2024 Paris Summer Olympics - Death Squad

[ztejas 44228]

KD not exactly filling it up today.

[aggie08 21796]

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

[Fud 9724]

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 3113]

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

[AbeFroman 3113]

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 6403]

1 hour ago, sheeeit said:

I think they replace Magic, Bird and Stockton. 

Laettner?

[Machinator 32103]

2 hours ago, Derka said:

Laettner?

Can't replace face-punchability

[MNLonghornFUKM 8983]

Laettner?

Hater

[SimonBolivar 11064]

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 21477]

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 8983]

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 18963]

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 32103]

France coach went small

[aggie08 21796]

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 6611]

rough turnover for franz wagner

Edited August 8 by BigOrange1

[Machinator 32103]

Hoping Germany can push this to OT

[Mitch Cumsteen 18963]

Just now, Machinator said:

Hoping Germany can push this to OT

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

[BigOrange1 6611]

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

[Machinator 32103]

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 18963]

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 6611]

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

[Machinator 32103]

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

[Mitch Cumsteen 18963]

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

 

 

[chainsaw 10286]

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

[aggie08 21796]

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 32103]

Gobert has some sort of finger injury

[AbeFroman 3113]

Down 14, interesting 

[Derka 6403]

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lol

[wildcat09 29579]

Serbia turned on the automatic 3 cheat code today.

[aggie08 21796]

Ant needs to calm the fuck down.

[Derka 6403]

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

[Derka 6403]

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

10 point game now, still 2Q.

[wildcat09 29579]

Ant and Booker need to get their shit together.

[AbeFroman 3113]

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

[Derka 6403]

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

usa getting a couple phantom calls late.

[Machinator 32103]

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

[aggie08 21796]

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 3113]

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

[VirginiaLonghorn 4909]

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

[Pam Cummings 9868]

You should probably contest their 3s though 

[aggie08 21796]

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 6403]

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 32103]

More Tatum and KD, less Ant/Book.

[Derka 6403]

this shit is heating up.

[aggie08 21796]

Embiid is so fucking slow with his decision making.

[AbeFroman 3113]

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

[Pam Cummings 9868]

Inexfuckingscusable turnovers

[aggie08 21796]

Stop dying on screens, jesus.