Iran Basketball NT Thread

[Sharkie]

Insh'Allah our boys keep to their game plan and composure to be successful!

[behzadir]

Some news about Team Melli based on the basketball federation's site:

* Team Melli arrived to Wuhan at 2 PM Saturday local time and was the first team to be there.

* Their first training session was held on Saturday afternoon.

* Team Melli's camp is placed in Saint Lid Grand hotel. All other teams will be heading to the same hotel except for China.

* Based on What Mashhoon(Head of the federation) has said, Arsalan Kazemi will arrive to Wuhan on Tuesday with a flight directly from USA.(would be happy if anyone here can confirm.)

* All previous injured players are fully training with the team and doing team work,though some still try to manage their injuries with not putting a lot of pressure on their body.

[persian-eagle-13]

i do not fear them, but it is our tendency to take things lightly and not pay attention and loose focus.

[behzadir]

Overconfidence and complacency is what I fear.

Exactly! Much needed post over here. Thanks Nokhodi jan.

We shouldn't get ahead of ourselves. We are not the USA of Asian basketball so i'm not making myself think that it's a piece of make to get the gold medal. In fact we might not reach the Olympics this way. Putting pressure on the players usually turns out to be the most damaging factor in sports games. So guys cool down. Let the games be decided by whoever performs better on the court.

[Nokhodi]

whats funny is, as iranians we totally under estimate our teams. And this is due to our football and it's current state.. it makes us forget how good our team really is.. we almost doubt iran in alot of tournaments -.-. we are the strongest team in the tournament, china fears us more than we fear them. if everyone plays right, we will play better than we did in turkey last year.

Overconfidence and complacency is what I fear.

[Farhad-7]

whats funny is, as iranians we totally under estimate our team. And this is due to our football and it's current state.. it makes us forget how good our team really is.. we almost doubt iran in alot of tournaments -.-. we are the strongest team in the tournament, china fears us more than we fear them. if everyone plays right, we will play better than we did in turkey last year.

very true. we didn't even have our full squad in the Jones Cup and despite losing the first two games, we came on top and beat the teams we previously lost to. Now with our full squad, I imagine so much more with some added players.

china. watch out because iran is coming to whoop your ass in your own backward.

[Keyan]

whats funny is, as iranians we totally under estimate our teams. And this is due to our football and it's current state.. it makes us forget how good our team really is.. we almost doubt iran in alot of tournaments -.-. we are the strongest team in the tournament, china fears us more than we fear them. if everyone plays right, we will play better than we did in turkey last year.

[persian-eagle-13]

TM had their last practice today before going to china. i think our competition will be china, jordan.

[Farhad-7]

The final roster of Iran's Basketball NT:
1. Mehdi Kamrani
2. Javad Davari
3. Aren Davoudi
4. Mohammad Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
5. Hamed Afagh
6. Mehrad Atashi
7. Oshin Sahakian
8. Arsalan Kazemi
9. Hamed Haddadi
10. Hamed Sohrabnezhad
11. Asghar Kardoust
12. Saeed Davarpanah
* The only difference with most people's lineup was Mehrad Atashi replacing Reza Lotfi. I think it was a smart move as we need more backup guards compared to position 3 and 4 players.

let's win it baby! this is the squad. only notable miss is Veisi but we got Arsalan Kazemi in his first senior asian championship now alongside Bahrami. Get ready for basketball ashia

[behzadir]

since this is in china, i believe the times are gonna be shitty for US viewers right? like 2 or 3 am games? lol

Right now Wuhan time has a 12 hour difference with eastern time.

So you can figure out what time teams play at the championship here:

http://wuhan2011.fibaasia.net/ScheduleResults.aspx

Iran's matches for the first round will be:

Thursday 15th September:

Iran - Chinese Tapei
11:00 AM Wuhan time
7:30 AM Tehran time
3:00 AM GMT
11:00 PM Eastern time(14th of September)

Friday 16th September:

Iran - Qatar
6:00 PM Wuhan time
2:30 PM Tehran time
10:00 AM GMT
6:00 AM Eastern time

Saturday 17th September:

Iran - Uzbekistan
6:00 PM Wuhan time
2:30 PM Tehran time
10:00 AM GMT
6:00 AM Eastern time


I don't know if time differences will change in the coming 2-3 weeks! It will have an hour swing atmost.

[EKBATAN]

since this is in china, i believe the times are gonna be shitty for US viewers right? like 2 or 3 am games? lol

[behzadir]

The final roster of Iran's Basketball NT:

1. Mehdi Kamrani
2. Javad Davari
3. Aren Davoudi
4. Mohammad Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
5. Hamed Afagh
6. Mehrad Atashi
7. Oshin Sahakian
8. Arsalan Kazemi
9. Hamed Haddadi
10. Hamed Sohrabnezhad
11. Asghar Kardoust
12. Saeed Davarpanah

* The only difference with most people's lineup was Mehrad Atashi replacing Reza Lotfi. I think it was a smart move as we need more backup guards compared to position 3 and 4 players.

[behzadir]

16 players are called up to training with the NT. 4 of them will be excluded by Wednesday noon Tehran time.

The Iran NT list:

1. Mehdi Kamrani
2. Aren Davoudi
3. Javad Davari
4. Saaed Davarpanah fard
5. Hamed Afagh
6. Reza Lotfi Barogh
7. Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
8. Arsalan Kazemi
9. Mehrad Atashi
10. Mohammad Zarei
11. Mousa Nabipour(What the hell?!! )
12. Roozbeh Arghavan
13. Oshin Sahakian
14. Hamed Sohrabnejad
15. Hamed Haddadi
16. Asghar Kardoust


I personally think, Atashi,Zarei,Arghavan and Nabipour will be excluded from the team.

* Oshin Saghakian had a slight injury at his wrist (same place he was injured few weeks ago). But it isn't an issue and he can train with the team as soon as they get to Wuhan.

** Team Melli's last training session is set to be held on Tuesday afternoon. The players will get a rest for 2 days and they can be beside their families until Friday which they are set to leave Tehran for Shanghai and then Wuhan.

[Farhad-7]

thanks for the very good news

[persian-eagle-13]

that is boost to TM basketball squad. his experience can help us. with him on the squad we have a good chance for a gold again.