NSR: Basketball is back, NBA, NCAA, FIBA etc

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  1. metros11

    metros11 Member

    Sep 11, 1999
    Highlands of NJ
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #126 metros11, Sep 9, 2010
    We all laughed back then too.
     
  2. Dimuha

    Dimuha Member

    Oct 18, 2007
    northpole Chicago
    Club:
    CSKA Moskva
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    #127 Dimuha, Sep 9, 2010
    As if you know anything. Stick to drinking hi-c and following the Red Rhinos or whoever it is the hell you watch.
     
  3. Dimuha

    Dimuha Member

    Oct 18, 2007
    northpole Chicago
    Club:
    CSKA Moskva
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    #128 Dimuha, Sep 9, 2010
    Grab the sunkist metros, the Los Angelas Universe or what's their face are playing. Afterwards get the pigskin and get a game of two hand touch going.
     
  4. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #129 Real Corona, Sep 9, 2010
    sunkist? hi-c? :confused:
     
  5. Dimuha

    Dimuha Member

    Oct 18, 2007
    northpole Chicago
    Club:
    CSKA Moskva
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    #130 Dimuha, Sep 9, 2010
    Good basketball from Russia so far but the pace is too fast, U.S. should be able to overtake them soon.
     
  6. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #131 Real Corona, Sep 9, 2010
    They went cold in the second half and stopped making their jump shots. Part of that was US defensive adjustments. The US seemed to calm down, and wait Russia out, leave with a difficult shot and then Russia couldn't make them. Meanwhile on offense the US just has some freak talent, Kevin Durant making some ridiculous shots, but also they calmed down a bit on offense too. The US team seems to come out early with too much energy, probably because they are so young. They want to win the game on the first shot of ever possession and take that shot immediately on offense. Once they calmed down, they seemed to get better oppurtunities.
     
  7. Dimuha

    Dimuha Member

    Oct 18, 2007
    northpole Chicago
    Club:
    CSKA Moskva
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    #132 Dimuha, Sep 9, 2010
    Yea, once America stepped up their defense it was pretty much a done deal. Russia doesn't have the ball handlers or athleticism to get past defense like that.
     
  8. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #133 Real Corona, Sep 9, 2010
    Well a ten point loss is not a bad loss for Russia, but it's still a loss. They played well, but the talent disparity was just to big to overcome and Russia did not have the depth to keep up with such a high energy game.
     
  9. Dimuha

    Dimuha Member

    Oct 18, 2007
    northpole Chicago
    Club:
    CSKA Moskva
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    #134 Dimuha, Sep 9, 2010
    Respectable result. Russia's clearly very well coached.
     
  10. LokomotivZee

    LokomotivZee Member

    Aug 28, 2009
    KC
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #135 LokomotivZee, Sep 9, 2010
    Sometimes. Blatt is inconsistent. Sometimes he works magic, other times he woefully underperforms.
     
  11. FootyFan365

    FootyFan365 Member

    Jun 23, 2008
    Indy
    Club:
    FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    #136 FootyFan365, Sep 9, 2010
    Lithuania on nbatv btw loko, just found out last night their showing games :mad:
     
  12. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #137 Real Corona, Sep 9, 2010
    Yep, my bad I thought everyone knew that. It is funny listening to a British accent talk about basketball.

    Lithuania will be real tough opponent for the US. I like my pick for them as a darkhorse for the title.
     
  13. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #138 Real Corona, Sep 9, 2010
    So yeah, I'm changing the channel, because this game is just pathetic.
     
  14. goliath74

    goliath74 Member

    May 24, 2006
    Hollywood, FL, United States
    Club:
    FC Dynamo Kyiv
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    #139 goliath74, Sep 9, 2010
    Russia did present a lot of challenge to US on the inside. And had US been experiencing a bad night shooting, Russia might pull it out. But the UD did well shooting from the outside and Russia did not do a good job challenging the outside shot.

    I am kinda glad Russia kept trying. Slovenia and Croatia gave up as soon as US lead hit 10.
     
  15. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #140 Real Corona, Sep 9, 2010
    To be fair, Slovenia and Croatia were making strategic decisions about their games. Those were preliminary games and they were saving themselves for other more vital games.
     
  16. LokomotivZee

    LokomotivZee Member

    Aug 28, 2009
    KC
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #141 LokomotivZee, Sep 9, 2010
    So much for Argentina.
     
  17. FootyFan365

    FootyFan365 Member

    Jun 23, 2008
    Indy
    Club:
    FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    #142 FootyFan365, Sep 9, 2010
    Hahahaha yea that's really strange but its funny too. Yea that's a really good win for Lithuania, their going to be in a great mentality to take on U.S.
     
  18. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #143 Real Corona, Sep 9, 2010
    My favorite,

    "you used to be able to do that in basketball, but not anymore."

    I know it was wrong but I just felt, how would you know, you're British.
     
  19. FootyFan365

    FootyFan365 Member

    Jun 23, 2008
    Indy
    Club:
    FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    #144 FootyFan365, Sep 9, 2010
    Hahahaha if it was anyone other than the British it would be wrong ;)
     
  20. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #145 Real Corona, Sep 9, 2010
    It would be kind of like an American talking about Cricket. "You used to be able to do that in Cricket, but not anymore." :confused:
     
  21. Dimuha

    Dimuha Member

    Oct 18, 2007
    northpole Chicago
    Club:
    CSKA Moskva
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    #146 Dimuha, Sep 9, 2010
    Can these Euros learn how to handle the ball ? Sheesh, watching Russia and Serbia was painful the way they handled the rock.
     
  22. FootyFan365

    FootyFan365 Member

    Jun 23, 2008
    Indy
    Club:
    FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
    Nat'l Team:
    Ukraine
    #147 FootyFan365, Sep 9, 2010
    Jasekevicius couldn't bring the ball up past the half court line with the Pacers, it was unbelievable lol like really bad man! He had to pass the ball up, he rarely could bring it all the way up the floor most of the time lol
     
  23. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #148 Real Corona, Sep 10, 2010
    Both games are Saturday on ESPN CLASSIC


    USA-Lieutva at 12 pm

    Turkey vs Serbia at 2:30 pm all times eastern
     
  24. Dimuha

    Dimuha Member

    Oct 18, 2007
    northpole Chicago
    Club:
    CSKA Moskva
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    #149 Dimuha, Sep 10, 2010
    That Kostov guy I think his name is was the only natural player Russia has. If the U.S. came 100% for all 4 quarters no way could these soft euros get pas them.

    But I liked Russia's passing game, well coached team. They just couldn't beat their man one on one.
     
  25. metros11

    metros11 Member

    Sep 11, 1999
    Highlands of NJ
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #150 metros11, Sep 10, 2010
    A double post three minutes apart? Someone's butt-hurt... :(
     
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