source: fibaasia.net
LIZHOU, China - Guard Mahdi Kamrani was efficient as ever and center Asghar Kardoust displayed some delightful form early on, but those proved insufficient for FIBA Asia champions Iran in the opening game of the Continental Cup international tournament against Slovenia on Thursday.
Slovenia won over Iran NT, 107-74.
In another game, China too commanded the game, but allowed Australia to fight back in the fourth quarter and get away with a 64-63 win.
Kardoust scored the first five points of the game and Iran were off to a 14-4 lead early in the game against the Eurobasket 2009 semifinalists, but Slovenia hit slowly and steadily.
Sani Becirovic, son of Slovenia’s coach Memi Becirovic, made his father proud with a game-high 23-point haul.
Phoenix Sun guard Goran Dragic who made the Slovenian roster just in the nick of time for the competition added 15 points, and Primo Brezec had 13.
Iran, playing without Hamed Haddadi who is yet to join the team from the NBA Summer League, were hard-pressed against the sustained pressure from a much taller opposition and had to bow down.
Kamrani scored 22 points to keep Iran afloat.
China began with caution against Australia, and trailed 16-17 at the end of the first quarter. But a scoring advantage of 21-11 in the second quarter took China to a 37-28 lead going into the changing rooms.
That advantage proved a flash in the pan as Australia led by Patty Mills’ 13 points and Matt Nielsen’s dozen clawed their way back to cut the lead down to six points at the end of the third quarter (44-50) and went on to win 64-63.
With the score 62-63, and only seconds left in the game, Mills drove and set up David Andersen to complete a lay-up, which took Australia to victory.
China’s NBA star Yi Jianlian, playing for the National Team for the first time this year, led the game for scoring with 17 points.
The 23-year-old power forward who was traded by New Jersey Nets to Washington Wizards for the NBA 2010 season also collected 10 rebounds.
Seasoned campaigner Wang Zhizhi had 12 points and Liu Wei 11, but China’s poor free-throw conversion rate let them down.
China converted only 10 of their 23 attempts from the foul-line.
All the four teams are using the tournament to prepare for the 2010 FIBA World Championship to be played in Turkey from Aug 28-Sept 12.
Iran, who won the FIBA Asia Championship last year and Slovenia, who were pipped to the bronze medal by Greece in the Eurobasket 2009 are drawn together in Group ‘B’ of the Preliminary Round at Turkey.
China, who lost to Iran in the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship gold medal game, are drawn in Group C and FIBA Oceania champions Australia in Group A.
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we can't beat Iran and china bows to Australia , Iran was dumped by Solvenia.. and we were dumped by Iran and China ..this only shows we are way way behind
top 2 teams in ASIA: China and Iran..
Yeah napakalayo na natin sa international standards ng basketball. Kahit nga siguro yung under 17 ng US kayang talunin national team natin. Gising gising
aminin natin un lng hwg na taung mag expect
aminin natin un lng hwg na taung mag expect
sa tingin ko nmn e ginagawa ng mga kina uukulan ang lahat para sa natl teamkaso sadyang malakas talaga ang ibang bansa kaya makuntento n lng tau kung ano man ang marating nila dahil mahirap din ang ginagawa ng mga players di biro ang training nila un ang dapat nating maunawaan
mahihirapan tlga tau sa basketball in the international scene... kulang lang tlga tayo sa height.kng magfootbal siguro tau... kaya natin sa world cup since mabibilis ang mga pinoy.
KAHIT NEW JERSEY NETS KAYANG TALUNIN NATIONAL TEAM NATIN, WAIT MAYBE KAHIT PINAKA MAHINA NA TEAM SA D-LEAGUE, THE TRUTH HURTS!
keep the faith...bilog ang Bola..
keep the faith Gilas...
expect the unexpected
^ so anu dapat? habang buhay na lang tau aasa mananalo? wala tayo gagawin? ganun na lang?
isnt it nice to compete against this european teams even if we knew that we have a small chance of winning against them. .??just by the fact that we are competing against them makes me feel proud to be a Filipino. .
is Yi jian lian great?? why is he dump by NJ nets....
weak asian basketball... only good thing in asian basketball is Yao, and Fadi El Khatib..
Iran players never make a wave in talents.
drink milk!
go gilas ang gusto lng ntn knatatakotan tyu sa asia not in international competition yung mabalik sa atin ang paghahari sa asia f ngawa ntn yan walang problima matalo sa international games...yan lang gagawin mna natin jan tyu mg umpisa mngarap mnga kapatid pagngawa ntn yan msaya n tyo ok po.....we believe on SMART GILAS...go...go we don't lose hope until we made it success po.GOD BLESS GILAS
doy k.s.a.
THESE GAME RESULTS SHOULD PROMPT AND MOTIVATE THE PBA OFFICIALS TO LEND THEIR PLAYERS NO IF'S AND BUT'S , BECAUSE WITH COACH T AT HELM WE CAN COMPETE WITH THIS TEAMS. THAT'A WHAT I STRONGLY BELIEVE!!!
