Euro Handball Championship: Groups D & C merge into Group II (America, Spain, Canada, Canada, Fra

The Swedes are gonna be a huge challenge... catching the game on Balkaniyum.tv ☕

Swedes are on the menu today.

If Balić makes a comeback, we might actually pull this off...
And if Kopljar stays stuck on the bench, who knows.

Defense was solid last night. Alilovic is slowly getting back into the swing of things.
Didn't catch the Swedes playing, but my money's on them folding today.
Still, we've got home court advantage...😁

Anyone know if Balić is actually coming back?

I just hope that incompetent Cop stays off the court as much as possible during the Euros, then maybe we’ll actually stand a chance even with Goluža calling the shots from the bench. 🤣

If you're talking about the Euros, I'm pretty sure Balić will be back in action, though I wouldn't count on him for this specific game since it doesn't seem all that critical... 😉

Another lackluster performance, and once again, we looked completely lost against a set defense. Our backline was predictably full of holes. Honestly, I’m starting to worry we won't walk away with anything meaningful from this road trip to Chicago. 😢

That’s exactly what I was sweating... that they’d end up down by two goals...
really hoping we pull this one off.

and man, we better not play like this when we're out in Chicago... because we definitely have more in us than this.

Honestly, we just cranked up the transition game by two gears higher than before..

And if Mike stays this sharp leading up to the tournament, our goalies might actually start pulling off 10+ saves a game, which is something we’ve been desperately lacking in these last few tournaments👋

What on earth are they broadcasting on ABC now? The entire second half was just one long monologue from that guy... 🙂🙂

Grace Adams32 said:What on earth are these guys doing on ABC? The entire second half was just one long, endless monologue from Miller...🙂🙂

Ugh, tell me about it... I seriously had to hit the mute button just to keep my blood pressure from hitting the ceiling.🙂

Miller 😍

Where’s that guy who was hanging out with Mike? 🙂

Carl Garcia22 said:Where’s that old video of him and Mike? 🙂

Check my Photobucket ☕



Come on, man, don't mess with me... what even was that? 🤣 🤣

Oh boy. A real cop...

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Grace Adams32 said:Man, what a disaster.

🙂

😍

Honestly, this guy is a total legend for managing to commit an offensive foul, miss a wide-open layup, score on a breakaway, nail a three-pointer, and then just completely fumble the ball out of his hands
all within a four-minute span. Like, how do you even achieve that level of chaos?

The highlights basically show him totally breaking up the rhythm 😬

EDIT: And yep, he managed to pick up a technical too... Seriously, the guy is a walking natural disaster, but I guess he did technically bring the Americans back into the game 🤣 🤣

Total morons... absolute idiots...

Zeppelin 👋

+5.

Honestly, looking back at everything Copeland did, that last move he pulled was easily his most brilliant play yet.

🤣 🙏

I’ve got a mountain of stuff I need to get down on paper, but honestly, I just can't be bothered right now. I'll keep this short... our game has actually leveled up lately. LeBron and AD are playing out of their minds, and even AD's shooting looks better than usual. It should be enough to carry us through to the Conference Finals.
I'm pretty damn sure we shouldn't be counting on Anthony Davis to carry the load anymore either...
Anyway, more on that later...

I’ve got a mountain of stuff I need to get down on paper, but honestly, I just can't be bothered right now. I'll keep this short: our gameplay has actually improved lately. LeBron and AD are looking sharp, and even AD's perimeter game is stepping up... should be enough to carry us through to the Conference Finals.
I'm pretty convinced we shouldn't be counting on Westbrook anymore either. He's just not it.
Anyway, more on that later...

I can’t quite wrap my head around why Coach Miller spent half the game rambling on, constantly bringing up the budget and mentioning those big-name sponsors—and honestly, I suppose I see his point there—but whenever they actually try to ask him a direct question, he just deflects with some completely unrelated tangent.🤷🤷

As for the actual game...
From about halfway through the first half until the final ten minutes, I thought we were playing pretty well, especially with guys like Thompson, Miller, Davis, and Wilson stepping up.
It’s just... I really hope we don't end up like last year heading into the playoffs, where everything looked perfect right up until the moment it all fell apart.

Anthony Wilson4 said:I’m getting pretty convinced that we shouldn't be counting on Baker anymore.

Why is that?

Anthony Wilson4 said:I’m pretty convinced they aren't counting on the Fed anymore!!!
We can get into that later

Either say it now or shut up forever! 🙂

Anthony Wilson4 said:Well, I guess that’s just my own personal take on things, but let me explain why I feel that way. Coach Miller spends half his time talking about the budget and how most of the guys out there are just kids between 18 and 23, nothing more... The only three players who aren't basically teenagers are Lackovic, Vori, and Balic. Since Lackovic and Vori are playing over in Germany and doing pretty well for themselves, while Balic is still stuck here in the city, I suppose he's actually in a slightly better position than those two. I remember this one moment when we conceded a goal, and I can't quite recall if you all remember, but Miller snaps at Balic, asking him what on earth he's looking at. He probably just glanced at the monitor to catch the replay, I guess. Then, later, Coach Thompson asks the assistant how serious Balic's injury really is, and the guy just brushes it off, saying they have a medical team to handle the players, and frankly, he only cares about the healthy players who are actually going to make the trip to Chicago... It reminds me of how they used to talk about Balic back when he was injured before; they always said he'd play no matter what, even if he had to play with half a spine or something. To me, it feels like they might have already written him off, but I suppose we'll see how that plays out over the next few days!!!

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They definitely weren't part of the roster for London, but I have a feeling they'll be showing up for this European Championship...