Eurobasket-Belgrade 2005.
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look, I don/t know how old You are but You have to understand that we lost an official game on our soil by 19 pts. I follow BB since 1984 and I can guarantee You that it never happened since then. My dad watches BB since the 60 s and he does not remember any of this. At this moment I am WONDERING about everything
Ok I do not have to wonder; I know what is wrong with this team and it is the coach. He is known for not playing the younger players. Guess what our younger players are the better options but he choses the older domestic players to determent to our team. Look at our starting lineup today that all we need to know. He attitude in general to our players are a big problem (see what happen to Pedja and team in Sydney)
http://www.eurobasket2005.com/en/coid_mHpWwhxbJFgLl3CmuOFZ81.articleMode_on.html
The much anticipated game between Serbia & Montenegro and Spain failed to live up to the expectations - because of the visitors' near perfect game in an 89-70 rout at Novi Sad.
Behind Juan Carlos Navarro's 27 points, Spain took the lead from the start and never rescinded it, leaving little choice to the Serb & Montenegrin fans but to boo their own heroes and cheer when they missed shots in the closing minutes of the blowout.
"The fans' reaction was understandable because we lost at home," said Serbia Montenegro's coach Zeljko Obradovic. "Some people will try and make excuses by saying that we lost because of the pressure of playing in front of our own fans..
"But Spain beat us and that is all there is to say. They won by 19 points, the biggest lead of the game and there is no excuse to be made for our performance.
"I am disappointed that the fans booed us because when we are down, when we are losing, that is when we need them the most. We appreciate their support when we are winning, but it is more important to know that they are on our side when we are having trouble in a game. And tonight they did not do that."
Serbia & Montenegro did not play particularly badly - just not nearly as well as their opponent on the night.
Navarro could not miss and gave his side the advantage early with a personal barrage from behind the three-point arc. He finished the night shooting 9 of 13 from the field including 5 of 8 from three-point territory.
"I just shot the ball when I felt I had a good shot and it kept going in. I tried not to force anything and be sure not to play out of our game plan," Navarro said after the game.
But it wasn't just Navarro that Serbia & Montenegro couldn't stop. NBA-bound Jose Calderon finished with 17 points, including several key baskets in the second half to halt runs by the host nation.
It seems the Spanish team can do without NBA star Pau Gasol.
"I don't want to talk about Gasol," Spanish coach Mario Pesquera said. "We'd be happy to have him on the team of course, but we don't. So I just look at the players we have and if they can play the way they did tonight in every game, then I'm more than happy to have just these guys."
Serbia & Montenegro trailed by eight points after the first quarter (21-13) and even though they improved in they were behind by 13 by half-time.
None of the team's NBA elite seemed to be able to get anything going on the night. Marco Jaric of the Minnesota Timberwolves was held scoreless and Zeljko Rebraca could not give his side a much-needed presence in the paint.
Instead it was former NBA player Igor Rakocevic who carried Serbia & Montenegro for most of the night, going into the paint time and time again to create an easy basket for his team-mates or draw a foul. He finished with 20 points.
Obradovic could not stop Spain's run-and-gun style of play and instead went deep into his roster to find some offensive firepower to match the Catalan nation's outpour.
Midway through the second half, Obradovic brought on Seattle Supersonic forward Vladimir Radmanovic and Detroit Pistons center Darko Milicic.
Radmanovic brought some offense immediately with a lay-up and a three-pointer on back to back possessions to reduce Spain's lead to 10 points, 60-50. But he brought little more.
Milicic provided some inside toughness defensively but because of the deficit had little chance of getting touches offensively.
Spain was able to maintain its double digit lead intact for much of the second half with Navarro continuing his impressive display, Calderon joining in on the act and Inaki de Miguel scoring from inside and out.
Through the first three quarters, Spain shot 16 of 27 from two-point range, 7 of 16 from beyond the arc and had made 17 of their 24 free throw attempts.
The boos got louder and louder as the game came to an end and the fans eventually started cheering the Spanish duo of Navarro and Calderon who were making shots from everywhere, with hands in their faces and while being fouled.
Jaric was cheered when he attempted - and again missed - his last shot of the game, leaving Obradovic to give a stern warning to the fans.
"Let the fans come tomorrow, we'll see what they do then. We know we have fans who support us and some who don't. I'm telling the ones who are against us to show themselves tomorrow."
The much anticipated game between Serbia & Montenegro and Spain failed to live up to the expectations - because of the visitors' near perfect game in an 89-70 rout at Novi Sad.
