2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3)

_jin · Post #301 » by **_jin** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:42 pm

Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:
_jin wrote:
Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:FIBA refs are so soft. Foul by Rui was a hard foul not a flagrant

Grabbing the opponent's arm on the way up is an unsportmanslike foul. There are no flagrant in FIBA.

getting fouled on the arm is a common foul in basketball. FIBA refs are just soft. let them play.

So you want them to ignore the rules? You might agree with the rules or not but you cant blame the refs for applying them, that's their job.

azcatz11 · Post #302 » by **azcatz11** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:43 pm

IF Francse loses the country will burn down the champs

Post #303 » by **Calinks** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:43 pm

If you are an NBA guard watching this, seems like an easy meal ticket to French citizenship. Just say you want to play for France in international competition and they will fast-track your ass. A guy like Tyus Jones should jump on this lol.

Post #304 » by **Slava** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:45 pm

Hawkinson just owning Wemby. Japan being this competitive despite the talent and size difference is amazing.

_jin · Post #305 » by **_jin** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:46 pm

azcatz11 wrote:IF Francse loses the country will burn down the champs

They dont care enough about basketball to burn the champs but all the casual sports fans who are only watching basketball at the Olympics will surely question how good Wemby really is since he's been hyped a lot in recent weeks, even though we all know how good he really is and bad games happen.

_jin · Post #306 » by **_jin** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:46 pm

Calinks wrote:If you are an NBA guard watching this, seems like an easy meal ticket to French citizenship. Just say you want to play for France in international competition and they will fast-track your ass. A guy like Tyus Jones should jump on this lol.

I still dont understand why they didnt go for Mike James. I mean they went and backtracked, not sure what happened.

Post #307 » by **Slava** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:46 pm

Is Kenny Atkinson on the French coaching staff?

_jin · Post #308 » by **_jin** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:47 pm

Slava wrote:Is Kenny Atkinson on the French coaching staff?

Yes

EmpireFalls · Post #309 » by **EmpireFalls** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:47 pm

Calinks wrote:If you are an NBA guard watching this, seems like an easy meal ticket to French citizenship. Just say you want to play for France in international competition and they will fast-track your ass. A guy like Tyus Jones should jump on this lol.

LaMelo LaFrance Ball surely qualifies

FollowTheSound · Post #310 » by **FollowTheSound** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:47 pm

Slava wrote:Is Kenny Atkinson on the French coaching staff?

yes

azcatz11 · Post #311 » by **azcatz11** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:48 pm

Gobert with the perimeter defense!!! That’s the man we know!

Lakers In 5 · Post #312 » by **Lakers In 5** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:49 pm

Oh, what a block on Rudy.

Jadoogar · Post #313 » by **Jadoogar** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:49 pm

hell of a block

Post #314 » by **Calinks** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:49 pm

If I'm like a D'Angelo Russell or Lamelo Ball I'm on the phone with the French Prime Minister right now saying "Citizenship is nice but can you throw in a scenic villa? Do that and I'm yours."

azcatz11 · Post #315 » by **azcatz11** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:49 pm

Man gobert should have just went up right away…Jesus

EmpireFalls · Post #316 » by **EmpireFalls** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:50 pm

Gobert and Wemby have gotten absolutely stuffed this is hilarious

_jin · Post #317 » by **_jin** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:50 pm

Rudy giveth and Rudy taketh, blocks the 3 then gets blocked on the dunk attempt.

r0drig0lac · Post #318 » by **r0drig0lac** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:51 pm

scrub Gobert did it again

_jin · Post #319 » by **_jin** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:51 pm

Huge shot by Fournier!

azcatz11 · Post #320 » by **azcatz11** » Tue Jul 30, 2024 4:52 pm

No offense but Japan sucks. I know rui played out of his mind but this is a trash team. If France loses this is an embarrassment