Team USA

[pdub]

Huh.
This happens every four years.
I’m pretty in.

I want us to win every game.

[DeletedUser]

I am in too, on the Olympics as a whole. But I guess I find other sports more interesting than basketball.

[KUTradition]

it’s rare that i plan to watch any given competition…i just watch whatever is on when i’ve got the time

the exceptions are for history’s sake (Biles, Phelps, etc.)

[DeletedUser]

it’s rare that i plan to watch any given competition…i just watch fever is on when i’ve got the time

the exceptions are for history’s sake (Biles, Phelps, etc.)

Same. We are watching equestrian jumping right now. My daughter is into horses so she's loving it.

[KUTradition]

dude’s pommelhorse routine was sick, keeping US gymnastics on the podium with a bronze

[twocoach]

did britnry greiner take a knee for the anthem.

Did you stand up off your couch when the anthem was played?

[twocoach]

dude’s pommelhorse routine was sick, keeping US gymnastics on the podium with a bronze

The whole day of men's gymnastics was awesome. So many great performances across the entire team. I love seeing athletes achieve their lifelong dreams in sports like this where the Olympics is the pinnacle of the sport.

[DrPepper]

I doubt I will watch a second of Team USA bball (mens or womens), but have watched a lot of ping pong, water polo, and rugby lately. None of it with an American in it. It makes me miss those Saturday mornings with Wild World of Sports.
Watching water polo, I kept wondering what a Bill Self would do. It seems to be a lot of ball movement and faking. Just swing that defense around and do not let the ball stick. Again, I would love to see what a Bill Self take would be on this. Alexa (yes, I asked Alexa for the rule basics) said that water polo is a mixture of hockey, soccer, swimming, and basketball. It is 6+ goalie. Looks like man to man defense, but I do not know if that is required. 30-second shot clock.

[DrPepper]

I watched a bit of the womens floor exercises last night. Those last few were really awesome and perfectly solidly done. I was wondering how Simone Biles could top that. Then she steps up and in that first tumbling pass she fucking shoots up in the air soooo high. There was no comparison. Wow. She had some goofs in the routine, but I was shocked at her ability compared to the "other 'best in the world'" gymnasts.
She was like Broadway vs people who sing in the shower.

[KUTradition]

it just looks so easy for her

and, despite her size, her tumbling seems so powerful that i think it gets away from her (hence the couple step outs)…it’s just so easy for her to get the height and rotation, that it looks like she almost needs to pull back a little

[twocoach]

That and the fact that she is doing triples while everyone else is doing doubles. I loved the graphic they had that showed that she gets higher in the air than the guy who won the gold at the last Olympics. Biles is one of the most powerful athletes we've seen.

So impressed with all that both Biles and Suni Lee had to overcome to accomplish what they did. They truly showed that some days you win just by enduring a shitty day and getting to the next day so that the next day has a chance to be great. That also had to be the most accomplished Olympic podium in women's gymnastics history. Two previous Olympics Gold Medalists in the All Around plus an Olympic Silver medalist that missed the gold by less than 2 tenths.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

This is the basketball thread. Right?
Hey KD - Does your husband play too? I'm not watching the game. Does he not give a shit and isn't trying?

[DeletedUser]

Hot start for Serbia.

[DeletedUser]

More than a hot start. They are blowing them out. 41-25 in 2nd.

Looks like a KU tournament game against an over matched underdog. Playing harder. More locked in. And the bounces also going their way. Funny how that goes. Quicker to the ball. Quicker to the floor.

LeBron needs to put team USA on his back. Get Steph and Book going from 3. KD spending too much time complaining about every single fucking call.

[jhawks99]

This is ugly

[pdub]

Um.
Come on US.

[jhawks99]

Whoops, poked the bear.

[DeletedUser]

Steph on fire. 2nd half is going to be a battle (hopefully).

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Go Serbs!

[DeletedUser]

I feel better about our chances knowing gutter is cheering against us.


Serbia about to get "guttered".