Quote from: condoras on Today at 06:19:36 PM

Quote from: katanic97 on August 15, 2025, 11:57:50 PM

Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on August 13, 2025, 04:52:19 PM

Yeah I wonder why France isn't more in the conversation at the moment. I mean with the talent they have, as well as recent success (silver at the Olympics) it would be fair to assume they will definitely go fot the medals in this one. I have watched 2 games from Greece in the last days (against Serbia and Israel) and both times they got totally destroyed. They played without Giannis though for whatever reason.

France has a very good team, and as you said, they won silver at the Olympics. Here they can hope for a medal, of course there are some very strong teams in my opinion the main favorites are Serbia and Germany, but we’ll see. Honestly, I can’t wait for the competition to start.

You are all correct about France. Indeed, they have a good team, but they are missing more than enough of their PF/ Center line. Rudi Gobert, Moustapha Fall, Mathias Lessort, Vincent Poirier, and, of course, Wemby. So, it's pretty obvious that they have smaller chances than teams that are covered in this line and IMO it will be very difficult to get a medal in this tournament.
Spain also has problems with injuries, with more than 5 players, with the latest addition to their list being Alberto Abalde. And I guess that's the main reason Giannis didn't play in any friendly games so far. Greece needs him healthy if they want to be among the medalists.

Yes, a healthy Giannis can make a difference,without him it will be very difficult for them to achieve anything. France can do it the players you mentioned will be badly missed, but they still have that quality. To be honest, i haven’t been following Spain. In my opinion, Serbia and Germany have the most well prepared teams.