Soxnole, only the 2nd and 3rd place finishers at the EC qualify for the Olympic qualifying tournament to be held in March. Did Italy gain entry into this special qualifier somewhere else?
Counting Italy's final game vs. the Czech Republic Joe Mazzuca was 3-9 (2 triples - http://www.fibs.it/cnc/ceb/2007/barcelona/games/ita.htm).