I figured we would have a burst in the 3rd quarter but this is ridiculous. Australia reminds me of their collapse against Argentina in Shanghai. Nice first half effort but it couldn't lastt
everyone complains about D. Howard's play but his team has done a terrible time at getting him the ball at the right time. Several times i've seen him get perfect position for one of his dunks but they don't pass him the ball unless they don't have anything going on the perimeter.
Typical game versus Team USA: The opponent comes out, looking to "prove" themselves, makes their 3s in the first quarter, then loses by 30. Yawn The world has been set back 20 years now that the USA has organized and structured their olympic basketball team
how is Noodles looking? (can't watch at work) from the box score it looks like he is putting up some points at least
LOL! at the Aussies Down by 30 and still talking trash and to a player whose about 10 times as agood as you and and makes about 10 times more money than you.
I didn't think these games would start looking like dream team games, it makes me wonder how much the world is really caught up to the us, and how much of it was just terrible usa team building in the past. that 04 team is starting to look like a bigger and bigger joke each day, however I think the biggest problem on that team was poor point guard play.
Be glad for www.nbcolympics.com. Calling that website awesome is an incredible understatement. If you get used to scrolling ahead through the timeouts, you can watch the 1st half in about 30-40 mins. pmac, I agree with you on D. Howard. He stepped it up today and has maybe figured things out. We need him in 2012. The Aussies should just shut up and play. Jawing when you are getting kicked by almost 30 is stupid. I got a chance to visit the Terra Cotta warriors about 6 years ago. One of the most incredible experiences in my lifetime. If you have any appreciation for history (and artifacts), it's hard to explain the feeling of being there.
Way to go contradicting yourself with your own trashtalk.... On to topic I think Patrick Mills has been the shining light for Australia.. he has great speed and playing with some good hustle right now. Do you guys think he's NBA calibre?
It's amazing we got bronze in 04. Joke of a team, joke of a coach and very poor preparation. Poor guard play (esp on defense) was a huge problem but I think team chemistry was the major issue. LB played favorites and ruined everything. With a decent coach, we could have still won gold.
But the guy was jawing at Wade. I don't remember the cheap shot. Do you remember exactly when it happened? I'll check it out later.
That team wasn't that poorly constructed. It just wasn't great for FIBA rules. Tim Duncan and Allen Iverson aren't nearly as effective without the restricted area and smaller paint area. When they get that restricted area the rest of the world is in trouble. D. Wade will go off for 30, ALL FREETHROWS.
I feel sorry for aussie rocket, his posting career keeps slipping back and forth in purgatory with the lead hovering between 29 and 31. It would be ironic if Newley hits a 3 at the buzzer to make it 29, the aussie rocket saving the aussie rocket.
