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Re: USA Basketball Team 

Post#581 » by Smart2Nesmith43 » Tue Aug 6, 2024 6:12 pm

shackles10 wrote:Patty Mills for the tie... and for the 15th roster spot.

The dancing bear dancing on the graves of SGA, Brooks, Dort and all of Canada tonight. Yabusele has a decent shout as the best player in that France/Canada quarter.
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Post#583 » by ConstableGeneva » Tue Aug 6, 2024 8:19 pm

21-2 run punctuated by Tatum dunk to end the 1st half. USA by 27 at the half. That should about do it.

We're getting USA vs SRB and FRA vs GER as our semis.
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Post#584 » by Tatumfor2 » Tue Aug 6, 2024 8:24 pm

Can Kerr do the impossible and find playing time for all 12 players in this 27pt game??
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Post#585 » by Shak_Celts » Tue Aug 6, 2024 9:11 pm

Too easy!! Did all these teams greasy!
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Post#587 » by Triple7 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 9:37 am

Damn Jt’s shot looks broken. Missing free throws and easy jumpers. Even misses some easy layups every game. He really needs to work on his shot making skills.
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Post#588 » by shackles10 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 9:39 am

Triple7 wrote:Damn Jt’s shot looks broken. Missing free throws and easy jumpers. Even misses some easy layups every game. He really needs to work on his shot making skills.


Feel like he needs rest more than anything. Hard now to not be working on that shot once he gets back though.
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Post#589 » by Triple7 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 9:43 am

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Triple7 wrote:Damn Jt’s shot looks broken. Missing free throws and easy jumpers. Even misses some easy layups every game. He really needs to work on his shot making skills.


Feel like he needs rest more than anything. Hard now to not working on that shot once he gets back though.


Good thing he didn’t win fmvp, gives him some motivation for next season. He knows he lost due to his poor shooting percentages.
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Re: USA Basketball Team 

Post#590 » by Hal14 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 2:42 pm

Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:
shackles10 wrote:Patty Mills for the tie... and for the 15th roster spot.

The dancing bear dancing on the graves of SGA, Brooks, Dort and all of Canada tonight. Yabusele has a decent shout as the best player in that France/Canada quarter.

Yabusele has played well. And is probably an NBA caliber player.

One of those guys who came to the NBA too soon, wasn't ready yet and then goes overseas, develops, gets better to the point where later on around age 26 he becomes NBA-ready.

He's 28 now. I think an NBA team would look to sign him and give him a shot, but I believe he is under contract already for the upcoming season. So he would need to get bought out of his contract with Real Madrid in order to sign with an NBA team. Not sure how much the buyout is, but I feel like often times the NBA team is reluctant to pay the buyout fee for a guy who would likely be an end of the bench type of guy, or at best a 10th man..
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Re: USA Basketball Team 

Post#591 » by Hal14 » Wed Aug 7, 2024 2:44 pm

Triple7 wrote:
shackles10 wrote:
Triple7 wrote:Damn Jt’s shot looks broken. Missing free throws and easy jumpers. Even misses some easy layups every game. He really needs to work on his shot making skills.


Feel like he needs rest more than anything. Hard now to not working on that shot once he gets back though.


Good thing he didn’t win fmvp, gives him some motivation for next season. He knows he lost due to his poor shooting percentages.

Yeah, it's kind of too bad he had the Olympics this summer..ideally he would have taken the entire offseason to rest up, recharge and work out the kinks in his shot, get some rhythm with it and get the confidence back in it for next season..
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Re: USA Basketball Team 

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Post#594 » by cloverleaf » Wed Aug 7, 2024 7:09 pm

Let's go. JB can finally have his own team--and rescue the USA's 3-man basketball for 2028. Pritchard can be one of his wingmen:

https://nypost.com/2024/08/07/sports/usas-3x3-basketball-embarrassment-at-olympics-should-be-a-wakeup-call/
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Post#595 » by ConstableGeneva » Wed Aug 7, 2024 8:32 pm

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Would've been funnier if the Olympic games were held in Serbia.
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Post#596 » by playa-hater » Thu Aug 8, 2024 3:07 pm

USA vs Serbia at 3 in case anyone wasn't sure..
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Re: USA Basketball Team 

Post#597 » by shackles10 » Thu Aug 8, 2024 4:38 pm

Yabu vs. Theis and I can't decide who to root for. I hope they play 45 OT's and it comes down to rock paper scissors.
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Re: USA Basketball Team 

Post#598 » by shackles10 » Thu Aug 8, 2024 4:39 pm

I was fully team Yabu quickly until Theis just blocked Wemby and I felt my heart say "hold on son"...
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Re: USA Basketball Team 

Post#599 » by Parliament10 » Thu Aug 8, 2024 4:44 pm

playa-hater wrote:USA vs Serbia at 3 in case anyone wasn't sure..

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Re: USA Basketball Team 

Post#600 » by He_Got_Game » Thu Aug 8, 2024 4:55 pm

Yabusele has been the best player on the floor for both teams which is wild.

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