Posts by Adam Collins4

Like I was saying yesterday, defense is everything—and those guys from Denmark are proving it...

It’s all about grit and staying locked in. As for the offense? Well, we'll just have to figure that part out eventually...

This Oscar Robertson guy is an even bigger idiot than Bill Walton, who used to spend half the game just shoving players around from behind...

Paul Jones7 said:The foul actually started while the player from Spain was already a step ahead—by the time he closed the gap toward the line, he was still trailing. There’s absolutely no way that should have been a seven

Another guy mentioned something similar—that the foul began while the defender was caught right between the Spanish player and the line. I’ll admit, you could make a case for calling it since he got outrun pretty badly there. But if they didn't call it? That's just as valid an interpretation

Look, there's this thing called advantage...

In both of these scenarios, they let play continue... if a defender puts hands on an offensive player but fails to actually stop them, you let the game flow as long as no other rules were broken (like traveling, over-the-back, or double dribble)

Nothing happened—the player moved through and shot despite the contact...

To figure out when a foul actually occurs, you have to look at the exact moment the player violates the rules or starts crowding the defender out of their space...

frozentiger6 said:Now we’ve got both Saracevic and Jovic tearing into the officiating... I mean, honestly, what more do you want?

Look, if you actually want a critique of the officiating, bring in an actual ref or a linesman—someone like Vujnović, for instance...

Fine, let Sarač weigh in on the calls, but Jovic? Give me a break...🤦

Paul Jones7 said:Of course not. I’m sticking to my guns here—we're talking about four non-existent sevens.

Just like when I pointed out that Buntić's seven was just as questionable as that last one from Balić...

Picture this: a player breaks toward the goal, lining up a shot, face-to-face with the net, and then they get yanked back by Buntić or shoved aside by Balić...

It's a clear scoring chance, and they're being obstructed right when it counts.

neonfalcon16 said:The bronze is officially ours. 👋

Honestly, I think we can call this tournament a win. We finally snagged the one medal this group of guys was missing—we actually managed to outplay the French, and Kopljar finally found his rhythm on the court. Personally? I'm happy with how it went. ☕

We’ve already got a bronze at the Euros...

Plus those two silvers from before...

Now we just need that gold...

Jason Campbell70 said:And Kopljar was easily the best left wing in the whole Championship. 😁

Right wing...😁

Gregory Ramos3 said:Eighteen years, if my memory serves me right—which it usually does 🙂

Exactly, straight from Portugal...

Nicholas Long2 said:Honestly, whenever any national team—or even just a single athlete—from a country of only about 4.5 million people manages to snag any kind of medal, we should probably give them a standing ovation.

And let's talk about the players themselves. When an athlete grinds through an entire grueling season, then turns around and heads straight to the World Cup or the Euro Championship—where they’re playing ten incredibly intense games in ten days—only to jump right back into their club schedule immediately after? That deserves respect, regardless of whether they walk away with hardware or not...

Some of these guys were playing for their clubs right up until Christmas, then they fly out for training camps, play the Euro Championship now, and then—get this—they’re right back with their clubs the very next weekend...

Then it’s prep for the Olympics... then back to the club until December... and then straight into training for the World Cup again...

No other national team or group of players is operating on a relentless loop like this...

And yet, somehow, that's exactly what people choose to complain about.🤮

Well, looks like our guys are playing under a massive deficit tomorrow too...

Anger...

It’s gotta be...

I’m torn here...

Denmark is playing pretty rough right now, even if they are making some noise—they're missing two absolute pillars on their roster, which helps us out, and honestly, their defensive style is exactly what we want to see against them...

The Mexicans have a solid perimeter game, though it really just depends on whether they’re feeling it that day. Their defense is decent too, mostly because the refs let them get away with being absolutely brutal, especially toward Nikčević and Manojlović...

So, I’m leaning toward Denmark... because the Mexicans can handle Spaniards like this, but we? We take down Denmark... and then it’s Team USA all the way to the finals for the gold... leaving Belgrade absolutely fuming with envy...

Lazarov is basically guaranteed to be the league's top scorer again—that's two years running now. He’s sitting on a 21-goal cushion over the guy in second place, Čupić, who still has two games left to play. Even compared to Gajić, who has one game remaining, he’s got a massive 9-goal lead. Honestly, it’s pretty much impossible for anyone else to catch him at this point, even if those guys playing extra matches pull off some miracle...

Congrats, Kiro...

Rachel Moore2 said:I think I can finally say I’ve sat through a handball match at this championship—well, technically just the second half. Honestly, I feel like I need a year off from watching handball after that experience.😁 They seriously need to implement some kind of Hawk-Eye system or something. I used to think soccer referees were bad, but what’s happening in handball is just pure chaos.🙏
Man, what a sport. In boxing, at least you have the decency to hope you don't get hit; you're actually expecting the punch. Here? You never know what's coming...

That’s exactly why you think handball is for real men and soccer is just for little boys... until you get hit in the gut—then suddenly you realize you haven't actually experienced anything at all.😍

Either you're walking around with blue ribs from getting punched too hard, or your stomach is all bruised up and discolored from twisting around—you know the drill. Honestly, that’s why I can’t help but laugh every single time I watch a soccer match. Watching those guys roll around on the grass like they’ve been hit by a truck, just because someone barely grazed them? It's pure comedy.

What an absolute idiot Klein is... shoving a player right in the back while they're sprinting on a fast break... and then acting completely blindsided by the whistle like he hasn't got a clue what happened.

dustypanther6 said:So, the odds are still sitting at 1.75. They basically left them there this morning because we already cleared the path for the next stage—so they're letting the star players take a breather and haven't bothered to adjust the numbers yet.

And just out of curiosity—if you place a bet at a certain line and then they slash it right after you've locked it in, does the payout actually hit based on your original odds, or do they try to pull some fast one and pay you out at the lower rate?😁

It’s not exactly a powerhouse lineup, honestly—the Spaniards are giving it a shot, but those Canadians are putting up an incredible defensive wall...

Rivera is being way too timid for someone actually calling the plays...

dustypanther6 said:The Canadians are basically playing for show at this point—they just need a single point to lock in third place. Honestly, that’s a gift for us bettors. If they pull off a win, we can jump on those massive odds for us, since we'll likely be facing Denmark in SF.

Wait, how exactly are the odds going to be huge for us if we actually *need* a win against a much weaker team just to clinch first in the group?

I mean, if we want to face the Danes, we have to take that top spot...

Look, I don't bet and I don't claim to know the rulebook by heart, but using some basic logic here—if you're running a sportsbook, you aren't exactly going to offer a massive payout on a team that absolutely has to beat an underdog to reach their goal...🤷

Sure, the Spaniards have to lose to the Canadians—things are still up in the air right now...

And it wasn’t even applied to everyone—they were using some bizarre set of criteria. Even that Pole got booted toward the end just because he "carried" a German during a foul... I mean, if he’d done that after the whistle, sure, fine, give him the ejection. But he did it before the whistle blew! He basically just grabbed the guy with both hands and drifted a couple of feet away with him, without any shoving or anything aggressive... and this ref actually gives him two minutes?