This roster just seems weird overall though so many swing guys who could all conceivably play the 3, guess they'll spread out from 2 to 4
― gis for westbrook shark jump (agent hibachi), Monday, 27 June 2016 19:23 (seven years ago) link
yeah i think it's time for him to take a lesser role but he def loves international ball and may get the nod cos of experience
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Monday, 27 June 2016 19:24 (seven years ago) link
yeah there isnt a trad PF on that roster xp
I want to see Boogie and Green play together :)
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 27 June 2016 19:26 (seven years ago) link
goon ball gonna be v hype
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Monday, 27 June 2016 19:30 (seven years ago) link
i am excited for this roster tbh
― marcos, Monday, 27 June 2016 19:34 (seven years ago) link
also no white dudes on the team
― marcos, Monday, 27 June 2016 19:40 (seven years ago) link
no truly good NBA wites this year, least not american wites
this does remind me that mason plumdawg made the 2014 fiba team and gordon hayward didn't and it brought great consternation to a handful of jazz beat writers on twitter
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Monday, 27 June 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
hayward more deserving than harrison
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Monday, 27 June 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
i think he got an invite but said he wanted to hang out w his new kid
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Monday, 27 June 2016 19:50 (seven years ago) link
oh
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Monday, 27 June 2016 19:50 (seven years ago) link
espn users
93% kyrie43% klay 28% george 24% butler74% durant 13% melo36% green 31% melo 22% durant57% cousins 28% jordan
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 27 June 2016 19:51 (seven years ago) link
http://www.sltrib.com/home/4041877-155/utah-jazz-gordon-hayward-to-skip yea he got baby no. 2 on the way xp
― if young slothrop don't trust ya i'm gon' rhyme ya (slothroprhymes), Monday, 27 June 2016 19:52 (seven years ago) link
kyrie, klay, durant, draymond, boogie is a great starting 5
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Monday, 27 June 2016 19:58 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cl-4_iIUkAAm0iw.jpg
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 27 June 2016 20:22 (seven years ago) link
photographer must have been fond of that backdrop
― skateboard of education (rip van wanko), Monday, 27 June 2016 20:24 (seven years ago) link
lol durant
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Monday, 27 June 2016 20:38 (seven years ago) link
lol I just got that pic.
― Interpretive Jigglypuffery (Leee), Monday, 27 June 2016 21:08 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmAn8ssXEAEk8rK.jpg:largedid they use puff paint for the lettering or what
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Tuesday, 28 June 2016 06:20 (seven years ago) link
why are they covering their dicks
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 28 June 2016 06:22 (seven years ago) link
they all have NRBs
― moistest hoist (Spottie), Tuesday, 28 June 2016 06:25 (seven years ago) link
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/06/2016-olympics-basketball-united-states-dream-team-rankings
― Jeff, Tuesday, 28 June 2016 16:47 (seven years ago) link
lol Nike stuck all the non nike dudes in the back and burned out their shoeshttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnqtzYHVMAAxrJb.jpg
― Spottie, Monday, 18 July 2016 19:02 (seven years ago) link
ha nice
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 July 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
Nick DePaula @NickDePaula 56m56 minutes agoA USA tradition since 2008, when players lined up in reverse order so Coach K himself could block Dwight's adidashttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnqyxTNUMAEzjNs.jpg:large
― brimstead, Monday, 18 July 2016 19:48 (seven years ago) link
a company man to the core
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 July 2016 19:50 (seven years ago) link
kobe wearing the generic team shoes or is everyone wearing kobes
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 July 2016 19:51 (seven years ago) link
btw was thinking the other day abt how kidd wldve been an alltimer if only he knew how to shoot
― lag∞n, Monday, 18 July 2016 19:57 (seven years ago) link
lmao this usa roster is all wings except for boogie and deandre
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Monday, 18 July 2016 20:03 (seven years ago) link
wow that 2008 pic, so obvious. yah looks like everyone wearing generic Kobe's unless they had their own line (CP/Melo jordans, LBJs). looks like wade almost got any with one there but nah converse owns nike
― Spottie, Monday, 18 July 2016 20:40 (seven years ago) link
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk 16s17 seconds agoReport: Marc Gasol not playing for Spain in Olympics
bummer
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 July 2016 14:43 (seven years ago) link
Aww I always enjoy the full double gasol Spain lineup
― gis for westbrook shark jump (agent hibachi), Tuesday, 19 July 2016 16:20 (seven years ago) link
lol draymond has made like 4 shots so far in 5 games, hitting nothing but backboard often.
