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United States(9) at Italia(5)
United States strenghth is their guards, this week it seems Italia has the guards thatll be able to withstand the United States beasts of guards. Italia should be able to beat up on the United States weaker big men. My pick: Italia wins this one with relative ease.

Who needs bigs when you've got 2-3 zone

I didn't think you would use a 2-3, great win though! :D

World Cup:

Final Pool:

Results:

United States 106 at Italia 95
Well I was off! United States pulled this game out on equal effort, by using their 2-3 zone. The game was low scoring and defensive until the 4th quarter when these two teams starting firing on all cylinders where the United States eventually winning 43-34 anyways. The difference in this game: Free throws. Literally. Both teams had 40 fg made, 2 of those were 3 pointers, but the United States had 11 more FTs made. POTG: Ricky Logsdon had a game high 23 points, and a game high 20.5 rating.

Poland 104 at Uruguay 89
Uruguay conceded this one and took the loss against the lethal Polish team.Uruguay actually put up some impressive numbers, but Poland is just too strong for them. POTG: Jerzy Wisniewski had 16 points, a game high 13 rebounds and a game high 21.5 rating.

Espana 133 at Chile 134
Espana held a 21 point lead heading into the fourth quarter, when one of the most inspirational, unprecedeted comebacks in Buzzerbeater history was made by Chile who outscored Espana by 21 in the 4th and brough it into OT, only too eventually win in 2OT. The OT inflated ratings, make Chiles inside offense look unstoppable as they had an unbelievable stupendous(high) Inside scoring rating. POTG: David Tapia had a game high 40 points, a game high 19 rebounds and was able to maintain a game high 20.0 rating while playing 51 minutes!

China 112 at Australia 102

China beats Australia who uses more effort

I seemed to be spot on with this prediction as China ended up beating Australia even though Australia used more effort. These teams put up some ratings that would suggest that they are the weakes teams still alive, but maybe it was just a bad week ;). POTG: Fu Kuande had a team high 21 points, 3 assists and a19.0 rating.

1 Poland 4-0 453 400
2 Chile 3-1 481 451
3 Italia 3-1 469 460
4 España 2-2 461 438
5 United States 2-2 427 430
6 Australia 1-3 446 474
7 China 1-3 396 434
8 Uruguay 0-4 428 474

Picks:

United States(7) at Uruguay(8)
This is a battle of two different types of teams. United States have much weaker big men, but Uruguay has much weaker guards. Both teams have good GS where their strengths are. The United States have better GS at their weker parts,then Uruguay does. My Pick: Obviously United States does not care about having weaker big men as they showed in their last game,United States wins this one and Uruguay uses more effort.

China(3) at Chile(1)
China has a very strong outside attack and it seems that they have good gameshape this week as well. Chile has a very strong everything and has good GS everywhere. My pick: Chile wins this one on equal effort.

Poland(2) at Australia(9)
Australia, is what I believe to be the weakest team still in it and they are going against the strongest team still alive, that spells disaster. My pick: Poland wins this one on equal effort.

Espana(4) at Italia(5)
Italia is too strong of a team even for Espana, I think that Espana did not get the GS update they needed to pull off the win, but they should be able to advance either way. My pic: Italia wins on equal effort.

United States(9) at Italia(5)
United States strenghth is their guards, this week it seems Italia has the guards thatll be able to withstand the United States beasts of guards. Italia should be able to beat up on the United States weaker big men. My pick: Italia wins this one with relative ease.

Who needs bigs when you've got 2-3 zone

2-3 zone is broken, haven't you heard?

Well Im sorry but as you all know I was not able to get a week of writeups done, im just going to overlook those missed writeups and continue from now, with last mondays results and tomorrows predictions.

World Cup:

Final Pool:

Results:

Espana 107 at Italia 114
This was a matchup of two very strong teams, that are contenders and on equal effort Itaia was able to pull this one out. This loss was tough for Espana and with two games remaining are a game behind the United States for the final spot in the semifinals currently. POTG: Gabriele Turbato had 22 points, 11 rebounds and an 18.5 rating.

United States 127 at Uruguay 125
The United States survived a scare here and pulled out a crucial victory over Uruguay. With OT the ratings posted were amazing, but The United States lethal outside attack was too much Uruguays 3-2 zone. POTG: Ricky Logsdon had a game high 36 points, 4 assists and a 19.0 rating.

China 84 at Chile 103
Both teams played LI M2M in this game, but Chile was just better as evident by the ratings and pulled out a nice 19 point vicory over the strong China team. Chile currently only have one loss and re shoeis to advance to the semis. POTG: David Tapia had a team high 27 points, a game high 14 rebounds and a 19.5 ratng.

Poland 128 at Australia 82
Polands HCA and strong roster absolutely crushed Australia and the ratings put up were once again unbelievable. Poland won every single quarter which added up to a 46 point victory. POTG: Jerzy Wisniewski had a game high 29 points, a gamee high 14 rebounds and a game high 22.0 rating.

