FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 - Betting and Discussions

[livingfree]

I don't think so that it's like that for those NBA players that will play for FIBA. Most of them are careful and that's why you've said that Team USA doesn't have their best.

And that is because they still think of the future at least for those that have played for FIBA before and then begged off to play for their national team.

Maybe that's just me that doesn't really see that much difference on FIBA and NBA in terms of physicality because of them are.

Yup, for sure those players who begged are concern with their future not against with those players but it's just being practical or there are some other factors that leads them to decide not to play and represent their country, for those who will compete they are bringing the pride of their nationalities and playing hard for the country might give them that inspiration to do well.

All will be witness during the competition and for sure the winner will be the fans who love supporting their nationals and those super stars that will participate during the tournament.

They've got a choice whether to proceed and play for their country or they can just choose what they think is best for them. When playing for their country, it's not just about the offer that they're given.

It's about the honor that they're going to give and bring for their country that they're going to play for.

What keeps on my feed are the games being played by the Dominican Republic.

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[wheelz1200]

I don't think so that it's like that for those NBA players that will play for FIBA. Most of them are careful and that's why you've said that Team USA doesn't have their best.

And that is because they still think of the future at least for those that have played for FIBA before and then begged off to play for their national team.

Maybe that's just me that doesn't really see that much difference on FIBA and NBA in terms of physicality because of them are.

Yup, for sure those players who begged are concern with their future not against with those players but it's just being practical or there are some other factors that leads them to decide not to play and represent their country, for those who will compete they are bringing the pride of their nationalities and playing hard for the country might give them that inspiration to do well.

All will be witness during the competition and for sure the winner will be the fans who love supporting their nationals and those super stars that will participate during the tournament.

They've got a choice whether to proceed and play for their country or they can just choose what they think is best for them. When playing for their country, it's not just about the offer that they're given.

It's about the honor that they're going to give and bring for their country that they're going to play for.

What keeps on my feed are the games being played by the Dominican Republic.

For some of the older US players, especially ones who played on teams that went deep in the playoffs it's just not practical.  They see NBA championships as a goal more than FIBA championships.  Players legacies in the US lean on how many NBA titles do they have.  I can't tell ypu how many FIBA or Olympic titles each player has and not sure how many other people would know without looking it up.  It's just a value proposition they don't want to break down in March and April because of international play.

[tabas]

That's true, having their own players that has come from the NBA really boosted them a lot. And for those bigger nations, even they don't have much blood that has come from the NBA, still the individual skills that they have from their players are enormous and great. In the past, they've got NBA players that have influenced them. Or they've got a mentor that has come from the league and that's the one who's giving them tips and trainings that's suitable for them to be able to perform very well on the international stage.

NBA being the top basketball league in the world, contributes a lot to the skill improvement of the players. If someone from Bahamas or Dominican Republic plays along the top players such as Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant, then obviously his level of play increases automatically. Other leagues such as EuroLeague and Liga ACB doesn't have the same quality has NBA and the gap is quite wide. Still, having NBA players in the team alone is not sufficient to win matches. And that will be obvious in 2 weeks or so, when this tournament gets going.

I agree, with these players that have played with the best in the NBA with their respective teams whether they're teammates or opponents. The lesson and playing experience there is a big shape up not just for the individual players but also what they could share to the teammates that they're playing with for their national teams. While we're all going to agree that it's not about having someone on your wing just because they're playing in the NBA means they're automatically going to win rings on this world cup. This is all about the talents that we've got in different parts of the world who are great in playing basketball. It is exciting to see those teams that doesn't have an NBA player but they're trying to survive and win their games.

unfortunately, there's no live streaming available for this game. It appears to be a closed-door game once again.

Was it for most of the teams that are having tune up games that there's no way to watch a stream? I think there's a definite reason why they're keeping it closed doors so that these practice or tune up games are well protected and kept private in preparation for their actual games soon.

