FIBA Worlds thread

[PDXFonz]

France down 23-13 after 1.

I believe France needs a win or Serbian loss to avoid elimination.

Serbia plays Spain later today.

 

[jlprk]

We outscored them 30-13 in the 2nd. 12 up. The place is about 1/3 full, maybe 1/4, so there's no crowd noise to feed off. Harden twice with the awful acting job, but the refs call it, so he'll continue.

 

[jlprk]

Pooh Jeter from the Portland Pilots is making shots! Too much Harden. He misses, makes, misses, makes, but he always shoots without passing. His usage number must be very high.

 

[PDXFonz]

Gotta love watching Faried ball out there.

 

[PDXFonz]

Scary fall for kyrie, looks like he will have a nasty bruise.

 

[jlprk]

Final 95-71. Boxscore

http://www.fiba.com/basketballworld...ed-States-of-America#|tab=boxscore_statistics

 

[Boise Blazer]

Karma is a bitch USA decision makers ...

 

[illmatic99]

Karma is a bitch USA decision makers ...

Oh come on. That coulda happened to anybody. And it doesn't look that bad

 

[Boise Blazer]

Oh come on. That coulda happened to anybody. And it doesn't look that bad

I know. Im just being a Lillard homer.

 

[PDXFonz]

Nic has barely played any minutes today, not complaining.

 

[illmatic99]

I know. Im just being a Lillard homer.

And fwiw, Kyrie was a clearly better than Dame in the limited time that we saw. He deserved to be on the team.

 

[Boise Blazer]

And fwiw, Kyrie was a clearly better than Dame in the limited time that we saw. He deserved to be on the team.

Its not Irving that I have a big problem with ... I just felt like Rose was a bit of a risk for exactly for this reason. And again this has way more to do with me being a Lillard homer and not a relfection on Irving. I like Irving's game quite a bit

 

[Natebishop3]

Glad Dame isn't there. He's doing more right now back home for his status.


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[illmatic99]

Did France lose? They knocked out? Can't see scores atm

 

[PDXFonz]

Did France lose? They knocked out? Can't see scores atm

Nope, Iran made a run in the 4th but fell short and France won 81-76. Batum played 15 minutes but only went 1/2 from the floor.

I believe France has officially advanced.

http://www.fiba.com/basketballworld...ublic-of-IranvFrance#|tab=boxscore_statistics

 

[illmatic99]

Damn. Was hoping he'd get some rest. They just played 5 games in 6 days. smh

 

[PDXFonz]

Spain looking great up 34-20 after 1. Claver might see some good minutes in this one.

 

[PDXFonz]

This Spanish team is much more fun to watch than the US

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

This Spanish team is much more fun to watch than the US

Well, their style of play is meant for FIBA. USA is pretty boring on the whole, it's like watching LeBron school a 2nd round draft pick over and over by going to the lane and finishing.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Well, their style of play is meant for FIBA. USA is pretty boring on the whole, it's like watching LeBron school a 2nd round draft pick over and over by going to the lane and finishing.

It's not just that: every Spanish player is a good and willing passer and most of them have played together for a really long time. (Rubio is just 23 but has played 100 games for the National Team.)

 

[PDXFonz]

Rubio is also one of the most exciting PGs to watch as well.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Batum played 15 minutes but only went 1/2 from the floor.

Here is that 1:

[video=youtube;8xTqDuhZjCE]

 

[riverman]

I like that Nico is easing himself into game shape playing limited minutes for France. I think he's mentoring the young guys along with Diaw more than anything. Pretty sure France knows they're not winning a title this year.

 

[PDXFonz]

All Blacks is the Rugby team, Tall Blacks is the basketball team.

Holy shit, I was convinced this was a joke...Turns out it's not....

Is their hockey team the great whites?

 

[BBert]

Holy shit, I was convinced this was a joke...Turns out it's not....

Is their hockey team the great whites?

The Black Ice.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Holy shit, I was convinced this was a joke...Turns out it's not....

Is their hockey team the great whites?

The No Blacks.

 

[Strenuus]

The No Blacks.

When did Lake Oswego get a hockey team?

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Holy shit, I was convinced this was a joke...Turns out it's not....

Is their hockey team the great whites?

Their soccer team is called the "All Whites."

 

[PDXFonz]

Their soccer team is called the "All Whites."

Hahaha! How do they get away with that?

 

[jlprk]

Their Tug of War team motto is, "I'll pull yours if you pull mine."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tug_of_war_at_the_Summer_Olympics