For EVERYONE who is thinking of putting money on Kobe and Co...

[ExtremeNole]

its not always playing hard.. its whether they are feeling good shooting in the morning.. based on talent and inside game, they should win by 30+.. the big problem is olympic basketball is different from NBA basketball and allows you to play alot more zone, meaning if greece slows it down WHICH THEY WILL TRY VERY HARD TO DO, then it is up to Kobe and Co. to knock down 3's cuz god knows greece will make their's.. Although every game is different, and USA could easily jump back on track beyond the ark, With USA's abysmal 3 shooting the first 2 games it is VERY possible greece could be down 15-20 points mid game/late like in 2006 and come back in a 5-6 min span if they hit their shots..

 

[krk1030]

Greece cant hit outside shots either. Might be a good play on the under. But I think the US covers. They want this game and have been waiting to play greece again for a long time.

 

[ExtremeNole]

Greece cant hit outside shots either. Might be a good play on the under. But I think the US covers. They want this game and have been waiting to play greece again for a long time.

I agree they will be very pissed off, as i obvious, but the zone ran by these olympic national teams is very smooth and can make ANY team look very average.. all i am saying is be carefull people

 

[ExtremeNole]

and by the way..

3pt % first 2 games

~29% US both games
~42% 1st game and 35% 2nd game

 

[Huckel]

thanks for the stats i got us and under i feel the same way about that zone but the us is leaps and bounds better than the us maybe they will play redd alot more atleast he can shoot unlike kidd and wade

 

[Biggamer3]

You know this is baseball forum right?

 

[jordan17]

can I ask, what time is this game? :think2:

 

[ExtremeNole]

thanks for the stats i got us and under i feel the same way about that zone but the us is leaps and bounds better than the us maybe they will play redd alot more atleast he can shoot unlike kidd and wade

if redd is on, greece has zero chance of covering

 

[ExtremeNole]

can I ask, what time is this game? :think2:

~8am-9am i believe

 

[ExtremeNole]

You know this is baseball forum right?

What is baseball?

 

[Huckel]

i think its that game where they skate on ice and do acrobatics

 

[Janesl36]

:lol:

What is baseball?

 

[ExtremeNole]

i think its that game where they skate on ice and do acrobatics

ive heard about that!!! rumors are it looks REALLY good in HD!!

 

[Addict101]

Took Greece the other night against Germany. Absolutely raped them FWIW, had Dirk on complete lock.

 

[krk1030]

USA has 5 players as good as dirk on the floor at all time.

 

[ExtremeNole]

USA has 5 players as good as dirk on the floor at all time.

now that is a little far fetched at best, yes USA have great players.. but there are VERY FEW nba players with dirks ability, that comment is retarded

 

[Addict101]

USA has 5 players as good as dirk on the floor at all time.

I'm just making the point that the Greeks can play against NBA talent, that's all.

 

[OTK]

Greece is an amazing team. If anybody were to keep USA within 5 points, it'd be them IMO.

I can see USA covering though. I think Greece will give them a run for their money come elimination time though.

 

[w8lifterguy]

Too emotional a game and USA not hitting 3's better than 26%, can see USA winning by 18. Really like China -14 over Angola, they are 0-2 and need this badly after losing to Spain in OT after leading by 14.
Much more comfortable laying the 14 with China, huge size advantage.
Game goes at 2:30a EDT

 

[ExtremeNole]

Too emotional a game and USA not hitting 3's better than 26%, can see USA winning by 18. Really like China -14 over Angola, they are 0-2 and need this badly after losing to Spain in OT after leading by 14.
Much more comfortable laying the 14 with China, huge size advantage.
Game goes at 2:30a EDT

exactly my centaments... placed $200 on china and won going away, too much size for the chinese over the smaller angola team:money8: