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If all of you 35 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 2: guys are having a great week so far, we had 36 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 2: a marathon of Olympic basketball today, four quarterfinal games. We're 37 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 2: gonna be hitting all four of them, starting with USA Brazil, 38 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: then getting into France, upsetting Canada, Serbia coming back from 39 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,959 Speaker 2: down twenty four to beat the Australian national team, and 40 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 2: then at the very end, Germany, after falling down by 41 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 2: five in the mid third quarter, comes back to win 42 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 2: comfortably against Greece. You guys are the joke before we 43 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:18,959 Speaker 2: get started. Subscribe to Hoops and O YouTube channels. You 44 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 2: don't miss any more of our videos. Follow me on 45 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 2: Twitter at underscore JSNLTC. You guys, don't miss you announcements. 46 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 2: Don't forget about our podcast feed where you get your 47 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 2: podcast on our hoops tonight. Don't forget it's helpful. Fe 48 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: leave a rating and a review on that front. The last, 49 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,839 Speaker 2: but not least, keep dropping mail back questions in those 50 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 2: YouTube comments so we can keep hitting them throughout the 51 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 2: rest of the summer. Also, yesterday I actually recorded the 52 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: first video in our player ranking series. Now those aren't 53 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 2: gonna release until I go out of town. I'm leaving 54 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: on Thursday to go to Vegas to see two more 55 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 2: Dead End Company shows at the Sphere. I'm very excited 56 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 2: to see John Mayer play with three fingers. He slammed 57 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 2: his index finger in his left hand in a door, 58 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 2: so that's gonna be like kind of like I was 59 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,679 Speaker 2: joking about this with my wife, like because it's such 60 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: a low hazard indush. You don't really get to see 61 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 2: musicians play hampered the way you do with athletes because 62 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 2: they can get injured. But I've seen some of the 63 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 2: early stuff from him last week, playing with just three fingers. 64 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 2: Any of you guys who have played guitar know that, 65 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 2: like this is vitally important. It's probably the most important 66 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: finger on that hand when it comes to playing. And 67 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 2: so I'm super excited just to see John play some 68 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,679 Speaker 2: injured guitar at this fear. Later on this week, my 69 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 2: wife and I are seeing two shows and then we're 70 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 2: coming home and then we're turning right back around and 71 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 2: going out of town to the Pacific Northwest for about 72 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 2: a week. And we got a bunch of different places 73 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: that we're hitting up there. I'm gonnahit a few national parks. 74 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 2: We're gonna spend some time at Lake Jolande as well. 75 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 2: I'm super excited to just get out of this Tucson heat, 76 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 2: take a little bit of a break, and then come 77 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 2: back for the grind as we head into the next 78 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: regular season. But while I'm gone, we're gonna be airing 79 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 2: the beginning part of our Top twenty five Players series, 80 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:58,119 Speaker 2: and I recorded that first video yesterday, And first of all, 81 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 2: it's just gonna be so difficult. It's insane how many 82 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 2: talented players there are in the league. Just try to 83 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: rank a top twenty five. It's not easy. It's a 84 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 2: super stressful process. But I'm really really excited to get 85 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 2: into that with you guys starting next week. But this 86 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 2: week just Olympic basketball quarterfinals today, semi finals on Thursday, 87 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 2: and then the gold medal game on Saturday for US 88 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 2: here at Hoops. And it might might try to cram 89 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 2: in a mail bag there at the tail end of 90 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 2: the week two. We'll see, So keep those questions in 91 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 2: the YouTube comments. So USA Brazil just an ass kicking. 