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PostPosted: 06/08/08 10:38 am    ::: Pre-Olympic Tournament Reply Reply with quote

Tips off tomorrow with the remaining five berths for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to be decided in the 12-team FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women.

Group A: Japan, Latvia, Senegal
Group B: Angola, Argentina, Czech Republic
Group C: Brazil, Fiji, Spain
Group D: Belarus, Chinese Taipei, Cuba

Games:

06/09/2008 (local time)

ESP vs FIJ 12:45
TPE vs CUB 15:30
LAT vs SEN 17:45
CZE vs ARG 20:00


http://www.madrid2008.fiba.com/



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PostPosted: 06/08/08 10:43 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

I predict Brazil, Cuba, Czech Republic, Japan, and Spain will get the five spots.



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PostPosted: 06/08/08 1:00 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

I think Latvia could surprise some people. I'll take them over Japan.

Doesn't some team from Africa get a bid through their thing? Has that already happened?



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PostPosted: 06/08/08 1:08 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

UTexRulz23 wrote:
I think Latvia could surprise some people. I'll take them over Japan.

Doesn't some team from Africa get a bid through their thing? Has that already happened?


Yes, Mali already qualified as the African Region champs. From now on, regions are not a factor. The 5 best teams qualify.
Funny tidbit (well, maybe not for Sparks fans). Marta Fernandez was not selected for the Spanish NT. Apparently, the coach thinks she's expendable.



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PostPosted: 06/08/08 1:33 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Is there a roster for the Spanish NT online somewhere? Are the 2 GWU grads - Montanana and Aguilar - on the team?


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PostPosted: 06/08/08 1:36 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

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Is there a roster for the Spanish NT online somewhere? Are the 2 GWU grads - Montanana and Aguilar - on the team?


Spain 's Roster page



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PostPosted: 06/08/08 2:53 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
I predict Brazil, Cuba, Czech Republic, Japan, and Spain will get the five spots.


I think i'd swap Japan for Latvia. I don't see the Japanese making it.

It should be an interesting tournament. Hopefully we have some upsets.



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PostPosted: 06/08/08 10:24 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

How did Brazil and Spain end up in the same group? Those are the only two I vaguely recognize as being worth anything, except maybe the Czechs. Didn't Cuba fall off the face of the earth in the last few years?

*so does not follow international basketball*



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PostPosted: 06/08/08 10:37 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Orange][Krush wrote:
pilight wrote:
I predict Brazil, Cuba, Czech Republic, Japan, and Spain will get the five spots.


I think i'd swap Japan for Latvia. I don't see the Japanese making it.

It should be an interesting tournament. Hopefully we have some upsets.


I gotta pick one upset.



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PostPosted: 06/08/08 10:58 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

I'm going with Latvia over Japan as well. The other four should be Brazil, Cuba, Spain & Czech Republic.



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PostPosted: 06/08/08 11:39 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

The toss-up group definitely looks like Group A. I could see that finishing with all three teams 1-1, and the calculators being pulled out to find the winner. Largely speaking, the other groups have either an obvious minnow or a likely winner.

It's bizarre. The nature of the tournament means that it may be the first one I've ever seen where if you win you get to go home, while the quarter-final losers have to stick around and carry on playing. Just feels weird.


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PostPosted: 06/09/08 1:41 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

So is Yuko Oga of the Mecury not on Japan's team?


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PostPosted: 06/09/08 9:36 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Latvia will make Olympics for sure.
This is not surprise!

I predict Spain, Czech Republic, Latvia, Brazil, Cuba.


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PostPosted: 06/09/08 10:18 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Spain beat Fiji 113-42 (ouch).
Taipei vs Cuba about to tip off. I am going to enjoy lunch watching the game. I hate us for losing to Cuba last year...



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PostPosted: 06/09/08 12:35 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Latvia came out of the gates well, with a 94-34 win over Senegal.

Also, Cuba pulled away from Chinese Taipei, winning 96-79.

