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Pool A:
1. Italia(1) 2-0 246 144
2 .Türkiye(2) 2-0 257 161
3 .Hrvatska(3) 2-0 230 201
4 .Latvija(4) 1-1 226 223
5 .Belarus(7) 1-1 244 251
6 .Norge(6) 0-2 170 211
7 .Bulgaria(5) 0-2 170 212
8 .Luxembourg(8) 0-2 145 285

Italia 134 Luxembourg 61
Italia completely dominated this game and honestlyis that much of a surprise? Luxembourg even used more effort in this one then Italia. Not much I can say here. POTG: Gabriele Turbato with a game high 20.0 rating in 32 minutes of action! He also chipped in with a game high 19 points, game high 16 rebounds and a game high +50 plus minus.

Turkiye 106 Norge 77
Turkiye put up some scary ratings in this one. Before the game I thought Norge had the potential to keep this game close. That didn't happen. Turkiye's Look Inside overpowered Norge's 2-3 zone. Same effort in this game. Turkiye vs Italia should be a treat to watch. POTG: Saban Salgara with a 17.0 rating and team high 20 points to go along with 9 rebounds.

Latvija 121 Belarus 130
This one was a stunner. A stunner which I predicted(although I didn't complete my predictions write up in time so there is no proof). All of Belarus's inside ratings were phenomenal. With their gameshape update they had to go with an inside offense and Latvija knew that and proceeded by putting out a 2-3 zone. Didn't work. Belarus just truly dominated the game from the inside. Although their perimeter defense ratings were frighteningly low compared to the top teams, that could be due to their 2-3 zone. Belarus used more effort but either way watch our for them the rest of the tournament should be fun to watch. POTG: Juras' Rakau had a gamehigh 18.0 rating to go with 23 points and 12 rebounds.

Hrvatska 100 Bulgaria 87
Both teams put out good performances, but Hrvatska's talent advantage won them the game. Not to much to say other then the better team won the game. Bulgaria did show that they have a strong team as emphasized y their ratings and some of their players individual ratings. POTG: Mijo Topic game high 31 points to go with a 17.0 rating.

Predictions:

Norge(62) at Italia(24)
Italia's GS update is not the greates but their bigs got a pretty good GS update look for an inside offense from them in this one. While Norge did get a much better GS update than Italia they just are not as strong as Italia and if they couldn't beat Turkiye with the GS advantage they won't beat Italia. My pick: Italia

Belarus(52) at Turkiye(41)
Can Belarus do it again? Well last week they were listed as the home team, maybe that helped maybe it didn't we'll find out. Belarus had another strong update for their bigs so you can expect an inside attack again, they used more effort then Latvija last week so that may hinder their chances in this game. Turkiye also had a very strong GS update this week and could go with any type of attack. My pick: Turkiye.

Bulgaria(48) at Latvija(29)
Can Latvija recover from the stunning blow they were delivered last week? Bulgaria was ranked higher than Belarus in my pretournament rankings. Latvija had a pretty good GS update and Bulgaria had their big men get a good GS update. Talent wise the edge goes to Latviaj and they are looking to prove something. My pick: LAtvija will recover this week.

Luxembourg(95) at Hrvatska(24)
Luxembourg is involved? this isn't a game. Don't need to say anything other then HRvatska has a legitimate chance at cracking the top two and LUxembourg has a legitimate chance at scoring 85 points, not, maybe 75. My pick: guess ;)

Last edited by Bballin at 2/6/2011 2:15:36 AM

Pool B:
1.Schweiz(1) 2-0 251 186
2.Eesti(2) 2-0 238 191
3.Nederland(3) 2-0 235 201
4.Hellas(5) 1-1 213 181
5.Rossiya(4) 1-1 213 227
6.Bosna i Hercegovina(6) 0-2 209 232
7.Shqipëria(7) 0-2 172 230
8.Malta(8) 0-2 165 248

Scweiz 132 Malta 85
This one wasn't much of a game. I wasn't expecting it to be much of a game though. Scweiz just easilly dismantled Malta. Both teams played at the same level so i'm guessing they both TIE'd. POTG: Arnaud Guery with a weak 12.5 rating, but 20 points on 9-17 shooting to go with 9 rebounds and a game high 6 assists is not weak.

