[EuroBasket 2013 - day 2]

Re: EuroBasket 2013 - day 2 Macedonia-Lithuania Start 21.00H After yesterday blatant injustice for the Macedonian team in the last seconds of the game, Macedonian squad is some what disappointed but at the same time happy since Montenegro lost to Latvia today.This means that we can advance with only 2 wins and i think this is feasible. I would like to say that from my perspective this is 60/40 game. Lithuanians are favorites on paper and they need this win. Their coach said that we are like wounded lions, and that is extremely hard to fight opponent who was hurt and now is looking for justice. We played them in August 17th (friendly) and we lost with 50-62 (28-27).The game was practically solved in the last 1/4 with 14-4 for the Lithuanians and we have had lot of technical mistakes. I don;t want to comment on the separate qualities of the teams. I do not want to be subjective also. In reality this is a clear game for Lithuanians, but when Macedonia plays there are more than 5 players on the court. Trust me, they give more than they can give in every single game. I don't think it will be that easy this time for the Lithuanians and therefore i go for this pick with confidence: Macedonia+7.5 for @1.9 (sportlife.com.mk -local bookie). 6/10

[French Open 2013]

Re: French Open 2013 Nadal v Djokovic Hello everybody this is my first post here. Nothing new here, 35th encounter of the titans, except that they are meeting in the semi and not in a final. I do not want to write long post explaining my pick. Long posts usually tend to bring the subjective view of the OP in front plan. I will only put several facts that made me pick Nadal to win over Djokovic . 57-1 on Roland Garros for Nadal so far. 12-3 on clay for Nadal against Djokovic. ( Nolan won the last match on clay in April 2013, Monte Carlo) 6-3 against Djokovic in Grand Slams 4-0 against Djokovic in Roland Garros. (11-1 sets) I am huge fan of Djokovic and i know how much he wants to win this game. This is the final before the final. He said the RG was his priority at the start of this year and after the bad news for his former coach's death he wants this even more. As much as i believe in his powers and determination i just can't see him nailing this one. I do not remember seeing the king of clay loosing two times in a row on his favorite surface. If this was any other surface than clay i would not have been so confident in this pick as Nolan showed he is better. In Monte Carlo he was brilliant but he will need to be more than that at RG. He needs to be fast, to serve great and return great .All must be in unison. First set is a " must" if he wants something from the game. We probably are going to see a four setter but in the end the inevitable will happen. Verdict: Nadal ML @ 1.65 7/10 Nadal -2,5 games @1.9 7/10 GL,