Crazy Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Greece NT basketball team got a present this weekend since from the 2 countries,Puerto Rico and Greece that were the front runners for organizing this tournament,Greece came on top with a 13-5 vote in the FIBA meeting that took place in Chicago.This fact helps our chances of actually making it to China Olympics tremendously since we are going to be playing in our home with the support of thousands of fans and if we show up ready and play up to our high level,we will take 1 of the tickets. ESAKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 The Olympic draw for Beijing 2008 qualification which will take place in Athens http://www.contra.gr/None/World/OlympicGam...008/185821.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Olympic Basketball Qualification for Beijing 2008 Preliminary round Qualified for the quarterfinals Group A Brazil Greece Lebanon July 14 Greece vs. Lebanon OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, Athens July 15 Lebanon vs. Brazil OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, Athens July 16 Brazil vs. Greece OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, Athens Group B Cape Verde Germany New Zealand July 14 New Zealand vs. Cape Verde OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, Athens July 15 Cape Verde vs. Germany OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, Athens July 16 Germany vs. New Zealand OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, Athens Group C Canada Korea Slovenia July 14 Korea vs. Slovenia OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, Athens July 15 Slovenia vs. Canada OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, Athens July 16 Canada vs. Korea OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, Athens Group D Cameroon Croatia Puerto Rico July 14 Croatia vs. Cameroon OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, Athens July 15 Cameroon vs. Puerto Rico OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, Athens July 16 Puerto Rico vs. Croatia OAKA Indoor Sports Arena, Athens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Schedule announced for the tournament. All matches in July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Should Greece pass from its Olympic qualifying division against Brazil and Lebanon, they will be in a division with Argentina, Australia, Iran, Lithuania and Russia Group A: Argentina, Australia, Iran, Lithuania, Russia, Qualifier A Group B: Angola, China, Spain, USA, Qualifier B and Qualifier C Four teams of each group will advance to the quarterfinal stage. Here is the schedule for the preliminary round: 10th August 2008: Game 7: Australia vs. Qualifier A Game 8: Russia vs. Iran Game 9: Lithuania vs. Argentina Game 10: USA vs. China Game 11: Spain vs. Qualifier C Game 12: Qualifier B vs. Angola 12th August 2008: Game 19: Qualifier A vs. Russia Game 20: Argentina vs. Australia Game 21: Iran vs. Lithuania Game 22: China vs. Spain Game 23: Angola vs. USA Game 24: Qualifier C vs. Qualifier B 14th August 2008: Game 31: Argentina vs. Qualifier A Game 32: Lithuania vs. Russia Game 33: Australia vs. Iran Game 34: Angola vs. China Game 35: Qualifier B vs. Spain Game 36: USA vs. Qualifier C 16th August 2008: Game 43: Qualifier A vs. Lithuania Game 44: Iran vs. Argentina Game 45: Russia vs. Australia Game 46: China vs. Qualifier B Game 47: Qualifier C vs. Angola Game 48: Spain vs. USA 18th August 2008: Game 55: Iran vs. Qualifier A Game 56: Australia vs. Lithuania Game 57: Argentina vs. Russia Game 58: Qualifier C vs. China Game 59: USA vs. Qualifier B Game 60: Angola vs. Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakos13 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Should Greece pass from its Olympic qualifying division against Brazil and Lebanon, they will be in a division with Argentina, Australia, Iran, Lithuania and Russia Group A: Argentina, Australia, Iran, Lithuania, Russia, Qualifier A Group B: Angola, China, Spain, USA, Qualifier B and Qualifier C Four teams of each group will advance to the quarterfinal stage. Here is the schedule for the preliminary round: 10th August 2008: Game 7: Australia vs. Qualifier A Game 8: Russia vs. Iran Game 9: Lithuania vs. Argentina Game 10: USA vs. China Game 11: Spain vs. Qualifier C Game 12: Qualifier B vs. Angola 12th August 2008: Game 19: Qualifier A vs. Russia Game 20: Argentina vs. Australia Game 21: Iran vs. Lithuania Game 22: China vs. Spain Game 23: Angola