2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: USA Men & Women Win Gold)

[bisme37]

GOLD: USA
SILVER: FRANCE
BRONZE: SERBIA




Saturday, Aug. 10:

Bronze medal game: Germany vs. Serbia, 5:00 a.m. ET | USA (SER wins 93-83)

Gold medal game: France vs. USA, 3:30 p.m. ET | NBC (USA wins 98-87)



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(All times EST. Everything streams on Peacock. If it says something else, that event is on both Peacock and the TV channel listed. Full schedule can be found later in this post, and also on the Olympics website: https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/basketball?day=10-august )

Previous results:

Spoiler:

Saturday, July 27:
Australia vs. Spain, 5 a.m. | CNBC (AUS wins 92-80)
Germany vs. Japan, 7:30 a.m. | Peacock (GER wins 97-77)
France vs. Brazil, 11:15 a.m. | CNBC (FRA wins 78-66)
Greece vs. Canada, 3 p.m. | CNBC (CAN wins 86-79)

Sunday, July 28:
South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico, 5 a.m. | CNBC (SSUD wins 90-79)
Serbia vs. United States, 11:15 a.m. | NBC (USA wins 100-84)

Tuesday, July 30:
Spain vs. Greece, 5 a.m. | E! (SPA wins 84-77)
Canada vs. Australia, 7:30 a.m. | USA (CAN wins 93-83)
Japan vs. France, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock (FRA wins 94-90 OT)
Brazil vs. Germany, 3 p.m. | Peacock (GER wins 86-73)

Wednesday, July 31:
Puerto Rico vs. Serbia, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock (SER wins 107-66)
United States vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. | USA (USA wins 103-66)

Friday, Aug. 2:
Japan vs. Brazil, 5 a.m. | Peacock (BRA wins 102-84)
Australia vs. Greece, 7:30 a.m. | USA (GRE wins 77-71)
Canada vs. Spain, 11:15 a.m. | Peacock (CAN wins 88-85)
France vs. Germany, 3 p.m. | E! b](GER wins 85-71)[/b]

Saturday, Aug. 3:
Puerto Rico vs. United States, 11:15 a.m. | NBC (USA wins 104-83)
Serbia vs. South Sudan, 3 p.m. | CNBC (SER wins 96-85)

Tuesday, Aug. 6:
Quarterfinals
Germany vs. Greece, 5 a.m. | Peacock (GER wins 76-63)
Serbia vs. Australia, 8:30 a.m. | USA (SER wins 95-90 OT)
France vs Canada, 12:00 p.m. | Peacock (FRA wins 82-73)
Brazil vs. United States, 3:30 p.m. | USA (USA wins 122-87)

Thursday, Aug. 8:
Semifinals
Germany vs. France, 11:30 a.m. ET | USA (FRA wins 73-69)
Serbia vs. United States, 3:00 p.m. ET | USA (USA wins 95-91)

Saturday, Aug. 10:

Bronze medal game: Germany vs. Serbia, 5:00 a.m. ET | USA (SER wins 93-83)

Gold medal game: France vs. USA, 3:30 p.m. ET | NBC (USA wins 98-87)

GOLD: USA
SILVER: FRANCE
BRONZE: SERBIA

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And here's some info on the Women's Olympic Tournament...

Sunday August 11:
Bronze Medal Game: Australia vs Belgium, 5:30am ET | Peacock [b](AUS wins 85-81)
Gold Medal Game: USA vs France, 9:30am ET | NBC/Peacock[/b] (USA wins 67-66)

GOLD: USA
SLIVER: FRANCE
BRONZE: AUSTRALIA





Women's Semifinal results
Friday August 9:
USA vs Australia 11:30am ET (USA/Peacock) (USA wins 85-64)
France vs Belgium 3pm ET (Peacock) (FRA wins 81-75)


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Enjoy good pals and GO YOUR COUNTRY!

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[ShaqAttac]

steph went crazy

[California Gold]

Time to spank France and send their fans into oblivion on their soil.

[zimpy27]

USA probably win handily.

Germany I see beating Serbia

[California Gold]

USA probably win handily.

Germany I see beating Serbia

Yeah Serbia just had their Super Bowl and spent every bit of mental energy and choked it away. I'd expect Germany to take the Bronze.

[Wingy]

I posted this toward the end of the last thread too...but I think it's quite possible that if Embiid chose France, it's Germany vs. Serbia for the Gold.

He may have messed up France with way too many slow big dudes, yet he was instrumental in the US overcoming Serbia. What if multiversal stuff.

[Wingy]

USA probably win handily.

Germany I see beating Serbia

Yeah Serbia just had their Super Bowl and spent every bit of mental energy and choked it away. I'd expect Germany to take the Bronze.

Fairly close matchup...never underestimate the team with the best player.

[zimpy27]

I posted this toward the end of the last thread too...but I think it's quite possible that if Embiid chose France, it's Germany vs. Serbia for the Gold.

He may have messed up France with way too many slow big dudes, yet he was instrumental in the US overcoming Serbia. What if multiversal stuff.

I don't think so, France would love Embiid's offense. They're living on defense at the moment.

