FIBA World Cup 2023 part 2 SEMIS (USA vs GERMANY : SERBIA vs CANADA) poll added

Buckets22 · Post #841 » by **Buckets22** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:13 am

UcanUwill wrote:
Mavrelous wrote:Bogi's face tells the whole story, what an upset we're about to see

Bogdan 1/13 from three, brilliant stuff

Bogan Brickdanovich.
Not the first game he went cold, 2/10 against Puerto Rico I think. If he repeats it against DR it might be over for Serbia pre elimination stage

Nice play off the timeout for Ant three

DaGawd · Post #842 » by **DaGawd** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:14 am

ROballer wrote:Haliburton 25
Brunson 15

What should the minutes distribution be at worst. The fact that Brunson still sees more and is kinda the opposite of that is a **** disgrace. Kerr can't let go of that scoring first PG mantra he coached his entire life. He's simply plain WRONG.

the issue is edwards. his minutes should be slashed when he’s chucking and not hitting

Sakkreth · Post #843 » by **Sakkreth** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:16 am

Man, if Vooch made that 3...

___Rand___ · Post #844 » by **___Rand___** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:18 am

How the F is Montenegro staying with US? HOW

Buckets22 · Post #845 » by **Buckets22** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:18 am

Reaves with the bucket of cold water from 3 to make it 7 pt game

UcanUwill · Post #846 » by **UcanUwill** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:18 am

Detroit has bigger population of people than Montenegro the country, by the way.

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #847 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:20 am

___Rand___ wrote:How the F is Montenegro staying with US? HOW

One size fits all coaching.

Getting killed on the offensive glass and refusing to go with more size at the 4. Easiest way to shut that off is to play Kessler and Jackson together, but the obsession with being small overrides common sense.

KillMonger · Post #848 » by **KillMonger** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:20 am

___Rand___ wrote:How the F is Montenegro staying with US? HOW

they are playing well and steve kerr living and dying with his small ball lineup.....stubborn....sometimes you just need size out there....USA getting killed on the glass....but it's no surprise when your PF is Mikal bridges

___Rand___ · Post #849 » by **___Rand___** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:22 am

That seals the game for US. But US should have blown them out. Made it close.

Sakkreth · Post #850 » by **Sakkreth** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:23 am

NoDopeOnSundays wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:How the F is Montenegro staying with US? HOW

One size fits all coaching.

Getting killed on the offensive glass and refusing to go with more size at the 4. Easiest way to shut that off is to play Kessler and Jackson together, but the obsession with being small overrides common sense.

That and Edwards not playing the smartest basketball, to say the least.

Sakkreth · Post #851 » by **Sakkreth** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:24 am

Looking at this makes me think US vs Lithuania might be interesting on Sunday.

the_other_guy · Post #852 » by **the_other_guy** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:25 am

___Rand___ wrote:How the F is Montenegro staying with US? HOW

It went as I predicted, the spread was way to big (I said +15 at best). Vuc and Dubljevic to big for US small ball.
Lithuania if they beat Greece and play smart with US they have even better chances.

Post #853 » by **zimpy27** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:25 am

Hali, Any, Reaves, Mikal, JJJ

That seems to be Kerr's closing lineup when the game needs to be won.

___Rand___ · Post #854 » by **___Rand___** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:26 am

Latvia is doing it to Spain. I don't think I've seen Scariolo that mad.

Pachinko_ · Post #855 » by **Pachinko_** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:26 am

iggymcfrack wrote:How is this tournament so fun? I’m enjoying it 100x more than March Madness and honestly if my favorite player of all-time didn’t win Finals MVP this year, I’d probably be enjoying the World Cup more than the NBA playoffs. This **** rocks!

In my opinion, people make it fun. As soon as there's a discussion happening, people want to join in and see what's going on. It was the same with the play in games and it will be the same with the mid-season tournament, if people take an interest it will be fun to follow, if not then it won't.

Wagonband · Post #856 » by **Wagonband** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:26 am

Why are they playing for the 32-17th positions? Teams like France must be thrilled to still play now that they are out of contention...

djw · Post #857 » by **djw** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:27 am

Germany turned the corner in the second half in a pretty impressive way. That's what makes this squad fun. Completely unselfish, 33 assists as a team and even an "off night" by Dennis Schröder and him missing most of the last quarter didn't stop us.

Now really looking forward to this game against Slovenia and Doncic. Hope Franz will be back on the team by then but confident even without him.

Rastas · Post #858 » by **Rastas** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:27 am

Sakkreth wrote:Looking at this makes me think US vs Lithuania might be interesting on Sunday.

Not really , the interesting games will be when facing whoever comes at them from the other group side.

RSP83 · Post #859 » by **RSP83** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:27 am

Latvia is really trying their best to pull an upset. Spain is making a comeback.

Post #860 » by **zimpy27** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 10:27 am

DaGawd wrote:
ROballer wrote:Haliburton 25
Brunson 15

What should the minutes distribution be at worst. The fact that Brunson still sees more and is kinda the opposite of that is a **** disgrace. Kerr can't let go of that scoring first PG mantra he coached his entire life. He's simply plain WRONG.

the issue is edwards. his minutes should be slashed when he’s chucking and not hitting

Yeah the Brunson/Edwards fit is off.
Ingram doesn't fit well with either guy.

new WORLD CHAMPIONS will be?