Opals and Boomers at the Paris Olympics

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Serbia fought hard in the second but the Boomers maintained their ascendancy.

The subs to get a defensive or attacking five on court are fascinating.

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Too many turnovers in the third ?

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Against the odds, Patty Mills takes it to extra time ?

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Not good enough ?

[ElwoodBlues1]

MBB was right, thought Jokic took control when we had momentum and a 24 point lead then they wore us down. Mills was good as was Giddey but apart from maybe McVeigh we didn't get much from the rest.
Been some selection mistakes and it reminds me of a football club I follow...

[DJC]

It was a good effort to take it to extra time but we lack the depth of talent and rely too much on a 21 year old baby Boomer. I don’t think swapping a few players in the squad would change that.

The refs could have been a little kinder to us ?

[ElwoodBlues1]

It was a good effort to take it to extra time but we lack the depth of talent and rely too much on a 21 year old baby Boomer. I don’t think swapping a few players in the squad would change that.

The refs could have been a little kinder to us ?

Leaving Thybulle out was a shocker imho and going with too many oldies was another mistake...Ingles and Delly might as well have been driving the bus and made less than minimal contributions. Nick Kay was another passenger and have never seen what others have seen in him and playing in the Japanese leagues for the money doesnt make him a great player and would have preferred someone like Jack White or Xavier Cooks in the team who have at least been on NBA rosters.

[LP]

It's interesting to debate selection, personally going back a bit I think professionals entering the Olympics was when it all went wrong.

For many sports the Olympics were seen as the gateway to a professional sporting career, now it's just become another revenue stream for established professionals and I find it distasteful. The next generation are squeezed out.

I'd much rather be watching the next generation of players, the kids at the beginning, rather than the same old same old 40yos playing made for TV game styles. They should make these professionally affiliated sports at the Olympics limited to Unders or something like that so countries invest in the sport not just business.

For what it's worth, with all the "assistance" the old blokes get now to stay on the court, how do they even get past WADA to qualify for the Olympics, I mean their off-season is a shopping cart full of "assistance" and procedures?

[Milhanna13]

It was a good effort to take it to extra time but we lack the depth of talent and rely too much on a 21 year old baby Boomer. I don’t think swapping a few players in the squad would change that.

The refs could have been a little kinder to us ?

Hard to beat Euro refs on a Euro court.......

Jokic the difference.  Turnovers (some the result of a 21 year old who played out of his mind, but still lost a bit of control) and controlling the defensive boards were the other big differences

really great effort against a seasoned class team

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The Opals were far too good for Serbia.  Looks like they’ll be taking on USA in the next round.