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Euroleague
06-27-2015, 11:23 AM
The tournament takes place in Heraklion, Crete.

Here is the website:

http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015

The games are all being streamed in full live, and also with full replays of all the games on FIBA's YouTube channel. You can go to the main home page of the website to see what is playing live at the time, and how many hours it is until each game starts.

Here is the schedule for the playlist at YouTube: (with all the replays if you missed the game live)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCXERy73Oiz-nmGvJZFrQX43LFWAkzfW0


If you live in the USA, Team USA's games will also be broadcast live and on replay on ESPN3, from the quarterfinals onward.

Euroleague
06-27-2015, 11:27 AM
Iran versus USA is live right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoeAdW2Dhzg&index=5&list=PLCXERy73Oiz-nmGvJZFrQX43LFWAkzfW0

Genaro
06-27-2015, 11:35 AM
Audio is like 15s late

Euroleague
06-27-2015, 11:39 AM
Audio is like 15s late

Must just be on your connection. It's perfectly fine on mine. Or maybe it's because of where you live or something.

I'd close connections and try again.

Phantom84
06-27-2015, 12:18 PM
Lol, Iran can't handle that full court press.

veilside23
06-27-2015, 12:46 PM
Giles is an intriguing prospect as well as Tatum and josh jackson...

veilside23
06-27-2015, 12:51 PM
LoL at the last possession dude was still dribbling without knowing the time is about to expire :)

Euroleague
06-27-2015, 11:07 PM
Georgios Papagiannis is the most amazing physical specimen of a prospect that I've seen since rookie NBA Shaq.

https://media0.giphy.com/media/pAElvdrkJSXOo/200.gif

RightTwoCensor
06-27-2015, 11:09 PM
Names to be looking out for?

Euroleague
06-27-2015, 11:18 PM
Names to be looking out for?

I would have said Dragan Bender, but Adidas banned him from the tournament over a marketing dispute with Nike. These shoe companies are even trying to control international youth tournaments.

:roll:

:rolleyes: :facepalm

Euroleague
06-29-2015, 03:51 PM
So far..........


Big George is 2nd in the FIBA Under 19 World Championship in rebounds per game with 14.5 rebounds per game.

http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/playerstats#rebounds

Big George is 1st in the FIBA Under 19 World Championship in blocks per game with 4.5 blocks per game.

http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/playerstats#blocks

Big George is 2nd in the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in eff rating at 28.0 per game.

http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/playerstats#efficiency


And he's still 17, while most players at the tournament are 18-19.


FREAKING BEAST

Euroleague
07-01-2015, 10:59 AM
Knockout round of 16 between USA and Argentina is about to start....

Euroleague
07-02-2015, 03:32 PM
The quarterfinals match ups are set, and now the good games will start:


Upper bracket:

USA versus Italy

Greece versus Spain


Lower bracket:

Canada versus Croatia

Turkey versus Australia

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 01:20 PM
Turkey beat Australia 81 - 70.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 01:20 PM
Croatia beat Canada 84 - 71.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 01:21 PM
USA beat Italy 86 - 65.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 01:21 PM
Greece versus Spain is about to start...

Maga_1
07-03-2015, 02:00 PM
Yea Papagiannis is kinda sucking right now in both ends of the floor.
I like the Greek PG, pretty good.

FKAri
07-03-2015, 02:12 PM
link?

Maga_1
07-03-2015, 02:21 PM
http://live.realstreamunited.com/streaming/free-live-video-streaming-spain-u19-greece-u19-basketball-international-tournaments-91568.html

Tied at halftime.
Greeks are cleary nervous with the environment, they are missing open shots.

Sima, a guy who as 0 offensive reportoire is banging on the boards and getting the better of the interior players from Greece (which no one expected). 16 pontos for him.

For the Greeks, Charalampopoulos is warming up on offense even playing injuried.
I'm still trying to catch the name of the greek PG, really good.
Dorsey needs to step up.

Maga_1
07-03-2015, 02:39 PM
Toliopoulos, the name of the Greek PG.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 03:20 PM
Greece beat Spain 70 - 59. Beat them with absolute ease. Spain just tried to clear the point difference to make it look closer in garbage time.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 03:20 PM
Toliopoulos, the name of the Greek PG.

Don't pretend like you know anything about Greek players Maga.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 03:24 PM
The semifinals match ups are set:


Upper bracket:

USA versus Greece


Lower bracket:

Croatia versus Turkey


About the games...

