USA v Australia

[MannyIsGod]

Looking forward to watching the US kick some Aussie ass.

[MannyIsGod]

W T F

I'm watching a 2004 replay with the way they are playing. This is pretty gross halfway through the first.

[SuperManu!!!]

Deja vu?

[urunobili]

who cares? :devil

[SuperManu!!!]

I doubt that USA will play like in 2004 because of the guard position.....kidd and paul are excelent guards and even if you have selfish players to with, they won't let it happen. And these problems are good to USA so they don't get to confident

[MannyIsGod]

The ball movement is better than 04. its gotten better as the game has gone on.

[Slippy]

Aussies doing alright. Down 22-19. Causing a few TO's and Pat Mills hurting them on offense attacking the rim. Hopefully they can keep it up.

[SuperManu!!!]

I just want to see a good match. It's boring when a team wins by 50 on the first quarter

[MannyIsGod]

I don't understand why the US team feels the need to jack 3 pointers. And none of the guys jacking them up are pure shooters. Its not like Redd is the one shooting tons of them. Its fucking Wade Melo and Kobe doing the shooting.

I don't get it. These guys are the best at penetrating in the world, and they jack 3s. POSTERIZE A MOTHERFUCKER.

[MannyIsGod]

I keep saying 04 but I mean 06

[SuperManu!!!]

I remember when NBA tried to make the rule to erease the 3point line till there was 2 minutes left in the quarter :lol

[MannyIsGod]

Probably a good thing more Spurs fans aren't watching teh game. They'd all be calling for the signing of Chris Antsy. :lol

[SuperManu!!!]

Now that was a lebron travel.....but of course no one calls it

[Slippy]

About time Mills came back in . US on ball pressure too much for the Aussies to handle with just one PG.

One guy i'd love the Spurs to get is Patrick Mills. He's got a big future ahead of him.

[MannyIsGod]

LOL nice block.

[Taco]

score?

link to box?

[SuperManu!!!]

Aus getting sloopy

[SuperManu!!!]

I love that fiba ball, i just bought the same yesterday

[Slippy]

US have stepped up their defense. Easy shots and precise ball movement has dried up for the boomers. Just realized Bogut not playing.

[urunobili]

bullshit calls from the refs... as if their talent wasn;t enough to win the game... unreal...

[Slippy]

Whoa.. Mills put some burn on Deron williams. TO's killing the aussies.

[MannyIsGod]

bullshit calls from the refs... as if their talent wasn;t enough to win the game... unreal...


who cares? :devil

[KidCongo]

Patty is quick ay.

[Slippy]

Gotta say the US getting away with a few travel calls.

[Taco]

score?

[Slippy]

US up 42 29. Almost halftime

[mrspurs]

all i can say is manny is one of those kids who got picked on alot, when he was a kid, i bet he hated school, even worse school is getting ready to start soon.......i can see the other kids pushing him out of the way in the lunch line...hahahahahaha back to the end boy

[KidCongo]

At the half its

USA-44

AUS-29

[Taco]

US up 42 29. Almost halftime

thank you :downspin:

please keep posting the score as the game goes along

thanks!!

[MannyIsGod]

all i can say is manny is one of those kids who got picked on alot, when he was a kid, i bet he hated school, even worse school is getting ready to start soon.......i can see the other kids pushing him out of the way in the lunch line...hahahahahaha back to the end boy

:lol what?

[Slippy]

thank you :downspin:

please keep posting the score as the game goes along

thanks!!

No prob and will do.

[MI21]

Getting a tape of this tomorrow.

Is Redhage playing Slippy?

[Slippy]

US up 46-40

[Slippy]

Getting a tape of this tomorrow.

Is Redhage playing Slippy?

He hasn't seen any court time yet. Aussie with-in 4.

44-48

[Slippy]

US up 58 49 with 3.10 left.

[Slippy]

End of 3rd US up 65-55. The inside d for the boomers has become soft. With Bogut out, our starting centre Anderson is pretty much doing all the work in the middle. He's in foul trouble so gotta hold back.

