Olympic Basketball Thread

[TheStinger]

It was laughable.

It was just lucky that the Russians were chucking it instead of getting set on their shots.

 

[raven echo]

Maybe it is just me, but it is pretty clear to see the shot clock above the backboard...

Must be my tv settings. Too zoomed in.

 

[jod23]

Melo trying to be MJ.

Did the Opals get stuck with the US in the semis so a silver medal is off the table.

 

[arkie]

Are the Opals any chance of snagging a gold from the USA? Where is Penny Taylor at? Is she injured?

 

[Janech]

Are the Opals any chance of snagging a gold from the USA? Where is Penny Taylor at? Is she injured?

She did her knee back in April... with her out there I reckon we'd have a real chance at gold.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Great shooting from Dumerc, little french player. Man, she just kept putting in the 3 pointers and breaking GB's spirit.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Melo trying to be MJ.

Did the Opals get stuck with the US in the semis so a silver medal is off the table.

Well, I'm kind of tired of silver anyway to tell you the truth.

 

[jod23]

Who's at C for the Yanks? Can we try to monster them inside with Jackson and Cambage? Is Cambage playing in the WNBA?

 

[djrossie16]

Losing Penny Taylor is something like Argentina losing Manu Ginobili but seriously even with her we're still 10-15 point underdogs against the US.

Having said that the US is going a bit small this Olympics it seems. Tina Charles is their biggest at 6'6. But then they have Candace Parker in the front court and a bunch of superstar guards in Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore and Sue Bird. I mean our guards are nobodies in comparison.

 

[peternorth]

^^^

would suggest that the aussies are like the former china team with yao. great down low, but no one to give it to them

 

[Barnzy]

Lithuania taking up to an underwhelming Team USA.

 

[Warsaw]

Rapt for Iggy making the team, but son you've played 2 minutes, you haven't shot the ball but you've managed to pick up 3 fouls.

I'd say lift, but at this point that'd just mean getting back in the game and not fouling out.

 

[ashley12]

Who knows the tiebreaker criteria for the group stage?

 

[TheStinger]

Go Lithuania!

 

[peternorth]

lol boomers failing atm

 

[Warsaw]

**** YEAH WE BEAT THE BRITS. ****ING OATH IN GROUP BASKETBALL.

GET AROUND THEM>

 

[DrVanNostrand]

Mills finally turns it on....in a banana skin group match.

Still, a 60-20 turn around since the 2nd quarter. GB hit a brick wall defensively early in the 3rd. Hitting 3s from everywhere now. BRING ON THE SILVER.

 

[XFactor1979]

Peter Walsh is Australia's best basketball commentator

His enthusiasm to hoops is unbridled, I wonder how he'll go against me and the Yaos at the pickup court

 

[MarcusP2]

Mills finally turns it on....in a banana skin group match.

Still, a 60-20 turn around since the 2nd quarter. GB hit a brick wall defensively early in the 3rd. Hitting 3s from everywhere now. BRING ON THE SILVER.

Because of where we finished in the group I think we get to play the USA in the quarters now! No medal for us.

 

[Matthew2708]

Australia is 12-0 against Canada. Women's basketball.

 

[prankmonkey]

thats gotta hurt!

 

[juzzo]

Concussion rule, sub her off

 

[DrVanNostrand]

Jackson 3 fouls in the first half. Shouldn't make a different, she should be able to sit out the remainder and still see a comfortable win. Cambage should play for the Boomers.

There is something that looks so strange about a Canadian dribbling a basketball.

 

[DrVanNostrand]

So many turnovers. Wtf! Batkovic should be exiled to Korea DPR.

 

[Matthew2708]

Women's B'Ball: If we win, Australia has to meet USA in the Semi Finals. If we lose, we're able to meet them in the finals. I back ourselves against Turkey and China in Group A.
That lost to France in overtime, has cost us a silver medal; you have to say. France have finished top.