Croatia is playing without 2 of its 3 best players, one of them being its best player overall.

Greece is playing without 2 of its 5 best players, both of which make up its starting back court. Their 2nd best player overall is also playing at about 65-70 percent capacity, due to an injury.

LAZERUSS
07-03-2015, 03:25 PM
The semifinals match ups are set:


Upper bracket:

USA versus Greece


Lower bracket:

Croatia versus Turkey


So much for all of that endless bullshit talked about in this forum by the TROLLS about how "Canada and Australia have the 2nd and 3rd best young talent in the world."

I wonder what chance the 6-10 Giles has against the 7-1+ Papagiannis?

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 03:29 PM
And so much for all of that endless bullshit talked about in this forum by the TROLLS about how, "Canada and Australia have the 2nd and 3rd best young talent in the world."

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 03:33 PM
I wonder what chance the 6-10 Giles has against the 7-1+ Papagiannis?

As ALWAYS, FIBA gives the USA the EASY schedule. So they get the EARLY game and get to rest.

But THIS time, Greece was READY FOR THIS BULLSHIT.

So, since Spain was absolutely no threat at all to beat Greece, they got to rest Big George practically the whole game.

Same with the other 7 footer Tsalmpouris.

The only issues Greece has are the usual reffing in favor of USA (as ALWAYS), and that Charalampopoulos, their 2nd best player, is playing with a bad injury. If he was 100% healthy, then I am sure USA would be easily beaten, despite the fact the refs will try to help them.

But Greece already did the smart thing and rested Papagiannis, so he will be ready.

LAZERUSS
07-03-2015, 03:34 PM
And so much for all of that endless bullshit talked about in this forum by the TROLLS about how, "Canada and Australia have the 2nd and 3rd best young talent in the world."

Do you honestly think that the posters on this forum are concerned about the talent levels of Canada and Australia (or Greece, Spain, or Lithuania)?

The rest of the world will continue to contribute the Mirotic's, Dellavedova's, and Splitter's to the NBA, but little else.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 03:38 PM
Do you honestly think that the posters on this forum are concerned about the talent levels of Canada and Australia (or Greece, Spain, or Lithuania)?

The rest of the world will continue to contribute the Mirotic's, Dellavedova's, and Splitter's to the NBA, but little else.

And the USA will continue to "contribute" the "MVPs of this world" like Derrick Rose and Stephen Curry.............for the rest of the world to laugh at.

WTF is your point?

And lots of posters here have bragged about how Canada and Australia have the 2nd and 3rd most "young talent in the world".

YOU NEED TO PUT DOWN THE CRACK PIPE

https://media0.giphy.com/media/Ln8duIQYziruM/200.gif

SpanishACB
07-03-2015, 03:38 PM
Do you honestly think that the posters on this forum are concerned about the talent levels of Canada and Australia (or Greece, Spain, or Lithuania)?

The rest of the world will continue to contribute the Mirotic's, Dellavedova's, and Splitter's to the NBA, but little else.

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/WWt9mg4KqLk/hqdefault.jpg

LAZERUSS
07-03-2015, 03:40 PM
And the USA will continue to "contribute" the "MVPs of this world" like Derrick Rose and Stephen Curry.............

WTF is your point?

And lots of posters here have bragged about how Canada and Australia have the 2nd and 3rd most "young talent in the world".

YOU NEED TO PUT DOWN THE CRACK PIPE

https://media0.giphy.com/media/Ln8duIQYziruM/200.gif

No the USA will continue to supply the Euroleague with scrubs like Anthony Parker, who was considered a god over there.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 03:47 PM
No the USA will continue to supply the Euroleague with scrubs like Anthony Parker, who was considered a god over there.

You mean the USA will continue to produce people like YOU, that are deranged psychotic lunatics, that believe things that are not true - that believe things that are only made up fantasies in their own minds, are "true facts"....

https://media2.giphy.com/media/hhmjN96koRXnG/200.gif

LAZERUSS
07-03-2015, 03:51 PM
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/WWt9mg4KqLk/hqdefault.jpg

:roll: :roll: :roll:

Duncan...from the U.S Virgin Islands. And, of course, like Ewing, and Hakeem, developed his game in the U.S.

Had it not been for that, you would never have heard of those three.