Behind Juan Carlos Navarro's 27 points, Spain took the lead from the start and never rescinded it, leaving little choice to the Serb & Montenegrin fans but to boo their own heroes and cheer when they missed shots in the closing minutes of the blowout.
"The fans' reaction was understandable because we lost at home," said Serbia Montenegro's coach Zeljko Obradovic. "Some people will try and make excuses by saying that we lost because of the pressure of playing in front of our own fans..
"But Spain beat us and that is all there is to say. They won by 19 points, the biggest lead of the game and there is no excuse to be made for our performance.
"I am disappointed that the fans booed us because when we are down, when we are losing, that is when we need them the most. We appreciate their support when we are winning, but it is more important to know that they are on our side when we are having trouble in a game. And tonight they did not do that."
Serbia & Montenegro did not play particularly badly - just not nearly as well as their opponent on the night.
Navarro could not miss and gave his side the advantage early with a personal barrage from behind the three-point arc. He finished the night shooting 9 of 13 from the field including 5 of 8 from three-point territory.
"I just shot the ball when I felt I had a good shot and it kept going in. I tried not to force anything and be sure not to play out of our game plan," Navarro said after the game.
But it wasn't just Navarro that Serbia & Montenegro couldn't stop. NBA-bound Jose Calderon finished with 17 points, including several key baskets in the second half to halt runs by the host nation.
It seems the Spanish team can do without NBA star Pau Gasol.
"I don't want to talk about Gasol," Spanish coach Mario Pesquera said. "We'd be happy to have him on the team of course, but we don't. So I just look at the players we have and if they can play the way they did tonight in every game, then I'm more than happy to have just these guys."
Serbia & Montenegro trailed by eight points after the first quarter (21-13) and even though they improved in they were behind by 13 by half-time.
None of the team's NBA elite seemed to be able to get anything going on the night. Marco Jaric of the Minnesota Timberwolves was held scoreless and Zeljko Rebraca could not give his side a much-needed presence in the paint.
Instead it was former NBA player Igor Rakocevic who carried Serbia & Montenegro for most of the night, going into the paint time and time again to create an easy basket for his team-mates or draw a foul. He finished with 20 points.
Obradovic could not stop Spain's run-and-gun style of play and instead went deep into his roster to find some offensive firepower to match the Catalan nation's outpour.
Midway through the second half, Obradovic brought on Seattle Supersonic forward Vladimir Radmanovic and Detroit Pistons center Darko Milicic.
Radmanovic brought some offense immediately with a lay-up and a three-pointer on back to back possessions to reduce Spain's lead to 10 points, 60-50. But he brought little more.
Milicic provided some inside toughness defensively but because of the deficit had little chance of getting touches offensively.
Spain was able to maintain its double digit lead intact for much of the second half with Navarro continuing his impressive display, Calderon joining in on the act and Inaki de Miguel scoring from inside and out.
Through the first three quarters, Spain shot 16 of 27 from two-point range, 7 of 16 from beyond the arc and had made 17 of their 24 free throw attempts.
The boos got louder and louder as the game came to an end and the fans eventually started cheering the Spanish duo of Navarro and Calderon who were making shots from everywhere, with hands in their faces and while being fouled.
Jaric was cheered when he attempted - and again missed - his last shot of the game, leaving Obradovic to give a stern warning to the fans.
"Let the fans come tomorrow, we'll see what they do then. We know we have fans who support us and some who don't. I'm telling the ones who are against us to show themselves tomorrow."
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Disaster!!
I can't believe that Zeljko Obradovic is still our coach.First,we don't have a leader like we had in Indianapolis(Bodiroga and Peja),then everyone do whatever he wants,there is no coordination,there is no chemistry!
Avdalovic and Milojevic are shame for our team,and Krstic is pretty bad when he plays for the national team,I am not sure why...?!
And in the end of the story-After the game,while players were leaving the court they didn't wanted to give an interview to the national TV,even if they must do that!In that moment some fans started to boo to the players and players responded so if there weren't police there would be some fight players Vs. fans for sure.What should we say in this moment...God damn shame!!!
I can't believe that Zeljko Obradovic is still our coach.First,we don't have a leader like we had in Indianapolis(Bodiroga and Peja),then everyone do whatever he wants,there is no coordination,there is no chemistry!
Avdalovic and Milojevic are shame for our team,and Krstic is pretty bad when he plays for the national team,I am not sure why...?!
And in the end of the story-After the game,while players were leaving the court they didn't wanted to give an interview to the national TV,even if they must do that!In that moment some fans started to boo to the players and players responded so if there weren't police there would be some fight players Vs. fans for sure.What should we say in this moment...God damn shame!!!
