FIBA World Cup

Post #1261 » by **Slartibartfast** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 4:09 pm

France is gonna be the funnest game yet. Great test for USA's offense.

Captain_Caveman · Post #1262 » by **Captain_Caveman** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 5:00 pm

cloverleaf wrote:
The Comedian wrote:
Higgs Boston wrote:there are other versatile guards on defense like kidd, gary payton, dennis johnson etc it's not like Smart is so special.

Actually, he is. You just named 3 of the best defensive players ever.

Right, except those players were all significantly better than Smart (to date), when the offensive side of the floor is considered.

If the bar for bashing Smart has elevated to the point where he is being compared to first ballot HOFers, I think we are done here.

P.S. Scope some shooting stats for Kidd, and stats for 3-pointers and assists for DJ and Payton as well.

cloverleaf · Post #1263 » by **cloverleaf** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 5:00 pm

keevsnick1 wrote:Good game from Brown, 11 points (3rd on team), 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2nd most minutes played. Really got after it o defense.

So now its France Wednesday and winner of Argentina/Serbia Friday (assuming we advance). Serbia is thought by some to be the favorite to win the whole thing.

Yep, with Brown deliverng consistently and Tatum likely back, they ought to be able to close the tournament out without really needed Smart too too much - and Smart needs to sit if that injury is back.

Captain_Caveman · Post #1264 » by **Captain_Caveman** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 5:03 pm

Fencer reregistered wrote:
The Comedian wrote:Smart is one of the most versatile defensive guards i have seen. I really hope he takes another leap this year.

I can't think of another example who was listed as a guard. The guys who come to mind are all bigger and generally thought of as forwards, eg. Rodman and Lebron.

Pippen wasn't officially listed as a guard, but often should have been. Could guard 1-4 as well.

Post #1265 » by **SmartWentCrazy** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 5:27 pm

Man, Jazz fans kill me. Every single year they try to tear into other players as a means of propping up their own [see Devin Booker and Ben Simmons the past two years].

Some are trying to do that again on the GB, calling out all the other players on the team for looking for their own shot while praising the guy with the second most shots for not doing so. Cant stand the utter hypocrisy.

FlatearthZorro · Post #1266 » by **FlatearthZorro** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 5:52 pm

SmartWentCrazy wrote:Man, Jazz fans kill me. Every single year they try to tear into other players as a means of propping up their own [see Devin Booker and Ben Simmons the past two years].

Some are trying to do that again on the GB, calling out all the other players on the team for looking for their own shot while praising the guy with the second most shots for not doing so. Cant stand the utter hypocrisy.

Not only that, they seem to completely forget that Mitchell is shooting around .400 from the field for his career. I don't understand when did he become the new LBJ or Mike?

Fencer reregistered · Post #1267 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 6:03 pm

Captain_Caveman wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:
The Comedian wrote:Smart is one of the most versatile defensive guards i have seen. I really hope he takes another leap this year.

I can't think of another example who was listed as a guard. The guys who come to mind are all bigger and generally thought of as forwards, eg. Rodman and Lebron.

Pippen wasn't officially listed as a guard, but often should have been. Could guard 1-4 as well.

Of course. Indeed, he played plenty of PG in the NBA and Olympics alike. My point was literally about size, and I was using perception of position as a proxy for that.

BillTheGOAT · Post #1268 » by **BillTheGOAT** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 6:17 pm

France will be the hardest test so far.

Australia, USA, Serbia,Spain are the top 5 imo. Outside chance Argentina or Italy cracks top 5.

Post #1269 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 6:50 pm

BillTheGOAT wrote:France will be the hardest test so far.

Australia, USA, Serbia,Spain are the top 5 imo. Outside chance Argentina or Italy cracks top 5.

The Undefeated so far, are Australia, USA, Spain, and Argentina.
Serbia's gotta be the next best.

Roddy · Post #1270 » by **Roddy** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 6:56 pm

Don't worry guys. Easy win for the US against France. Our coach is an idiot.

GoCeltics123 · Post #1271 » by **GoCeltics123** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 9:33 pm

Read on Twitter

Post #1272 » by **Parliament10** » Mon Sep 9, 2019 10:45 pm

Watch on YouTube

Celtic Esquire · Post #1273 » by **Celtic Esquire** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 12:42 am

Next match against France will be on ESPN News as well as ESPN+.

Post #1274 » by **Parliament10** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 12:58 am

Read on Twitter

FutureIsGreen · Post #1275 » by **FutureIsGreen** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:37 am

Parliament10 wrote:
Tiny ball wrote:
FutureIsGreen wrote:It's all live on YouTube. Click on Fibas little Bell and you'll get notified for the start of every game.

Thank you again. This is much better.

How are those Youtube Live feeds?

Sorry, haven't been on here in a while, but they are flawless for me.

3D Chess · Post #1276 » by **3D Chess** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 12:48 pm

Seems to me that Jaylen is getting praise for his play everywhere except this board lol

Post #1277 » by **SmartWentCrazy** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:00 pm

Serbia fans who **** all over team USA and the Celtics just took a massive L

CelticsPride18 · Post #1278 » by **CelticsPride18** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:05 pm

3D Chess wrote:Seems to me that Jaylen is getting praise for his play everywhere except this board lol

It’s crazy the hate he gets on this board.

Jellybeans · Post #1279 » by **Jellybeans** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:16 pm

Jokic D just funny as hell

Dead snail moves faster

Dead snail=Scola

zoyathedestroya · Post #1280 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:40 pm

Voice of Poland's coach is the funniest in all of sports.