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European Basketball Champs!!! (pg. 3)
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| ThaDevil |
| quote: | Originally posted by monoxide
(remember that shamefull moment, you ?)
4. The(fckn)Devil lol lol lol MAN.... :whip: :haha: :toothless |
Why you calling me a (cant have a normal discussion?) you aids victim euro trash, look at your national soccer team, what a in joke get beat by everyone 10-0, please shut the up toothless wounder.
Damn did your mother did a number on you, braindead idiot, go back to your hole.
I can see from the following "Lithuanian" members that that country really is ed in the head, no wounder they are so poor at everything (except basketball which no one gives a about). |
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| monoxide |
| quote: | Originally posted by ThaDevil
Why you calling me a (cant have a normal discussion?) you aids victim euro trash, look at your national soccer team, what a in joke get beat by everyone 10-0, please shut the up toothless wounder.
Damn did your mother did a number on you, braindead idiot, go back to your hole.
I can see from the following "Lithuanian" members that that country really is ed in the head, no wounder they are so poor at everything (except basketball which no one gives a about). |
wow!!! you really showed me... if you'll be that good for just one more year, i will surely send you a teddy-bear to your 13th birthday... cheers man!!!:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: |
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| ThaDevil |
| quote: | Originally posted by monoxide
i will surely send you a teddy-bear to your 13th birthday... cheers man!!!:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: |
13th birthday ? lol I doubt a 13 year old kid can own an $80,000 car, which Im sure if I sell it I can buy you, and your whole family. |
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| occrider |
| Well this thread is destined for greatness. |
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| monoxide |
| quote: | Originally posted by ThaDevil
I can see from the following "Lithuanian" members that that country really is ed in the head |
wow!!! a country has a head! that's smth new for me!!! if i were you i would put myself to nobel peace prize nominees |
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| monoxide |
| quote: | Originally posted by ThaDevil
13th birthday ? lol I doubt a 13 year old kid can own an $80,000 car, which Im sure if I sell it I can buy you, and your whole family. |
great!!! can i ask your autograph with my new car? |
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| cheeki |
| quote: | Originally posted by ThaDevil
Why you calling me a (cant have a normal discussion?) you aids victim euro trash, look at your national soccer team, what a in joke get beat by everyone 10-0, please shut the up toothless wounder.
Damn did your mother did a number on you, braindead idiot, go back to your hole.
I can see from the following "Lithuanian" members that that country really is ed in the head, no wounder they are so poor at everything (except basketball which no one gives a about). |
excuse me....euro trash?? i dont think so, europeans have way more class, manners etc. you fat asses are all dying from obesity, just keep on munchin on your mcdonalds |
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| brunette |
| quote: | Originally posted by ThaDevil
Ok, so they beat us once and ?? who cares, USA beat them 100 times.
Brazil (soccer) lost once too so what ? so that means they are not #1 in the world ? please stfu.
And besides, no one in Europe give a about basketball, did you see how many poeple came to watch the finals ?? lol 100. |
just for example....
World Championship Men 2002 and CURRENT STANDING:
Rank Team
1 Yugoslavia
2 Argentina
3 Federal Republic of Germany
4 New Zealand
5 Spain
6 United States of America
7 Puerto Rico
8 Brazil
9 Turkey
10 Russia
World Championship Men 1998:
Rank Team
1 Yugoslavia
2 Russia
3 United States of America
4 Greece
5 Spain
6 Italy
7 Lithuania
8 Argentina
9 Australia
10 Brazil
World Championship Men 1990:
Rank Team
1 Yugoslavia
2 Soviet Union
3 United States of America
4 Puerto Rico
5 Brazil
6 Greece
7 Australia
8 Argentina
9 Italy
10 Spain
World Championship Men 1978:
Rank Team
1 Yugoslavia
2 Soviet Union
3 Brazil
4 Italy
5 United States of America
6 Canada
7 Australia
8 Philippines
9 Czechoslovakia
10 Puerto Rico
11 People's Republic of China |
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| cheeki |
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 14 -- For Sarunas Jasikevicius and his basketball-playing buddies in Lithuania in 1992, the Dream Team participating in the Olympics wasn't necessarily the fabled collection of NBA all-stars led by Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. The players they really looked up to were on the Lithuanian Olympic team, the first that the country could field since it was taken over by Russia in 1940.
Today, Jasikevicius and his teammates on the current Lithuanian national team paid homage to their predecessors in the best way they knew how.