LAZERUSS
07-03-2015, 03:55 PM
You mean the USA will continue to produce people like YOU, that are deranged psychotic lunatics, that believe things that are not true - that believe things that are only made up fantasies in their own minds, are "true facts"....

https://media2.giphy.com/media/hhmjN96koRXnG/200.gif

What? That I claimed that an NBA scrub like Anthony Parker DOMINATED in Europe?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Parker


After graduating from Bradley University with a major in liberal arts, he entered the 1997 NBA Draft and played briefly in the NBA before plying his trade in Europe. There, Parker spent five seasons with the Israeli Super League basketball club Maccabi Tel Aviv and one season with the Italian Serie A club Lottomatica Roma. With Maccabi he won five Israeli Super League national championships, five Israeli National Cups, three European titles (2 Euroleague Basketball titles and the FIBA SuproLeague title in 2001), and was voted two consecutive times Euroleague MVP.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GaxYT56Bpb8/T1R4dERJYRI/AAAAAAAADMQ/4dBb6RDj6Jc/s800/AP%2520statue.jpg

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 04:12 PM
:roll: :roll: :roll:

Duncan...from the U.S Virgin Islands. And, of course, like Ewing, and Hakeem, developed his game in the U.S.

Had it not been for that, you would never have heard of those three.


What? That I claimed that an NBA scrub like Anthony Parker DOMINATED in Europe?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Parker



https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GaxYT56Bpb8/T1R4dERJYRI/AAAAAAAADMQ/4dBb6RDj6Jc/s800/AP%2520statue.jpg

You continue to prove that you are psychotic.

LAZERUSS
07-03-2015, 04:14 PM
You continue to prove that you are psychotic.

By telling the complete truth?

In what world is that considered psychotioc? Only your's I presume.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 04:17 PM
By telling the complete truth?

In what world is that considered psychotioc? Only your's I presume.

Wow, this guy is downright SCARY.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 04:18 PM
Lazeruss = an alt account of gabepizza

Maga_1
07-03-2015, 04:38 PM
Don't pretend like you know anything about Greek players Maga.

I don't, that's why i had to search it :lol
I only know Charalampopoulos and Papagiannis, and the Papagiannis i barely saw him play.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 04:55 PM
I don't, that's why i had to search it :lol
I only know Charalampopoulos and Papagiannis, and the Papagiannis i barely saw him play.

Unfortunately, Charalampopulos is playing with a bad injury. If he was fully healthy, I am sure Greece would beat USA.

Papagiannis was being rested for the game against USA. That's why he barely played. The coach just wanted him to get a little bit of playing time to keep his rhythm up, and then they rested him for the next game.

As for Toliopoulos, all of the young Greek guards (except Dorsey, for obvious reasons) have copied all of Spanoulis' moves. Now Greece has a whole generation of young guards that can create AND score.

FINALLY, no more of these Papaloukas, Nick Calathes, and Diamantidis type of guards will be coming through the national team anymore. It's just so damn hard to win in modern basketball with guards like that. You have to have modern guards that can shoot and score like Spanoulis.

And now these younger generation Greek guards all grew up watching Spanoulis play, and they have all copied his moves and playing style, and now Greece has a bunch of them that can shoot and score. Toliopoulos looks like the one that has copied Spanoulis' moves the most maybe, along with Lountzis, who reminds me a lot of Rudy Fernandez with his size and athletic ability.

All those years it has been just Greece playing with only two guards that could create their own score in Spanoulis and Zisis, and the rest were just all about passing. Now thanks to all the young players watching Spanoulis play, it looks like that nonsense finally ended. And all the "you need to emulate Papaloukas and Diamantidis" bullshit has finally stopped.

Maga_1
07-03-2015, 05:19 PM
Unfortunately, Charalampopulos is playing with a bad injury. If he was fully healthy, I am sure Greece would beat USA.

Papagiannis was being rested for the game against USA. That's why he barely played. The coach just wanted him to get a little bit of playing time to keep his rhythm up, and then they rested him for the next game.

As for Toliopoulos, all of the young Greek guards (except Dorsey, for obvious reasons) have copied all of Spanoulis' moves. Now Greece has a whole generation of young guards that can create AND score.

FINALLY, no more of these Papaloukas, Nick Calathes, and Diamantidis type of guards will be coming through the national team anymore. It's just so damn hard to win in modern basketball with guards like that. You have to have modern guards that can shoot and score like Spanoulis.

