Preview: Turkey/Russia and Argentina/Australia
by Frank Madden on Aug 29, 2010 10:57 AM CDT
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PrintCarlos Delfino and Ersan Ilyasova will both be looking to stay unbeaten on day two of FIBA World Championships group play. Turkey and Argentina were both winners yesterday--Turkey in much more convincing fashion--with the two Bucks playing starring roles for their respective squads. Delfino scored a game-high 27 on 18 shots while adding eight rebounds without a turnover or foul, while Ilyasova piled up a tidy 17 points and eight boards in just 21 minutes.
Turkey vs. Russia, 1 pm CT, ESPN3
Turkey dismantled an overmatched Cote d'Ivoire yesterday, with Ersan doing most of his damage in the first and (stat-padding) fourth quarters. They get a stiffer test today against Russia, which handled a solid Puerto Rican team 75-66 on day one. Russia is without Andrei Kirilenko, but former first round pick and NBA flameout Sergei Monya scored 16 while guard Anton Ponkrashov had one of the more unconventional double-doubles you'll find. He missed five threes without a make, didn't attempt a two pointer, and made all 10 of his free throws to go with 11 assists.
Argentina vs. Australia, 1:30 pm CT, ESPN3
Alas, Andrew Bogut's absence means we're denied a matchup of current Bucks, though the Boomers did manage to squeak out a nervous 76-75 win over Jordan yesterday. Big men Aleks Maric (23 pts, 9 rebs) and David Andersen (22 pts, 9 rebs) compensated rather nicely for Bogut's absence, though they'll need more from guys like Patty Mills and Brad Newley to slay the Argentine giants. I recall Scola dominating the Aussies in previous international matchups, so it will be interesting to watch whether the Australians can find an answer for him this time around.
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I suppose Australia is without Bogut is a bit like the Bucks without Bogut
"That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness."
Btw, let's keep it clean today guys...
I don’t want this erupting into an international incident between Palomba and the Aussies :)
two fiesty nations.....should be nice and testy
"That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness."
Too bad he said he couldn't be here...
I’d like to see that…
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
by Jacob Grinyer on Aug 29, 2010 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
hey we are all Bucks at heart
"That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness."
The masked maurauder!
Illy looks a little stronger than I remember from last year
Still has that sweet stroke!
10 pts/5 rebs in first half
Another good start.
by Frank Madden on Aug 29, 2010 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Hola, amigos...
Hows everything going?
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
Great zone defense by Turkey
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
What is the tasty link of choice today to get a feed for the game?
I tried ESPN 3 but my connection is too slow, so it is all pixelated like an old Sega basketball game.
I dunno, you can try here:
http://atdhe.net/ I’m watching ESPN3 so I’m not sure how good i’ll be but you can try.
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
by Jacob Grinyer on Aug 29, 2010 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Never mind, I just found one.
Looks like Russia is missing an awful lot of shots, Turkey must be playing some good D.
by Brick's house on Aug 29, 2010 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Delfino time!
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
Quiet so far
Seems to be handling it less.
by Frank Madden on Aug 29, 2010 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
im just guessing he is an upgrade on Eddy Curry no matter what
"That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness."
0 points 1 rebound, 1 block...Yeah...
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
by Jacob Grinyer on Aug 29, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Impressive by Mills.
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
He always looks really sleepy to me
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
by Jacob Grinyer on Aug 29, 2010 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
yes im embarrassed by that facial hair
"That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness."
tho he is hitting the Offensive glass nicely
"That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness."
Scola looks really sharp
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
this is actually a bit like watching the Bucks on offense
"That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness."
Haha nice
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
by Jacob Grinyer on Aug 29, 2010 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Australia pretty close to getting shut out this quarter
"That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness."
And meanwhile, Hedo finally scores!
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
torontoesque
"That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness."
Argentina making a run
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
Yeah, he was due for a bad one.
Do you know why Oberto hasn’t played at all?
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
by Jacob Grinyer on Aug 29, 2010 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah, thank you.
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
by Jacob Grinyer on Aug 29, 2010 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Offensive foul?!
