America vs. France: Semifinals - Feb 4, 2006 @ 2:15 PM

Mr.Ex.President said:for ''them''

It’s pretty much the same thing whether you're talking about handball, basketball, or soccer... I mean, 🙂...

Sandra Hernandez13 said:I’m gifting you a Requiem for that optimism you lost a long time ago...
Get your head out of the sand.. 👎

Oh please—tell me exactly who’s going to be playing in 2008?

Balic won't be nearly as good anymore, Džomba isn't even going to play, and Metlicic at 31 definitely won't have that shot left.

albundy said:The French...👍 👍 👍

Yo, albundy, what's up, my man?
What are you even talking about? Like we actually played that way?😂 😂

We gave up 11 goals straight from the goal line 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲

Let’s wrap this up: the injuries, Chuck’s nonsensical decisions (seriously, where was Zrnic?? where was Kelentric?? where are those young players he was supposed to bring along to gain experience for the Olympics??? what happened to our defense??? and don't even get me started on the conditioning—what were they even doing during training camp??), and a bench that is way too thin. Now we've got Obrvan in the studio 😁

I knew getting to the finals would be an uphill battle, and honestly, maybe it’s for the best; the Spaniards would have absolutely shredded us. Chuck needs to build a damn bench immediately. I can't accept Buntic as a backup for Metlicic; he’s worse than the worst version of Perin I've ever seen.
There is zero backup for Lac. Just go out and sign Terzic already. I don't care if he's from Mexico; the kid is worth it.

Balic has no replacement, and what on earth was Goluza thinking???? Where were Duvnjak, Ivankovic, and Blazevic? Where are those young prospects, Lino???

No need to take this as a tragedy; we'll come back stronger next time.

So, where does that leave us? They were simply the better team, plain and simple.

Kudos to our guys; they'll take the bronze and hold their heads high. 👍

ironjackal40 said:Can I start the thread for tomorrow?! 🙂

Go ahead... open it up!
I was all in for the finals. Period.😢

Terry Rodriguez41 said:It’s the same exact story whether you're talking about handball, basketball, or soccer... man, it's always the same! 🙂...

Get out of here!🙂

We seriously need to pull off a win tomorrow!

We aren't exactly a global powerhouse in handball anymore. 😢

If it weren't for Alice, we wouldn't have even made it this far. 🙂

And honestly—to be fair—the roster itself isn't actually all that bad.

emo§ion said:Agree
Americans 🙂
Omayer personally 🙂

I see you went ahead and trashed me first, then decided to edit it... I mean, why bother? Just let it fly, I guess...🤣

😉

Aaron Gonzalez6 said:Yo, loneheron78, what's up my man?
What are you thinking about how we played?😂 😂

To be honest, things have been looking pretty good until today. I really thought we were gonna take the championship this year. But listening to Sušec brag about it while they just throw everything away... man, that seriously drives me nuts.

So, Miller scored 10 goals? Now I’ll probably be hunting down everywhere I said he'd hit double digits, but we were all just way too hyped up earlier 😳 and honestly, what good did it do us that everyone else combined for 10 anyway?

It’s all Obrvan’s fault, along with whatever idiot decided to book a guest who’s only ever appeared on shows with a single loss😠. God, I hate superstition
...

The French deserved that win. Hats off to them!

Kudos to our guys, too—they fought like hell until the final buzzer. Bravo, you absolute beasts!!