[livingfree]

They've got a choice whether to proceed and play for their country or they can just choose what they think is best for them. When playing for their country, it's not just about the offer that they're given.

It's about the honor that they're going to give and bring for their country that they're going to play for.

What keeps on my feed are the games being played by the Dominican Republic.

For some of the older US players, especially ones who played on teams that went deep in the playoffs it's just not practical.  They see NBA championships as a goal more than FIBA championships.  Players legacies in the US lean on how many NBA titles do they have.  I can't tell ypu how many FIBA or Olympic titles each player has and not sure how many other people would know without looking it up.  It's just a value proposition they don't want to break down in March and April because of international play.

You're right, those that have made it far on the last season will have to be wise on their decisions. But there have been those players that have presented themselves to play for their country so, there's no way of reverting it now.

Not unless they're like Jamal Murray that have announced that he's going to recover for now because of his injury.

While it's a big thing for the country to participate on this World Cup, it is true that most of the players are looking forward to their titles in the NBA because it's much harder to take it and needs longer time of preparation.

[YuginKadoya]

For some of the older US players, especially ones who played on teams that went deep in the playoffs it's just not practical.  They see NBA championships as a goal more than FIBA championships.  Players legacies in the US lean on how many NBA titles do they have.  I can't tell ypu how many FIBA or Olympic titles each player has and not sure how many other people would know without looking it up.  It's just a value proposition they don't want to break down in March and April because of international play.

They surely have their priorities, instead of representing their country they surely aim for the Salary, well we can judge them if they want to pursue only to play for the NBA game, but for sure sometimes even if they want to play for the Olympics, or the FIBA their management on that team wouldn't allow them because of injuries, or sometimes in the case of Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic they will not be playing because they are still resting from the recent NBA championship,

I agree, with these players that have played with the best in the NBA with their respective teams whether they're teammates or opponents. The lesson and playing experience there is a big shape up not just for the individual players but also what they could share to the teammates that they're playing with for their national teams. While we're all going to agree that it's not about having someone on your wing just because they're playing in the NBA means they're automatically going to win rings on this world cup. This is all about the talents that we've got in different parts of the world who are great in playing basketball. It is exciting to see those teams that doesn't have an NBA player but they're trying to survive and win their games.

Well, salute to those teams that doesn't have any NBA players but are still on the top of the Fiba league, well the Philippines got one and that is Jordan Clarkson but with the tune-up games Chot Reyes the coach for the Philippine team decided not to let Clarkson play I guess this is to familiarised other players on the other teams without relying on Jordan Clarkson, that much, which is a great thing for sure,

Was it for most of the teams that are having tune up games that there's no way to watch a stream? I think there's a definite reason why they're keeping it closed doors so that these practice or tune up games are well protected and kept private in preparation for their actual games soon.

I think this is because it is only a tune-up game so there is no need to broadcast it, as for sure if they did other teams would rather have some idea on what is the streght of the other teams which is not a great idea for sure so for me it is OK if the tune-up games is not live stream, but there are people that are posting their live video of the game in Youtube so there are still ways in watching the tune-up games for FIBA,

[danherbias07]

Yeah, the game was insane.
I couldn't believe it when we had that big lead, but as I write here, I still thought we might lose.
Since it was only an exhibition I think they lost focus a bit and let the US come back to easy and too quick. A couple of back to back 3s and it's an open game again.
What I didn't like is how the US were celebrating after that match, like they achieved anything.
What I liked even less was the unnecessary dunk made by Austin Reaves 8 seconds before the end. There was no defender in sight, they are leading by 6, normally you just run out the clock, But not the US, they want to humiliate the opponent, even if it's just an exhibition.
Especially Austin Reaves should not do that, he was asking to play for team Germany and they had negotiations about that, and when the US came knocking he quickly changed his mind. Under normal conditions he would never play for the US team, but with no big names playing they even take him on. 