Hellas 97 Rossiya 101
This was a big game for me. This game determined if my picks of Rossiya at the 5 spot and Hellas at the 5 spot was correct. It was. Hellas playing a 3-2 may have helped though as Rossiya was able to attack Hellas' two big men downlow. Being down after 3 quarters didn't phase Rossiya and they pulled out the 4 point win. Good game. POTG: Petr Makovkin with 18 points, a game high 10 rebounds and a 15.5 rating.

Eesti 108 Shqiperia 79
Eesti didn't have any mindblowing ratings which reassures to me that if they do advance they won't go very far. Anyways, Shqiperia had a good inside attack, but thats it. Eesti was the obvious pick to win this game and it showed. POTG: Tonis Alas with a game high 17.5 rating to go with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Nederland 113 Bosnia i Hercegovina 108
The ratings suggested this would be a close game and it was. Nederland was down by 5 at the end of 3 but clawed out the 5 point victory. Probably a bit closer of a game then it should have been, with Nederland being number 3 in my pretournament rankings,but a solid win for them. POTG: Gerard-Jan de Bevere had a 16.5 rating and a team high 26 points.

Predictions:
Rossiya(58) at Schweiz(2)
Rossiya had a pretty good GS update but Schweiz had a great GS update and they already have the talent advantage. With GS and being listed as the home team it solidifies them as the clear choice in this one. My pick: Scweiz.

Bosnia i Hercegovina(43) at Eesti(28)
Both teams had good GS updates. Eesti may have had the better update and with their depth of bigs if one has bad GS another one slides in. Talent wise I give the edge to Eesti as well. Bosnia i Hercegovina was poised to steal one away from Nederland. Let's see what they do here. My pick: Eesti

Malta(87) at Nederland(22)
Malta is already weak and with a weak GS update this could get ugly. Nederland didn't have the greatest update. but luckily they are playing Malta. Malta is most definetly the weakest team in this Pool. My pick: Nederland.

Shqiperia(59) at Hellas(44)
Shqiperia is not a very strong team. They had a GS update which will robably force them to attack on the inside and Hellas is a fairly strong team with a strong GS update and are listed as the home team. Do the math. My pick: Hellas.

Getting late, gonna try and get the other 4 pools done tommorrow.

Nice work fella's! Very nice reading indeed :)

Pool C
1.France(2) 2-0 267 202
2.Makedonija(5) 2-0 242 211
3.Deutschland(1) 2-0 209 183
4.Ceska Rep.(4) 1-1 245 215
5.Cyprus(6) 1-1 201 196
6.Slovenija(3) 0-2 185 229
7.Andorra(8) 0-2 216 272
8.Cymru(7) 0-2 209 266

France 151 Cymru 115
What a high scoring affair in this game!France's offense was absouletly deadly. They scored at least 30 points in every quarter and 43 in the 3rd! Cymru didn'y have much of a chance in this one, but their ratings were not that bad. Both teams used the same effort so they most likely TIE'd cause I don't think France would've wasted enthusiasm on Cymru. POTG: Thomas Saint had a game high 19.0 rating to go with 28 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds.

Makedonija 127 Andorra 117
This was a bit of a shocking result. The fact that Andorra held the lead heading into the fourth is very surprising. Ratings wise Makedonija should've dominated this one as Andorra had an inside scoring rating worse than my div 3 canadian team had in my last league game. POTG: Kristijan Ognjankovski had a 16.0 rating to go with 23 points, a game high 27 rebounds and went 9-9 from the charity stripe.

Ceska Rep. 100 Cyprus 116
Ceska Rep. were the unlucky recipients of a CT from Cyprus and TIE'd at the wrong time. Ratings wise Ceska Rep. should've win, but thats what happens in a CT vs TIE game. If Ceska Rep. would've taken advantage of all their fre throws this could've been a very different outcome, they shot 21-40 from the free throw line and it hurt. POTG: Nikolas Gkavoyiannos wins it this time with a 12.5 rating, a game high 27 points and a game high 8 assists.

Deutschland 113 Slovenija 98
While this game was close the better team won. Every quarter was a 1 or 2 point quarter win for Deutschland except for the 11 point differentil in the 2nd quarter and that may have made the difference. Slovenija's 17 TO's allowed Deutschland to shoot 18 more times. POTG: Waldemar Hielscher-Uhl had a 16.5 rating, a team high 23 points and 8 rebounds.

Predictions:
Andorra(66) at France(3)
France had a GS update that will alow them to attack from anywhere. Andorra will most likely have to attack from the outside, not like it matters France will dominate this one. My pick: France.

