Tokyo Olympic Basketball Tournament Discussion

Patches Perry · Post #2981 » by **Patches Perry** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:11 am

Dupp wrote:Luka gonna do a number on the yanks. Might score 82.

Nah, USA is a bad matchup for him. Jrue about to lock up the prodigy.

makubesu · Post #2982 » by **makubesu** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:12 am

Dupp wrote:Luka gonna do a number on the yanks. Might score 82.

We saw it against the Clippers, if you just need one game I don’t think anyone should doubt Doncic.

Mirotic12 · Post #2983 » by **Mirotic12** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:12 am

Chuck Diesel wrote:Someone needs to tell Fitzgerald that “Yugoslavia” hasn’t been a country for two decades. Pretty sure Jock Landale never played there.

More like 3 decades.

Chuck Diesel · Post #2984 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:14 am

Mirotic12 wrote:
Chuck Diesel wrote:Someone needs to tell Fitzgerald that “Yugoslavia” hasn’t been a country for two decades. Pretty sure Jock Landale never played there.

More like 3 decades.

They still went by “Yugoslavia” until 2002, though it was just Serbs and Montenegrins.

zike_42 · Post #2985 » by **zike_42** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:15 am

Great job USA, that first half was fantastic by us but you took the punches and totalled us in that third. Durant has to be some kind of perfected basketballing machine from the future right? He is just not human.

Anyway, another five hours until the Slovenia/France match (9pm Eastern Australian, 7am Eastern USA), so get some rest and get ready for the Luka show.

Babylove · Post #2986 » by **Babylove** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:15 am

Mk0 wrote:Slovenia/France is in 5hrs? Who the f#%@ is in charge of scheduling? Cmon man!

A lot of the scheduling is being dictated by NBC who want certain events in their prime time. Money talks, or in this case creates the schedule. That’s why the swimming finals where on in the morning Tokyo time.

EArl · Post #2987 » by **EArl** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:15 am

Sofia wrote:
EArl wrote:
GSP wrote:Patty stripped Khris b2b. His defense is underrated. Cant believe Brooklyn got him.

You're talking about FIBA Patty Mills. NBA Patty mills is a notch or two lower.

I will kill you EArl

(why no OTB?)

No a lot of time these days. I went to look at the activity a few months ago. Looked like a wasteland tbh.

Dupp · Post #2988 » by **Dupp** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:16 am

Buckets22 wrote:
The Moose wrote:
Buckets22 wrote:I'm not an American.

Are you enjoying the Lockdown

unless you're Slovenian or French they still got a lot further than whatever country you're from

Suck dick.

You ok?

Lexluthor · Post #2989 » by **Lexluthor** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:16 am

RB34 wrote:
Buckets22 wrote:So, story of Australia - talks the talk, gets beaten like a drum in the semis.
Clown team well suited for their annoying fans.

Never ceases to amaze me how true Americans play to their stereotype.

We can talk the crap because we’re that damn good.

Sedale Threatt · Post #2990 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:16 am

makubesu wrote:
Dupp wrote:Luka gonna do a number on the yanks. Might score 82.

We saw it against the Clippers, if you just need one game I don’t think anyone should doubt Doncic.

F no. My stomach's already turning.

Jimmy Recard · Post #2991 » by **Jimmy Recard** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:17 am

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

Ben dropped his bottom lip when he didn’t get selected for the Boomers World Cup team when he was 18. Ever since then he has been playing chicken with the Australian team. Comes out through each World Cup or Olympics cycle saying how he wants to play for Australia but then finds some reason to pull out usually in the last leg of preparations in the lead up to the tournament.

This time he said he wanted to focus on improving his skills this off-season. Of course I would have thought that getting into locker room and on the court with the likes of Mills and Ingles would be far more beneficial than sitting in the stands of Wimbledon but hey I’m just a casual fan so what do I know.

The apple has fallen far from the tree. His old man is a national treasure. Don’t know where his smug entitled attitude comes from.

poultryfan · Post #2992 » by **poultryfan** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:17 am

zike_42 wrote:Great job USA, that first half was fantastic by us but you took the punches and totalled us in that third. Durant has to be some kind of perfected basketballing machine from the future right? He is just not human.

Anyway, another five hours until the Slovenia/France match (9pm Eastern Australian, 7am Eastern USA), so get some rest and get ready for the Luka show.

Best iso player I've ever seen. Only Jordan comes close.

El Turco · Post #2993 » by **El Turco** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:18 am

Dupp wrote:
Buckets22 wrote:
The Moose wrote:
unless you're Slovenian or French they still got a lot further than whatever country you're from

Suck dick.

You ok?

Hey he gave an order

makubesu · Post #2994 » by **makubesu** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:18 am

Babylove wrote:
Mk0 wrote:Slovenia/France is in 5hrs? Who the f#%@ is in charge of scheduling? Cmon man!

A lot of the scheduling is being dictated by NBC who want certain events in their prime time. Money talks, or in this case creates the schedule. That’s why the swimming finals where on in the morning Tokyo time.

For example, the scheduling of the olympics during a global pandemic.

Dupp · Post #2995 » by **Dupp** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:18 am

Patches Perry wrote:
Dupp wrote:Luka gonna do a number on the yanks. Might score 82.

Nah, USA is a bad matchup for him. Jrue about to lock up the prodigy.

Lol Luka had PG, kawhi , Beverly and queef twin guarding him and he embarrassed them. Some dude that can’t even spell his name right ain’t gonna bother anyone.

The Moose · Post #2996 » by **The Moose** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:19 am

El Turco wrote:
Dupp wrote:
Buckets22 wrote:Suck dick.

You ok?

Hey he gave an order

mans gotta do what a mans gotta do

Dame Lizard · Post #2997 » by **Dame Lizard** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:20 am

Lexluthor wrote:
RB34 wrote:
Buckets22 wrote:So, story of Australia - talks the talk, gets beaten like a drum in the semis.
Clown team well suited for their annoying fans.

Never ceases to amaze me how true Americans play to their stereotype.

We can talk the crap because we’re that damn good.

In the basketball, fair.

However, there's plenty of other sports where the USA fanbase/commentators show plenty of arrogance when the results don't back it up to that extent.

Jimmy Recard · Post #2998 » by **Jimmy Recard** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:21 am

Patches Perry wrote:
Dupp wrote:Luka gonna do a number on the yanks. Might score 82.

Nah, USA is a bad matchup for him. Jrue about to lock up the prodigy.

“Too **** small”

Dupp · Post #2999 » by **Dupp** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:21 am

El Turco wrote:
Dupp wrote:
Buckets22 wrote:Suck dick.

You ok?

Hey he gave an order

I need pics

Dame Lizard · Post #3000 » by **Dame Lizard** » Thu Aug 5, 2021 6:23 am

USA just had too much talent in the end.

Great first half from the Boomers (shame about the last couple of minutes though).

We played great defense on KD plenty of times, only for his offense to be better. Lavine played very nicely too.

As a Portland fan, I agree that Dame doesn't suit FIBA - he hasn't look good so far.