2024 Paris Summer Olympics - Death Squad

[BigOrange1 6,611]

AD - KD - Bron - Ant - Steph is the five

[Navin R. Johnson 889]

How did Devin booker make this team?

[BigOrange1 6,611]

man what a perfect ending to that half for KD

[BurgleBro 981]

6 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

AD - KD - Bron - Ant - Steph is the five

I'd bet they do something like that to close out the game

[Braff Zacklin 13,676]

Jesus Christ, KD. The degree of difficulty on his 2-pointers in that half were off the charts, and none tougher than that buzzer beater.

Have a fucking half, man.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,977]

KD is the man

[closetohumping 17,810]

On 4/18/2024 at 4:52 PM, Chewbacca said:

Sorry, not sorry.

 

On 7/9/2024 at 6:44 AM, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Durant is pretty much the last guy I would associate with "alpha" on that team lol

 

On 7/9/2024 at 7:35 AM, d2o said:

Yeah all those guys are younger or not as good as KD.     It’s a totally different group this time with guys that are better and ranked higher than him.

KD dropped 19.    In the first half.  
 

Lebron has been carrying the team before he came back.  But yes thanks to the young bucks for carrying these old goats

[Braff Zacklin 13,676]

Just now, closetohumping said:

KD dropped 19.    In the first half.  

Lebron has been carrying the team before he came back.  But yes thanks to the young bucks for carrying these old goats

21, bruh.

But your point remains--LBJ and KD putting in that work. 

[ztejas 44,224]

What the fuck is Dawn Staley wearing.

[closetohumping 17,810]

1 minute ago, Braff Zacklin said:

21, bruh.

But your point remains--LBJ and KD putting in that work. 

Must be jacking up a lot of shots.  Wait what?

[BurgleBro 981]

That was one of the most NBA Jam on fire first half Olympics performances I've ever seen. 

KD baby!!!!

[Aqua Buddha 14,804]

I'm liking the old NBA on NBC music.

[SimonBolivar 11,063]

14 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

 

 

KD dropped 19.    In the first half.  
 

Lebron has been carrying the team before he came back.  But yes thanks to the young bucks for carrying these old goats

Ant looked good but yeah

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,977]

Good god. Couple of acting jobs by the Serbs shouldn’t take this long

[ClubWhatever 12,289]

Embid plays lazy and dumb

[Navin R. Johnson 889]

Embiid is almost as fat and lazy as Luka 

[closetohumping 17,810]

I’m actually curious whose spots did lbj, KD and Steph take, in yalls opinion?  Jaylen brown should be on this team for sure.  

[naija 3,062]

6 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

I’m actually curious whose spots did lbj, KD and Steph take, in yalls opinion?  Jaylen brown should be on this team for sure.  

As a basketball decision, maybe. As a true team member, not so much.

[Braff Zacklin 13,676]

Errahbody knows that this is Kawhi's team.

[ztejas 44,224]

14 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

I’m actually curious whose spots did lbj, KD and Steph take, in yalls opinion?  Jaylen brown should be on this team for sure.  

LeBron and Durant are taking Tatum's spot right now. 

[Braff Zacklin 13,676]

LoL Ant with some magic on that.

[Bozo_Casanova 26,846]

I continue to think that Ant is very talented, but selfish and plays kind of dumb. 

[closetohumping 17,810]

17 minutes ago, ztejas said:

LeBron and Durant are taking Tatum's spot right now. 

It’s time to let the young guys step up!!! 

[naija 3,062]

58 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

How did Devin booker make this team?

easy to hate, but umm, he's kinda good?

[Braff Zacklin 13,676]

Regarding the tournament scoring system, how the fuck do you award the losing team a point for a loss?

That is some stupid-ass shit.

[BurgleBro 981]

They need to shoot that person playing that loud ass horn every possession 

[naija 3,062]

you get points for a loss? Jesus

[Braff Zacklin 13,676]

Lmao @ Steph. Ruthless ... but necessary.

You love to see it.

[naija 3,062]

Curry walks that line between showmanship and taunting so well....

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,977]

I continue to think that Ant is very talented, but selfish and plays kind of dumb. 

He’ll showboat when the game is seemingly out of reach

[closetohumping 17,810]

Damn Tatum was dnp coaches decision?

[dcar00 14,948]

KD changes everything about this team. LeBron is very very solid but everyone else is hit and miss.

[Mittens 8,705]

8 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Damn Tatum was dnp coaches decision?

Likely under the weather.  Last out of the locker room and straight to the bench without warming up.

10 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

He’ll showboat when the game is seemingly out of reach

 

[Mittens 8,705]

6 minutes ago, Mittens said:

Likely under the weather.  Last out of the locker room and straight to the bench without warming up.

 

[naija 3,062]

this thread should be ported over to the Olympics section. we are essentially running two game threads now

[Covri 6,368]

I didn’t even notice an Olympic subforum had been made till midway through the second half.

Edited July 28 by Covri

[Navin R. Johnson 889]

I remember when Bird and Magic did the suck it gesture in 92

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,977]

Damn Tatum was dnp coaches decision?

Same with haliburton lol

[MrX 803]

Haliburton not playing isn’t a surprise. Tatum with zero run…that’s pretty damn wild. Durant got all his minutes. 

[closetohumping 17,810]

1 hour ago, MrX said:

Haliburton not playing isn’t a surprise. Tatum with zero run…that’s pretty damn wild. Durant got all his minutes. 

I don’t get what Kerr is doing.  At least he could cut into Booker, Whites and holidays minutes. Shameful unless there’s something y going on 

[Braff Zacklin 13,676]

10 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

I don’t get what Kerr is doing.  At least he could cut into Booker, Whites and holidays minutes. Shameful unless there’s something y going on 

He's in full damage control mode rn. Said it was a time/matchup issue.

Then again, if I'm Tatum, I'm sitting/standing next to Kerr, talking in his ear, doing whatever I can to REMIND him that I need to be in the game.

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/40667318

Edited July 28 by Braff Zacklin

[MrX 803]

I agree Tatum should be in the rotation, but that Holliday/Derek White combo in that one guard spot is tough to sit. Those guys are the only ones on the floor besides Anthony Davis and/or Bam that don’t need the ball. 
 

 

[statsman 5,693]

I’ve posted for years- KD is the FIBA GOAT. It’s like the rule makers asked him where he would like the 3 point arc to be placed. 

[Derka 6,403]

 

[Braff Zacklin 13,676]

X-post from the Durant thread.

In case you missed it, KD had a half for the ages versus Serbia today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWGt3emJ8dA

(Worth the click, even if you saw the game. Only 3 minutes, anyway.)

 

[Michael Knight 13,217]

7 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

He’ll showboat when the game is seemingly out of reach

And not show up when it matters

[westexhorn 2,162]

Slim reaper returns

[Chewbacca 7,829]

Crazy stat from yesterday's game.  Jokic's +/- was 0 in a 26 point loss.  Score was 81-81 when he was in and 3-29 when he was out.

And Embiid was somehow -8 in his minutes.  

[HookEm 2,509]

1 hour ago, Chewbacca said:

And Embiid was somehow -8 in his minutes.  

Because he sucks ass. Duh.

[Chewbacca 7,829]

42 minutes ago, HookEm said:

Because he sucks ass. Duh.

His game is just awful in FIBA. He should be riding pine, not starting.