USA Basketball, Live

[Easy Mac]

Maybe the 1st time its been on during normal viewing hours.

US 1-2 on 3's
Lithuania 3-3 on 3's

[Easy Mac]

Lineup
Iverson
Marbury (?)
Jefferson (?)
Odom
Duncan

2-5 on FT's

[3ric]

Jefferson is playing well this far, 6 points of 15 total

[3ric]

Dola, 17-17 at the end of the first quarter.

[Easy Mac]

no, still 3 minutes left. WHoever controls the live feeds just doesn't know how to direct commercial breask. You'd think for as much as NBC paid for the Olympics, they'd get their own feeds.

[3ric]

Oops, fooled me. Has Lithuania missed a three-pointer yet?

[Easy Mac]

I think they missed 1.

US 24-22... may reach 100 this time.

[mauchow]

Was that defense I saw by USA?

[Easy Mac]

26-23 after 1.

[Easy Mac]

dammit, work with the commercials people, how did I miss a minute of the game?

[3ric]

10 turnovers by Lithuania, that might have been some defense causing it.

[mauchow]

Time to go play some more Hot Shots Golf Fore. USA has a 9 point lead, I feel comfortable enough.

[3ric]

Was that Carmelo Anthony who hit a three-pointer?

[Easy Mac]

49-44 USA at the half.

[Easy Mac]

GOAL ARGENTINA!!!!! wrong game.

[Easy Mac]

On a side note, the US can't short standing still from 12 feet.

[Easy Mac]

69-67 USA after 3.

[Easy Mac]

US down 1

[Easy Mac]

US up 4, NBC cuts to a commercial that will last through the end of the game.

[Sharpieman]

this sucks why am I getting volleyball?

[kingfc22]

What a joke. The West Coast does not get this game live. I have to sit here and listen to it on radio.

:mad::mad:

[Easy Mac]

I think they show it later on the wrong coast.

Still up 4, 3:30 left.

[Easy Mac]

Beautiful goal by Argentina in soccer. They will win the gold.

[Easy Mac]

Lithuania up 1 with 4 point play

[3ric]

Lithuania takes the lead, 85-84.

[Easy Mac]

Up 4, game over

[kingfc22]

Big shot there.

[kingfc22]

dola

And Lithuania has the answer again

[VPI97]

Wow Jefferson hits two threes in a row...88-87 Lith

Edit - Lith hits another three 91-87 minute and change to go

[MIJB#19]

Yeah, if there's one thing they are doing wrong in Athens, it's the timing in broadcasting the right pictures.

[3ric]

Timeout, 91-87 Lithaunia, with 1:38 to go.

[Easy Mac]

Lithuania can't miss, not much you can do on those.

[KWhit]

Go Lith!

[VPI97]

Marbury's game is ass

[KWhit]

But Marbury's ass is fair game.

[Easy Mac]

Down 3, 45 seconds.

[VPI97]

Jefferson's third...93-90

[3ric]

Lithuania's Jasikevicius has hit 7 of 12 threes. Wow.

[Philliesfan980]

Seriously, they should just go home now.

[Easy Mac]

US with a steal

[KWhit]

Seriously, they should just go home now.
They will soon.

[VPI97]

They have got to get it to Jefferson on this possession...he's on fire from outside.

[VPI97]

Well, hell...he missed

[VPI97]

Seriously, they should just go home now.I don't understand that at all....this has been a great game to watch.

[KWhit]

Ball game.

[kingfc22]

NBC you suck!!!

You can show a game the other day live at 4:00 am but you can't show this game live and 10:00 am PST.

[Easy Mac]

Loses.

[Philliesfan980]

This whole disaster called the US Olympic Basketball team just confirms what we know: the NBA sucks! Maybe guys on the street courts should try and work on their outside game and defense, but hey, I guess that doesn't improve their street cred. Can we import all these European players and form another league here?

[ISiddiqui]

GO LITHUANIA :D.

I like rooting against my own team ;).

