TEAM USA vs. Australia game blog

[AussieFanKurt]

USA vs. Patty Mills

USA by 25-30

[Fermixalot]

Team Patty looking halfway decent so far.

[Dex]

Man, these Australians throw up some really ugly layup attempts. These guys are seriously professional ball players?

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Nice cross Patty

[hsxvvd]

Free throws are killing us, giving them away at one end, and missing at the other.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Man these FIBA refs need to stop babying these NBA prima donnas. The FIBA game is meant to be tougher but the NBA guys are getting calls for everything.

Australia are going to get crushed, but at least call it fair.

Challenging Lebronze on a rebound is not a foul!

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Team USA slowing stretching the lead. It'll be up to 30 or so by the end of 3

[Anonymous Cowherd]

Man, these Australians throw up some really ugly layup attempts. These guys are seriously professional ball players?

I would say the Australian team have been THE best performers relative to talent in the entire tournament. Russia second. They've played really smart ball in all their games.



Sidenote: interesting to see Mills sporting the flourescent yellow/green trainers that have been so prevalent these Olympics. May indicate (as with other athletes wearing them) he's got himself a nice Nike shoe deal, in which case, good on ya Patty!

[ace3g]

Patty with 5 quick pts, then Australian Toni Kukoc with the 3

[DAF86]

:lol Patty owning CP3

[ace3g]

Toni Kukoc I mean Engles with the long jumper

[ace3g]

of course , Team USA saviour Durant with the corner 3

[ace3g]

Andersen needs to exploit Durant in the paint any chance he can get

[timvp]

Coach K giving Kobe so many charity minutes hurts America, tbh.

[ace3g]

Australia likes to run that play where Patty passes then immediately slashes to the basket from around mid court

[ace3g]

Australia with their own lob dunk play, run that more often, lol

[ace3g]

Australia set themselves up for that strip, back up PG terrible ball handler

[naico]

wtf is this nr 12 doing?? Thats 3 times in a row he sabotages his own pg :lol

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Proud of the effort of the Aussies so far. They are clearly outmatched but aren't giving up without a fight

[ace3g]

Australia NT shows how great the spurs system is, no matter the personnel

[ace3g]

wow Deron Williams was open for an eternity, also Australia can't let Team USA walk into 3 point shots

[ace3g]

Patty with the corner 3!!!

[Lincoln]

What's the score

[ace3g]

USA 96-78 5:47 in the 4th

[ace3g]

Kobe, Kobe, Kobe

[timvp]

Good try, Australia. They've taken a pretty big step this time. Add Bogut and they are are legit contender for bronze.

[ace3g]

Yeah Bogut, Patty, Ingles pretty good combo

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

The ironic thing is that KoMe is showing off for an Aussie in the crowd.

Knew USA would turn it on at some point, but honestly they looked unimpressive for most the game compared to what they are capable of.

They are going to have to play with more intensity from the get go against ARG

[Sa_Spursfan20]

Props to the Boomers for keeping it close for most of the game. Very proud of Patty Mills as well.

[hsxvvd]

Nice effort.

Ingles NBA window may not have closed yet.

[elemento]

Will Kyrie Irving play for AUS?

They will be scary good if he joins them and Bogut gets back

[MannyIsGod]

Can't wait to spank Argentina. Bronze Medal game for you Argies!

[AussieFanKurt]

Well done Boomers, I hope Ingles makes NBA or as one person put him Aussie Kukoc :lol

[DAF86]

Can't wait to spank Argentina. Bronze Medal game for you Argies!

See, this is why Manu doesn't tip you.

[Ice009]

Will Kyrie Irving play for AUS?

They will be scary good if he joins them and Bogut gets back

Why would Kyrie play for Australia?

[AussieFanKurt]

Why would Kyrie play for Australia?

Apparently he was born here or some such thing, and knows he won't make US team so..

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I'm very proud of the effort the team put out tonight, and of the way they came back from 2 losses to start the Olympics.

Despite a relative dearth of talent when compared with the USA All-Stars, the Aussie team stayed with the US team for 3 quarters through a combination of guts and effort. The score is not an accurate reflection of the game.

Well done Boomers, you can stand tall tonight! :toast

PS As I keep saying, watch Patty become one of the best backup PGs in the NBA next season. We should run the play to get him wide open in the corner with his feet set at least 4 times a game. Great set-foot shooter! ;)

[hsxvvd]

There was talk of Kyrie playing for the Boomers at this olympics, and it didn't happen. If he did he'd be ineligable to play for Team USA in future international tournaments. I guess he thinks he has a shot of making Team USA in the future. So it is unlikely he'll play for the Boomers, unless he is continually overlooked by Team USA.

Aussies just need to hope he doesn't play some stupid friendly for the US and get ruled out for us.

[Ice009]

I didn't know that about Kyrie. How long was he in Australia for?

[AussieFanKurt]

Not long, only first couple years of his life I think