FIBA WORLD CUP 2019 | SPAIN are new WORLD CHAMPIONS

Oscar9992 · Post #342 » by **Oscar9992** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:24 pm

UcanUwill wrote:

Can ask you question? Where are you from? From Balkans?

UcanUwill · Post #343 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:25 pm

Good luck with that Vucevic contract Orlando. 14 shot attempts, one trip to foul line, classic Vooch

UcanUwill · Post #344 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:25 pm

Oscar9992 wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:

Can ask you question? Where are you from? From Balkans?

I think its obvious I am from Lithuania :lol:

UcanUwill · Post #345 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:31 pm

USA doesnt look very impressive at all.

Post #346 » by **G R E Y** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:33 pm

Tatum is such a creative driver but he does himself such a great disservice by not using fundamentals of the glass! Missed bunnies drive me crazy. Hopefully he learns quickly to get into using the glass habit.

MrDollarBills · Post #347 » by **MrDollarBills** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:39 pm

how are you guys watching the game?? i can't find it

zonedefense · Post #348 » by **zonedefense** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:39 pm

US lack willing passers. Barnes, Brown, Tatum, Turner. Still waiting for them to pass out of a drive.

gh123 · Post #349 » by **gh123** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:40 pm

UcanUwill wrote:USA doesnt look very impressive at all.

Yeah. Had Chezh have Vesely it would be a pretty close game. Czech are solid, but nothing special. If US keep playing like that, Serbia will blow them out.

Gooner · Post #350 » by **Gooner** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:40 pm

I don't understand why Voigtmann doesn't start for Germany, he is better than Theis.

itrsteve · Post #351 » by **itrsteve** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:41 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:how are you guys watching the game?? i can't find it

I think it's only on ESPN+

I'll live without it.

Oscar9992 · Post #352 » by **Oscar9992** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:43 pm

UcanUwill wrote:
Oscar9992 wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:

Can ask you question? Where are you from? From Balkans?

I think its obvious I am from Lithuania

Sorry man, I knew that you are from Europe, but didn't know what country exactly you are from.

Post #353 » by **G R E Y** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:55 pm

Fun crowd.

Tatum needs some one-on-one time with Chip after this game.

jinxed · Post #354 » by **jinxed** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 1:56 pm

Satoransky has been fabulous

Tomazan · Post #355 » by **Tomazan** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 2:04 pm

I don't see any chances for this USA team against Serbia. I think Spain would beat them as well.Australia/Lithuania/France/Greece might have a shot too.

UcanUwill · Post #356 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 2:05 pm

jinxed wrote:Satoransky has been fabulous

I like how these tournaments always remind you how good NBA players are. I think some Americans fail to realize that fact, because they accustomed to super talents joining the league quickly, what I mean by that that there arent many steps for Americans to join NBA, it starts with highschool, then usually 1 season in college and then you are NBA players. Makes it sound easy and in the past we legit had fans who thought they could outplay NBA player/s (Scalabrine)

I feel that overseas fans get more sense of how good NBA players are. Our players usually start with being junior level stars, then they become PRO role players, then stars in domestic leagues, then maybe join stronger team in stronger league, become star there, then he gets NBA job and is role player there. That makes it clear of how good NBA really is.

Edug27 · Post #357 » by **Edug27** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 2:20 pm

GREY 1769 wrote:Tatum is such a creative driver but he does himself such a great disservice by not using fundamentals of the glass! Missed bunnies drive me crazy. Hopefully he learns quickly to get into using the glass habit.

He’s a hit or miss there. The inconsistency drives me nuts.

StojkoVrankovic · RIP texas celtic, 12/10/14 - 12/10/14

People on here are going to be so mad when the USA doesn't lose

Edug27 · Post #359 » by **Edug27** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 2:23 pm

Higgs Boston wrote:Brown should be in the lineup instead of Barnes.

Not so sure about that honestly.

Zombiesonics · Post #360 » by **Zombiesonics** » Sun Sep 1, 2019 2:25 pm

Some notes from usa's first game;

Barnes @ center is intriguing, i wonder how the look will do matched up vs a better shooting or skilled team.

Derrick white is going to need to be very aggressive on the second unit. While the second unit looks to be monstrous defensively when pairing him with smart, they dont really have any great individual creators on it. Joe harris will come off pin down actions, brook will screen... but the onus of the offense will come from the lead guard imo.

Tatum looked kind of soft on both ends, he needs to get use to the physicality and focus more on finishing through contact. also defensively he was in the wind, same could be said for mitchell. Both those young guys really had trouble negating screens and contributing as team defenders.

Kemba had some nice highlights, he is unguardable.