Summer Paris 2024 - Basketball

[Jeremias]

MEN

WOMEN

 

[SA HAWK]

Second half of the 2nd quarter was the turning point.

USA gonna stroll to the gold anyway so meh and will blow this mob out by 20

Yes but Bronze would have been a great result for us.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Well that sucks.

Farewell my sweet Prince Patty

 

[HK_Hawk]

Why do refs always go against Australia in world cups/Olympics?

They don’t. We embrace that underdog BS that keeps this stuff going.

 

[FreoRicci]

It was a good run. It took the best of Jokic to drag them over the line.

In NBA terms we're the Indiana Pacers, have some decent years here and there but never enough talent as say the 90's bulls or the Lakers or even the Celtics lately, to really say we're an actual title threat.

It is funny how people go on like we should always make the Gold Medal Match

We’re better than Germany, Serbia and France at times.
But the coaching and players always hamstring themselves

 

[smasha]

Why do refs always go against Australia in world cups/Olympics?

Politics in Sport.
Nice guys finish last.

 

[The King!]

Guess its bedtime

 

[Satan]

Joe will play in play off game

 

[scottywiper]

Giddey and Mills ain’t Point Guards, you don’t want them bringing the ball up the court, Mills got the ball stolen from him at least 3 times, and Giddey is too careless with the ball

Exum hardly touched it late

 

[RoughysMullet]

Tough loss but we were never quite good enough. Gonna need to rebuild this team you would think find a new coach + lots of these players won’t be there next Olympics..
Giddey still young and he will learn from this tournament - we’ll have to build for the future from here hoepfully there’s more talent coming through…

 

[Gibbsy]

They don’t. We embrace that underdog BS that keeps this stuff going.

I can already see the news.com.au headlines about the attempted timeout

 

[The King!]

Why do refs always go against Australia in world cups/Olympics?

Happens to all my sports teams, its uncanny

 

[Gak Attack]

Wonder what McVeigh will be tweeting

Picture of himself wide open as Mills or Giddey goes for another hero play.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

That was an absolutely putrid last 2 minutes...

 

[HK_Hawk]

As disappointing of losing. This team in 4 years will only get better. Giddey and Daniels only 21, along with 4 more years of development with players come through. McVeigh is going to be an important piece in 4 years!

Are you like 10 years old? Have you not watched us play over decades and embraced the Aussie ethos?

 

[my name was taken]

Jokic was bog average for most of the game. We absolutely threw that away ourselves.

Nah he was good, almost a triple double, shot 50%, 4 steals

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

The Giddey 3 point foul was horrific.

 

[bullish23]

Neither side impressive to be fair.

Jokic’s incredible defensive display in OT and then the turnaround jumper, was the difference. That’s what the greats do.

 

[Gift]

Cannot believe choked a 24 point lead

Id say we blew 75% of it and the refs cheated us out of the other 25%

 

[Blightys Barrel]

It was inevitable that we could not shoot at that clip for the whole match. Serbia was always going to comeback and it was how we would respond.

Jokic played like the Worlds best basketball player he is, and he came up massive when it counted with big players at both ends. Huge mistake not to have Matisse there to put the clamps on their offense in the 2nd half. That’s on you Goorjian for not taking Ingles and Green. Nick Kay in our starting 5 WTF is that?

 

[Falchoon]

Need to find a Centre.

High hopes on Rocco.

 

[Dazza the Viking]

3 up with the ball and then concede the last 8 pts disappointing

 

[smasha]

Can't blame Mills for that loss.
It's a team game.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Interviewer to Patty: "this could be your last olympics"

 

[Moonwatcher]

How long as Goorjian been coach?

 

[danielnajdek]

How long as Goorjan been coach?

Too long