Tokyo Olympic Basketball Tournament Discussion

HollowEarth · Post #2841 » by **HollowEarth** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:36 am

Mk0 wrote:The spot up 3s are finally falling. Not sure what happened to that swarming defense the Boomers had in the 1st. They had a hand in the face on every 3pt shot and just gave Tatum 10ft of space.

Team USA stopped walking up the court and staring at Kevin Durant

Deivork · Post #2842 » by **Deivork** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:37 am

Why is Simmons not playing for Australia btw?

Mk0 · Post #2843 » by **Mk0** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:37 am

Draymond just tanked his fg%

Jasen777 · Post #2844 » by **Jasen777** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:37 am

Mk0 wrote:
Mamba Mentality wrote:Corner threes have been open all half for the US, wtf is Australia’s defensive strategy?

They were all over the corners in the 1st half. I am baffled.. they completely abandoned their defensive strategy

U.S. throwing the ball away less makes it harder, for one thing.

Sedale Threatt · Post #2845 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:37 am

Draymond out here looking like Charles Smith, except he was getting blocked by the rim instead of Pippen and Grant.

Mk0 · Post #2846 » by **Mk0** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:37 am

HollowEarth wrote:
Mk0 wrote:The spot up 3s are finally falling. Not sure what happened to that swarming defense the Boomers had in the 1st. They had a hand in the face on every 3pt shot and just gave Tatum 10ft of space.

Team USA stopped walking up the court and staring at Kevin Durant

lol this is true.

Trey24 · Post #2847 » by **Trey24** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:37 am

Deivork wrote:Why is Simmons not playing for Australia btw?

Focusing on himself like usual.

ReddoverKobe · Post #2848 » by **ReddoverKobe** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:37 am

Buckets22 wrote:Imagine if Team USA wasnt full of chuckers with no fundamentals :O

Did you forget the /s?

kcbworth · Post #2849 » by **kcbworth** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:38 am

Deivork wrote:Why is Simmons not playing for Australia btw?

Same reason Lebron, Steph, and Kawhi arent playing for Team US

Walmart · Post #2850 » by **Walmart** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:38 am

Exum looking like he still has the hops even with all those injuries.

Mk0 · Post #2851 » by **Mk0** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:38 am

lol Lavine

Buckets22 · Post #2852 » by **Buckets22** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:38 am

Lol, that stiff cannot even throw it down.

Hobo4President · Post #2853 » by **Hobo4President** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:38 am

Draymond travelled and then they don't call a foul on that dunk attempt?

Jadoogar · Post #2854 » by **Jadoogar** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:38 am

Even with the world getting better, international basketball is so boring because USA just brings an all-star team

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levon · Post #2855 » by **levon** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:38 am

Lavine is a cheetah

Landale doesn't look like an NBA athlete

Dupp · Post #2856 » by **Dupp** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:39 am

Shame we had to play 5 on 6 but looks like I’m moving to Slovenia for the final. Lifelong.

skones · Post #2857 » by **skones** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:39 am

My stream went to some bogus boxing. Who the hell is operating this in the UK. Fourth quarter? Really?

scrabbarista · Post #2858 » by **scrabbarista** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:39 am

Turned it on in time to see the last 8.5 minutes of the third... and that was all I needed to see.

Coincidentally, the exact same thing happened in the Czech game. Turned it on to a close game in the third, and by the time the quarter was over, I knew I didn't need to watch the fourth.

GSP · Post #2859 » by **GSP** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:39 am

If any of these youngings is making a leap next Nba season its Zach Lavine. His defense has been a revelation didnt think he could play defense like this. He might be a franchise player if he can do this in the Nba

Jimmy Recard · Post #2860 » by **Jimmy Recard** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 5:39 am

Good job good effort. Aussies look cooked. Not bad considering their best two players are nba role players.

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