2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: USA Men & Women Win Gold)

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Who wins the medals??

Poll ended at Sat Aug 10, 2024 10:36 pm

France (for Gold)
17
8%
vs USA (for Gold)
103
50%
Germany (for Bronze)
23
11%
vs Serbia (for Bronze)
65
31%
 
Total votes: 208

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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#601 » by Dubnation » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:50 pm

Love the way AD is playing
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Post#602 » by MagicMamba88 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:50 pm

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Post#603 » by ChartFiction » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:50 pm

AD looks a lot more alive and aware than Embiid

Feel like whenever the ball goes in Embiid's direction these Olympics, the other team is going to get it
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Post#604 » by Mk0 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:50 pm

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Homerclease wrote:Edwards has more shot attempts than passes. Complete black hole


He's the teams leading scorer, playing off the bench. What exactly do you think his job on the team is?

fr the guy is the 6th man microwave scorer. He is playing his role.
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Post#605 » by EArl » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:51 pm

AD and Ant locking things up.
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#606 » by reload141 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:51 pm

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reload141 wrote:Embiid is done for this game. He’s not built for this kind of pressure.

There was way more pressure last game when we were losing in the 4th and embiid was going at the best player in the world. He hasn’t played well thus far today, but it’s a reach to say it’s the “pressure”.


France play an uptempo game, Serbia wasn’t.

He was needed for that game but not for this one.
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#607 » by Slava » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:51 pm

Park Davis there. Blocking three and then racing up to the basket for an easy basket.
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Post#608 » by Castle Black » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:51 pm

France’s offense is awful, which we already knew, but still. This will be a blowout before long.
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Post#609 » by Manimal » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:51 pm

Any possibility of trading Embiid to the French team at halftime?
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Post#610 » by dockingsched » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:51 pm

AD on Wemby is the best matchup USA can throw at him, Embiid struggled.
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Post#611 » by Sealab2024 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:51 pm

AD!!!!
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Post#612 » by Buckets22 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:51 pm

AD is working the boards.
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Post#613 » by Edrees » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:52 pm

AD is a much better matchup against wemby than Embiid is
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Post#614 » by Ballerhogger » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:52 pm

Man I wish holiday was laker
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Post#615 » by Loaded_Hollows » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:52 pm

Wemby about to get little boy’d by AD
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Post#616 » by Lakers In 5 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:52 pm

Wembanyama is just surrounded by low IQ players.
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Post#617 » by Edrees » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:52 pm

both durant and curry are scoreless and US is up
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Post#618 » by Sedale Threatt » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:52 pm

KD/Steph 1 for 7 on pretty much wide-open 3s
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Post#619 » by Frank Dux » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:52 pm

Keep Embiid on the bench and ride this game with AD and Bam.
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#620 » by azcatz11 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:53 pm

Man our transition game was on point. I'd play Hali and leave Tatum in and run past these dudes. Just sayin
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