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Sep 22, 2006, 10:04 pm
I followed it. I was in Spain from the 9th to the 16th and managed to watch 2 games on tv. Spain have a good team, solid, but not as good as the men
The team wasn't able to keep the level. After thrashing Korea (+30) then they lost to a very inferior Argentinean side (-13) but finished the first round beating hosts Brazil
The second round started with a small defeat to Australia, now in the final. Then they defeated Lithuania and Canada to clinch 2nd spot. But as it happes sometimes, the draw threw us Russia. We lost narrowly (-4) in the quarter final. Then the team couldn't be bothered anymore, and you can't blame them. They went to Brazil for a medal, and they could have won it. The two finalist, Australia and Russia, have only beaten us by the narowest of marins.
But so is competition; you lose the key game and all you did before doesn't matter.
The Lithuanian affair with the first game was really odd. First, why did they leave the trip for so late? And then, do you think in a men's tournament they would have given them the game lost 2-0? Women's baketball is not as professional as men's... but still is a watchable sport; it is one of those sports where you can watch either men or women and see a good level of sport
The team wasn't able to keep the level. After thrashing Korea (+30) then they lost to a very inferior Argentinean side (-13) but finished the first round beating hosts Brazil
The second round started with a small defeat to Australia, now in the final. Then they defeated Lithuania and Canada to clinch 2nd spot. But as it happes sometimes, the draw threw us Russia. We lost narrowly (-4) in the quarter final. Then the team couldn't be bothered anymore, and you can't blame them. They went to Brazil for a medal, and they could have won it. The two finalist, Australia and Russia, have only beaten us by the narowest of marins.
But so is competition; you lose the key game and all you did before doesn't matter.
The Lithuanian affair with the first game was really odd. First, why did they leave the trip for so late? And then, do you think in a men's tournament they would have given them the game lost 2-0? Women's baketball is not as professional as men's... but still is a watchable sport; it is one of those sports where you can watch either men or women and see a good level of sport