1.Poland(1) 5-0 581 482
2.Chile(3) 4-1 584 535
3.Italia(2) 4-1 583 567
4.United States(5) 3-2 554 555
5.España(4) 2-3 568 552
6.China(7) 1-4 480 537
7.Australia(6) 1-4 528 602
8.Uruguay(8) 0-5 553 601

Predictons:

Espana(4) at Uruguay(8)
GS wise these two teams are pretty much equal. Talent wise they are equal down low, but on the outside Espana has the definite advantage and that is what could help them, Espana needs to win their final two games to give themselves the best shot at advancing. My pick: Espana on equal effort.

United States(7) at Australia(9)
Australia needs to win their final two games and Espana and the United States have to lose their final two for Australia to advance... with the United States having great GS for their guards this week im afraid that will not happen. My pick: United States wins with less effort.

China(6) at Italia(3)
China needs two victories in a row, combined with two losses from Espana and the United States will allow China to possible qualify, well those chances are slim, but they start with a game against Italia. China has as good as GS as they can ask for for their guards, while Italia has a couple of their best guards at proficient GS. China's bigs aren't in ideal GS, but are no too bad, while Italia is in the same boat. My pick: Brace yourself, China wins on extra effort, I gotta hunch with this one ;)

Poland(2) at Chile(1)
The battle of all battles. Number1 vs Number 2 the eternal matchup. Chile has better GS and a comparable roster. Poland has HCA. My pick: Chile does not need this game and lose on a TIE, but I think if they used extra effort, theyd win.

Americas U21 Continentals:

Pool E:

Brasil 96 at Panama 65
On equal effort, Brasil is the much stronger team between these teams, I think we all knew that, but this game showed it once again. Panama had some pretty good ratings, but just are't ready. In due tme Panama, in due time. POTG: Armando Branquinho had a game high 25 points, a team high 11 rebounds, and a game high 16.5 rating.

Peru 89 at Mexico 58
Highest scorer in this game:13. Most FGs made by one player in this game: 6. Yeah, it was one of em exciting ones. In a defensive battle, Peru came out on top against Mexico and their CT. Not sure why Mexico picked this game to CT, but they did. POTG: Rodriggo Haddad had a remarkable team high 12 points, 8 assists and a 14.0 rating.

Uruguay 114 at Argentina 102
Uruguy was able to surprise everyone, by beating Argentina in this thrilling OT game. Both teams played an outside offense and were fairly efficient. POTG: Diego Garcia had a game high 35 points, a game high 7 assists, 6 rebouds and a 15.5 rating.

1.Brasil U21(1) 2-0 186 134
2.Uruguay U21(3) 2-0 215 175
3.Peru U21(4) 1-1 165 139
4.Panama U21(5) 1-1 146 172
5.Argentina U21(2) 0-2 171 204
6.México U21(6) 0-2 131 190

Predictions:

Argentina(11) at Mexico(70)
Argentina has a much much stronger team and GS desnt even matter, but Argentina also has that advantage. Mexico has some promising 20 and 19 yo big men that'll anchor them in a season or two. My pick: Argentina wins this one easily.

Panama(40) at Uruguay(25)
These teams look fairly simliar and I think Panama has better outside GS whilst Uruguay has better inside GS. Panama has less to lose though. My pick: Uruguay scratches out a win using less effort.

Brasil(15) at Peru(26)
Brasil has much better GS and a much better team, this one is easy pickings. My pick: Brasil wins on less effort.

Pool D:

Results:

Canada 97 at Chile 80
This game was surprising,Chile isn't alot better then Canada, but I thought theyd have this one in the bag. Canada's efficient Motion offense was too much however and they pulled out the victory. This makes the standings reall crazy and multiple teams have a chance at advancing to the semis. POTG: Rudolph Lentz had a game high 23 points, 3 rebounds and a 15.5 rating.

Venzuela 73 at Colombia 95
Colombia was just the much better team as they won each quarter and pulled out a convincing 22 point win in this one. POTG: Jose Antonio Orjuela had a game high 26 points, 7 rebounds and a 12.5 rating.

United States 110 at Ecuador 58
Ecuador is the weakest team in this pool by quite a bit and it showed in this game as the United States was able to manhandle Ecuador. Their RnG offense was just too much for Ecuador to handle. POTG: Forrest Machado had a game high 20 points, 6 rebounds, and a game high 16.0 rating.

1.Colombia U21(4) 2-0 160 130
2.United States U21(1) 1-1 211 160
3.Canada U21(3) 1-1 154 145
4.Venezuela U21(5) 1-1 157 164
5.Chile U21(2) 1-1 182 198
6.Ecuador U21(6) 0-2 127 194

Predictions:

Ecuador(62) at Canada(18)
Canada has huge advantages all over the court, Ecuador hs no chance at all. My pick: Canada wins with ease.

