Tokyo Olympic Basketball Tournament Discussion

Chuck Diesel · Post #3901 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:37 am

Chuck Diesel wrote:

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Ok Timothe. Noted.

Timothe Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot, tell America how our ass taste?! *Shaq voice*

zike_42 · Post #3902 » by **zike_42** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:38 am

Congrats to the USA. It wasn't convincing but it was enough. It'll be interesting to see what kind of team the US brings for the next World Cup/Olympics.

Catchall · Post #3903 » by **Catchall** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:39 am

Defensively, USA put the clamps down on Fournier. He had a really tough night.

BoatsNZones · Post #3904 » by **BoatsNZones** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:39 am

Sedale Threatt wrote:
threethehardway wrote:
Mk0 wrote:Well I mean we still had KD.. sooo

Team USA looked like an NBA 8th seed out there, you take KD off this team, they wouldn't even win bronze.

This was one of the worst USA teams to ever play, like this was up there with AI and Marbury Olympic team.

KD shouldn't have to carry a bunch of guys in their prime to a gold medal. It was sad.

Welp, maybe next time we can get more than 1 of the 10 Americans who made an All-NBA team this year.

We should be thankful the rest of the world skipped a ton of their elite as well.

CobraCommander · Post #3905 » by **CobraCommander** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:40 am

BoatsNZones wrote:Lillard never eclipsed 11 points once in the tournament. That's embarrassing as ****. Jrue came right out of the Finals and was simply better and far more crucial to our win. Thank God he showed up or we're not winning this tournament.

The wide open - no touch nba doesn’t translate in fiba - Facts...

HollowEarth · Post #3906 » by **HollowEarth** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:40 am

Sedale Threatt wrote:
HollowEarth wrote:
robdog_5 wrote:Tatum with best plus minus on the team tonight
This was probably his best game in Tokyo. He looked so uncertain and awkward in some earlier games. He looked like NBA Tatum tonight

He was great against the Czech Republic, but considering the stakes, it's hard to argue. I've been on his ass pretty much from the very start, but we wouldn't have won without him tonight.

I'll take your word for it; Czech Republic was during work for me so I scanned the box scores at work and watched highlights. It wasn't just that he was bad against Australia, Spain, and France (before), it's that we all know what he can do and how far below that level he was playing

BoatsNZones · Post #3907 » by **BoatsNZones** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:41 am

France needed more from Batum - he was non existent.

Clemenza · Post #3908 » by **Clemenza** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:41 am

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Chuck Diesel · Post #3909 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:41 am

Kevin Durant is the best FIBA player of all time

Walmart · Post #3910 » by **Walmart** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:41 am

zike_42 wrote:Congrats to the USA. It wasn't convincing but it was enough. It'll be interesting to see what kind of team the US brings for the next World Cup/Olympics.

You would think Zion, Cunningham, Mitchell, Tatum, Morant, Booker, Young, etc.

Catchall · Post #3911 » by **Catchall** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:41 am

Walmart wrote:Why are they interviewing anyone besides Durant here? No one else played particularly well in the tournament.

Jrue was good. Draymond and Bam were good defensively.

Chuck Diesel · Post #3912 » by **Chuck Diesel** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:42 am

All the haters and traitors can suck our gold

threethehardway · Post #3913 » by **threethehardway** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:42 am

BoatsNZones wrote:Lillard never eclipsed 11 points in the tournament. That's embarrassing as ****.

Guards like Lillard never performed well for USA. Kyle Lowry sucked too. Athletic slashing guards always worked for team USA.

I think the Team USA has a style and that's athletic, free flowing, high pressure, aggressive basketball. The Team went away from that for this half court, slow, grinding style and that style favors guys like KD and Tatum, who need to hold on to the ball, post up, jab step, step back and then shoot.

In a style like that, you don't need a Lillard. They should've gotten Marcus Smart and Miles Bridges to go with Jrue Holiday and Zach Lavine.

Sedale Threatt · Post #3914 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:45 am

BoatsNZones wrote:
Sedale Threatt wrote:
threethehardway wrote:
Team USA looked like an NBA 8th seed out there, you take KD off this team, they wouldn't even win bronze.

