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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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#561 » by Clincher » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:45 pm

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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.

I hope to see Dadiet light it up for the French when the Olympics are in the USA next time though. :nod:
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#562 » by Edrees » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:45 pm

Mk0 wrote:No whistle on AD being shoved out of bounds?


Yeah that was ridiculous
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#563 » by Rainwater » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:45 pm

US will break this open at some point
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#564 » by kwajo » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:45 pm

These France games remind me that I’ve always really liked Batum’s game, he does so many things well, seems like a guy you could plug into any team and he’d make good things happen.
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#565 » by Loaded_Hollows » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:46 pm

That’s a 3
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#566 » by Mk0 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:46 pm

Ant bringing the full court press was nice. Need to keep that pressure.
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#567 » by ReddoverKobe » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:46 pm

Embiid should be in against Rudy
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#568 » by AdagioPace » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:46 pm

interesting to see french twin towers on the floor
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#569 » by rockmanslim » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:46 pm

As usual offense looks clueless when Lebron sits
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#570 » by AI_Efficiency » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:46 pm

reload141 wrote:Embiid is done for this game. He’s not built for this kind of pressure.

There was way more pressure last game when we were losing in the 4th and embiid was going at the best player in the world. He hasn’t played well thus far today, but it’s a reach to say it’s the “pressure”.
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#571 » by GQ Hot Dog » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:46 pm

AD took forever to get back on defense.
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Post#572 » by Ballerhogger » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:47 pm

Get bam in there
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Post#573 » by Revived » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:47 pm

Maybe Kerr was right in wanting to play Bam over Tatum.
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#574 » by Frank Dux » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:47 pm

Fournier is such a bum
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#575 » by Slava » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:47 pm

USA needs a better ball handler than Holiday here.
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#576 » by Doranku » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:47 pm

lmaoooo Ant talking **** to his own teammate. Everyone's eyes light up when they see Gobert on the perimeter
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#577 » by Sealab2024 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:47 pm

Wolves barking at each other.
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#578 » by SFour » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:48 pm

usa missed alot of good shots....could easily be up 10 already
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#579 » by GSWFan1994 » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:48 pm

Why do the US team has to wear the traditional olympics number system (4 to 15 I guess?) while the French can wear all numbers (27, 32, 99, etc)?
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (pt.6: Men's Medal Games Saturday August 10) 

Post#580 » by Loaded_Hollows » Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:48 pm

Wemby sure loves to chuck up some silly 3s :lol:

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