since twirl dropped the ball...:) us/germany

jerrod · Post #1 » by **jerrod** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:42 am

completely inconsequential since i think the medal round games are set

but here we go

dirk and kaman and some guys whose names i probably wouldn't spell right

vs.

famous people

Post #2 » by **paulpressey25** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:18 pm

I think it starts right now (7:15am CST)??

jerrod · Post #3 » by **jerrod** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:25 pm

yep, on now

started at 7

jerrod · Post #4 » by **jerrod** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:02 pm

makes you wonder if kaman wishes he was still back in la. the us is looking good and seem ready for whatever team they play after smashing australia on wednesday.

why do they keep throwing oops off the backboard when theres a defender in the way?

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #5 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:21 pm

Max 1-9, (0-4 on threes) 2 pts
http://www.nbcolympics.com/basketball/r ... index.html

steger_3434 · Post #6 » by **steger_3434** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:35 pm

9 shots in 12 minutes? Nice job max. 4th most shot attempts in the second to least amount of minutes.

Post #7 » by **MickeyDavis** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:50 pm

Can't beat a US victory AND a chance to bash Redd. It's utopia.

Post #8 » by **paulpressey25** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:54 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:Can't beat a US victory AND a chance to bash Redd. It's utopia.

You have to admit, this performance is not that great. The guy was brought on the team to be the designated outside shooter.....

steger_3434 · Post #9 » by **steger_3434** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:54 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:Can't beat a US victory AND a chance to bash Redd. It's utopia.

Life's great hey?

steger_3434 · Post #10 » by **steger_3434** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:56 pm

Well, last year at the Tournament of the Americas Redd played great. We got excited and he turned into as big a chucker as ever.

This year he's not playing well whatsoever in the Olympics. Maybe he'll be a better player when the season starts?

Post #11 » by **MickeyDavis** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:58 pm

Redd is clearly saving himself for the medal round. Any knowledgeable basketball fan should be able to see that.

Post #12 » by **paulpressey25** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:03 pm

How sad is it that our max player can't shoot from the outside, yet we're terrified when he takes it to the hole to dunk that he'll get injured.

jerrod · Post #13 » by **jerrod** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:27 pm

paulpressey25 wrote:How sad is it that our max player can't shoot from the outside, yet we're terrified when he takes it to the hole to dunk that he'll get injured.

but it's ok,

he's great at creating for other players

Debit One · Post #14 » by **Debit One** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:28 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:Redd is clearly saving himself for the medal round. Any knowledgeable basketball fan should be able to see that.

Coach K obviously sees Redd as the Mariano Rivera of this team, only to be unleashed in circumstances where his contribution is crucial to the win.

Today was just some garbage time to get rid of some rust. Max will be there when the chips are on the line, raining threes, screaming "And One," and giving glory to God.

trwi7 · Post #15 » by **trwi7** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:28 pm

I knew the game was going to be a complete blowout so I didn't even bother making a game thread because you guys would get bored watching it. 8)

jerrod · Post #16 » by **jerrod** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:47 pm

trwi7 wrote:I knew the game was going to be a complete blowout so I didn't even bother making a game thread because you guys would get bored watching it. 8)

if i had slept more than an hour and a half last night i probably wouldn't have watched it either.

just make sure you make a cool thread for the next game with lots of australian jokes and stereotypes. that should spark some good friendly discussion 8-)

BuckFan25226 · Post #17 » by **BuckFan25226** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:49 pm

I like Kaman's quote after the game...

"Nobody is going to beat them. No way, it's just not going to happen."

This is the way I look at it, the only way we don't take the gold is...

We shoot so bad from the outside in one game, like 15-25% bad, along with some turnovers and also poor free throw shooting. On top of that the opposing team needs to play a perfect game, take care of the ball and shoot lights out to make it a close game in the end. Even then, it will be tough for the field. The one x factor is this team is a playing exceptional team defense. In previous years we've looked lost on defense.

I know the opponents aren't the same. But in the 5 games, when we have shot under 30% from 3, our average margin of victory is 26(China/Angola). When we shoot over 30%, our average margin of victory is 36(Germany, Spain, Greece). Spain and Greece being 2 of the top other 3 teams in the tourny.

Essentially, we need to pull of a serious choke job not to take the gold. The one team that does concern me is Argentina. They easily have the best NBA players of any other team with Manu, Nocioni, Scola, and Oberto.