Let's go Australia, Olympics thread

[Sam_Malone]

Doesnt help when the players are playing dumb lazy basketball

I don't think they are lazy or dumb. They are following the game plan.

They have the wrong plan.

 

[Wouldbetackler]

What is the score is it last qtr now?

 

[Tex200]

Anyone that doesn't believe teqms choke, this is exhibit A

 

[mtbkym]

What is the score is it last qtr now?

68-39....yes 39, 8 mins left in last

 

[Wouldbetackler]

Spain beat the yanks and then we get spanked by USA

 

[PrideOf]

Serbia have taken the air out of the game completely. We're a team that thrives on movement and excitement.

 

[Sam_Malone]

Anyone that doesn't believe teqms choke, this is exhibit A

Serbia did win Silver at the last World Championship. They are not a dud side. Miloš Teodosić Is a super star who should be an NBA all star but he makes millions in Europe.

We just didn't turn up today. They just expected it to happen. This is a very bad and disapointing loss

 

[mtbkym]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/archive...better-on-swisse/story-fn7x8me2-1226295925382

Blocked access, what's it say?

 

[Sam_Malone]

Spain beat the yanks and then we get spanked by USA

Na, USA won 82 -76

 

[PrideOf]

Blocked access, what's it say?

Sorry mate. Shouldn't have posted a paywall article - that's how disappointed I am in this crapola ball game.

SWISSE Vitamins - which made $170 million last year from pill-popping Aussies - has been told to stop broadcasting TV advertisements featuring Sonia Kruger and Chris Brown.

A federal watchdog has claimed the Melbourne-based vitamin giant could not prove its health claims.

A panel chaired by the Therapeutic Goods Administration has requested Swisse withdraw the ads spruiking several of its vitamin products, saying Swisse could not prove its claims that consumers would "feel better on Swisse".

 

[PrideOf]

Chris Goulding is on the floor. That's how bad we're travelling.

 

[BACCS]

Still get to play off for Bronze, something a Boomers team hasn't done in a while. This is poor though

 

[GreyCrow]

Liz Cambage is disappointed in this result.

 

[Sam_Malone]

http://www.allstarcoaching.com.au/?...ts#!Oops-Opals/cn168/57b531ef0cf21efb8f91e5aa

If you enjoy basketball in Australia, have a read of this blog by Ian Stacker. He goes boom.

Basketball is just as corrupt in Australia as soccer is and the sport isn't going anywhere as long as the political crap continues.

 

[BACCS]

Showing something now but way too late

 

[6BTS]

Cool, it only took getting to the last 4 minutes of the game to finally see something, probably because Serbia have backed off. Just gut wrenching disappointment. Losing sucks, but getting smashed like that when you know we can do better is like a sledgehammer to the skull.

 

[whitey_1975]

expectations dont suit aussie athletes

 

[whitey_1975]

should always keep the underdog tag

 

[Deaneus!]

I'd like it if the commentators could stop saying, "ït's just one of those days!"

 

[whitey_1975]

if we play like thos against spain, it will be worse than this as spain are far better than serbia.

 

[BACCS]

Get on the woman's pole vault final, we have someone in it

 

[BACCS]

if we play like thos against spain, it will be worse than this as spain are far better than serbia.

Can't see us playing this badly again, just feels like one of those days where everything we did turned to shit. With guys like Dante Exum, Ben Simmons and Thon Maker hopefully available next Olympics we should be able to at least get to this stage again and go further. First time in a long time the Boomers have done this well, should be some lessens learnt at least about what it takes at this stage.

 

[Crow-eater]

Women's 4x400m relay team make the final! First time since 2000.

 

[Sam_Malone]

I'd like it if the commentators could stop saying, "ït's just one of those days!"

It's easier to say that than blame anyone and make those obvious changes.

Andrew Gaze and Shane Heal were the golden boys and didn't give anyone else a chance and they only ever got 4th.

It's easier to say, "it's just one of those days" than give Brett Maher a go who was the best player in Australia in 2000 and got like 40 seconds in Sydney.

 

[whitey_1975]

Thank goodness footy is on soon, this olympics has been a hard watch