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Only way that happens is if USA falls in love with jump shots.
It'd have to be top 10 upsets of all time in any sport you'd think. Likelihood 1/1000
Only way that happens is if USA falls in love with jump shots.
And Australia go 20/20 from 3 point range
Wow Nigeria just erased a 17 pts deficit to tie France at the end of the 3rd... jeez...
France with a lapse and NGR PG going off.
you can see now why the NBA allowed for these "super" teams to form in Boston, LA, and Miami. It is the only way they could beat the Spurs.
We were so dominate the league had to go out of its way to help the rest of the league "win".
Did TP foul out?
Pretty sure tp didn't foul out.
Strange he was not in the game, a very tight game, with only a few minutes left then.
This game was meaningless for France. That's why Parker didn't played at the end. A lot of players were too playing at half speed.
And French TV coverage is atrocious. The whole Olympic TV coverage sucks but the basketball part is the worst one.
God damn. I wish I had been able to see that game winner from Patty live. Very very nice! Good for the Boomers!
So is Argentina locked into the USA side of the bracket as well or do they still have something to play for today?
I read somewhere that if they win, they are 2nd in their group, but I am not sure if this is correct. Definitely it's gonna be interesting what happens between Spain and Brazil. If Argentina loses, they play against the winner of this match.
I agree, I am recording Olympic coverage on two channels with hopes they play men's basketball later.
So is ARG gunna go all out and try to win today vs USA or just throw it and take their chances vs USA down the road.
ElNono?
I think you are right. Argentina will likely be #3 playing the winner of Spain/Brazil.
Even if Argentina try as hard as they can, they won't beat USA.
In theory, here are all the scenarios available:
- USA win: USA will end 1st, France 2nd and Argentina 3rd.
- Argentina win by less than 17 points: USA will need 1st, Argentina 2nd and France 3rd.
- Argentina will by 17-47 points: Argentina will be 1st, USA 2nd and France 3rd.
- Argentina won by more than 47 points: Argentina will be 1st, France 2nd and USA 3rd.
The 1st and 3rd team are on the same side of the bracket.
The 1st team will face Australia.
The 2nd team will face the loser of Brazil/Spain.
The 3rd team will face the winner of Brazil/Spain.
The Brazil/Spain game will be played before Argentina/USA. If Brazil win, Argentina best interest is to lose against USA. Avoiding Spain in the quarter final should be Argentina's priority because they have almost no chance of beating them.
Thanks for the breakdown, Bruno. It will be very interesting to see if there is any tanking. Reports are out that even though everyone knows the possibility is there to tank, that the teams will not get a formal pre-game talking to by the Olympic committees with regards to tanking. However, they could get in trouble if they think tanking is going on.
Team USA gonna wax that Argie ass today.
It'd be funny if both teams were penalized for tanking. That would create some chaos.
thanks.
More interested in knowing if ARG is going to cover a 23 pt spread.
I know they aren't going to win.
Spain is -6.5 against Brazil.
Watching a replay of France...wow is Diaw out of shape.
He's fat.
How many minutes did parker play, I saw he only scored 3 points against Ng
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