nutelamitbutter | Rockets

273 | 14 hours ago

FIBA Theis looking like Chris Bosh lol

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

73 | 14 hours ago

These random nba players sometimes dominate in Fiba

ForTheOAKLand | Czech Republic

95 | 13 hours ago

More comfortable and they get more plays called for them in FIBA

HenrikCrown | Pelicans

42 | 13 hours ago

Floor is spaced different too

Usually big men with a shot like Theis can dominate though

Europe is still more wing oriented

EarthWarping | NBA

4 | 13 hours ago

fiba is crazy

boastar

245 | 14 hours ago

FIBA Germany is a machine. They shot ¹⁹⁄₃₅ from 3, and can play very physical defense.

constantlymat | DAL

61 | 12 hours ago

If Andreas Obst was even remotely athletic, he probably makes $25m a year in the NBA.

nutelamitbutter | Rockets

21 | 12 hours ago

Duncan Robinson nearly made $20/year without athleticism

johnjohn2214 | Supersonics

22 | 9 hours ago

Duncan Robinson is way more athletic than people think. He is fast, pretty quick first step and is shifty. He’s way more than just a 3 point chucker and he’s 6’7

PauloDybala_10 | Heat

7 | 9 hours ago

Agreed, very underrated shiftiness

GlockHard | Raptors

2 | 6 hours ago

6 7

fph00 | Pelicans

47 | 12 hours ago

Andi Obst is shooting like he’s Steph Currywurst: ⁵⁄₆, ²⁄₄, ⁵⁄₇ from 3 in the first three games (70.6%).

Maverick_1991 | Hawks

14 | 11 hours ago

He always does tbh

Akkepake | Trail Blazers

13 | 12 hours ago

Wagner and Schröder are unfair in Fiba

boastar

24 | 12 hours ago

That’s true. We also have very good team structure and automatisms, which helps the less talented players. I wish Hartenstein would still play national team. He’d be a massive help against France or Serbia.

Key-East8443

3 | 10 hours ago

Hartenstein still plays, sitting out because of lony season and injury recovery

boastar

4 | 10 hours ago

I know. I worded it badly. He’s not playing because OKC won it all, and the long season that comes with it, and because he’s nursing his achilles. He’d be a massive help against certain teams, but I still see us 50:50 at least agains anyone.

Ric0McPat0

89 | 14 hours ago

The monster block-fast break early in the 4th killed the Lithuanian spirit.

nutelamitbutter | Rockets

29 | 14 hours ago

Franz is inconsistent on offense however his defense is consistently very good

Waschbaermaki

37 | 14 hours ago

He is really consistent on offense though

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

10 | 14 hours ago

I had great seats in the bottom section when Franz hit that game winner against us in November last year.

nutelamitbutter | Rockets

-4 | 13 hours ago

Noch nicht mMn

DarkFamiliar4508

4 | 12 hours ago

only because you’re comparing him to how good he could be

GeraltFromHiShinUnit

2 | 11 hours ago

Since when is franz inconsistent?

Niro1992 | Warriors

1 | 6 hours ago

3er fällt einfach nicht

GeraltFromHiShinUnit

1 | 6 hours ago

Offense =/= 3pt shot

Akkepake | Trail Blazers

1 | 12 hours ago

He was insane against Montenegro

Klonomania | Warriors

58 | 14 hours ago

JV was seriously hampered by that foul trouble the Germans got him into. Our guys looking ready to win a medal in this one. Still a long way to go, of course.

nutelamitbutter | Rockets

12 | 14 hours ago

We might not have the highest individual quality however our mentality and team play is excellent

Visible_Pipe4716 | Celtics

45 | 14 hours ago

I’d have Theis back on the Cs in a heartbeat.

DamnAssLittleDatty

79 | 14 hours ago

I love the guy but I don’t want him back for a specific reason:

In 30 years of watching ball, I’ve never seen a player be more disrespected by the referees than Theis.

aeronacht | Celtics

43 | 13 hours ago

The War on Theis was genuinely one of the most incredible things I’ve seen. Some people may not have seen it, but it was genuinely generational disrespect by the referees.

DamnAssLittleDatty

18 | 12 hours ago

His face kept fouling everyone else’s swinging elbows.

so-cal_kid | Lakers

5 | 8 hours ago

Him and Jeremy Lin had two of the worst whistles I’ve seen. Seemed like every call went against those guys

BaseballJohn89

29 | 14 hours ago

Daniel Theis is the best big Germany has ever produced and it’s not even close.

False_Pear1860

49 | 14 hours ago

Nowitzki just a tall guard, not a big

BaseballJohn89

16 | 13 hours ago

Nowitzki a bum compared to Theis, Theis scored 2,003 more points than Dirk since 2020.

