Posts by Adam Collins4

Austin Grant9 said:Watching the French take on the Icelanders, I honestly think we’re going to
need more than just Karabatić—we’ll need some serious firepower on the wings too, because
Guigou and Jola were right up there as the second-highest scorers for France with six goals each.

Defensively? It’s basically an impossible task for us to play against the French—not unless we actually had a defense that could match theirs... which, let's be real, we don't...

If we tried to play their game, we'd end up spreading ourselves way too thin, plus there's the whole issue of them being absolute monsters when it comes to one-on-one drives...

Especially guys like Karabatić and Abalo...

Samuel Baker3 said:everything that happened over these last two weeks is basically irrelevant—after tomorrow's 60 minutes, you're either a champion or a loser.

History only cares about the winners—kind of like how the GOAT of his sport used to say: if you finish second, you’re just the best loser there is.

Well, I wouldn't go that far...

We're a relatively small nation here in the States, but we live and breathe handball... people will remember this, and maybe even a silver medal.

Especially in a year where there isn't a FIFA World Cup to distract us... at least not for us.

Tomorrow, the boys just need to step up and show what they've got, and that'll be that.

Like Grain said: "Let's just go out there, give it hell, and see what happens."

Just, above all else—keep your heads in the game.

rapidbison42 said:Alright, enough with the nonsense.
Look, I’m usually the first one to call out a total clown, but once again—the clown actually pulled it off.
Yeah, he’s an idiot. He basically writes himself off, yet somehow manages to stumble his way back into a gold medal. It's ridiculous.
So, anyway, congrats to Lin Chervar.

I'll jump on the bandwagon too...

Noah Ross7 said:Adam Collins4 still thinks he’s some kind of handball guru.
nice.🙂

Wait, when did I ever say that?...

I'm just calling it like it is—just like most people in this thread—pointing out the stuff that was clearly subpar today...

And honestly? That's the kind of stuff that’s going to come back to haunt us against the French... they don't miss opportunities like that...

It's funny to me that most folks here—the ones who aren't busy blindly defending certain personalities without any actual logic—are all pointing out the exact same mistakes that need fixing...

But hey, why bother with substance? It's much more fun to just troll...

Melissa Price6 said:even without Peter Metlicic, Spoljaric, or the rest of the crew... we still pulled it off and made it to the finals.
Pessimists... you guys are being way too negative. ☕

I'm with you on that one...

Ashley Carter95 said:Tomorrow, during those first ten minutes, things will probably go sideways just like usual—both our guys and the French will be totally outclassed.🤣

Those ten minutes where we're basically playing checkers while they play chess... it could seriously come back to haunt us.

But honestly, given how much Lino struggles with basic tactics, I wouldn't be surprised at all...

boldhound8 said:We'll just have to wait and see what happens on mute😁.
The Mexicans will eventually pay us back for San Diego. 😁

Man, oh man...

I am definitely skipping that one...🤣

Maria Fowler39 said:What time does the championship game start? I totally missed the announcement.

I don't think they've actually set it yet—they're probably still messing around with the scheduling again...

Maria Fowler39 said:Thanks!

My bad...

Bronze is at 3 PM, finals at 5 PM...

Tyler Anderson48 said:how Lac is actually a pro player..😢

With the way they're playing..🙂 against the French..

the money is practically in the bag ☕

That’s just because he isn't Hercegovac...☕

Sean Gonzalez95 said:We shouldn't be losing sleep over this. Those French guys need to go grab the gold... honestly, we couldn't care less. It’s actually a massive opening for us if things play out right.

Why "need" to? They already have plenty of it...

And yet, they keep pushing us, acting like this is the one big prize we're missing out on...

If you ask me—and I think I'm right here—the pressure is actually being put on us.

Gregory Ramos3 said:They ran a 5-1 set for maybe fifteen minutes—with Vori leading the charge...

Defense wasn't even an issue at any point during this game 😉

There was definitely a stretch where Bielecki and Lijewski were just tearing us apart from the perimeter because nobody was even bothering to step up and close out on them...

Gregory Ramos3 said:Look, we're splitting hairs here... It always takes them a minute to find their rhythm and get everything balanced out

I mean, I’m not exactly expecting anyone to play flawless defense for a full sixty minutes... Scoring 10 in the first half and 11 in the second? To me, that's a damn fine defensive showing...

But you see how everyone's pointing out that the defense was totally off during that first half...

It felt like it took way more effort for us to actually lock things down today than it did against the Danes, for example...

Gregory Ramos3 said:Honestly, I’m starting to lose my patience with these judges... 😠

Dule 🙏 🙏

Yeah, they're doing a stellar job...

Actually, it’s probably better for us this way...

Way to go, Čupić...

Susan Taylor34 said:I'm officially out of coffee🤣

The French beat Poland by five goals—was that even a contest, or just a routine blowout? 😁

Just a total walkthrough...

Look, it isn’t really a win if we don't get the treads... I'm telling you, we need that tank...😁

Way to go, guys...🙏🙏

Ashley Carter95 said:you can't handle this without some Xanax🙄>

Whoa, easy there... it hasn't even hit the 52nd minute yet...😁

They speed up the tempo and suddenly miracles start happening... hmmm...

And then you’ve got Linek telling them to slow things down... either he’s actually scrolling through the Forum during halftime, or the players are just straight-up ignoring him...

The way he applied everything we discussed here during the last game—and now doing it again—really makes me think. My money is still on the idea that he’s secretly reading our posts right here... 😂

Alright, does anyone have any actual advice for Vori? I'm trying to figure out how we might be able to lend him a hand here.😁