israel didn't really show our level. But I know a lot of players from last year and can tell that the Serbia and the Croatia teams are very strong. Germany is pretty good also. Hopefully all the players will work as one towards achieving the goal, but you can never be sure - some, unfortunately, might treat the even as a chance to show off their individual talent.
FIBA Europe: How about you?
Tonchenko: My personal stats don't bother me at all. The most important thing for me is to do what the coach says. I am a team player and the most important thing for me is to organize a team game and make sure we win.
Die Liebe wird eine Krankheit, wenn man sie als eine Heilung sieht
Artificial Nature
They played a preperation tournament at Rhodos with the U 20 B-Team.
THE REST OF THE GUYS ALONG WITH SOME OTHER PLAYERS TRAINED ALL THESE DAYS PREPARING FOR THE TOURNAMENT.WE PLAYED SOME FRIENLY GAMES IN GERMANY(LOST TWICE) AND COMPETE IN A TOUNAMENT IN RHODES 2 DAYS AGO (WON ISRAEL AND TURKEY,LOST TO SERBIA)..iN ALL THESE GAMES WE PLAYED WITHOUT THE u19 PLAYERS JOINED THE TEAM
BY THE WAY DOES ANYONE KNOWS THE COMPLETE RESULTS OF THE MOLFETA ITALY TOURNAMENT??
I am new here, Croat living in the US. Is there by any chance a possibility to watch the games online? Would be nice if Fiba would do the same as they did with the U19 thing in NZ. Thanks
Congrats to the Greek team, pitty they didn't surprise the US team. Well, Croatia could have, too, but it wasn't meant to be. Good luck
Last edited by Levenspiel; 07-15-2009 at 09:01 PM.
Division B
I don't think that CRO will go to Div. B, after all, Zubcic and Delas will play (from Sunday on) and the major rest of the U19 team will participate in the U18 tournament. Nevertheless, a very prospective Croatia team in 2-3 years from now, as some of these guys will join the seniors. Prostran could have helped out in the U20 team, but I think that the Croatian Basketball Federation is doing well splitting the players like that.
has somebody got roster of Romania in B division?? Is there Urichianu? thanks
Romanian team, Division B
ROSTER
Name Pos. Height
Robert Antal C 1.98
Marian Alexandru Ararau PF 2.00
Aurelian Berbec G 1.86
Andrei Bercean G 1.88
Andrei Ciubotariu C 2.03
Horia Codin PF 2.04
Matei Daian C 2.05
Iulian Dinca F 1.88
Sabin Faur C 1.96
Adrian Daniel Gheorghe PG 1.82
Adrian Gutoaia C 1.95
Ciprian Mihai C 2.03
Vladimir Mihai PG 1.80
Alexandru Negut G 1.93
Julian Orbeanu C 2.01
Ioan Pop G 1.75
Ciprian Popescu F 1.96
George Scurtu G 1.86
Alin Eugen Sipos F 2.02
Andras Stretea PG 1.86
Vlad George Táschiná F 1.97
Rolland Török C 1.98
Mihai Urichianu C 1.98
Alexandru Vlad F 1.92
Yes...
...he's a part of the team, question remains if he's going to play though.
Since no one has posted the full Croatian roster here it is:
Coach: Darko Kunce
4.Miro Bilan | C - 2.12 - ibenik, 1989 | KK ibenik
5.Nikola Blaević | PG/G - 1.90 - Zadar, 1991 | KK Zadar
6.Bojan Bogdanović | G/F - 2.00 - Mostar, 1989 | Real Madrid
7.Mario Dela | PF/C - 2.08 - Split, 1990 | KK Split
8.Mario Hajdić | PF - 2.05 - Dubrovnik, 1989 | KK Dubrovnik
9.Filip Kraljević | C - 2.12 - Mostar, 1989 | Rude
10.Pavle Marčinković | G - 1.97 - Zadar, 1989 | KK Zadar
11.Vedran Nakić | PG - 1.84 - Varadin, 1989 | KK Zabok
12.Antonio Otrić | F - 2.00 - Dubrovnik, 1989 | KK Dubrovnik
13.Marko Radić | PG - 1.86 - Dubrovnik, 1989 | KK Dubrovnik
14.Karlo Vragović | G - 1.91 - Zagreb, 1989 | Dubrava
15.Tomislav Zubčić | F/PF - 2.10 - Zadar, 1990 | Cibona
Watch Kuzminskas he is a great player and I believe he has a real crack at the MVP for this tournament. I saw this team play (- Motiejunas) in Kaunas a week ago when they took on candidates trying to get a spot in the Mens team of which he dominated. The mens team had Andriukevičius, Kalnietis, Katelynas, Gecevičius etc:
http://www.musukrepsinis.lt/lt/index...id.20,item.465
The candidates (coached buy NT Butautas) themselves were shown up by the U20 squad and the whole crowd cheered them on to victory. Funny thing is I dont think anyone from the candidates will get selected but I would say 1 or 2 from U20 may.
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