[KWhit]

This whole disaster called the US Olympic Basketball team just confirms what we know: the NBA sucks! Maybe guys on the street courts should try and work on their outside game and defense, but hey, I guess that doesn't improve their street cred. Can we import all these European players and form another league here?
Are you Spike Lee?

[KWhit]

And yes, the NBA sucks.

[HerRealName]

It was a great game with some terrible officiating down the stretch. My only complaint with this team is with the morons that selected it. Take off Marion, Anthony, Marbury, and LeBron and add someone capable of hitting an outside shot and this team would be great.

I don't remember who said it on this board earlier but I agree -JJ Redick would look good on this team.

[gstelmack]

Marbury's game is ass
So I'm watching the live updated scoreboard on NBCOlympics.com, and note that the US is down 4 with 5 seconds left. I also note that Stephon Marbury has played 32 minutes and gone 2/14 from the field. I'm wondering why he's in there. Suddenly the scoreboard updates and I note he's now 2/15 http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Alf]

Well, Lithuania is the current Europe and World champion. USA losing by this small margin vs Lithuania can be called a great achievement ;D

And Jasikevicius is a thrill to watch.

[Easy Mac]

Lithuania gained 18 points on 3's and FT's. Shot 48%

[BreizhManu]

Well, Lithuania is the current Europe and World champion. USA losing by this small margin vs Lithuania can be called a great achievement ;D
err, wrong, Serbia is the world champion, and they're playing like the USA...

[MIJB#19]

Quit whining about basketball, this is what really maters:

1 USA 19 - 14 - 12
2 China 18 - 13 - 10
3 Japan 12 - 5 - 5
4 Australia 11 - 6 - 10
5 Germany 9 - 7 - 11
6 France 6 - 6 - 7
7 Italy 6 - 6 - 5
8 Ukraine 6 - 2 - 3
9 Russia 5 - 13 - 14
10 Korea 5 - 10 - 4
11 Great Brittain 5 - 6 - 6
12 Netherlands 3 - 5 - 5

[k0ruptr]

First of all lebron has been spark plug for the poorly playing Us team, the other 3 sure get em out of here, but jj redick does not belong here either.

[HerRealName]

I can agree with you about LeBron, I was following the play by play the other day and it sounded like he had a great first half. I am interested in hearing why you think Redick does not belong though. I haven't seen a zone played that tight in any level past high school. If this were a full court pressing team I might agree with you about Redick but this team needs an outside shooter - any outside shooter.

[k0ruptr]

I know redick is one of the best pure shooters around, and could probably shoot lights out on this zone.. but I just dont see redick on the USA olympic team, maybe its experience that hes lacking,but I dunno what makes me shy away from having redick on the team lol. maybe cause I dont think the rest of redicks play (besides the shooting) is ready for it. but your right just an outside shooter would make a pretty big difference.

[mauchow]

The US is going to the Quarterfinals? How!? RofL

I doubt they'll make any noise.

[Sharpieman]

Quit whining about basketball, this is what really maters:

1 USA 19 - 14 - 12
2 China 18 - 13 - 10
3 Japan 12 - 5 - 5
4 Australia 11 - 6 - 10
5 Germany 9 - 7 - 11
6 France 6 - 6 - 7
7 Italy 6 - 6 - 5
8 Ukraine 6 - 2 - 3
9 Russia 5 - 13 - 14
10 Korea 5 - 10 - 4
11 Great Brittain 5 - 6 - 6
12 Netherlands 3 - 5 - 5

Actually, I couldn't care less about who wins the trampoline (sp?) gold medal.

[Suicane75]

Ya know, at first it gave me a chuckle, now it's just sad. I say we reunite the original dream team and send them out there in 08.

[skrath]

Bird would just complain there weren't enough white players on the squad :P

[MIJB#19]

Actually, I couldn't care less about who wins the trampoline (sp?) gold medal.So can't I, unless it turns out to be a Dutchman.

I guess living in a smaller country where every individual medal winner is a hero makes a difference compared to living in a country where it's almost a lock to see their sports people take home 100 medals.
(Like with individuals, the team players are heroes too, yet names don't keep in people's minds that easy with 20-men hockey teams.)