Ready for the shocking truth about Serbia’s junior women’s basketball team? At the European Championship in Spain, our young squad finished in a jaw-dropping seventh place! Yes, you read that right – seventh place! For Serbia, a country with a rich basketball tradition, this is a full-on drama.
But let’s talk about the star of the show – Jovana Popović! She put on a triple-double clinic with 22 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists, earning an insane efficiency rating of 44. Is that enough to win? Well, yes, but only against Montenegro, whose top scorer Bulajić dropped 26 points.
The Serbian team also had other shining stars: Dragičević chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, while Predojević added 13 points and 8 rebounds. Despite these stellar individual performances, the team couldn’t break through to the top.
In the battle for fifth place, Poland beat Italy, while the final showdown was between hosts Spain and Finland. Before the final, France and Belgium fought for bronze. Kurir’s sports analyst, Siner, predicted a nail-biting match, which only heated things up.
This whole situation raises a serious question: what’s going on with Serbian women’s basketball? Is this a sign that it’s time for a change? Are our young talents getting enough support and attention? Or is the problem deeper, in the system itself?
While we ponder, our junior team showed they have potential but need to work hard to get back to where they belong – at the top of Europe.
Got a hot take or a funny jab about that “seventh place” that sounds suspiciously like a bronze? Drop it in the comments. Who knows, your joke or critique might just spark the real conversation we need!