Chile(16) at Colombia(36)
Both teams are similiar talent and GS wise. Although I give slight advantages to Chile on both of those. My pick: Chile wins on equal effort and makes the standings even more crazy.

United States(4) at Venezuela(47)
The United States are soo much stronger then Venezuela and have good GS, I think this is a game that the United States really should win. My pck: United States on less effort.

Thought I should touch on the Consolation tournament a bit, thanks nice suggestion ElanNM (Slo NT Manager).

Teams remaining for each Confederation:

Europe:
Slovenija(17), Magyarorszag(1),Latvija(9),Nederland(8),Srbija(13),Hellas(4),Portugal(12),Eesti(15),Schweiz(2),Suomi(26),France(23),Slovensko(14),Hrvatska(3),Turkiye(11),Ceska Rep.(6)

Americas: Mexico will have HCA in the Americas NT Cotinentals in Season 17.

Asia: Indonesia will have HCA in the Asia NT Continentals in Season 17.

Africa: Nigeria will have HCA in the Africa NT Continentals in Season 17.

Quick Picks!
Slovenija(17) at Magyarorszag(1): Magyarorszag

Latvija(9) at Nederland(8): Nederland

Srbija(13) at Hellas(4): Srbija

Portugal(12) at Mexico(5): Portugal

Eesti(15) at Schweiz(2): Eesti

Suomi(26) at France(23): France

Slovensko(14) at Hrvatska(3): Slovensko

Turkiye(11) at Ceska Rep.(6): Turkiye

I have been enjoying these write-ups, especially now that we're heading into the final weeks of the season. Keep up the good work! :)

Gladly :)

World Cup:

Final Pool:

Results:

China 133 at Italia 142
This was a highscoring affair and three times one of the teams scord 40+ points in a quarter! Both teams played RnG, but China played a 2-3 zone and also used more effort. If China had used a M2M defense instead of a 2-3 I think they would've won this game and my prediciton would've been correct ;). Oh well though. POTG: Leonardo Biondi had 26 points, a team high 6 assists, 3 rebounds and an 18.5 rating.

Espana 136 at Uruguay 104
Both teams played an outside attack in another high scoring game, in which Espana dropped 51 points in the 4th. 51. No typo there. Espana used more effort, for some odd reason, which will hurt them in te future as they mut win their next game to have a chance at advancing. I do not understand their thought process on this one. POTG: Luciano Courel had a game high 37 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and a 16.0 rating.

Poland 118 at Chile 126
Well Chile pulled out the win by using extra effort just as I said they would if they used more effort. I do not think they shuld have as I think they woul advance otherwise, but hey they beat Poland! With OT the ratings were inflated and resultd in the best PTB ratings I have ever seen by Poland. POTG: David Tapia had 23 points, a game high 24 rebounds, and a 19.5 rating.

United States 129 at Australia 116
This one was straight forward, same effort, different gameplans and the United States were just better. They are now in good position to advance a win or Espana loss clinches it for them. POTG: Martin Medrano had a team high 23 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds and a game high 21.0 rating.

Americas U21 Continentals:

Pool E:

Results:

Panama 90 at Uruguay 71
Well Panama surprised many by crunching this game against Uruguays TIE ad came out on top and now have a good shot at advancing. Uruguay will need to recover from this one. POTG: Benjamin Burgos had a game high 24 points, a game high 15 rebounds, and a 12.5 rating.

Brasil 74 at Peru 61
Brasil won this defensive battle and arenow 3-0 and have the best shot at advancing. Peru had stellar defense again(due to HCA), but had little to no offense and came up short.POTG: Pierluigi Ragusa had 13 points and a 16.0 rating.

Argentina 108 at Mexico 74
Mexico used more effort, but still got dominated in this game. Argentina continues to put up some good ratings and look fairly strong. POTG: Robereustaquio Spagnuolo had a team high 21 points, 5 rebounds and 16.0 rating.

Pool D:

Ecuador 71 at Canada 92
Ecuador crunched against Canadas TIE, it did not work... at all, but they tried. Canada's PTB was very effective and the ratings they put up were great. Ecuador really is the weakest team left in thhis competition and their ratings reflect that.POTG: Dwain Hadley had a team high 17 points, and a 15.0 rating.

United States 114 at Venezuela 84
Venezuela did everything they could on equal effort, but the United States are just too much stronger. This win basically pushes Venezuela out of the picture and helps the United States quite a but. POTG: Mike Merrill had a team high 18 points, 8 rebounds and a game high 17.0 rating.

Chile 93 at Colombia 88
Colombia suffered their first loss of this round and inturn made this pool extremely interesting as 4 teams are now 2-1. Colombia used more effort and still came up short against the strong Chile opposition. POTG: Bayron Renner had 17 points, 11 rebounds and a 12.0 rating.