Basketball tournaments

[John Price]

Hitting people in the face or neck with a forearm is not basketball. Hooking people with an arm is not basketball.

My opinion of the refs is going down with each of these so called fouls on the US as Gobert just shoves people around to make space for himself. I liked it better when he was just bear hugging the US players in the first quarter.

Yabusele called for pushing Middleton 4 feet out of bounds as he tried to run along the base line. Gobert with the elbow on Durant. That was called a foul on Durant.

Refs, you suck!

you must have missed 80's basketball

I'd rather have that than soft ass NBA refs. One tap, it's a flagrant! 1 and one!

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

France's game plan seems to be get the ball to Gobert on the switch, then he flops to get to the line.

 

[Jussi]

Cheat code Durant.

 

[Jussi]

Even 90's NBA basketball was more physical than this game.

 

[adsfan]

French player taking a dive in the lane. Two points for Holiday.

Now 56-45, but France isn't going away quietly.

 

[K Fleur]

There is no player past or present capable of guarding Durant.

When he misses a shot it’s just because he missed it; has little at all do with his defender.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

French player taking a dive in the lane. Two points for Holiday.

Now 56-45, but France isn't going away quietly.

They're doing everything they can to draw fouls instead of making buckets.

 

[adsfan]

I can't remember seeing this many kicked balls in a game. France must have a few soccer players on their team.

Score is now 65-55 US.

Now 71-57 and France takes a TO baby!

 

[Jussi]

US beginnning to run away with the game. It's almost like they took that first defeat personally...

 

[John Price]

Like this is what happens when you send an all star roster to the Olympics.

Yes they lost to France but every game since has been a blowout

Where are all the iso complaints now? "THEY ONLY PLAY ISO. THEY ONLY SHOOT THREES"

 

[John Price]

France cuts the US lead to 8.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

France cuts the US lead to 8.

US taking some ill advised 3's. You could see they weren't even committed to the shot but threw it up.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

holy crap does Gobert hook like crazy with his elbows.

 

[adsfan]

Gobert fouls Durant near half court. US up by 10 and with the ball.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

US offense is sputtering. They got the ball under the basket and kicked it out for the three, which they didn't take.

 

[adsfan]

The US needs to get to 80 points to win!

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

If Gobert could make a free throw this game would be tied. At least.

 

[John Price]

France cut it to 3. But then US responded with 5 quick points in like 3 seconds (gotta love basketball )

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Great steal by Holiday

 

[adsfan]

If Gobert could make a free throw this game would be tied. At least.

The FT and Turn Overs are killing France in this game.

Holiday shoved out of bounds (again?). The US leads 79-70.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

The FT and Turn Overs are killing France in this game.

Holiday shoved out of bounds (again?). The US leads 79-70.

before the shove I don't understand how that's not either a charge or a block. Major contact as Holiday went to the hoop.

 

[adsfan]

The US leads 82-72 with 3 minutes remaining.

The US has to avoid fouls!

 

[John Price]

The flow is better for these tournaments because you don't have f***ing commercials every 3 minutes. They just play 10 minute quarters. Yes they stop for stoppages in play to settle things too but then they get back on the court.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

France going full soccer here with the head snap.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Goaltending being legal is so bizarre to see.