92 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 2: To be honest, Brazil doesn't have the talent to hang 93 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 2: with Team USA. Their primary perimeter initiator is Barcelina Wertas, 94 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 2: who's been around for a very long time, and they 95 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 2: just ran a super deep drop coverage on him and 96 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 2: he couldn't get his pull up mid range jump shot 97 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 2: going with enough efficiency for it to matter. They took 98 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 2: thirty seven threes to try to win the math game, 99 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 2: but they only made twelve of them. Temusa forced him 100 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 2: into fifteen turnovers. They blocked seven of their shots TSA's 101 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 2: defense has been consistently stifling from the beginning of the 102 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 2: exhibition games. The offense has been a little bit more 103 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 2: of an adventure, which we're going to talk about in 104 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 2: a minute, but they've been really good. They've been averaging 105 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 2: allowing just zero point eight to one points per half 106 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 2: court possession so far in the Olympics. That is by 107 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 2: far the best mark out of any of the Olympic teams. 108 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 2: The Victor Webbin Yama Rudy Gobert front line for France, 109 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 2: that team is in second place in half court defense, 110 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 2: allowing zero point eight to seven points per possession, So 111 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 2: a pretty substantial gap there between basically like ten percent 112 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 2: between Team USA and Germany, or excuse me, between TOSA 113 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: and France. So that's how dominant their defense has been. 114 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 2: And they're allowing to zero point eight three points per 115 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 2: half court possession even including all five exhibition games, and 116 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 2: that includes that South Sudan game where they did not 117 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 2: have a very good defensive night. So like Tosa has 118 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 2: been consistently great defensively. They're active on the ball, they're 119 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 2: getting deflections, they're getting good perimeter defense performance even from 120 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 2: guys like Devin Booker, and Steph Curry, who in their 121 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 2: careers are not necessarily known as being stifling perimeter guys. 122 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 2: They're super active on the back line. They're just playing really, 123 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 2: really hard on that end of the floor and the 124 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 2: results have been really good. But the exciting part is 125 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: they're starting to get it going on offense. They were 126 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 2: already playing really well. They were allowing or they were 127 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 2: scoring zero point nine to six points per half court 128 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 2: possession in the exhibitions, which is good. It's not bad 129 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 2: by any stretch of the imagination, but certainly not good 130 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 2: enough considering the amount of talent that is on this roster. 131 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 2: They are scoring a ridiculous one point one four points 132 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 2: per half court possession so far through four games at 133 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 2: the Olympics, and this is to be expected. There's something 134 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 2: fundamentally different about playing basketball in this setting. I mean, 135 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,840 Speaker 2: especially when it comes to aggression and confidence. Like take 136 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,359 Speaker 2: Joel and Bif for example. He's been struggling with this 137 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 2: a lot. But like when you're on your NBA team 138 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 2: and there's this clear hierarchy and it's like I'm gonna 139 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 2: get my touches and it's okay if I miss two 140 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 2: or three shots in the opening min it's like, how 141 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 2: many times is a Devin Booker Steph Curry or like 142 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,679 Speaker 2: a pull up shooting guard like started the first quarter 143 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,919 Speaker 2: going one for five, and it just doesn't matter because 144 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 2: they can play themselves into rhythm and start getting going 145 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 2: there in that second quarter shift when they come back 146 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 2: in and maybe they're in good rhythm by the end 147 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 2: of the game and they finish the game, you know, 148 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 2: you know, nine for twenty or something like that, and 149 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 2: still have a solid night despite starting poor from the field. 150 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 2: And it's just a little different in a setting like this. 151 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 2: You go out and you miss your first one or 152 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,679 Speaker 2: miss your second one, and all of a sudden, you're like, eah, 153 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 2: like should I even be shooting? Like I'm not really 154 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 2: feeling it right now, and I've got all these other 155 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 2: super talented guys on the team. Then you start to 156 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,679 Speaker 2: second guess yourself and the aggression kind of goes away. 157 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 2: And what ends up happening is, especially in the early phases, 158 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 2: guys just kind of like don't want to pull on 159 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 2: the rope too hard because they don't want to kind 160 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 2: of disrupt the flow of the rest of the team, 161 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 2: and you're starting to actually see everybody kind of find 162 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 2: their role. Like Devin Booker, for instance, has been the 163 