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Post by connors on Jul 26, 2021 18:15:33 GMT
I presume it’s based on us sending our 3 best basketball players whilst the other countries send relative nobodies….
Anyway just watching the Slovenia v Argentina game.
Hersey - you are so right about the commentator. Shocking. He lost me when he said Doncic corner 3 was a score from
Low Post……
Also though…Luis Scola! Still balling at 41. Respect
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Post by notoriousbigz on Jul 26, 2021 22:06:24 GMT
I presume it’s based on us sending our 3 best basketball players whilst the other countries send relative nobodies…. Anyway just watching the Slovenia v Argentina game. Hersey - you are so right about the commentator. Shocking. He lost me when he said Doncic corner 3 was a score from Low Post…… Also though…Luis Scola! Still balling at 41. Respect Exactly that to be honest - send three of our best and wed be ok haha! I have loved Scola for a long long time. Probably the last time well see Scola and Pau Gasol on the international stage and I fully intend to enjoy it whilst it lasts! |
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Post by drivethebody on Jul 27, 2021 7:55:44 GMT
Have the BBC not shown any of it thus far?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2021 8:59:23 GMT
If GB ain't in it then they don't care
In all seriousness it's behind the paywall that is Discovery+
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Post by ridercolt on Jul 27, 2021 9:54:46 GMT
Have the BBC not shown any of it thus far? Bbc only have the rights for a maximum of 2 sports at a time so are concentrating on sports with British interest |
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Post by edware on Jul 27, 2021 9:57:45 GMT
Have the BBC not shown any of it thus far? Nah, BBC have limited rights this year and can only show 2 live events at a time. Basketball would be lucky to get much coverage if GB were playing, definitely won't be getting any with no British interest. Discovery have the full rights to stream everything, BBC piggyback off of their feeds i believe. Edit: essentially what ridecolt said. great minds etc |
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Post by connors on Jul 27, 2021 10:43:54 GMT
I am sure they will show the final if the USA get there.
I recall what a pleasant surprise it was to watch the Dreamteam matches back in 92. At that time NBA basketball was hard to come by so to get the chance to see the best in the business (in admittedly one sided games) was great. The only downside was the awful commentary by Stuart Storey!! Not that it has improved much with some of the ones being used on Eurosport/Discovery absolutely useless (as Hersey has pointed out).
There really is no excuse for it but I am equally sure there are people from other sports who are suffering in the same way!
I enjoyed watching the Spain v Japan game. Japan were really playing well in the 1st quarter and a crowd would have been a big assistance to them and may have made it more interesting. So many of that Spanish team have played together in these tournaments for years. Almost like a club side!
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Post by solentkestrelsfan75 on Jul 27, 2021 13:25:14 GMT
Just discovered Sky Channel 986 ( eurosport 6) is dedicated completely to basketball. I didn't even know it existed! Looks like it 24hr a day mix of highlights and live games. Also the BBC did show France vs USA live on the red button last Sunday.
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Post by reallyoldfeenixfan on Jul 27, 2021 14:56:41 GMT
Incidentally who is in the GB squad for today 3 x 3, remember Jackman's being included. Who else?
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Post by drivethebody on Jul 27, 2021 15:40:54 GMT
Incidentally who is in the GB squad for today 3 x 3, remember Jackman's being included. Who else? ?? There’s no GB team? |
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Post by number23 on Jul 27, 2021 16:38:52 GMT
Incidentally who is in the GB squad for today 3 x 3, remember Jackman's being included. Who else? I don’t think GB are in the Olympics. Jackman was in the squad for the recent qualifying for the 3x3 European Cup - if I remember rightly, GB men didn’t make it through, but GB women did. |
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Post by reallyoldfeenixfan on Jul 27, 2021 20:45:33 GMT
Incidentally who is in the GB squad for today 3 x 3, remember Jackman's being included. Who else? I don’t think GB are in the Olympics. Jackman was in the squad for the recent qualifying for the 3x3 European Cup - if I remember rightly, GB men didn’t make it through, but GB women did. Oooops sounding as clueless as some other posters on here ( names not released to protect the guilty ). |
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Post by dandayr on Jul 27, 2021 22:01:54 GMT
on virgin ch540 is currently the dedicated one for olympic basketball under the eurosport banner
a number of other popup Eurosport channels are there as well for example handball and judo have one right now - i assume as events end and others start the channels will change what they are dedicated to
someone mentioned how bbc have less and the extended options this time are behind a paywall of discovery+
I have not paid extra to get all the popup eurosport channels, they have just appeared as part of the package I am on that does include eurosport 1 +2 - so technically I am watching behind a paywall, but I am not paying for these channels
just glad someone mentioned on a whatsbev thread that these exist - as otherwise I would not have known I had them all
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Post by massiveridersfan on Jul 27, 2021 23:14:07 GMT
Just discovered Sky Channel 986 ( eurosport 6) is dedicated completely to basketball. I didn't even know it existed! Looks like it 24hr a day mix of highlights and live games. Also the BBC did show France vs USA live on the red button last Sunday. Thanks for the info - found the coverage on Discovery+ but didn't know about this. Pathetic that as a Sky customer I wasn't informed in advance. Just shows again how poorly basketball is treated by the media in terms of coverage and reporting games. |
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Post by voise on Jul 28, 2021 9:59:30 GMT
Australia Italy was a battle. Thybulle, Landale and Kay dragged the Boomers over the line. Really enjoyed watching Thybulle in the games so far.