[Hemotivo]

what's going on?

[Slippy]

US up 69 58

[Slippy]

Us leading 71-61 6 min left. They trading baskets for now.

[Taco]

10-4 :tu

[Slippy]

US up 77-64 with 4.13 left. Anderson fouled out .

[1Parker1]

One thing I must say, I had assumed with the lack of bigmen on team USA, basically with just Bosh and Howard in the middle, they would get outrebounded a lot more when either was out of the game. I also expected that they would get in a lot more foul trouble, specifically Howard. I'm surprised these haven't been the issues for Team USA...

[Slippy]

US up 82 to 68 with 2min left

[Hemotivo]

Australia without Bogut

[sribb43]

Bring back Chris Anstey....

As quoted by Don Nelson.."The best running big man ever"

[Slippy]

aussies down 84-74. Paul just fouled out

[Hemotivo]

game over right?

[Slippy]

US drive and dish game hurt aussies bigtime. Set up their bigs for easy dunks. Bosh and Howard didn't miss shot.

Most competitive game for the US so far. US win 87-76

[vanvannen]

Game over. The final score was pretty close considering Australia is not an elite team.
I wonder how this US team will match up against Spain. I think it would destroy team Argentina (mostly at the point and center positions) but Spain looks pretty solid, and they are great under FIBA rules.

[hater]

competition goes up 200% in the olympics. so I am pretty sure we will be seeing a couple of close games involving USA before it's all done

[Hemotivo]

that kid mills must be good

[mystargtr34]

Chris Anstey is a stiff....

Aussies really missed Bogut, David Anderson just plain sucked tonight.

None of the US PG's could stay in front of Mills.

[mystargtr34]

The problem with Mills is hes 5'10", and thats a generous 5'10"... hes still only 19 and definately held his own against CP3 and D-Will...but hes just too small for the NBA

[MI21]

Fuck, Aussie got that close? Without Bogut... Nice!

I haven't seen much of the aussie team at all. Can't wait to get a look in at Mills. Goorjian probably played fucking Worthington over Redhage...

US should be beating this Aussie team by 30+...

[stretch]

US should be beating this Aussie team by 30+...

i dont think they really cared. last exhibition game. the past couple games they looked really bored, and were more interested in just trying to please the crowd and save their energy. if it was a real game, they would have won by 30+ easily.

[urunobili]

OZtralia has just shown that this USA team is beatable... without Bogut they were just 7 down with 5 min left in the 4th... it'll be a tough opponent for anybody facing them

[lebomb]

The problem with Mills is hes 5'10", and thats a generous 5'10"... hes still only 19 and definately held his own against CP3 and D-Will...but hes just too small for the NBA


Too small for the NBA??? LOL, tell that to Nate Archibald, Calvin Murphy, Spudd Webb, Mugsy Bogues, John Stockton, Avery Johnson, Earl Boykins......should I continue?

If you are good, you are good......height doesnt matter.....end of story.

[I. Hustle]

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[smeagol]

Argentina beat Australia by 4 after trailing by 19.

[gus]

...And put 60 points in the last 18 minutes.:hat

[Manufan909]

Why was Bogut out?

[ducks]

Argentina beat Australia by 4 after trailing by 19.

boy they suck this year

[vanvannen]

Ducks is by far the most amusing poster on this board. :lmao
I wonder what he has against Argentina anyway, or is it just Ginobili?

[nkdlunch]

yahoo

US survives toughest test, beats Aussies by 11
By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer
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SHANGHAI, China (AP)—They couldn’t shoot and occasionally didn’t defend. Definitely a performance the Americans should be relieved came before they got to Beijing.

Undefeated, but no longer unchallenged, the U.S. Olympic basketball team wrapped up its exhibition schedule with its toughest test, pulling away to beat Australia 87-76 Tuesday night.

The United States led by only four points nearly halfway through the third quarter and was up by seven midway through the fourth against an Australian team that was resting its best player, Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut.

The U.S. players still feel like gold medal favorites, but they hardly looked like gold medal locks during this shaky outing.