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 2: guy who's been really gunning from the three point line 164 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 2: with that starting group, hit a couple of really tough 165 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 2: contested threes on the perimeter. And again remember in FEEBA ball, 166 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 2: because of the defensive three second rule or the lack 167 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 2: of one there, I should say, because of that, unique 168 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 2: guys that are confident stepping up and shooting shots from 169 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 2: the perimeter. And every team is putting their best lock 170 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 2: and trail guy on Steph and just chasing him around 171 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 2: like crazy, and STEP's not getting open very much. And 172 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 2: so Devin Booker's getting better looks and he's capitalizing on it. 173 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 2: He's leaning into what this team needs him to be, 174 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 2: which is an aggressive three point shooter. Joel Embiid I 175 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,679 Speaker 2: thought that was kind of an interesting use of him today, 176 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,920 Speaker 2: Like he's still struggling with those like face up jab 177 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 2: step jumpers from the mid range and large part because 178 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 2: he's not getting the same calls that he gets in 179 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 2: the NBA when he kind of sticks those arms out, 180 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 2: which is good in my opinion, and players are pressing 181 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 2: up on him more and getting good contests. But you 182 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 2: know where he is getting great looks from the three 183 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 2: point line, and he was much more aggressive from the 184 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 2: three point line today, both in catches at the top 185 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 2: of the key during their five outsets, but also in 186 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 2: transition just running his lane and a trailing to play 187 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 2: and catching at the top of the key. That's a 188 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 2: value add for him with this team. That's the one 189 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 2: thing he can do that Joel that at, Anthony Davis 190 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 2: and bam Adebayo can't do at a high rate, which 191 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,199 Speaker 2: is hit above the break threes, and so he's leaning 192 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 2: into that, right Like Lebron James early in the tournament 193 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 2: struggling a little bit with turnovers, right to be expected, 194 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:16,199 Speaker 2: playing basically point guard for a team of a bunch 195 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 2: of guys that are coming together for the first time. 196 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 2: Right Well, only five total turnovers in the last two games, 197 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 2: so he's cut way back on his turnovers. He had 198 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 2: nine assists today, So, like you could tell, Lebron is 199 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 2: starting to kind of figure out how to run that 200 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 2: starting unit. Anthony Edwards we talked a lot in the 201 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 2: exhibition games about how I like him coming off the 202 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 2: bench so he can just be super aggressive and not 203 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 2: necessarily have to stress about pulling on the rope against 204 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 2: Stephan Lebron. He can be in that bench unit and 205 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 2: just look to gun. It's like Bam and Ad switching 206 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 2: every screen, stifling everything, getting a ton of stops. And 207 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 2: that is Katie and Aunt being really aggressive with their 208 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 2: over the top shooting, while Derek White runs around in 209 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 2: circles and gets offensive rebound put backs and just continues 210 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 2: to make dirty work plays that help his team win. 211 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 2: But it's all coming together and they're starting to play 212 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 2: a really pretty band branded basketball again. Like their offense 213 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 2: is up substantially from where it was in the exhibitions, 214 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 2: their defense is even more stifling than it was in 215 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 2: the exhibitions, even though it was always good, and they're 216 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 2: just playing at a really high level now. Serbia for 217 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 2: the semi final game, has consistently played Tosa well, and 218 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,679 Speaker 2: with Yokic on the floor in particular, they've been pretty competitive, 219 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 2: and so my guess is that they're gonna ramp Yokic's 220 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 2: minutes up to as close to forty as they feel comfortable. 221 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 2: They might give him a little bit of a rest 222 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 2: in the first half, but don't be surprised if he 223 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,719 Speaker 2: plays the entire second half, and that's gonna be a 224 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 2: challenge for Team USA now Germany too. I think Germany 225 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 2: is gonna beat France, but that's a close game that 226 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 2: could go either way, so it's possible THATOSA could have 227 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 2: a couple of tougher games here in the semi final. 