Quote from: condoras on Today at 09:31:49 PM

IMO all the groups have clear favorites but things are unpredictable in such tournaments. Even if Serbia, Spain, and Germany are teams with very good chemistry and experience, the other teams won't drop the matches without a fight. All the teams have great players who can change the course of a game, and we all know that in basketball, anything can happen in seconds. So I'm expecting tough matches between all the teams and the groups. At least, until we see the first matches...

Can't agree more. While me, as a big Germany supporter, hoping they will go through the group without any problem, I still have my doubts. Lithuania and Finland (because of Lauri Markkanen) can be very dangerous teams and if you lack concentration for just a second they can drop a big run on you real quick. While we have the tools to defeat every team in this tournament, we also have some brain fart moments sometimes that can cost us any game as well. So yeah, every team in the group stage will be tested, no exception.

Quote from: Upgrade00 on Today at 09:56:03 PM

Quote from: condoras on Today at 09:31:49 PM

IMO all the groups have clear favorites but things are unpredictable in such tournaments. <snip>

How many teams are qualifying from each group? There are clear favourites but still enough chance for less preferred teams to make it into the knockout rounds.

Bosnia and Herzegovina are the most likely dark horses in the tournament and I fully expect them to qualify from their group alongside Spain.

The top 4 teams of each group will move to the round of 16 I think. So we will see plenty of games in the group stage and then also in the knockout stage, which is really nice!!