“Nothing alarming for us. It’s alarming when you lose,” Dwyane Wade said.


“We’re still growing. We’re still going to get better as each game goes on, but I think tonight we learned something.”

The Americans relied on an aggressive defensive effort to overcome a horrendous night from 3-point range and the free throw line, the same areas that proved costly in their semifinal loss to Greece in the world championships two years ago.

Wade scored 22 points and LeBron James had 16 for the Americans, who finished 3-of-18 from behind the arc and 20-of-33 (61 percent) at the foul line.

The U.S. team won two blowouts in Macau but found things much more difficult here, starting with an 89-68 victory over Russia on Sunday.

“The last two games the ball has been sticking a little bit, so we have to get back to looking like the first game where everybody was touching the ball and we were playing like we should,” point guard Jason Kidd said. “We’re too talented of a team to take tough shots because there’s always going to be someone open.”

Patrick Mills and Chris Anstey, who had a first-half altercation with Wade, each scored 13 points for Australia.

“In the third quarter they knocked down some big shots and I think that got them back in the ball game,” Kobe Bryant said. “And for us, we have to understand that that’s going to happen from time to time and it’s important to keep our poise, keep our composure and buckle down.”

The U.S. team seemed in control after allowing one basket in the final 5 1/2 minutes of the first half to open a 44-29 lead. But the Americans left that defensive intensity in the locker room, allowing a number of open 3-pointers and uncontested drives to the basket.

“We came out lazy,” Wade said.

The Australians outscored the Americans 13-2 to open the third quarter, pulling to 46-42 on David Barlow’s layup with 6:52 remaining in the period.

“We just broke down. We gambled a couple of times and allowed them to make the extra pass,” James said. “We can’t have those types of mental breakdowns because these teams can really shoot the ball.”

Michael Redd and Wade had layups to open the scoring in the fourth, pushing the U.S. lead to 69-55. Australia scored nine of the next 11 points to pull within seven with still half the period left, making the upset seem possible. The crowd even got behind the Australians, loudly booing a call that overruled what seemed to be a potential three-point play for them on an offensive rebound.

The Americans got their running game going again, and Wade had some easy baskets as they pulled away for their closest victory. The win over Russia was the previous closest game for the Americans, who came in averaging 110.8 points and shooting 64.2 percent from the field.

Bryant scored 13 points and Carmelo Anthony had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the United States, which faces host China on Sunday in its Olympic opener.

Bogut, the No. 1 pick in the 2005 draft, wanted more time to rest a sore right ankle that has been bothering him, but said he expects to be ready by the opener against Croatia on Sunday.

The Australians threw a scare into defending gold medalist Argentina in an earlier friendly, building a 19-point lead in the third quarter before losing 95-90.

They started well in this game, with Mills fearlessly driving to the basket and helping Australia lead by four a few times in the first quarter before the Americans rallied to grab a 22-19 lead. U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski started the second quarter with a lineup of James, Bryant, Wade, Anthony and Deron Williams. Australia wasn’t scared of that unit, with Wade and Anstey jawing after Anstey fouled Wade away the ball and the players got tangled when the U.S. guard got up.

“What they’ve done, and where you see them, can intimidate a lot of people,” Anstey said. “I think to come into a game intimidated you’ve given up before you start, and we didn’t feel like we did that tonight.”

Australia cut it to 26-25 on David Andersen’s basket with 5:36 remaining in the half, then the small unit’s pressure defense set in and made it hard for the Australians to even take shots.

The Americans forced eight turnovers in the period led by James, who was all over the court coming up with steals and blocks. He scored eight straight points to make it 37-25, then swatted a shot into the seats about a minute later.

Australia finally ended its drought when Mills went all the way for a layup with 1:51 to go, but the Americans came back with a steal by James leading to his own bucket and were up 15 at the break.

[smeagol]

Ducks is by far the most amusing poster on this board. :lmao

I can name 50 posters that are funnier . . .

The only funny thing about him is his poor grammar.

