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David Hein's avatar

Thanks to everybody here for this great discussion. Definitely think it's worth having and hearing your opinions on.

Never easy to figure out issues like this

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In a PERFECT sports world, your system would be ideal. However, in the REAL world in which we

live, what you want will NEVER happen. Number one, who is going to pay for the TRAVEL costs???

You state: "What would have happened if Australia had played against European teams to qualifier. It might not have made it through." The Aussies might or might not qualify against European Teams in

your qualification system. Again, what happens IF the Australian Basketball Federation cannot or will

not pay for the travel costs of their boys & girls youth teams???

JonL, you did not address the POLITICAL aspect of my response. As for myself, I WISH we could to-

tally separate politics from sports. But again, that would require a perfect world which we do not have. ALL of the boys youth national teams that can actually WIN FIBA's 2022 U17 World Cup for Boys in Basketball are in Spain.

I will give you tomorrow's winners:

Round of 16 Qtrs. Semis

Winners

France eliminates Slovenia

1. France France SHOULD eliminate Spain

2. Slovenia

Spain eliminates Australia

3. Spain

4. Australia

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Team USA eliminates Serbia

5. Serbia Team USA eliminates

Lithuania, Mali, or Poland

6. Team USA

7. Lithuania Lithuania SHOULD eliminate

Mali or Poland

8. Mali or Poland? - Toss Up.

If Team USA is ON and they play their game, they win easily, they might even blow France or Spain out, [20+]. If they have a slightly off game, they still win, but with less than 15 or even 10 points in hand. France or Spain have to play PERFECTLY to win, and that's a single digit win, [9 or less] MAYBE. If

either one of them has an off night, they will be ROADKILL.

Cooper FLAGG has emerged as our best defender. In fact, I think he's the best defender in the com- petition. Holland is a player that must be accounted for at all times. Koa Peat is just 15 and can return

in two years.

Today France had a +/- of 69 & a team eff. of 151 against NZ.

Team USA had a +/- of 48 & a team eff. of 151 against Mali.

That gives you some idea of the relative strength of each team.

Team USA will play Serbia [R16] and more than likely Lithuania [Qtr.] That

gives them two excellent opponents as tune up games for the final. France

or Spain are @ 100% capacity now. Team USA is @ about 75%.

We shall see.

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