Australia's Mouth Full After Eating So Much... Words, That Is...

Poor Australia. They just couldn't help themselves. Hey. They only lost the previous match against the US by 11, so why not believe? Misguided by the thought of actually beating the US, Australia talked smack. Lots of smack.

Carmelo Anthony was quoted as saying about Australia, "They were doing a lot of talking, saying they were going to beat us and do this and that to us..." And that they were doing, bumping their gums that is. They talked trash from pregame interviews all the way through to the end. Someone should have shown them the scoreboard at some point during their 116-85 quarterfinal loss to the US.

The way that they tried to bait the US into fights with hard fouls and trash talk was completely ridiculous. It's actually sad that the refs allowed this to go on, but hey it's international rules. Isn't that the norm? Australia made it known crystal clear that the US did not scare them.

But being brave and being beat down sometimes go hand in hand. Don't believe me? Talk to Australia. All hope was lost within 4 minutes of the thrid quarter starting as Kobe scored 9. Next thing you know the US is up by 26 points. Game set, match. And if you listen hard enough you can still hear them talking... Oh wait. I'm sorry. That's sniffling. Could someone please get them some milk for that bowl of fowl-mouth they're eating? Thanks.

So who's the next opponent for the US? Probably Argentina. Kobe certainly hopes so. At a news conference, Kobe told reporters that he wanted to play the defending champs. Enter Argentina. No matter. We predicted this from the start. And if it does turn out to be an undefeated Argentina, you still get the sense that the gold medal is coming home to the US. If you want to shock me, show me a defeated US team. Not happening. No way, no how. Even if you lose three of your starters, the depth of the team is unheard of. What do you think it would cost to put together an NBA team with those guys?

See you later for the victory speech.

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