Anyway, for the moment I see the chances of winning the cup only at 40-50% for the US team. I think the odds are 1,7 for them meaning odds makers think there is a 58.82% probability for them to win.

If they face a strong team like France and Spain for example, that has a good day, the US will be in trouble.

I was confused too at why they celebrated like that when Austin Reaves made the dunk. It's just a dunk for crying out loud. The Germans did not protect the ball well in the last quarter. I think it was stolen a couple of times or more which leads to the USA making fastbreaks.
They can do those blowout heavy dunks when the event starts because I do believe there's also a point system that could make a team win. So they should reserve all those things when it's game time.

Team USA will have to play better when it starts because I doubt Steve Kerr would just let go of their mistakes, especially after what happened against the Germans where they actually almost lost that game.

Okay, so Team USA arrived in Manila today. They didn't waste time and flew to PH after the game against Germany.

MANILA, Philippines – Members of perennial basketball powerhouse Team USA have touched down in Manila for the FIBA World Cup that tips off Friday, August 25.

https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/08/22/2290528/look-team-usa-arrives-manila-fiba-world-cup

[Fredomago]

They've got a choice whether to proceed and play for their country or they can just choose what they think is best for them. When playing for their country, it's not just about the offer that they're given.

It's about the honor that they're going to give and bring for their country that they're going to play for.

What keeps on my feed are the games being played by the Dominican Republic.

For some of the older US players, especially ones who played on teams that went deep in the playoffs it's just not practical.  They see NBA championships as a goal more than FIBA championships.  Players legacies in the US lean on how many NBA titles do they have.  I can't tell ypu how many FIBA or Olympic titles each player has and not sure how many other people would know without looking it up.  It's just a value proposition they don't want to break down in March and April because of international play.

You're right, those that have made it far on the last season will have to be wise on their decisions. But there have been those players that have presented themselves to play for their country so, there's no way of reverting it now.

Not unless they're like Jamal Murray that have announced that he's going to recover for now because of his injury.

While it's a big thing for the country to participate on this World Cup, it is true that most of the players are looking forward to their titles in the NBA because it's much harder to take it and needs longer time of preparation.

Yeah right, the choice is always with the player same deal with Jamal. He chooses not to continue his participation as he needed to cure his past injury, making sure that he's 100% when the upcoming season begins. Though for those who wanted to proceed and represent their country during the world cup, it's an option that they've got and they are allowed to take pride and try winning the title.

More on how they wanted to be part of the national team and make a history if luck permits that they win the crown.

[livingfree]

You're right, those that have made it far on the last season will have to be wise on their decisions. But there have been those players that have presented themselves to play for their country so, there's no way of reverting it now.

Not unless they're like Jamal Murray that have announced that he's going to recover for now because of his injury.

While it's a big thing for the country to participate on this World Cup, it is true that most of the players are looking forward to their titles in the NBA because it's much harder to take it and needs longer time of preparation.

Yeah right, the choice is always with the player same deal with Jamal. He chooses not to continue his participation as he needed to cure his past injury, making sure that he's 100% when the upcoming season begins. Though for those who wanted to proceed and represent their country during the world cup, it's an option that they've got and they are allowed to take pride and try winning the title.

More on how they wanted to be part of the national team and make a history if luck permits that they win the crown.

Yup, that's priority.

But even for Jamal needs to priority his national team, I don't think that he'll be able to do something out of that injury as for sure he'll still be advised to just take a rest.

It's also an exposure for those that don't have much playing time in the NBA. And that's where they can showcase their talents but unlike those that are in the USA team, they're all committed together with their coach Steve Kerr.

[Baofeng]

Just want to let everyone knows that I met Tyron Lue about an hour ago in City of Dreams (casino here in the Philippines).

He was very friendly and he greet almost everyone that knows him (and as we all know of, Philippines is a basketball crazy country, hehehe).

Wasn't able to take pictures though as it is not allowed in this casinos. He was just looking for crap games though and then went to VIP and then goes out, not sure where he went as I was going home already (with just a couple of dollars winning playing roulette,  ).

