Basketball at the 2008 Olympic Games Thread

[Super Shojaei]

Now we all know iran are gonna win the gold medal the big question is who will come runner up and win the silver one?

Group A

Qualifier A
Iran
Lithuania
Argentina
Russia
Australia

August 10
9:00 Russia vs. Iran Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 10
16:45 Lithuania vs. Argentina Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 10
20:00 Australia vs. Qualifier A Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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August 12
9:00 Iran vs. Lithuania Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 12
11:15 Qualifier A vs. Russia Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 12
22:15 Argentina vs. Australia Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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August 14
11:15 Australia vs. Iran Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 14
16:45 Lithuania vs. Russia Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 14
22:15 Argentina vs. Qualifier A Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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August 16
11:15 Russia vs. Australia Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 16
14:30 Qualifier A vs. Lithuania Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 16
16:45 Iran vs. Argentina Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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August 18
9:00 Iran vs. Qualifier A Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 18
11:15 Australia vs. Lithuania Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 18
22:15 Argentina vs. Russia Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing


Group B:

China
Angola
Spain
USA
Qualifier B
Qualifier B

The remaining three qualifiers will be determined at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece from July 14-20, 2008. The following participants will compete in Athens for the final three spots in Beijing: Cameroon, Cape Verde, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Canada, Lebanon, Korea, Greece, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, and New Zealand. The draw for the remaining three qualified teams will be held on July 20, 2008 in Athens.

August 10
11:15 Qualifier B vs. Angola Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 10
14:30 Spain vs. Qualifier C Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 10
22:15 USA vs. China Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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August 12
14:30 Qualifier C vs. Qualifier B Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 12
16:45 China vs. Spain Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 12
20:00 Angola vs. USA Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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August 14
9:00 Qualifier B vs. Spain Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 14
14:30 Angola vs. China Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 14
20:00 USA vs. Qualifier C Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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August 16
9:00 Qualifier C vs. Angola Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 16
20:00 China vs. Qualifier B Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 16
22:15 Spain vs. USA Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing

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August 18
14:30 Qualifier C vs. China Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 18
16:45 Angola vs. Spain Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
August 18
20:00 USA vs. Qualifier B Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing


I would have preffered group B, cos we wud have faced the USA, and i reckon we wud be capable of easily beating angola and china, but we will win anyway.


COME ON IRAN!!

[IranSoccer#8]

i think team usa is winning the gold. its long overdue, and the players seem motivated to win it. but i hope we can make it, and i cant believe turkey didnt make it in, with mehmet okur and heda turkuglo.

[Super Shojaei]

its a brilliant acheivment to qualify for it nonetheless, no1 expected iran to go through and we are by far the worste team to have qualified 4 it. We will still win it

[Farhad-7]

i wish Iran all the best but Lithuania, Argentina, and Australia will all be hard.
Russia is tough too but beatable. I just hope we don't lose all matches because this is one hell of a group for Iran...

hope we win! GO IRAN!

[The]

just imagine if Iran beats America in the Finals...

It will go down in history as the single greatest upset ever.

[Darvish11]

o man we are the first game

im so nervous

[Demis-11]

greece is doing darn well in the acropolis tournament (a pre-up to the olympic qualifying tournament) having beat peurto rico, brasil and australia (by 20) in the last three days...i hope we get to the final in the olympic qualifiers and blow it and finish second so were in the easy group with angola and china

...but shit group a looks too tough, russia, lithuania, argentina!!

[Super Shojaei]

greece is doing darn well in the acropolis tournament (a pre-up to the olympic qualifying tournament) having beat peurto rico, brasil and australia (by 20) in the last three days...i hope we get to the final in the olympic qualifiers and blow it and finish second so were in the easy group with angola and china
...but shit group a looks too tough, russia, lithuania, argentina!!

Yeah the group looks really shit , we are very unlucky. The other group wud have been so much better , imagine Iran V Usa basketball match? i wud love if that happend.

[Demis-11]

greece is also currently beating croatia 40-32 at halftime in the acropolis tournament..if we win we will be 4-0 in the last 4 days..but ugh the chance to smash china in their own home is too good to pass

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GNN3H_rm0UQ

top ten plays of greece at wc06, check out number 5 where yao gets blocked and the pass at 4 where yi on the bench looks like hes gonna puke lol

this is all relevant since there is a chance you could face us at the olympics

[Super Shojaei]

i hope we get an easy qualifier team, greece wud really be rubbing salt into the wound.

[EKBATAN]

i'll be happy even if we get 1 win

[Mr.Click]

Now we all know iran are gonna win the gold medal the big question is who will come runner up and win the silver one?

Group A

Qualifier A
Iran
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[Super Shojaei]

Qualifier A hasnt been confirmed yet, but we will still beat em.

[Darvish11]

shiiiiit k1rilenko AND ginobili are playing!? I thought for sure manu was gonna skip it

[b_tonymontana]

If we get a win in the olympics its like winning the gold medal for us.
you guys are too much OMIDVAR.

I just hope we wont lose with a big margin like 30 or 40 points because that will be ZAYE. This is new thing for us and to get experience at that level will be good for our team.