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07-30-2024 , 01:29 PM

#626

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LET'S

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GO

Holy **** that match was incredible! An absolute war that ends with an 85 meter try with zeroes on the clock. Insane

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07-30-2024 , 01:35 PM

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5'8" Japanese guard went 29/7/6 on France to push them to OT..

didnt watch the game though so not sure about how dominant that was.

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07-30-2024 , 02:42 PM

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Aussie peeps, is that the most epic collapse in AUS sports history?

wtf is AUS #9 doing? she pushed Sedrick on her way

the replay doesn't even feel like real life

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07-30-2024 , 02:52 PM

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Aussie peeps, is that the most epic collapse in AUS sports history?

wtf is AUS #9 doing? she pushed Sedrick on her way

the replay doesn't even feel like real life

Nothing adds value like people crying after losing a game. If I'm starting a random collection then I want vials with the tears of athletes after losing the big one.

I cried after losing a basketball game in grade 6 once.

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07-30-2024 , 03:01 PM

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MOV is so huge in basketball, unlike rugby they don't shunt you directly from a pool to a seeded slot.

Three pools. The top two pool winners (by wins then MOV) get 1 seeds

The third pool winner and top #2 (by wins then MOV) get 2 seeds

The next two #2s get 3 seeds

The top 2 #3s get 4 seeds

They make it so that you can't play a rematch in the first round

I don't know if the seeds are equal or if there is 1a and 1b etc

So right now USA with a +26 against Serbia and a giant favorite over PR and South Sudan is almost a lock for a #1 seed

I think the second #1 seed is likely to go to the France/Germany winner. France is 1-0 +12 and Germany is 1-0 +20, Germany is -13 vs Brazil and France is -17 vs Japan. Meanwhile Canada is 2-0 +17 and has a solid Spain team left to play.

The #2 seeds will likely go to Canada (as the third group winner) and the France/Germany loser. Serbia has a shot if they beat PR and SS by a zillion, but -26 is a big hole to start from.

One of the #3 seeds is almost certainly Serbia, while the other is likely either Aus / Spain or (less likely) Greece

the #4 seeds are likely are the 3rd team in Pool A (Aus/Spain/Greece) and either Brazil or South Sudan. SS is currently +11 but is something like a 45 point total underdog against USA and Serbia, while Brazil is -12, dogged by 13 against Germany but will be a modest favorite against Japan.

I have tickets to Canada-Spain & France-Germany (Wemby!) and am hoping all teams will be gunning for #1 seed (Spain has to win as well).

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07-30-2024 , 04:03 PM

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Everybody will definitely be gunning to be in Pot D (one of the two 1 seeds), which would mean you don't have to face the US until the finals

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07-30-2024 , 04:33 PM

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it's JIMMER time!

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07-30-2024 , 04:55 PM

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Why are u s and a getting clobbered by the serbians in 3x3 basketball? Did USA not send (anywhere near) their best people or is it that different from 5x5?

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07-30-2024 , 04:58 PM

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Why are u s and a getting clobbered by the serbians in 3x3 basketball? Did USA not send (anywhere near) their best people or is it that different from 5x5?

no incentive for pro basketball players to go. i'm not even sure most of the USA knows 3x3 is a thing that exists.

plus serbia are like the kings of it outside the olympics.

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07-30-2024 , 09:20 PM

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Aussie peeps, is that the most epic collapse in AUS sports history?

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Greg Norman says hi

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07-30-2024 , 09:24 PM

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Greg Norman says hi

of course

the golf nut in me should've sniffed that out

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07-30-2024 , 09:25 PM

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Who was the USA's black female swimmer that ran down the huge favorite defending champ, maybe Russian, in one of the distance events either 2021 or 2016? I can't find it. I thought it was Simone Manuel but it doesn't seem to match up to her record. Huge upset it was. I think she might have been an alternate on the USA team and ran down the GOAT, if I remember right at all.

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07-30-2024 , 09:29 PM

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of course

the golf nut in me should've sniffed that out

that will never be beaten in part because Norman is now such a total w anker and very few aussies want anyone to be a worse loser than him

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07-30-2024 , 09:56 PM

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Remember when Embiiid broke down crying when the Raptors eliminated him?

Pepperidge Farm Remembers.

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07-30-2024 , 10:40 PM

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Remember when Embiiid broke down crying when the Raptors eliminated him?

Pepperidge Farm Remembers.

The North remembers. Marc Gasol kindly consoled Joella and we haven't seen him that close to a conference finals since.

I shed a few tears of joy in that moment.

Because that Kawhi shot immediately became the GOAT Raptors moment. Because what was it before? The Raptors beating the Knicks in round 1 for their first playoff win? The pointless conference finals run? The Shot was 100% it.

Of course Raptors won the title soon after to claim the top spot but that moment was special.

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07-31-2024 , 03:52 AM

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I’ve never been prouder to be American than when Jimmer hit a long-range two-pointer

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07-31-2024 , 07:43 AM

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I’ve never been prouder to be American than when Jimmer hit a long-range two-pointer

did he bleed the shot clock down to one second?

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07-31-2024 , 08:36 AM

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Because that Kawhi shot immediately became the GOAT Raptors moment. Because what was it before? The Raptors beating the Knicks in round 1 for their first playoff win? The pointless conference finals run? The Shot was 100% it.

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Vince Carter crushing it at the slam dunk contest in a Raptors uniform.

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07-31-2024 , 09:39 AM

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did the triathletes swim in the Seine?

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07-31-2024 , 09:44 AM

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no incentive for pro basketball players to go.

It's the Olympics. That should be all the incentive they need. Once you've earned all the money you'll ever need, legacy is all that's left to play for.

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did the triathletes swim in the Seine?

Yes

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07-31-2024 , 09:47 AM

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Vince Carter crushing it at the slam dunk contest in a Raptors uniform.

lol sadly that might be the correct answer.

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07-31-2024 , 09:52 AM

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Are the US media displaying the medals table by total medals again, or are they doing it correctly by golds?

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07-31-2024 , 09:59 AM

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Are the US media displaying the medals table by total medals again, or are they doing it correctly by golds?

it depends

the U.S. media is pretty broad

the NYT is doing something cool. the link is paywalled but this pic gives you an idea

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...ble-paris.html

all this said, USA#1 is in an excellent position to yet again win the most medals in another summer Olympics