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00:07Olympic assessment on this
00:10Thursday as we get ready for
00:12another full day of action at
00:14the Paris Summer Games from
00:16Sporting News. Carlin Gay joins
00:18us live right here on this
00:20Thursday to set the stage for
00:22semifinal Thursday in men's
00:24basketball following quarter
00:26final Wednesday in the women's
00:28basketball tournament. Thank
00:30you for being here as always on
00:32the early line. Thanks guys for
00:34having me. And by the way, Ben
00:36shout out to you. You've got
00:38you got our producer in line.
00:40You know, he came. He not only
00:42did he text all the time.
00:44Normally it's like 930. He said
00:46932. So I know you spoke to him.
00:48Donnie, you might have to check
00:50with HR to make sure that the
00:52chat wasn't over the line.
00:54Honestly, because it 932 pre
00:56that's good. Yeah, that see
00:58that's what Donnie would do
01:00Carla and I was going to say
01:02very kind of you to think that
01:04Donnie right side has ever
01:06followed any HR protocol. He
01:08would go behind the scenes to
01:10make sure it would never see the
01:12light of day. All right, let's
01:14go to the Olympic basketball
01:16tournament that we have. We
01:18start first on the women's side.
01:20The United States makes it 59
01:22consecutive victories at the
01:24Olympic Games in the first ever
01:26nation over Nigeria 26 and a
01:28half point spread though Carlin
01:30in favor of the Americans the
01:32Nigerians a historic tournament
01:34the first ever African nation
01:36either men's or women's to get
01:38to the quarterfinal round of the
01:40basketball tournament at the
01:42Olympic Games. So they do cover
01:44that spread albeit in a losing
01:46effort. What did you make of the
01:48United States performance
01:50yesterday to pick up a
01:52score? I was wondering if the US are going to continue
01:54that win streak. Honestly guys like it was it
01:56was a little shaky their first three minutes of the game
01:58and then the feast of Collier scored
02:00a two-point basket and the rest
02:02was history. So honestly all this is
02:04your credits in Nigeria as you said
02:06first African nation to make it to the quarterfinals
02:08men's or women's they played terrific
02:10basketball throughout the Olympic Games
02:12and then had the measuring stick game
02:14for them and they now know where to go next
02:16right like they know what the next level
02:18is for them if they plan on standing
02:20podium, but this is business as usual for Team
02:22USA. They're going to have the 60 game
02:24win streak, you know in the semifinals. They're
02:26they should have 61 wins by the time
02:28we're over with the Olympic Games. And
02:30honestly, I hope that America really appreciates
02:32what they're doing because this is not easy.
02:34It's not only that the win streak is being put
02:36together. It's that they're different teams
02:38being put together each Olympic Games
02:40each Olympic cycles and then they're
02:42winning these games in dominant fashion
02:44like they're not close like they're blowing these
02:46teams out. Yes. They've been covered a 26
02:48point game spread yesterday, but are
02:50we going to kill them for that? No, it's okay. They want
02:52to buy 14 pretty comfortably. So
02:54they are one of the most dominant
02:56teams and one of the most dominant programs in Olympic
02:58history and when they do eventually lose
03:00a game if it happens in our lifetime, it's going
03:02to be like Tyson Douglas like upset
03:04level right like it's going to be one of the biggest
03:06upsets we've ever seen in
03:08sports and that's pretty incredible to say.
03:10No doubt about it Carlin because you're
03:12watching through like just thinking about it like where
03:14we were in 1992
03:16the last time that they took a loss. It's
03:18absolutely incredible showing that dominance
03:20is fantastic. Let's flip it over to the men's side
03:22today because we got business to get after
03:24Serbia team USA minus
03:2616 point favorite right now live on the
03:28FanDuel Sportsbook with a total of 188
03:30and a half the Koliokic is on the opposite
03:32side team USA already handled Serbia.
03:34What can we look forward to this rematch
03:36today getting it fired up Carlin?
03:38I think Serbia will start
03:40better than they started in the first game
03:42that we saw team USA play team USA and that
03:44first game of the tournament for them. They had they had something
03:46to prove going into that one and they came
03:48out heavy and it came out, you know with
03:50the first quarter win in mind. So to speak
03:52I think that's going to happen for Serbia in this one.
03:54So I was
03:56going to lay money on this game. I'm taking
03:58Serbia to win the first quarter because
04:00I do think that they are going to be able to compete
04:02with team USA quarter. Number one
04:04once the bench starts to come
04:06into play. That's where the
04:08Americans will break away. So the other three quarters
04:10all team USA all the way. This is going to be a
04:12pretty comfortable win for team
04:14USA and we should see them play in the finals for
04:16the gold medal. I believe
04:18if I am not mistaken with Nicola Jokic
04:20on the floor for the Serbians
04:22in that opening Olympic game.
