[arahooo]

Niech mi ktoś powie kto typował Polskę do złota w koszykówce 3x3.
Czytam oficjalną stronę FIBA a tam taki fragment odnośnie turnieju olimpijskiego.
Who are the favorites?

In the men's, Serbia are the standout having won four of the six World Cups in 3x3 history! Plus they have 3x3 superstar Dusan Bulut in their line-up so that's pretty handy too.

Latvia - who double as World Tour heavyweight Riga - boast the superhero duo of Karlis Lasmanis and Nauris Miezis who are both so good that they take turns being Batman.

These dudes must have nailed chemistry in school because they understand each other on court like an old married couple. Latvia just have to be deemed a co-favorite alongside their nemesis Serbia.

But the most in-form teams are Netherlands and Belgium – two countries without a hoops tradition (the former will play basketball at the Olympics for the first time ever, the latter had not since 1952) whose players have taken the 3x3 professional circuit by storm in 2021.

This might seem like a cop out but all of the teams should feel like they are a chance for gold. How many other events in Tokyo can say this?

It's much the same openness in the women's although USA and France deserve get the favorite tag. After the men missed out on a ticket to Tokyo, 3x3 red, white and blue pride rests with this talented women's team filled with WNBA stars, who were the only team undefeated at the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT).

But Les Bleues are more 3x3 hardened with their Women's Series and Europe Cup titles in 2019 and that might be invaluable under the bright Olympic lights.

Host Japan still should have an advantage playing at home. They won the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup in 2019 (Japan's first-ever world title in basketball) and showed at the OQT that they could beat the best teams in the world (Australia, Spain, etc.) with a beautiful brand of fast-paced and unselfish 3x3 basketball.

Don't write off China who are missing key names but they are the reigning World champions.

Czyli wymienione jest 4 na 8 drużyn, ale nie Polska xD

#tokio2020 #koszykowka

[OCIEBATON]

@arahooo: oni sami

[JogurtMorelowy]

@arahooo: Np. Associated Press typowało złoto Polski.

[Krystianek2k01]

@arahooo: ostatnie 4 akapity są o turnieju kobiet, w zasadzie tylko Serbia/Łotwa jako faworyci u mężczyzn. A dlaczego? dobry turniej kwalifikacyjny, świetny Mundial 2 lata temu gdzie pokonaliśmy właśnie serbów i zajęliśmy 3 miejsce

[arahooo]

@Krystianek2k01: tak, ale odnośnie mężczyzn są 4 drużyny wymienione. Jeszcze Holandia i Belgia jako drużyny w formie

[goodgoy]

https://apnews.com/article/sports-2020-tokyo-olympics-africa-canada-middle-east-b95fdb2d762d7fbcf16e6555effc47be

Men

Gold: Poland

Silver: Serbia

Bronze: Latvia

[JustKebab]

@arahooo: polscy kibice-idioci, którzy pierwszy raz oglądają 3x3 i robią z siebie ekspertów

[Krystianek2k01]

@arahooo: no tak tak, osobiście ceniłem wyżej jednak polaków po quali w Grazu, może grają razem w World Tourze i klepią fajne wyniki ale klubowych zawodów nie oglądam więc nie wiem jak u nich z tym jest