24th FIBA-Asia Championship\Beijing Olympics Basketball Tournament Qualifier

[Ata]

[The-Red]

so how many teams from Asia make it and do we need to finish top two in this group to make the next round? then what>?

[Ata]

so how many teams from Asia make it and do we need to finish top two in this group to make the next round? then what>?

the first team advances, and only the champion qualifes to Olympic games.

[Sherwin]

Is Yao playing for China? lol I would kill to see Iran basketball at the Olympics. Maybe a little Iran vs USA basketball game? who knows.

I looked at the list looks like USA is not in this tournament. If China lost to Jordan you can bet your money that Yao Ming was not playing for them. Now that Kobe is on team USA can you imagine what would happen if we face them? Congragulations on Iran's victory!

[Demis-11]

Is china usually the top-dog in Asian competition for national team basketball, I dont think they are anything spectacular, congrats on your opening win guys, id like to see Iran in the olympics

[Demis-11]

Asian teams world rankings

China - 11th (and fifa rankings are bad)
Lebanon - 23rd
Korea - 25th
Qatar - 27th
Japan - 31st
Iran - 37th
Chinese Tapei - 40th
KSA - 41st
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and so on...

[vahid is back]

It is a China B squad. They are qualified for the Olympics of course due to them hosting so I bet they are testing out a new squad before to see who is up for it and what not.

Btw, top 2 advance to quarterfinals, so if we beat Jordan we are basically through.

[vahid is back]

IRI/PHI - Kamrany's composure wins the day for Iran
TOKUSHIMA (FIBA Asia Championship) - Back in the National Team, from an injury forced four-month lay-off, Iranian point guard Mahdi Kamrany had more points to prove in the Group 'A' encounter against Iran on Saturday. And the way the proceedings went, it was indeed an uphill task for the 25-year-old to display his complete set of wares up to the optimum level.
But only till that moment in the dying moments of the game, when the Mehram point guard chose to seize the opportunity to seal the most decisive move of the humdinger of an encounter.
With about 0:24s left in the match, and with his side struggling to hold on to the razor edge 71-69 lead, Kamrany's sharp sense of opportunism came to the fore.
With Philippines resorting to full court pressure - and almost getting the expected returns - and his side striving to cope with that pressure, Kamrany got possession of the ball. Instead of releasing it immediately, a move which had resulted in hasty profligacies on earlier occasions, Kamrany chose to hold the ball for that extra second.
That delay, brought about a sense of calm on Iran's nerves, and when Kamrany released the ball, Moosa Nabipoor, present exactly where he was expected, produced a slam dunk -- to take his personal to score a match high 25 -- and effectively sealed the issue in Iran's favor.
Philippines, thus, were left on the defeated side despite a splendid 33-24 advantage in the fourth quarter. With most of their mainstays forced out either due to injuries or fouls -Kerby Raymondo for five personal fouls and Donaldo Hontiveros for two technical fouls - Philippines had staged a gallant fight back, riding on Michael Pennisi's sudden strike of form from the perimeter. But Kamrany's show of calm at the time of stormy moves by most of the players, on either side, dealt a severe blow to Filipino hopes.
That last minute show tactical sense, along with an overall domination of the game and scoring in the first three quarters was to Iran's advantage.
"I'm really proud of the way my boys fought back. It was virtually from a no-hope situation that we had to fight after losing our key players due to various reasons," Philippines coach Vincent 'Chot' Reyes said.
"Pennisi and Alapag were brilliant in opening up their defense and Gabriel was magical inside," Reyes said.
Iran coach Toromon Rijko called it "a combination of nervous brains and tired legs."
"Our game was definitely not up to our expected standards. But I think the way we held them back in the final quarter showed we were the better team overall," the Serbian added.
"But I'm sure we can play much better."
Boxscore
http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/07/...t_boxScor.html

[EKBATAN]

i dont think our basketball is that good

especially not to compete in the world scene. Ive seen their games and they're not that aggressive, we still need to work on our basketball alot!

[vahid is back]

Here is how the Olympic qualifying works

Since China is assured of an automatic berth at the 2008 Olympics as the host nation, the champions will automatically qualify while the two best teams excluding China qualifies for FIBA Wildcard tournament. If China wins, the runner-up qualifies for the Olympics.

No idea of how Fiba wildcard tournement works, but basically, it will be hard.

[Tooyedarbazeh]

oh and anybody know info on iran taekwondo qualifiers for olympics? (i am black belt)

showoff lol

[Tooyedarbazeh]

Iran beats Jordan 60-54 and Jordan and Phillipenes beat china meaning China(Last Asian Championship winners are out)!

[vahid is back]

I don't know how head to head works with us losing to China but we are basically through to the quarterfinals. Best to finish in 1st due to maybe getting an easier quarterfinal draw.

[The-Red]

as Vahid said, China has already qualified, so I guess their B team is just not strong enough and I think we have a good chance at beating them, but who will we face the next round?

and are we really 37th in the world?wow I had no idea.

[Kenji]

as Vahid said, China has already qualified, so I guess their B team is just not strong enough and I think we have a good chance at beating them, but who will we face the next round?
and are we really 37th in the world?wow I had no idea.

Iran has just beaten China B team 77-68 and topped Group A. In the quarter finals Iran will be grouped with the runner up of Group B (likely Lebanon), the winner of Group C (Qatar) and the runner up of Group D (Chinese Taipei).

Regarding the format of this competition you may have a look at:

http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/07/..._systComp.html

Meanwhile China A- team (without Yao Ming) is currently competing in the Stankovic Continental Cup comprising of China NT, Slovenia NT, Angola NT, New Zealand NT, Venezuela NT and NBA D-League Ambassadors.