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

[bisme37]

Olympic Men's Basketball continues with the Semifinal Round on Thursday August 8:

Thursday, Aug. 8:
Semifinals

Germany vs. France, 11:30 a.m. ET | USA (FRA wins 73-69)
Serbia vs. United States, 3:00 p.m. ET | USA (USA wins 95-91)


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Tuesday, Aug. 6 results:
Quarterfinals

Germany vs. Greece, 5 a.m. ET | (GER wins 76-63)
Serbia vs. Australia, 8:30 a.m. | (SER wins 95-90 OT)
France vs Canada, 12:00 p.m. | (FRA wins 82-73)
Brazil vs. United States, 3:30 p.m. | (USA wins 122-87)

(All times EST. Everything streams on Peacock. If it says something else, that event is on both Peacock AND the TV channel listed. Full schedule can be found later in this post, and also on the Olympics website: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/basketball?day=27-july )

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How to watch men's basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics:

Olympic action will be broadcast across the channels on the NBC network: NBC, CNBC, E!. Spanish language broadcasts will be available on Telemundo. Streaming will be available on Peacock, NBCSports.com. Streaming will also be available on Fubo.

(All times EST. Everything streams on Peacock. If it says something else, that event is on both Peacock AND the TV channel listed.)

Saturday, July 27:
Australia vs. Spain, 5 a.m. | CNBC (AUS wins 92-80)
Germany vs. Japan, 7:30 a.m. | Peacock (GER wins 97-77)
France vs. Brazil, 11:15 a.m. | CNBC (FRA wins 78-66)
Greece vs. Canada, 3 p.m. | CNBC (CAN wins 86-79)

Sunday, July 28:
South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico, 5 a.m. | CNBC (SSUD wins 90-79)
Serbia vs. United States, 11:15 a.m. | NBC (USA wins 100-84)

Tuesday, July 30:
Spain vs. Greece, 5 a.m. | E! (SPA wins 84-77)
Canada vs. Australia, 7:30 a.m. | USA (CAN wins 93-83)
Japan vs. France, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock (FRA wins 94-90 OT)
Brazil vs. Germany, 3 p.m. | Peacock (GER wins 86-73)

Wednesday, July 31:
Puerto Rico vs. Serbia, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock (SER wins 107-66)
United States vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. | USA (USA wins 103-66)

Friday, Aug. 2:
Japan vs. Brazil, 5 a.m. | Peacock (BRA wins 102-84)
Australia vs. Greece, 7:30 a.m. | USA (GRE wins 77-71)
Canada vs. Spain, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock (CAN wins 88-85)
France vs. Germany, 3 p.m. | E! b](GER wins 85-71)[/b]

Saturday, Aug. 3:
Puerto Rico vs. United States, 11:15 a.m. | NBC (USA wins 104-83)
Serbia vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. | CNBC (SER wins 96-85)

Tuesday, Aug. 6:
Quarterfinals
Germany vs. Greece, 5 a.m. | Peacock (GER wins 76-63)
Serbia vs. Australia, 8:30 a.m. | USA (SER wins 95-90 OT)
France vs Canada, 12:00 p.m. | Peacock (FRA wins 82-73)
Brazil vs. United States, 3:30 p.m. | USA (USA wins 122-87)

Thursday, Aug. 8:
Semifinals
Germany vs. France, 11:30 a.m. ET | USA (FRA wins 73-69)
Serbia vs. United States, 3:00 p.m. ET | USA (USA wins 95-91)

Saturday, Aug. 10:

Third-place game: TBD vs. TBD, 5:00 a.m. | USA

Final: TBD vs. TBD, 3:30 p.m. | NBC

Here's a link (to a link) to all the team rosters: https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/mens-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024/news/rosters-confirmed-ahead-of-tip-off-at-the-mens-olympic-basketball-tournament

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And here's some info on the Women's Olympic Tournament:

Women's Semifinals
Friday August 9:

USA-Australia 11:30am ET (USA/Peacock)
France-Belgium 3pm ET (Peacock)


Women's quarterfinal results:
Wednesday Aug 7:

Serbia-Australia 5 am ET (AUS wins 85-67)
Spain-Belgium 8:30 am ET (BEL wins 79-66)
France-Germany Noon ET (FRA wins 84-71)
USA-Nigeria 3:30 pm ET (USA wins 88-74)

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Enjoy good pals and GO YOUR COUNTRY!

