I like the consistency of the blog in the post-Kristophe era.

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Yes, great coverage. Really unbiased and full of insight. You could sense that Os Davis was watching each game closely and dispassionately and had keenly observed that Spain had just a bunch of cocky stars out there, not a real, closely-knit, hardworking team:

“Tony Parker won’t let France lose. Think Ricky Rubio and Juan Carlos Navarro will be pulling that fancy-schmancy extra (unnecessary) pass stuff against Parker? Ha! The dude hasn’t run up 14 steals in this tournament for no reason. And Parker’s getting it done all over the floor, too, with 18 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.7 apg. Once a team that stood around to let Parker create has become a team on which Parker makes everyone better – maybe even better than their Spanish counterparts when given a chance to set the half-court offense.”

Tony Parker, 1-for-8, 6 points. Spain wins by 20.

“BiE fearless prediction: Vassilis Spanoulis goes for another monster game, but Spain overcomes.”

Spanoulis, 3-for-8, 7 points. Spain wins by 18.

“While Spain brings the megastars, Serbia brings a team; if the latter manages to bring the unexpected player to the forefront – recall a key clutch player in the game one win for Serbia was 19-year-old Milan Macvan – it will be a long night for Spain. (…) With the exception of Pau Gasol, you’ve gotta like any Serbian player over his Spanish counterpart in terms of sheer defensive skill. And this youthful bunch has shown it has the will to play with the best. BiE fearless predictions: Nah, i’m not willing to take a barrage of criticism here, nor am i willing to wedge with the serious underdogs in this one; let’s just say it’s going to be waaaaaaaaay closer than people think.”

Spain: 49.3% FG, 42 rebounds, 17 assists, 9 turnovers, 4 blocks
Serbia: 41.5% FG, 24 rebounds, 12 assists, 12 turnovers, 2 blocks
Spain wins by 22.

This article’s title is: Serbia can win, if:
That being said, the author of the article recognizes that Serbia is the underdog. Spain was clearly the favorite, especially after the Greek team never showed up for the semis (gotta thank coach K.)-very much unlike the Slovenians who fought the Serbians till the very end.

I like the consistency of the blog in the post-Kristophe era, one post per day- at least. Euro ball with a bit of Americas, plenty to debate on and heated commentary.
I enjoyed the coverage of Eurobasket and I bet that Google Analytics show the same thing.
Other than that, congrats to Spain and Pau. Well deserved really.

ROFL!

After the thorough (and really predictable, except for hardcore fanatics with blinders on) destruction of Serbia by Spain, this sentence summarizes the incompetence and prejudice with which this blogger has covered the whole Eurobasket.

By the way – the final has been over for two hours now, and not a word here from the great man who knew the recipe for a Serbian victory…

The future is going to be bright for basketball in general. Serbia has an amazing team. Greece and France are going to be dangerous. And Slovenia and Turkey and Lithuania will recover very soon, I am sure.

Fascinating tournaments ahead.

I also want to say thanks to Pau Gasol. What a year for him.