Spain vs. France about to start

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  1. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    It would be nice to have them now. I missed the alley oops they would dish out on a constant basis.
     
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    Which has more pussies?


    [video=youtube;XCnkJ5e3vXU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCnkJ5e3vXU[/video]

    [video=youtube;HeR3fUDaZVs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeR3fUDaZVs[/video]
     
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    Batum dunk from yesterday's game:

    [video=youtube;plypfpIyHGM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plypfpIyHGM[/video]
     
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    Xenophobic AND gynophobic. Couldn't you squeeze homophobic in there and go for the trifecta of hilarity?
     
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    ...and here's the end of the second Spain-France game (with Tony Parker this time):

    [video=youtube;VqaARYhDPo4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqaARYhDPo4[/video]

    A couple of comments:

    * haven't heard the Alan Parsons Project since the Jordan Bulls days
    * France have so little depth up front that they had Batum on Gasol at one point
    * Sergio and Rudy manage one of their patented alley-oops in the closing minutes of a tight game
    * Where's Rubio? Sergio really is more important to this Spain team right now. In fact, Rubio is at best 4th after Gasol, Rudy and Sergio. Even Llull seems more active and involved.
    * France were just giving the ball to Parker and standing and watching at the end. I think they should've run it through Diaw more
     
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    With 4 seconds left, the scorekeeper gave France's basket to Spain. The final score says 85-84 Spain, and should be 86-83 France.

    McMillan had no use for opportunistic shooters like Sergio and Rudy (and Crawford), shooting well only when they find themselves open. McMillan didn't know how to create those openings, so he demanded Roy-like shooting skill or else, the player looks like he can't shoot.
     
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    I miss Andre Miller's alley oops. And I bet Aldridge misses them too. I think a lot of his dropoff in shooting percentage last year was because he didn't have all those sure things. It's something that should be incorporated into the team's play again. Aldridge has great hands and coordination. It makes him a more dangerous player because the defender has to hedge to defend against the alley oop and gives Aldridge more room to operate.
     
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    Boo--you got me to watch the video, just to see if you were serious (which you obviously weren't). Fool me once...
     
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    Spain beating up on GB right now on ESPN 3.
     
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    If GB is not the worst team participating in Eurobasket then... well, they just will be. This is a team so bad that Joel Freeland would instantly be their best player. And it wouldn't be very close.
     
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