Pool E:
Hayastan 91 Espana 128
Espana had a great offensive game scoring 43 in the 1st quarter and 77 in the first half. Both teams used the same effort level and I think Espana wouldn't have done anymore then a TIE. Espana put up some pretty good ratings nothing jaw dropping though. POTG: Lluis Montolio had a team high 23 points, a game high 18.5 rating and 10 rebounds in the victory.
Osterreich 115 Crna Gora 109
It's an upset, but I called it ;). Osterreich used more effort in this one, but they may as well have as they really have no chance at advancing. Crna Gora started off pretty strong, but Osterreich pulled away in the 2nd quarter. POTG: Tobias Hofbauer had a game high 35 points, a 13.5 rating, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
Sakartvelo 84 Srbija 106
Sakartvelo actually put up some good ratings, but their 3-2 defense against Srbija's Look Inside offense really hurt. POTG: Nemanja Mlinarevic had 17 points, 11 rebounds and a 16.5 rating.
England 80 Poland 103
Poland had complete control of this one and this loss really hurt England. Poland had some awesome ratings while England had good inside ratings, but were bad in outside scoring and defending. POTG: Patryk Swiatczak had a team high 18 points, a team high 5 assists, 4 rebounds and a game high 19.0 rating.
1.España(1) 4-0 478 351
2.Poland(3) 4-0 430 334
3.Srbija(2) 3-1 465 399
4.Crna Gora(5) 3-1 455 415
5.Österreich(7) 1-3 398 443
6.England(4) 1-3 406 478
7.Sakartvelo(6) 0-4 347 412
8.Hayastan(8) 0-4 348 495
Crna Gora 123 England 113
The nail in the coffin for England. After their huge upset win over Srbija in the first week of games, they have now lost three in a row and it looks like their crunch against Srbija really hurt them. Crna Gora put up 47 in the 4th to seal the deal. POTG: Dordije Bajagic had a game high 44 points, a game high 18.5 rating and 5 rebounds.
Srbija 117 Osterreich 97
Osterreich 1-3-1'd against Srbija's RnG, but it didn't work and Srbija's talent advantage just took over. Srbija dominated the 1st and 4th quarter and thats all they needed. Osterreich is done and Srbija will most likely need to win the rest of their games. POTG: Mile Milic had a game high 35 points, 4 rebounds and an 18.0 rating.
Espana 104 Sakartvelo 78
Espana had really really good ratings and Sakartvelo had good ratings. Espana just has so much more talent than Sakartvelo and that really was the difference. Espana still looks strong for the next round. POTG: Raul Villapadierna had 16 points, a game high 18 rebounds and 17.5 rating.
Poland 137 Hayastan 89
Poland got the easy win of the week and just straight out won this game. Poland has a really legitimate shot at advancing. POTG: Maciej Kordalewski had a team high 22 points, a game high 19.5 rating and 5 assists in 29 minutes of action.
My predictions:
Poland(34) at Espana(14)
Both teams had decent GS updates. Look for an inside attack from Poland and an outside attack from Espana. This is a huge game cause the winner could cruise to the next round. My pick: Espana had the better GS update and I picked them to finish 1st.
Sakartvelo(70) at Osterreich(58)
Osterreich had a nice upset over Crna Gora, but thats the highlight of their tournament and I see them winning only one more game this tournament. Sakartvelo has a small talent advantage over Osterreich. My pick: Sakartvelo.
Hayastan(78) at England (56)
Hayastan is the weakest in this tournament and after Englands stunning upset against Srbija(which might still be the game of the tournament) they have wheeled off three losses in a row, they should finish off the tournament with 3 wins though. My pick: Enlgand.