08-01-2021, 01:14 PM
(08-01-2021, 12:58 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Considering that Slovenian basketball enthusiast @omahen used to hope Luka wouldn't play this summer because he was fairly convinced the team couldn't qualify for the Olympics, I'd say this is a significant accomplishment. I totally trust his info on the situation, so to me, this is Luka playing out of his mind and elevating the team pretty much by himself.
I still sort of can't believe what Luka means for this team. Without him they were losing against some of the worst teams in Europe, now they look like a very legit medal contender. Spain is likely top 5 team in the olympics and guys beat them. As Dirkfan said, the win would be way higher, if guys had a better shooting night.
I was also surprised how well non Luka guys executed 4 on 3 offense that was given to them all night by Spain doubling Luka. Sure NBA level defenders are better and would be quicker in switches, but they looked really comfortable. I am not sure DFS and Maxi would be able to put it on the floor like that.
I think Germany is at best at the level of Argentina and Japan, so I don't expect problems. France in semi finals is not ideal. I was hoping for Australia, but I guess it is still better than USA.