
Beijing, January 24 - Comments from players Mustafa Jebari (NED), and Frank de Goede (NED) after Canada beat Netherlands 68-51 in the semifinal.
Mustafa Jebari (NED) - Guard
On presents for family members:
"I have bought a lot of presents for my family such as Chinese tea. We have been to the Great Wall, and we are going to shopping malls later in the evening."
Frank de Goede (NED) - Forward
On 3-point shot at the end of the first round:
"It was a little bit luck, our team got it and I knew I could shoot."
On today's performance:
"Much better on our side. Three days ago, we lost 38 points. Today, we lost by 17."
On preparations before the match:
"We looked at CAN's perforrnance. We didn't change the strategy, but sometimes we made some tactic changes as the game went on. In the first match with Canada, we missed a lot of easy shots, but today, we improved and scored. We knew we could do it, and everything went easier and easier. Everybody had confidence and we did better and better."
On his position.
"My classification point is 2, but I played forward, because I can shoot and I am fast."