2010 World Handball Championship: USA vs. Denmark (27-23)

Roger Allen3 said:you completely missed the point, just like a bad quarterback missing the defense in Denmark🙏

But I finally caught on😉
dammit, what a joke☕

slybadger99 said:I was watching the Polish squad—they’re solid enough, I guess... just seems like their goalkeepers have been struggling a bit during this tournament.

Khm... actually, Szmal is leading the tournament in saves right now.😁

Jose White18 said:Thanks for all the love. Look, I grew up in the sticks, so screw everyone in this whole damn forum and its history...

🙏🙏🙏🙏

What an absolute legend!!!

🙏🙏🙏🙏 🤣

slybadger99 said:I was watching the Polish team and they're actually pretty solid... I just feel like their goalkeepers have been a bit underwhelming during this tournament..

Yeah, you're not wrong there.. It’s just that Schmal actually led the pack in save percentage right after the first round of the competition🙄

edit : here, he's still sitting at number one with a 15.8 average.. Honestly, such a rough goalkeeper☕

http://www.ehf-euro.com/Goalkeepers.1872.0.html

Maria Fowler39 said:😂😂 It was also pretty funny when Kljjun joked about how when Balić collided with an opponent's leg, he went to fix his tape and claimed the tape actually cushioned the impact...🤣

🤣 That’s exactly what I heard too. You're overthinking it. Like, yeah, sure, the tape cushioned the blow for some guy just trying to get to the ball. 😲 🙂
I don't think the Poles are any better than the Danes or those Norwegians. They just don't have that "class" you see from teams like France or our guys when we're playing at 100% capacity.
We could beat them if we had a good day, similar to how we scraped by Iceland once by pure luck—though even Iceland shouldn't be missing that many chances.

Everything else remains the same. Our offense is still totally aimless, and the defense keeps giving up easy goals. The lack of offensive creativity really gets under my skin, especially when we have a man advantage. Every single opponent exploits it when we're down a player, yet whenever we have the extra man, we can't seem to create an opening. Even when we do, it's so clumsy that Čupić ends up with an 85-degree angle shot.

The defense held its own, and that's what matters. Someone is always going to score. Whether it's a rebel or someone else stepping up, goals happen. The main thing is that we aren't giving up 25+ points.

Terry Rodriguez41 said:Ugh, the hype right now is just ridiculous. Typical. I’m not feeling this at all... everyone needs to chill. Stop acting like we already won the gold. Other teams play handball too, you know.🤣

Tell me about it.😁 Don't even get me started on how everyone is suddenly worshipping Charles.😁
Yesterday they were dragging him through the mud, and today he’s some kind of saint. The only difference between the last two games and today is that Alilovic shot 45% and Buntic dropped 7 or 8 goals, whatever.😁

Everything else is exactly the same. Our offense is still totally clueless, and our defense is basically a revolving door. That offensive part drives me absolutely insane—especially when we actually have a man advantage. Every single opponent knows exactly how to exploit us when we're down a player, but when we have the extra man? We can't capitalize for the life of us. Even when we do manage to find an opening, we mess it up so badly that Cupic ends up taking a shot from an 85-degree angle.🙄
I’d love to see the actual stats on how many goals we let in while shorthanded versus how many we actually score when we have the advantage....

Look, fine, it was okay. We actually had more than two players who looked like they belonged on the court, so we looked like a national team instead of some local high school squad. If we want to win, we need to pull off a game like this again, and the Americans better be heading home with a 4 or 5 point loss too.😉

What a game!!!! Bravo, boys—they finally found their rhythm...
I'm absolutely thrilled.

boldhound8 said:Spill the tea! I'm all ears.😁 Don't even get me started on how people worship Charles.😁
Yesterday everyone was dragging him, and today they’re treating him like a hero. Honestly, the only real difference between his last two games and today is that Alilovic shot 45% while Buntic dropped 7 or 8 buckets.😁

Everything else is exactly the same—our offense is totally clueless, and the defense is still handing out goals like candy. Honestly, the attack is what really gets under my skin when we actually have the man advantage. Every single time our opponents are short-handed, they punish us for it, but when we have the extra man, we can’t seem to create anything. Even when we finally do find an opening, we play it so clumsily that Cupic ends up taking a shot from an impossible 85-degree angle.🙄
I'd love to see the stats on how many goals we conceded while playing shorthanded versus how many we actually put up when we had the man advantage.

