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

Instead of a commanding +6 or +7 lead, we're looking at a slim +2 margin.

Those Polish players were just struggling out there today. I mean, seeing Schmalov pull off 14 saves while our guys racked up all those penalty minutes... I don't know how they managed to let this one slip away. It’s frustrating, really. Anyway, I suppose we'll just have to see if Slavko can turn things around from the sidelines 👋

Gregory Ramos3 said:And why on earth couldn't they play like that the night before?😠

Oh, right... my bad.😬

The Swedes don't commit 2431242432 turnovers in a single half.☕

How many did Buntic score, was it 7?

goldenseal45 said:Man, that announcer is totally losing it over Tony hahaha

Well, duh... I still remember back when he played in the World Cup in Egypt, what a joke...
He really should've been a powerhouse... even if he wasn't quite on Caesar's level, he still managed to absolutely wreck his own career... had way more potential than Pete, but man...

George Robinson43 said:Instead of getting those +6 or +7, we just walked away with a measly +2.

Man, if it wasn't for those +6 coming straight from Schmalov's 14 saves, we wouldn't even be in this conversation! 🙄

So, we’re heading into the half up by two, even with one less man on the court. Does that actually mean we're playing out of our minds? Honestly, I wouldn't count it. I’ll give us credit for everything except the defense today—that was a mess. It feels more like the Poles are just playing like absolute garbage right now...☕ Oh, and let's not forget Schmalov racking up 14 saves... what can you even say about that?

Jeremy Brown43 said:We’re heading into the half with a two-point lead despite being down a man, but let’s not kid ourselves—that doesn't mean we're playing particularly well (though I'll give us credit for the defense today). It's mostly just because the Poles are playing terribly...☕

And we've been playing like this since the tournament started...

Haha, what a wild game that was! 😁

What a goal by Lavoie. I'll be remembering one like that for a long time. 🙏 🙏 🙏

Adam Collins4 said:You can't exactly run with six field players if someone's been tossed out...

And even Charles is acting surprised about Zrnich. When a guy is coming down the court on a fast break, you just don't touch him... ever...

The force behind the hit doesn't even matter at that point. You just leave them alone...

Maybe try explaining that to the refs instead of us. It’s pretty clear they haven't a clue; go ahead, call them over at halftime.
You can lecture me on the rulebook all you want, but we're watching a completely different game in practice.

Joseph Clark37 said:Look, just drop the whole referee thing already. Yeah, we got screwed, okay? So what? We aren't gonna run off the court just because the officiating was trash. We keep playing and we stop all this whining right now.☕

That’s right, we’re the classiest bunch around. ☕

I’ve got a bad feeling about six of those guys... you could tell just by how they were reacting on the court, something was definitely off...
I mean, seriously, you never see anyone blowing a gasket like this when the refs are actually screwing over your own players...
Someone totally botched the official score sheet...

Kimberly Smith69 said:And we've been playing like this since the tournament kicked off...

🤣 My bad...🤣

Sean Gonzalez95 said:How could he not? I still remember when he played in that World Cup over in Egypt... there was zero hope..
He really should have been a powerhouse... even if he wasn't quite on the level of Caesar, he still managed to completely wreck his own career on the world stage. His potential was miles ahead of Pete's, but instead...

A total lack of self-confidence...

Jeremy Brown43 said:🤣 My own fault...🤣

🤣Far too much 🤣

14 saves, and our guys? (this one's in honor of the late Kljun)

Wait, did that guy seriously rack up 14 saves in just one half???

And Buntic dropped 7 goals on them???

frozentiger6 said: 14 saves, and what about our guys? (this one is definitely in the hands of the late Kljun)

Wait, did one person really pull off 14 saves in just a single half???

And Buntic dropped 7 goals???

Our team is making such expensive mistakes over these five games. 🙂

frozentiger6 said:

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Man, Szmal always plays out of his mind when he's facing us, but it’s kind of hard to pull off anything when the rest of his squad is playing like total Kopljarevski

George Robinson43 said:Our guys really dropped the ball in game five. 🙂

So, I saw that Somic was playing in some tournament over in France yesterday and dropped 21 points in a single game.

Honestly, I think the real issue lies with Balic.