After the qualification of Poland once morest Ukraine, we officially know the first poster of the quarter-finals of the EuroBasket. This Wednesday, Slovenia and Poland will face off for a place in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Jostled yesterday by a courageous team from Belgium, Slovenia was still able to rely on a Luka Doncic XXL to snatch victory. The next meeting is the quarters but still need to know the name of the opponent. It is finally Poland, carried by its duo Slaughter-Ponitka, who will cross the road of the reigning European champion. A largely takeable team for Goran Dragic and company. Qualified in third position in their pool, the “Eagles” proved our forecasts wrong. We imagined Israel or even the Czech Republic taking over them but the Poles went for their three victories and a ticket for the second round. Small flat, we still feel a big gap when it comes to facing an opponent worthy of the name. Serbia and Finland, for example, stuck 30 to the men of Igor Miličić. Not super reassuring when you see what happens next to the program.
We didn’t find them fabulous yesterday once morest the Belgians but Slovenia remains a big, big chunk of this EuroBasket 2022 and a favorite in its own succession. As always, Luka Doncic will be the number one danger and we expect another masterclass from him. It’s quite simple, the Don’ has not fallen below 35 points for three games! For this duel once morest Poland, the friends will have to wake up a bit to avoid placing all the responsibilities on Luka’s shoulders. Yesterday, we had to wait for the money time to see the executives come out of the woodwork and lock in the victory. Be careful not to play with fire, even if for the moment the opposition is rather (very) reasonable. We recall that in half, the Slovenes would be opposed to France, Serbia or Italy. A victory with manner once morest Poland would make it possible to fill up with confidence before this big meeting.
Slovenia-Poland, it seems in the pocket of the defending champion but this EuroBasket 2022 has already reserved some surprises for us so we advise the Slovenians not to sell the skin of the Poles before having defeated them on the floor. See you this Wednesday for the quarter-finals.
