2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.5: Men's Semifinals Thursday August 8)

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Who wins the semifinal games on Thursday?

Poll ended at Thu Aug 8, 2024 9:34 pm

Germany
63
32%
vs France
32
16%
Serbia
26
13%
vs United States
78
39%
 
Total votes: 199

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Post#261 » by Bergmaniac » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:22 pm

Comically bad offense by both teams in the last few minutes.
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Post#262 » by NoDopeOnSundays » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:22 pm

Edrees wrote:that was a TERRIBLe shot from germany




Both teams are just trading hail Marys that aren't being answered
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Post#263 » by Pacernation » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:23 pm

FRANZ! Lets go!
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Post#264 » by CodeBreaker » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:24 pm

Holy sheeee this game gets even better
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Post#265 » by azcatz11 » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:24 pm

What a clutch shot. My goodness
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Post#266 » by PushDaRock » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:24 pm

Wemby fell asleep on D
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Post#267 » by r0drig0lac » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:24 pm

what a game!!!
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Post#268 » by Loaded_Hollows » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:25 pm

Hey France……

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Post#269 » by FreeBird23 » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:25 pm

Wembanyama better wake up
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Post#270 » by Bergmaniac » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:25 pm

France deserve to lose because of their horrendous offence late.
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Post#271 » by Calinks » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:26 pm

Ohhhh myyyyyy
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Post#272 » by lambchop » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:26 pm

Elimination game Franz standing out of bounds as expected
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Post#273 » by CodeBreaker » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:26 pm

Franz got tripped lol
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Post#274 » by r0drig0lac » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:26 pm

lucky for france
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Post#275 » by azcatz11 » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:26 pm

WTF HE WAS PUSHED!!!!! WTF REFS
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Post#276 » by Pacernation » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:26 pm

No foul? Ok. Great we had to use a challenge on a clear call..
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Post#277 » by PushDaRock » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:26 pm

geez what is Franz doing
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Post#278 » by Doranku » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:26 pm

Kinda looks like he just tripped over his own feet to me?
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Post#279 » by azcatz11 » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:27 pm

PushDaRock wrote:geez what is Franz doing


Yeah that was incidental. Good no call
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.5: Men's Semifinals Thursday August 8) 

Post#280 » by Jzh » Thu Aug 8, 2024 5:27 pm

azcatz11 wrote:WTF HE WAS PUSHED!!!!! WTF REFS


not sure if you're being serious there is no contact, all those years of soft NBA whistles really changed people's perspective

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