The last game of the day is Argentina vs. Czech Republic.



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PostPosted: 06/09/08 4:47 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Thanks for the link, I realize now I should have been able to track it down...


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PostPosted: 06/10/08 11:18 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Results no one's reported yet: Czech Republic eventually pull away from Argentina 77-55 in the last game yesterday, Cuba beat Belarus 68-58 in the first game today to win their group, Japan sneaked past Senegal 71-69 (so Japan-Latvia essentially have a play-off for the group tomorrow, but both are already through), and Brazil are currently in the process of stuffing the hell out of Fiji (surprise).


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PostPosted: 06/10/08 11:47 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Well, how are you going to assess a game against Fiji? They surely did what they're supposed to do. So, my simple assessment is that Brazil beat Fiji by more points than Spain, hence we're gonna beat Spain. Wink
Oh, final score was 125-45.



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PostPosted: 06/10/08 2:30 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

BCBG25 wrote:
Well, how are you going to assess a game against Fiji? They surely did what they're supposed to do. So, my simple assessment is that Brazil beat Fiji by more points than Spain, hence we're gonna beat Spain. Wink
Oh, final score was 125-45.


There was a nice article on the webpage about Fiji and how excited they are just to be there. Still, it's gotta suck to get put in the toughest group when you know you are definitely the worst team there. Yikes.

Hey BCBG, how much WNBA potential does Jucimara(or Mama) have? Seems like she put up good numbers and she looks somewhat strong. I hadn't heard of her until today.



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PostPosted: 06/10/08 4:06 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Looks like Zane Teilane got married. CONGRATS!! Here's hoping she returns to the WNBA next season!



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PostPosted: 06/10/08 5:10 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Orange][Krush wrote:
Hey BCBG, how much WNBA potential does Jucimara(or Mama) have? Seems like she put up good numbers and she looks somewhat strong. I hadn't heard of her until today.


Well, it *was* Fiji and they're kinda short. She's been playing in Spain the last few seasons, so I only get to see her play in the BNT and even then, not a whole lot.
She's playing basically because Érika can't go, but she's serviceable. Not WNBA material though, too slow and not very tough. But the usual disclaimer applies, she's a good offensive player.



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PostPosted: 06/10/08 5:26 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Mamá's statistics for Villeneuve d'Ascq this past winter can be found here and here. She did turn 30 in February, so a WNBA future is probably unlikely...

Argentina and Sénégal followed Fiji through the two-and-out door today. Yuko Oga had 13 points and four assists in Japan's 71-69 victory over Sénégal. Tomorrow's Belarus/Chinese Taipei winner will round out the quarterfinal field...


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PostPosted: 06/10/08 5:37 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Will they even play games that don't matter tomorrow? For example, Spain vs. Brazil really doesn't matter at this point.



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PostPosted: 06/10/08 5:43 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Orange][Krush wrote:
Will they even play games that don't matter tomorrow? I know some teams, as pd has said, are already out, but still have a game to play.

They all matter. The games left in groups A, B and C decide who wins the group, which means you play a runner-up in the quarter-finals. The game left in Group D decides who goes through to the quarters in second.

It's impossible to have a completely meaningless game in this format.

ETA: For example, the winner of Brazil-Spain gets to play either Belarus or Chinese Taipei in the quarter-final, the loser gets to play Cuba.


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PostPosted: 06/10/08 6:21 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

p_d_swanson wrote:
Mamá's statistics for Villeneuve d'Ascq this past winter can be found here and here. She did turn 30 in February, so a WNBA future is probably unlikely...


And of course, where I said Spain, I meant France. Laughing Got her whereabouts confused with Érika's. I didn't get to watch the game, I was the only girl in a room full of guys going crazy over Spain vs. Russia in the Euro, so forget about hogging the TV for basketball purposes.Laughing
At least tomorrow's game is a little bit earlier so I can watch a little bit.



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