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Even the most remote elementary school in Greece has a basketball court.

@SisigExpress

Ай бұрын

and we could notplay basketball because a lot play football on the basketball court

@GeorgeTelop

Ай бұрын

​@@SisigExpress in basketball we are good in national and club level. In football we're nothing. We're a country focused on basketball that'll never change

@user-mp2fb9ku5o

Ай бұрын

We have Galis to thank for that

@benocarroll7683

Ай бұрын

Basketball courts are in the remote places in every school in Ireland, doesn’t mean anything! More the culture and how your talent is brought up, developed and Naturalized players

@thesoundinyourhead1782

Ай бұрын

Not many kids play ball in Greece nowadays tho

Spanoulis effect, he said it in his greek interview that main goals is every free shot to be taken no matter if it goes in or out and secondly winning mentality . Dark offensive horse is Toliopoulos, he has a killer instinct if he feels trusted and supported.

Calathes is definitely playing the best basketball of his career and he was vital especially in the last game against Croatia.

Giannis gravity is the key💙🤍 Shoutout to calathes man.. Hes playin his best basketball

Shoutout to calathes man

As a Hellenic NT fan I have always so much respect for Luka and Slovenia Basketball Team. We love to see Europeans like Luka excel in the NBA game.

The different results and performances we have seen from several national teams throughout these past 4 summers prove how competitive the basketball landscape has got worldwide. Up until 10-15 years ago, Team USA was several steps ahead of everyone else, than there was a small list of competitive national teams that were not on the same level as Team USA but clearly better than the rest. Now I can recall AT LEAST 15 national teams that are not far from each other in terms of talent and efficiency. I say that because we have seen a national team achieve great results one summer 1 year before or after achieving a pretty disappointing one. This means that details like a coach's impact on the team and the single players, the mental and physical condition of a single player and many other details are going to have a HUGE impact on a game's final score.

Finally some respect for the greek team. Slovenia was obviously much worse than Greece, as was Croatia.

You are very popular in Greece, you know basketball and you have a European perspective on things.

You keep mentioning that defence helped us (especially vs Slovenia), because offensively "Greece roster is limited". But we scored 96 against Slovenia, 93 vs Egypt, 109 vs Dom and "only" 80 against Croatia.

@georgelioulias3879

Ай бұрын

they re corrent.only a handful of our players are offensively gifted natural born scorers.but spanoulis made them better with his coaching.never been so excited watching our team before.

@KA-gg6go

Ай бұрын

​@@georgelioulias3879Yannis, Toliopoulos you think are not natural scorers?

Spanoulis the GOAT

@plhrkos4479

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@kondoesroblox69420

24 күн бұрын

@@plhrkos4479 kala ntaxi o Galis einai kaluteros alla o spanoulis einai stous top 5 ellhnes

We love your coverings on these tourneys! #Atoutaler

Thanks guys. Pure basketball lovers. Greetings from Hellas(Greece).

Greece played a smart game utilising Giannis where it was needed. The team cannot be build around Giannis because it neutralises many great assets that Greece has and Spanoulis can use to increase the teams efficiency! Yes when the going get tough then Giannis might take over for a few minutes but he is very conscious and can judge how to utilise his teammates!

As Greek I can tell that it was not about Giannis or Papagiannis, but it was about the TEAM. No matter the comments, this team is a TEAM, solid in all aspects, and strong, united. Yes they can improve, but so far, the showed that, they won with HARD WORK and not due to star names like Giannis. Each one of them, they put a small piece on the puzzle of winning.

Players like Giannis, Luka, they'll do the job as long as you don't play hero ball and their teams will win too playing great basketball at that. When all the focus is on one player the team will choke offensively. It's a team sport and obvious as it may seem often enough teams end up doing exactly this in reality especially when it's national teams where the chemistry can often be an issue and there is one huge star among them. Greece not only about Giannis sums up nicely why Greece won easier than expected.

Greece is a good team, but there are monster teams in the Olympics, like USA, Spain, & Serbia… Cheers from Greece.

@felicegreece

Ай бұрын

Well said.. I wish we stood a chance for a medal but I highly doubt it.. USA , Canada, Germany, Serbia, Spain .. I mean we have to become another team in order to win teams like that :(

@bvalles1

Ай бұрын

And France.

