2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3)

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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3) 

Post#1141 » by reload141 » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:29 pm

So good that France is coming back and the crowd is INSANE.
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Post#1142 » by NoDopeOnSundays » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:30 pm

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NoDopeOnSundays wrote:France desperately need an NBA level point guard.


Google Nolan Traore




I've mentioned him before, looks like a great prospect, he needs to pan out. If he's legit you all will have a real shot to win in 2028.
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3) 

Post#1143 » by azcatz11 » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:31 pm

Bergmaniac wrote:Why did France's coach take a timeout when his team was on a run?


Excellent question lol
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Post#1144 » by madskillz8 » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:31 pm

I remember, me and few other posters were critical of how Spurs treated Wemby in the first half of the season by letting him go 3pt line and jack up shots whenever he wants.

madskillz8 wrote:But now, he's basically doing more reps on his bad habits. You can say he's just 20 years old but it's easier said done to change the playing style and such habits after playing professional basketball that way for years. You can still win 22 or so games while playing in a way while coaching your team better. Because that bad habits wont likely change once you say, ok, now we're playing to win.


Now, all I see, that 7'5 guy on French team going above 3pt line in almost every positions breaking the actual called plays, making things harder for teammates, even though there is not enough spacing for him to drive even if he gets the ball. It seems like a season in NBA made him a very good NBA player but not a very good overall basketball player yet even though he definitely has the skillset and skill level to be one.
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3) 

Post#1145 » by KokoKaizer » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:32 pm

Bergmaniac wrote:Why did France's coach take a timeout when his team was on a run?


Because he's stupid.

And to had to the laugh

He's there for more than a decade...
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Post#1146 » by azcatz11 » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:32 pm

Game over.

France is pathetic
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2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3) 

Post#1147 » by sikma42 » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:32 pm

This French coach is horrible. It would be really simple to utilize Wemby and put a team around him.

They’d prob even look better with Traore out there at point


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Post#1148 » by thelead » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:33 pm

azcatz11 wrote:
Bergmaniac wrote:Why did France's coach take a timeout when his team was on a run?


Excellent question lol

appears to have killed the momentum
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Post#1149 » by Bergmaniac » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:34 pm

KokoKaizer wrote:
Bergmaniac wrote:Why did France's coach take a timeout when his team was on a run?


Because he's stupid.

And to had to the laugh

He's there for more than a decade...
How did he not get fired after the World Cup disaster last year?
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3) 

Post#1150 » by KokoKaizer » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:36 pm

sikma42 wrote:This French coach is horrible. It would be really simple to utilize Wemby and put a team around him.

They’d prob even look better with Traore out there at point


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Yep totally agree !
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Post#1151 » by azcatz11 » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:36 pm

How many shots has Wemby taken? I can’t find a box score
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Post#1152 » by RookieStar » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:36 pm

Welp... FRA best 3 3pt shooter is their tallest player
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3) 

Post#1153 » by KokoKaizer » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:37 pm

Bergmaniac wrote:
KokoKaizer wrote:
Bergmaniac wrote:Why did France's coach take a timeout when his team was on a run?


Because he's stupid.

And to had to the laugh

He's there for more than a decade...
How did he not get fired after the World Cup disaster last year?


Politics...

And we don't hire foreign coach for our NT... even if we have no real good coach
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3) 

Post#1154 » by G R E Y » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:43 pm

France oof...

Germany deserves the W so congrats to them. Thoroughly outplayed France for most of the game.
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Post#1155 » by Lakers In 5 » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:43 pm

azcatz11 wrote:How many shots has Wemby taken? I can’t find a box score

He was 5/11.
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3) 

Post#1156 » by Wargreymon » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:44 pm

Man these standings with point differential is making my pea sized brain hurt...I thought Greece was eliminated but somehow they are in after going 1-2?
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3) 

Post#1157 » by G R E Y » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:44 pm

Demagoog wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:How many shots has Wemby taken? I can’t find a box score

He was 5/11.

Yep

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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3) 

Post#1158 » by KokoKaizer » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:45 pm

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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3) 

Post#1159 » by KillMonger » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:45 pm

wemby is going to be ridiculous but....he needs to bulk up a bit more, not enough to lose mobility but....obst shouldn't be able to push you out the paint....Guess it'll come with more time
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Re: 2024 Olympic BASKETBALL Thread (Pt.3) 

Post#1160 » by RookieStar » Fri Aug 2, 2024 8:50 pm

Only way for GER to win IMO.... After that JPN gamem we knew FRA was playing with homecooking from the refs

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