Basketball

[mojoween]

How long until “That bitch” is ready in gif form?

Also that Nike ad celebrating the gold medal gave me chills.  Very subtle but true.

Edited August 11 by mojoween

[kittykat]

Happy our women pulled it off even if it was a fight.  I won't lie, was definitely pulling for France just to mix things up and I always like when the host team wins on home turf but can't complain about another US victory.

And we tie China in golds because of it. 😉

Edited August 11 by kittykat

[MaryMitch]

26 minutes ago, mojoween said:

How long until “That bitch” is ready in gif form?

Thanks for confirming for me what she said! 😆

Honestly, the US team and announcers are acting like it was a runaway victory, not the razor thin win. I know, a win is a win, but they were damn lucky.

[mojoween]

Geno Auriemma’s program has to have produced the most golds, yeah?

[tljgator]

Brittney Griner crying during the national anthem might've gotten to me a little. *sniff* 

[NUguy514]

34 minutes ago, kittykat said:

And we tie China in golds because of it. 😉

This was the most important reason they needed to win!  (I'm only partially joking...I could stand us losing the gold medal count to any country other than China – or Russia if not banned.  I'm not convinced a few of China's swimming medals, including at least one gold, won't be stripped eventually, though.)

That...was intense.

[baldryanr]

1 hour ago, LexieLily said:

Neither team is playing well, honestly. Turnovers and bricked shot after bricked shot, on both sides. Plus so much fouling and free throws.

France - 31.5% field goal percentage, 19% from three

USA - 34% field goal percentage, 17% from three

Hideous.  If either side had been semi-competent on offense they would have won a blowout.