Cyprus(54) at Makedonija(37)
Cyprus coming off a CT upset and Makedonija coming off a near upset. I think Cyprus would've been able to win this game if they had not CT'd last week. Both teams had fairly good GS updates, but do have some GS issues here and there. My pick: Makedonija

Cymru(81) at Deutschland(20)
Cymru had a good GS update other than an inept and a mediocre, but it is not going to matter in this game. Deutscland should win handily. My pick: Deutschland.

Slovenija(53) at Ceska Rep.(26)
Slovenija has lost two in a row, but thats against the two teams they shouldn't beat. Ceska Rep. coming off a stunning loss at the hands of Cyprus, they TIE'd however and should have a bit of enthusiasm built up. I think Ceska Rep. will attack from the outside while Slovenija should probably go with an inside attack. My pick: Slovenija will get on track and win this one, close game though.

Pool D:
1.Israel(3) 2-0 269 180
2.Magyarország(2) 2-0 292 234
3.Suomi(4) 2-0 252 194
4.Lietuva(1) 2-0 248 213
5.Sverige(6) 0-2 202 234
6.România(5) 0-2 232 277
7.Ireland(8) 0-2 182 258
8.Azərbaycan(7) 0-2 205 292

Magyarorszag 143 Azerbaycan 107
Magyarorszag put up better ratings in every category. Azerbaycan didn't have that bad of a game , but they were playing Magyarorszag if they had a great game Magyarorszag still would've won. I thought the 43 in a single quarter by France was a huge number and then Magyarorszag dropped 45 in the 4th of this one! POTG: Caradoc Hurst with 24 points on 10-17 shooting and a 14.5 rating.

Israel 120 Ireland 82
Israel is the stronger team and it showed. Ireland got destroyed and the third was particularily horrible as Israel outscored Ireland 31-9. Ouch. Irelands ratings were pretty bad to. Israel showcased their talents and in a group where four teams are undefeated every win is huge. POTG:Noam Merimi with a game high 17.5 rating, a game high 23 points to go with 5 assists and 5 rebounds.

Suomi 114 Sverige 94
Suomi put up some absolutely frightening ratings including a wondrous inside scoring rating! Phenomenal! Sverige was not even bad in this game. Suomi was just that much better. Suomi is making a case to crack the top two and they have definetly got me second guessing my decision to rank them fourth. POTG: Kari Gorner had a 17.5 rating, a game high 31 points and 12 rebounds to go with 4 assists.

Lietuva 128 Romania 105
Lietuva put some scary numbers as well. Ratings that a number 1 team should be putting up though. Romania had a very good game and look like that team that could still make the top 4 or three. I still think Lietuva is the number 1 team in this pool and they showed it. POTG: Aristotelis Degulys had a game high 38 points, an 18.5 rating and 8 rebounds.

Predictions:
Sverige(63) at Israel(36)
Israel had a GS update that allows them to go outside or inside while Sverige didn't have a great GS update, but I think it was a GS update which should make them attack from the outside. My pick: Israel wins and Sverige drops another tough one against a better team.

Ireland(69) at Magyarorszag(5)
Ireland had a disappointing GS update which is the nail in the coffin for this game. Look for Magyarorszag to attack from the outside although it doesn't matter they should win either way.My pick: Magyarorszag.

Romania(51) at Suomi(31)
With Romanias 400k Center at inept GS they are poised to attack from the outside. Suomi had a pretty good GS update and will most likely look to attack from the inside again, dont look for them to put up wondrous again, but it should still be a lethal attack. My pick: Suomi.

Azerbaycan(82) at Lietuva(16)
Azerbaycan should attack from the inside and Lietuva should destroy them either way. Not much of a game here. My pick: Lietuva.

Pool E:
1.España(1) 2-0 246 182
2.Crna Gora(5) 2-0 223 187
3.Poland(3) 2-0 190 165
4.Srbija(2) 1-1 242 218
5.England(4) 1-1 213 252
6.Sakartvelo(6) 0-2 185 202
7.Österreich(7) 0-2 186 217
8.Hayastan(8) 0-2 168 230

Srbija 118 Hayastan 87
If Srbija really did CT in that stunning loss to England last week then the perfect medicine was an easy win against Hayastan. Ratings wise Hayastan actually could've kept this game close. Which is odd. Either way Srbija now has the confidence they lost last week. POTG: Nemanja Milnarevic had a game high 17.0 rating to go along with 14 points and a game high 16 rebounds.

