2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.4: Quarterfinals are set!)

[AleksandarN]

Trolling and taunting the crowd on their home soil is something not many athletes would try. Embiid has the heart and guts to talk back to the crowd booing him. He had the entire crowd engaged all game long. I don't care how much hate he gets. That dude is one of the most entertaining players to watch.


Never change Embiid.

What’s the difference between him and Brooks other than Dillon has more talent.

[JustBuzzin]

Trolling and taunting the crowd on their home soil is something not many athletes would try. Embiid has the heart and guts to talk back to the crowd booing him. He had the entire crowd engaged all game long. I don't care how much hate he gets. That dude is one of the most entertaining players to watch.


Never change Embiid.

What’s the difference between him and Brooks other than Dillon has more talent.

Da fuq?

[AleksandarN]

Trolling and taunting the crowd on their home soil is something not many athletes would try. Embiid has the heart and guts to talk back to the crowd booing him. He had the entire crowd engaged all game long. I don't care how much hate he gets. That dude is one of the most entertaining players to watch.


Never change Embiid.

What’s the difference between him and Brooks other than Dillon has more talent.

Da fuq?

You heard me Dillon has more talent as a troll than Embiid

[canada_dry]

The bufoon from Cameroon

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[Exp0sed]

Watched only the first half but Embiid looked awful out there. I mean might just have been the worst player out there, also counting Puerto Rico players. Unlikable character and playing style.

he's been the worst player on team USA in just about every exhibition match and in the Olympics, embrassing stuff for a supposed MVP caliber player in his prime.

[HayKee]

Some of you guys just really hate fun. It's sports, don't take it so seriously.

[SkyBill40]

Low class and actions unbecoming. He's a representative of our country and just another example of why other nations have a negative view or perception of Americans in general.

The wins or losses are irrelevant.

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Name me a perfect American athlete?

Kobe past was questionable and he was literally the most popular Olympic player of our generation.

Embiid is not doing anything questionable off the court. He's just taunting the crowd back.

There's no need for me to name anyone else. Taunting is just poor sportsmanship. There's zero excuse for it. Period.

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[Prestige]

Just a low class frontrunner bully. Can't think of a more unlikeable player.

[bisme37]

Olympic Men's Basketball continues with the Quarterfinal Round on Tuesday August 6:

Tuesday, Aug. 6:
Quarterfinals

Germany vs. Greece, 5 a.m. ET | Peacock
Serbia vs. Australia, 8:30 a.m. | USA
France vs Canada, 12:00 p.m. | Peacock
Brazil vs. United States, 3:30 p.m. | USA

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Weekend results:
Friday, Aug. 2:
Japan vs. Brazil, 5 a.m. | Peacock (BRA wins 102-84)
Australia vs. Greece, 7:30 a.m. | USA (GRE wins 77-71)
Canada vs. Spain, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock (CAN wins 88-85)
France vs. Germany, 3 p.m. | E! (GER wins 85-71)

Saturday, Aug. 3:
Puerto Rico vs. United States, 11:15 a.m. | NBC (USA wins 104-83)
Serbia vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. | CNBC (SER wins 96-85)

(All times EST. Everything streams on Peacock. If it says something else, that event is on both Peacock AND the TV channel listed. Full schedule can be found later in this post, and also on the Olympics website: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/basketball?day=27-july )

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/07/24/men-basketball-olympic-broadcast-streaming-schedule/74328013007/?taid=66a13c7c4486d60001aff596&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

How to watch men's basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics:

Olympic action will be broadcast across the channels on the NBC network: NBC, CNBC, E!. Spanish language broadcasts will be available on Telemundo. Streaming will be available on Peacock, NBCSports.com. Streaming will also be available on Fubo.

(All times EST. Everything streams on Peacock. If it says something else, that event is on both Peacock AND the TV channel listed.)

Saturday, July 27:
Australia vs. Spain, 5 a.m. | CNBC (AUS wins 92-80)
Germany vs. Japan, 7:30 a.m. | Peacock (GER wins 97-77)
France vs. Brazil, 11:15 a.m. | CNBC (FRA wins 78-66)
Greece vs. Canada, 3 p.m. | CNBC (CAN wins 86-79)

Sunday, July 28:
South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico, 5 a.m. | CNBC (SSUD wins 90-79)
Serbia vs. United States, 11:15 a.m. | NBC (USA wins 100-84)

Tuesday, July 30:
Spain vs. Greece, 5 a.m. | E! (SPA wins 84-77)
Canada vs. Australia, 7:30 a.m. | USA (CAN wins 93-83)
Japan vs. France, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock (FRA wins 94-90 OT)
Brazil vs. Germany, 3 p.m. | Peacock (GER wins 86-73)

Wednesday, July 31:
Puerto Rico vs. Serbia, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock (SER wins 107-66)
United States vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. | USA (USA wins 103-66)

Friday, Aug. 2:
Japan vs. Brazil, 5 a.m. | Peacock (BRA wins 102-84)
Australia vs. Greece, 7:30 a.m. | USA (GRE wins 77-71)
Canada vs. Spain, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock (CAN wins 88-85)
France vs. Germany, 3 p.m. | E! b](GER wins 85-71)[/b]

