Spain Announced Their 2014 FIBA World Cup Roster

[Euroleague]

Spain announced their roster:

PG Jose Calderon/Sergio Rodriguez/Ricky Rubio
SG Juan Carlos Navarro/Sergio Llull
SF Rudy Fernandez/Alex Abrines
PF Pau Gasol/Felipe Reyes/Victor Claver
C Marc Gasol/Serge Ibaka

[ottooooooo]

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[NustABut]

Thats a solid Silver/Bronze team.

[Euroleague]

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NINE NBA PLAYERS, 10, if you count Llull (NBA draft pick that Daryl Morey drools over some truly BIZARRE reason).

[hawksdogsbraves]

It'll wipe the floor with whatever garbage Greece manages to send that's for sure.

[Smook A.]

Remember in 2005 when you said Rudy Fernandez was going to become the next great SG?

[Ass Dan]

Its funny how Euroleague disses so many European players but the one Euro who truly shatted thy NBA bed is his fap fodder.

[Euroleague]

It'll wipe the floor with whatever garbage Greece manages to send that's for sure.

Greek clubs at the moment are in an enormous fight with the Greek federation. Because the federation refuses to pay insurance for the players.

If they continue to refuse to insure the players, then no one knows what kind of team Greece would have.

If that changes, then Greece can easily send a team that can beat Spain, USA, or anyone else.

STOP TROLLING.

Other than the unsettled issue of the federation refusing to insure players (which would ban just about all of the best Greek players), the only top Greek player that has for sure said he will not play this summer is Stratos Perperoglou.

He plays at the wing position, and due to his refusing to play this summer, the coach of the team said that he will give Giannis Antetokounmpo a chance to make the team then.

So,

PG Vassilis Spanoulis/Nick Calathes
SG Nikos Zisis/Giannis Antetokounmpo
SF Kostas Papanikolaou/Thanasis Antetokounmpo
PF Georgios Printezis/Kosta Koufos/Kostas Kaimakoglou
C Ioannis Bourousis/Sofoklis Schortsanitis/Loukas Mavrokefalidis


That's just missing Perperoglou, who should be there instead of Giannis, but that's still enough to beat anyone.

A team with a 12 of something like that (if Spanoulis is able to play - he has a knee injury right now, but nothing has officially been announced yet about him not playing), with the new coach, Fotis Katsikaris, that is a much more able coach than Greece had in recent years, would EASILY be enough to compete with Spain, USA, or anyone else.

In fact, such a team would automatically be better than France (even with Parker), Lithuania, Serbia, Argentina (with all of their best players), Brazil etc.

So STFU moron. Such a team would be Spain's worst nightmare at the semifinals. And it's much better than any team Greece played with against USA before, and numerous times in the past, Greece gave USA trouble with lesser teams than that.

So piss off. You better hope like hell that the Greek federation does not pony up the money to insure the good Greek players, and that Spanoulis' knee is not healthy enough to play. Because they have plenty of players and a good coach now.

[Ass Dan]

Greece at the moment is in an enormous fight with the federation and the clubs. Because the federation refuses to pay insurance for the players.

What kind of ghetto ass country is this???

I thought Europe was meant to be first world?

[Euroleague]

What kind of ghetto ass country is this???

I thought Europe was meant to be first world?

It's the same as USA. USA isn't first world either.

[sportjames23]

It's the same as USA. USA isn't first world either.

Sure, buddy. Sure.

[Euroleague]

Sure, buddy. Sure.

USA standard of living is one of the worst in the entire world. As far as western nations and industrialized nations go, it's by far the lowest.

[CavaliersFTW]

USA standard of living is one of the worst in the entire world. As far as western nations and industrialized nations go, it's by far the lowest.

If I grew up in a small town in Arkansas where everyone is related I might be lead to believe the same thing.

[dunksby]

USA standard of living is one of the worst in the entire world. As far as western nations and industrialized nations go, it's by far the lowest.

From the announcement of Spain's roster to this

[D-FENS]

Spain announced their roster:

PG Jose Calderon/Sergio Rodriguez/Ricky Rubio
SG Juan Carlos Navarro/Sergio Llull
SF Rudy Fernandez/Fernando San Emeterio
PF Pau Gasol/Felipe Reyes/Victor Claver
C Marc Gasol/Serge Ibaka

More like:
PG Ricky Rubio/Jose Calderon/Sergio Rodriguez
SG Juan Carlos Navarro/Sergio Llull
SF Rudy Fernandez/Fernando San Emeterio
PF Pau Gasol/Felipe Reyes/Victor Claver
C Marc Gasol/Serge Ibaka