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We have got a game again, Brazil cuts the deficit to 10 with 4 minutes to go in the game.
These olympics games are extremely boring.
We have got a game again, Brazil cuts the deficit to 10 with 4 minutes to go in the game.
Just ready to watch Pau.
They stopped showing the game at the half...weird.
For Dish Network, they have 2 designated channels just for Olympics: 97 and 98. The ARG/Nigeria game is on 97 tonight.
That game will be on NBCSN
Olympic basketball: Diaw unhappy with French offense in loss to Australia
Rio de Janeiro • Having been immersed in the San Antonio Spurs' system, Boris Diaw knows the kind of basketball he likes. And it is not the stuff he witnessed from his France teammates Saturday.
Sloppy, selfish offense hurt France in an 87-66 loss to Australia as Group A preliminary play began in the Olympic tournament. "It's not our game to play one-on-one. … We've got to move the ball," Diaw said.
Traded to the Jazz in early July, Diaw took the court for the opening tip with two new NBA teammates, France center Rudy Gobert and Australian guard Joe Ingles. Diaw posted nine points and five rebounds, while showing good signs of athletic ability and savvy at age 34, although the team captain cooled off in the second half and finished with 4-of-11 shooting.
Ingles was bothered by foul trouble and finished with four points and six assists. Of the Boomers' 35 field goals, 29 came via assists. Matthew Dellavedova led the team with 10 assists.
"We have an offensive system that enables us to take advantage of whatever defense the other team is playing," said Australian coach Andrej Lemanis. "We're patient offensively and we're extremely unselfish."
In his Olympic debut, Gobert recorded five points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots in 25 minutes. Most of his defensive impact came in the first half. After that, Australia's well-executed offense found ways to pull him away from the basket and enable Andrew Bogut to catch lob passes and score easily.
"They didn't score one-on-one in the post so much," said former University of Utah player Kim Tillie, defending Gobert's work.
Gobert said he and his teammates needed to "watch our mistakes" and learn from them, as they prepare to play China on Monday. France qualified for the Olympics without Gobert, who was the only player added to the roster after that victory over Canada in Manila. Yet he said practicing for two weeks with the team was adequate preparation, after playing for France in recent summers.
Australia will meet Serbia on Monday. Four of the six teams in Group A, which also includes the USA and Venezuela, will advance to the quarterfinals after playing five preliminary games.
Source: http://www.sltrib.com/home/4201954-1...eads-australia
Pau just banked in a 3 from top of the key at the buzzer
Did they say he showed up fat an out of shape!?! He's moving dam fine to me.
That highlight reel between quarters was a Saric rape reel. Good lawd he got abused.
FIBA Pau is one of the most dominant player I'Ve ever seen
Lol Boris taking hits on Porker.
dont steal my line
Sure, whatever takes the focus away from his sluggish, sloppy none-existent defense.
Pau and Lamarcus are going to make up a terrific frontline this year. Pau has the mobility and range on Offense that Tim no longer possesed at the end of his career.
I wish the Spurs could have made a run at Sergio Rodriguez. He's no stud but he knows how to distribute the ball.
i wanted him as well.
20 pts for Pau
Rubio is a cancer
wish Pau would crash the boards more, looks kinda lazy
Not as bad as Tim vs OKC, tbh
Yep. Pau joining the Spurs definitely lightens the blow of Duncan retiring (emotionally as a fan). He was always one of my favorite non-Spurs in the league. Even as a Laker, he was the only Laker I liked.
Saric is lost out there
ps: Pau will score 40 against brazil
Waiting to c a H/L with Pau & mitotic... sumthng we could see frm Pau & LMA!
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