[tusandii]

I agree, with these players that have played with the best in the NBA with their respective teams whether they're teammates or opponents. The lesson and playing experience there is a big shape up not just for the individual players but also what they could share to the teammates that they're playing with for their national teams. While we're all going to agree that it's not about having someone on your wing just because they're playing in the NBA means they're automatically going to win rings on this world cup. This is all about the talents that we've got in different parts of the world who are great in playing basketball. It is exciting to see those teams that doesn't have an NBA player but they're trying to survive and win their games.

Well, salute to those teams that doesn't have any NBA players but are still on the top of the Fiba league, well the Philippines got one and that is Jordan Clarkson but with the tune-up games Chot Reyes the coach for the Philippine team decided not to let Clarkson play I guess this is to familiarised other players on the other teams without relying on Jordan Clarkson, that much, which is a great thing for sure,

Jordan Clarkson is an NBA player and he already has several awards and titles, if he plays for the Philippines it will be easy for the Philippines to create a good serie and easily create points in every game.
It is true that he was not played for the Philippines at the start of the competition so that other players would not rely too much on him to be able to win but when he reaches the middle of the competition I am sure that the Philippines will definitely use his services anyway.
It is alleged that Jordan Clarkson will become a star in the FIBA League and he also has strong potential to make the Philippines a champion later, but this is just a rumor that is circulating and of course we need to look further at the development of the Philippines in every match so that we can really assess how they will be in the league. FIBA.

[Yaunfitda]

I agree, with these players that have played with the best in the NBA with their respective teams whether they're teammates or opponents. The lesson and playing experience there is a big shape up not just for the individual players but also what they could share to the teammates that they're playing with for their national teams. While we're all going to agree that it's not about having someone on your wing just because they're playing in the NBA means they're automatically going to win rings on this world cup. This is all about the talents that we've got in different parts of the world who are great in playing basketball. It is exciting to see those teams that doesn't have an NBA player but they're trying to survive and win their games.

Well, salute to those teams that doesn't have any NBA players but are still on the top of the Fiba league, well the Philippines got one and that is Jordan Clarkson but with the tune-up games Chot Reyes the coach for the Philippine team decided not to let Clarkson play I guess this is to familiarised other players on the other teams without relying on Jordan Clarkson, that much, which is a great thing for sure,

Jordan Clarkson is an NBA player and he already has several awards and titles, if he plays for the Philippines it will be easy for the Philippines to create a good serie and easily create points in every game.
It is true that he was not played for the Philippines at the start of the competition so that other players would not rely too much on him to be able to win but when he reaches the middle of the competition I am sure that the Philippines will definitely use his services anyway.
It is alleged that Jordan Clarkson will become a star in the FIBA League and he also has strong potential to make the Philippines a champion later, but this is just a rumor that is circulating and of course we need to look further at the development of the Philippines in every match so that we can really assess how they will be in the league. FIBA.

However, it is not only Jordan Clarkson that is playing for their country, a lot of NBA players too are into the FIBA representing their country like Dominican Republic having KAT.

So it's not going to be easy just because they have JC in the Philippines that they will be able to win or even become a champion in FIBA. They even have a tough bracket if I'm not mistaken against Angola.

[tabas]

I agree, with these players that have played with the best in the NBA with their respective teams whether they're teammates or opponents. The lesson and playing experience there is a big shape up not just for the individual players but also what they could share to the teammates that they're playing with for their national teams. While we're all going to agree that it's not about having someone on your wing just because they're playing in the NBA means they're automatically going to win rings on this world cup. This is all about the talents that we've got in different parts of the world who are great in playing basketball. It is exciting to see those teams that doesn't have an NBA player but they're trying to survive and win their games.

