2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt. 2: Let the Games Begin!)

UcanUwill · Post #401 » by **UcanUwill** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:20 pm

Message Boar wrote:So, which of these Greece players outside of Giannis are supposed to be good?

Sloukas, who is not at Olympics... Greece has no offensive talent, if they win something, it will be through defendive grind.

azcatz11 · Post #402 » by **azcatz11** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:20 pm

Team Canada is so stacked. They bring nemb and Murray off the bench? This is my team

azcatz11 · Post #403 » by **azcatz11** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:21 pm

UcanUwill wrote:
Message Boar wrote:So, which of these Greece players outside of Giannis are supposed to be good?

Sloukas, who is not at Olympics... Greece has no offensive talent, if they win something, it will be through defendive grind.

Pappalockia is pretty good no? The announcers are saying he’s the real deal

Post #404 » by **G R E Y** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:22 pm

So GA's FT routine here is far simpler and quicker. So it IS possible...

Post #405 » by **og15** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:24 pm

G R E Y wrote:So GA's FT routine here is far simpler and quicker. So it IS possible...

That his FT percentage improves? Certainly, for guys struggling with shooting, it's usually not getting rattled by a poor shooting stretch that is super important.

They can miss some shots and then start trying to tweak this or that and throw themselves off, then they shoot poorly for a while and then they get it back again lol

durden_tyler · Post #406 » by **durden_tyler** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:27 pm

Okay Greece nice fightback hopefully this one turns out to be a classic!

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UcanUwill · Post #407 » by **UcanUwill** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:27 pm

azcatz11 wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:
Message Boar wrote:So, which of these Greece players outside of Giannis are supposed to be good?

Sloukas, who is not at Olympics... Greece has no offensive talent, if they win something, it will be through defendive grind.

Pappalockia is pretty good no? The announcers are saying he’s the real deal

Who is that. Do you mean Papanikolau, former Houston Rocket? I mean, this team does not really have real deals imo, Sloukas would have been their offensive engine, he is elite Euroleague offensive PG. Walkup is defensive minded, Calathes caint shoot, Papanikolau is only good at static catch and shoot. Its a team with lack of shooting and offensive power, supposedly good on D.

JayMKE · Post #408 » by **JayMKE** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:27 pm

Good fight from Greece, Canada’s D to start was ridiculous

Dino-Might · Post #409 » by **Dino-Might** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:28 pm

Canada’s bench should be destroying Greece when GA is off the court. Murray needs to get more aggressive.

azcatz11 · Post #410 » by **azcatz11** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:28 pm

UcanUwill wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:
Sloukas, who is not at Olympics... Greece has no offensive talent, if they win something, it will be through defendive grind.

Pappalockia is pretty good no? The announcers are saying he’s the real deal

Who is that. Do you mean Papanikolau, former Houston Rocket? I mean, this team does not really have real deals imo, Sloukas would have been their offensive engine, he is elite Euroleague offensive PG. Walkup is defensive minded, Calathes caint shoot, Papanikolau is only good at static catch and shoot. Its a team with lack of shooting and offensive power, supposedly good on D.

Yes him. He hit a couple 3s. Kind of reminds me of the dude the pistons just resigned…can’t think of his name.

Didn’t realize calathes was on greece. He was good in college

Post #411 » by **G R E Y** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:30 pm

Greece playing far better and taking advantage of their team oriented play very well.

Mattatron · Post #412 » by **Mattatron** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:31 pm

Hellas still needs another reliable scorer next to giannis. But they're slowly adapting to Canada's D.

Post #413 » by **G R E Y** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:33 pm

og15 wrote:
G R E Y wrote:So GA's FT routine here is far simpler and quicker. So it IS possible...

That his FT percentage improves? Certainly, for guys struggling with shooting, it's usually not getting rattled by a poor shooting stretch that is super important.

They can miss some shots and then start trying to tweak this or that and throw themselves off, then they shoot poorly for a while and then they get it back again lol

He was 4-4 as I was typing, now 4-6, which for him is still very good.

UcanUwill · Post #414 » by **UcanUwill** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:33 pm

azcatz11 wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
Pappalockia is pretty good no? The announcers are saying he’s the real deal

Who is that. Do you mean Papanikolau, former Houston Rocket? I mean, this team does not really have real deals imo, Sloukas would have been their offensive engine, he is elite Euroleague offensive PG. Walkup is defensive minded, Calathes caint shoot, Papanikolau is only good at static catch and shoot. Its a team with lack of shooting and offensive power, supposedly good on D.

Yes him. He hit a couple 3s. Kind of reminds me of the dude the pistons just resigned…can’t think of his name.

Didn’t realize calathes was on greece. He was good in college

Papanikolaou can hit shots on the catch and is versatile and strong 6'9 defender, but he is not creator, he wont dribble or anything.

Fo you think.of Fontechio from Pistons? Fonthechio is smaller but far more talented offensively, Kostas just hit his shots.so far.

Post #415 » by **G R E Y** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:34 pm

Ooooooof someone opened the gym door lol

azcatz11 · Post #416 » by **azcatz11** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:35 pm

UcanUwill wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:
Who is that. Do you mean Papanikolau, former Houston Rocket? I mean, this team does not really have real deals imo, Sloukas would have been their offensive engine, he is elite Euroleague offensive PG. Walkup is defensive minded, Calathes caint shoot, Papanikolau is only good at static catch and shoot. Its a team with lack of shooting and offensive power, supposedly good on D.

Yes him. He hit a couple 3s. Kind of reminds me of the dude the pistons just resigned…can’t think of his name.

Didn’t realize calathes was on greece. He was good in college

Papanikolaou can hit shots on the catch and is versatile and strong 6'9 defender, but he is not creator, he wont dribble or anything.

Fo you think.of Fontechio from Pistons? Fonthechio is smaller but far more talented offensively, Kostas just hit his shots.so far.

Nice having you here for your insight into the euro teams. Thank you!

Post #417 » by **G R E Y** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:36 pm

LMAO Brooks tried to push off and then flopped and got caught.

Post #418 » by **Calinks** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:42 pm

This is the power of the Maple I have been envisioning for nearly a decade. I thought it would happen sooner but it is here now. I am still very salty that Wiggins wasn't allowed to participate but this Canada team is a serious threat. These guys are here to do damage, everyone should be worried.

durden_tyler · Post #419 » by **durden_tyler** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:42 pm

i therefore conclude Euro point guards does not know how to dribble the ball when pressured (Calathes) LOL

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falcolombardi · Post #420 » by **falcolombardi** » Sat Jul 27, 2024 7:45 pm

durden_tyler wrote:i therefore conclude Euro point guards does not know how to dribble the ball when pressured (Calathes) LOL

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The way population pools and genetics work usa biggest advantage will always be in its guards

Whereas having good bigs who are outliers in the genetic pook are a bit more luck related

Is why nba has more euro bigs than euro guards, the player pool of usa kids 6'0 to 6'4 is unbeliably bigger than european nations have

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