228 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 2: In the Championship, they'll be heavy favorites. They're seventeen and 229 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 2: a half point favorites against Serbia on Thursday, but I'll 230 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 2: be impressed if they dominate both games because I think 231 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 2: Serbia and Germany are both good. They're gonna play really hard. 232 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 2: They have some specific things that they can do to 233 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 2: kind of bog USA down. It'll be an interesting challenge. 234 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 2: Although I do leave TMOSA we'll get through it. Our 235 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 2: second quarterfinal game, Canada versus France, France came out with 236 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,440 Speaker 2: just incredibly stifling defense. By the way, I mentioned that 237 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 2: defense number earlier. In the half court with Team USA, 238 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 2: France has been the second best half court defense so 239 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 2: far in FIBA, Germany's been the second best overall defense, 240 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 2: and France has been the second best half court defense. 241 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:25,319 Speaker 2: Victor Wembinyamo was playing a high drop coverage and was 242 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 2: getting a bunch of deflections early. At a certain point, 243 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 2: Canada just straight up stopped bringing Wemby into ball screens 244 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 2: because the problems he was causing up at the level 245 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 2: of the screen. Nick Batum did a really nice job 246 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 2: on Shake Gildos Alexander. He's got the length to contest 247 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 2: pull up jump shots, and he was timing Shay's pull 248 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 2: up really well. Shay, obviously still one of the best 249 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 2: players in the world, found a way to get his points. 250 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 2: I think he had like twenty seven or twenty nine 251 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 2: or something like that, but I thought Batum defended him 252 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:53,680 Speaker 2: pretty well. Overall. Canada just came out guns blazing on 253 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 2: the defensive end of the floor and then on the 254 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 2: offensive end of the floor. They just played through the 255 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 2: post and Canada was switching screens and like they would 256 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 2: run action and get Shae Gilders. Alexander switched on to 257 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:05,439 Speaker 2: Gershawan you busle and just throw it down to him 258 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 2: on the block and then from there like he would 259 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 2: just kind of bully his way to the basket. He 260 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 2: bullied his way right to the front of the rim 261 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 2: On sche for a layup. They were passing really well 262 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 2: out of the post. Both Victor wemen Yama and gers 263 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 2: On you Bussell. The first bucket of the game. Wemby 264 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 2: on the right on the left block just backing down 265 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 2: and dragged I want to say Dwight Powell was guarding you. 266 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 2: Busselet dragged Dwight Powell into the lane and then Ubuslet 267 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 2: was wide open on the right wing and Wemby just 268 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 2: hit him with a beautiful pass, knocks down the three 269 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 2: U busle was I believe it was Shay was bullying Shay. 270 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 2: Another time drew in a second defender, really nice drop 271 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 2: off pass to Isaiah Cordinne and uh uh he ended 272 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 2: up getting a little dunk on the baseline. Then Victor 273 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 2: wemen Yama did the same thing off the left block, 274 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 2: catching posting. Isaiah Cardina just cuts really hard off of 275 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:54,079 Speaker 2: the slot. Wemby hits him, he draws a foul. That 276 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 2: was like a big part of what's made France's offense 277 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 2: work despite having limited perimeter initiators is a lot of 278 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 2: action and through Webben Yama allowing him to function as 279 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 2: a passer, and then obviously Yabuselet has been able to 280 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 2: bully some of Canada. Canada's guards as well. Isaiah Cardinier 281 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 2: was huge early in this game. I talked about him 282 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 2: cutting off of post ups and getting a dunk and 283 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 2: then a foul. He also hit two like off the 284 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 2: dribble transition pull up threes that were massive that put 285 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 2: France up seventeen to five to start the game, and 286 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 2: then from there Canada was basically fighting uphill the rest 287 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 2: of the way, and you know, they kind of lingered 288 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 2: in that five to seven point range, but down the stretch. 