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

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Who wins the medals??

Poll ended at Sat Aug 10, 2024 10:36 pm

France (for Gold)
17
8%
vs USA (for Gold)
103
50%
Germany (for Bronze)
23
11%
vs Serbia (for Bronze)
65
31%
 
Total votes: 208

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Post#541 » by ReddoverKobe » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:43 pm

Ant seems to want to destroy fournier lol
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Post#542 » by AdagioPace » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:43 pm

Frank Dux wrote:Kerr trying to quiet the Tatum noise with the early sub :lol:

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Post#543 » by Frank Dux » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:43 pm

I love Edwards effort
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Post#544 » by r0drig0lac » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:43 pm

France perimeter is unfortunately very flawed
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Post#545 » by Buckets22 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:43 pm

Ant came out fired up on D.
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Post#546 » by G R E Y » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:43 pm

Butterfingers. Settle in and get centered Les Blues!
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Post#547 » by Myth » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:43 pm

Fournier can’t even dribble it up the court with Ant on him.
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Post#548 » by Ballerhogger » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:44 pm

There go ant man . France so many careless TO
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Post#549 » by Clincher » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:44 pm

Seeing Frank Nkilitina and Evan Fournier bum it up out there is really triggering my Knicks PTSD mightily. Fournier stinks.
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Post#550 » by AdagioPace » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:44 pm

Serbia died for this
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Post#551 » by AleksandarN » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:44 pm

What the **** Curry and Embiid get your **** together
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Post#552 » by Buckets22 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:44 pm

Frank Dux wrote:Kerr trying to quiet the Tatum noise with the early sub :lol:

With Durant starting you have SF opening from the bench.
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Post#553 » by reload141 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:44 pm

Embiid is done for this game. He’s not built for this kind of pressure.
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Post#554 » by AI_Efficiency » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:44 pm

Love the effort by Edwards on defense.
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Post#555 » by seren » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:44 pm

Final was against Serbia. This France team is simply not that good.
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Post#556 » by Sealab2024 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:44 pm

Clincher wrote:Seeing Frank Nkilitina and Evan Fournier bum it up out there is really triggering my Knicks PTSD mightily. Fournier stinks.


Lol. They can't hurt you anymore.
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Post#557 » by cdubbz » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:44 pm

I like Curry's aggression shooting. Hope he doesn't slow down because he missed everything lol
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Post#558 » by Airmiess » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:44 pm

Ant defense looking crazy, but Fournier is washed
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Post#559 » by PushDaRock » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:45 pm

Fournier looking like a double agent out there, must have a promise for an NBA contract.
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Post#560 » by Sedale Threatt » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:45 pm

Clincher wrote:Seeing Frank Nkilitina and Evan Fournier bum it up out there is really triggering my Knicks PTSD mightily. Fournier stinks.


I'm still kind of shocked Nkilitina lasted in the NBA as long as he did. He is a truly horrendous offensive player.

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