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The lack of total shots for Wemby is concerning. It will be interesting to see if the Paris crowd will be able to elevate their play.FrenchMinnyFan wrote:French team is a total mess! Don’t see them going for a medal.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
FrenchMinnyFan wrote:Can’t wait to see the competition starting. Almost all my friend say Team USA is untouchable. Let’s see. I’m not so sure. Lots of good teams there with NBA players level. Will be fun to watch.
France simply doesn't have the guard play to medal IMO. The US, Germany and Serbia are all at the top as favorites for me. How much fun would a medal for South Sudan be, though!thinktank wrote:FrenchMinnyFan wrote:Can’t wait to see the competition starting. Almost all my friend say Team USA is untouchable. Let’s see. I’m not so sure. Lots of good teams there with NBA players level. Will be fun to watch.
I think France will beat us. Hate to say it.
thinktank wrote:FrenchMinnyFan wrote:Can’t wait to see the competition starting. Almost all my friend say Team USA is untouchable. Let’s see. I’m not so sure. Lots of good teams there with NBA players level. Will be fun to watch.
I think France will beat us. Hate to say it.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
Klomp wrote:FIBA ball is very guard-based. And while you'd think USA should have an advantage because we might be more athletic or more skilled, I think there's often an awareness or IQ that's missing from Team USA.
I don't really like using the Dream Team as a point of comparison, because the talent gap was so wide. But as the talent gap narrows, intelligence becomes more paramount. When USA only won bronze in 2004, the lead guards were Allen Iverson and Stephon Marbury. Jason Kidd, Chris Paul and Kobe were a huge influx of basketball smarts in 2008.
Look at our guards right now...I know we have Steph and he's an all-time great, but the gap is so wide behind him. I don't think Jrue has much FIBA experience, so there's a gap in his basketball IQ right now. Ant and Tyrese are smart, but still so young. Derrick White isn't really a point guard in game, just stature.
It's why I think you are seeing struggles from the French at the last World Cup and early this Olympic run too....guard struggles. It's why Germany has been coming on strong...Schroder isn't great by NBA standards but is a high-level FIBA guard. It's why Doncic always has Slovenia in the hunt.
. Overall the guard core is solid. A lot better than Iverson. Didn't Marbury play for China 
? thinktank wrote:But Doncic and Slovenia are out.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
Klomp wrote:thinktank wrote:But Doncic and Slovenia are out.
Fair counter. I was speaking more generally about them. Roster is filled with no-names compared to most other nations, but one guard gets them to a competitive level.
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
FrenchMinnyFan wrote:Can’t wait to see the competition starting. Almost all my friend say Team USA is untouchable. Let’s see. I’m not so sure. Lots of good teams there with NBA players level. Will be fun to watch.
BlacJacMac wrote:At the 1:40 mark. KD helping Ant out with his 3pt shooting:
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tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
tsherkin wrote:The important thing to take away here is that Klomp is wrong.
Esohny wrote:Why are you asking Klomp? "He's" actually a bot that posts random blurbs from a database.
Klomp wrote:I'm putting the tired in retired mod at the moment
Klomp wrote:
KGdaBom wrote:Klomp wrote:
They look flat out adorable together. Is the lady in this photo his partner or just a baby mama. She's really pretty and they do look happy.
BlacJacMac wrote:KGdaBom wrote:Klomp wrote:
They look flat out adorable together. Is the lady in this photo his partner or just a baby mama. She's really pretty and they do look happy.
That's his girl.
KGdaBom wrote:BlacJacMac wrote:KGdaBom wrote:They look flat out adorable together. Is the lady in this photo his partner or just a baby mama. She's really pretty and they do look happy.
That's his girl.
Thanks for the reply, but I need clarification. When you say his girl are you referring to the adult lady in the picture and not the baby? Is this his partner and do they have some kind of commitment to each other? I just really hope for Ant's sake that he is done with the baby mama days. He has a lot to ask forgiveness for. Seems like she has forgiven him so far.
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