289 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 2: Evan Fournier, guy who only had one made field goal 290 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 2: in the first three quarters, hits three shots in the 291 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 2: final four minutes. Hits a bomb three off the right wing, 292 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,959 Speaker 2: another Victor wemben Yama post up, another double team from 293 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 2: one pass away, another nice pass from Victor, and forty 294 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 2: eight hits that bomb. He had a floater. It was 295 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 2: kind of a weird play. It was an offensive foul, 296 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 2: but they counted the basket. He had a driving floater 297 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 2: at one point. It's a huge shot. That was right 298 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 2: after a big block from Victor Wembenyama. To this play 299 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 2: where Dylan Brooks was posting up on the like kind 300 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 2: of left elbow extended area and Victor just straight up 301 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 2: abandoned his man as Dylan was turning and like straight 302 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 2: up through a double team at Dylan Brooks and then 303 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 2: blocked him on a fade away. And that's kind of 304 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 2: like that thing I talk about a lot on the show, 305 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 2: like defensive playmaking, which is essentially like outside of the 306 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 2: game plan but seeing an opportunity and like trying to 307 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 2: be aggressive. Like it's not like France is on the sideline, Like, hey, Victor, 308 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 2: if Dylan Brooks takes a fade away, you should double 309 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 2: team because Dylan Brooks is not that good of a shooter. 310 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 2: It's a shot. You live with the results. But hey, like, yeah, 311 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 2: Victor just saw an opportunity. Was like, I don't think 312 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 2: Dylan sees the floor right now, and I think I 313 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 2: can block this shot. And he went for it and 314 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 2: it got a huge stop for them, and then they 315 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 2: went down and scored. And then vic Evan Fortier hits 316 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 2: another bomb three, this time on the left wing from 317 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 2: like thirty five feet and now Franz is advancing to 318 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 2: play Germany in the semi finals. Really impressed by Victor 319 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 2: women Yam. I think he only had something like seven points, 320 00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 2: Like he didn't have a high scoring night, but he 321 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 2: was dominant in the game defensively and dominate as a passer. 322 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 2: Frances is a team that, especially with the home court 323 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 2: advantage piece and with how hard they play on defense, 324 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 2: they can be pretty tough to hang with. And then 325 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 2: Gobert had a hand injury, like a finger injury, but 326 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 2: their coach said that they actually went away from Gobert 327 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 2: and played Wenby at the five specifically for the matchup, 328 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 2: and I thought that was really smart for the Canada 329 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 2: matchup in particular, especially with how good Canada is on 330 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 2: the perimeter defensively, Like, playing two bigs could really gum 331 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 2: things up for you offensively, and like because you Buslize 332 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 2: just a little more skilled offensively, can catch and finish 333 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 2: a lot better, can knock down three point shots. It 334 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 2: just kind of gave them a more dynamic front court 335 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 2: with those two guys. I thought that was the right call. 336 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 2: Last note from this game. Jamal Murray was legitimately awful. 337 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 2: He had He had seven points on thirteen shots. He 338 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 2: had one assists and three turnovers. That's not good when 339 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 2: you have thirteen shot attempts in three turnovers and it 340 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 2: generates literally what nine points, Like that's just not going 341 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 2: to get it done. He came out the game, it's 342 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 2: like right when he checked into the game. He was 343 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 2: over penetrating and then trying to throw these like cross 344 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 2: body passes that French dudes were just shooting the gap 345 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 2: and getting steals and running out in transition the other way. 346 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 2: He can't get separation. He's not hitting his jump shot. 347 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 2: He just looks slow and he looks out of shape, which, 348 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 2: like I've been telling you guys, like some of the 349 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 2: stuff I hear from the people that I trust, who 350 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 2: are Denver fans and who cover the Nuggets, Like that's 351 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 2: kind of the thing on Jamal right now, is he 352 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 2: kind of shows up to this kind of stuff out 353 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 2: of shape and tries to play his way into shape, 354 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 2: and it's really bitting him on the ass in this 355 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 2: tournament here at the Olympics. So it looks like the 356 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 2: game is moving too faster. I'm not sure if it's conditioning. 