Olympics Basketball

[aceboon]

don't understand why USA Basketball didn't give Taurasi her swan song with Bird back in 2021, really no reason for her to be on this team or starting

 

[Kenny11]

don't understand why USA Basketball didn't give Taurasi her swan song with Bird back in 2021, really no reason for her to be on this team or starting

Maybe because the fans were cardboard. But I agree, she's washed with the occasional throwback game.

 

[sledog]

Where are the game stats? Dont seem to be on ESPN

 

[HooperScooper]

Where are the game stats? Dont seem to be on ESPN

For which sport? The USA women's basketball team's game?

United States 87-74 Belgium (Aug 1, 2024) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the United States vs. Belgium Womens-olympics-basketball game, final score 87-74, from August 1, 2024 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[sledog]

Thanks. Seems they added an Olympics tab since I last looked

 

[uconnfan68]

don't understand why USA Basketball didn't give Taurasi her swan song with Bird back in 2021, really no reason for her to be on this team or starting

Except to be the leader in the locker room. The committee has done those things before.

 

[auror]

Spain's basketball coach looks like if you shrunk Pat Riley to 5'8" and made him Spanish.

 

[awy]

apparently that guy is an italian named Sergio Scariolo.

 

[aceboon]

Spain has fallen off big time from a talent level from the peak Gasol Bros era

 

[HooperScooper]

apparently that guy is an italian named Sergio Scariolo.

 

[UCFan1513]

Spain's basketball coach looks like if you shrunk Pat Riley to 5'8" and made him Spanish.

I laughed out loud

 

[aceboon]

Germany really turned into super power, they're killing France. They weren't anything close to this under Dirk's reign, gotta think his influence and career laid the blueprint for what was to come after him.

 

[awy]

germans and fast offensive tactics. reibe can play this type of game too.

 

[aceboon]

 

[UConn990411]

don't understand why USA Basketball didn't give Taurasi her swan song with Bird back in 2021, really no reason for her to be on this team or starting

I don’t mind her being on the team for one more go, but there’s no reason she should be starting at this stage of her career. The U.S. is at a speed disadvantage every time they step on the floor because of their backcourt.

Between Cheryl Reeve and Steve Kerr, I’m not sure who’s done a more underwhelming job with their respective rosters. When you add in the bizarre 3x3 roster selections, it feels like team USA needs to rethink their approach ahead of the next cycle.

 

[aceboon]

On the women's side Wilson and Stewie are so much better than the rest of the world it's not close, they cover up alot of suspect guard play on both ends

 

[aceboon]

Patty Mills transforms into a different animal when FIBA rolls around, Australia destroying Serbia and Jokic right now

 

[aceboon]

Australia was up 44-20 over Serbia in the first half, Serbia comes all the way back and takes a 6 pt lead in the 4th, Patty Mills hits a jumper over Jokic falling down with 2 secs left to force OT.

 

[aceboon]

that last 90 seconds from Jokic was special stuff, dude singlehandedly saved Serbia from defeat after it looked like Aus would hold on in OT

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

France looks like a completely different team with Rudy benched.

Per usual, SGA stepping up when needed to try and get Canada back in the game anyways. His midrange is almost unstoppable.

France is absolutely exposing Canada’s lack of size.

 

[aceboon]

France looks like a completely different team with Rudy benched.

Per usual, SGA stepping up when needed to try and get Canada back in the game anyways. His midrange is almost unstoppable.

France is absolutely exposing Canada’s lack of size.

the best France has looked throughout the exhibitions and pool play, I was expecting Canada to walk through them, since they have the better guards and wings, but Murray has looked pretty bad in FIBA play. Memphis blocking Edey from playing hurting Canada here.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

the best France has looked throughout the exhibitions and pool play, I was expecting Canada to walk through them, since they have the better guards and wings, but Murray has looked pretty bad in FIBA play. Memphis blocking Edey from playing hurting Canada here.

100% on Edey.

I wonder if France sticks with this lineup throughout the rest of the Olympics if they hold off Canada.

I had them as a sleeper to win to start (even put something down on them that I’ve cashed out). Would be sick if they turn it on in bracket play.

 

[aceboon]

still plenty of time for Canada to walk France down, they're gonna have to deal with these biased refs tho

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

SGA is so good

 

[aceboon]

Canada could have used Wiggins here too if he came into the tourney engaged like his first couple of years with GSW, need another athlete on the wings who could mix it up inside