And now these younger generation Greek guards all grew up watching Spanoulis play, and they have all copied his moves and playing style, and now Greece has a bunch of them that can shoot and score. Toliopoulos looks like the one that has copied Spanoulis' moves the most maybe, along with Lountzis, who reminds me a lot of Rudy Fernandez with his size and athletic ability.

All those years it has been just Greece playing with only two guards that could create their own score in Spanoulis and Zisis, and the rest were just all about passing. Now thanks to all the young players watching Spanoulis play, it looks like that nonsense finally ended. And all the "you need to emulate Papaloukas and Diamantidis" bullshit has finally stopped.

You clearly know greek stuff better then me, just a few pointers:
- Papagiannis didn't play because he was getting outlplayed, like Kottas and other kid from Iowa too. Mitoglou was the only interior player that stud up and played average.
- I don't think Greek guards playing like Spanoulis, especially not Tolioupolos after what i saw.. i think he's more a facilitator then a score, like Spanoulis is. He knows how to push the tempo while Spanoulis plays amazingly half court sets.

Greek found their rotation in the 2nd half, i don't know what the greek coach was doing in the first but he missed all the timming on the subs that he made.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 05:32 PM
You clearly know greek stuff better then me, just a few pointers:
- Papagiannis didn't play because he was getting outlplayed, like Kottas and other kid from Iowa too. Mitoglou was the only interior player that stud up and played average.
- I don't think Greek guards playing like Spanoulis, especially not Tolioupolos after what i saw.. i think he's more a facilitator then a score, like Spanoulis is. He knows how to push the tempo while Spanoulis plays amazingly half court sets.

Greek found their rotation in the 2nd half, i don't know what the greek coach was doing in the first but he missed all the timming on the subs that he made.

The Greek big men were rested for the game against USA. You can think whatever you want. They were not going to play hardly at all in the game against Spain.

Greece knew Spain could not beat them, and USA played the early game, because FIBA ALWAYS gives them the EASY schedule. Greece rested their big men because of that.

Spanoulis only plays in half court sets because every coach he has demands that. Giannakis, Van Gundy, Obradovic, Bartzokas, Ivkovic, Sfairopoulos, etc.

When the hell did he ever play in any team that allowed the guard to push the ball? Never would be the answer.

Actually, he might finally get to this summer with Katsikaris, but still even then, he is playing with guys like Bourousis, Koufos, etc. so even then you can't really push the ball.

His natural play style is exactly to push the ball.

Now get serious Maga. You are a trained European point guard. As such, I know you need to understand all the positions and how they work.

So you need to understand that Greece is going to play one way against Spain, which is a small team and that likes to switch, and another way with USA that wants to force turnovers and get in open court.

So you should know you want to naturally play smaller and quicker, with ball handlers and shooters against Spain, and you want to play bigger and stronger and have guys to block up the lane and control the rebounds with USA and in particular you want to prevent them from starting the fast break from getting those quick rebounds and running.

It does not take a genius to figure out that you need to use Charalampopulos more as a 4 and Mitoglou more as a 5 against a team like Spain, and use Tsalmpouris more as a 4/5 and Papagiannis with Kottas as bigs against a team like USA, with Mitoglou to spread the floor.

Surely you can grasp that?

So there is no reason to run your bigs up and down the floor when you are Greece to tire them out, when you don't match that way against Spain, you can beat Spain anyway, and you play USA with less rest than them, so you need to have your big men rested to play them.

This is not rocket science.

Maga_1
07-03-2015, 05:58 PM
You don't have to say that to me, you have to say that to the greek coach that took an entire half to grasp that he needed a more versatile team instead of playing with bigs :lol

I saw Croatia-USA, they were banging them downlow while they could. Even Arapovic was posting up a lot more then he use to it.

A team that can defeat the full court pressure can defeat the US, we saw that today in the first half when italians were getting by the first line in defense but...

I don't know if anyone can keep up with US rhythm, they play with a lot of intensity especially on the defense, which leads to easy points on offense.

Turkey is my favorite team of the tournament so far, i like the way they play a lot even tho i just watch 2 games.

bletchley
07-03-2015, 09:22 PM
The biggest talent in this tournement would be Dragan Bender. But since he is not here i would choose Furkan Korkmaz as the greatest talent from Europe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T0dhGx43gA (Euroleage and Turkish league not u18 or sth)

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2016/ #11

He is 17 yo and played 10 min. per game in the Euroleague for Anadolu Efes averaging 3.5 points. He was a valuable member of u-18 Europe Champions Turkey, scoring 12 pts per game coming off the bench at the age of 16.