France also likely do better in group stage and the order of play is likely completely twisted.

[California Gold]

USA probably win handily.

Germany I see beating Serbia

Yeah Serbia just had their Super Bowl and spent every bit of mental energy and choked it away. I'd expect Germany to take the Bronze.

Fairly close matchup...never underestimate the team with the best player.

Germany is a decent enough team on the same tier level as Serbia to overcome one guy. Now if Serbia's other guys play like they did against the U.S. then yeah I can see a bronze. But I don't see it after losing in that heartbreaking fashion after going all out against the U.S. Basketball is half mental at the end of the day.

[Wingy]

Germany is a decent enough team on the same tier level as Serbia to overcome one guy. Now if Serbia's other guys play like they did against the U.S. then yeah I can see a bronze. But I don't see it after losing in that heartbreaking fashion after going all out against the U.S. Basketball is half mental at the end of the day.

They're not just one guy though. Everyone knows Bogdan is a legit, high quality NBA player every team would want and play. They've got other quality guys too.

Should be a great matchup. Pretty prideful basketball nation, so sure they'll want to show their character and try to bounce back.

[dockingsched]

Need Embiid to go for 30 while Gobert embarrassingly sits on the bench cause he hurts more than helps, all while Embiid rips apart his French passport as he gets his gold medal under a storm of boos. I want nothing less.

[California Gold]

Germany is a decent enough team on the same tier level as Serbia to overcome one guy. Now if Serbia's other guys play like they did against the U.S. then yeah I can see a bronze. But I don't see it after losing in that heartbreaking fashion after going all out against the U.S. Basketball is half mental at the end of the day.

They're not just one guy though. Everyone knows Bogdan is a legit, high quality NBA player every team would want and play. They've got other quality guys too.

Should be a great matchup. Pretty prideful basketball nation, so sure they'll want to show their character and try to bounce back.

I'm sure pride will be there, Germany will similarly have that pride being upset by France. I just think the fashion in which Serbia lost is a tough to bounce back from immediately following. Almost always happens in sports where that team that blew a big opportunity often follows it up with a dud. But we'll see - I'm sure it'll still be a good game.

[xb3at band1tx]

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[lambchop]

I expect another Tatum DNP

[Jay 20]

Both DNPs from Tatum was against Serbia. It was a matchup thing.

I'm not gonna pretend like I fully understand it but at least it was consistent.

[Blazing_royale]

Read on Twitter

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These legends about to retire in their final Olympics game. 2028 looking rough for USA.

[zimpy27]

The funniest thing about the French booing Embiid is that he has no business representing France. Never ever even lived there. It's hilarious.

[Benedict_Boozer]

Man props to Serbia, what a great team. France is also rolling, the matchups seem better for US on paper but with the home crowd it’s gonna be a dog fight. Need the best from KD/Curry/Durant, they need to lead the way - our bigs will be ready to roll.

[chudak]

The funniest thing about the French booing Embiid is that he has no business representing France. Never ever even lived there. It's hilarious.

Embiids letter to Macron, French president

“ President, I know your sincere interest in basketball and its development and, more generally, in the sport that brings honour to France. However, I am not writing to tell you about the NBA season that is opening and for which I have high hopes with my club, the Philadelphia 76ers. I am now in a leadership role and aspire to make my team a serious contender for the title.

I am writing to tell you about France. Although I spent most of my youth in the United States and France, I am a Cameroonian national. I was born in 1994 in Yaoundé. Cameroon will therefore always remain an important part of my identity. However, another one is French. Part of my family is in fact French and, in addition to sharing the language, I have often stayed in France.

A s soon as I have the opportunity, I visit my aunts, Suzanne and Lucie, living in Courtry and Courcouronnes, as well as my first cousin Pierre, who lives in Evry. I have fond memories of my summer vacations spent in France, like the summer of 2009, during which I was able to spend the entire month of July enjoying the capital. Moreover, I still regularly go to Paris, where I wish to acquire a permanent second home.

Moreover, after discussions with the French Basketball Federation, my choice has been made. I would like to take the steps to obtain French naturalisation and thus be eligible for selection with the Blues. I therefore do not wish to play for any other national team. I have sent a dossier to this effect to the Ministry of the Interior and Foreign Affairs. I have never worn the colours of a national team. It would be an immense honour for me to join this French team to participate in the next major international competitions, first and foremost the 2024 Olympic Games.

I evaluate the solemnity of my request, what it represents, what it means, but also, in some respects, its duration and complexity in relation to the usual criteria for granting nationality. I therefore ask for your support for these initiatives, support without which they cannot succeed. I am of course available to you and your services to support this common ambition that we share with the French basketball team and its managers. Thanking you for your attention to my request, I ask you, Mr. President, for the expression of my deepest consideration. Joel Embiid".

[cdubbz]

Replying to someone said if he were Tatum or Hali and knew he wouldn’t play much in the Olympics they wouldn’t have gone.

IT’S THE OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE!!! With the greatest trio of this generation! They get to experience this moment, Paris, with other elite athletes and meet people and attend games and matches AND win a Gold. Tatum brought his kid with him and he gets to experience France. Kerr can’t play everyone every game.