London 2012 MegaThread [Part 2]

Mint Sauce

blueser wrote: »

Gabby looking very tidy this afternoon. Another button two please Gabs!

Yes. Very revealing.

Guy:Incognito

Whats the disincentive to fouling in basketball? USA were going to score there so Spain foul them. Even if you get sent off you get to bring someone else on dont you?

Pudsy33

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Whats the disincentive to fouling in basketball? USA were going to score there so Spain foul them. Even if you get sent off you get to bring someone else on dont you?

The USA guy missed, then he was fouled and got 3 free shots. If he had have scored, and got fouled in the process, he gets the original score plus the free shots

opinion guy

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Whats the disincentive to fouling in basketball? USA were going to score there so Spain foul them. Even if you get sent off you get to bring someone else on dont you?

Pudsy33 wrote: »

The USA guy missed, then he was fouled and got 3 free shots. If he had have scored, and got fouled in the process, he gets the original score plus the free shots

It was a stupid foul to commit basically

steve9859

Must be hard to be still competing. By the time you've finished, they willl be pretty much starting to dismantle the venues and everyone getting ready to go home. Meanwhile all your teammates have been boozing it up in China Whites all week. Must be an awful anticlimax...

opinion guy

BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMM


...hehe.....just in case you were missing Timmy Mac

Pudsy33

opinion guy wrote: »

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Whats the disincentive to fouling in basketball? USA were going to score there so Spain foul them. Even if you get sent off you get to bring someone else on dont you?

Pudsy33 wrote: »

The USA guy missed, then he was fouled and got 3 free shots. If he had have scored, and got fouled in the process, he gets the original score plus the free shots

It was a stupid foul to commit basically

Well in the end it worked out because the only conceded 2

Mint Sauce

Look RTE, I know boxing is our most successful event, both this year and in our history of the games. But its the last day, theres currently 4 live events on, one of which invloves one of our own, and yet you still show highlights.

<Switches back to the BBC>

MJ23

The fella who announces the winner in the boxing sounds the very same as Boycie.

Guy:Incognito

Pudsy33 wrote: »

The USA guy missed, then he was fouled and got 3 free shots. If he had have scored, and got fouled in the process, he gets the original score plus the free shots

They were making a break after Spain missed a shot and were fouled well inside their own half.Think the spanish fouled under their own basket again on the next attack though, which might be the one you were talking about.

Mint Sauce

steve9859 wrote: »

Must be hard to be still competing. By the time you've finished, they willl be pretty much starting to dismantle the venues and everyone getting ready to go home. Meanwhile all your teammates have been boozing it up in China Whites all week. Must be an awful anticlimax...

The swimmers have the best time of it. No events since last saturday bar the Marathon events on thursday and friday. Most have probably been living it up, and shagging all around them most of the week, and still one night to go.

:pac:

Hammer Archer

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

"Eyebrows were first raised last Wednesday when Azerbaijan fought Japan.

The Azeri bantamweight Magomed Abdulhamidov won the match despite going down six times in the final round.

After an appeal by Japan the decision was overturned. The boxer from Azerbaijan was out, the Japanese fighter reinstated and the referee was on the next plane home to Turkmenistan. "


How did I miss that fight?

Here's the final round of that fight.
The last minute and a half is an absolute joke. The Azerbaijani fighter goes down 5 times and isn't given a single count.

Pudsy33

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Pudsy33 wrote: »

The USA guy missed, then he was fouled and got 3 free shots. If he had have scored, and got fouled in the process, he gets the original score plus the free shots

They were making a break after Spain missed a shot and were fouled well inside their own half.Think the spanish fouled under their own basket again on the next attack though, which might be the one you were talking about.

Oh right I know the incident you mean. You can accumulate fouls and get sent off afaik

ArmaniJeanss

RTE seem to have some mistaken belief that high ratings for Irish boxers fights = huge viewer interest in Ireland for boxing matches between random Cubans and Japanese.

steve9859

Oh, Jess.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYtpL5YhWOQ

Richard Hillman

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

RTE seem to have some mistaken belief that high ratings for Irish boxers fights = huge viewer interest in Ireland for boxing matches between random Cubans and Japanese.

I think the fights they are showing now are repeats

Namlub

The men's basketball final is (was?) on, it's a joke if those fights are repeats. Lawds I wish I had BBC...

Mint Sauce

steve9859 wrote: »

Oh, Jess.......

And Viccy.

<swoons>

hypersquirrel

Natalya Coyle 11th overall in the pentathlon after finishing 5th in the riding. Combined shooting and running should be on soon.

opinion guy

Namlub wrote: »

The men's basketball final is (was?) on, it's a joke if those fights are repeats. Lawds I wish I had BBC...

Its just over

steve9859

irish-stew wrote: »

And Viccy.

<swoons>

Hmmmm....cuts both ways. My GF sitting here swooning over Peter Reed...

Guy:Incognito

steve9859 wrote: »

Oh, Jess.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYtpL5YhWOQ

After much deliberation, Victoria Pentleton is the outright winner of the competition to see who gets to have a threesome with me and Jessica Ennis. Thanks to all those who took part, better luck next time.

