(08-10-2016, 11:01 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Team USA vs Aus in the basketball .....switch on CH7 now and you might see some history, Aussies in front at half time and shooting the lights out..
USA playing zero defense as usual with the same old attitude of it doesnt matter how many you score we will score more but it might be going to bite them this game as
they are not shooting well from the field and have started complaining to the refs.
Just hoping we can hang on and keep our better players on the court....

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(08-11-2016, 01:07 AM)laj link Wrote:It was a terrific game, still just 4pts in it with 36 sec to go when Ingles missed a shot to bring it back to two. Had a feeling it'd be a tough game. How often would the USA have faced a side with 3 NBA championships rings in it albeit not quite the same depth. Aussies went hard at them physically, which changes things for a side that doesn't care much about defence. Aussies had the good old "Carlton" honourable loss...lol.

Pity Kyrie Irving, who had a brilliant last quarter, choose the USA given he as born in Australia and considers himself Australian, but, then again, who wouldn't. It was a tough decision for him though. Hearing him interviewed after his accent is half Australian and half American. If he was on our side I'd say we win.

(08-11-2016, 02:40 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Irving was great in the last quarter but we probably ran out of depth, reffing was fairly technical and we probably just over did the physical stuff a bit at the wrong time and got pinged although I found many of the fouls could have gone either way and probably should have been let go.....our second string bench players dont equate to what they have coming of the bench and we tired and couldnt keep up the pressure.
re: Irving....I thought we got great service from Delly and Mills for most of the game, where we struggled was the size mismatchups when they were on with the likes of Mills having to pick up Anthony, Durant etc.
USA fans would probably argue Lebron, Curry etc didnt play these games and with them playing we would have been smashed but I was proud of the way we played especially how we constructed our baskets compared to the USA whose game is based around one on one NBA style basketball unlike us who play more the Euro type game based on sound defense and running offensive plays.

Still a big medal chance though and I'd love us to play the USA in the finals ...just way to cocky are the Americans and they may get tested vs teams like Lithuania/Russia who have some bigger guards and deeper benches...cant help feeling though in the back of my mind that the USA always get the champions calls when it comes to 50/50 ref decisions....

(08-11-2016, 02:47 AM)laj link Wrote:If LeBron and Curry played they'd be totally unbeatable. Basically just hoping or a medal. Depth is what I said to someone else too. We have real class but not their depth. Yes, loved the way they set up.

They fouled purposely at the end. Clocks stops and the USA go to the free throw line. You gamble that they miss and you hope to score on the rebound. Made the margin bigger that what it really was.

(08-11-2016, 03:04 AM)LP link Wrote:In fairness look who has declined to play for Australia as well.

It's a problem for Australia because we are relatively small funding wise and have possibly been done out of medals because of players either jumping ship or pulling the pin on their Olympic campaign. There are almost as many Australian's in the opposition as there are in the Australian Olympic team. It's all about funding and politics.