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Quote from: LTU_btc on July 24, 2021, 05:57:07 PM

Does anyone beleive that France can make an upset? Why not?

France is not that solid as before so I don't think of an upset win. Team USA is better today as Bucks Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton, and Suns Devin Booker will now be back to the lineup. These Bucks players are not just specialized in offense but also on defense as we have seen in the NBA Finals. Devin Booker is not good in defense that much but his handle and shooting are getting better like a Steph Curry 2.0.

Maybe France can do a close game but not a win.

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Quote from: Hypnosis00 on July 24, 2021, 08:30:11 AM

I bet on Spain to win, USA is good, no doubt about that, but based on the betting odds, I think I like the underdog although the team USA already won 3 consecutive in the Olympics. Spain is always behind them, I think it's their time to win now.

We never know every team always fielding a different team in every Olympic, any team can be in the finals it all goes out with the preparation and how long the team played together and of course on their heart to win the gold, Spain is always a strong team in the Olympics in the last 3 edition, it's their time to shine now, Australi and France can also pull a surprise here.

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So, Olympics Basketball tournament is underway and we have 4 games today:
Iran - Czech Republic
Germany - Italy
Australia - Nigeria
USA - France
I expect confident win of Czech Republic, Doncic & co also should beat super veteran Scola. Germany - Italy sounds interesting, but quality of Italy roster is higher.
Does anyone beleive that France can make an upset? Why not?

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Quote from: Daniel91 on July 24, 2021, 10:33:41 AM

The American national team was very bad at the last World Cup and now they are looking for redemption.
The NBA season just ended, a few days ago, and because of that, the American team struggled in the preliminaries, but with each new game, they will be more ready and better.

Team USA has won the Gold medal in the last Olympics. Maybe what you mean is the result of the Team USA rally in the last FIBA World Cup?

And preliminary round will just start with around 4 hours to go as I'm typing this. Maybe what you are talking about is the exhibition matches weeks ago where Team USA lose to Nigeria and Australia on which should not be a big deal.

Anyways, the tip-off will start between Iran and the Czech Republic in Group A.

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Quote from: aioc on July 22, 2021, 06:51:22 PM

For group A I picked the US team for B it's Australia and for C it's Spain, this is based on their showing in the exhibition games and their history, again US will be the favorite to win the gold here because they are fielding a very talented team here, even though they suffer losses in their exhibition they are still a team to beat this Olympic.

The teams you have chosen are, along with France, the obvious favorites of the whole tournament.
The American national team was very bad at the last World Cup and now they are looking for redemption.
The NBA season just ended, a few days ago, and because of that, the American team struggled in the preliminaries, but with each new game, they will be more ready and better.
In history, America has almost always won an Olympic tournament, especially since NBA players started playing, and it’s hard to expect any surprises at this tournament.

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Quote from: coin-investor on July 24, 2021, 07:30:31 AM

With the absence of Serbia, Spain will be the strongest opponent of US, the US team was beaten by two teams in the exhibition match, but I doubt if they are so serious about their game, their talents are not yet fully sync, but once the Olympic, they are up against France in their first preliminary match we'll see if they can hurdle France, who is also a strong team.

I bet on Spain to win, USA is good, no doubt about that, but based on the betting odds, I think I like the underdog although the team USA already won 3 consecutive in the Olympics. Spain is always behind them, I think it's their time to win now.

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With the absence of Serbia, Spain will be the strongest opponent of US, the US team was beaten by two teams in the exhibition match, but I doubt if they are so serious about their game, their talents are not yet fully sync, but once the Olympic, they are up against France in their first preliminary match we'll see if they can hurdle France, who is also a strong team.

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Quote from: Saisher on July 23, 2021, 09:46:56 PM

I have seen Nigeria beating the US but it's an exhibition match and it's non bearing I still see the US team the team to beat here and most likely to win the gold medal, they are going to blend their talent when the events start, the best contenders are Spain and Australia to me and Nigeria is the dark horse, this is going to be exciting to watch looking forward to seeing these matches.

Well, they got some backup now with the NBA Finalists Booker, Holiday, and Middleton, of course the game will be lot different now in the actual match to say the least. I'm not so sure about the gold here because it's somehow impossible at this stage considering how many good lineups now for each country especially for Australia, France, Slovenia, and of course Spain who always appear as front-runner for team USA. I'm expecting USA will still be at top 4 here even though there odds was somewhat decreased, in my own opinion.

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on July 23, 2021, 02:33:23 PM

but many of the NBAs best players opted out of being on the team ( Lebron, Curry, Harden, Thompson etc etc).

But even with that, their lineup is still a powerhouse composed of best-of-the-best NBA Superstars much especially that Middleton and Booker are now present. Their bench cast is even deep.

But as a Dallas Mavericks fan for a long, I'm following Luka Doncic's Slovenia.

I'm sure they can handle all teams in their bracket, Group C. Hoping to see them past the preliminary round.