Crna Gora 111 Sakartvelo 106
Both teams put up real good ratings. Sakartvelo used more effort and it almost worked. Crna Gora outrebounded Skartvelo by 21. POTG: Jovan Delic had a 15.5 rating with 18 points and 9 rebounds.

Poland 99 Osterreich 86
Poland was down by 2 heading into the final quarter of play, but they blew it open in that quarter dominating on their way to a 13 point win over Osterreich. Osterreich is a much weaker team, evident by the ratings and the talent, but they did a good job in this one. POTG:Beniamin Tomza had a game high 19.0 rating to go with 20 points, 5 assists aand 4 rebounds.

Espana 128 England 82
England came back to reality this week after their stunning upset victory over Srbija. Although Espana used more effort in thiss one, looks like they were worried about becoming the next Srbija. England looks to be loading up for another big win in the near future. POTG: Ot Miralles had a game high 18.5 rating and a game high 31 points in this one.

Predictions:
Hayastan(77) at Espana(12)
This game is already over. Hayastan has got no chance in this one. Espana should just be experimenting in this game. My pick: Espana.

Osterreich(67) at Crna Gora(32)
Osterreich and Crna Gora both had decent GS updates. Im not sure what type of attack to look for from these teams, but i'd lean to inside for Osterreich and outside for Crna Gora. I think JosefKa could have something up his sleeve for this one. My pick: hesitant but ill take Osterreich.

England(49) at Poland(34)
Poland is the better team. GS wise I think POland will attack inside while England could go either way. I think England TIE'd their last game. Look for the English manager to pull something from outta his sleeve on this one. My pick: England will get another upset.

Sakartvelo(65) at Srbija(6)
Sakartvelo had a weak GS update and they are already at a disadvantage talent wise. Now they are at a disadvantage GS wise, talent wise and Srbija is listed as the home team. My pick: Srbija.

Last edited by Bballin at 2/6/2011 11:30:47 PM

I'll get the final pool up later, its super bowl time! :P

Pool F:
1.Portugal(1) 2-0 227 184
2.Ísland(4) 2-0 235 200
3.Belgium(5) 2-0 210 185
4.Slovensko(2) 1-1 228 206
5.Ukraina(3) 1-1 213 191
6.Danmark(7) 0-2 187 219
7.Scotland(8) 0-2 197 253
8.Moldova(6) 0-2 187 246

Portugal 109 Danmark 89
Danmark had a good start, but it wasn't enough to defeat European powerhouse Portugal. Portugal put up some very powerhouse like ratings in this one, they look strong. Danmark had pretty good ratings, but it is obvious that they cannot score from the outside. POTG: Filipe Bola had a great game with a gamehigh 17.5 rating to go with 19 points and team high 7 assists. He also held the other teams point guard to 3 points on 1-11 shooting.

Island 125 Scotland 102
This included some pretty bad NT ratings and me ranking Island number 4 looks like it may have been a bit generous. They really did command this game and pulled off the convincing win, however. POTG: Eymunder Buason dropped a game high 31 points and had a 14.5 rating.

Ukraina 85 Belgium 96
After two weeks of games it seems I underestimated Belgium. I think they could be a top three team in this pool. Belgium had full control of this game even with Ukraina using more effort then the Belgians. This could setback Ukraina a bit. POTG: Charles Dorchain had 18 points, 15 rebounds and a 14.0 rating.

Slovensko 128 Moldova 92
Slovensko fully dominated this game and look like a team which will advance to the 2nd round and then get knocked out there. Moldova never really stood a chance put up some good ratings in this one. I liked what i saw from Moldova in this one. POTG: Jaroslav Turcan had a 17.5 rating and 19 points.

Predictions:
Scotland(70) at Portugal(9)
portugal had a better GS update and could go either way with their attack. Scotland had a decent GS update and I really don't know what they'll send out. They really don't have any strengths. My pick: Portugal.

Belgium(50) at Island(35)
Belgium had a GS update that sets them up for an outside attack whilst Island didn't have a very good GS update and I think this one should be very easy. My pick: Belgium.

Danmark(75) at Slovensko(14)
Both teams look poised to attack from the inside so don't expect this game to get too high scoring. I think Slovensko should easily handle Danmark though. My pick: Slovensko.

Moldova(56) at Ukraina(38)
Ukrraina should be able to dispose of Moldova in this one. Moldova's weak GS added too its overall weak talent makes this a sure victory for Ukraina. My pick: Ukraina

Not much to report in this Pool :P

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