FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023: Group Stage Review
foreign the group stage has ended and the tournament itself will soon come to a close unfortunately this video is coming out later than when the players finish their matches so for some this analysis will be outdated but it’ll be of the interest to those who live in a wooden box without the internet and want to quickly catch up on the past two weeks in the world of basketball welcome let’s quickly go over the competition format if you didn’t understand a thing the tournament features 32 national teams divided into eight groups of four teams each losing
in the group stage means a chance to compete for the 17th to 32nd Place in the tournament while finishing first and second in the group secures a spot in the battle for the title of world champions after the first group stage the second stage begins out of the 32 teams 16 remain in the upper bracket competing for the championship and 16 go to the lower bracket where the prizes simply respect for not going home sad after the second group stage there will be eight teams left to compete in the playoffs the playoffs are conducted using
the Olympic system if you lose you’re out it’s a true Russian Roulette for teams anyone can knock out anyone it’s pure luck currently 16 countries are still in the race
the champion but definitely not Chris they were lucky to get through no offense just my opinion I love the Greeks thanks for democracy now it’s time for surprises a huge sensation is that the French national team fell to the lower bracket and will be fighting for 17th to 32nd Place in the championship it’s not to say that they ended up in such a tough group with Canada and Lativia it was indeed a strong group but one they could have competed in which is exactly what France did most likely it all came down to the first
game in the absolute demoralization of the team in essence the French team had a stroke of bad luck they lost by 30 points to the Canadians and just two days later they had to play a match that would determine their fate the guys went out to play and for three quarters in their match against the latavians they were in the lead heading into the final quarter the score was 74-62 in favor of the French but the lativians played like robots look at these movements and how precise they are Latvia get it in as Francisco Falls
then slips Smith but everything was decided in the last 10 seconds when the French were attacking the last three-pointer such a misfortune for the French national team it’s very sad for the guys hopefully this isn’t the Rudy gobert effect meanwhile the lativian national team has shown true class in these competitions not only did they defeat the French but they also have already been the defending world champions the Spanish and still have a chance to make it to the playoffs and five for the coveted cup the outcome of the match was also decided in the final
quarter and was uncertain until the end but accurate free throws and strong nerves save the lativian national team from defeat latavia’s head coach Luka banke described the team’s game and Impressions after two crucial victories oh yes of great Victory a special night again good moments to keep inside but it’s time to reboot and focus on the next game 40 minutes of incredible effort I’m proud of how we stay in the game even during a little moment when we were shaking as a team in the third period but this is a very intense game if you
look at it even by the Numbers there were 14 lead changes during the game so it’s a high intensity match and the guys are fighting and competing against such a powerful team as the European Champions world champions I’m very proud of them well let’s hope that Lativia continues its journey in the World Cup as for France unfortunately their tournament will be ending soon another phenomenon as I mentioned earlier is the Dominican Republic National Team the Dominican team dominated in group a winning all three matches rightfully earning their place in the second group stage the team’s
a leader is Carl Anthony towns who also happens to be the leader of the Minnesota Timberwolves his statistical performance for the Dominican Republic national team is impressive in the World Cup towns average 24 points to assist and eight rebounds per game in just 28 minutes on the court with a shooting percentage of almost 50 percent on the court he is undoubtedly valuable three-pointer with a foul another three-pointer and another one this guy is tearing up the World Cup thanks to what he learned in the best league in the world another country that surprised us with
their play is Canada also unexpectedly bursts on the world stage with a strong team and has every right to claim the championship this year they finished their group with a points difference of plus 111 which is more than the USA finished their group stage with plus a plus 30 against France plus 55 against Lebanon plus 26 against Lativia it’s incredible what the Canadians did in their group the leader of the Canadian national team is Shea gilgius Alexander who practically records a triple double in every game just look at what they did to the Lebanese team
in the first game and it is through their defense their offensive Rebound in all those things but group L where they will play the second group stage will be much tougher Spain Brazil whom they have already lost to and the formidable Lativia seeking revenge for their heavy defeat await them but even after a disappointing loss to Brazil Canadian national team coach Jordy Fernandez maintains a positive outlook obviously I need to watch a movie right now the feeling of being on the sign line at this game so I got something to watch and then try to
organize a movie night that will teach our guys but we are still a good team when we were on the court we played right throughout the whole tournament and today we didn’t it wasn’t just one specific player it was all of us including me and we need to make the next game I like our chances that’s how it goes players battle on the court and coaches prepare before the game well Canada will need all their skill both from the players and the coaches to advance to the next stage because the cost of the next mistake
will be too high that wasn’t highly favored but it still undefeated so far is Germany they got lucky with the tournament bracket for the first time and it’s still going well for them and the second group stage they will face Slovenia Georgia and Australia Australia even though they lost to the Germans the first time has a dangerous team that could potentially defeat the Germans although I think Germany will make it to the playoffs their opponents in the next stage aren’t that fearsome oops driving left feed to Tice elbow he’ll get his own rebound and a
pub back though and this team has always attracted worldwide attention because their players are all stars or rising stars from the best NBA league this is the United States of America’s Team the USA confidently showcases their game their performance didn’t start as well as they would have liked they almost lost the first quarter to New Zealand however their subsequent performance left no questions you can see the significant work the coaching staff has put in to organize the team’s performance the crown favorite Austin Reeves has only increased his demand while performing on the world stage Austin
does literally everything on the court he battles under the rim works on defense sets up delivers fantastic passes plays cool and tough it’s just a pleasure to watch this guy he may not create highlights but does the dirty work yet he’s still a fan favorite seeing how he fights with Incredible dedication and intellect without having a powerful physical attributes it’s a delight the other guys on the team of course to serve attention we don’t argue but can anyone compete with a handsome Austin just look at how much they love them if we talk about the
USA national team as a whole they can undoubtedly win the World Cup if they maintain this fighting spirit in any case there are still four groups and 16 teams left fighting for a spot in the playoffs who are you rooting for write in the comments down below and like the video If you enjoyed it see you again
