2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3)

[SelfishPlayer]

No disrespect to Puerto Rico but it's a major failure for the US to win by less than 40 against them. They are drawing from a population of a few mil and have 1 nba player. Team USA's chemistry is rough, we are getting by on talent + LeBron/KD/Ant being so damn good. We could legitimately lose to Germany or Canada.

Speaking of Ant, that guy is the future of the league.

Winning by 40 is not likely anymore because all of the opponents play hard and have NBA players. Team USA would have to attempt to force a much faster pace. As long as the opponents continue to end their possessions with a shot attempt instead of a turnover then these games will not be embarrassing laughers

[MiltownMadness]

No disrespect to Puerto Rico but it's a major failure for the US to win by less than 40 against them. They are drawing from a population of a few mil and have 1 nba player. Team USA's chemistry is rough, we are getting by on talent + LeBron/KD/Ant being so damn good. We could legitimately lose to Germany or Canada.

Speaking of Ant, that guy is the future of the league.

Winning by 40 is not likely anymore because all of the opponents play hard and have NBA players. Team USA would have to attempt to force a much faster pace. As long as the opponents continue to end their possessions with a shot attempt instead of a turnover then these games will not be embarrassing laughers

Yeah the train of thought in the OP is outdated at this point. There are no joke teams left in the tourney, basketball has grown so much in the last 20 years that it is a bit jarring. Even a nation that has existed for about a decade is surprisingly competitive vs. the world

[Sealab2024]

For anyone stateside who missed it they're replaying this mornings game on USA at the moment.

[RookieStar]

Canada has the toughest matchup in the QF correct?

Have you watched france play? They being the toughest matchup seems suspect lmao

Its tough because it would be 8vs5 kinda game.

Some wise dude once said something like " quantity has a quality of its own"

[sisibilio]

Am i the only one who thinks Ismael Romero could be a legit 3rd string NBA center? There are certainly worse guys out there.

[bisme37]

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