12 ... Lions

Het is zo ver. Bondscoach Van Helfteren en Jones hebben knoop doorgehakt.
Al dat speculaties van wie wel en niet , waar de cijfers om onze oren vlogen.

Worden wij daar wijzer van ... wat zegt een cijfer ... wie is er gebaat bij de mooi cijfers ...
wat wil de cijfers ons vertellen ...
Werd er duizelig van toen ik dat las. Vergat de essentie van het hele verhaal.
Zo is weer eens dat wij hier Amerika geil zijn.
Lekker belangrijk ....

Tjaaaaaa .. wie is LuluHoops.

Toch is het verlossende gonggg daar en de historische 12 Lions zijn bekend , die van af nu
als team nu nog ongeveer 2 weken te gaan naar de EK. 2015 waar onze Orange Lions in Zagreb
alles gaan trotseren.

Laat ik verder niks meer schrijven en het nieuws van hier onder is van de web site van
www.fibaeurope.com
waarvoor mijn grooooooooooooooooooot dank.
Het bevat belangrijk nieuws omtrent wie opgegeven is voor de EK. 2015 te Zagreb.


The info below is from the web site off
www.fibaeurope.com.
Thanks for shearing this info with our fans over here.

NETHERLANDS SELECT HISTORIC 12-MAN SQUAD

Netherlands head coach Toon Van Helfteren has concluded the historical task of picking the 12-strong roster that will represent the national team on its return to a EuroBasket tournament after 25 years.

The Dutch will compete in EuroBasket 2015 Group C in Zagreb, the very city which had played host to the last major competition they had participated in before spending two-and-a-half decades away from the big stage.

Van Helfteren himself was a 36-year-old player in 1987, when he pulled on the Dutch jersey and made one final bow at EuroBasket in Athens.

The Dutch coach was forced to make some tough choices, as he elected to leave out of the final roster five players who helped the Netherlands earn the coveted ticket to the EuroBasket during last summer's 2nd Qualification Round.

Center Thomas Koenis was the last player to be cut from the team that will board the plane to Zagreb and alongside him Nick Oudendag, Kevin Bleeker, Dexter Hope and Julius Van Sauers will also watch the EuroBasket from home.

"It was an extremely difficult decision to drop these guys who made it happen last year," admitted Van Helfteren.

"We all keep the fatastic memories of what we went through together last summer."

Netherlands have opted instead to place their trust on their most experienced international duo, Robin Smeulders and Henk Norel, despite the fact neither had participated in the qualifying campaign.

Norel and Smeulders will compliment in the Dutch frontcourt 27-year-old power forward Roeland Schaftenaar, who was the team's top scorer in the 2nd Qualification Campaign, with Nicolas De Jong, Ralf De Pagter and Mohamed Kherrazi also making a valuable contribution under the basket.

Team captain Arvin Slagter, Worthy De Jong and 32-year-old veteran Kees Akerboom will be called upon to play their usual important role in the Dutch backcourt, but this time the Dutch can count on an additional perimeter weapon.

Charlon Kloof, the 25-year-old guard who had not played for the national team since the U20 European Championship of 2010, showed during the Netherlands's warm-up games this summer that he could take on increased scoring duties at EuroBasket.

Point guard Leon Williams and 19-year-old Yannick Franke, who was the second-top scorer in July's U20 European Championship Division B, will be asked to play a supporting role in the Dutch backcourt in Zagreb.

Netherlands will step out for their historic return on 5 September to take on Georgia and will then face The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia, hosts Croatia and finally Greece.

The Dutch EuroBasket 2015 roster consists of Charlon Kloof, Leon Williams, Yannick Franke, Worthy de Jong, Arvin Slagter, Kees Akerboom, Ralf de Pagter, Mohamed Kherrazi, Roeland Schaftenaar, Nicolas de Jong, Robin Smeulders and Henk Norel.

Door    LuluHoops