Do you think the real meaning of HELLAS for Greece is HELL NO for gold?

that's a nice meaning you got there :)

Hellas is actually teh Greek name for Greece.

Lastly, i think you are right to say the greeks will win against the US 1 out of 10. USA will learn from that game and move on.

It might be true that Greece would lose the next ten games against the US. This is not the point. The point is that the tournament has the nock out rules and you have to play according to them. If you do not like them you should not have entered it in the first place.

I am Greek and I want to congradulate the Spanish for a very good a game. They deserved the Gold and I wish them all the best to the next tournament. Simply today they were the best.

As for insulting Greece is a real pitty. Hellas is the real name of our country and you should repsect that. At least our players stayed in the court to congradulate the winners. You see the reall winners know how to loose from time to time and acknowledge the superiority of the oponent. Why did the US team was not in the nomination of the medals but received them alone? This is the first time happening.

I am really proud of my team and from the fact that all Greeks now celebrate the silver medal and the good effort made.

Congratulations to Spaniards since they play as a team and used a great strategy!

I suppose Greek team was burnt out to win the USA team and between two team which think and play clever game, Greece was not lucky enough and Spain outscored Greece!

Spaniards should be proud, they did the unexpected and got the gold!

Greeks also a team of a state of 10 million did very well to reach to the four best, and even better to kick out of the final game the players of the USA, the birth place of Basketball!

I am Greek and very disappointed but I am also very happy for our team...Greece was never suppose to make it this far and also they still beat the favorite of the team of the tournament which is USA.And I will tell you what happen.First of all Greece got out coached...Spain came in with a great game plan which involved making sure they had pressure D right in the beginning of the game so they can jump out quick on a quick lead.Also Spain had a game plan to take baby shaq out of the game...every time he checked in Mark Gasol checked in to guard him.Spain played great defense not allowing Greece any easy baskets.And the last thing I will say is that they got drunk with overconfidence after they beat the USA.Just like the USA were overconfident when they played Greece.

That 1 time that Greece beated USA out of the 10 prevented USA from going to the finals and that satisfies me.You have to wait another 2 years for such a championship and then i wish that someone else will do what Greece did this year.

Until then you'll just be green with envy as you're now and you'll be trying to humiliate with words the ones that humiliated you in basketball just 2 days ago.Continue like that because this makes you superior indeed.

First of all congratulations to Spain. They played better and deserved to win all the way!

I guess I can't blame your ignorance for not knowing what Hellas means...in our country ALL children learn History and Geography at school. Maybe in the US you're to busy learning how to name innocent people "terrorists" and start bombing their countries that you just ignore the rest...

Anyway, Greece might play against the US 100 times in the future and lose them all, but they won the other day and you can't change that. And for once the US and all those multi millionaire NBA players don't seem to be the superpower in basketball, do they???

Arrogance never did good to anyone, but after all you're too American to understand this...

Dear All,

Pls find below the message I received a bit earlier:

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From: emac4lyf

Subject: I LOVE THE TASTE OF DEFEAT!!

Message: I totally understand why your upset..

Your team just got blownout!! hehehehe!!

Truth hurts..

At least we won our last game against Argentina.. Which is way too better than you guys.

Hey we accept the defeat from Greece.. But we still mark #1 in Basketball ranking all over the world.

You gotta lose sometimes right?

Greece would never win again! I can tell you that!! Their players are too old..

That Baby Shaq wouldn't even last with our bench warmers in the NBA..

Better luck next time HELL NO"S

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Dear emac4lyf,

One thing I can tell you for sure is that we Greeks know how to win & how to lose as well.

We congratulate our oponents and we look forward to welcoming our team once back from Japan as they really made us proud.

I don't expect you to understand and respect the Greek spirit, culture & civilization...

Hopefully the rest of the world does...

Isn't it pathetic of you americans that you were not able to be happy with your own team and you are getting happy with a totally foreign team!

You are lucky that you meet Greece because in the final with Spain your little "expensive" team would lose to Spain with 50 points .

Congratulations Spain from Greece.You were better than us, it is not bad to say. We are proud for our team anyway!

Americans you are the real losers , even the bronze is too much for you because of your arrogance!

And something else , my little uneducated creature. Hellas is the name of my country and it is the name we have since antiquity. Because of that holy name you have democracy , culture , civilisation and freedom. So, you have to show some respect at least!

Spain Bailed out US for the huge embarassment!!

To prevent Greece from winning the GOLD!!

Ya, too bad they don't have more time to have best 2 of 3 for semis. U.S. should have used the same strategy today as they did yesterday. Start Wade and give the best players more minutes. They would be champions now if that had happened.

HELLAS doesnt come from the one you said.

HELLAS comes from the greek word Ελλάδα(Elada) which means Greece.

It's how we call our country.

If you wanted an answer which represents the truth, you got it.

If you just wanted to laugh at the Greek team, I'm sorry; search for another answer.