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SF: Australia vs Serbia

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SF: Australia vs Serbia

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It's not the issue of career backups. It's an issue that Australia is a team full of flaws which teams just didn't exploit and Aussies were shit hot shooting over defense vs most of the teams. Their offense is actually way to simple to long term challenge serious defenses. They run about 5 sets that I have seen so far in the tournament, and that is way to little if you are a bad PnR team, which they are. None of the bigs really run the PnR well outside of Bogut.

They are not a very good off the dribble shooting team (nobody outside of Mills can do it at a high level). Others are spot up shooters, that means you are 100% dependent on sets and screens to work for open shots or Dellavedova to create (which he isn't doing, he has shit himself so far). When you have that situation and you match it with a good defensive plan and lots of hustle and energy from opponent, you get this. The issue is this Aussie team never had plan B nor needed it in this tournament. Plan A always worked. This is where coaching and knowledge of the game by players comes into foreground.
 
This Serbian team is making a similar run to France in '00. 2-3 in the group stage finishing fourth, then all the way to final where they played well against USA.
 
Boomer said:
Australian basketball always save the worst for playoff basketball, I thought this team was different man
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CoachZ said:
It's not the issue of career backups. It's an issue that Australia is a team full of flaws which teams just didn't exploit and Aussies were shit hot shooting over defense vs most of the teams. Their offense is actually way to simple to long term challenge serious defenses. They run about 5 sets that I have seen so far in the tournament, and that is way to little if you are a bad PnR team, which they are. None of the bigs really run the PnR well outside of Bogut.

They are not a very good off the dribble shooting team (nobody outside of Mills can do it at a high level). Others are spot up shooters, that means you are 100% dependent on sets and screens to work for open shots or Dellavedova to create (which he isn't doing, he has shit himself so far). When you have that situation and you match it with a good defensive plan and lots of hustle and energy from opponent, you get this. The issue is this Aussie team never had plan B nor needed it in this tournament. Plan A always worked. This is where coaching and knowledge of the game by players comes into foreground.
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Hate to admit it but that's a fair post , see if anything changes in the second
 
Are we at the point where Australia is trying to build momentum for the Bronze, or do they still have a chance here?
 
Oh well, so all other teams were idiots so far and Djordjevic is pure genius now suddenly? Cant wait for the final, you will see it will not be refrereed like this one. If it is, we will see mass brawl.

CoachZ said:
It's not the issue of career backups. It's an issue that Australia is a team full of flaws which teams just didn't exploit and Aussies were shit hot shooting over defense vs most of the teams. When you have that situation and you match it with a good defensive plan and lots of hustle and energy from opponent, you get this. The issue is this Aussie team never had plan B nor needed it in this tournament. Plan A always worked. This is where coaching and knowledge of the game by players comes into foreground.
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I saw the halftime score on twitter and swore FIBA made some sorta of mistake.
 
i rather have a bad game in preliminary round than in semi final round.
 
Wow, somebody told the refereees to change the style during pause? Serbia got 4 fouls during few minutes.
 
Nice butchering by refs now. Trying to prevent a blowout of the team which can't score shit.
 
Playing a little better now, but that first half was just not good enough. The gaps too big
 
There are teams that in the big moments chocked (like Australia) and there are teams that in the big moments become powerful and brave (like Serbia).
 
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