OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FOR MEN (10th to 24th August 2008):

Already qualified for Beijing 2008 are the following nine teams: Angola (African Champion), Argentina (Americas runner-up), Australia (Oceanian Champion), China (host), Iran (Asian Champion), Lithuania (European Bronze medallist), Russia (European Champion), Spain (World Champion) and USA (Champion of the Americas).

The remaining three men's berths for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be decided in the 12-team FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men that will take place in Athens (Greece), from 14th to 20th July, and that will feature the following participants: Cameroon and Cape Verde (Africa), Puerto Rico, Brazil and Canada (Americas), Lebanon and Korea (Asia), Greece, Germany, Croatia, and Slovenia (Europe) and New Zealand (Oceania). The draw for the remaining three qualified teams will be held on 20th July 2008 in Athens, Greece.


1. Composition of groups:

Group A: Argentina, Australia, Iran, Lithuania, Russia, Qualifier A

Group B: Angola, China, Spain, USA, Qualifier B and Qualifier C

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FINAL 2004 OLYMPICS BASKETBALL RESULTS / Aug 29

Gold: Argentina
Silver: Italy
Bronze: United States
4th: Lithuania
5th: Greece
6th: Puerto Rico
7th: Spain
8th: China
9th: Australia
10th: New Zealand
11th: Serbia & Montenegro
12th: Angola

MVP - Emmanuel Ginobili (ARG)

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waaahhh... talo US.. Bronze lang nadale...

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Pirates Assult / GodQuest

ito ang di ko maintindihan, bakit di sumali ang team pilipinas sa last qualfying for olympics?

^^Sumali tayo sa Asia Qualifying kasi doon tayo na zone...kaso binuwaya ni Mark Caguia ang laro, iyun talo..

Iyun na ang pinaka magandang chance natin kasi sure na ang China kasi host sila ang entry nila Team B kaya tinalo natin ng 2 beses sa qualifying..


Sigurado babawi ang USA ngayon Olympics na ito..sa players pa lang panalo na...KB24, LBJ, Melo, Howard..

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Ser Manu wala pang complete line up ng mga players nila?

USA, Greece, China at Argentina?

^^Ser Amay..di pa complete ang line up...kahit sa USA 10 players pa yata ang sigurado pero di pa nag reconfirm iyung mga players nila sa qualifyin..Si Lebron at Howard pa yata ang confirm ulit na maglalaro tapos si Wade parang pass muna..

Sa ARG sure na ang 5 NBA na si Manu, Nocioni, Oberto, Scola at Delfino.

SA China..di ba naging controversial pa nga si Yao kasi sabi niya maglalaro siya tapos gusto ng Rockets ipahinga siya..

Sa Spain..medyo solid din ang line up nila...

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kaya nga eh kung nagbuwaya si cagauioa eh baka may chance tau


bossing manu... palagay mo malakas ang spain nagyon with the gasol brothers playing?

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it depends pa rin yan sa mga players kung pano sila maglaro as a team...wlang one man team ang aabot sa finals lalo na't olympics ang pag-uusapan!

I agree, Spain is a team to beat this year..with Calderon, Navarro, Garbajosa, Fernandez and the Gasol Brothers..

Pero di pa din sila nakakasiguro sa Argentina..
Scola, Manu, Oberto..

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maglalaro pa rin ba si dork for germany and nash for canada sa qualifying match...?

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musicz6969 said:
kaya nga eh kung nagbuwaya si cagauioa eh baka may chance tau


bossing manu... palagay mo malakas ang spain nagyon with the gasol brothers playing?

Bossing..ok lang sana magbuwaya kung swerte pero malas..1-13 sa 1st half kalaban Iran tira pa rin ng tira, kita naman na swerte si Dondon at Alapag sa larong iyun, takot siguro masapawan...pero tapos na iyung tapos inako naman ni Chot Reyes ang mali.

Hindi lang Gasol bros ang nagdadala sa Spain pati rin si Garbajosa (kung maglalaro, injured kasi) tapos iyung 3 guards nila na si Calderon, Navarro at Rudy Fernandez

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siguro makakapaglaro si garbajosa basta well rested lang ang injury nya.. sa gasol brothers eh lalo pang gumanda laro ni pau pero mas nagagalingan ako dun sa utol given the exposure mas gagaling pa yun

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Mukhang Favorite ulit ang USA ngayon lalo na star studded talaga ang line up kung matuloy...Sa PG pa lang pwede na magdala ng team CP3 at Deron..tapos Lebron, KB24, Mike MIller..

Darko Horse pa rin ang Greece at Lithuania.

Syempre doon pa rin ako sa Team ARG..

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sana etong darating na olympics ang US makadale na sila ng gold..

USA medyo malaki na pag-asa kasi karamihan na dito eh yung kaya magsacrifice ang saliri sa paglaro...pero yung argentina ok pa pala yung line-up,,baka manalo uli sila uli..

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