Tokyo Olympic Basketball Tournament Discussion

TheGOATRises007 · Post #2941 » by **TheGOATRises007** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:57 am

I'd love to see Doncic vs Team USA in the final

Buckets22 · Post #2942 » by **Buckets22** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:57 am

RB34 wrote:
Buckets22 wrote:So, story of Australia - talks the talk, gets beaten like a drum in the semis.
Clown team well suited for their annoying fans.

Never ceases to amaze me how true Americans play to their stereotype.

I'm not an American.

Are you enjoying the Lockdown :lol:

Sedale Threatt · Post #2943 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:58 am

NaturalThunder wrote:Not sure what I want to see more. I mean part of me wants to see Luka try to completely take down the world on his way to a gold, but I'd also like to see the USA revenge game against France. Like the announcers said, three of our core players (Booker, Middleton, and Holiday) arrived the morning of our loss to France in pool play while losing nearly an entire day due to the time zone change.

Luka terrifies me. We didn't even play a very good game and we had France beat. Plus, as you note, we were missing some key guys. I think I'd take my chances with them.

Mk0 · Post #2944 » by **Mk0** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:58 am

Best of luck Aussies. Get that medal!

BoatsNZones · Post #2945 » by **BoatsNZones** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:58 am

GetYourPHX wrote:
BoatsNZones wrote:I will say this is so much less fun than the old days of the Olympic teams when I grew up. It's just a boring regular basketball game now (think Nets V Kings but worse). It used to be an exhibition of dominance and amazing to watch.

You might just be getting old and bitter bro.

I might, but it was objectively amazing to watch the Dream Team do their work in the Olympics (I can link you, if you have forgotten or never seen). This is just a boring basketball game where one team is clearly better than the other and is grinding out a win. Doesn't help that most of the players don't even care to join, to be fair.

RB34 · Post #2946 » by **RB34** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:58 am

Buckets22 wrote:
RB34 wrote:
Buckets22 wrote:So, story of Australia - talks the talk, gets beaten like a drum in the semis.
Clown team well suited for their annoying fans.

Never ceases to amaze me how true Americans play to their stereotype.

I'm not an American.

Are you enjoying the Lockdown

What lockdown?

Mamba81p · Post #2947 » by **Mamba81p** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:58 am

Dupp wrote:Surprised the yanks even showed up. Must be weird attending your own funeral.

you shouldn't talk trash like that, when you know there is a big chance you will lose in a blowout. This was probably the funeral for this Australian team. Time for a new generation.

AussieCeltic · Post #2948 » by **AussieCeltic** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:00 am

Yeh that one hurt.

That run we had early on in the game would’ve beat 99% of teams and probably get a 20+ point lead. KD kept the score tight and was hitting some tough shots (as he does) with great d on him. We needed to close the 2nd quarter and go into the half up 10+ to have a chance.

USA then just turned up the d in the second half and couldn’t miss from 3.

Great game from KD, Holiday and Book.

Mk0 · Post #2949 » by **Mk0** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:01 am

Boomers put on a show in the first half. I was really excited to see a slug fest in the 4th but USA found their jumper and Jrue was a maniac on defense.

Sofia · Post #2950 » by **Sofia** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:02 am

Dupp wrote:
Sofia wrote:
Dupp wrote:When’s the other semi?

Right now, but fading

Not until tonight you liar

Maybe with blue pill

Dupp · Post #2951 » by **Dupp** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:02 am

Mamba81p wrote:
Dupp wrote:Surprised the yanks even showed up. Must be weird attending your own funeral.

you shouldn't talk trash like that, when you know there is a big chance you will lose in a blowout. This was probably the funeral for this Australian team. Time for a new generation.

Serious sally itt

Repeat 3-peat · Post #2952 » by **Repeat 3-peat** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:02 am

Fantastik_Goat · Post #2953 » by **Fantastik_Goat** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:02 am

It really says a lot about what a special athlete Zach Levine is, that among that group of players he still stands out.

Mamba81p · Post #2954 » by **Mamba81p** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:02 am

AussieCeltic wrote:Yeh that one hurt.

That run we had early on in the game would’ve beat 99% of teams and probably get a 20+ point lead. KD kept the score tight and was hitting some tough shots (as he does) with great d on him. We needed to close the 2nd quarter and go into the half up 10+ to have a chance.

USA then just turned up the d in the second half and couldn’t miss from 3.

Great game from KD, Holiday and Book.

Good luck in the bronze medal game. Patty Mills deserves more than anyone a medal in the olympics, and this is probably his last chance. I don't like Ingles/Delly but I absolutely love Patty. Hope he gets his medal.

Jimmy Recard · Post #2955 » by **Jimmy Recard** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:02 am

We would’ve won if Baynes played.

Dame Lizard · Post #2956 » by **Dame Lizard** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:02 am

RB34 wrote:
Buckets22 wrote:So, story of Australia - talks the talk, gets beaten like a drum in the semis.
Clown team well suited for their annoying fans.

Never ceases to amaze me how true Americans play to their stereotype.

Well said! (for some anyway)

walk with me · Post #2957 » by **walk with me** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:02 am

AussieCeltic wrote:Yeh that one hurt.

That run we had early on in the game would’ve beat 99% of teams and probably get a 20+ point lead. KD kept the score tight and was hitting some tough shots (as he does) with great d on him. We needed to close the 2nd quarter and go into the half up 10+ to have a chance.

USA then just turned up the d in the second half and couldn’t miss from 3.

Great game from KD, Holiday and Book.

Zach had some clutch defensive plays also imo. His athleticism gave us some juice to turn up the pressure. Turning Australia over so much in the 3rd changed the game.

Mk0 · Post #2958 » by **Mk0** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:03 am

Slovenia/France is in 5hrs? Who the f#%@ is in charge of scheduling? Cmon man!

BoatsNZones · Post #2959 » by **BoatsNZones** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:03 am

AussieCeltic wrote:Yeh that one hurt.

That run we had early on in the game would’ve beat 99% of teams and probably get a 20+ point lead. KD kept the score tight and was hitting some tough shots (as he does) with great d on him. We needed to close the 2nd quarter and go into the half up 10+ to have a chance.

USA then just turned up the d in the second half and couldn’t miss from 3.

Great game from KD, Holiday and Book.

You played a team 6X your population at their best sport. It shouldn't hurt, it's just a bad draw. Don't count on us to defeat you in Australian Rules football any time soon.

Mirotic12 · Post #2960 » by **Mirotic12** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:04 am

Australia's coach is a moron. Goulding, Kay, and Dellavedova are absolute scrubs of the highest order. Not one of them could make the rotation of a club in a second tier European league. Easily 3 of the worst players at the Olympics.

Yet the coach played them a total of 60 minutes...........extremely stupid coaching. None of those three should ever be on the floor against any decent FIBA national team.

As far as the USA goes, Lillard is a gigantic negative every time he's on the court, in every game. He's rapidly heading to replace Giannis and D. Sabonis as the worst NBA FIBA player of all time.

I mean based on how Lillard played so far in these Olympics, not even the worst team in EuroLeague would touch him. He's been so bad in this tournament, it's actually a bit hard to put into words.