The semifinals for the men's tournament took place today and set up a Serbia vs. USA match for the gold on Sunday afternoon. The Americans held on after a very middling first half while Serbia…
Olympic Overview: Women’s gold set as USA vs.…
The US women started a little slowly but followed the same script as they did against Japan by kicking things into high gear in the third quarter. Spain dominated Serbia in a fairly impressive win…
Olympic Overview: American awakening, Bogdanovic battle on Day…
The men's games didn't have nearly the same theater (not to disparage the late game between Serbia and Croatia) as the women's bracket yesterday, and that's okay. What we got instead was some tournament favorites…
Olympic Overview: USA rolls, Spanish miracle on Day…
The women's medal round kicked off and delivered a pair of highly entertaining games. Team USA played a close first half but eventually dismantled Team Japan. We had some favorites struggle and a buzzer beater,…
Olympic Overview: Spain, Croatia advance; brackets set on…
This was the final day of the group stage in Rio and the three games on the slate certainly shook up the standings. Lithuania and Argentina had nothing to play for besides seeding but the…
Olympic Overview: USA shaky as ever, Group A…
Team USA made things a little too close for comfort once again. The French, playing without Tony Parker, sliced and diced some bad defense and kept the game close for far longer than they should've…
Olympic Overview: 2OT Classic, Spain rolls, Nigeria rewarded…
The day kicked off with a huge rivalry game that delivered on its promise of drama and excitement. Spain looked like Spain but they might've gotten an assist from a lifeless effort out of the…
Olympic Overview: Serbia pushes USA to the brink…
Team USA skittered by again, barely beating a well-oiled Serbian basketball machine. Their hot start looked like the US we expected to see but Serbia got some tremendous performances from their big names and pushed…
Olympic Overview: Mindaugas Magic, BoBo Bonanza on Day…
Day 6 didn't bring the same historic development as Day 5 in Rio, but we got another full slate of close action. Lithuania asserted themselves as serious contenders on the back of strong team play,…
Olympic Overview: Carmelo’s Coronation on Day 5
The game of the day was undoubtedly the matchup between undefeated Australia and powerhouse Team USA. Australia controlled much of the game but a fabulous effort from Carmelo Anthony was too much to handle in…
Olympic Overview: Brazil stuns Spain and Dario delivers…
Brazil dug themselves a big hole against Lithuania in their first game, trailing by 30 in the third quarter before embarking on a furious comeback that came up just short. Spain was in command of…
Olympic Overview: Americans roll, Canadians clutch and Australia’s…
Today lacked the pure entertainment value of yesterday's Day 2 but turned out some good stuff. The game of the day probably came from the women's bracket as Canada worked to erase an 18 point…
Olympic Overview: A Croatian Comeback & Lithuania escapes…
Mercifully we saw some close games and exciting finishes today. Dario Saric almost choked it away for Croatia but came up big at the game's pivotal moment. Lithuania started strong and snoozed through the second…
Olympic Overview: USA & Serbia cruise, France disappoints…
Over the course of the Rio Olympics I plan on slapping together some quick thoughts from all the basketball that goes down. The dedicated basketball channel that most providers have for the Olympics is a…