Yeah, we do good on defense. But last seasons' rating by France were out of this world and we cant come close to that so I wonder what the hell happened there?
France had home court all last season. We'd have had better pure ratings than every country on neutral.
What I am afraid is that we have no room for error.
Agreed. There's no separation between many teams. There's no room for error and we essentially need a bunch of luck to win a bunch of (hypothetical) 50/50 games.
We need 12x proficient in order to try beating those teams and them having bad GS.
A bit extreme.
With equal GS/enth they have more quality
This is the question. We probably have 10-11 elite guys and must rely on GS for the extra oomph.
Point 1: True, I was still impressed, especially with their offense for which home court isnt big of a factor.
Point 2: Yeah, on top level room for error is extremely small. We will have to be really smart to achieve something
Point 3: I am not sure if thats extreme. Take Czechs-France as an example, and take a look at their GS. Its not very good. Now take a look at our GS. Even at current state (this weeks GS) it would be a 50/50 game, especially if that game was mutual TIE. If they have same preparation as we do....... we are not the favorites at all. Getting anything more than 2 wins with teams who qualified for next round will be incredible success. 2 wins I will be satisfied with. Anything less, I will be dissapointed.
Point 4: Well, I think Stronks, Hudgins (questionable), Sammons are elite (as in getting into top 15 of almost every country out there). Rest are fine for bordeline top 10-15 team in the world. Can we win some games with that roster? Sure, but I would advise against trying to chase me with pitchforks if we dont make it into the semis.