Comments on: Today’s picks (from the U18 European Championships)

By: Christophe

Christophe — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:43:06 +0000

@gamgre
concerning the “easy plays”; maybe i used the wrong word. Of course the simple plays are the best. I meant with this that the Greeks tried some “special tricks” to humiliate their opponents and they missed it. Maybe easy is not the right for this in English, in my native language it is

I saw the game and I must admit that when the team recognized the seriousness of the situation, they developed a way better game.

And I want to add that in the game yesterday against Belgium, who did a tremendous job, the Greek team played very well despite the situation of the injury of Jankovic and the non-presence of Pappas. For me, they remain one of the top favorites of the tournament.

By: gamgre

gamgre — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:45:34 +0000

“They play like they are superior and going for easy plays.”
What kind of basketball is the best for you ?
Because for all the other world , the simply is the best. I am in the basketball 25 years and is my first time to see someone accuse one team if the team going for easy plays.
“If Israel fights and steals balls from them, they complain at the refs instead of continuing to play hard.”
If you was in Pyrgos or see the game you will notice that in the third quarter the Greeks play worse and the in the fourth play like real pro players. Thats the reason that we overcame when the score was 52-51 for the Israel.If that mean the team is not play hard for you, OK.
My point to tell you all this is you own a respect web site don’t make mistakes like that. You will loose your reputation.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:03:40 +0000

@gamgre
Of course, these guys are only 17-18 years old and they behave and should also behave like kids in this age.

What I mean is this attitude after making a break. They play like they are superior and going for easy plays. If Israel fights and steals balls from them, they complain at the refs instead of continuing to play hard.

By: gamgre

gamgre — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:53:49 +0000

Why Greece play arrogant for you? I think you forget that the players of all teams are 17-18 years old. and i think you forget also that 1 year in that kind of ages is like a century.