Men's Basketball Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[Quaker2001 243]

56 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Yeah but those schedules were just...odd. Having the bronze medal match after the final means really nobody gives a flying fuck anymore (maybe outside some people in the two countries) instead of only a few people  

 

Weird request as well, I get USA wants the final at their best possible time, but that shouldn't be much of a problem while still having the bronze medal match before it.

It's extremely odd.  But that's the concession they chose to make to have the game on in primetime in North America.  The other option would have been to play the men's bronze medal game the same day as the women's gold medal game, but I guess they didn't like that one as much.

[hckošice 13,216]

what would happen if yuesey lost by some accident the semifinal (I know not very realistic, but hypothetically), will they rechange the schedule in that case or it is definitive ?

[phelps 6,779]

34 minutes ago, hckošice said:

what would happen if yuesey lost by some accident the semifinal (I know not very realistic, but hypothetically), will they rechange the schedule in that case or it is definitive ?

if the USA don't make the Gold Medal match, there's no problem with their TV as they would never show on TV the national shame of playing for a minor placing...  

[phelps 6,779]

2 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Yeah but those schedules were just...odd. Having the bronze medal match after the final means really nobody gives a flying fuck anymore (maybe outside some people in the two countries) instead of only a few people  

 

Weird request as well, I get USA wants the final at their best possible time, but that shouldn't be much of a problem while still having the bronze medal match before it.

it's extremely odd (actually, it's crazy, a shame if you like)...

 

they could and should have scheduled the Bronze Medal match the day before (if they don't really want it at 9 a.m. local time in the same day), considered that the semifinals are set 2 days earlier...

[George_D 873]

Sergio Hernandez confirmed as Argentina coach, upbeat about makeup of Olympic squad

 

http://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/men/2020/news/sergio-hernandez-confirmed-as-argentina-coach-upbeat-about-makeup-of-olympic-squad

[Benolympique 1,586]

Team France 

La liste des douze joueurs retenus pour disputer les Jeux Olympiques

Meneurs : Andrew Albicy (31 ans, Gran Canara/ESP), Thomas Heurtel (32 ans, Asvel/FRA), Frank Ntilikina (22 ans, New York Knicks/USA)
Arrières : Nando De Colo (33 ans, Fenerbahçe/TUR), Evan Fournier (28 ans, Boston Celtics/USA)
Ailiers : Nicolas Batum (32 ans, Los Angeles Clippers/USA), Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (26 ans, Brooklyn Nets/USA)
Ailiers-forts : Guerschon Yabusele (25 ans, Asvel/FRA), Amath M'baye (31 ans, Karsiyaka/TUR)
Pivots : Rudy Gobert (28 ans, Utah Jazz/USA), Moustapha Fall (29 ans, Asvel/FRA), Vincent Poirier (27 ans, Real Madrid/ESP)

[George_D 873]

31 minutes ago, Benolympique said:

Team France 

La liste des douze joueurs retenus pour disputer les Jeux Olympiques

Meneurs : Andrew Albicy (31 ans, Gran Canara/ESP), Thomas Heurtel (32 ans, Asvel/FRA), Frank Ntilikina (22 ans, New York Knicks/USA)
Arrières : Nando De Colo (33 ans, Fenerbahçe/TUR), Evan Fournier (28 ans, Boston Celtics/USA)
Ailiers : Nicolas Batum (32 ans, Los Angeles Clippers/USA), Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (26 ans, Brooklyn Nets/USA)
Ailiers-forts : Guerschon Yabusele (25 ans, Asvel/FRA), Amath M'baye (31 ans, Karsiyaka/TUR)
Pivots : Rudy Gobert (28 ans, Utah Jazz/USA), Moustapha Fall (29 ans, Asvel/FRA), Vincent Poirier (27 ans, Real Madrid/ESP)

Verys strong. But some better options could be Théo Maledon and Adrien Moerman?

[LDOG 2,198]

Squad

 

 

[phelps 6,779]

Damian Lillard and Draymond Green are the first 2 NBA stars to agree and play for the US team in Tokyo according to Shams Charania and Joe Vardon of The Athletic...

more "big names" to be announced in the next few days...

[George_D 873]

Spain preliminary squad. Pau Gasol in, Mirotic out again

 

https://www.eurohoops.net/en/olympic-games/1220074/spain-names-18-players-to-preliminary-list-for-olympic-games/