357 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 2: I'm not sure if it's an injury that we're not 358 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 2: sure about or what's going on. But like i'd be 359 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 2: a little I'd be just a little bit worried about 360 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 2: Jamal Murray if I was a Nuggets fan. Hopefully the 361 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 2: embarrassment from this tournament leads him to really hit the 362 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 2: gym hard over the course in the next couple of 363 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 2: months so that he can come into camp ready to 364 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 2: rock and. 365 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: Roll preparing for your upcoming fantasy football draft. 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Paddy Mills 385 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 2: is like little like kind of drifting short mid range 386 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 2: jump shots, and Australia went up by twenty four points 387 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:12,640 Speaker 2: in the first half. They for the game got one 388 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 2: point two to two points per jump shot and Serbia 389 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 2: only got zero point eighty seven. So that was kind 390 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 2: of the big swing factor in this particular game is 391 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 2: just Serbia didn't shoot well and Australia shot super well. 392 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 2: But Serbia slowly worked their way back into it. They 393 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 2: really stepped up their defensive pressure on the perimeter. This 394 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 2: is something I've been impressed with Serbia through this entire 395 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 2: tournament and even into the exhibitions, Like for a team 396 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 2: that doesn't have a lot of athleticism on the perimeter, 397 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 2: they play really hard and they do actually they actually 398 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 2: can be pretty disruptive just with the level of intensity 399 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,919 Speaker 2: that they bring on the perimeter. Jokic stepped up his 400 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,399 Speaker 2: defensive pressure. He was really active in a high drop coverage. 401 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 2: Instead of like dropping back and letting Giddy and Paddy 402 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 2: Mills get into the short range, he was up at 403 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:56,360 Speaker 2: the level being active with his hands that actually ended 404 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 2: up leading into switches which became a big deal in 405 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:00,439 Speaker 2: crunch time, which we'll get to in a minute. The 406 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 2: other thing that really spearheaded the Serbia comeback was the 407 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 2: offensive glass. They had ten offensive rebounds on the second 408 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 2: and third quarters while they were making the comeback. Just 409 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 2: really really really aggressive to the rim. Guys just making 410 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,159 Speaker 2: extra efforts tap out rebounds, that kind of stuff, just 411 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 2: buying extra possessions as they tried to generate chaos to 412 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,239 Speaker 2: get to get back in the game. They ended up 413 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 2: cutting the lead to sixty to fifty nine with a 414 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 2: couple of threes, and then the game really settled into 415 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 2: like kind of a classic rock fight from there. It 416 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 2: was tied at seventy eight after a Josh Gitty left 417 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 2: corner three, and then Josh Gitty foolishly just hacked down 418 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 2: on Vascilla Jay Michich on a three point shot towards 419 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 2: the end of the shot clock that puts Serbia up 420 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 2: eighty one to seventy eight. Josh Gitty ends up hitting 421 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 2: this like kind of crazy, one legged, floating rising jump 422 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 2: shot on the left side of the floor that cuts 423 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 2: it to eighty one eighty and then it turned into 424 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 2: classic rock fight basketball where like neither team could get 425 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 2: a bucket, Butgdanovich missed a mid range shot. Michitch missed 426 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 2: a mid range shot. On the other end, ge he 427 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 2: missed one of his floaters that he usually makes. Patty 428 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 2: Mills missed a pretty tough shot from the mid range, 429 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 2: so it's kind of just like stuck in the mud. 430 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 2: And then Nikolejokic made a big play it got a 431 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 2: guard on a switch and hit him with a spin 432 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 2: move and that kind of forced Jack Landial to step 433 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 2: up a little bit, so he threw a really nice 434 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 2: over the top pass to a baseline cutter who I 435 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:21,360 Speaker 2: think was Vascilla Jaymestitch. Again, he ended up going one 436 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 2: for two from the line, so Serbia was up eighty 437 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,440 Speaker 2: two to eighty and then Patty Mills gets Nikole Jokic 438 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,400 Speaker 2: on a switch and hits. Jokis defended it really well, 439 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 2: like straight up smothered him on like a step back 440 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 2: eighteen footer from the left, elbow extended and Patty just 441 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,119 Speaker 2: sunk the shot. There was a throwback Patty Mills night. 