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I have seen Nigeria beating the US but it's an exhibition match and it's non bearing I still see the US team the team to beat here and most likely to win the gold medal, they are going to blend their talent when the events start, the best contenders are Spain and Australia to me and Nigeria is the dark horse, this is going to be exciting to watch looking forward to seeing these matches.

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Anyone seen this video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaC3LEygCLU

KD somewhat wanted to send the message across as to who is the man in the US team.

"That's my ball" should be the team's slogan moving forward, LOL.

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Great thread because it was hard to keep up with all other Olympics games, we can focus on basketball here now.
Everybody's favorite is naturally USA. They have superstars like Kevin Durant, Damian Lillard, Zach LaVine, Draymond Green. It's not a dream team but they are still the best one in Olympics. My favorite besides USA is Spain. They played two finals in last three tournaments. I'll closely watch France, Italy, Argentina and Slovenia as well. Dončić carried his country alone. Even if USA and Spain play in final again, we can still watch a good fight for Bronze medal.

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Quote from: Vaculin on July 23, 2021, 11:46:04 AM

I really don't think that way as the other teams have better chemistry than the NBA. They only have few players to represent their country so they really know each other compared to the NBA where they are busy with the NBA season. A team that has a better chemistry will win, and we've see how other teams beat the USA in an exhibition match that says they are unbeatable.

there are many opinions about this but we will find it out after the games officially initiated, my personal say about this is the same with those comments above,

With KD leading the team experienced wise, he've got better than those who are in the different teams, though I also value your statement in terms of teamwork, seeing those previous losses from the exhibitions seems team US needs to work it out.

But who knows, knowing coach Pop chemistry is very important from each players inside the court.

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Glad to see this thread as I’ve actually been more in to the Olympic basketball than the NBA championship. The one thing that does kind of suck for me as an American is that the US team really isnt all that great. I do think they are still the favorites, but many of the NBAs best players opted out of being on the team ( Lebron, Curry, Harden, Thompson etc etc). Can’t wait for the games to start!

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Quote from: aioc on July 22, 2021, 06:51:22 PM

For group A I picked the US team for B it's Australia and for C it's Spain, this is based on their showing in the exhibition games and their history, again US will be the favorite to win the gold here because they are fielding a very talented team here, even though they suffer losses in their exhibition they are still a team to beat this Olympic.

With a squad that comprises of the top NBA players such as Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bam Adebayo, the US are almost impossible to beat. For the other teams, an outside chance will be presented only in case there is any lack of team coordination from the US. But the chances of that is very remote, as the Americans are being led by Kevin Durant of Brooklyn Nets, who is representing the United States in his third Olympics. He is quite experienced as far as the Olympic Games are being concerned.

I really don't think that way as the other teams have better chemistry than the NBA. They only have few players to represent their country so they really know each other compared to the NBA where they are busy with the NBA season. A team that has a better chemistry will win, and we've see how other teams beat the USA in an exhibition match that says they are unbeatable.

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Quote from: aioc on July 22, 2021, 06:51:22 PM

For group A I picked the US team for B it's Australia and for C it's Spain, this is based on their showing in the exhibition games and their history, again US will be the favorite to win the gold here because they are fielding a very talented team here, even though they suffer losses in their exhibition they are still a team to beat this Olympic.

With a squad that comprises of the top NBA players such as Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bam Adebayo, the US are almost impossible to beat. For the other teams, an outside chance will be presented only in case there is any lack of team coordination from the US. But the chances of that is very remote, as the Americans are being led by Kevin Durant of Brooklyn Nets, who is representing the United States in his third Olympics. He is quite experienced as far as the Olympic Games are being concerned.

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Quote from: aioc on July 22, 2021, 06:51:22 PM

For group A I picked the US team for B it's Australia and for C it's Spain, this is based on their showing in the exhibition games and their history, again US will be the favorite to win the gold here because they are fielding a very talented team here, even though they suffer losses in their exhibition they are still a team to beat this Olympic.

USA, Australia, and Spain are the favorites in their respective groups. But USA is highly favorite than the others. The least favorite among the three is Spain, which has Slovenia as a strong competitor.

On the overall winner though, it is almost very clear that USA got the ace. Of course there is always the remote possibility of an upset which could also be interesting in terms of gambling considering the very low odds if one is to bet on USA.

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For group A I picked the US team for B it's Australia and for C it's Spain, this is based on their showing in the exhibition games and their history, again US will be the favorite to win the gold here because they are fielding a very talented team here, even though they suffer losses in their exhibition they are still a team to beat this Olympic.

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The saturday 24th are the first games, although as always some soccer games today are played, but that is another story or another thread

anyway I already made my bet:
1.Rep W
2.Ita W
3.Aus W
4.USA W
5.Slo W
6.Spa W

Due to the low odds I made several combinations but one of my bets includes the previous one with only 2.98x.

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Quote from: LTU_btc on July 21, 2021, 05:19:38 PM

I think only Spain can challenge USA for gold.

Spain is always a tough competitor, they are the silver medalist in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics behind the US team and they could meet the US in the finals I hope the US team got their act together here in the Olympics after those bad exhibitions games they've shown, the US is still the gold medal contender because they are the defending champion.

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