The team that had become the joy of the European basketball championship because of its unselfish play and collection of deadly shooters defeated favored Spain, 93-84, in the final, setting off an emotional celebration among thousands of Lithuanian fans who made their way across the Baltic.
They sang, they honked air horns and more than a few wept as Jasikevicius and his teammates joined in the celebration, waving Lithuanian flags and greeting hundreds of supporters personally. An hour later at a news conference, Jasikevicius, draped in his country's flag and sporting a cap that said "Danger! Lithuanians," was still moved by all that transpired.
"We looked up to guys like Arvydas Sabonis, Sarunas Marciulionis and Rimas Kurtinaitis so much," said Jasikevicius, who has become a top point guard in Europe since graduating from Maryland in 1998. "They made a lot more people in Lithuania play basketball and rediscover the country's basketball heritage. I'm just glad we did something for our generation the way those guys did for theirs."
By gaining the final, Lithuania earned a place in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, as did Spain. In the bronze-medal game today, Italy grabbed the last bid by shocking a loaded French team, 69-67, only a week after losing by 33 points to them in pool play.
The love of basketball runs deep in Lithuania, which has a population of only 3.6 million. Lithuania won the Euro championship in 1937 and 1939, and considers itself a pioneer in the sport on the continent. But along with other things Lithuanian, the basketball heritage was subsumed when the Soviet Union took over Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in 1940.
When the Soviets won eight straight European championships, beginning in 1957, Lithuanians contributed a disproportionate number of players. Marciulionis played on the 1988 Soviet Olympic team, then helped put the 1992 squad together for Lithuania when it was declared independent the year before.
In Saturday's semifinal, Lithuania's defense took over in a 74-70 win against France, which had one of the tournament's top players in San Antonio point guard Tony Parker. Today, its suffocating zone again made a huge difference.
Jasikevicius, the tournament's leader in assists, had nine today to go with his 10 points. He was unanimously named tournament MVP, capping an extraordinary run this season that also includes the European club championship with Barcelona. One journalist at the news conference even pronounced Jasikevicius "the king of Europe."
As Lithuanian air horns continued to blare in the background, Jasikevicius explained how those fans inspired him and his teammates. "They really push us through tough times," he said. "We won our opening game this tournament by only one point [92-91, over Latvia], but they still believed in us. I'm happy that so many people are able to celebrate now."
!!!!!!!! WE ARE THE BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Azz3D |
| quote: | Originally posted by ThaDevil
Thats why we have the best basketball team in the world right ? :stongue: |
Wrong! Yugoslavia (now "Serbia & Montenegro"), are the world champs... And dont give me that "Kobe/Shaq were not playing" excuse...
And BTW, I remember when Yugoslavia was playing Lithuania in finals a couple years back, and halfway through they were losing so bad, they almost walked off the court... Sabonis was crying like a baby.. HAHH
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World Championship Men 2002 and CURRENT STANDING:
Rank Team
1 Yugoslavia
2 Argentina
3 Federal Republic of Germany
4 New Zealand
5 Spain
6 United States of America
7 Puerto Rico
8 Brazil
9 Turkey
10 Russia
World Championship Men 1998:
Rank Team
1 Yugoslavia
2 Russia
3 United States of America
4 Greece
5 Spain
6 Italy
7 Lithuania
8 Argentina
9 Australia
10 Brazil
World Championship Men 1990:
Rank Team
1 Yugoslavia
2 Soviet Union
3 United States of America
4 Puerto Rico
5 Brazil
6 Greece
7 Australia
8 Argentina
9 Italy
10 Spain
World Championship Men 1978:
Rank Team
1 Yugoslavia
2 Soviet Union
3 Brazil
4 Italy
5 United States of America
6 Canada
7 Australia
8 Philippines
9 Czechoslovakia
10 Puerto Rico
11 People's Republic of China
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What does that tell you ??? Yugoslavia all the way baby!!! |
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| Azz3D |
| quote: | | and yea, before you start talking , check to see which country has the most gold medals in basketball overall... |
Right on!!! |
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| TuanAnh213 |
anyone besides me ever heard of the names:
michael jordan?
kobe bryant?
shaquille oneal?
jason kidd?
tracy mcgrady?
tim duncan?
karl malone?
allen iverson?
chris webber?
i've heard of them...i think they're pretty good basketball players...anyways good win by lithuania...can't wait to see you guys in the 2004 olympics |
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