Well, salute to those teams that doesn't have any NBA players but are still on the top of the Fiba league, well the Philippines got one and that is Jordan Clarkson but with the tune-up games Chot Reyes the coach for the Philippine team decided not to let Clarkson play I guess this is to familiarised other players on the other teams without relying on Jordan Clarkson, that much, which is a great thing for sure,

There could be some strategies that's being set by that coach and that's why he didn't allowed to play Clarkson for their tune up matches. Another thing is that he's preserving him to the upcoming matches there and that's the better choice that he needs to decide.

Was it for most of the teams that are having tune up games that there's no way to watch a stream? I think there's a definite reason why they're keeping it closed doors so that these practice or tune up games are well protected and kept private in preparation for their actual games soon.

I think this is because it is only a tune-up game so there is no need to broadcast it, as for sure if they did other teams would rather have some idea on what is the streght of the other teams which is not a great idea for sure so for me it is OK if the tune-up games is not live stream, but there are people that are posting their live video of the game in Youtube so there are still ways in watching the tune-up games for FIBA,

While it's a tune up and practice games, the fans would love to see how those games are having. What I think is that they're not allowing it to be broadcasted so that people won't go to the venue and flock as they'll get to know that the games are live and happening if ever they broadcast it on a stream. Anyway, it doesn't matter anymore as we're just a few days away until we finally the live matches for many teams on this world cup.

[blockman]

Just want to let everyone knows that I met Tyron Lue about an hour ago in City of Dreams (casino here in the Philippines).

He was very friendly and he greet almost everyone that knows him (and as we all know of, Philippines is a basketball crazy country, hehehe).

Wasn't able to take pictures though as it is not allowed in this casinos. He was just looking for crap games though and then went to VIP and then goes out,

Wow, didn't you get an autograph? That was a rare encounter and I know how it feels when you feel starstruck by people like him.
So, with their arrival in our country. This is like what they do after the practice and they've been given time to stroll around and do anything that they can as long as it's already out of the team's schedule. As I look at those photos, it seems coach Spo and Steve are happy when they've arrived.

not sure where he went as I was going home already (with just a couple of dollars winning playing roulette,  ).

This is the best part of the story, how much is that couple of bucks? 

[danherbias07]

Just want to let everyone knows that I met Tyron Lue about an hour ago in City of Dreams (casino here in the Philippines).

He was very friendly and he greet almost everyone that knows him (and as we all know of, Philippines is a basketball crazy country, hehehe).

Wasn't able to take pictures though as it is not allowed in this casinos. He was just looking for crap games though and then went to VIP and then goes out,

Wow, didn't you get an autograph? That was a rare encounter and I know how it feels when you feel starstruck by people like him.
So, with their arrival in our country. This is like what they do after the practice and they've been given time to stroll around and do anything that they can as long as it's already out of the team's schedule. As I look at those photos, it seems coach Spo and Steve are happy when they've arrived.

Yeah, I think getting his autograph will be allowed. A very rare opportunity and I might take advantage of those chances to see most of the USA team as possible because once they are on court we may not be able to see them as close as we can unless we pay the expensive tickets.

Who watched Italy versus New Zealand? Italy won but New Zealand gave them a hard time and even went to a point that New Zealand took the lead.
Somehow it made me wonder, what if New Zealand is playing for another group? Because I think they really played well against Italy but their group is up against the favorite which is Team USA.

The Boomers also finished their friendly games after defeating Georgia. 86-81
One of their players Chris Goulding returned after a potential knee injury. I guess he is alright.

Anyway, I think we only have 3-4 games left in the friendlies and soon the FIBA Basketball World Cup will start.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Just want to let everyone knows that I met Tyron Lue about an hour ago in City of Dreams (casino here in the Philippines).

He was very friendly and he greet almost everyone that knows him (and as we all know of, Philippines is a basketball crazy country, hehehe).

Wasn't able to take pictures though as it is not allowed in this casinos. He was just looking for crap games though and then went to VIP and then goes out,

Wow, didn't you get an autograph? That was a rare encounter and I know how it feels when you feel starstruck by people like him.
So, with their arrival in our country. This is like what they do after the practice and they've been given time to stroll around and do anything that they can as long as it's already out of the team's schedule. As I look at those photos, it seems coach Spo and Steve are happy when they've arrived.

