Dutch Eagle Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 From August 31 till September 17 the 40th European Basketball Championship will take place in 4 different countries. The final stage will be in Konstantinoupoli. This is the last Eurobasket that is organised every two years. From 2017 the continental championships will take place every four years.
Dutch Eagle Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 Of course Greece will participate. Greece is in group A that plays in Helsinki. Opponents are Poland, France, Finland, Slovenia and Iceland. 4 teams advance to the knockout stage in Turkey. The preliminary 16-man squad selected by coach Kostas Missas: Yiannis Bourousis, Kostas Papanikolaou, Kostas Sloukas, Giorgos Printezis, Nick Calathes, Vangelis Mantzaris, Yiannis Antetokounbo, Thanasis Antetokounbo, Dimitris Agravanis, Zach August, Kostas Mitoglou, Tyler Dorsey, Giorgos Papagiannis, Yiannis Papapetrou, Nikos Pappas, Giorgos Bogris. 4 of them won't make the cut.
Antaeus7 Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 (edited) So the Greek basketball federation decided to "hire" 2 African-American players to represent our country? Edited July 29, 2017 by Molon Lave
Dutch Eagle Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 ML, I did not know them either before they were in the preliminary squad, but both their mothers are Greek. Lea Tzimoulis is the mother of August. Samia Konstantinidou is the mother of Dorsey. And well, you know how Greeks are. Even if you are 1% Greek and 99% something else you are Greek. A passport is ready in an eyeblink.
Brklyngrk Posted July 31, 2017 Posted July 31, 2017 In both of those players, they are half Greek through their moms. I see nothing wrong with them representing Greece as long as they identify as Greek.
Dutch Eagle Posted August 8, 2017 Author Posted August 8, 2017 Why not, Niko?! But it's not necesarry to beat them. First four advance. But it would be wise not to end as fourth in the group as you have to face #1 from another group.
Dutch Eagle Posted August 8, 2017 Author Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) First friendly yesterday as warmup for the Eurobasket: Greece trashed Roumania with 106-48. Topscorer Papanikolaou with 17 points. Edited August 8, 2017 by Dutch Eagle
Dutch Eagle Posted August 8, 2017 Author Posted August 8, 2017 Today we beated Great Britain 92-64 in the final of the tournament in Patras. Antetokounbo was injured and did not play. Next friendlies will be against Montenegro and Serbia on August 11 and 12.
Dutch Eagle Posted August 9, 2017 Author Posted August 9, 2017 Not before this Eurobasket, Molon. August 18 and 19 we will play two friendlies against Great Britain (again) in London. August 23-25 we will face Italy, Serbia and Georgia in the Acropolis tournament in Athens. After that the squad heads for Finland.
Dutch Eagle Posted August 14, 2017 Author Posted August 14, 2017 Greece - Montenegro 83-81 (Antetokounbo 20 pts & 9 rebs; Pappas 17 pts) Serbia - Greece 93-61 (Bourousis 13 pts.). Greece were trashed, especially in the second quarter.
Blackhawk Posted August 15, 2017 Posted August 15, 2017 We play Great Britain in two friendlies in London and them friendlies against Italy, Serbia and Georgia in Athens before travelling to Helsinki for the EURO.
Dutch Eagle Posted August 19, 2017 Author Posted August 19, 2017 Yiannis Antetokounbo is OUT of the Eurobasket. He has an knee-injury. Greece beated Great Britain today with 84-88. The scheduled match for yesterday was not played. Do not know why, but could be because they will face each other again in World Cup qualifiers in November 2017 and February 2018.
Boxou Posted August 20, 2017 Posted August 20, 2017 it was played but it had no coverage and fans, it was a scrimmage game and greece won 72-68
Dutch Eagle Posted August 20, 2017 Author Posted August 20, 2017 Thanx, Boxou. Could not find anything on the net. Not even on the 'official' sites.
Dutch Eagle Posted August 25, 2017 Author Posted August 25, 2017 August 23rd: Greece - Georgia 71-72 August 24th: Greece - Italy 73-70 AET (64-64 after 4 Quarters) Today: Greece - Serbia
Dutch Eagle Posted August 25, 2017 Author Posted August 25, 2017 Greece - Serbia: 67-69 Greece was much better than last time in Belgrade. Topscorer for Greece: Sloukas with 15 points. This was the last friendly. Next game will be August 31st on the Eurobasket against Iceland.
Dutch Eagle Posted August 26, 2017 Author Posted August 26, 2017 These 12 were selected by coach Kostas Missas for the Eurobasket: Yiannis Bourousis, Kostas Papanikolaou, Kostas Sloukas, Giorgos Printezis, Nick Calathes, Vangelis Mantzaris, Thanasis Antetokounbo, Dimitris Agravanis, Giorgos Papagiannis, Yiannis Papapetrou, Nikos Pappas, Giorgos Bogris.
Dutch Eagle Posted August 31, 2017 Author Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Dutch Eagle said: Iceland - Greece FT: 61-90 Topscorer: Pappas with 20 points Bourousis grabbed 8 rebounds.
Antaeus7 Posted September 2, 2017 Posted September 2, 2017 France is beating up on Greece, they need a miracle here.
Antaeus7 Posted September 2, 2017 Posted September 2, 2017 On 8/7/2017 at 7:55 PM, NikotheGreek said: Anyone think we can beat France? No lol
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