This was one of the worst USA teams to ever play, like this was up there with AI and Marbury Olympic team.

KD shouldn't have to carry a bunch of guys in their prime to a gold medal. It was sad.

Welp, maybe next time we can get more than 1 of the 10 Americans who made an All-NBA team this year.

We should be thankful the rest of the world skipped a ton of their elite as well.

Put everybody at full strength and I will be more than happy enough to take our chances. It's just that people have been saying this all tournament and I'm done biting my tongue. "If you take KD off this team..." Lol, so we can't have any of our super elite players? It's like saying Argentina wouldn't have won the World Cup without Maradona. Yeah, no sht. That's how it works.

homecourtloss · Post #3915 » by **homecourtloss** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:47 am

CobraCommander wrote:
BoatsNZones wrote:Lillard never eclipsed 11 points once in the tournament. That's embarrassing as ****. Jrue came right out of the Finals and was simply better and far more crucial to our win. Thank God he showed up or we're not winning this tournament.

The wide open - no touch nba doesn’t translate in fiba - Facts...

He was missing wide-open threes whereas he had one of the greatest seasons ever shooting contested threes off of pull ups in NBA history. He couldn’t even make free throws today.

Sedale Threatt · Post #3916 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:47 am

HollowEarth wrote:
Sedale Threatt wrote:
HollowEarth wrote:This was probably his best game in Tokyo. He looked so uncertain and awkward in some earlier games. He looked like NBA Tatum tonight

He was great against the Czech Republic, but considering the stakes, it's hard to argue. I've been on his ass pretty much from the very start, but we wouldn't have won without him tonight.
I'll take your word for it; Czech Republic was during work for me so I scanned the box scores at work and watched highlights. It wasn't just that he was bad against Australia, Spain, and France (before), it's that we all know what he can do and how far below that level he was playing

No, I'm not saying he had a good tournament. He was disappointing overall. But he did have a great game against them, and he was excellent in the fourth quarter against Spain. And then of course tonight. So at least he showed up when it counted. We needed him badly tonight.

Sedale Threatt · Post #3917 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:48 am

homecourtloss wrote:
CobraCommander wrote:
BoatsNZones wrote:Lillard never eclipsed 11 points once in the tournament. That's embarrassing as ****. Jrue came right out of the Finals and was simply better and far more crucial to our win. Thank God he showed up or we're not winning this tournament.

The wide open - no touch nba doesn’t translate in fiba - Facts...

He was missing wide-open threes whereas he had one of the greatest seasons ever shooting contested threes off of pull ups in NBA history. He couldn’t even make free throws today.

That was absolutely stupefying. 89 percent career FT shooter bricks both in the final minute. Could have cost us a gold medal.

RussellandFlow · Post #3918 » by **RussellandFlow** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:48 am

Secret Lover14 · Post #3919 » by **Secret Lover14** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:48 am

Miss Basketball on NBC. The coverage was solid. Watching the game was fluid and entertaining. Game was less than 2 hours. (40 vs 48 min game but still) NBA has too much stoppage and commercials.

Theme song is still legendary.

BoatsNZones · Post #3920 » by **BoatsNZones** » Sat Aug 7, 2021 4:49 am

Sedale Threatt wrote:
BoatsNZones wrote:
Sedale Threatt wrote:
Welp, maybe next time we can get more than 1 of the 10 Americans who made an All-NBA team this year.

We should be thankful the rest of the world skipped a ton of their elite as well.

Put everybody at full strength and I will be more than happy enough to take our chances. It's just that people have been saying this all tournament and I'm done biting my tongue. "If you take KD off this team..." Lol, so we can't have any of our super elite players? It's like saying Argentina wouldn't have won the World Cup without Maradona. Yeah, no sht. That's how it works.

Well no ****. We are the overwhelming favorites. We had MORE than enough theoretical talent to win this tournament with ease as is. Fact remains that if the other nations brought their best, we probably would have lost at some point with this squad. I'm just glad that they did not as well.