2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.4.2: Quarterfinals are set!)

Post #361 » by **G R E Y** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:26 pm

LMAO BRING IT!

ALLEZ LES BLEUS!

Sedale Threatt · Post #362 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:26 pm

Calinks wrote:Crazy that Canada is getting worked like this. That team is way too talented.

Still a long way to go, but this game is a good example why I never count the gold medal as a foregone conclusion until it's over. We see it a bunch of times every year in the NCAA Tournament -- anything can happen in 1 game.

CodeBreaker · Post #363 » by **CodeBreaker** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:27 pm

Is Gobert injured?

kwajo · Post #364 » by **kwajo** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:28 pm

That's a BS call on Nembhard

durden_tyler · Post #365 » by **durden_tyler** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:28 pm

kwajo wrote:These games can change fast, I expect Canada to close this gap.

They should because if not, this will be the biggest choke this Olympics.

Jzh · Post #366 » by **Jzh** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:29 pm

CodeBreaker wrote:Is Gobert injured?

he's too much of a liability in FIBA (even more than in the NBA) so he's finally benched

durden_tyler · Post #367 » by **durden_tyler** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:30 pm

Sedale Threatt wrote:
Calinks wrote:Crazy that Canada is getting worked like this. That team is way too talented.

Still a long way to go, but this game is a good example why I never count the gold medal as a foregone conclusion until it's over. We see it a bunch of times every year in the NCAA Tournament -- anything can happen in 1 game.

Everyone is prone to these except Team USA-- just too talented to suffer like this.

Post #368 » by **Calinks** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:30 pm

Sedale Threatt wrote:
Calinks wrote:Crazy that Canada is getting worked like this. That team is way too talented.

Still a long way to go, but this game is a good example why I never count the gold medal as a foregone conclusion until it's over. We see it a bunch of times every year in the NCAA Tournament -- anything can happen in 1 game.

Yep, this FIBA tournament is crazy and very difficult.

Kyrie_Irving11 · Post #369 » by **Kyrie_Irving11** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:30 pm

come on refs...awful awful call

Jzh · Post #370 » by **Jzh** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:31 pm

Kyrie_Irving11 wrote:come on refs...awful awful call

We're not seeing the same game, France is exploiting Canada's weakness in the paint - they just can't defend the paint

CodeBreaker · Post #371 » by **CodeBreaker** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:31 pm

France bullying Canada in the paint lol

Kyrie_Irving11 · Post #372 » by **Kyrie_Irving11** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:32 pm

no chance if France get every call in the paint. this is done

UcanUwill · Post #373 » by **UcanUwill** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:32 pm

G R E Y wrote:LMAO BRING IT!

Read on Twitter

ALLEZ LES BLEUS!

Dillion Brooks is the guy who never learns :lol:

FollowTheSound · Post #374 » by **FollowTheSound** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:33 pm

rigged refs

Kyrie_Irving11 · Post #375 » by **Kyrie_Irving11** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:33 pm

another biased call

durden_tyler · Post #376 » by **durden_tyler** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:33 pm

Kyrie_Irving11 wrote:no chance if France get every call in the paint. this is done

Canada's lack of size is being exposed-- and taken advantage of that's why France is getting the calls. That's smart basketball.

Drakeem · Post #377 » by **Drakeem** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:34 pm

Mentioned this in one of the threads and someone quoted me disagreeing with me when I said the France/Canada game should be closer as far as betting odds. France is just a strong, aggressive team and if our guards can't make them pay on the perimeter this is over.

FrozenLeafz · Post #378 » by **FrozenLeafz** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:34 pm

Damn not gonna get Canada vs USA

France is a matchup nightmare for Canada

Jzh · Post #379 » by **Jzh** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:34 pm

The out of bound was ugly from the ref, even Batum blinked at Barrett

Kyrie_Irving11 · Post #380 » by **Kyrie_Irving11** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 4:34 pm

durden_tyler wrote:
Kyrie_Irving11 wrote:no chance if France get every call in the paint. this is done

Canada's lack of size is being exposed-- and taken advantage of that's why France is getting the calls. That's smart basketball.

I concur, using the home biased refs and doing a good job. Canada being awful with 0 adjustments. Gotta changed some stuff

Who wins the quarterfinal games on Tuesday?