2006 FIBA World Championship

[EDouble]

whats everybody think of the shit so far thats chcked for it? theres been only exhibition play now but it kicks off the 19th

1. Japan (Host Country/Ranked #25)

2. Argentina (2004 Olympic Champion/Ranked #3)

3. Angola (Africa Zone first place finisher/Ranked #17) (Angola defeated Senegal 70-61/FIBA Africa Qualifying Tournament - August 16-25, Algiers, Algeria)

4. Senegal (Africa Zone second place finisher/Ranked #30)

5. Nigeria (Africa Zone third place finisher/Ranked #21) (Nigeria deafted Algeria 88-76)

6. Brazil (Americas Zone first place finisher/Ranked #15) (Brazil defeated Argentina 100-88/FIBA Americas Qualifying Tournament, August 24-Sept. 4, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

7. Venezuela (Americas Zone third palce finsiher/Ranked #20) (Venezuela defeated USA 93-83)

8. USA (Americas Zone fourth place finisher/Ranked #1)

9. Panama (Americas Zone fifth place finisher/Ranked #34)

10. China (Asia Zone first place finisher/Ranked #14) (China defeated Lebanon 77-61/ FIBA Asia Qualifying Tournament - Sept. 8-16, Doha, Qatar)

11. Lebanon (Asia Zone second place finisher/Ranked #26)

12. Qatar (Asia Zone third place finisher/Ranked #28) (Qatar defeated South Korea 89-77)

13. Greece (European Zone first place finisher/Ranked #8) (Greece defeated Germany 78-62/FIBA Europe - Eurobasket, Sept. 15-25, Serbia & Montenegro)

14. Germany (European Zone second place finisher/Ranked #13)

15. France (European Zone third place finisher/Ranked #10) (France defeated Spain 98-68)

16. Spain (European Zone fourth place finisher/Ranked #5)

17. Lithuania (European Zone fifth place finisher/Ranked #4) (Lithuania defeated Slovenia 78-70)

18. Slovenia (European Zone sixth place finisher/Ranked #22)

19. Australia (Oceania Zone #1/Ranked #9) (Australia defeated New Zealand in a best of three series 3-0 to win the FIBA Oceania Championship. Australia won by scores of 84-74, 82-71, and 91-80. The Oceania Championship was held Aug 17-22, in Auckland and Dunedin, New Zealand)

20. New Zealand (Oceania Zone #2/Ranked #16)

21. Italy (Invited by FIBA/Ranked #6)

22. Puerto Rico (Invited by FIBA/Ranked #11)

23. Serbia & Montenegro (Invited by FIBA/Ranked #2)

24. Turkey (Invited by FIBA/Ranked #18)

 

[EDouble]

Aug. 19 results:
Lebanon over Venezuela, 82-72
Germany over Japan, 81-70
Australia over Brazil, 83-77
USA over Puerto Rico, 111-100
Angola over Panama, 83-70
Nigeria over Serbia & Montenegro, 82-75
Greece over Qatar, 84-64
Slovenia over Senegal, 96-79
Argentina over France, 80-70
Spain over New Zealand, 86-70
Turkey over Lithuania, 76-74
Italy over China, 84-69

Aug. 20 results:
Venezuela over Nigeria, 84-77
Angola over Japan, 87-62
Brazil over Qatar, 97-66
Puerto Rico over Senegal, 88-79
Germany over New Zealand, 80-56
Argentina over Lebanon, 107-72
Turkey over Australia, 76-68
Italy over Slovenia, 80-76
Spain over Panama, 101-57
France over Serbia & Montenegro, 65-61
Greece over Lithuania, 81-76
USA over China, 121-90

 

[troublesome2004]

I'm following although I don't expect much from our young team. The best players are left out. Just look at the results...
The favourites doing well so far...

 

[EDouble]

:thumb:

Aug. 21 results:
Argentina over Venezuela, 96-54
Angola over New Zealand, 95-73
Serbia & Montenegro over Lebanon, 104-57
Spain over Germany, 92-71
Japan over Panama, 78-61
France over Nigeria, 64-53

Aug. 22 results:
Lithuania over Qatar, 106-65
Puerto Rico over China, 90-87
Italy over Senegal, 64-56
Greece over Australia, 72-69
Turkey over Brazil, 73-71
USA over Slovenia, 114-95

 

[EDouble]

Aug. 23 results:
Argentina over Nigeria, 98-64
Spain over Angola, 93-83
China over Senegal, 100-83
Lithuania over Australia, 78-57
Germany over Panama, 81-63
Serbia & Montenegro over Venezuela, 90-65
Turkey over Qatar, 76-69
Slovenia over Puerto Rico, 90-82
Lebanon over France, 74-73
New Zealand over Japan, 60-57
USA over Italy, 94-85
Greece over Brazil, 91-80

Aug. 24 results:
Argentina over Serbia & Montenegro, 83-79
Germany over Angola, 108-103
Australia over Qatar, 93-46
China over Slovenia, 78-77
Nigeria over Lebanon, 95-72
New Zealand over Panama, 86-75
Italy over Puerto Rico, 73-72
Lithuania over Brazil, 79-74
France over Venezuela, 81-61
Spain over Japan, 104-55
Greece over Turkey, 76-69
USA over Senegal, 103-58

 

[EDouble]

Aug. 26 results:
Argentina over New Zealand, 79-62
Lithuania over Italy, 71-68
Turkey over Slovenia, 90-84
Spain over Serbia & Montenegro, 87-75

Aug. 27 results:
Germany over Nigeria, 78-77
USA over Australia, 113-73
France over Angola, 68-62
Greece over China, 95-64

 

[EDouble]

Aug. 29 results:
Spain over Lithuania, 89-67
Argentina over Turkey, 83-58

Aug. 30 results:
Greece over France, 73-56
USA over Germany, 85-65

 

[KanDeeMan]

Greece 101, USA 95. I'm still shaking my damn head.

9-28 from three in this game, 36% for the tourney, pathetic. They shot the three ball 199 times! WTF?!?

 

[EDouble]

^yep USA WIN BRONZE

SPAIN ARE THE CHAMPIONS

TO WRAP IT ALL UP---

Aug. 31 results (classifications, 5-8):
Turkey over Lithuania, 95-84
France over Germany, 75-73

Sept. 1 results:
Greece over USA, 101-95
Spain over Argentina, 75-74

Sept. 2 results (classifications):
France over Turkey, 64-56
USA over Argentina, 96-81

Sept. 3 results (classifications):
Lithuania over Germany, 77-62

Sept. 3 results (FINALS):
Spain over Greece, 70-47


FINAL RANKING FOR THE 2006 FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
01. Spain
02. Greece
03. USA
04. Argentina
05. France
06. Turkey
07. Lithuania
08. Germany
09. Angola
10. Australia
11. China
12. Italy
13. New Zealand
14. Nigeria
15. Serbia & Montenegro
16. Slovenia
17. Brazil
18. Japan
19. Lebanon
20. Puerto Rico
21. Panama
22. Qatar
23. Senegal
24. Venezuela


-USA is still #1 though in the overall rankings