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By Lefteris Moutis/ moutis@eurohoops.net
Only the top is left! Eurohoops power rankings are coming into an end with the top teams of the competitions. All eight of them have a shot for a medal and the minimum for them will be a sport in the pre-Olympic tournaments.
What are the power rankings for the teams that are taking part in this year’s EuroBasket? Eurohoops.net presents all the teams based on the goal they’ve set for the tournament and evaluates them based on their dynamics, talent, expectations and cohesion. We start with the teams that would consider advancement to the next stage a success.
The evaluation has been made strictly with basketball criteria based on the roster and the tradition that each team has, on the experience that the players who are going to compete have and the image they showed in the friendly games.
Certainly their presentation does not reflect our predictions for the final rankings, since the formulation of the groups and the intersections in the next stages were not taken into account in the compilation of the list.
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The return of Dirk Nowitzki in the team for one more tournament is the motive that can make a difference for this team. The great Dirk must have a fitting ending with the national team. Also, a new star is rising. Dennis Schroder is starting to mature, he has NBA experience and his quickness can be an issue for many European defences. Germany has a complete roster in every position and playing at home is one more advantage in the “Group B of death”. We don’t expect them to go down without a bang.
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