Tokyo Olympic Basketball Tournament Discussion

Mk0 · Post #2601 » by **Mk0** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:45 am

lol refs.. cmon man

AussieCeltic · Post #2602 » by **AussieCeltic** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:45 am

What a tech and no call on the trip? Are you kidding. So you can just trip players now?

NaturalThunder · Post #2603 » by **NaturalThunder** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:45 am

Odd. Don't see that in the NBA often. USA half a second away from finishing with a fastbreak layup, and the refs blow the play dead to call a T on Australia.

Dupp · Post #2604 » by **Dupp** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:45 am

Geez America need the refs too? Embarrassing. What’s the combined payroll of American team vs the aussies?

Mickey8 · Post #2605 » by **Mickey8** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:45 am

Eddy_JukeZ wrote:The ball movement by the US isn't as good this game

Too much overdribbling

Haven't been all tournament long, its all one on one, an ugly basketball.

Lunartic · Post #2606 » by **Lunartic** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:45 am

US can't defend, can't hit threes, can't make dunks or layups or even pass properly.

Lillard isn't a playmaker. Tatum just stands around and clogs the perimeter pretending to set weak ass picks and looks desperate to jack up a bad shot. Lavine needs more touches. Dray is being useless on offense. Middleton had the worst stretch of basketball ever played.

OfficialRef · Post #2607 » by **OfficialRef** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:45 am

Is pop gonna leave the role player lineup on the floor?

Trey24 · Post #2608 » by **Trey24** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:46 am

We legit can't score with Durant out of the game. Happens EVERY time

Walmart · Post #2609 » by **Walmart** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:46 am

Lavine is such a bum.

Steven1562 · Post #2610 » by **Steven1562** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:46 am

Durant carrying USA.

NaturalThunder · Post #2611 » by **NaturalThunder** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:46 am

Sedale Threatt wrote:We just bricked a bunch of wide-open shots against Spain. Australia's about 10 times better on defense.

Yeah, that's the most concerning part about this half vs. the 1st half against Spain. We arne't missing a bunch of wide-open 3s like we did against Spain. We can't even generate open 3s in this game. And Patty Mills is having a bad game and Australia is still up by 8.

NirvanaFC · Post #2612 » by **NirvanaFC** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:46 am

Why isn't Thybulle on KD full time?

Chuck Diesel · Post #2613 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:47 am

This feels like a Keldon Johnson game. We’re gonna need Pop to get creative. One of our few guys who really embrace physicality. Even if just for a short burst as a pace changer.

RB34 · Post #2614 » by **RB34** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:47 am

KD throws himself and gets the call

NaturalThunder · Post #2615 » by **NaturalThunder** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:47 am

OfficialRef wrote:Is pop gonna leave the role player lineup on the floor?

I mean that role player lineup featured several NBA All-Stars.

Jasen777 · Post #2616 » by **Jasen777** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:47 am

Lunartic wrote:US can't defend, can't hit threes, can't make dunks or layups or even pass properly.

Only need to do one and a half of those things to win.

Sgt Major · Post #2617 » by **Sgt Major** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:47 am

Tatum is terrible

Liam_Gallagher · Post #2618 » by **Liam_Gallagher** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:47 am

Lavine and Lillard scream Marbury and Iverson circa 2004.

Sedale Threatt · Post #2619 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:48 am

NaturalThunder wrote:
Sedale Threatt wrote:We just bricked a bunch of wide-open shots against Spain. Australia's about 10 times better on defense.

Yeah, that's the most concerning part about this half vs. the 1st half against Spain. We arne't missing a bunch of wide-open 3s like we did against Spain. We can't even generate open 3s in this game. And Patty Mills is having a bad game and Australia is still up by 8.

Definitely not looking good. Probably going to need Durant to go off, which he obviously can. But we're gonna need at least a few other guys to pull their heads out of their asses and start balling.

Trey24 · Post #2620 » by **Trey24** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 4:48 am

All Tatum wants to do is shoot 3s. So damn frustrating