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[JasonStern]

tatum has been straight trash. pretty clear the olympic stage is too much for him. he shouldn't see another minute. durant and edwards have been too good at that wing spot - no reason for him to see the floor.

guards - jrue/book/curry
wings - bron/kd/edwards
bigs - ad/embiid/bam

that's the nine man rotation we should see in the final two games.

Please no! White has been the glue guy. You can't have a team of high ball usage scorers and expect things to gel. As great as this team has been, if you replace Curry with Josh Hart, they'd be even better.

People view Christian Laettner over Shaq on the Dream Team as a major WTF moment. But honestly, Rodman was the one snubbed. He would have gotten Team USA 20+ boards against Kenya, giving Jordan and Magic 20 more possessions. All while not needing the ball to play his game.

[xb3at band1tx]

The only team that can beat USA is USA.

[G R E Y]

Is there a clear cut favourite in the women's category? US? Who's then the biggest challenger?

[bisme37]

Is there a clear cut favourite in the women's category? US? Who's then the biggest challenger?

Yeah the US women have won like a million straight gold medals and look like they are heading to another one. Not much in the way of a real challenge. I think Belgium is pretty good but USA already beat them.

Women's quarters are Wednesday if anyone missed it.

[jbsays]

Yes... Curry has been underwhelming. I thought his shooting would help the team keep the floor spread and allow other guys to work.

It seems like he is getting most of his minutes with Embiid? Is this true? If so, maybe this has something to do with it? In the NBA most of the guys pound the ball, but Lebron and Durant have shown they're willing to move it with Olympic team. I don't know what's up with Curry.

[Sedale Threatt]

You know Snoop said he likes Trump too right? Maybe even more so than Ice Cube.

I did not know that. That sucks.

[JasonStern]

Is there a clear cut favourite in the women's category? US? Who's then the biggest challenger?

Last game, the women's team found their jump shot. If that continues, they're unstoppable.

Australia, Serbia, Belgium, and France kind of make up that second tier. Upsets happen in single elimination tournaments, but I suspect the silver and bronze to go to one of those four.

[eyeatoma]

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He was dominant, and as Justbuzzin was saying, it's been quiet as **** on here.

[JasonStern]

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He was dominant, and as Justbuzzin was saying, it's been quiet as **** on here.

And he was booed the whole time. So cool to play for the legacy of your son.

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[California Gold]

Short of an epic chokejob, Joker is going to be tired of losing to this team again and again. I expect a better fight from Serbia than last time because they have some pride but that's really about it.

[Joshyjess]

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He was dominant, and as Justbuzzin was saying, it's been quiet as **** on here.

Hey, I'm not an Embiid fan at all, but I'll be the first to say that I love it when he shuts me up!
I still think he's a clown that makes a fool of himself taunting the crowd, but it's more bearable if he puts up good numbers.

[Calinks]

The way the United States has been playing, they are going to win the final and then be like "Ok, now that we got those practice rounds out of the way, I think we are ready for the actual tournament!" and then "The United States has been playing so well that it seems like they are going to win the final and then say, 'Ok, now that we got those practice rounds out of the way, I think we are ready for the actual tournament!' Then they will be shocked when they end up being awarded the Gold Medals.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

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He was dominant, and as Justbuzzin was saying, it's been quiet as **** on here.

And he was booed the whole time. So cool to play for the legacy of your son.

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Uh, they've been cheering him some during the games more and more. His antics are actually winning them over.

[RookieStar]

Will we see some leftovers of the home-cooking the refs have served before?

All to appease the hometown fans of the matchup they wanna see no matter if the rest of the world likes it or not?

[JustBuzzin]

I'm tired of spanking Serbia.

My dream matchup is USA vs France and Embiid plays the best game and the crowd watches him receive his gold medal.

[Hellcrooner]

Germany over France
Serbia over usa.

Final standings

Gold: Germany
Silver: Serbia
Bronze: France
crap: usa.

thanks

[cdubbz]

Is there a clear cut favourite in the women's category? US? Who's then the biggest challenger?

USA is just too good. Griner hasn't played particularly well, but all they have to do if games get close is throw out Griner and it's an automatic mismatch in the paint. Guard play has gotten better especially with outside shooting.

[C to the K]

FIBA basketball is garbage

Talent matters less than size

Height matters more than talent

It glorifies physicality over actual basketball ability

After all, FIBA rules basically make Gobert (memed for his playoff issues) into Hakeem

[cdubbz]

I know Kerr said he won't start Durant, but I think he should feature a starting lineup with the best bball Olympian going forward.

Curry
Edwards
White
KD
Embiid