Saturday, Aug. 3:
Puerto Rico vs. United States, 11:15 a.m. | NBC (USA wins 104-83)
Serbia vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. | CNBC (SER wins 96-85)

Tuesday, Aug. 6:
Quarterfinals
Germany vs. Greece, 5 a.m. | Peacock
Serbia vs. Australia, 8:30 a.m. | USA
France vs Canada, 12:00 p.m. | Peacock
Brazil vs. United States, 3:30 p.m. | USA

Thursday, Aug. 8:
Semifinals
TBD vs. TBD, 11:30 a.m. | USA
TBD vs. TBD, 3:00 p.m. | USA

Saturday, Aug. 10:

Third-place game: TBD vs. TBD, 5:00 a.m. | USA

Final: TBD vs. TBD, 3:30 p.m. | NBC

Here's a link (to a link) to all the team rosters: https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/mens-olympic-basketball-tournament-paris-2024/news/rosters-confirmed-ahead-of-tip-off-at-the-mens-olympic-basketball-tournament

And here's some info on the Women's Olympic Tournament:

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And here's a post from durden_tyler about the random draw that will likely come into play: https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2397427

Enjoy good pals and GO YOUR COUNTRY!

(thread continued from here: https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2398297 )

[Sealab2024]

Germany
Serbia
Canada
US

[Quattro]

Man-child doing Man-child things. Nothing to see here

[JustBuzzin]

Low class and actions unbecoming. He's a representative of our country and just another example of why other nations have a negative view or perception of Americans in general.

The wins or losses are irrelevant.

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Name me a perfect American athlete?

Kobe past was questionable and he was literally the most popular Olympic player of our generation.

Embiid is not doing anything questionable off the court. He's just taunting the crowd back.

There's no need for me to name anyone else. Taunting is just poor sportsmanship. There's zero excuse for it. Period.

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So it's fine for us fans to taunt and yell at players, but when they do it back it's bad sportsmanship.

Cmon man sports is entertainment! Taunting and trash talk has been part of basketball forever.

[AussieCeltic]

I’m not sure what was more embarrassing.

Doing all that and air balling the 3

Or

Writing a letter to the President of France begging for citizenship in exchange for him playing only to turn around and play for a powerhouse in direct competition to them.

[Mrakar]

Lol i thought bracket was fixed and that serbia, australia and Germany not on USA side of the bracket. What happend there?

Edit: i now saw that it was random draw... (Please Use More Appropriate Word) FIBA rules
Serbia now has to potentially(if they win against Australia which will also be though game) play USA team 2 times before the finals? Thats bs...

[Hogified05]

Please heaven and lord. Give me the Wagner's vs USA. Need Franz to get the lime light finally.

I think Germany is the only team that can give the USA a game as well. Canada would be interesting if they had Wiggins and Edey. Canada just doesn't have the horses up front to stay with the US. Germany is a well put together team with size and shooting. Plus Denis makes all the difference at PG. Just hoping Franz can show up and make it close. Dunno if they can win but it will be a game.

Germany is missing Hartenstein too. Plus us Magic fans might adopt German national team if they keep leaving off Paolo for Derrick White. Da Silva is going be playing for them next Olympics as well. Won't be surprised if Denis eventually ends up in Orlando ha. Always apparently Anthony Black can speak German. It's destiny lol

[Rainwater]

Man this going to be a cake walk for the US until the finals.

[Rainwater]

Please heaven and lord. Give me the Wagner's vs USA. Need Franz to get the lime light finally.

I think Germany is the only team that can give the USA a game as well. Canada would be interesting if they had Wiggins and Edey. Canada just doesn't have the horses up front to stay with the US. Germany is a well put together team with size and shooting. Plus Denis makes all the difference at PG. Just hoping Franz can show up and make it close. Dunno if they can win but it will be a game.

Germany is missing Hartenstein too. Plus us Magic fans might adopt German national team if they keep leaving off Paolo for Derrick White. Da Silva is going be playing for them next Olympics as well. Won't be surprised if Denis eventually ends up in Orlando ha. Always apparently Anthony Black can speak German. It's destiny lol

lol at Dennis beating the US

[Mr Puddles]

Man this going to be a cake walk for the US until the finals.

A bit disappointed by the brackets and group stages to be honest. The US won't play against 2 out of 3 of Canada, France and Germany (assuming Greece doesn't pull a major upset ofcourse).

I know it's random draws but, from a viewer interest point of view, you want to see the best team face the biggest challengers.

[Rendei]

Name me a perfect American athlete?

Kobe past was questionable and he was literally the most popular Olympic player of our generation.

Embiid is not doing anything questionable off the court. He's just taunting the crowd back.

There's no need for me to name anyone else. Taunting is just poor sportsmanship. There's zero excuse for it. Period.

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So it's fine for us fans to taunt and yell at players, but when they do it back it's bad sportsmanship.

Cmon man sports is entertainment! Taunting and trash talk has been part of basketball forever.

It might not matter in the NBA very much, but sportsmanship is treated seriously in the Olympics.

[JujitsuFlip]

A visual for ya.