Yeah, I think getting his autograph will be allowed. A very rare opportunity and I might take advantage of those chances to see most of the USA team as possible because once they are on court we may not be able to see them as close as we can unless we pay the expensive tickets.

Who watched Italy versus New Zealand? Italy won but New Zealand gave them a hard time and even went to a point that New Zealand took the lead.
Somehow it made me wonder, what if New Zealand is playing for another group? Because I think they really played well against Italy but their group is up against the favorite which is Team USA.

The Boomers also finished their friendly games after defeating Georgia. 86-81
One of their players Chris Goulding returned after a potential knee injury. I guess he is alright.

Anyway, I think we only have 3-4 games left in the friendlies and soon the FIBA Basketball World Cup will start.

There are no more friendlies left man, the world cup starts in 2 days. 
I also saw NZ vs Italy, they didn't just have the lead at some point. It was a close game the whole 40 minutes and NZ went into the 4th with a 3 point lead. Only in the last 2 min, after NZ was up by 1, Italy pulled away with a 10:0 run and finished the game.

Under normal circumstances NZ shouldn't survive the group stage but since Greece is missing several key players they might have a small chance.
Still, Greece beat Slovenia twice, so that showed they can definitely compete, even without Giannis.

[Baofeng]

Just want to let everyone knows that I met Tyron Lue about an hour ago in City of Dreams (casino here in the Philippines).

He was very friendly and he greet almost everyone that knows him (and as we all know of, Philippines is a basketball crazy country, hehehe).

Wasn't able to take pictures though as it is not allowed in this casinos. He was just looking for crap games though and then went to VIP and then goes out,

Wow, didn't you get an autograph? That was a rare encounter and I know how it feels when you feel starstruck by people like him.
So, with their arrival in our country. This is like what they do after the practice and they've been given time to stroll around and do anything that they can as long as it's already out of the team's schedule. As I look at those photos, it seems coach Spo and Steve are happy when they've arrived.

Yeah, I think getting his autograph will be allowed. A very rare opportunity and I might take advantage of those chances to see most of the USA team as possible because once they are on court we may not be able to see them as close as we can unless we pay the expensive tickets.

Unfortunately, I was so start struck that I forget to ask for autograph, even everyone in the casino was, because we will all surprised to see him in the floor. Nevertheless, everyone knows who he is and he just keeps on nodding to everyone because he knows that we know who he was.

@blockman - Lol, mate, just a couple of hundreds of dollars nothing big  hehehhe.

I guess everyone has been setup already including this news,

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has suspended government work and public school classes in Metro Manila and Bulacan on Aug. 25 to support efforts aimed at ensuring the successful opening of this year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup.

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/08/17/2289293/government-work-classes-metro-manila-bulacan-suspended-august-25-2023

[rdbase]

Had recently found out basketball is biggest sport to the country of the Philippines so hosting something like this is very important and the article linked from @Baofeng goes to show it to be true.
If the government can suspend work and schools for the metro area in Manila making it basically a national holiday says it all.
Didn't realize Jordan Clarkson was representing the Philippines. Joining Kai Sotto as ambassadors of the country for the NBA players association. Very nice!

[btc_angela]

Had recently found out basketball is biggest sport to the country of the Philippines so hosting something like this is very important and the article linked from @Baofeng goes to show it to be true.
If the government can suspend work and schools for the metro area in Manila making it basically a national holiday says it all.
Didn't realize Jordan Clarkson was representing the Philippines. Joining Kai Sato as ambassadors of the country for the NBA players association. Very nice!

That's true, they have second oldest basketball league in the world, behind the NBA, and it is aptly called PBA (Philippine Basketball Association). And if we are waiting for a father duo in the NBA like Lebron and his son, the PBA had done it before, with their own PBA legend Robert Jaworski and his son playing with the same team for many years.

