Afrobasket 2015

[Trackjack]

It probably was one bad night, but honestly I would not mind seeing Harkless pass him up for starting SF. When Harkless got minutes he was a better all around player than Aminu.

I think he will push him for that starting spot I like what seen on video.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Nigeria did a bit better against Mozambique:

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Afrobasket Semi-Final, Nigeria vs. Senegal (AKA Aminus vs. Dieng) happening RIGHT NOW!!!!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

This one's actually a nail-biter. Looked like Nigeria had it, Dieng brought Senegal back. They had a shot to win it, but now it's overtime.

 

[riverman]

Great game, thanks for the link Rasta

 

[riverman]

10pts 10 boards and 3 steals for Aminu going into overtime..not bad. I like that 9 of his rebounds were defensive boards

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Nigeria wins it in overtime. Best Nigerian players: Shane Lawal and Chamberlain Oguchi. Our Aminu was again fairly anonymous.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I feel bad for Senegal - massive underdogs but gave Nigeria everything they could handle until OT. Although he was quieter this game (Lawal might have had something to do with that), Dieng is no doubt the player of the tournament.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Tunisia (who kicked Nigeria's ass) vs. Angola (the perennial African champions, probably most famous for the Barkley quote) for the other spot in the final.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Great game, thanks for the link Rasta

No problem. If you're still hankerin' for some basketball, Greece vs. Lithuania is currently ongoing.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Talking of which: Puerto Rico beat Brazil yesterday but Harkless didn't play. I thought he was on the Puerto Rican team?

Yeh, and I thought he was gonna show up for the last couple summer league games......

 

[riverman]

Talking of which: Puerto Rico beat Brazil yesterday but Harkless didn't play. I thought he was on the Puerto Rican team?

he sprained his ankle and flew to Portland

 

[Rastapopoulos]

he sprained his ankle and flew to Portland

True, but I wrote that before he sprained his ankle. I wonder why he wasn't playing in the warmup games.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

FINAL OF AFROBASKET ABOUT TO START!!!!

Nigeria underdogs against perennial winner Angola. Which is kind of weird, given that I don't think a single Angolan has played in the NBA.

 

[riverman]

FINAL OF AFROBASKET ABOUT TO START!!!!

Nigeria underdogs against perennial winner Angola. Which is kind of weird, given that I don't think a single Angolan has played in the NBA.

Carlos Morais will be in training camp with the Raptors this season, not sure if he'll get a contract but the Raps like him

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Nigeria up 37-24 at the half! Aminu quiet again, but maybe his defense is helping, because that's a pretty pathetic scoreline for Angola. And he does have 3 steals (to go with his 3 TOs).

 

[riverman]

Nigeria up 37-24 at the half! Aminu quiet again, but maybe his defense is helping, because that's a pretty pathetic scoreline for Angola. And he does have 3 steals (to go with his 3 TOs).

Aminu has the highest per of any player in the game with a +14//bunch of steals and a block

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Nigeria wins it!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Gorgui was robbed! Our Aminu is in the All-Tournament team, while his teammate is MVP.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Trackjack]

He was 2-10 tonight but he only average little over 5 Reb a game. He did have double double tonight.

 

[LizardKing]

I'm watching this game and Aminu is looking like a complete scrub. He's got practically the worst line on Nigeria. Not exactly what you'd hope for, and a big contrast with Gorgui Dieng, for example. Maybe we signed the wrong Aminu?

Edit: he finished with 8 turnovers and shot 1/7 two pointers. He was -20 (Nigeria lost by 11). He's supposed to be one of the stars of the tournament. He's not even one of the stars of the Aminus. Let's hope this lights a fire under him - but let's just say we shouldn't expect big scoring out of him next season, and the idea that he can take over Batum's "point forward" role is pretty laughable.

Ya well, thank god we only signed him to play tough D and hit open shots, huh?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Ya well, thank god we only signed him to play tough D and hit open shots, huh?

One out of two ain't bad.

 

[riverman]

One out of two ain't bad.

Positive, he did enough to win and not enough to get injured...some of his teammates have played together regularly for a long time so he's not playing in the tournament with a lot of chemistry as is the case with many African rosters.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

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