Wow,Yuta,and Pato same game. Good find.
Imagine they know each other's pre-pro tendencies pretty well.

PKGW wrote:

Pato playing on NBCSN right now against the USA team

Had a nice closeout on Durant, forced a bad jumper.
Same old glue guy and lockdown defender we remember at the top of that killer 1-3-1.

GW Alum Abroad wrote:

 (as a Chilean, I can assure all of you that Argentina is a nation of asses).
Any other GW-linked folks competing in Tokyo?
 

Viva Chile! 
 

The Colonialympians debut overnight. Team Pato plays Slovenia at 0040hrs ET and Team Yuta go up against España at 0800ET.
If you live in Asia or don´t like sleeping, the Games are available on all kinds of streaming platforms.

Yuta played really well in an 11 point loss to Spain

19 points (5-11, 2-3, 7-9), 7 rebounds (3 offensive), 3 assists, and 5 steals

Yuta had a pretty good game against Slovenia,though Japan lost big.
Game wasn't an absolute blowout until maybe 7 minutes,though Slovenia had a solid double-digit lead most of the game.
Yuta had a strong second half,including back to back 3s from each corner. Some big dunks,including on impressive Alley-Oops.Very tired at the end. Missed two foul shots because of fatigue in the  final minute. Somewhere around 15 -20 points, a couple of blocks.
Played good defense against Doncic for the most part,though his teammates didn't. Announcers noted Yuta's defensive prowess,even noting that he was the league defensive Player of the Year in college. Predictably, didn't mention GW.

Last edited by jf (7/29/2021 1:37 am)

A few thoughts about Argentina vs. Japan.  Yes, it will start at 12:40 am EST which is a bit past my bedtime.  I do not see this game on the television schedule.  Am pretty sure you can stream it at nbcolympics.com where I hope it will be available for replay viewing at a more sensible hour for us east coast viewers.  Peacock has been showing the U.S. games on its paid tier so if you've subscribed, perhaps it will be available on that platform as well.

I was hoping that one of the dozen or so NBCUniversal cable channels would be televising it because Fran Frischilla has been the analyst for all televised games not involving the U.S.  The same guy who called GW's semifinal and final NIT victories.  There is no doubt in my mind that if Frischilla is calling this game (which could be possible but I would think is improbable on streaming only), he will make mention of the Yuta-Pato connection and how he had the chance to call their NIT victories.  That would have been cool exposure albeit in the middle of the night for many of us.

Gwmayhem wrote:

A few thoughts about Argentina vs. Japan.  Yes, it will start at 12:40 am EST which is a bit past my bedtime.  I do not see this game on the television schedule.  Am pretty sure you can stream it at nbcolympics.com where I hope it will be available for replay viewing at a more sensible hour for us east coast viewers.  Peacock has been showing the U.S. games on its paid tier so if you've subscribed, perhaps it will be available on that platform as well.

I was hoping that one of the dozen or so NBCUniversal cable channels would be televising it because Fran Frischilla has been the analyst for all televised games not involving the U.S.  The same guy who called GW's semifinal and final NIT victories.  There is no doubt in my mind that if Frischilla is calling this game (which could be possible but I would think is improbable on streaming only), he will make mention of the Yuta-Pato connection and how he had the chance to call their NIT victories.  That would have been cool exposure albeit in the middle of the night for many of us.

Get a VPN that puts you in Mexico. Claro Media is streaming everything free, no registration, live and on-demand later (but you will get the Mexican announcers from their studio in DF instead of an English speaker courtside).

Last edited by GW Alum Abroad (7/29/2021 9:16 am)

As per Argentine news outlet La Voz, an MRI confirmed a "muscle injury" on Patricio Garino´s right leg and he is "doubtful" for the game against Japan. Diario Uno de Santa Fe (which is relying on the same press release, apparently) is ruling Pato "out" of the Japan Game, but is also reporting he is "day to day" so read in to that what you want.
In any case, not likely he is 100% for the Clash of the Colonials.

Last edited by GW Alum Abroad (7/30/2021 8:21 pm)