[vanvannen]

I can name 50 posters that are funnier . . .

The only funny thing about him is his poor grammar.

C`mon mate! Cut the guy some slack at least for his consistency...

[mystargtr34]

Too small for the NBA??? LOL, tell that to Nate Archibald, Calvin Murphy, Spudd Webb, Mugsy Bogues, John Stockton, Avery Johnson, Earl Boykins......should I continue?

If you are good, you are good......height doesnt matter.....end of story.

Unfortunately, height does matter.

[wisnub]

AUSSIE....Bogut

[wisnub]

US Survive Aussie...11 points doesnt look like a blow out and I dont think Aussie qualify for Olympics. Other powerhouse team? Ouch..remmeber GREEce. Redeem Team is not close to Dream Team. I dont know if NBA Superstars skills decline over time or world catch up with NBA skills? With growing NBA Superstars from overseas well u be the judge.....

[wisnub]

It doesnt matter if USA jackin up 3 points or not,they suppose to blow this team up anyway....but I dont know about the score though,looks lame

[Red Hawk #21]

all i can say is manny is one of those kids who got picked on alot, when he was a kid, i bet he hated school, even worse school is getting ready to start soon.......i can see the other kids pushing him out of the way in the lunch line...hahahahahaha back to the end boy

wtf?! Who the hell is manny and what does that have to do with Us vs Australia?

[anakha]

all i can say is manny is one of those kids who got picked on alot, when he was a kid, i bet he hated school, even worse school is getting ready to start soon.......i can see the other kids pushing him out of the way in the lunch line...hahahahahaha back to the end boy

And you get all uppity about perople insulting you.

Pot, kettle, black. :lol

[mystargtr34]

US Survive Aussie...11 points doesnt look like a blow out and I dont think Aussie qualify for Olympics. Other powerhouse team? Ouch..remmeber GREEce. Redeem Team is not close to Dream Team. I dont know if NBA Superstars skills decline over time or world catch up with NBA skills? With growing NBA Superstars from overseas well u be the judge.....

Huh?

Australia qualified for the olympics.

The World caught up

[Tully365]

It seems every few years another team is labeled unbeatable: the New England Patriots, the USC Trojan football team, Larry Johnson's UNLV team, Shaq's Lakers circa 2003 & 2004, etc... If the Atlanta Hawks can beat the Celtics in 3 out of 7 games, then teams like Spain and Argentina can beat Team USA in a single Gold medal game. It's not a question of which team is better... but rather who can play better for 40 minutes on one night. I hope tonight's game was a reminder for Team USA that having the best team isn't a free pass to a gold medal.

[T Park]

I'm sure the meaningless exhibition game "woke" them up.

[ducks]

I can name 50 posters that are funnier . . .

The only funny thing about him is his poor grammar.

lets see them:ihit:ihit:ihit:ihit

[Manu-of-steel]

One thing I must say, I had assumed with the lack of bigmen on team USA, basically with just Bosh and Howard in the middle, they would get outrebounded a lot more when either was out of the game. I also expected that they would get in a lot more foul trouble, specifically Howard. I'm surprised these haven't been the issues for Team USA...

lack of big men will be a problem once the US team faces teams with bigs, like spain, and even australia with bogut back in the line up

[AusSpursFan]

Unfortunately, height does matter.

height certainly helps, but if you have the skills to compensate then of course you can make it, Nate Robinson and T J Ford are two great examples. Being an Aussie I must admit I don't follow the local league, as the NBA is far superior, but I was impressed by Patrick Mills I think the guy has some real talent and hopefully a few scouts took notice.

[Slippy]

Unfortunately, height does matter.


Fortunately for Mills there is no substitute for speed in the NBA. He made Chris Paul and Deron Williams look slow on a few drives. Factor in that he a PG . You gotta like his chances of cracking it.

[Slippy]

...And put 60 points in the last 18 minutes.:hat


Bogut injured his ankle by then. Australian middle very thin with-out him.

[KidCongo]

Aussies for bronze!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Decent effort by the Aussies. They might come better than 8th after all...