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#151
ok ty. and do you think you will bet the USA to cover? or not?
Aussie's FIBA World Cup Thread
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#155
Quote Originally Posted by peekay89:
Damn that line is down to -7.5...
Damn that line is down to -7.5...
Can a Pop coached team that looks as though they have got better and better each game not beat France by 8 points?
Then again look what happened to the Serbs yesterday... the dogs have been barking loudly this tournament..
If that line gets around -6 then I will take the USA team because the French team has not impressed me at all, with close wins against Germany and Lithuania and blowout wins against DR and Jordan but USA as we all know are a complete different team playing great D.
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#156
My question firstly is will the French beat USA? My answer to that is a pretty solid no; sure it can happen, but in the final of a World Cup, with how both teams are playing, unlikely.
So then I have to ask myself if in my mind the USA are certainly going to win, then are they only going to win by a low single digit margin. The US only have to outscore the French by a single bucket per quarter which seems very doable. Plus the French strengths come from guard play and the US have really ramped up their D the last few games, I haven’t seen them take many possessions off.
in saying this I might just sit back and enjoy the game or play a total, but the line does seem low for what the US are capable of doing to anyone.
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#158
If I can add some insight
Our players are going to be fired up for this
A lot of our NBAers want to prove they deserve to be recognized as equals of USA players, and Fournier Gobert Batum are capable of competing hard against a quite weakened USA team
the main problem is the rest of the team
except De colo, ntilikina and albicy are below average
Poirier is good but one sided offensive game
The rest is meh
I think we are going to compete the first half then getting abused by USA guards to lose by around 10 IMO
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#159
Quote Originally Posted by Dalshim:
If I can add some insight
Our players are going to be fired up for this
A lot of our NBAers want to prove they deserve to be recognized as equals of USA players, and Fournier Gobert Batum are capable of competing hard against a quite weakened USA team
the main problem is the rest of the team
except De colo, ntilikina and albicy are below average
Poirier is good but one sided offensive game
The rest is meh
I think we are going to compete the first half then getting abused by USA guards to lose by around 10 IMO
Great start for your French team Dalshim. Not a bad first half lead. Lets see if they can hold on.
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#162
Now that was a hard fought match. Patty Mills to the rescue after the Czech's hit a few three pointers at the end there
We move onto the semi's
France vs Argentina
Australia vs Spain
Unbelievable. What good games to watch coming up.
Looking at the schedule, these semi's will be on the 13th so each team gets a days rest.
We have the 5-8th place games tomorrow, with Serbia taking on USA and Poland vs Czech. Not too sure I will play but will see what happens. Satoransky looked absolutely exhausted after playing almost every single minute of that game and will find it tough to back up tomorrow to play the Polish.
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#163
Congrats Aussie
I hope we fight back again in the Final.
Great news is that we are also qualified for the olympics with the Australia win over czechs, so thnak you aussies haha.
For you Spain is a Huge piece, favroites IMO right now.
I'd rather go against Australia for the Final , because spain and france share a lot of bad history in basketball between each other, it's going to be a bloodbath
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#167
Aussie mah man :) Tomorrow Serbs -Usa ,both teams are certainly disappointed, but I think the usa is much more at the moment. I think that motivation will play a big role in tomorrow's match and I think it is definitely on the side of Serbia.I am from the Balkans, I know how this people works, I am sure that Serbia will play a very good game tomorrow because there is no more pressure. The media has put a lot of pressure on them before the start of the championship and I'm sure it has affected the matches with Spain and Argentina.I also expect a slightly smaller minute for Mitchel and Walker because the NBA season is fast approaching and this game has no meaning for them. On the other hand, I listened to the conference today. Sasa Djordjevic stated that they were very motivated and would do their best in tomorrow's match, proof enough that Vasilije Micic stayed with the team even though his mother died 2 days ago.I see Serbs win this! I would love to hear your opinion as well .gl bro
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#168
It was nice to watch yesterdays games without having a wager on them, despite my analysis of the USA/France game being relatively off (although USA did look like they were going to blow it open when Mitchell got hot).
Amazing effort by France, well deserved winners and played a solid game. They leaned on Gobert more which was a wise move, even when USA went small ball.
This tournament has really opened up for the Aussies now, and Coach Lemanis was just speaking about how the 4th place finish at the Olympics still burns, so it's good to see that they are reminded of that pain.
GL all and go Aussies!
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#169
Quote Originally Posted by Euforiaaa:
Aussie mah man :) Tomorrow Serbs -Usa ,both teams are certainly disappointed, but I think the usa is much more at the moment. I think that motivation will play a big role in tomorrow's match and I think it is definitely on the side of Serbia.I am from the Balkans, I know how this people works, I am sure that Serbia will play a very good game tomorrow because there is no more pressure. The media has put a lot of pressure on them before the start of the championship and I'm sure it has affected the matches with Spain and Argentina.I also expect a slightly smaller minute for Mitchel and Walker because the NBA season is fast approaching and this game has no meaning for them. On the other hand, I listened to the conference today. Sasa Djordjevic stated that they were very motivated and would do their best in tomorrow's match, proof enough that Vasilije Micic stayed with the team even though his mother died 2 days ago.I see Serbs win this! I would love to hear your opinion as well .gl bro
Euforiaaa, these games are always tough to cap because what motivation do they have? What you posted is very good information and I wish more posters would post information like that because it what can help us cap a game. Did not know about Micic's mother passing away and that's a big call for him to stay with the team especially since they are eliminated. The USA have now lost 2 games in the past 3 weeks, once against the Aussies in a friendly here in Australia and then again last night vs the French. Serbia have to play big, once Gobert got involved against the USA they had no answers for him. The Serbians need to do the same tonight and just pound the paint and let their bigs do the talking. The line is very short though, I am seeing just -4 right now in favour of USA. The total is crazy high as well, around 171 I believe. I am just not quite sure what motivation the USA team has. It doesn't seem to bother them that the WC is over for them and they will be going home soon. Maybe you are right, Serbia had a lot of pressure on their shoulders leading into this WC and it has been a pretty big disappointment for them so maybe they will get up for this game. They also have had an extra days rest..
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#170
Where are you seeing these lines Aussie? My book has it as -3.5 and a 180 total!!!!
The US media came down pretty hard after yesterdays performance and rightfully so; these players don't really care that they are there representing their country (that's a big call I'm making but it just feels that way on the outside). I'm saying this because I watched an interview yesterday of Patty Mills and the pride and joy he gets from representing Australia is immense and you just don't see that with any of the US players.
Serbia are a good team, with no real motivation. The US are a good team (definitely not great) and I am trying to determine if the comments from back home stung enough that they would want to come out all guns blazing. If they do, it will be a case of too little too late but their alternative is another poor performance which will come with even greater criticism.
Hi Aussie I was waiting for this game Poland ml over Czech
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#172
Good luck Ibiza
Decided I will take the night off and sit back and watch these games as I cannot get a read of the teams and motivation. Czech and USA both backing up from last night, the Czechs and especially Satoransky looked exhausted last night. Just not sure which way to go. The totals are too high for my liking as well.
Back tomorrow for the semi final games.
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