Game 1: Sun. 8/10 - USA vs China - Predictions/Comments

10am. NBC

http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv_and_onlin ... BK/tv.html

Sticky me!

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Kobe 16/1/4

I'm confused, is the "NBC Olympic Basketball channel" just streaming online or are we actually able to watch it on TV?

If it's on TV, can someone tell me what channel it will be on Time Warner Cable?

I want to watch the whole game uninterrupted, even if it's not in HD.

^ Click on the link I posted. It's on NBC, the local channel, at 10am.

Does anyone think Kobe will get MVP chants against China?

finally get to see sun yue play

go usa !

Kobe dunks on Yao like in 2003!

anything below 30 point would be a disappointment and I'm really serious.

You'll win by more than 30.

Legendary wrote:Does anyone think Kobe will get MVP chants against China?

Everyone.

So the game won't be on live in the Pacific time zone?

Edit: OK I see it, LOL.. it's early.

Uh, guys, I'm probably just really dumb but where are you seeing that the game will be at 10 AM pacific time?

I see this:

08/10 9:00am Men's Group A-Preliminaries - Game 8
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08/10 11:15am Men's Group B-Preliminaries - Game 7
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08/10 2:30pm Men's Group B-Preliminaries - Game 11
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08/10 4:45pm Men's Group A-Preliminaries - Game 9
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08/10 8:00pm Men's Group A-Preliminaries - Game 10
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08/10 10:15pm Men's Group B-Preliminaries - Game 12
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I thought we were playing at 7:15 PM Pacific time? According to this site we are: http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=2008molyschd

August 10
9:00 a.m. Russia - Iran
11:15 a.m. Germany - Angola
2:30 p.m. Spain - Greece
4:45 p.m. Lithuania - Argentina
8:00 p.m. Australia - Croatia
10:15 p.m. USA - China • story • stats • quotes • photos

Just pressure their guards and it should be easy because they can't get it into Yao.

KB24@CL wrote:anything below 30 point would be a disappointment and I'm really serious.

Don't know. Team USA has traditionally been, let's put it this way... "gentle" with the hosts at major events like the Olympics.

LakerEricR wrote:So the game won't be on live in the Pacific time zone?

Well if the 10AM PT as posted above is the listed start time for the game's airing on NBC then no. Because the game is LIVE at 7:15 AM PT.

So it looks like the game will be shown LIVE on the East Coast and in Central Time Zones, but tape-delayed for the rest of the US.

Here's NBC's listing:

The U.S. men's basketball team missed out on an Olympic gold medal in 2004. Now the newest "Dream Team" tries to become the "Redeem Team," and its journey begins with a preliminary-round contest against host nation China - and its oversized national hero Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets (LIVE ET/CT).

20 point win for the Redeem Team.

blocks wrote:

LakerEricR wrote:So the game won't be on live in the Pacific time zone?

Well if the 10AM PT as posted above is the listed start time for the game's airing on NBC then no. Because the game is LIVE at 7:15 AM PT.

So it looks like the game will be shown LIVE on the East Coast and in Central Time Zones, but tape-delayed for the rest of the US.

Here's NBC's listing:

The U.S. men's basketball team missed out on an Olympic gold medal in 2004. Now the newest "Dream Team" tries to become the "Redeem Team," and its journey begins with a preliminary-round contest against host nation China - and its oversized national hero Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets (LIVE ET/CT).

Correct, us Pacific time zoners will be getting the delay. You can watch it live online on their website at 7:15 A.M.

^ That makes sense. I was a bit confused too because ECT is 12 hours behind China's 10pm start time, which would put it at 10am ECT (7PCT). I checked my local listings and it said 10am PCT, I guess its a delay.

So it's at 10AM PST?

HisAirness24 wrote:So it's at 10AM PST?

Yes. It will be a three-hour delayed taping shown on NBC at 10AM on the west coast. But as Vincey said, you can watch it on NBC's Olympic site live at 7AM PST.

blocks wrote:

HisAirness24 wrote:So it's at 10AM PST?

Yes. It will be a three-hour delayed taping shown on NBC at 10AM on the west coast. But as Vincey said, you can watch it on NBC's Olympic site live at 7AM PST.

It's on Sunday right?

I've been waiting a long time for this.

Stickied.

Oh, and USA for the win. Blowout style. I'd be unimpressed if we don't spank China by at least 25-30 points.

Massacre wrote:I've been waiting a long time for this.

Stickied.

Oh, and USA for the win. Blowout style. I'd be unimpressed if we don't spank China by at least 25-30 points.

+1.

USA by 28 and one Kobe and Lebron dunk on Yao.