FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 – (Aug. 25 - Sept. 10)

Post #81 » by **Darthlukey** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 11:55 am

LewisnotMiller wrote:Settling in for the Boomers vs Slovenia.

Weird rumour that Giddey is going to get the defensive job on Luka. If that's true, I would use Patty Mills opponent to set screens if I was them, and drag Green to.the weakside corner.

Oh well...apart game time.
Excited for this one, must win for us!!

Hopefully exum doesn't come off the bench and talk **** to luka and fire him up again

LewisnotMiller · Post #82 » by **LewisnotMiller** » Fri Sep 1, 2023 12:07 pm

Darthlukey wrote:
LewisnotMiller wrote:Settling in for the Boomers vs Slovenia.

Weird rumour that Giddey is going to get the defensive job on Luka. If that's true, I would use Patty Mills opponent to set screens if I was them, and drag Green to.the weakside corner.

Oh well...apart game time.
Excited for this one, must win for us!!

Hopefully exum doesn't come off the bench and talk **** to luka and fire him up again

Both sides will be fired up. They do NOT like each other. Haven't for many years (predates Luka).

ConstableGeneva · Post #83 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sat Sep 2, 2023 1:51 pm

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Host country finally won one (vs. China).

Half-Full · Post #84 » by **Half-Full** » Sat Sep 2, 2023 10:38 pm

Congratulations to South Sudan on qualifying for the Olympics, thanks in part to the contributions of former Maine Celtics player Marial Shayok, who lead the team in scoring in their clinching victory over Angola.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/02/south-sudan-fiba-basketball-world-cup-olympics

Bar Fight · Post #85 » by **Bar Fight** » Sun Sep 3, 2023 3:35 pm

SGA is ridiculously clutch lol

Hal14 · Post #86 » by **Hal14** » Mon Sep 4, 2023 12:10 am

Half-Full wrote:Congratulations to South Sudan on qualifying for the Olympics, thanks in part to the contributions of former Maine Celtics player Marial Shayok, who lead the team in scoring in their clinching victory over Angola.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/02/south-sudan-fiba-basketball-world-cup-olympics

And congrats to Wenyen Gabriel, who is from South Sudan but moved to Manchester, NH in middle school and played HS ball in Manchester, too.

Post #87 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Sep 4, 2023 1:38 am

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"The Dream Team is Dead."

Curmudgeon · Post #88 » by **Curmudgeon** » Mon Sep 4, 2023 1:40 am

And Lithuania was without Sabonis.

zoyathedestroya · Post #89 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Mon Sep 4, 2023 10:12 am

Wild.

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Post #90 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Sep 4, 2023 4:39 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:Wild.

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Wow. Tough business.
Couldn't find his blood type, and had to have it removed, due to complications.

bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #91 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Mon Sep 4, 2023 10:08 pm

Keep the Celtics players away from these games....

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zoyathedestroya · Post #92 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Sep 5, 2023 2:01 pm

Haliburton is so fun to watch.

zoyathedestroya · Post #93 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Wed Sep 6, 2023 11:23 am

Porzingis and Latvia sent home by former Celtics Theis and Schroder’s Germany team. (I don’t actually know if they’re flying home early, but they’ve been eliminated from the WC.)

Hal14 · Post #94 » by **Hal14** » Fri Sep 8, 2023 11:42 am

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ConstableGeneva · Post #95 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Fri Sep 8, 2023 1:47 pm

US starters getting cooked by Daniel Theis.

MeanGeraldGreen · Post #96 » by **MeanGeraldGreen** » Fri Sep 8, 2023 1:55 pm

Theis outscoring and outrebounding everyone on team USA.

Bring him home, Brad. No way he’s not twitching right now, fighting the urge of trading for him today.

Hal14 · Post #97 » by **Hal14** » Fri Sep 8, 2023 2:23 pm

MeanGeraldGreen wrote:Theis outscoring and outrebounding everyone on team USA.

Bring him home, Brad. No way he’s not twitching right now, fighting the urge of trading for him today.

3 yrs younger than Griffin, clearly has more gas left in the tank than Griffin - has suffered less injuries over the years than Griffin.

Not sure we can get him back, though. Even if Indy buys him out, I don't think we could sign a guy who was just bought out by the team that we had just traded him to..plus, we might not be able to sign buyout guys if we're over the apron or whatever.

zoyathedestroya · Post #98 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Fri Sep 8, 2023 2:33 pm

It’s USA vs. Canada!! In a battle for 3rd place.

zoyathedestroya · Post #99 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Fri Sep 8, 2023 2:36 pm

Hal14 wrote:
MeanGeraldGreen wrote:Theis outscoring and outrebounding everyone on team USA.

Bring him home, Brad. No way he’s not twitching right now, fighting the urge of trading for him today.

3 yrs younger than Griffin, clearly has more gas left in the tank than Griffin - has suffered less injuries over the years than Griffin.

Not sure we can get him back, though. Even if Indy buys him out, I don't think we could sign a guy who was just bought out by the team that we had just traded him to..plus, we might not be able to sign buyout guys if we're over the apron or whatever.

Theis makes less than NT-MLE. Cs can sign him if he gets bought out even if they’re above the tax apron.

zoyathedestroya · Post #100 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Fri Sep 8, 2023 2:37 pm

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