Why has our Basketball team become so good so suddenly?

[Super Shojaei]

I was on holiday in iran in august and i was discussing the iran at the olympics with my mother and then she said "well everyone here in the papers iaretalking about the basketball team and how good they will do" i was very surprised as i had no idea of irans previous basketball successes i actually had no idea that iran were any good at the sport.

then i researched it and realised that we had qualified for the olympic basketball competition and where one of 12 nations that had qualified and not only that we were asian champions aswell.

And then we got into NBA09 now that is the sign of a true basketballing nation.

My question is how come all of sudden we have had such basketball? has the goverment invested alot in the sport? or have we just been lucky and have many talents spring up at once?

[mehdi13]

I was on holiday in iran in august and i was discussing the iran at the olympics with my mother and then she said "well everyone here in the papers iaretalking about the basketball team and how good they will do" i was very surprised as i had no idea of irans previous basketball successes i actually had no idea that iran were any good at the sport.
then i researched it and realised that we had qualified for the olympic basketball competition and where one of 12 nations that had qualified and not only that we were asian champions aswell.
And then we got into NBA09 now that is the sign of a true basketballing nation.
My question is how come all of sudden we have had such basketball? has the goverment invested alot in the sport? or have we just been lucky and have many talents spring up at once?

um not really?

[Super Shojaei]

i was just joking about that.

[persian boy]

um not really?

[ardi11]

1.good management. the head of our federation was a decent b-baller himself (sry forgot his name). my dad knows about his work and he said that hes doing a very good job.

2. we established our league just a few years ago. and its developping well. (also americans bring some experience and knowledge to our league)

3. good coach

[Super Shojaei]

1.good management. the head of our federation was a decent b-baller himself (sry forgot his name). my dad knows about his work and he said that hes doing a very good job.
2. we established our league just a few years ago. and its developping well. (also americans bring some experience and knowledge to our league)
3. good coach

yeah the league is working well, americans like josh moore decide to come to iran and play here and it helps our league loads.

[Irannn]

1) Mahmoud Mashhoun
2) Reza Mashhoun
3) Our League

we won everything with Mashhoun brothers
Asian Club Champs GOLD 2007, 2008
Asian Junior Champs GOLD 2004, 2008 / SILVER 2002
Asian U20 Champs GOLD 2004
Asian Champs GOLD 2007
Asian Games BRONZE 2006

[Demis-11]

well one thing iran is slowly developing a higher and higher basketball IQ..and this is the best way to become a great bball nation..

countries like china simply throw freaks and geeks together and hope for the best..they however are also realizing their approach to ball is lacking..so they are somewhat changing now...but sculpting and scouting talent is a great way to slowly become better and better..

just look at greece..before 1987 we were minnows..with time and effort, investment and support..greece now is without question the 3rd-4th best nation on the planet (with no NBAers...but Koufos will change that)

I want Iran to succeed, i hope they do...I want Iran to solidify the KINGSHIP OF ASIA..and also do well in international tournaments..im sick of Chinas overblown image because they have a huge market..

[maniei]

well one thing iran is slowly developing a higher and higher basketball IQ..and this is the best way to become a great bball nation..
countries like china simply throw freaks and geeks together and hope for the best..they however are also realizing their approach to ball is lacking..so they are somewhat changing now...but sculpting and scouting talent is a great way to slowly become better and better..

yeah true.

when I saw the chinese team at the olympics I had to laugh a bit.
the basketball jersey and basketball shoes looked so unnatural on some of their player.



the think the question everybody here including myself is asking himself is that why are our basketball, futsal or volleyball teams doing so well, but our football teams are not.

on the one hand, any kind of sport depends on young kids joing clubs very early and having the ambition to making it some day.
so you need two things: kids and clubs.
the latter is existent in iran too now.
the gouvernment has been investing money in sport clubs for a few years now, to get kids off the streets.

but that only makes the foundation, which is also existent in our football.
our teams in other sports than football are also doing well at the international level.

and that I think is in the hands of the federation. to take care of those kids, hiring good coaches for them.

and why that doesnt work in our football is because of politics and the problem of iran being a paradise for incompetent people wanting to get popular posts.

[Super Shojaei]

[QUOTE=maniei;1126061]basketball, futsal or volleyball teams doing so well, but our football teams are not.
QUOTE]
because basketball and volleyball globally aren't that popular so if the goverment invests a lil bit in those sports it goes a lot longer than investing in football.

[Rumi]

Saba Battery

[princeofpersia1]

investment into a pro league with former NBA players and raw talent.

[Demis-11]

is irans league in ball the best in asia? i hear the PBA and CBA arent that bad

also it will be interesting to see if Iran can repeat their success from 07 in the next Asian championships...it would be nice to see them in 2010 in Turkey

[Irannn]

is irans league in ball the best in asia? i hear the PBA and CBA arent that bad

also it will be interesting to see if Iran can repeat their success from 07 in the next Asian championships...it would be nice to see them in 2010 in Turkey

Iranian league is one of the best asian leagues, Saba Battery won asian club Champs in 2007 and 2008.

chinese teams never compete in asian champs and i dont know about their quality , but PBA is not that good ! our youth team can beat their professional teams they sent tehir national team to asian club champs 2007 and their team crushed easily by Saba !