442 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:39,439 Speaker 2: You got a tip of the cap to him. He 443 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 2: had twenty six points in this one that sent the 444 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 2: game to ot and then Australia came out really hot 445 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 2: and o Tea we're hitting shots, and they were actually 446 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 2: up by three with about two and a half minutes 447 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 2: left after Josh Giddy hit another big step back three 448 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 2: over yokicch in a switch, and that's where Jokic really 449 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 2: took over the game from when Australia went up I 450 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 2: think they went up ninety to eighty seven, and then 451 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 2: Yokic just completely takes over the game. He gets a 452 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 2: couple of huge stops on switches, he gets Giddy. Giddy 453 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 2: had just hit a step back three on him right, 454 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 2: so this time he like pressed up a little bit 455 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 2: and kind of shaded his right hand because if he 456 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 2: forces him to the left, Giddy always likes to get 457 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 2: back to that right hand to finish because he really 458 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 2: likes to go to the floater. So he kind of 459 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 2: like shaded up on Giddy's left hand up high enough 460 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 2: to contest the step back that forced Giddy to drive, 461 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 2: made a couple of really nice slides to beat him 462 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:32,679 Speaker 2: to the spot, and then when Giddy went back to 463 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 2: his right hand on the right on the left side 464 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,199 Speaker 2: of the rim, Jokicic was able to easily block that 465 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 2: shot that actually led to a runout the other way 466 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 2: and a foul so Serbia cut it to ninety to 467 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 2: eighty nine. So basically like a four point swing on 468 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 2: Nikole Jokic making a huge play on a switch. Then 469 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 2: he gets another huge stop. This time he gets Patty 470 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 2: Mills could switched down on Patty Mills, and this was 471 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 2: where kind of FEEBA rules took over. Patty actually beat 472 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 2: Yolkic off the dribble, got all the way the rim 473 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,640 Speaker 2: and had an easy layup and it would have gone in, 474 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 2: but the layup had some spin on it. It was 475 00:22:04,760 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 2: coming around the rim. It was gonna kind of toilet 476 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 2: bowl its way into the basket. Jokic makes an extra effort, 477 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 2: comes flying in and swats the ball off the top 478 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 2: of the rim. It's just kind of an unusual play 479 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 2: that you're not used to seeing in the NBA, obviously 480 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:18,639 Speaker 2: with the rules, but huge. Another huge play from Jokic 481 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 2: to get a stop against Patty Mills, and then Jokic 482 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 2: actually went down and turned it over. Patty Mills goes down, 483 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 2: Jokic swipes it from Patty Mills again, So even though 484 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 2: it was off of a Jokic mistake, three massive defensive 485 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 2: plays from Nikola Jokic in a row, and then there 486 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 2: was kind of like a little bit of a chaotic sequence, 487 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 2: a little two man game on the left wing with 488 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 2: Jokic that works downhill, hit a baseline cutter. As the 489 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 2: baseline cutter came around, Jokic relocated right to kind of 490 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,439 Speaker 2: the front of the rim. Baseline cutter dropped it off 491 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 2: the Yokic he hit his patented little left shoulder hook 492 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 2: that he hits like seventy five percent of the time, 493 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:56,119 Speaker 2: and that put Serbia up by one. And then Giddy 494 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 2: actually ended up getting Yokic on a switch again and 495 00:22:58,400 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 2: wanted nothing to do with it as soon as you 496 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 2: got your because on the switch, he just picked up 497 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,119 Speaker 2: his ribble, passed out of it and McVeigh ended up 498 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 2: missing a baseline jump shot for Australia, and then Jokich 499 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 2: just ice is the game on the right block patented 500 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 2: Nikole Jokic left shoulder one like fadeaway or the Somber 501 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,159 Speaker 2: shuffle as you guys know it, where he kind of 502 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 2: fades over his left shoulder but then steps back and 503 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 2: comes off and lifts his left knee up and just 504 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 2: hits that little drifting jumper on the baseline that puts 505 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 2: Serbia up three Australia turned it over on the inbounds 506 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 2: on the other end