- Donatas seeing Greek NT fans: “My brothers!” - Donatas seeing Olymbaicos BC fans: “Roaches…”.

Giannis' brother is the GOAT.

Well said

Spanoulis said the team must take every open shot and Greece are gonna get so many because Giannis' floor running and paint dominance collapses defenses. If they keep taking their shots and make them at a good clip, and keep this stingy defense, Greece will medal at the Olympics.

Offense wasnt that Bad and Sloukas will add some Extra offensive Power AS well so Let the Games begin 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏀🏀🏀🏀

Finally, for the first time

Stay with Slovenia we dont mind all good

Although i dislike his character and his attitude, sloukas must me a part of the Greek team in the Olympics. Toliopoulos has grown up but at this stage the team still needs as scoring combo guard. Sadly, Moraitis really has to back off to give his place for him

@felicegreece

Ай бұрын

Why isn't sloukas in the team???

@gamatoutsikos

Ай бұрын

Injury ​@@felicegreece

@gamatoutsikos

Ай бұрын

He will affect the chemistry. Good player yes. But chemistry is more important than skills sometimes. Don't disrupt what we have

If you add Sloukas this Team is a Killer

@user-mp2fb9ku5o

Ай бұрын

Sloukas said yesterday that he won't play no matter what. Unfortunately...

@tfdtfdtfd

Ай бұрын

@@user-mp2fb9ku5o Huge bummer.....it will be the reason Greece does not go super deep in the OG tournament....because now all it takes is one game when either Calathes or Walkup do not play the game of their life.

@felicegreece

Ай бұрын

​@@user-mp2fb9ku5owhy doesn't he participate in the team??!!

@user-mp2fb9ku5o

Ай бұрын

@@felicegreece He said that since he didn't participate in the pre-Olympics he doesn't want to take the spot of someone who did and got the Greek team to the Olympics. It makes sense but at the same time getting a place on the podium is more important than the egos of the players...anyways, i guess we gonna have to compete without him

@felicegreece

Ай бұрын

@@user-mp2fb9ku5o behind all this, I think there's (also) the fact that Sloukas never gave to the national team what he gives to his other clubs..

The Cobra Shot stole the show !

Vasilis Spanoulis

Oh look, someone opened their eyes 😂

💛🖤

But they didn’t have an answer for Doncic how did they qualify?

statistics cant measure inteligence of Greek Players

You always hating Greece. First it was Panathinaikos in the EuroLeague, secondly was the national team of Greece. Either way, happy to prove the doubters wrong.

@thanoskalamaris3671

Ай бұрын

Not picking your team is not hating

@uchihazion2754

Ай бұрын

@@thanoskalamaris3671 ασε μας ρε εξυπνε και εγω ολυμπιακος ειμαι και οντως δεν μας γουσταρουν ουτε euroleague ουτε πουθενα τους ελληνες αλλα γιαυτο τρωνε και πουτσα :*

@NICKEX99

Ай бұрын

@@thanoskalamaris3671 nah bro ain’t like that. Always has some negative to say even if it’s made up.

@gamatoutsikos

Ай бұрын

He has admired olympiakos bball in the past. Panathinaikos went from 12th to 1st. Not many would have seen that let's be honest. He is not anti Greek. Just his opinions

Go Greece

Urbonas with the good words?! Greece will fail miserably

not great offensivly but defence gives the wins

😮😮😮😮😮

For whatever reason you guys seems that you are always get it "wrong" with everything that have to do with anything Greek! Teams, players the National Team.. 😅

This team with the addition of Sloukas could be the 3rd best national team ever. Unfortunately, he is injured and also a little strange as fas as his connection with his teammates goes. Really sad to be honest...

🇵🇷👌🏽👍🏽🇺🇸

nick the quick nesquik effect

The best team was the one that won the tournament without being the host

Can some Lithuanian answer me, why the government has so many restrictions with double passports, has to do with Russia or something?

And I thought you were unbiased??? Gilas!!!

Do us all a favor please and stop talking about Antetokoumpo. Its been a gruelling decade, for the first time in its glorious history the greek national team has been sidelined and all the focus taken up by a single player and his posse and its been all failure anyway.

