Best Nation In Basketball

[PimpDadi]

Best nation in basketball is a tie between the Philippines and Lithuania (at least in Vinlus)

 

Sa Pinas bawat barangay may basketball court and 85% of males can shoot and dribble but 99% knows the game. Proof? - what kind of country would elect former basketball players as mayors, vice mayors or councilors? We even sent two pros in the Senate! Even a referee Tito Varela one an election at some point It is just part of Pinoy culture.

Of all the countries in Europe, only Lithuania has a basketball court in every village. They also know the game. You will have to wonder how a small country almost beat the USA Dream Team in the semifinals of the Olympics. They were the first team that proved that USA is not that dominant and they did not even have the legendary Sarunas or even the contemporary Zydrunas Ilgauskas or Darius Songaila. These former Soviet republic was a perrennial source of Olympians for the once proud giant USSR.

When its World Cup season, almost all the Europeans talk about it and enjoy sharing their insights with my singaporean and Korean colleagues. In a European conference, I was surprised when a diminutive Lithuanian approached me and asked me if only the two of us were out of place in the sports bar. We talked about X and O's of the game and laughed at the other Europeans after the soccer game ended in a draw zero-zero. I was just happy none of that ever happens in hoops :thumbsupsmiley:

[Nash35]

i think USA pa din pag dating sa basketball.....

[maxx_pee]

With USA BASKETBALL finally getting their act together, expect them to dominate the basketball world from here on...

[dreynolds]

USA domination!

[kempaf]

iran

[peithe]

USA hands down ...

[bill_262003]

USA is still the best.

[robo_cop]

the only thing Im sure is it is NOT the Philippines

[phidze]

If team USA have proper preparation, they are formidable.

[zjanny]

USA pa rin tapos SPAIN is next

[wuts]

disregard natin afro-american player.. for example sa USA (stockton, bird, hinrich, jayson williams, mark price, chris mullin, dan majerle.. syet wala na akong maisip na magaling na puti)..

 

Again, which country is the best in baskeball?

 

note: im not a racist or something.. hehe..

[ninjakidpower]

Technically it's still the US. They're the best in attacking the rim, transition baskets, and defense. The Olympics is a good gauge pero it's really hard to put a collection of talents altogether and make them functional.

 

Second to me is Argentina and Spain. They play smart and tough. Recently nagiging athletic na rin sila.

[pidginpoker]

argentina, ibang iba ang team work, no show, just game on

[pits_of_jairo]

Pinas! kahit maliliit, you can see the passion for the game, and basketball courts every where in the Philippines is a proof of it...

 

But for real, USA pa rin syempre. They were like the innovators and trend setters for basketball.

[Vegasboy32]

A team lead by lebron james and melo anthony were not able to bring Team USA to the Finals of the FIBA World Championship Tournament. This year's team was able to make it to the Championship. The last time this happened was in 1994. I hope they bring the crown tomorrow.

 

This topic is misleading. Ang pinaguusapan ba dito kung saan country sikat ang basketball? Of course US pa rin. Kahit high school selection nila kayang tambakan ang All Star Selection natin sa PBA.