Honestly, taking fifth place isn't a bad look at all, especially considering how they actually played out there..
But calling it some massive success? I mean, come on, "massive"? Not really, especially when you look back at the mountain of medals we've been stacking up over the last nine years with basically the same core roster.. You’d have to be a little out of touch to even suggest that 🤦
Man, we are playing the absolute worst defense at this tournament, seriously 🤦
And honestly, it’s even more frustrating because we actually looked pretty decent during those first 20 minutes and only gave up 8 goals... but then the next 20 minutes happened and we let in 16 :ketapalm:
Man, thank God the refs actually called a foul on that one for once! Honestly, they’ve been ignoring the Rebel's drives for at least five possessions now, so it's about time we saw some justice. 🙄
Duvnjak just absolutely crushed them on that fast break 👋 👋
I honestly feel for you, but man, whoever first handed you a basketball and told you that you actually had some talent for the game really did you dirty 🤦
You can totally see that the talent is there and the squad isn't half bad overall... But you seriously can't just completely fall apart in ten minutes, for crying out loud.🙄
We are freaking missing Kemi's energy on the court, honestly... Now, whether that's on the coach, some built-up frustration from forcing guys like Pere, Džomba, or Sulić to play too much, the starters just hitting a wall, injuries, or something else entirely—who knows—but we have to fix this because our mindset just isn't what it used to be over the last nine years.
So, Duvnjak basically tore things up despite making a few mistakes while we were sitting right there at a five-point deficit (though, let’s be real, he didn't exactly choose to sub himself in for Vuković, right? ☕)
George Robinson43 said:So, what happens now? After that wild performance against Iceland, Coach is heading back home looking like an absolute legend who can do no wrong. 🤦
I mean, obviously, he’s gotta start getting the squad ready for the Olympics...