Basketball - Medal Round - Aug. 20/21

[CIB24]

Durant and George are really playing good defense. Irving is another story but he is on the bench for now.

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[Pitimiquel]

Serbia is lost. This could be a +40 point game

[90sgoat]

Serbia really isn't moving the ball. They look completely different compared to their last few games.

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Balkans are more emotional in their play usually. Not always good at handling an early setback. Same in football and other sports.

US came with a lot more intensity than the last game they played, Serbia just looks demoralized. This is more like the 2014 FIBA World Cup Finals.

US were allowed to foul without call for a short period and then Radulica went to the bench, game over, they are too thin, but anyway Balkan people are just not that diciplined always against adversity, this has been their big weakness in many sports. Too bad because at their best, they are at another level than the rest of Europe. I think both Spain and Australia would have done better in this finals.

[wizfactor94]

Serbian coach looks like a moron now

[NBADraft2003]

What kind of rule is that?

[QUIZ]

Serbian coach-Never again

It happened again...

[Sedale Threatt]

Melo can't even stat-pad today.

[wizfactor94]

Melo is a 3rd option now

[CIB24]

BBC coverage is so hilariously bad. You have two guys that probably never watch basketball trying to do play by play. They don't understand fouls, travels, delays of game, or even court nomenclature. They call the court a pitch half the time!

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[wizfactor94]

Melo has difficulty with free throws now

[Blame Rasho]

Boogie would be so good if he played with at least one allstar talent player alongside with him.

Outside of KD... he has been the best player.

[wizfactor94]

Jimmmy Butler can't make 1 foot shots

[B-Ball Freak]

Balkans are more emotional in their play usually. Not always good at handling an early setback. Same in football and other sports.

US came with a lot more intensity than the last game they played, Serbia just looks demoralized. This is more like the 2014 FIBA World Cup Finals.

US were allowed to foul without call for a short period and then Radulica went to the bench, game over, they are too thin, but anyway Balkan people are just not that diciplined always against adversity, this has been their big weakness in many sports. Too bad because at their best, they are at another level than the rest of Europe. I think both Spain and Australia would have done better in this finals.

Please no excuses, US has completely and outright dominated Serbia in this game, the game in group play was an anomaly and was close solely due to lack of effort in USA's part.

[CIB24]

Boogie would be so good if he played with at least one allstar talent player alongside with him.

Outside of KD... he has been the best player.

Today, yes. For the tournament he has looked like **** mostly. Maybe he actually cares today.

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[DWadeno3]

Balkans are more emotional in their play usually. Not always good at handling an early setback. Same in football and other sports.

US came with a lot more intensity than the last game they played, Serbia just looks demoralized. This is more like the 2014 FIBA World Cup Finals.

US were allowed to foul without call for a short period and then Radulica went to the bench, game over, they are too thin, but anyway Balkan people are just not that diciplined always against adversity, this has been their big weakness in many sports. Too bad because at their best, they are at another level than the rest of Europe. I think both Spain and Australia would have done better in this finals.

For all your talk about the 90s being more physical, you now say we were allowed to defend without fouling? That's pure comedy.

[Pitimiquel]

BBC coverage is so hilariously bad. You have two guys that probably never watch basketball trying to do play by play. They don't understand fouls, travels, delays of game, or even court nomenclature. They call the court a pitch half the time!

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England and the whole UK is probably the country with less basketball in Europe

[Pachinko_]

To be honest I don't think there's a team in the world who can stop KD/Klay/Melo shooting from 3
And although it looks disgusting, just giving them the ball and them chucking it in, why would you bother doing anything else if you have those 3?
I suspect this is what Golden State 2017 basketball is gonna look like

[Sedale Threatt]

Boogie would be so good if he played with at least one allstar talent player alongside with him.

Outside of KD... he has been the best player.

He was awesome today, double-double in the first half. He's incredibly skilled for his size and a load on the boards. But two things I'd be constantly worried about him if he was on my team -- defensive lapses and the emotional issues. Leading up to today he had a handful of moments where it felt like he was constantly about to boil over. Then they stopped giving him the Tim "FIBA Sucks" Duncan treatment and he killed it.

[wizfactor94]

Jimmy Butler reeks

[Patches Perry]

The defense has been awesome today.