QATAR BASKETBALL
ang objective ng team ay magqualify sa 2012 Olympics AT HINDI MANALO NG GOLD SA OLYMPICS. Hindi natin kailangan matalo ang mga European teams like Slovenia. Matalo lang natin ang Iran at China ayos na. Gets???
lets change our national pastime where height doesnt matter at all!!!
AS A BASKETBALL LOVING NATION, IT JUST MAKES YOU SICK TO THINK THAT YOU ARE NOT SENDING YOUR BEST PLAYERS TO COMPETE.. TOO MUCH POLITICS.. I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE THE LAST AND PROPER TIME FOR THE PBA TO TRY AND LEND THEIR PLAYERS PRIMARILY BECAUSE COACH TOROMAN IS A PROVEN WINNER, HIS RECORD AND SYSTEM SPEAKS FOR ITSELF AND SECOND WE CAN MATCH UP WITH THESE TEAMS (EXCEPT FOR THE CENTER SLOT)FOR WE HAVE THE MOST NUMBER OF NCAA CALIBER PLAYERS THAN ANYONE IN ASIA. IF THE RESULT WILL BE UN DESIRABLE THEN THATS THE TIME THE PBA SHOULD STOP LENDING IT'S PLAYERS!! IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE AN AGING AND BORING LEAUGE!! ANG DAMING ARTE!! KAYO KAYO NA LANG SA SAN MIGUEL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NAGLOLOKOHAN, PATI MGA TAO NILOLOKO NYO SA GAME RESULTS..
fact is, gilas are they are now with its composition has, sorry to say , no chance ano man bilog ng bola. why? Una undersized tau, pangalawa we lack a consistent outside shooter, pangatlo the best players are not in the national team. Im not saying get them all pero atleast get 5 of top players for each position then yung iba developmental players.
korek
POSITIVE THINKING!
KAYA YAN..MAS MBILIS TAU SA EUROPEANS..TAS EURO STYLE UNG GAMIT NATIN..
mahihirapan tlga tau sa basketball in the international scene... kulang lang tlga tayo sa height.kng magfootbal siguro tau... kaya natin sa world cup since mabibilis ang mga pinoy.
exactly! natumbok mo pare! sa football may pag-asa pero sa basketball walang kapag-a-pag-asa,baka mga ilan taon pa matatalo na ang philippines sa thailand at indonesia
cge lang laban lang ng laban mas mganda if hndi bibitaw ksa nman wla ng ggtawin, ang tagumpay ay makakamtan ng mga taong nagsisikap
wag na tau aasa sa sport na nangangailangan ng height at weight....madidismaya lang tau...
sino dito na nung bata pa e di lagi sinasali sa laro ? at dahil di sinasali sa laro e naglaro na lang magisa sa sulok ! batang kawawa kasi walang lakas ng loob makipagsabayan !
yan ang mga bata na nun tumanda, ganito ang mga komento .....
1. "mahihirapan tlga tau sa basketball in the international scene... kulang lang tlga tayo sa height.kng magfootbal siguro tau... kaya natin sa world cup since mabibilis ang mga pinoy."
2. " aminin natin un lng hwg na taung mag expect"
3."Yeah napakalayo na natin sa international standards ng basketball. Kahit nga siguro yung under 17 ng US kayang talunin national team natin. Gising gising"
Try to look at the positive side nungsumali tayo sa tune up games sa europe alam natin na kaya natin makipagsabayan. Kailangan lang consistent and intact ang team. Since yung mga kalaban ilang years nila binuo ang team samantalang tayo mag 2 years pa lang. hehe
kung may mas nasasaktan na inde tayo manalo nalo yun ay ang mga player mismo.. kaya wag natin sisihin mga player.. its not a joke sa pakiramdam kung natatlo sila sa ballgame..
hey guys..remember..we all know that wala tlga tyo chances sa internantional basketball..but our only goal is to qualify sa olympics..and maging top 3 lng sa asia..un lng goal ng team gilas to compete in the olympics..its already a big honor for us to qualify and mkpg laro like sa team u.s and other european team..kya tumigil na kyo..go gilas..we can beat iran and china..if not..ok lng kht mgng top 3 tyo..wooah..