Guy:Incognito

Namlub wrote: »

The men's basketball final is (was?) on, it's a joke if those fights are repeats. Lawds I wish I had BBC...

Just finished. Wont ruin the result for you.

Hammer Archer

Natalya Coyle will start 30 seconds behind the leader in the Modern Pentathlon in joint 10th place. Slim chance of a medal possibly?

ArmaniJeanss

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I think the fights they are showing now are repeats

I guess their attitude was that the only live events today were frankly weird sports that no-one is interested in, like volleyball, basketball and handball, so boxing repeats were more likely to entrall the nation. Shower of clowns.

Mint Sauce

Waterpolo on the beeb now between Modern Petatalon events. Expect some rough stuff.

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I think the fights they are showing now are repeats

There are. And will probably be repeated again before the day is over.

cgpg5

Gee fair play to Spain putting it up to a star studded US side!

panda100

hypersquirrel wrote: »

Natalya Coyle 11th overall in the pentathlon after finishing 5th in the riding. Combined shooting and running should be on soon.

Could be in with a shot.
The modern pentahlon is my new fave olympic sport. It has everything. I think the last round of running and shooting must be incredibly tough on the athletes
Is Natalya Coyle in the army?

Guy:Incognito

steve9859 wrote: »

Hmmmm....cuts both ways. My GF sitting here swooning over Peter Reed...

:eek:




Maybe I googled wrong...........

opinion guy

lol BBC3 presenter jsut read out tweet they got 'France successufully defend handball title won by Theiry Henry against Ireland"

:pac:

Namlub

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Just finished. Wont ruin the result for you.

Think I can guess who won though RTE better show it soon, ugh.

cgpg5

Jess Ennis not a patch on Peddleton in my honest, humble and probably controversial opinion!

opinion guy

panda100 wrote: »

The modern pentahlon is my new fave olympic sport. It has everything.

Not enough lasers for me

opinion guy

cgpg5 wrote: »

Jess Ennis not a patch on Peddleton in my honest, humble and probably controversial opinion!

:eek:

Blasphemer!!!

Mint Sauce

cgpg5 wrote: »

Jess Ennis not a patch on Peddleton in my honest, humble and probably controversial opinion!

They both have very redeeming qualities. I certainly wouldn't kick either out of the bed for farting or eating crisps.

:pac:

cgpg5

opinion guy wrote: »

:eek:

Blasphemer!!!

There's just something about Vicky. As James Corden "Smithy" said she's got "it". Not sure what IT is but she just has it

blueser

cgpg5 wrote: »

Jess Ennis not a patch on Peddleton in my honest, humble and probably controversial opinion!

I would sacrifice myself on either of their altars, to be frank.

blueser

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

RTE seem to have some mistaken belief that high ratings for Irish boxers fights = huge viewer interest in Ireland for boxing matches between random Cubans and Japanese.

As Albert Reynolds might say; ''That's RTE for ya''.

Guy:Incognito

panda100 wrote: »

Is Natalya Coyle in the army?

Nope

http://www.london2012.com/athlete/coyle-natalya-1065564/

Mint Sauce

cgpg5 wrote: »

There's just something about Vicky. As James Corden "Smithy" said she's got "it". Not sure what IT is but she just has it

Wonder if this is what 'it' is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w47nrMW9jsA

:pac:

opinion guy

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Here's the final round of that fight.
The last minute and a half is an absolute joke. The Azerbaijani fighter goes down 5 times and isn't given a single count.

Jesus Christ.
That was dangerous even - your man could have been seriously hurt. The ref needs to not be a boxing ref anymore

blueser

steve9859 wrote: »

Oh, Jess.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYtpL5YhWOQ

What; no Kerri Ann Payne?

steve9859

steve9859 wrote: »

Oh, Jess.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYtpL5YhWOQ

cgpg5 wrote: »

There's just something about Vicky. As James Corden "Smithy" said she's got "it". Not sure what IT is but she just has it

If 'it' involves a tiger suit and a bowler hat, I completely agree....

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

:eek:




Maybe I googled wrong...........

I'm pretty sure she means the guy playing the broom in the deckchair. And I hope to God I'm right.....

opinion guy

RTE now showing the basketball final featuring Timmy Mac on commentary.

Hmmm.....do I watch this gain or go back to the lovely ladies of rhythmic gynmastics ?? Choice choices

Namlub

'Carmelo's popping, the ball is dropping' Ahahaha

Mint Sauce

opinion guy wrote: »

RTE now showing the basketball final featuring Timmy Mac on commentary.

Hmmm.....do I watch this gain or go back to the lovely ladies of rhythmic gynmastics ?? Choice choices

What a stupid question!

Even worse than my earlier one. You know you want to watch BBC3.

Namlub

Pau Gasol is 7 foot o_O

Namlub

More boxing? They're taking the piss, I was well into the basketball.

opinion guy

Namlub wrote: »

More boxing? They're taking the piss, I was well into the basketball.

WHAT !?!?!? THey;ve cut from the bball to boxing AGAIN ?!?!?!?

Namlub

Yup, can't remember if it's an interview with Nevin or Barnes. No disrespect, but I think between them and the panelists, there isn't anything left to say at this point...