04:24They were close to even in terms of plus
04:26minus when he hit the bench.
04:28That's when the Americans really started
04:30to pull away 110
04:3284 in the first game for both of
04:34these nations in Olympic
04:36action. The Americans covered as
04:38a 13 and a half point favorite
04:40winning by 26
04:42and in that game Carlin. It was the
04:44first time this summer. We had seen Kevin Durant
04:46in a team USA
04:48uniform part of his historic
04:50scoring streak that has now made
04:52him for the United States in basketball
04:54men's or women's the all-time
04:56Olympic scoring leader
04:58moving past Lisa Leslie in the match
05:00up against Brazil earlier this
05:02week in the quarterfinals. He started off
05:04that opening half against the Serbians first
05:06point total is just take the over. I have Steph Curry
05:08going over that. I truly believe
05:10he's going to have one of those Curry Flurry
05:12type of games and you know,
05:14I think the team kind of wants
05:16him to have that too because everyone seems to have had
05:18their moment minus Tyrese Halliburton.
05:20But you know, wave that towel Tyrese
05:22it's okay. Your time will come in 2028
05:24but I think Steph Curry is definitely
05:26going to have that Curry Flurry moment. I
05:28think the team sort of wants him to have that.
05:30Yeah, we're waiting for that five from seven
05:32from downtown. Could it happen today? We'll
05:34find out but the one thing we do know over in France
05:36homecourt Advantage does matter team
05:38France knocked off Canada today playing
05:40that same underdog role Carl and getting
05:42six points here at the fan blue sportsbook from
05:44Germany a total of 156. Can
05:46the good vibes continue for the home
05:48country France day or does it end
05:50in a Germany victory and
05:52they beat Canada in a very different
05:54way than I think everybody would have scripted going into
05:56that one right like Rudy Gobert was nailed
05:58to the bench didn't play much and
06:00Victor women Yama had a terrible game. It was
06:02it was a sword. It was the dancing
06:04Barakers on the Yaba Sally who had terrific
06:06games and they really punished candidate bullied
06:08them and move them around the court. I don't
06:10think that's going to be the case against Germany. Germany
06:12is a much more physical team. Germany is a
06:14much more experienced team in these moments.
06:16And by the way, guys, Germany
06:18hasn't lost much together as
06:20this unit. They won the World Cup last
06:22year went undefeated. They're coming into
06:24these Olympic games and they're they're not
06:26taking too many losses going through this tournament
06:28either. So I do expect
06:30Germany to win the game. It's going to be a little closer
06:32than people think. And
06:34I think it's going to cover. I
06:36do think Prince is going to cover. So you're gonna be
06:38biting your nails. You're gonna be biting your nails. If
06:40you do have that cover, but you know, Germany
06:42should win the game. Six
06:44points spread in a very low total
06:46of 156. Compare
06:48that to the American semifinal matchup
06:50against the Serbians at
06:52188 and a
06:54hook. That's going to be some grinded
06:56out style of basketball and
06:58the host nation is going to be going
07:00crazy today in Paris,
07:02Germany, along with the United States, the
07:04only two teams left in the Olympic basketball
07:06tournament on the men's side that are
07:08a perfect four and
07:10oh, it's why Carlin now the United
07:12States has remained a hefty favorite to win gold
07:14at minus 600 and the
07:16Germans are a favorite in minus
07:18money to win a silver medal
07:20at minus 160 a victory today
07:22of course for the United States and Germany
07:24that would guarantee at least
07:26a medal and a matchup in the gold
07:28medal match. How do you see the medals
07:30being handed out at the end of
07:32the Olympic basketball tournament this weekend?
07:34I'm going to go skip right
07:36to the bronze medal game because we know that
07:38I just said team USA is going to be in the gold medal
07:40matchup. Germany is going to get their silver
07:42for Germany team USA takes gold. So
07:44that bronze medal game is going to be a pretty good one and it's
07:46going to be a home court advantage where it actually
07:48helps the team in France. And
07:50I do think that France will walk away
07:52with a bronze medal after it's all said and done
07:54and this will be the moment that French
07:56basketball fans look back and said, you
07:58know what we hosted an Olympic Games and
08:00our guy Victor Wembenyama
08:02had a moment and that's going to happen in that
08:04third place game. People are going to remember
08:06that for a lifetime and he's going to
08:08be a sort of the spark
08:10that maybe starts to have future
08:12basketball players decide to play the game
08:14instead of soccer. This is a moment for Victor Wembenyama
08:16to kind of be there
08:18for people to kind of have that linchpin and say
08:20hey, this is the moment that he
08:22became our guy.
08:24Plus 250 for France
08:26to earn a bronze medal in the
08:28Olympic Games. Carlin Gay from
08:30Sporting News. We appreciate the time
08:32as always.