@felicegreece

Ай бұрын

@@mskidi thank god someone said it 🙏👏👏👏

@whitegardenia3813

Ай бұрын

Too right!!! So many exceptional Greek players are constantly ignored. Most of the times they are the ones who take Greece to the big tournaments when Anteto cannot play....and yet he gets most of the credit. It's so unfair.

Good for Greece, but I doubt they will be playing for a medal. They are still too weak to beat any of the top 5 teams.

@titoskesar2133

Ай бұрын

Which are the top 5 teams for you?

@felicegreece

Ай бұрын

Exactly:( I'm afraid we can't ever beat USA, Canada, Germany, Serbia, Spain...

Interesting because Puerto Rico was as consistent and solid has Greece. Ask Italy and Lithuania.

@jay_kulina

Ай бұрын

It was indeed, but let's be honest: with the perimeter D that Greece can produce and taking into account that Puerto Rico's strength lies with their guards(Greece only faced some troubles from the team with the best bigs in Zubac and Saric), would Puerto Rico have any chance of beating this Greek team atm? I think that's why Puerto Rico wasn't mentioned. Because Giannis would party like there is no tomorrow against Puerto Rico. He would get Condit into foul trouble with ease and then GG.

@jimmyking92

Ай бұрын

Greece has more than enough bodies to throw defensively to combat Puerto Rico's guards. Puerto Rico has no bodies capable of defending G. Ante.

@user-mp2fb9ku5o

Ай бұрын

@@jay_kulina That big guy from Egypt also had his way with us. What we gonna do against France i donno... At least Gobert is kinda soft..

@jay_kulina

Ай бұрын

@@user-mp2fb9ku5o To get to France, we have to qualify from our group first! Which is a big task against Canada, Australia and Spain. I mean there is no way we're beating Canada. Maybe we catch Australia(superior roster than Greece) in a shooting offnight and it's 50-50 against Spain(i think we're about equally strong). I would be delighted if we somehow get to play France. Quarter-finals or better means the Greek team would be super successful in this venture.

@titoskesar2133

Ай бұрын

@@user-mp2fb9ku5o no he is not my friend dont listen to what idiotic USA pundits say about him they just hate him because he speaks with an accent

you cant see beyond your nose my friends leave the prediction aside!

And the worst team of the group in Olympics without sloukas we don't stand a chance

@ellaniostheos

Ай бұрын

hahahahahahahahahahha, Kostakis needs vacation in order to stay fit and healthy for his team.......No matter what Ellas will go through, beacause the TEAM IS THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA, Kostakis is just another player, nothing more and nothing less......

@TokyoBalletReprise

Ай бұрын

Lol Greece is a top 6 team. They will make it past group stage.

@dimipar6643

Ай бұрын

@@ellaniostheos ακομα πονας?!εχει και του χρονου περιμενε!

@romanreigns5926

Ай бұрын

@@TokyoBalletReprise maybe top 8 and then it's over

@ellaniostheos

Ай бұрын

@@dimipar6643 Με ντιφαλα με Μποντιρογκα και τρίο διαιτητών στους τελικούς?? Χαχαχαχαχαχαχαχαχαχαχαχαχα, έχεις χάρη που έχουμε δεν έχουμε Μαρινακη και στο μπάσκετ για να στείλει να παίζεις Α εσκανα..........

Greek Basketball NT 2024 🇬🇷 --------- C: Spanoulis --------- Papagiannis Mitoglou Giannis Rogavopoulos Papanikolaou Papapetrou Thanasis Kalaitzakis Dorsey Toliopoulos Sloukas Calathes ---------

@TokyoBalletReprise

Ай бұрын

sloukas not playing

@SpartanLeonidas1821

Ай бұрын

@@TokyoBalletReprise I know that. Im saying, this would probably be the best roster Greece could have fielded this Year for the Olympics 🤷🏻‍♂️

@user-tr4jg8yv2u

Ай бұрын

@@SpartanLeonidas1821αν βγάλεις Ντόρσεϊ και βάλεις γουοκαπ ναι θα ήταν η καλύτερη ομάδα