2024 Paris Summer Olympics - Death Squad

[ztejas 43464]

KD not exactly filling it up today.

[aggie08 21504]

If Embiid and Booker combine to go 8-10 from 3, you're going to have a bad time.

[Fud 9552]

Brazil actually has played pretty well in the second half, but they can't really make up any ground because USA is playing at a super high level

[AbeFroman 2178]

Line was 27, let's see where they end up.

[AbeFroman 2178]

Crushed it

[sheeeit 129]

Had a discussion about this years team versus original dream team.  Question was who would make the original dream team from this team and who would they replace.  The only ones I think make it from this years team are James, Durant and Curry.  I think they replace Magic, Bird and Stockton.  Possibly Edwards over Pippen but I don't think people realize how amazing at defense Pippen and Jordan were together.  

[Derka 6225]

1 hour ago, sheeeit said:

I think they replace Magic, Bird and Stockton. 

Laettner?

[Machinator 32099]

2 hours ago, Derka said:

Laettner?

Can't replace face-punchability

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Laettner?

Hater

[SimonBolivar 10958]

Nobody is better than Chris Mullin?

[Haywood Jeffires 1]

KD, Steph and LeBron could replace Laetner, Mullin and Drexler.

The next lowest ranked Dream Teamers are Pippen and Stockton.  Don't see any current players replacing them.

[conVINCEd 21469]

7 minutes ago, Haywood Jeffires said:

KD, Steph and LeBron could replace Laetner, Mullin and Drexler.

The next lowest ranked Dream Teamers are Pippen and Stockton.  Don't see any current players replacing them.

Ewing can pound sand.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

Bookers a douche bag with a punchable face and he will be a douche bag with a punchable face at the start of the season…but props to him for rocking the camcorder at every event he goes to and not his phone

[Mitch Cumsteen 18550]

Paris and Germany tied at the half. This is a good game.

Wemby is doing Wemby things but missing some shots. When he gets it going he is transcendent.

Gobert has been essentially benched. I think he played like a minute or two. Woof.

[Machinator 32099]

France coach went small

[aggie08 21504]

On 8/6/2024 at 11:26 AM, aggie08 said:

Sure, but defense was at least still supposed to his thing. Now he's a completely redundant spare.

 

On 8/6/2024 at 11:35 AM, MNLonghornFUKM said:

He is? Oh. News to me

Yes? 3 minutes in the quarterfinals, 5 in the semis. 0 points, 2 combined rebounds. And France has been much better off for it. 

Like I said, just a tough situation for arguably the 2nd most decorated French player ever. Elite guards and wings can play together. Centers really can't, especially one as offensively limited as Gobert. Not trying to knock him (okay, maybe a little), it's just the nature of the position when another center does literally everything better than you.

[BigOrange1 6441]

rough turnover for franz wagner

Edited August 8 by BigOrange1

[Machinator 32099]

Hoping Germany can push this to OT

[Mitch Cumsteen 18550]

Just now, Machinator said:

Hoping Germany can push this to OT

I think France is going to foul. At least I would.

[BigOrange1 6441]

think they should have waited a couple more seconds before fouling. 

[Machinator 32099]

2 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

I think France is going to foul. At least I would.

France coach isn't an idiot, turns out. And Schröder choked it away anyway

Edited August 8 by Machinator

[Mitch Cumsteen 18550]

1 minute ago, Machinator said:

France coach isn't an idiot, turns out. And Schroeder choked it away anyway

He lost his mojo when he gave up that little splotch of dyed hair.

[BigOrange1 6441]

i'm guess that a France/USA final would draw a huge rating for NBC.

[Machinator 32099]

Going to have to beat the French crowd and refs to get this gold (assuming USA can get by Serbia)

[Mitch Cumsteen 18550]

LOL. My man was solid standing there at the FT lane as a designated rebounder in the final seconds though.

 

 

[chainsaw 9870]

I don't get why Gobert isn't getting much playing time

[aggie08 21504]

6 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

I don't get why Gobert isn't getting much playing time

Are you aware of Victor Wembanyama's existence?

[Machinator 32099]

Gobert has some sort of finger injury

[AbeFroman 2178]

Down 14, interesting 

[Derka 6225]

i remember when this happened to the dream team in a semifinal game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lol

[wildcat09 29355]

Serbia turned on the automatic 3 cheat code today.

[aggie08 21504]

Ant needs to calm the fuck down.

[Derka 6225]

lol did lebron just tell someone from serbia, “stop flopping!”???

[Derka 6225]

lol and then right on cue embiid with maybe the flop of the tourney.

10 point game now, still 2Q.

[wildcat09 29355]

Ant and Booker need to get their shit together.

[AbeFroman 2178]

Terrible half, not staying with anyone on defense and missing a plethora of open shots on the offensive end.

[Derka 6225]

abramovic is feeling it, and jokic is consistently setting him up with great looks.

usa getting a couple phantom calls late.

[Machinator 32099]

Is it good to be down double digits when Steph Curry scores 20 in a half?

[aggie08 21504]

19 minutes ago, Derka said:

i remember when this happened to the dream team in a semifinal game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lol

None of the teams that the Dream Team played could make 10 threes in a half against air, nor did they have the best player in the world on their team.

[AbeFroman 2178]

Jokic controlled that half, his spacing and defense threw everything off.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4776]

Pasty white guys pumping threes … can’t get away from ‘em.

[Pam Cummings 9644]

You should probably contest their 3s though 

[aggie08 21504]

And stop fucking gambling on steals. LeBron and Ant tried to jump the passing lane like 4 times, directly resulting in a 3 every single time.

[Derka 6225]

6 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

None of the teams that the Dream Team played could make 10 threes in a half against air, nor did they have the best player in the world on their team.

yeah but this team is more talented than the dream team, so that’s not really a valid excuse.

[Machinator 32099]

More Tatum and KD, less Ant/Book.

[Derka 6225]

this shit is heating up.

[aggie08 21504]

Embiid is so fucking slow with his decision making.

[AbeFroman 2178]

Are we going to at least try a lineup without Embid’s clumsy ass out there?

[Pam Cummings 9644]

Inexfuckingscusable turnovers

[aggie08 21504]

Stop dying on screens, jesus.