It was a good one. We actually had more than two players showing up ready to play, so we finally looked like a national team instead of some random pickup squad. We need to pull this off again, and honestly, the Americans should be heading home with a 4 or 5 point loss too.😉

Are you kidding me? 🤣

Setting aside the sports side of things, these outbursts from Charles where he plays the "little guy from a small town fighting against a globalist conspiracy" are 🤮

Jesse Morgan3 said:Even if you ignore the sports side of things, those whole "little guy from the Midwest fighting against some massive global conspiracy" speeches from Charles are 🤮

I actually dig them. Way to go, Lino! 🙏🙏🙏

I’m honestly just terrified that God might decide to take a swing at Balic—maybe a little brain trauma for good measure... he’d end up taking more hits to the face than Jenna Jameson 😢

boldhound8 said:Give me a break😁 Don't even get me started on everyone sucking up to Charles😁
Yesterday they were all trashing him, today he's some kind of saint. The only difference between the last two games and today is that Alilovic hit 45% while Buntic managed to sink 7 or 8 goals, whatever😁

Everything else is the same. Our offense is still clueless, and the defense is still giving up easy goals... That offensive stuff especially gets under my skin when we actually have an extra man... because whenever we're short-handed, our opponents exploit it immediately, but when we have the advantage, we can't seem to create any openings. Even when we do, we do it so clumsily that Cupic ends up taking a shot from an 85-degree angle🙄
I’d love to see the stats on how many goals we conceded while playing shorthanded versus how many we actually scored when we had the man advantage....

But hey, at least we had more than two players who actually felt like showing up, so we looked like a national team instead of some local pickup crew. Now the Americans need to do this again and head home with a 4 or 5 point lead😉

Signature...☕

Jesse Morgan3 said:Adam Collins4, give us some actual analysis here.
I already touched on this—how can the same coach and the same roster produce such a massive gap? To me, it’s just about motivation, maybe even pure spite. There isn't much more to the philosophy than that.

What is there to analyze? We tore their defense to shreds.
Balic and Buntic were doing whatever they wanted. The Danes only moved out of the 6m zone when someone chased Balic, and once the ball hit Buntic, it was game over.
On the flip side, half their shots ended up hitting our block because their shooters are low-tier and inconsistent.
Simply put, the Danes are nowhere near our level of quality. That's why Iceland crushed them, and that's why we crushed them. They just aren't the threat they were a few years ago.

Ethan Baker43 said:Wait, what?!
We’re up 20:15.

And it happened just like that!

Anthony Roberts2 said:I'm honestly just worried that God might decide to end Balic's handball career with a massive concussion... he's bound to take more hits to the face than Jenna Jameson ever did. 😢

She's retired now. 🤣

Jesse Morgan3 said:Adam Collins4, give us some actual analysis here—and I mean serious stuff.
I already laid it out—how can you have the exact same coach and the exact same roster, yet see a gap this massive? To me, it’s all about motivation, or maybe just pure spite. There isn't some grand deep philosophy behind it.

Man, I'd love to, but I'm honestly still in shock...

I've crunched all the numbers—I've even factored in the guys from the South and tried accounting for the local rivalries—but nothing adds up. It just doesn't.

The only thing that explains a swing like this is raw, unadulterated motivation.

Like someone once said, you aren't going to learn a whole new system in two days—unless you're a total genius, but that's a whole different conversation...

Ethan Baker43 said:And it happened.

I made sure to emphasize that, don't you worry! ☕

I wonder who on earth actually came up with that "cowboy" nickname, honestly... it's a bit much

coastalridge64 said:🙂

I'm thrilled America won, but honestly, I'm even happier watching people like you suffer while everyone else celebrates!

Yeah, why don't you run over to politics then? You can keep being a nuisance and talking trash there instead. 🤣



The only thing missing now is our victory anthem—that mermaid song!