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Post by bullets92 on Jul 28, 2021 11:55:28 GMT
Awful, sometimes non existent commentary for basketball coverage that’s hidden away.
Meanwhile on BBC One there’s a commentator crying over a dancing horse. Literally.
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Post by interestedridersfan on Jul 28, 2021 12:01:54 GMT
Awful, sometimes non existent commentary for basketball coverage that’s hidden away. Meanwhile on BBC One there’s a commentator crying over a dancing horse. Literally. GB can win medals in the dressage Thats what gets the coverage Simple as that |
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Post by bullets92 on Jul 28, 2021 12:02:56 GMT
I can appreciate that. Just not the tears.
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Post by drivethebody on Jul 28, 2021 12:07:39 GMT
I can appreciate that. Just not the tears. The commentator is involved in the sport and with the medalllist - it’s the Olympics - it’s emotive - that’s what sport is all about. I’m sure if GB basketball got to that level there’d be a few tears from those directly involved also. I was at the Ball Out in Finsbury Park the other day and saw some tears from family members there ( and that’s about as un Olympics in terms of everything as you can imagine 😂 |
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Post by bullets92 on Jul 28, 2021 12:17:41 GMT
I can appreciate that. Just not the tears. The commentator is involved in the sport and with the medalllist - it’s the Olympics - it’s emotive - that’s what sport is all about. I’m sure if GB basketball got to that level there’d be a few tears from those directly involved also. I was at the Ball Out in Finsbury Park the other day and saw some tears from family members there ( and that’s about as un Olympics in terms of everything as you can imagine 😂 I’ve shed many a tear over British basketball. Just don’t think I could ever look at a horse doing a foxtrot and need w few tissues, Olympics or not. But each to their own. |
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Post by connors on Jul 28, 2021 13:33:44 GMT
To be honest the one eyed cheer leading style of the BBC team can be a bit much. I think there is a balance they can achieve by clearly wanting Team GB success but not going full on fan mode!
The SKY/Virgin channel thing is an interesting one. I wonder if in order to be able to provide these things on the SKY Q APP they have to be allocated a channel? It does not seem to be like that for Netflix or Prime but maybe its due to it being live? No idea but glad as the ability to record the games (thanks Hersey) is a real benefit with the time they are on.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2021 17:18:46 GMT
To be honest the one eyed cheer leading style of the BBC team can be a bit much. I think there is a balance they can achieve by clearly wanting Team GB success but not going full on fan mode! [/br]Reminded me of the Euros and the reports of complaints over the biased coverage in favour of England |
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Post by connors on Jul 28, 2021 21:26:04 GMT
I think that was the case at times but it was nothing in comparison to the Olympics. I think there is an attitude that Olympians are all
Plucky amateurs and that’s almost never the case anymore. Yes they are not multi millionaire football players but they are elite professional athletes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2021 15:35:50 GMT
To be honest the one eyed cheer leading style of the BBC team can be a bit much. I think there is a balance they can achieve by clearly wanting Team GB success but not going full on fan mode! [/br]Reminded me of the Euros and the reports of complaints over the biased coverage in favour of England[/quote] Hmmm, questionable. Especially after that game that saw your lot win the World Cup. Meanwhile the Scottish Press where rather unsubtley supporting anyone England met in the group stage. Anyway, some thoughts about the TV coverage. |
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Post by allstring on Jul 29, 2021 17:01:14 GMT
Anyway, some thoughts about the TV coverage.That's a bid rude suggesting BBC are playing for second place; although I didn't get past the title in fairness.
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