USA vs. Spain Chat

[ACF]

I'd rather be soft than be
a jerk like Kobe and Carmelo.
Seriously.

But again, congrats on the win.

[KCattheStripe]

I'd rather be soft than be
a jerk like Kobe and Carmelo.
Seriously.

But again, congrats on the win.

Just teasin' man.

[ACF]

I'd rather be soft than be
a jerk like Kobe and Carmelo.
Seriously.

But again, congrats on the win.

Just teasin' man.

I know.
I'd still rather be soft
than be a jerk 

[CelticBalla32]

Ah, if I had come onto CBlog, I'd have joined you guys.

[Bankshot]

Good job by the USA to hold off Spain.  Great job by Spain in almost pulling off a massive upset.

I have to say... I still hate Kobe Bryant.  I couldn't take his celebration seriously even if he was genuinely happy.   I kept watching him and thinking he was exaggerating.   Like he was going, "hahaha... I'm sooo happy!  Soooo happy!  This is so much better than winning a NBA championship.  Hahaha... soo happy.   I'm going to dump my bottle of water on the coach!  hahaha... look how happy I am"

Yeah yeah... I know I'm from the USA and I should be happy for em.  I am.  But Kobe can eat it.   

Wow.  I was feeling the EXACT same way!  I wonder where Kobe got the idea to dump water on Coach K's head?   What a Faker!

[ederson]

Where did PP get the idea ?

[silvershamrocker]

It was an exciting game, but the US was ahead pretty much the whole time. I liked that dunk by Fernandez.

[ACF]

Where did PP get the idea ?

Football (the one played mostly with hands  )

[Bankshot]

Where did PP get the idea ?

It's never been done in basketball.  PP's idea was original as far as indoor basketball is concerned.

[Bankshot]

Has the world closed the gap?  The answer is yes.  Guys like Bosh would never be cheering so much for a point if they hadn't caught up.  SICK dunk by Rudy!

No I don't think they caught up.  I think the US played their worst defensive game in this Olympics and still won by double digits.  Now that's dominance... Spain plays their best, catches the US on their worst day and still loses.

[cdif911]

I definitely found myself rooting for Spain, heavily....does that make me a bad American, or have I just been so conditioned by movies like Remember the Titans that I want to see that huge upset....

sidenote: I was not all impressed with Rubio, I've seen him projected as a top pick next year, I just don't see it....

[zerophase]

i really hate kobe still. in my mind he was a volume shooter. sure he made some clutch shots, but how many did he miss before that? good god.

[cordobes]

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sidenote: I was not all impressed with Rubio, I've seen him projected as a top pick next year, I just don't see it....

Well, I've been seeing Rubio playing since he was 14, so it's hard for me to assess his perfomance with fresh eyes. But I think he played well today, in a huge game, while injured, and he's only 17. Ín fact, it's hard for me to imagine many pre-college players playing as well as he did while injured against the NBA top-players (and not only a few NBA top-players assembled carelessly, but a national team that has been playing and practicing together for years). Why do you think he doesn't warrant a top pick? Who has impressed you more?

[Amonkey]

I definitely found myself rooting for Spain, heavily....does that make me a bad American, or have I just been so conditioned by movies like Remember the Titans that I want to see that huge upset....

sidenote: I was not all impressed with Rubio, I've seen him projected as a top pick next year, I just don't see it....

I think that was the best case scenario for me.  The Spaniards kept a close, great game that proved that the gap has been closed, and USA won.  Basically we got to see a great game and our favorite team still won.

About Rubio, he had a few passes.  He hasnt necessarily shown any flashes of brilliances, but what I liked about him is how he wasn't scared and didn't cause bad turnovers.  He seems to be a very solid player on the court, which is huge considering that he's only 17 but I dont know if he'll be the next "Pistol".

Rudy Fernandez is good.  The guy can dunk, can take it to the hoop, and can occasionally shoot.  The game could've been very different if he was on the floor.  Pau Gasol was actually playing really well with some great dunks and more hustle dunks.

[fairweatherfan]

Just got done watching the TiVo, and WOW what a game.

The 2nd best part of all this (behind the gold) for me is that I'll probably never have to root for Kobe in any context again. 

Rudy and Navarro absolutely chewed up our backcourt, I was very impressed with both of them, especially Navarro repeatedly leaving Chris Paul in the dust.  Save for a few stretches of bad shots and failing to protect the ball by Spain, this is a 1 possession game down the stretch, and who knows how it turns out.