Apparently Bogdan isn’t playing for Serbia today, which sucks bc I was looking forward to seeing him vs his new teammate Dyson Daniels. There has been a Poku sighting tho. Australia up 5 after 1qtr. Patty leading all scorers so far but much like their last game vs USA, they are having a rough time trying to contain Serbia’s bigs. This is gonna be a theme for them throughout the tournament.
My guy Dice Daniels looking good in this 2nd qtr. Boomers still struggling in a big way to keep Serbia off the offensive boards but Serbia having just as much trouble trying to contain the Aussie guards. Dice, Patty, Giddey & Delly all having their way. Tied up w/ 3mins left in the half
The Aussie guards played great all the way up until the last 90secs or so of the half then started the turnover parade which allowed Serbia to make a run & take a 1pt halftime lead. The fact that Jokic is used much differently by Serbia/guarded much differently by Australia than he is in the NBA is pretty fascinating. Josh Giddey’s lack of touch around the rim is a trip as well. I feel pretty safe in saying that he’s definitely gonna lead the league in missed layups next season bc of how easily he gets to the rim but his lack of touch once there. Filip Petrusev has been Serbia’s best player so far. I’ve always been high on that kid & would love to see my Hawks give him a shot as JJ’s backup. Mo Gueye ain’t looking like that guy so far.
Nationalism is a menace to civilization & a disease no doubt. But man the basketball it produces is truly a thing of beauty. Something/exactly like capitalism & the NBA. In any case Australia is up 2 midway thru the 3rd qtr. Giddey & Jokic starting to percolate for their respective teams but Patty & Petrusev continue to lead the scoring. Serbia could use a guy like Bogdan & Australia could use a guy like Bogut. Only one of those guys will be playing in Paris tho
This thing been back & forth the whole way & I can’t really imagine it ending without a buzzer beating, game winning shot. Jock Landale is having a pretty terrible game & he just got dunked on by Milutinov but the Boomers still only down 1 w/ 6mins to go
Patty Mills has apparently decided to take this game over. Australia is currently on a 12-0 run powered by Patty’s energy/savvy/skills. This is definitely where Serbia misses Bogdan but also where a guy like Micic should be stepping up
Game was very physical throughout & got increasingly chippy in the 2nd half. This building animosity predictably boiled over into an altercation bw Giddey & Avramovic w a min left to play & Australia up by 11. Great game overall but Serbia gotta do much better at unlocking their all-time great big man if they’re gonna win a gold medal. The WCC legends Patty Mills & Filip Petrusev were exceptional in this one, really good W for the Boomers.
Anybody that likes basketball might wanna check out this Serbia vs Australia game that just tipped about 10mins ago.
Apparently Bogdan isn’t playing for Serbia today, which sucks bc I was looking forward to seeing him vs his new teammate Dyson Daniels. There has been a Poku sighting tho. Australia up 5 after 1qtr. Patty leading all scorers so far but much like their last game vs USA, they are having a rough time trying to contain Serbia’s bigs. This is gonna be a theme for them throughout the tournament.
My guy Dice Daniels looking good in this 2nd qtr. Boomers still struggling in a big way to keep Serbia off the offensive boards but Serbia having just as much trouble trying to contain the Aussie guards. Dice, Patty, Giddey & Delly all having their way. Tied up w/ 3mins left in the half
The Aussie guards played great all the way up until the last 90secs or so of the half then started the turnover parade which allowed Serbia to make a run & take a 1pt halftime lead. The fact that Jokic is used much differently by Serbia/guarded much differently by Australia than he is in the NBA is pretty fascinating. Josh Giddey’s lack of touch around the rim is a trip as well. I feel pretty safe in saying that he’s definitely gonna lead the league in missed layups next season bc of how easily he gets to the rim but his lack of touch once there. Filip Petrusev has been Serbia’s best player so far. I’ve always been high on that kid & would love to see my Hawks give him a shot as JJ’s backup. Mo Gueye ain’t looking like that guy so far.
Nationalism is a menace to civilization & a disease no doubt. But man the basketball it produces is truly a thing of beauty. Something/exactly like capitalism & the NBA. In any case Australia is up 2 midway thru the 3rd qtr. Giddey & Jokic starting to percolate for their respective teams but Patty & Petrusev continue to lead the scoring. Serbia could use a guy like Bogdan & Australia could use a guy like Bogut. Only one of those guys will be playing in Paris tho
This thing been back & forth the whole way & I can’t really imagine it ending without a buzzer beating, game winning shot. Jock Landale is having a pretty terrible game & he just got dunked on by Milutinov but the Boomers still only down 1 w/ 6mins to go
Patty Mills has apparently decided to take this game over. Australia is currently on a 12-0 run powered by Patty’s energy/savvy/skills. This is definitely where Serbia misses Bogdan but also where a guy like Micic should be stepping up
Game was very physical throughout & got increasingly chippy in the 2nd half. This building animosity predictably boiled over into an altercation bw Giddey & Avramovic w a min left to play & Australia up by 11. Great game overall but Serbia gotta do much better at unlocking their all-time great big man if they’re gonna win a gold medal. The WCC legends Patty Mills & Filip Petrusev were exceptional in this one, really good W for the Boomers.