OT: London 2012 Olympic Basketball Thread

BeKuK · Post #421 » by **BeKuK** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 12:06 am

I just realized, that LeBron had a triple-double:

11 Points
11 Assists
14 Rebounds

Holy crap...he had NO turnover in 30 minutes!

Post #422 » by **kingkirk** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 12:24 am

Rerisen wrote:
KingCuban wrote:Its unfortunate.

We were real competitive for 3 qtrs, then Kobe happened.

Admit it, your allegiance was tested there.

As a Kobe nut hugger or as an Australian?

Both occurred throughout that game.

I wont lie though, i was up out of my seat when he was draining those 3s in awe. I the realised what i was doing.

Guilt swept all through me.

Post #423 » by **suckfish** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 1:01 am

What a day. Went to all 4 games.

- Barbosa absolutely broke Chapu so bad.
- The Batum thing with Navarro was crazy
- The Argentinian fans were amazing and ended up dancing in the arena corridors during the USA game.
- I shook David 'The Great One' Stern's hand
- Australia were impressive with their fight
- Huertas' game is so Steve Nash. The one footed threes were ridiculous.

Post #424 » by **Rerisen** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 1:02 am

KingCuban wrote:As a Kobe nut hugger or as an Australian?

Both occurred throughout that game.

I wont lie though, i was up out of my seat when he was draining those 3s in awe. I the realised what i was doing.

Guilt swept all through me.

The latter - if you have your priorities straight! But hey, at least you still have something to cheer for in the tourney.

Not like Team USA is entirely simple to reconcile even as an American & Bulls fan. Some shady characters on this crew. Ah well, if I can accept seeing John Starks in a Bulls uniform I guess anything is possible.

Post #425 » by **kingkirk** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 9:56 am

Rerisen wrote:
KingCuban wrote:As a Kobe nut hugger or as an Australian?

Both occurred throughout that game.

I wont lie though, i was up out of my seat when he was draining those 3s in awe. I the realised what i was doing.

Guilt swept all through me.

The latter - if you have your priorities straight! But hey, at least you still have something to cheer for in the tourney.

Not like Team USA is entirely simple to reconcile even as an American & Bulls fan. Some shady characters on this crew. Ah well, if I can accept seeing John Starks in a Bulls uniform I guess anything is possible.

Post #426 » by **suckfish** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 10:40 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdYy-U5P_T4[/youtube]

Spimothy Leary · Post #427 » by **Spimothy Leary** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 1:57 pm

can i ask an Olympic question, non basketball, sort of, but it fits here as well as any spot.

is NBC the only television camera crew running around, was watching the Track & field finals and when they're announcing the names, and the camera is up in the face of the participants, I never saw two or three camera's, just one, (nbc)
so china, russia, japan etc ? non of them have their own TV camera crews ? or are they just doing a good job of not showing 5 TV camera's in somebody's face...

BeKuK · Post #428 » by **BeKuK** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 2:52 pm

Watch this.....it's amazing:

Usain Bolt’s 9.63 set an Olympic record in the 100. So how far ahead of every Olympic medalist is he?

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012 ... -ever.html

Post #429 » by **suckfish** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 4:51 pm

Aussies hanging with the USA girls team after the 1st half. Up 4 points and looking good.

Magilla_Gorilla · Post #430 » by **Magilla_Gorilla** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 5:51 pm

suckfish wrote:Aussies hanging with the USA girls team after the 1st half. Up 4 points and looking good.

Do they still wear the leotards?

kyrv · Post #431 » by **kyrv** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 6:04 pm

Did Australia just have to play the USA in both men's and women's? Holy bad draws Batman.

BeKuK · Post #432 » by **BeKuK** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 6:48 pm

Team USA(women) with their 40th straight Olympic win. Not bad....not bad!

Post #433 » by **suckfish** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 8:28 pm

What happened to Cappie Pondexter? Now that is one chick who is filthy good. (On the court.)

Post #434 » by **suckfish** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 8:46 pm

Look like 2016 could be the last real Olympics for basketball.

The 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are unlikely to be 23 and under for men's basketball, according to a source.

The NBA has publicly expressed interest in working with FIBA on a World Cup of Basketball.

But passage of a new rule in time for the 2016 games is unlikely.

Sources say that the NBA has not changed its strong interest in eventually creating a World Cup, with the target being the 2020 Olympics.

Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/22 ... z235H0tzpG

Post #435 » by **kingkirk** » Thu Aug 9, 2012 11:35 pm

kyrv wrote:Did Australia just have to play the USA in both men's and women's? Holy bad draws Batman.

Its been tough mate, its been tough.

Post #436 » by **suckfish** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:20 pm

Spain suck so hard this year. Just awful.

BeKuK · Post #437 » by **BeKuK** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:26 pm

Spain shooting like 25% from the Field!^^

BeKuK · Post #438 » by **BeKuK** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:28 pm

Wow spain....just wow!

BeKuK · Post #439 » by **BeKuK** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:42 pm

Spain scored only 20 points in the first half. What a bad Game!

Post #440 » by **suckfish** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:45 pm

Spain are toast. I wanted to see this generation of Spaniards win an Olympic gold, but no way is that happening.

Russia are one heck of a team though.