Yes, but this time around it's Pokemon TCG Pocket, not Go

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I'm very behind in signings/trades, but I'm just so happy basketball is back.

I had a really great time this go around. We still need logs but I'm confident someone will figure it out, a couple of us were trying (thanks RealWeiner and brian).
I wouldn't keep showing up if I wasn't a huge fan of the people I consistently see as well as play with. Many thanks to the Goblins (brian, Hedge, saam, starka, magma), love y'all. New friends also add flair; it was very nice to meet gamble, as well as everybody that introduced themselves to me.
Due to some performance issues and good timing, I was able to be on cam with my very close friend Rogue, and I had a fantastic experience getting my feet wet casting.
Major props to RGB Staff up and down, you keep hosting, I'll keep coming. If you didn't get to talk to me this time around, I'll cu@ the next one.

brian used magic to conjure up the MGE server. Say thank you to brian.

best in slot

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Steph Curry heroics late sealed the win. KD becomes the most decorated USA Basketball athlete with the most points and Gold Medals (4). LeBron wins tournament MVP; all 3 with a fantastic sunset run to end their Olympic escapades.

France beats Germany in a close one. US were down 17 and made an insane comeback in the 4th to take it in the final minutes. Two intense matchups for both bronze and gold on Saturday

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Insane choke by the Australians, losing a 24-point lead. Some of Canada's top players also went ghost.

They beat Greece by 13. I told you.

Australia leading Serbia by 12 with about 7 mins left in the 3rd.

Nothing good lasts forever.

They are not beating Germany.

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Canada, Germany, France, the US, Australia, and Brazil have secured a Quarter-Final spot.
The last 2 group games will be played tomorrow; US vs Puerto Rico at 11:15am EST, and Serbia vs South Sudan at 3pm.
The only teams eliminated as of this edit are Japan and Spain, but Puerto Rico looks pretty cooked too.
You can read about the possible scenarios here. Personally, South Sudan upsetting Serbia would be really funny, but it's very likely their run is over. They need to win, or lose by less than a single possession (1 or 2 points) to advance.

From the post I linked above, Greece not only needs to avoid a loss entirely, they need to win by more than 2 points to to eliminate Spain, assuming Canada handles Spain. If Spain wins, Greece needs to beat out at least 1 other team that finishes 3rd in groups by point differential. I'm sure Giannis is tired at this point, and Australia is a tough team with much more NBA talent. Sorry Brody :(
After speaking too soon, Greece beat Australia earlier today 77-71. Greece finished 1 point back of Brazil in point differential, so they need Serbia to beat South Sudan by 3 or more to advance.

Couple days before the Olympics, any thoughts/predictions?

I've only missed one of these since 2015, Fragile and the rest of the crew run a great LAN. I'll definitely cu@.