Basketball - Medal Round - Aug. 20/21

wizfactor94 · Post #62 » by **wizfactor94** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:01 pm

NaturalThunder wrote:
90sgoat wrote:Yes refs have helped americans since group stage,.

The officiating, from what I've seen, has been pretty bad across the board. The U.S. isn't the only one benefiting.

Besides the tech's the officiating has been world better than any NBA game

Cousins finally getting called for travels (like 20 of them)

Carries, fouls, everything is being called perfectly. Nobody is getting away with crap, the exception of a couple of missed calls.

90sgoat · Post #63 » by **90sgoat** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:02 pm

Something I noticed is NBA players have skinny legs compared to in the past. Lots of upper body muscle, not strong legs. Thats why soft.

SweetTouch · Post #64 » by **SweetTouch** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:03 pm

Lol mike k has such an easy job

They are all going one on one
Relying on talent

SunKing · Post #65 » by **SunKing** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:03 pm

Man that last possession from Team USA was as ugly as it can be lmao.

wizfactor94 · Post #66 » by **wizfactor94** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:03 pm

That is what you call defense

OsuCavsfan103 · Post #67 » by **OsuCavsfan103** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:05 pm

LeBron and Curry shoulda joined this year, then team USA could have gone PG: Kyrie SG: Steph SF: Klay PF: LeBron: C: Green, then they could have taken turns letting the GS guys take over for a bit then CLE guys take over for a bit and just trade back and forth most of the game with that chemistry.

Watching all these Stars trying to fit together is kinda sad, it's like they think they are in another all-star game where D isnt necessary lol

wizfactor94 · Post #68 » by **wizfactor94** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:05 pm

Us are terrible free throw shooters

wizfactor94 · Post #69 » by **wizfactor94** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:06 pm

bum derozan

wizfactor94 · Post #70 » by **wizfactor94** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:06 pm

It is so refreshing to see no star treatment, no travels allowed on fast breaks.

SweetTouch · Post #71 » by **SweetTouch** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:07 pm

19 points is pathetic

Sedale Threatt · Post #72 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:08 pm

If we've played a worse quarter this summer, I can't remember it. Holy crap that was bad. Stunned that we're winning.

wizfactor94 · Post #73 » by **wizfactor94** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:08 pm

19 points looks bad, but Serbia plays very good defense. USA played decent.

90sgoat · Post #74 » by **90sgoat** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:09 pm

US 300 millions - Serbia 7 million

lol

SweetTouch · Post #75 » by **SweetTouch** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:10 pm

Bogmanowhatshisname has been the best player for America

wizfactor94 · Post #76 » by **wizfactor94** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:10 pm

USA going to be too strong for Serbia

NaturalThunder · Post #77 » by **NaturalThunder** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:10 pm

Is Durant going to play all 40?

Sedale Threatt · Post #78 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:10 pm

So this is what I can never understand about how they call travelling in FIBA on the break -- you can take your two steps after you pick the ball up, but you CAN'T take even a half-step after catching a pass on a dead run.

90sgoat · Post #79 » by **90sgoat** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:11 pm

wizfactor94 wrote:USA going to be too strong for Serbia

Too deep bench (300 million people) and free for all Human Growth Hormone.

wizfactor94 · Post #80 » by **wizfactor94** » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:12 pm

Sedale Threatt wrote:So this is what I can never understand about how they call travelling in FIBA on the break -- you can take your two steps after you pick the ball up, but you CAN'T take even a half-step after catching a pass on a dead run.

dude lolol. You have to be kidding me.