Hvala Košarkaški Reprezentacija Srbije

Despite losing in an obvious 129-92 game against the Sjedinjene Američke Države, it was obvious everyone cheers for Srbija than the Američko.

Wonder why but they made it all the way to the finals, regardless of being 2-3 during the group phase against much tougher teams, days of rest was just thy need to focus more, winning more against Brazil, Greece and France, all of them have NBA experienced players.

Nothing to be ashamed of that silver medal, Miloš Teodosić became part of the FIBA all star 5 and the team did played good offense and defense, it is just Amerika was too lights out from 3 point distance(15/30) but the highlights were mostly from Srbija and showing that they function as a team from start to finish, win or loss. Aleksandar Đorđević hugged his main stars during that fourth quarter, thanking them for making it all the way to the finals despite raising the white flag.

Volim za Srbije! Bravo majstore reprezentacija!

Za Zlatna Medalju!

This is it! Živeli Srbija! Sa zlatna medalju!!Miloš Teodosić was fantastic, 25 poena, 3 asistencija and indeks is +25. It was a team effort and somewhat poise. I watched the game and they survive losing a big lead, Stefan Marković fouls out and suffering from the burnt of Nicolas Batum's 3 point barrage(8/12 3 poena) during the fourth quarter, trying to save Francuska to no avail.

Velika for Srbija! Majstore Košarkaška Srbija! From start to finish, Srbija is just a team, overwhelming Francuska's archangel offense and lazy defense. It really didn't matter if Srbija made doesn't have much NBA players but what stands out is their FIBA experience and their desire to bring back the gold that was last won back in 2002 when they beat Argentina in the finals but their Quarterfinal game against Sjedinjene Američke Države were Milan Gurović's 3 point barrage destroyed Amerika in that fourth quarter and won 81-78.

Could we see another Indianopolis at the gold medal game?

For showing deep respect and love for Srbija, i will put this beautiful instrumental of the Serbian national anthem, "Bože pravde."

Polufinale KRS

Once again, Srbija is the oddsmakers' favorite. Setting an example by trashing Brasil by the score of 84-56.

Miloš Teodosić lead Srbija with his 23 poena(3/5 3pt and a perfect 10/10 from the charity stripe). Bogdan Bogdanović who scored 12 poena has that in your face from way downtown in the 4th, that sums up their hunger for the gold.

For the Brazilians, Anderson Varejao led with 12 poena and 9 skokova but miss six of his 10 shots while Tiago Splitter was somehow an afterthough with 3 poena and 8 skokova while Nene got only 4p and 4sk while being hounded by Srbija's Nenad Krstić, Miroslav Raduljica, Vladimir Štimac and everyone, displaying great team defense and that hunger to win their last few games.

It shows that no matter how many NBA players you have on your national team, it is the international experience(Raduljica, Bogdanović, Teodosić, Bjelica, Marković, Krstić have FIBA experience) that will stand out than overhyped players that will not be playing all their heara for their country. 

Izaći KSS!

In what could have been the best game of Srbija against Grčka(90-72), a testament of their teamwork and hunger for that gold. Let's see how far they can go with this lineup.

At all four quarters, Srbija led the scoring. Both teams got 29 turnovers but Srbija torched Grčka from downtown(9/17).

Srbija was lead by Bogdan Bogdanović(21 poena), Miroslav Raduljica(16 poena, 6 skokova) and the big dunk by Nikola Kalinić over Ioannis Bourosis that brought the Serbian fans amd the bench on their feet. For the Greeks, Nick Calathes with 14 poena but turnovers and that 9/24 fr downtown costed them the game.

Next game is against Brazil, who downed Argentina 85-65 and will try to beat Srbija again. I would expect a young team vs experienced guys again.

Better to watch the KRS games

Something went into my mind. Aftet seeing the Serbs having a difficult time against Iran's Hamed Hadadi, they went on to win by 13 points by the final score of 83-70.  Sure Miroslav Raduljica is 7'0 and Hadadi is 7'3 or 2 but, the Serbian defense and his illegal pick late in the 2nd quarter was the key for the Serbs to take control of the game. Like the Greeks did, the Serbs were implementing one of their best half-court pressure. Miloš Teodosić is somewhat unselfish, almost having a double-double(8 points, 9 assists) while flashing and passing the ball to make his team much better. Nemanja Bjelica had 18 and 10 while for Iran, Hadadi did scored 29 points but got that fourth foul after an illegal pick late in the second quarter.

Meanwhile, the Philippines lost another heartbraker to Argentina. The score 85-81, is somewhat my country needs to restructure it's own basketball system. Either foreigners should go through the youth system or get some with Filipino descent through careful selection. When your point guard is 5'11 that shoots first than passing and depending on American imports, we will be doomed.

Velika nevolja za Košarkaški Reprezentacija Srbije

After the stupified incident that made headlines in Košarkaška Srbije topics, it made me think Vladimir Micov is not doing his job well as a part of the preliminary squad. The thin Swingman position is getting thinner that Nemanja Bjelica is forced to play as a Small forward while Stefan Birćević and Luka Mitrović could be inexperienced in the bigger stages. I wonder were is Duško Savanović or Novica Veličković or even Dejan Kravić. Nemanja Nedović injured and not participating, Miloš Teodosić and Bogdan Bogdanović has their hands full against much better international players. 

What happened during that loss to New Zealand? 

The 29-year old forward wasn’t satisfied by the way that the coach of Serbian national team used him and shouted at him. Djordjevic reacted and Micov left the court. This action led the new player of Galatasaray out the squad for the World Cup.

After the game, Đorđević was very hard against his player who left Hala Pionir: “His short career in the national team has been completed. At the moment when he threw the towel, I stopped counting on him. He didn’t want to turn around when I called him. This jersey was worn by much larger names than him”.

Some of those who wore no. 5 are Predrag Danilović, Vlado Šćepanović, Veselin Petrović, Dejan Koturovič, Milenko Tepić and Nemanja Krstić.

Since the retirement of Dušan Ivković from the national team, the coaching system is in mess. Selecting Đorđević could mean a lot simce he knew Duda's system and the discipline he got. Of course Duda once said, the generation of Vlade Divac is much better than Miloš Teodosić's ones but if the new generation can be much better, every trouble now would mean nothing.