Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster

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Re: Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster 

Post#121 » by JujitsuFlip » Sat May 4, 2024 2:12 pm

Well, if nothing else, they'll be rested.

Curry, LBJ, KD, Kawhi, Embiid, Booker, AD, and Bam all already done for the year.
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Post#122 » by ChiTownHero1992 » Sat May 4, 2024 2:22 pm

After watching the playoffs this season this team is looking less and less scary
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Post#123 » by EmpireFalls » Sat May 4, 2024 2:59 pm

ChiTownHero1992 wrote:After watching the playoffs this season this team is looking less and less scary

Wemby is coming for us man. I’m terrified
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Re: Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster 

Post#124 » by _jin » Sat May 4, 2024 3:56 pm

ChiTownHero1992 wrote:After watching the playoffs this season this team is looking less and less scary

Yea it doesnt look as good as it used to. We all got a stark reminder in this postseason that you can't beat time and stars dont last forever. That roster is still good enough to win though. As a french-american fan I'm still confident in a remake of the Tokyo finals but feels like a different outcome is more and more likely.

Also Embiid and Kawhi should withdraw for their own good (and their teams') but they probably wont.
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Re: Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster 

Post#125 » by blueNorange » Sat May 4, 2024 4:17 pm

still shocked haliburton picked over brunson :laugh:

do they know you need skill players and not whiners to win
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Post#126 » by Optms » Sat May 4, 2024 4:25 pm

blueNorange wrote:still shocked haliburton picked over brunson :laugh:

do they know you need skill players and not whiners to win


Kyrie should have been on there too but politics.
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Post#127 » by Zeno » Sat May 4, 2024 5:15 pm

blueNorange wrote:still shocked haliburton picked over brunson :laugh:

do they know you need skill players and not whiners to win

Not sure if I’d rather have Brunson than Haliburton in the international game. He wasn’t so fantastic last summer at the World Cup. Given the role he’s likely to be playing, maybe Maxey would be a better choice than Brunson. Selecting a national team shouldn’t be just picking the best 12 nba players irrespective of roles in an international game context.
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Re: Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster 

Post#128 » by _jin » Sat May 4, 2024 5:21 pm

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blueNorange wrote:still shocked haliburton picked over brunson :laugh:

do they know you need skill players and not whiners to win

Not sure if I’d rather have Brunson than Haliburton in the international game. He wasn’t so fantastic last summer at the World Cup. Given the role he’s likely to be playing, maybe Maxey would be a better choice than Brunson. Selecting a national team shouldn’t be just picking the best 12 nba players irrespective of roles in an international game context.

Couldnt agree more. I'd pick Brunson over Hali for a NBA team, but for FIBA ball, Hali over Brunson is a no brainer to me. Short score-first guards with limited playmaking ability dont usually fare well in international play. And that team really lacks playmaking, only Lebron outside of Haliburton can handle that role. We've seen how those ISOs offenses have looked during the playoffs so far, I dont want to see that at the Olympics.
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Re: Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster 

Post#129 » by DaGawd » Tue May 7, 2024 7:27 am

haliburton is another guy who might have to sit if his hamstring is still a legit issue
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Re: Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster 

Post#130 » by JujitsuFlip » Mon Jul 8, 2024 5:51 am

I didn't realize Steph has never played in the Olympics.

Oh wow, Kawhi hasn't either.
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Re: Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster 

Post#131 » by Lalouie » Mon Jul 8, 2024 8:56 am

if these three are headlining the team, it's going to be a dark decade that these guys matter

what are we talking about here.....the celtic starters,,,brunson,,,maxey,,,ja,,,hali,,,ant,,,booker,,,ad,,,kuminga?,,,zion,,,cooper?,,,

like what, i dunno
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Re: Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster 

Post#132 » by LakersLegacy » Mon Jul 8, 2024 9:17 am

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Post#133 » by SashaTheMachine » Mon Jul 8, 2024 9:51 am

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Re: Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster 

Post#134 » by FreeBird23 » Mon Jul 8, 2024 10:00 am

SashaTheMachine wrote:
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Steph is just like me!


Look like I'm as good as Steph for one thing in basketball.

Im so proud of me :razz:
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Post#135 » by TrentTuckerRule » Mon Jul 8, 2024 10:11 am

blueNorange wrote:still shocked haliburton picked over brunson :laugh:

do they know you need skill players and not whiners to win


let Jalen rest and get ready for the season
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Post#136 » by JujitsuFlip » Tue Jul 9, 2024 12:13 am

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Post#137 » by JustBuzzin » Tue Jul 9, 2024 12:16 am

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Re: Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster 

Post#138 » by RookieStar » Tue Jul 9, 2024 12:46 am

You take out Embiids hair and KD is as tall as him. Yeah there are some legs about that "KD is 7'1" after all.
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Re: Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster 

Post#139 » by Tor_Raps » Tue Jul 9, 2024 12:49 am

Embiid and Kawhi are still part of the roster? I'm honestly shocked they made it this far. I know their teams won't be happy if they get hurt while playing.

Heck, they might not be happy if they remain healthy and win the gold since they could never do that for their current teams lol.
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Re: Woj: Lebron, Steph Curry, & KD Headline 2024 Team USA Olympic Roster 

Post#140 » by ShootersShoot » Tue Jul 9, 2024 2:49 am

JujitsuFlip wrote:I didn't realize Steph has never played in the Olympics.

Oh wow, Kawhi hasn't either.


Steph at least has played in two fiba tournies..kawhi is a first timer on international stage

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