TheFestusEzeli | TOR

3 | 11 hours ago

All I’m going to say is how many World Cup golds does Dirk have compared to Theis?

armandocalvinisius | Mavericks

9 | 14 hours ago

disrespect to Voigtmann

nutelamitbutter | Rockets

4 | 13 hours ago

Or Femerling

SpeclorTheGreat | Knicks

8 | 13 hours ago

Hartenstein is probably better. Sure, iHart was born in America, but he came up through the German youth system.

fainas1337 | NBA

28 | 14 hours ago

¹⁹⁄₃₅ 3points lol, no chance against that.

nbaistheworst

0 | 9 hours ago

Lithuania was 23-41 from three, according to the Fiba box score link.

fainas1337 | NBA

4 | 9 hours ago

you should check better.

sM92Bpb

1 | 8 hours ago

⁸⁄₂₂

Hyde1505

1 | 6 hours ago

Which isn’t even bad.

TuqiDuque12 | Pistons

23 | 14 hours ago

Jonas is at the point where his offense isn’t enough to offset how bad he is defensively even in FIBA honestly

nutelamitbutter | Rockets

18 | 14 hours ago

If Theis had a bit more size he’d easily have a spot in the NBA

TuqiDuque12 | Pistons

35 | 14 hours ago

If he wanted to be in the NBA as an average-ish back up he’d still be in the NBA honestly

nutelamitbutter | Rockets

5 | 13 hours ago

You’d take him over JV?

TuqiDuque12 | Pistons

1 | 11 hours ago

Depends on the team. But I dont think JV is this awesome back up center then some people seem to be under the impression that he is

alfi_k | Mavericks

18 | 14 hours ago

JV moved like he was in quicksand when he had to get out to defend Theis on the 3pt line.

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

15 | 14 hours ago

Jonas’s foot speed is horrendous lol

Loquemas | Raptors

16 | 13 hours ago

It was bad when he was in his prime, at this point it’s unc behaviour

Piak1204

17 | 14 hours ago

If we keep the tempo high and play physically i don’t see any team besides Serbia beating us.
Lets hope for good draws so we don’t meet early.

iLikeTrees2020 | Celtics

12 | 14 hours ago

It’s so easy to dominate when you have so many shooters and playmakers next to you, meanwhile JV has defensive minded players, who can’t buy an open three

Luunacyy | Pacers

7 | 12 hours ago

Rokas is a decent playmaker. The problem is that outside him we lack medium and above level ball handlers and/or playmakers. The outdated offensive schemes doesn’t help either. Domas was never used as the offensive hub/secondary playmaker either despite the team clearly lacking in this aspect. He has been perma used as the traditional big which always clashed with the JV as it’s the outdated 00s style of lineup. If we had Sengun we probably would still make him play like the traditional big lol Doesn’t help that Matas Buzelis isn’t here. He would probably instantly be our best shot creator/iso player and doesn’t lack confidence. Even with outdated coaching, his raw talent and skills alone would make our impotent at times offence noticeably better.

Prince_of_DeaTh | Lithuania

4 | 11 hours ago

The problem is that Sirvidys is ¹⁄₁₁ on threes in the first 3 games. And Sargiūnas is still as bad as he was in the friendly games.

CauliflowerNo5557

11 | 12 hours ago

Theis Theis baby

antoinebpunkt

3 | 11 hours ago

Spotted one of the r/soccer GOATs in r/nba u/nutellamitbutter

Unusual-Ask6933

2 | 9 hours ago

Theis is nice

DamnImAwesome | Pelicans

2 | 8 hours ago

Dude where the fuck was this last year Theis?

Shokuninja

1 | 11 hours ago

This is the player the sorry ass pelicans begged the NBA champs to take, even attaching a second rounder to get it done, so they could duck the tax—honestly impressive

Round-Tap-5175 | United States

1 | 10 hours ago

Why is Theis prime Shaq on the national team, but Glen Davis in the NBA?

rippchenmitkraut

1 | 6 hours ago

u/fongos

Vegetable_Kale_1331 | SGA

-5 | 14 hours ago

Is that the guy Nuggets are holding hostage?

No-Drive144 | Nuggets

-8 | 14 hours ago

Yes, it’s for his own good. He will appreciate it when he’s a has been in a no name league a year or two later.

Damedius33

-8 | 13 hours ago

The refs took over the first quarter for Germany. A couple weak calls on JV and they gave Germany a bunch of flop calls. Reminds me of OKC, their reputation lets them get away with a lot on the defensive end and they had Schroeder plus Wagner getting flopping calls when the game was close early.

Daniel Theis dominates the battle of the big men against Jonas Valanciunas scoring 23 points (9-9 FG, 3-3 from behind the arc) in Germany’s comfortable 107-88 win vs Lithuania