Basketball - Quarterfinals Aug. 16/17

Post #41 » by **Diop** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:39 pm

Boomers eating Lithuanias soul

Dupp · Post #42 » by **Dupp** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:44 pm

The speed of the game is so much better than the nba. 45 minutes and the half is over. Time outs in nba really suck.

Flopping rule / warnings are good too. Refs probably a bit trigger happy but it's a good idea

bb22 · Post #43 » by **bb22** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:44 pm

Diop wrote:Boomers eating Lithuanias soul

Good. They are on a mission. I'm really hoping they make it to the finals. Lithuania did lose to Spain by 50, so not much of a measuring stick.

bb22 · Post #44 » by **bb22** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:46 pm

Dupp wrote:The speed of the game is so much better than the nba. 45 minutes and the half is over. Time outs in nba really suck.

Flopping rule / warnings are good too. Refs probably a bit trigger happy but it's a good idea

REVENUE! Gotta pay our NBA stars somehow.

EmperorLocky · Post #45 » by **EmperorLocky** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:49 pm

Come on, Boomers!

Great first half lets out them to the sword. Lithuania has been a thorn in the boomers side for too long. Would be nice to finally send them home.

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o0dong · Post #46 » by **o0dong** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:49 pm

Australia playing amazing. Lithuania looking really poor on offence and defence

andrewww · Post #47 » by **andrewww** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:02 pm

The American NBA stars will disagree but FIBA is so much better officiated namely less superstar calls, travels are actually enforced, and you dont get the feeling that the officials have a particular bias of wanting to extend a game (or more commonly extend series in the NBA playoffs, extend winning streaks for PR, etc).

Pachinko_ · Post #48 » by **Pachinko_** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:15 pm

Australia too tough for this Lithuania

Von Bismarck · Post #49 » by **Von Bismarck** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:17 pm

Jeez Lithuania...

UcanUwill · Post #50 » by **UcanUwill** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:19 pm

what an embarrassment...

Von Bismarck · Post #51 » by **Von Bismarck** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:21 pm

UcanUwill wrote:what an embarrassment...

What the hell happened to you guys after that good start?

NewWolvesOrder · Post #52 » by **NewWolvesOrder** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:21 pm

Australia deserves to be in the finals. Very very impressive tournament so far.

And I won't be surprised if all 4 group A team will go into semis.

Dynamix · Post #53 » by **Dynamix** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:25 pm

Am I crazy or does Bogut look like he could be Klay Thompson's brother? His new haircut and facial hair style really makes them look similar.

UcanUwill · Post #54 » by **UcanUwill** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:26 pm

andrewww wrote:The American NBA stars will disagree but FIBA is so much better officiated namely less superstar calls, travels are actually enforced, and you dont get the feeling that the officials have a particular bias of wanting to extend a game (or more commonly extend series in the NBA playoffs, extend winning streaks for PR, etc).

Not the best timing on your refs praising IMO. Worst reffed game so far, at least those first 10 minutes, what the hell was that?

I wrote much longer comment, but I had to delete it, because, whatever, This game is finished any way.

UcanUwill · Post #55 » by **UcanUwill** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:28 pm

Von Bismarck wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:what an embarrassment...

What the hell happened to you guys after that good start?

Spain took are soul. Valanciunas forgetting how to play basketball worth mentioning also.

minami · Post #56 » by **minami** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:33 pm

UcanUwill wrote:
Von Bismarck wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:what an embarrassment...

What the hell happened to you guys after that good start?

Spain took are soul. Valanciunas forgetting how to play basketball worth mentioning also.

Valanciunas/Lithuania is a shadow of himself when playing against Gasol/Spain lately indeed. Lithuania were amazing in the last euros until the actual final, and something similar has happened again here, somehow.

minami · Post #57 » by **minami** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:35 pm

Impressive Australia by the way.

UcanUwill · Post #58 » by **UcanUwill** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:35 pm

minami wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:
Von Bismarck wrote:
What the hell happened to you guys after that good start?

Spain took are soul. Valanciunas forgetting how to play basketball worth mentioning also.

Valanciunas/Lithuania is a shadow of himself when playing against Gasol/Spain lately indeed. Lithuania were amazing in the last euros until the actual final, and something similar has happened again here, somehow.

2 silvers in two last Eurobaskets. Decent, can't win everything I guess, Still very disappointed.

Post #59 » by **Mr. E** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:36 pm

minami wrote:The winner here is the green and yellow combination surely...

The University of Oregon football team has to be extremely jealous of these uniforms and this court.

It looks like someone rubbed a highlighter all over the screen.

Barefootbushman · Post #60 » by **Barefootbushman** » Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:36 pm

Hopefully Serbia and Croatia have a very tough and fiery game so that whoever wins will be tired when they play the Aussies in the semi-final.