― Spottie, Tuesday, 2 August 2016 06:05 (seven years ago) link
france just got blown tf out by australia while looking extremely shook
― micah, Saturday, 6 August 2016 18:57 (seven years ago) link
2016 summer olympics in rio de janeiro - hoops thread
here
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Saturday, 6 August 2016 18:58 (seven years ago) link
Colangelo stepping down from USA bball
― Spottie, Thursday, 3 November 2016 20:43 (seven years ago) link
highlights from the usa vs aus game this morninghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw1wVCsxFnk
― big city slam (Spottie), Thursday, 22 August 2019 16:47 (four years ago) link
3 minutes left USA down 4 to Aussies
― big city slam (Spottie), Saturday, 24 August 2019 06:23 (four years ago) link
patty thrillz BALLIN
― big city slam (Spottie), Saturday, 24 August 2019 06:25 (four years ago) link
first win over the usa by australia
― big city slam (Spottie), Saturday, 24 August 2019 06:31 (four years ago) link
this usa team is gonna have to actually play good basketball
― lag∞n, Saturday, 24 August 2019 15:59 (four years ago) link
teams thatve been playing together forever can close big talent gaps
― lag∞n, Saturday, 24 August 2019 16:00 (four years ago) link
if yr team is bron kd et al u dont really have to worry about it but if kemba is yr best guy...
― lag∞n, Saturday, 24 August 2019 16:02 (four years ago) link
this was a good pic
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 24 August 2019 16:17 (four years ago) link
was all the negative space editorial foreshadowing or
― Clay, Saturday, 24 August 2019 17:05 (four years ago) link
One of the worst chokes in sports history from Turkey. Up 1 with 9 seconds left and they miss 4 consecutive free throws
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 3 September 2019 14:56 (four years ago) link
Erdogan’s fault
― Matt Armstrong, Tuesday, 3 September 2019 14:57 (four years ago) link
Kanter cursed them to help his new teammates.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 3 September 2019 14:57 (four years ago) link
Curry has committed to play at the Tokyo olympics.... wonder if colangelo will allow him to play...
― big city slam (Spottie), Wednesday, 18 September 2019 16:13 (four years ago) link
so has dame
― Clay, Thursday, 19 September 2019 00:29 (four years ago) link
tatum feels like the carmelo of this team where he’s extraneously good for the role of third option
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:12 (two years ago) link
de Colo has musketeer aura
― "Rocky Top" and "Funky Bitch" are songs I never look forward to (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:16 (two years ago) link
Kd not fighting for the ball wtf
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:16 (two years ago) link
Uhhhhh
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:18 (two years ago) link
Good game
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:24 (two years ago) link
we couldn’t have done it without lloyd pierce
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:25 (two years ago) link
the shenanigans at the end there notwithstanding, this ended up being a pretty drama free run to the gold. they basically played poor first halves vs spain and australia but still blew both of them out and they were in control this entire game it never felt like france was gonna take the lead let alone hold it
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:27 (two years ago) link
2024 should be fun with a lot of guys on this team coming back and adding ja, zion, trae, cade etc
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:28 (two years ago) link
that was fun. adios basketball, see you in a few months
― frogbs, Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:34 (two years ago) link
Nice to see dame have a good game finally
I'm guessing the weird, slick, oversized international ball threw off Dame's shot more than a little. Other players, like Tatum, seemed to adjust to it better.
