What does the fiba stand for in international basketball?
The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (pronounced [ˈfibʌ]), is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. Originally known as the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the Amateur from its official name but retained the initialism, because of the first two letters of the word basketball. The FIBA defines the international rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees. 213 national federations are now members, organized since 1989 into five zones or "commissions": Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
I really don't understand why FIBA doesn't use NBA rules, we invented this game right?
They have the right to set their own rules because they are an international sporting body, recognized by the IOC (International Olympic Committee), which sets the standards and rules for international basketball. FIBA was founded in 1932 and is actually older than the NBA, which started from several leagues that merged in the 1940s. So obviously, they didn't invent the game or its governing rules/standards. To be precise, basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a Canadian teaching phys-ed at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. He also served as the honorary president of FIBA in 1936. Also, the NBA isn't the only basketball league that is out there in the world (it does happen to be the biggest and the most high profile). There are many professional and amateur leagues all around the globe. To say that all of these leagues should adopt NBA standards is both arrogant and foolish. Club leagues, like the NBA have different sets of rules which are designed to shape control the game in a certain way, usually according to the particular style of play the league wants to see. For example, look at some of the differences between the NBA and the NCAA (three point line distance, 35 second shot clock, etc.). The NBA puts a higher emphasis on fast-paced scoring than the NCAA, and has tailored its rules/standards in a way that uses its players and their talent on the court to try to foster this type of gameplay. FIBA sets international rules/standards so that everyone who plays basketball in the world has something to go by when they come together and play in a big international event such as the Olympics and the Olympic Qualifying tournaments. Adopting the NBA rules/standards for these events would create an unfair andvantage for NBA players and a bias towards the NBA style of play.
FIBA Point System?
What particular basketball tournaments is the point system (2 points for each win, 1 point for each loss and 0 point for each loss by forfeit or default) by FIBA applied? Normally at the end of the elimination round the ranking / standing is determined according to the win-loss records of each team. Is the point system as stated above a tool to break a tie say for a 3 way tie? For 2 way ties, the "win over the other" rule applies. For 3 way ties, normally we look at the head to head results amongst the 3 teams only. If one or two of the team/s has / have forfeited a game against a team that is not included in the 3 teams that are tied, will this forfeited game have an effect on breaking the tie?
How many times has Team USA Basketball lost in history? 10 points(best answer) to first and correct answer.
1972-soviet union( even though they actually won) 1988-soviet union, this time they actually lost 2004-puerto rico, lithuania, argentina
Why is the US basketball team so much better than the other countries' teams?
Basketball was invented in the U.S. (albeit by a Canadian man), so the U.S. did get a head start on the rest of the world. But the U.S. invented baseball, too, and the U.S. has not remained as dominant over the rest of the world whenever an international baseball tournament of some kind is held. And in any case, after 125 years, other countries should have had a chance to catch up, right?I think the U.S. men’s basketball teams has maintained its hegemony for so long - with a few off years - for a few reasons:The NBA and NCAA are by far the most elite professional and amateur basketball organizations in the world. This means that all of the world’s top players - especially professionals and a great many amateurs - already play in the U.S., even if they aren’t Americans. Since so much high quality basketball takes place in front of U.S. audiences, and since it makes so much money, talented young American athletes can see that basketball is a potentially lucrative career path, meaning that:The U.S. is able to steer many of its best athletes into basketball at an early age. A career in baseball or hockey pretty much requires years of minor-league toil with no guarantee of success; a top-level career in soccer means heading to Europe. Basketball and American football have a straightforward college-to-major-league pipeline, and basketball is the only sport in which a young American athlete can legitimately be signing an eight-figure contract when they’re 19 years old. Economic incentives strongly favor top American athletes heading into basketball, meaning that there is a huge pool of talented basketball players for the U.S. team to choose from, which is good because:Americans expect their team to not only win, but to win easily against everyone. The 1972 loss to the Soviet Union was a scandal; the failure to win gold in 1988 led directly to the use of professionals in 1992; a bronze finish in 2004 was a national embarrassment. Americans don’t mind if their soccer team gets bounced in the World Cup Round of 16 - hey, we did okay just to get that far! Americans don’t care about the World Baseball Classic. The Ryder Cup is a niche-interest event. But if the basketball team loses, or even has a few close games? Hand-wringing and navel-gazing ensue, and then, like in 1992 or 2008, the U.S. digs deep and ensures that the next team out is one of the best ever assembled.