So just imagine that they really love that sports and you can find a basketball court in their streets. They even have one of the best murals painted and dedicated to Kobe Bryant when he died as he used to visit Manila several times.

Yes, Clarkson is going to represent the Philippines, I'm sure this is not his first time though as he had played before for the Gilas - the national team of the Philippines. And together with Kai Sotto, perhaps the Philippines can offer a better competition as they host the FIBA for this year.

[YuginKadoya]

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Jordan Clarkson is an NBA player and he already has several awards and titles, if he plays for the Philippines it will be easy for the Philippines to create a good serie and easily create points in every game.
It is true that he was not played for the Philippines at the start of the competition so that other players would not rely too much on him to be able to win but when he reaches the middle of the competition I am sure that the Philippines will definitely use his services anyway.
It is alleged that Jordan Clarkson will become a star in the FIBA League and he also has strong potential to make the Philippines a champion later, but this is just a rumor that is circulating and of course we need to look further at the development of the Philippines in every match so that we can really assess how they will be in the league. FIBA.

I am surely interested with the progress of the Philippine basketball team and well not because I am a Filipino and surely it is common in supporting the team in your said country right, but surely I am also interested with the other countries aswell for sure they will make a progress in making them play without Jordan Clarkson against the other teams this is to really ready the teams without Jordan Clarkson, or either Kai Sotto, definitely the FIBA stage will be a great platform for this Basketball  players to showcase what they can really do,

However, it is not only Jordan Clarkson that is playing for their country, a lot of NBA players too are into the FIBA representing their country like Dominican Republic having KAT.

So it's not going to be easy just because they have JC in the Philippines that they will be able to win or even become a champion in FIBA. They even have a tough bracket if I'm not mistaken against Angola.

Yup! Karl-Anthony Towns is now at Manila Philippines readying and training himself for the upcoming FIBA for sure KAT is one of the Crucial players for the Timberwolves and one of the All-stars in the NBA along Jordan Clarkson, for sure the match for the Dominican Republic VS Philippines will be a heated battle and a great game to watch,

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There could be some strategies that's being set by that coach and that's why he didn't allowed to play Clarkson for their tune up matches. Another thing is that he's preserving him to the upcoming matches there and that's the better choice that he needs to decide.

For sure Chot Reyes is up to something in every game, he always has a say on who's going to play or not even though some fans doesn't like what he is doing even though he is always doing something for the team, well you can not always please anyone but in my take Chot Reyes is surely a good one, he surely is preserving Jordan Clarkson and not letting him play on the tune-up games,

While it's a tune up and practice games, the fans would love to see how those games are having. What I think is that they're not allowing it to be broadcasted so that people won't go to the venue and flock as they'll get to know that the games are live and happening if ever they broadcast it on a stream. Anyway, it doesn't matter anymore as we're just a few days away until we finally the live matches for many teams on this world cup.

Yes! the start of the game for the FIBA will be on Friday PST and as I would like to watch the game live, I can't because I have a work to do so pretty much I will be busy on that time, but surely that game will be broadcast nationwide so will be watching it on the comfort of my home,

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unfortunately, there's no live streaming available for this game. It appears to be a closed-door game once again.

Was it for most of the teams that are having tune up games that there's no way to watch a stream? I think there's a definite reason why they're keeping it closed doors so that these practice or tune up games are well protected and kept private in preparation for their actual games soon.

These teams are trying to figure out their playing styles, team chemistry and looking for their bad habits. So they are not exposing their games to the public. Otherwise, the rest of the teams especially their team group mates will have their own staff assessing it and will identify their strengths and weaknesses.

Anyways, just two more days before the official start. I'm looking forward to the opening game between betting favorites Australia against Finland. Looking forward to Lauri Markkanen and his gang pulling an upset against the Aussies who will compete with a lot of NBA players.