Ang Dami Palang International Games
na pwedeng Laruan ng PBA at RP team all year long bakit kasi ang hilig natin ng Larong Pang Pilipinas ang Standard we should get out and Play more of International Games lalu na ang PBA kasi nakakasawa at napakababa ng level ng laro sa PBA now,Imagine the whole year they play against each other e paanu ba magiimprove ang mga Players kung Ikukulong mo silasa Isla ng Pilipinas , Stop inviting teams here in home turf ,
"Get out and play with the best to be the Best"
dapat dn kc pagbigyan n ang smart gilas n mkuha ang gusto nilang player s PBA,, ayaw nmn kc nla,, walang cooperasyon,,pra sa RP team nmn e, pra khit papanu lalakas dn,, i think kya nmn e
Sabi nga ni Ramon Fernandez, nung 70's hindi manalo nalo ang Australia sa tin...
malabo rin tayo maqualify sa world cup. Kung yung indonesia, thailand, at singpore di maqualify eh football nation na sila. Southeast asian tayo. Lets admit it. Athletically, di tayo gifted. Miracle na yung nagkaroon tayo ng tulad ni pacquiao.
aminin nlang talaga natin na mahihirapan tayo makipag compete against taller and talented nations...oo nga kung sa talento lang di naman talaga tayo talo ung sa height lang talaga...anung magagawa natin kung kasing talented natin ang kalaban tapos matatangkad sa atin eh wala talaga...kung bata pa sana sila distrito at jaworski pwede yan...pangbalian ang kalaban nyahahaha.
kailangan ang pilipinas pra mauwi ang karangalan sa ating bansa, lets pray for them=)
cooperation ng mga teams at officials sa pba ang kelangan at ganun din sa psc at poc,suportahan at maglabas ng tama at wastong plano pra sa philippine basketball natin.wastong training abroad,naturalization,pera,good scouting,training ng mga coaches sa fiba system,...
Nung 1930's hindi mananalo Australia, Iran, China pti Germany satin 3rd place sa FIBA world cup :)
hehe DI SIGURU TAYO MATATALO NG INDONESIA O THAILAND SA BASKETBALL...KAHIT COLLEGE TEAM NATIN ILABAN SA KANILA TAMBAK SILA..E PBA PAKAYA..KYA NGA SA TIN SILA KUMUKUHA NG IMPORT..
pacquiao is not a miracle. in fact there are a lot of athletically gifted people in the philippines. but these dont come out.'cos most of them are poor and cannot afford college. most of the players in filipino basketball will be taken out from college. i know a guy in the bario who is 210 cm who can dunk like kevin garnett in tsinelas and can run 100m dash in under 6 sec.. cannot get enough exposure because of this background. he has no schooling.
asia is only alloted 1 spot for the olympics... remember in 2008 china was the host nation thats why asia got 2 slots in the olympics.. In 2012 london games only 1 asian team will make the olympic basketball tournament....
Anonymous // July 30, 2010 9:37 AM
Puro nalang ba Pacquaio! Pacquiao! Magaling na pilipinas IILANG TAO LANG YAN! how about mga Nagpapakahirap na amateur boxers na ginagawa ang lahat para sa medalya na totoong karangalan di nang dahil sa pera at sobrang publicity. At mga bagong sibol na boxers at iba pang sports discipline kagaya ng contact sports at ang larong sariling atin ARNIS.Tama nalang ba magkasya tayo sa mga panalo ni Pacquaio! Sana ang tagumpay nya ganyan din ang tagumpay ng marami satin me dignidad at di nagdarahop. Hindi tayo tinatawag na Bansa ng kung anong negatibong paningin ng iba.Palibhasa kuntento na sa galing ng iilang tao lang na sila lang naman yumayaman.Samantalang madla mabagal o di talaga uunlad kasi sa kaugalian o mga gawi.
Sa usaping basketball naman di baleng di ma qualify o maging top 4 ang mahalaga wala tayo sa kulelat ito kasi ang passion ng pinoy basketball. Sana ang galing ng Pilipino naiipakita rin sa ibang bansa tulad ng mga boxers hindi kapwa pinoy o half half lang naglalaban. nakakasawa diba.Kailangan makipagpaligsahan sa ibang lahi ng mahubog pa ang talento.Ang Kulang lang talaga satin madami nagdudunungan sa sports mga namumuno wala naman kundi sobrang pulitika at dahil lang sa kapakanan ng iilan at di ng nakakarami. Hays sana nakikialam ang mga mas nakakataas.
Hindi rin kailangan porke galing ka sa lassale at ateneo o sa sikat na liga sila na ang potential.Maraming talents dito na mas matitigas pa katawan kumpara mo sa mga varsiterians yung mga taga barrios o taga aplaya.Sayang lang parang basura lang sila.Mga maralitang taga rural na cannot afford na makapag college. Bigyan sila ng pansin Sana me programa rin ang mga basketball stakeholders na ganito.Search for tall and have potential persons.Natingin lang kasi sila sa Filams at mga galing sa mga kilalang schools na manlalaro. daming talents dito.Lalo sa mindanao
Tsktsk me 7"4 pala tayo na collegiate player noong 90's ni wala man lang nagtyaga to train man lang.Kaya hinayaan nalang. Yan sakit satin kahit sa paghahanap ng trabaho gusto agad experto at experienced.TAMAD ANG IBA NA MAG TRAIN NG TAO! Walang BOBO SA MUNDO KUNG PAGSUSUMIKAPIN NA I TRAINING..