He is a great shooter and athlete as well which makes him a great scorer and he is considered as top 15 in many of the mock draft websites for 2016.

http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/Furkan-KORKMAZ

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 09:50 PM
I really like Korkmaz as a player. But I don't think he's a star. I would not call him "biggest talent from Europe". Simply because I see him more as a guy that plays on adrenaline and energy and making plays than he does so much on skill.

I really like him as a player, but to take label as "biggest talent of Europe", he has to have more skills than he does.

You are putting him at the level of being a star, and a star has something extra, something I don't see in him really. I see a lot of activity, good basketball IQ, good athletic ability, etc., that ability to make plays, but I don't see anything that really stands out.

Actually, he's very similar to Tyler Dorsey, who is playing in the same tournament, only I think Dorsey is a better shooter and more athletic, with better one on one skills. So even in the category of similar players, I'm not sure if he's even the best of his type of player.

Although, there is something about him that makes you really like him as a player when you watch him though, and I'm not sure what it is, but when you watch him play, you just really like how he plays.

But I don't see him as biggest talent or star type player. I really don't see it.

I see something more like a true championship caliber role player.

Euroleague
07-03-2015, 09:58 PM
You don't have to say that to me, you have to say that to the greek coach that took an entire half to grasp that he needed a more versatile team instead of playing with bigs :lol

I saw Croatia-USA, they were banging them downlow while they could. Even Arapovic was posting up a lot more then he use to it.

A team that can defeat the full court pressure can defeat the US, we saw that today in the first half when italians were getting by the first line in defense but...

I don't know if anyone can keep up with US rhythm, they play with a lot of intensity especially on the defense, which leads to easy points on offense.

Turkey is my favorite team of the tournament so far, i like the way they play a lot even tho i just watch 2 games.

USA plays the same way in every game. The key to beating them is to have the lead at the 25 minute mark and then when they start to apply pressure not to get into their mind games. Because they foul you every time and the refs hold the whistle.

If you have the lead at middle of 3rd quarter then pressure shifts to them. Then when they start their serious fouling at that point, as they like to at last 15 minutes, and refs let them, then you have to just play through it and not let it get to you.

Eventually the refs have to make some foul calls. If you can get through that pressure defense and trapping defense with smart passing, hit some open shots, get some lay ups, then they will start to feel the pressure and they will most likely choke as the clock starts to tick away. Because then you can start to zone them up hard at that point, once you have the lead and the clock is against them in pressure time, and then at that point they won't hit those shots.

That is basically how every single team at every level has beaten USA, and it's also how every single team at every level almost beat USA.

But in order to get the win, you have to make your free throws and 3 point shots at a high percentage also. Because that is what allows you to get the initial lead.

hawksdogsbraves
07-04-2015, 01:49 AM
I saw the tail end of the Italy-USA game today but couldn't really get a read on how the teams were playing because it was a 20 point game. Who all is on team-USA? Are these all kids about to be in college?

Isn't there another world tournament going on where Kansas is representing team USA?

JimmyMcAdocious
07-04-2015, 02:25 AM
I saw the tail end of the Italy-USA game today but couldn't really get a read on how the teams were playing because it was a 20 point game. Who all is on team-USA? Are these all kids about to be in college?

Isn't there another world tournament going on where Kansas is representing team USA?

http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/USA#tab=roster

Justin Bibbs - VT
LJ Peak - GTown
Chinanu Onuaku - LVille
Thomas Welsh - UCLA

Those are the college kids (to be soph). Don't think any of them are particularly good. Peak had some decent hype back in HS tho.

Caleb Swanigan - Purdue
Allonzo Trier - Zona
Jalen Brunson - Nova
Jawun Evans - OSU

Those are the incoming freshman. I think Swanigan is the only potential oad, and he's like a 6-7 center... Brunson got big time game. Not sure if it's the type that translates to the NBA, but I think he's going to be a great college player.

Harry Giles
Jayson Tatum
Josh Jackson
Terrance Ferguson

Those are the 2016 recruits. Giles, Tatum, and Jackson are the top tier of the entire class. And for the last 2 years, since these guys were freshman going to sophs in HS, this is supposed to be the next great high school class. Legit potential franchise players at the top, etc. Fwiw, 2017 is also getting the same hype with Ayton, Porter, Duval, Felton, and Trent Jr. Everyone builds up the youngins, unless it's obviously a class lacking talent (like this most recent one), and when they don't live to the hype it gets completely ignored and they do the same again. Not that I'm saying 2016 isn't forrreal..

