Handball World Cup: USA vs. Poland (28-24)

Can someone please help me out here and explain why on earth Gregg Popovich hasn't stepped up to defend anyone instead of just acting like a total punching bag this whole time?🤷

I suppose we’re supposed to call this a success. :gobac: 🙄
We actually played two solid games there. And against heavyweights like the USA and Poland, too. 🙏
Though, who knows if we'll even make it through the qualifiers...

Kevin Durant

Buntić is catching the ball out of bounds again.

That’s exactly how you play when you’ve got something to prove and everything is on the line

Pešić 🎉

Things could have gone this way before. 😬

Why push Alilović so hard?

jao Gobac, hats off to you for waking up Ivan. Look, even those folks from FIBA won't be getting an appeal in time now.

Because he was the only one actually holding down the backline... honestly, reminds me of those old days playing ball out in the mountains near Seattle...😂

I’m honestly just gonna go ahead and throw shade at them both, they're such a total mess 🤦

If we could somehow play without Gobac (yeah, I mean Kopljar) and actually get a real human being on the bench instead of a cardboard cutout, this squad would be cruising straight into the finals ☕

Buntić scored 7, sure, but honestly? He needs to be riding the pine. I mean, have you seen him lately? Trying to track down those wild passes from Baličev that just fly straight out of bounds... it's a nightmare. 🤣 🤣

Gregory Ramos3 said:Can someone please explain to me why Pešić hasn't stepped up to defend anyone instead of just acting like a human punching bag this whole time? 🤷

Back in the day, even Mirko was actually decent between the pipes. He really held his own in goal once upon a time.

Gregory Ramos3 said:Man, he is just way too slow on defense when it comes to rotating back to cover Strleker🤣

Well, what can you do? Nobody's perfect.🙂

Gregory Ramos3 said:Can someone please explain to me why Pešić hasn't stepped up to defend himself all this time instead of just acting like a punching bag? 🤷

Zatzo, look, I know Balić is a total sweetheart off the court, but once he steps onto that hardwood? He's a different breed.

frozentiger6 said:Zatzo, look, I get that Balić is a total legend off the court, but when he actually steps onto the hardwood...

Oh man, right... I totally blanked on that one 🤦

Just a grain 🙏 🙏

There's really only one Ivano...🙏🙏

Jesus, what kind of absolute disaster is this... playing a man down like that...

Man, I am seriously losing my mind right now 😠 😠

Grace Castillo13 said:There's only one Ivano...🙏🙏

Not really. There are two. 🙏 One on the court, and one off it. 🙏

Man, you’re just talking nonsense too 🙄That was totally a foul on Vuković..

If they hadn't called it earlier, Gojun would've been right there in the paint and drawn a penalty shot ☕

frozentiger6 said:Sure, Balić might be a total loose cannon off the court, but once he steps on that hardwood...

😂😂
Man, Vanja is just... honestly, my favorite thing he ever said was about Lina: how everyone was freaking out over Ivan like he’d taken a bullet in downtown Chicago, when really he was just some drunk guy stumbling over a fence...🤣

Oliva playing defense... actually, scratch that, let's go with Kopljar🤦

Those officials are absolutely incompetent. 🤮