Jul 7, 2012, 8:09 pm
[quote name='TeoTheGreek13' timestamp='1341684100' post='38337']
We've only managed to qualify through ONE pre-Olympic tournament and that was in Greece in 2008.
That's pathetic.
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I genuinely have no idea what you guys are talking about. This is only the second time that FIBA has gone with an Olympic qualifying tournament since the 1970s. Are you referring to Eurobaskets as Olympic qualifiers?
This is Greece's history. Anything before 1992 is absolutely irrelevant in my opinion.
2008 - Qualified via Olympic Qualification Tournament
2004 - Qualified automatically as Hosts
2000 - Failed to qualify via Eurobasket 1999
1996 - Qualified via Eurobasket 1995
1992 - Failed to qualify via Eurobasket 1991
We've only managed to qualify through ONE pre-Olympic tournament and that was in Greece in 2008.
That's pathetic.
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I genuinely have no idea what you guys are talking about. This is only the second time that FIBA has gone with an Olympic qualifying tournament since the 1970s. Are you referring to Eurobaskets as Olympic qualifiers?
This is Greece's history. Anything before 1992 is absolutely irrelevant in my opinion.
2008 - Qualified via Olympic Qualification Tournament
2004 - Qualified automatically as Hosts
2000 - Failed to qualify via Eurobasket 1999
1996 - Qualified via Eurobasket 1995
1992 - Failed to qualify via Eurobasket 1991