of the floor, and Australia is 507 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 2: eliminated and Serbia is advancing to the semi finals. Just 508 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 2: jokis just classic best player in the world. Stuff there 509 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 2: down the stretch of that game is really really fun 510 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 2: to watch as Serbia advances. And then the last game. 511 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna spend too much time on this one 512 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 2: because I only caught the second half of it, but 513 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 2: Grease was up by five at one point in the 514 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 2: mid third third quarter, and Franz Wagner like really really 515 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 2: looked good down the stretch of this game, super confident 516 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 2: with his jump shot. All of a sudden in the 517 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 2: second half. He hasn't shot well in Fiba, but he 518 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 2: hit a huge step back three, had a really like 519 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 2: right shoulder fade away like tough shots like he had 520 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 2: another kind of like spinning left shoulder hook on another 521 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,399 Speaker 2: drive on the left side. These were those like little 522 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 2: mid range shots that he was missing in the Cavs series. 523 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 2: And so between that and just how confident he looked 524 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 2: hunting his jump shot, he got fouled on a step 525 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 2: back three on the left wing, where like he confidently 526 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 2: went into it and the defender knew he felt good, 527 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 2: so he was like really out on it and he 528 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 2: ended up drawing a foul. I thought that was kind 529 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 2: of encouraging, even in a very small sample size, just 530 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,480 Speaker 2: because of how poor of a shooting season froanz Wagner 531 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 2: had last year and how poor he shot the ball 532 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 2: in Foba up until this particular game. And Germany defended 533 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 2: Giannis really well. They built the wall, they got back 534 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 2: on transition, they rotated to shooters, and they've looked really 535 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 2: good in the tournament. Like I mentioned earlier, they have 536 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 2: been the second best overall defense in the tournament behind USA. 537 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 2: My predictions for the semi finals, Germany is a four 538 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 2: and a half point favored over France. They're the better team, 539 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 2: especially with their perimeter initiators like franz Wagner and Dennish 540 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 2: are just a level above what you're gonna get in 541 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 2: terms of like Evan forty a and Frank Melaquina and 542 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 2: those guys initiating offense for France. But then again, like 543 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 2: the home court advantage thing and just how hard France 544 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 2: plays on defense, I could see that game going either way. 545 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:18,919 Speaker 2: Germany is a four and a half point favorite. I 546 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 2: will pick Germany for now, but I could see that 547 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,400 Speaker 2: game going either way. And then, like I mentioned earlier, 548 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 2: USA is a seventeen and a half point favorite against Serbia. 549 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 2: Worth mentioning, both of the first two matchups between Serbia 550 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 2: and the USA were pretty close for the first half, 551 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:34,719 Speaker 2: and then generally they've played USA really close with Jokic 552 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:36,919 Speaker 2: on the floor, so look for Jokic to step up 553 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 2: as minutes. Look for that to be a really physical 554 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 2: and intense game. But Tisa, I expect to really put 555 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,640 Speaker 2: their foot to the pedal to the metal, and they're 556 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:47,439 Speaker 2: just playing really good basketball right now, so I think 557 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 2: they'll end up getting it done, and I think we'll 558 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 2: end up getting USA Germany in the final. All right, guys, 559 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 2: that is all I have for today is always to 560 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,359 Speaker 2: sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting the show. We're gonna 561 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,439 Speaker 2: be back on Thursday to cover the semi finals and 562 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 2: then again on Saturday to cover the final and do 563 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 2: a mailbag, and then don't forget, we start our player 564 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 2: ranking stuff next week. I will see you guys. 565 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:10,440 Speaker 1: Then the volume. 566 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 2: The NFL season's right around the corner will be breaking 567 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 2: down all the off season storylines on the Colin Cowherd podcast, 568 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 2: my best Takes guests like my buddy Nick Wright. Check 569 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 2: out the Colin Coward podcast, part of the Volume network, 570 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:30,320 Speaker 2: available on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.