I heard Rebraca and Obradovic had an arguement in the third quarter and that is why we did not see him in the fourth. I think Obradovic kills our chemistry look at what happen in the Sydney Olympics with everyone fighting that was also the major reason Pedja did not want to because of Obradovic. Why couldn't we have gotten a coach like Ivanovic
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I am afraid that this European Championship could mean officiall end of Serbian basketball era!I hope that I am wrong,but...
This days here has been relised DVD with succeses of our national team in last decade.It is great to some some of the biggest moments for our basketball.When I saw tonights game,I just knew that it not right....
This days here has been relised DVD with succeses of our national team in last decade.It is great to some some of the biggest moments for our basketball.When I saw tonights game,I just knew that it not right....
I´ve watched that match as well.
I think that a perfect Spain played against the worst SCG ever. I dont know what is going on in your NT, but it is pretty strange: The best players and the worst play. Serbian players were only good arguing with the referees. I dont know what is going on about the Nba serbian players, but thei mind were out of the match except Darko.
one question, what is last great serbian match you can remember?? Indinapolis against USA?? It´s very hard for me to remember that, however, Serbia is first or second more talented teams in Europe. xau
PD.. how a great player Navarro#7 is
PD2.. this thread was necessary..
I think that a perfect Spain played against the worst SCG ever. I dont know what is going on in your NT, but it is pretty strange: The best players and the worst play. Serbian players were only good arguing with the referees. I dont know what is going on about the Nba serbian players, but thei mind were out of the match except Darko.
one question, what is last great serbian match you can remember?? Indinapolis against USA?? It´s very hard for me to remember that, however, Serbia is first or second more talented teams in Europe. xau
PD.. how a great player Navarro#7 is
PD2.. this thread was necessary..
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Very solid game by our team.Fans were with them from the first till the last minute so they played much better than last night.Jaric finally showed why Minesota payed him so well and Krstic and Milicic were great.I think that this season could be Darko's 
In the end-fans!They showed again how loud and important they can be in tough moments for our team.Whole last quarter they sang "Marsh na Drinu"-Serbian national song.That made fantastic atmosphere!I hope Dejan Bodiroga will get ticket for me tomorow so I can go to watch Serbia-Latvia
In the end-fans!They showed again how loud and important they can be in tough moments for our team.Whole last quarter they sang "Marsh na Drinu"-Serbian national song.That made fantastic atmosphere!I hope Dejan Bodiroga will get ticket for me tomorow so I can go to watch Serbia-Latvia
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S&M - Israel
93 - 77
Great game by Krstic & Milicic
Jaric and Rakocevic very solid
Bodiroga
93 - 77
Great game by Krstic & Milicic
Jaric and Rakocevic very solid
Bodiroga
I know it was only Israel, but Brown is an absolute horse's @** if he couldn'd get this kid to play at all. An absolute horse's @**.
I never saw a 7-footer move like that. Not even on a highway.
If you ask me I would say that Bodiroga,Tomasevic and Rebraca are there to help younger players to "grow up".I think this championship will be promotion of young and talented players and older players are there just for the backup.Of course,against better teams Bodiroga will sure play much more and much better.
The kid just needed someone who believes in him. He has so much talent. If pistons allow him to mature and make his mistakes - they will have an all star for the time to come. We went on 20 -0 run and he would not allow the opponent to get into the pain. Having him and Krstic is a very promising thing for years to come
Serbia-Latvia 82:67
Very good game from Serbian side.Latvia tryed once again to win with their 3 point shoots but they couldn't made it.We had lead from first till the last minute.Igor Rakocevic,former Minesota guard was the best(again) with 19 points and Marko Jaric(12 pts and 7 ***) and Dejan Bodiroga(12 pts and 7 rebs) followed him.
Tomorow is break and at tuesday Serbia will play against France for the 4 finals.
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The most exciting game of the day was Germany-Russia.Very bad game with so little points and in the end Germans won with Nowitzki's 3 point shoot just a few seconds before the end.He showed how big he really is.Result 51-50.
Very good game from Serbian side.Latvia tryed once again to win with their 3 point shoots but they couldn't made it.We had lead from first till the last minute.Igor Rakocevic,former Minesota guard was the best(again) with 19 points and Marko Jaric(12 pts and 7 ***) and Dejan Bodiroga(12 pts and 7 rebs) followed him.
Tomorow is break and at tuesday Serbia will play against France for the 4 finals.
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The most exciting game of the day was Germany-Russia.Very bad game with so little points and in the end Germans won with Nowitzki's 3 point shoot just a few seconds before the end.He showed how big he really is.Result 51-50.
