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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
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Luuuc

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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

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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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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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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

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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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ArtBest23
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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

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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?
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Michelle89

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Posted: 08/10/16 5:46 pm ::: |
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Delly up to 9 assists at half time
54-49
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Michelle89

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Posted: 08/10/16 5:49 pm ::: |
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Luuuc wrote: |
Delly up to 9 assists at half time
54-49 |
Respect for the Boomers even if they get blown out of this game in the 2nd half. They work their asses off and Delly is again the ultimate leader for this team. He is showing everyone that he earns that new contract in the NBA.
Im pissed that im going to have to miss the 2nd half of this game. Got to work tomorrow. So need to get up in 6hours
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Luuuc

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Posted: 08/10/16 5:58 pm ::: |
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It's a good thing for the USA that they're about 3 levels above the other teams in talent, athleticism & depth, because they're pretty low down when it comes to playing smart from what I saw that half.
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Posted: 08/10/16 6:06 pm ::: |
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Michelle89 wrote: |
Luuuc wrote: |
Delly up to 9 assists at half time
54-49 |
Respect for the Boomers even if they get blown out of this game in the 2nd half. They work their asses off and Delly is again the ultimate leader for this team. He is showing everyone that he earns that new contract in the NBA.
Im pissed that im going to have to miss the 2nd half of this game. Got to work tomorrow. So need to get up in 6hours |
Any team that can shoot 68% can stay with anybody. The question is whether you can keep that up for an entire game.
That first half was probably pretty close to Australia's perfect game.
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Posted: 08/10/16 6:09 pm ::: |
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USA only shooting 37% and playing poor defense and the game just got tied up 58-58.
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Luuuc

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Posted: 08/10/16 6:10 pm ::: |
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I know it's 60-60, but we need to start resting some starters.
There are bigger fish to fry than trying to keep this game respectable.
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Posted: 08/10/16 6:25 pm ::: |
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this is likely going to be their toughest match-up. Maybe the Aussies can get the silver?
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Luuuc

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Posted: 08/10/16 6:33 pm ::: |
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USA's defence is awful
Melo up to 31 points
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Posted: 08/10/16 6:38 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
this is likely going to be their toughest match-up. Maybe the Aussies can get the silver? |
I haven't seen anyone else who looks better.
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toad455

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Posted: 08/10/16 6:38 pm ::: |
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USA's defence is awful |
and they're still winning. I think Argentina would be there toughest possible match-up. Group A seems tough to figure out(2-4). But Australia's a surprise, so maybe they finish 2nd, France 3rd & Serbia 4th? In Group B, the finshing order could be 1. Argentina, 2. Lithuania, 3. Croatia, 4. Brazil.
QUARTERFINALS
USA vs. Brazil
Australia vs. Croatia
Argentina vs. Serbia
Lithuania vs. France
This potential quarterfinal match-ups could set up the semis as: USA vs. Lithuania & Argentina vs. Australia.
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Posted: 08/10/16 6:42 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
Luuuc wrote: |
USA's defence is awful |
and they're still winning. I think Argentina would be there toughest possible match-up. Group A seems tough to figure out(2-4). But Australia's a surprise, so maybe they finish 2nd, France 3rd & Serbia 4th? In Group B, the finshing order could be 1. Argentina, 2. Lithuania, 3. Croatia, 4. Brazil.
QUARTERFINALS
USA vs. Brazil
Australia vs. Croatia
Argentina vs. Serbia
Lithuania vs. France
This potential quarterfinal match-ups could set up the semis as: USA vs. Lithuania & Argentina vs. Australia. |
Just wait until the maneuvering, tanking, point differential gaming, and other nonsense starts to keep from having to play the US before a medal is assured. Everyone will do their best to avoid playing the US in the Quarters.
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Posted: 08/10/16 6:51 pm ::: |
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Final score 98-88
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Posted: 08/10/16 6:56 pm ::: |
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the key in Group B is to avoid finishing in 2nd to avoid a possible match-up with the USA in the semis.
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Luuuc

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Posted: 08/10/16 7:06 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
the key in Group B is to avoid finishing in 2nd to avoid a possible match-up with the USA in the semis. |
It'll be interesting to see if anyone tanks to achieve that, the way Australia did 2 years ago.
We got investigated by FIBA for doing it, but their system makes it the wise thing to do.
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Posted: 08/11/16 12:59 pm ::: |
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Luuuc wrote: |
O-boards always the killer with USA Men.
toad455 wrote: |
Luuuc wrote: |
USA's defence is awful |
and they're still winning. |
:lol: No kidding |
In real life, Hoosiers usually ends differently.
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Michelle89

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Posted: 08/17/16 9:13 am ::: |
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Boomers playing well against lithuania 19-11
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Posted: 08/17/16 9:37 am ::: |
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On a scale from 1-10..how unpatriotic is it for me to root for Argentina? (To be honest, I wish they weren't meeting this early, but ..man..Manu is my favorite.)
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Posted: 08/17/16 10:04 am ::: |
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Aussies starting to pull away. Lead 55-38 in the 3rd quarter. Lithuania can't defend Dellavedova & Mills.
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Posted: 08/17/16 10:39 am ::: |
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The Boomers and Opals switched sides for Rio. This Boomers team is really fun to watch and could make the gold game ... while the Opals bombed out.
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toad455

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Posted: 08/17/16 12:16 pm ::: |
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miller40 wrote: |
The Boomers and Opals switched sides for Rio. This Boomers team is really fun to watch and could make the gold game ... while the Opals bombed out. |
The Aussies will play either Croatia or Serbia next. Hopefully they'll have an easy time versus either team.
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Michelle89

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Posted: 08/17/16 3:00 pm ::: |
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toad455 wrote: |
miller40 wrote: |
The Boomers and Opals switched sides for Rio. This Boomers team is really fun to watch and could make the gold game ... while the Opals bombed out. |
The Aussies will play either Croatia or Serbia next. Hopefully they'll have an easy time versus either team. |
I doubt it. Both are very physical
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