2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.4.2: Quarterfinals are set!)

levon · Post #661 » by **levon** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:41 pm

This is gonna get ugly

Inspektor1312 · Post #662 » by **Inspektor1312** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:41 pm

lmao at the commentator after the basket by Embiid - "Even Embiid is scoring!" :lol:

Revived · Post #663 » by **Revived** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:41 pm

Who are the announcers for this game? Is one of them DWade?

Post #664 » by **zimpy27** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:42 pm

It's a blood bath

UcanUwill · Post #665 » by **UcanUwill** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:43 pm

Revived wrote:Who are the announcers for this game? Is one of them DWade?

Wade and Eagle

Tas Melas lied, he said Wade is done this Olympics, apparently not...

kwajo · Post #666 » by **kwajo** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:44 pm

Bruno going to win this one

cdubbz · Post #667 » by **cdubbz** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:46 pm

50 point win incoming.

Richard4444 · Post #668 » by **Richard4444** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:48 pm

donkki wrote:Lessort = beast. Dude belong in the NBA.

If I am not mistaken, the Knicks have his draft rights...

LV-Suns · Post #669 » by **LV-Suns** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:50 pm

I don't get why Anthony Edwards is the primary ball handler whenever he is on the floor and there are other better decision makers out there. The ball just sticks to his hands and rarely ever passes out.

UcanUwill · Post #670 » by **UcanUwill** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:50 pm

with shaved heads and beards, Derrick White and Even Fournier look a lot alike, at least from this camera angle. For a second I thought I saw Fournier again.

durden_tyler · Post #671 » by **durden_tyler** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:50 pm

LV-Suns wrote:I don't get why Anthony Edwards is the primary ball handler whenever he is on the floor and there are other better decision makers out there. The ball just sticks to his hands and rarely ever passes out.

He's like a mini-Durant so you give him the license early. If he's hot, you want to ride that.

durden_tyler · Post #672 » by **durden_tyler** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:52 pm

Tatum Hali as the odd man out tonight. But should be a blowout so they'll get spot minutes. i think Tatum is much needed in the gold medal game (Germany) since they have longer forwards.

kwajo · Post #673 » by **kwajo** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:52 pm

cdubbz wrote:50 point win incoming.

This game definitely doesn't have the intensity of the earlier ones.

Post #674 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:53 pm

Looked a lot better from starters who kept the ball moving and pushed the fast break. Ball just stopping too much with Ant so far soon as bench came in.

durden_tyler · Post #675 » by **durden_tyler** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:54 pm

kwajo wrote:
cdubbz wrote:50 point win incoming.

This game definitely doesn't have the intensity of the earlier ones.

Brazil just outmatched... This is really par for the course.

Revived · Post #676 » by **Revived** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:55 pm

LV-Suns wrote:I don't get why Anthony Edwards is the primary ball handler whenever he is on the floor and there are other better decision makers out there. The ball just sticks to his hands and rarely ever passes out.

He never looks up either. He only passes really when he’s being forced to do it. He’s missed like 3 cutters already in his few mins today.

Wingy · Post #677 » by **Wingy** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:59 pm

Where’s Nene, Varejao, and Barbosa?

cdubbz · Post #678 » by **cdubbz** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 7:59 pm

Tatum is in the game. Boston Celtic fans can now rest.

Post #679 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 8:00 pm

Revived wrote:
LV-Suns wrote:I don't get why Anthony Edwards is the primary ball handler whenever he is on the floor and there are other better decision makers out there. The ball just sticks to his hands and rarely ever passes out.

He never looks up either. He only passes really when he’s being forced to do it. He’s missed like 3 cutters already in his few mins today.

Tatum in for Ant with the rest of the bench now, quick adjustment by Kerr.

levon · Post #680 » by **levon** » Tue Aug 6, 2024 8:02 pm

Unimpressed with the playmaking in the second lineup. They need to play through their bigs way more. Too many jumpers and ISOs

Who wins the quarterfinal games on Tuesday?