http://www.eurobasket2009.org/en/default.asp

and our former pick maciej lampe is the 3rd leading scorer thus far...

gortat and he handled lithuania (who's good...klieza).

of course, the tourney is actually in poland...

fun to keep watch for b-ball junkies..

it's in the second group stage...or qualifying round...

here's how it works:

http://www.eurobasket2009.org/en/cid_toT,ovGDH2EaLKL67XnPo2.pageID_LYrPIeSmGrwaAXivOnVmB0.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2009.roundID_6328.html

teams left:

GROUP E

Rank Team P W L P for P ag Goal avg. Points

1. Greece 2 2 0 162 122 1,328 4
2. France 2 2 0 139 129 1,078 4
3. Croatia 2 1 1 149 147 1,014 3
4. Germany 2 1 1 141 143 0,986 3
5. Russia 2 0 2 137 145 0,945 2
6. F.Y.R. of Macedonia 2 0 2 125 167 0,749 2

GROUP F

Rank Team P W L P for P ag Goal avg. Points

1. Turkey 2 2 0 171 145 1,179 4
2. Slovenia 2 1 1 164 159 1,031 3
3. Serbia 2 1 1 135 137 0,985 3
4. Spain 2 1 1 147 150 0,980 3
5. Poland 2 1 1 155 162 0,957 3
6. Lithuania 2 0 2 151 170 0,888 2

bigtime

i know we know this already, but spain has a pretty sick lineup.

apparently pau gasol is playing with a broken finger.

briggs' boy koufos is playing for greece...

france has one of the more interesting teams too...

sporting parker, diaw, turiaf & batum (why no m. pietrus or beaubois?)

wish there was a way to watch some of the games

i'm not sure why everyone wants lebron - what has he ever won?

Posted by PresIke:

Posted by djsunyc:

i'm not sure why everyone wants lebron - what has he ever won?

astute observation mr. dj.

according to marbury, he's a loser. marbury is this generation's einstein...

Posted by djsunyc:

i'm not sure why everyone wants lebron - what has he ever won?

Why? Because, in the paraphrased words of another temporary NYer-"He plays to win the game"

European players are catching up and don't need the nba bull**** to get paid. Rubio didn't get the memo