vs. USA Game 24: Qualifier C vs. Qualifier B 14th August 2008: Game 31: Argentina vs. Qualifier A Game 32: Lithuania vs. Russia Game 33: Australia vs. Iran Game 34: Angola vs. China Game 35: Qualifier B vs. Spain Game 36: USA vs. Qualifier C 16th August 2008: Game 43: Qualifier A vs. Lithuania Game 44: Iran vs. Argentina Game 45: Russia vs. Australia Game 46: China vs. Qualifier B Game 47: Qualifier C vs. Angola Game 48: Spain vs. USA 18th August 2008: Game 55: Iran vs. Qualifier A Game 56: Australia vs. Lithuania Game 57: Argentina vs. Russia Game 58: Qualifier C vs. China Game 59: USA vs. Qualifier B Game 60: Angola vs. Spain No Greece goes to a playoff after that....in fact we have a tough time to qualify well likley have to play New Zealand (easy match), but then Slovenia to qualify...so qualifying wont be as easy as we expect...How do we know which qualifyer well be (A, B, C)? Were looking really bad, horrendous in the last Euro, and other teams just look so much stronger... Russia, Spain, Lithuania, USA, Argentina we cant beat....Its going to be a rough tournament this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loup Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Format The teams will be divided into four groups (Groups A-D) for the preliminary round. Round robin for the preliminary round; the top two teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals. The last-placed team in each group are eliminated. A single-elimination tournament will then be held; the quarterfinals pairings are: A1 vs. B2 B1 vs. A2 C1 vs. D2 D1 vs. C2 The semifinal pairings will be A1/B2 vs. C1/D2 and B1/A2 vs. D1/C2. The semifinal winners are qualified for the Olympics. No championship game will be held. The semifinal losers will play for the last Olympic qualifying berth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 From Fiba.com Koufos gives thumbs-down to Greece for this summer SALT LAKE CITY (FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament) - If all of Athens had hoped to see seven-footer Kostas Koufos with their own eyes, they’ll have to wait a while following the American-born player’s decision to spend this summer with the Utah Jazz instead of playing at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Panagiotis Yannakis had included the MVP of last year’s U18 European Championship in Madrid in his squad but Koufos, selected 23rd by the Jazz last week in the draft, will remain in the United States to prepare for his rookie season. "For me, the priority's NBA," Koufos said in the Salt Lake Tribune. "Always will be. Whatever the staff needs me to do to excel on the NBA level, I'm willing to do." Had Koufos joined Yannakis’ preliminary squad and made the team, he would have played in front of sold-out arenas in Athens where the Greeks will take on Brazil and Lebanon in Group A. Three places are up for grabs for the Beijing Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paxiotis7 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I guess the warm up games are starting now... http://www.sport24.gr/html/ent/168/ent.242168.asp Greece are starting to look pretty good :tup: Imo Greece should win this mini-tournament. The only temas that could scare greece are slovenia and croatia ( two teams that we barly beat in eurobasket) and maybe puerto rico/ brasil. Greece were horrible in 07 but my bet is they will bounce back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAO_OR_DEATH Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 the last 2 games (greece v ausy and v brazil) it seemed that the greeks were on holiday for 3/4s of the match. I mean they didnt play well at all!! but some how they started to play (maybe they borrowed the greek football team's good form switch) and inforced their dominance on the opposing team. I think at one point today greece had outscored Ausy 45-12 in the second half after being down 38-40 at half time. I think we'll see how serious they are against croatia but this whole format has me confused, how can the WC runners up not qualify for the olympics when in 2002 NZ semifinalists qualified for sydney olympics and 2006 WC. Maybe Oceania has a few handouts who knows?? I would love for Greece to PLay NZ, I am a "NZer" but i really dislike NZ basketball for not giving youth a chance and sticking with the same greatgrandfathers who took us through in 2002 (who were still too old then BTW) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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