LAZERUSS
07-04-2015, 06:23 AM
http://www.fiba.com/world/u19/2015/USA#tab=roster

Justin Bibbs - VT
LJ Peak - GTown
Chinanu Onuaku - LVille
Thomas Welsh - UCLA

Those are the college kids (to be soph). Don't think any of them are particularly good. Peak had some decent hype back in HS tho.

Caleb Swanigan - Purdue
Allonzo Trier - Zona
Jalen Brunson - Nova
Jawun Evans - OSU

Those are the incoming freshman. I think Swanigan is the only potential oad, and he's like a 6-7 center... Brunson got big time game. Not sure if it's the type that translates to the NBA, but I think he's going to be a great college player.

Harry Giles
Jayson Tatum
Josh Jackson
Terrance Ferguson

Those are the 2016 recruits. Giles, Tatum, and Jackson are the top tier of the entire class. And for the last 2 years, since these guys were freshman going to sophs in HS, this is supposed to be the next great high school class. Legit potential franchise players at the top, etc. Fwiw, 2017 is also getting the same hype with Ayton, Porter, Duval, Felton, and Trent Jr. Everyone builds up the youngins, unless it's obviously a class lacking talent (like this most recent one), and when they don't live to the hype it gets completely ignored and they do the same again. Not that I'm saying 2016 isn't forrreal..

:applause: :applause: :applause:

I appreciate the feedback. I'll be honest, I haven't read much hype on any of these USA kids.

And while I always felt Greg Oden was way over-rated, at least his name was repeatedly popping up in the sports news.

From what little I have seen, Giles looks good. He is 6-10 and listed at PF, but since their only center, Welsh, doesn't appear to have much talent, I would assume that Giles would probably be the primary defender on Papagiannis.

In any case, if Papagiannis is supposedly the best player on the Greek team, he is not highly ranked by the college scouting reports that I have read. Not sure if ESPN still has him listed outside of their Top-100, either.

If these players are supposed to be the best Under-19 players in the world, it is unlikely that very many will mak NBA rosters, and probably none of them will be stars in the NBA.

Euroleague
07-04-2015, 07:06 AM
:applause: :applause: :applause:

I appreciate the feedback. I'll be honest, I haven't read much hype on any of these USA kids.

And while I always felt Greg Oden was way over-rated, at least his name was repeatedly popping up in the sports news.

From what little I have seen, Giles looks good. He is 6-10 and listed at PF, but since their only center, Welsh, doesn't appear to have much talent, I would assume that Giles would probably be the primary defender on Papagiannis.

In any case, if Papagiannis is supposedly the best player on the Greek team, he is not highly ranked by the college scouting reports that I have read. Not sure if ESPN still has him listed outside of their Top-100, either.

If these players are supposed to be the best Under-19 players in the world, it is unlikely that very many will mak NBA rosters, and probably none of them will be stars in the NBA.

You have a sub 70 IQ.

"USA is the only country in the world", blah blah blah blah blah blah

Euroleague
07-04-2015, 07:08 AM
Anyway, Team USA's games are being broadcast on ESPN3 also.

So you can watch the USA - Italy game on replay if you missed it.

And you can watch the USA - Greece game when it is on live and also on replay if you miss it.

The same with the next game.

LAZERUSS
07-04-2015, 07:08 AM
You have a sub 70 IQ.

"USA is the only country in the world", blah blah blah blah blah blah

As always...you can't actually refute any of my claims.

Go ahead and post some more meaningless gifs.

Euroleague
07-04-2015, 07:23 AM
The 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship semifinal between Greece and USA takes place today.

The game is available to watch on http://www.livebasketball.tv/ (you need to either have an account or to register one, or you can log in and watch with your Facebook account).

And it is also available to watch, if you live in USA and have a TV provider, on ESPN3 and Watch ESPN. http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index

In both of those, you can see the game live, and also on replay.

If you don't have access to either of those, you can also try watching the game live in sites like these:

http://www.stopstream.me/6-basketball.html

http://www.rojadirecta.me/

http://www.gofeed2all.eu/type/basketball.html

Euroleague
07-04-2015, 07:27 AM
As always...you can't actually refute any of my claims.

Go ahead and post some more meaningless gifs.

https://media2.giphy.com/media/7GySaKuIzts9q/200.gif