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Michelle89
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Michelle89
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Posted: 08/06/16 12:45 pm ::: |
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Australia dominating early. Patty Mills on fire in the first quarter. Delly dropping dimes left and right
_________________ "Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson were and are the dynamic duo. They're the one-two punch. They're all the clich�s possible to describe people that perfectly complement each other, who make each other better and also bring out the best in the team." �Karen Bryant
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Luuuc #NATC
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Michelle89
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ArtBest23
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Posted: 08/06/16 5:31 pm ::: |
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Wow, this US-China game is just ugly, sloppy, garbage basketball. But the US is so much better they're up 26-10 and can roll no matter how they play.
And Collins is providing commentary as if they're playing good well coached ball. Come on Doug. You never played like this in your entire career.
Pure athleticism. China has no chance.
Now 30-10 at the end of the first Q after a 26-6 run.
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Michelle89
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Posted: 08/06/16 6:58 pm ::: |
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119-62.
I think Spain is the only team with a chance of keeping it close, and it's probably not much of a chance.
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Luuuc #NATC
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Posted: 08/07/16 6:52 pm ::: |
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Croatia takes down Spain.
I'll amend my previous statement. Nobody is going to challenge the US men.
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Michelle89
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Posted: 08/08/16 3:11 am ::: |
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ArtBest23 wrote: |
Croatia takes down Spain.
I'll amend my previous statement. Nobody is going to challenge the US men. |
Spain miss Marc Gasol and Ibaka that's a big hole in your post rotation.
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Michelle89
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Posted: 08/08/16 5:34 pm ::: |
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US leads Venezuela 22-20 less than 8 minutes to go before the half.
Really ugly game. Turnovers, fouls, whistles, and lots of 1 on 5 play and bad shot selection by US.
Just bad play.
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ArtBest23
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Posted: 08/08/16 5:53 pm ::: |
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"unsportsmanlike" technical foul on Venezuela's reserve center who just grabbed Durant around the shoulders as Durant simply ran past him on the baseline.
The US will win because they are simply more talented, bigger, faster, deeper, more skilled, and can shoot, no matter how ugly they play, while Venezuela just can't score enough points.
As halftime approaches they've blown it open to take a 20 pt lead.
And if Carmelo Anthony played in the NBA the same way he plays in international competition, he'd be a better and more respected player. He's a much better teammate here.
Halftime, the US now leads 48-26.
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mercfan3
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Posted: 08/08/16 6:28 pm ::: |
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I'm so happy for Paul George. Glad he's on this team.
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ArtBest23
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Posted: 08/08/16 6:56 pm ::: |
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Slow, sloppy start, but then the US rolled, and won 113-69.
Tied after one Q, 44 pt win after four.
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Luuuc #NATC
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Michelle89
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Posted: 08/09/16 4:26 am ::: |
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We'll get smashed by the USA even if we do try our best (but I hope we don't try our best, purely because we rely heavily on Delly, Mills & Bogut and should use that game as an opportunity to rest them) mostly for those exact reasons you mentioned. Size/quickness is a problem for us at most positions against the USA, as is our depth.
But we're a great chance to finish 2nd in our pool and give ourselves a shot at someone beatable in the quarter final.
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Posted: 08/09/16 2:11 pm ::: |
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Brazil beats Spain in a nail biter, 66-65. Spain is now 0-2.
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Luuuc #NATC
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Posted: 08/10/16 5:14 pm ::: |
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Fun start, but as soon as we need to go to the bench ... yikes ...
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Michelle89
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Posted: 08/10/16 5:24 pm ::: |
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29-29 after the first quarter. The question will be how long will the Boomers keep it close? And when are they going to rest their players?
_________________ "Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson were and are the dynamic duo. They're the one-two punch. They're all the clich�s possible to describe people that perfectly complement each other, who make each other better and also bring out the best in the team." �Karen Bryant
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