― it is to laugh, like so, ha! (Aimless), Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:38 (two years ago) link
i was pretty sure they had it wrapped up, but dame missing those two fts made me a little tense.
feel like team usa needs another good center to back up or even play with bam, but i'm not really sure who my first choice would be.
― circles, Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:39 (two years ago) link
Ben Simmons
― Clay, Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:40 (two years ago) link
myles turnerrrrr
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:40 (two years ago) link
_Nice to see dame have a good game finally_I'm guessing the weird, slick, oversized international ball threw off Dame's shot more than a little. Other players, like Tatum, seemed to adjust to it better.
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:49 (two years ago) link
Really think jrue and draymond were the key to a lot of the teams success.Who else in the nba would call out kd like this
Draymond Green yells at Kevin Durant for not contesting the three. On the next possession KD blocks a three point attempt pic.twitter.com/Ru8PYFUZ9e— Thomas Sullivan (@Yfz84) August 7, 2021
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:53 (two years ago) link
dame couldn't play his normal game where everything on the court revolves around him, and some of his three shooting was a bit off. it's such a small sample at the end of the day. but he was better tonight.
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:53 (two years ago) link
It’s the same size.
According to this site the official NBA ball is 29.5 inches in circumference and exactly 22 oz. (~625 grams), while the official international FIBA ball is 30.7 inches in circumference and the weight can vary between 567 and 650 gm.
― it is to laugh, like so, ha! (Aimless), Saturday, 7 August 2021 04:58 (two years ago) link
― circles, Saturday, August 7, 2021 12:39 AM (thirteen minutes ago)
anthony davis will be 32 in 2024 it's not out of the question that he could play. otherwise it's basically like myles turner and christian wood lol. jarret allen and mitchell robinson are like the next rung, not very inspiring.
but by 2024 you'd have wiseman, evan mobley as potential options, chet holmgren. zion could be considered a center. this team just had a weird dip with the bigs.
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 7 August 2021 05:00 (two years ago) link
Pamela and JaVale McGee are now officially the 2nd mother / son to both win Olympic gold medals - first for the USA. The other pair was Valentina Rastvorova (URS/FEN-1960) and her son, Yevgeny Grishin (URS/WAP-1980).— Bill Mallon (@bambam1729) August 7, 2021
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 7 August 2021 05:03 (two years ago) link
― it is to laugh, like so, ha! (Aimless), Saturday, August 7, 2021 12:58 AM (thirty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
ok the allowed variation in weight of the fiba ball is insane
― lag∞n, Saturday, 7 August 2021 05:35 (two years ago) link
Yah they are both 29.5 I dunno what that’s on about? Inflate it to death?
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Saturday, 7 August 2021 06:19 (two years ago) link
Dray having himself some fun on twitter dunking on the disbelievers
― that's not my post, Saturday, 7 August 2021 15:46 (two years ago) link
is this the first time US lost an olympic game and still went on to win the gold?
― symsymsym, Saturday, 7 August 2021 15:48 (two years ago) link
Oh man
It looks like Aron Baynes' injury during the Boomers' bronze-medal run in Tokyo is more serious than initially thought. 😢 pic.twitter.com/SFThluDZev— theScore (@theScore) August 7, 2021
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Saturday, 7 August 2021 16:58 (two years ago) link
whaaaaat
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 7 August 2021 17:27 (two years ago) link
aw, that sucks, i didn't realize he'd been hurt.
i feel like in the team usa context, centers who can protect the rim and play good man defense on other teams' skilled centers are the priority. shooting, passing, switchability are all nice, too, but go-to scoring ability is not important when they usually have that from 1 to 4.
if he's healthy and wants to play, brow is the best option, but i'm skeptical that both of those things will be true. myles turner should fit well. he obviously should have made the team over kevin love this year. if any of wiseman, mobley, and holmgen look good in three years, that'd be awesome. would love to have zion on team usa, but he doesn't really bring the stuff i'd want from a center on defense. i'd rather have him wrecking guys at the 4.
― circles, Saturday, 7 August 2021 18:20 (two years ago) link