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
Well we got this one, with some luck
I will read some reviews around to find out what happened. Good luck Ilikebj tomorrow with Germany. Thankful you gave us this one.
SIGH!
All of these matches take place at around 5am Oz time :(
Wish I could watch and join in with the banter (especially the ARG-AUS game – would have been special) as opposed to getting up and getting ready to go to work! To be honest, I didn’t think that this would even be close, but good to see an out-gunned Aussie outfit put up a solid showing all the same! Hopefully we’ll account for the Germans next up!
Squad Six is to the Bucks what beer is to Milwaukee (or anywhere else for that matter)... the catalyst for you doing dumb things in public and not feeling self-conscious!
aussies certainly werent pretty.....but they scrapped pretty hard as per usual
without Bogut inside its pretty much a three point crap shoot
"That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness."
I couldn't watch the game
but what Argentine’s players and coach are saying is that they didn’t expected was a so efficient game of Australia at the perimeter, making so much 3p shots. And they praised their attitude, also. One of Hernandez remarks about Aussie’s players was: “they are no more young players; they have become men”.
In fact, I’ve heard Hernández previous to the tourney considering Australia has great chances to become the decade’s “next Argentina”, meaning the rising nation that equals itself with the top basketball ones.
By the way, what happened with Delfino? Seem he had a really bad night, even in defense: wasn’t him in charge of Ingles?
it was a pretty scrappy and haphazard game all around....caught most of the first half
kinda like Argentina got drawn into the style Australia were playing and the game never really flowed much at all, admittedly the second half I didnt see as much but Australia’s offense was pretty much based around Mills delivering some penetration and kicking it out and passing around the perimeter
hmm Ingles did get quite a few open looks in the first half from what I recall
"That," says LeBron, "is for everyone that watches me play. They witness something special. You're all a witness."
Australia manhandled Germany today...
I’m starting to wonder if we should have signed Patty Mills as a third PG instead of Boykins. I was really impressed with him yesterday, and even though I didn’t watch him today, statistically he had another great outing, 16 points and 7 assists.
And Delfino bounced back for 22 points 5 rebounds and 4 assists in a victory against Angola. He and Scola combined for well over half their points…
"Now, Maggette's one of those where when he catches, it's probably going to go up--Not to a teammate." --Jon McGlocklin, 11/14/09
Anyone recall me SHOUTING out for Mills from the bleachers a month or so ago?
I like the Dooling pick-up to give us a PG vet, but I would have thought Patty gives you much the same as the top half of the Brockkins, except he’s cheaper, younger and has more upside (plus he’s an Aussie…and you can’t argue with that…or maybe you can?). Plus I’m completely one-eyed and biased towardsmy fellow countrymen ;)
Squad Six is to the Bucks what beer is to Milwaukee (or anywhere else for that matter)... the catalyst for you doing dumb things in public and not feeling self-conscious!
by Big Crazy Dave on Aug 31, 2010 2:50 AM CDT up reply actions
No argument here
Boykins is clearly on the decline and Mills at least has a little bit of upside…I prefer Dooling over Mills, but Mills over Earl.
by Frank Madden on Aug 31, 2010 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Did anyone ever sign Mills to an NBA contract?
by Brick's house on Aug 31, 2010 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Currently a restricted FA with the Blazers
Squad Six is to the Bucks what beer is to Milwaukee (or anywhere else for that matter)... the catalyst for you doing dumb things in public and not feeling self-conscious!
by Big Crazy Dave on Sep 2, 2010 5:17 AM CDT up reply actions
I concur :)
Squad Six is to the Bucks what beer is to Milwaukee (or anywhere else for that matter)... the catalyst for you doing dumb things in public and not feeling self-conscious!
by Big Crazy Dave on Sep 2, 2010 5:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Speedy, I agree w/ you about Mills.
When he’s healthy, he’s a bad-ass.
However, I stll like the Boykins signing – he’s another vet who can help BJ improve, IMO.
I think people are glossing over the fact that except for CDR & Brockman, all of the Bucks additions this off-season [Gooden, Maggette, Dooling, Salmons and Boykins] are all veterans w/ playoff exp. [some more than others]
and CDR played in a NCAA title game, so he’s got big game exp, too.
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