and that was wade, lbj, cp, melo, dwight and kobe all in their primes.
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Tuesday, 13 July 2021 23:33 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eHxLqT21r8
forget they got it back to 4 again after the kobe play with a couple mins left
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Tuesday, 13 July 2021 23:36 (two years ago) link
pretty cool that these cohesive teams take out the usa super teams, familiarity with international rules/officiating etc obvs a factor too
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 13 July 2021 23:39 (two years ago) link
seeing a lot of stuff on twitter today about how bad the ref baiting has gotten and watching the US players trying that stuff here and not getting the whistles . which... is awesome. make the game more pure please.
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Tuesday, 13 July 2021 23:40 (two years ago) link
3 point line is about 2 feet closer iirc. i didn't see the game but my son said nigeria just bombed three after three.
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 13 July 2021 23:42 (two years ago) link
also playing the likes of beal and lavine together is no good. not enough two-way players on this roster.
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Tuesday, 13 July 2021 23:43 (two years ago) link
xp yeah they were 20/42 lol
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Tuesday, 13 July 2021 23:44 (two years ago) link
any tournament with single elimination games can get pretty loose
― micah, Tuesday, 13 July 2021 23:53 (two years ago) link
coach k's college approach i.e. "your team is stacked, just don't lose to a worse team" might transfer better to international ball than whatever pop is used to
― micah, Tuesday, 13 July 2021 23:55 (two years ago) link
Also K could coach without worrying too much about politics cos he never had to worry about his rep as a nba coach or possibly coaching any of these guys in the future
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 00:32 (two years ago) link
he need not filter his emojis
― it was an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow card for chiellini (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 00:59 (two years ago) link
AP source: USA Basketball guard Bradley Beal has entered the health and safety protocols in Las Vegas, raising the possibility that he may not be able to attend the Tokyo Games. There is nothing definitive about that at this point.— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) July 15, 2021
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Thursday, 15 July 2021 00:57 (two years ago) link
and there it is
Wizards' Bradley Beal will not play in the Tokyo Olympics for Team USA, USAB says.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 15, 2021
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Thursday, 15 July 2021 21:22 (two years ago) link
shd be myles turner imo, but saw that duncan robinson is being considered lol
― class project pat (m bison), Thursday, 15 July 2021 22:12 (two years ago) link
lol
..😔🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/R7qPMlfhg5— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) July 15, 2021
― lag∞n, Thursday, 15 July 2021 22:28 (two years ago) link
trae should be on the team
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 15 July 2021 22:30 (two years ago) link
would be way more fun if they had trae, zion and ja in there
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Thursday, 15 July 2021 22:35 (two years ago) link
lmao @ trae posting that
― Clay, Thursday, 15 July 2021 22:37 (two years ago) link
After spending 10 days in Las Vegas preparing for the Olympics, Cleveland’s Kevin Love is withdrawing from Team USA and won’t travel to Tokyo, sources tell ESPN. Love is still returning to full form from a right calf injury that kept him out a significant part of the NBA season.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 16, 2021
someone call gordon hayward
― lag∞n, Friday, 16 July 2021 15:53 (two years ago) link
so they have three open spots now?
beal, love, grant?
then three of their guys (book, jrue, khris) wont be showing up until like week of.
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Friday, 16 July 2021 16:10 (two years ago) link
There’s significant support and momentum for Spurs forward Keldon Johnson to be added to 12-man Team USA roster, sources tell ESPN. He’s been playing with Olympic team as member of USA Select group, well-conditioned and has developed into a favorite of decision-makers and staff.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 16, 2021
BIG BODYYYYYY
― class project pat (m bison), Friday, 16 July 2021 16:32 (two years ago) link
Sources: JaVale McGee has been selected to join the 12-man Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 16, 2021
― k3vin k., Friday, 16 July 2021 16:54 (two years ago) link
this is basically jerry colangelo unzipping his skin like a lizard villain and inside is matt armstrong
― J0rdan S., Friday, 16 July 2021 17:02 (two years ago) link
lmao
― lag∞n, Friday, 16 July 2021 17:07 (two years ago) link
can you get any medals better than gold?
― bart harley-jarvis cocker (voodoo chili), Friday, 16 July 2021 17:23 (two years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Friday, July 16, 2021 1:02 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
hahahahaha
― k3vin k., Friday, 16 July 2021 18:13 (two years ago) link
dying
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Friday, 16 July 2021 18:14 (two years ago) link
wow j0rd lol
― Clay, Friday, 16 July 2021 19:51 (two years ago) link
is javale actually the best center available? i think jarrett allen and myles turner have been ruled out, but surely there are better options... bropez? nerlens?? daniel gafford???
― micah, Friday, 16 July 2021 23:56 (two years ago) link
there was a big twitter rush earlier today to point out how good javale could be if he figures out the fiba goaltending rules.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 16 July 2021 23:57 (two years ago) link
with the number of teams hes jumped between in recent years, hes probably v good at picking up his job really quickly, so theres that
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:00 (two years ago) link
so youre saying he is in fact best player available? bc damn
― micah, Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:06 (two years ago) link
i think theyre still stacked with talent and just need a big to bang wit the goberts of the world
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:16 (two years ago) link
and that big is... javale
its just wild that the us only has ~4 centers who get paid and the rest are either vet mins or rookies
― micah, Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:22 (two years ago) link
According to everyone Javale is just a professional now
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:23 (two years ago) link
seems like team usa is stoked to add role players in those replacement spots, makes sense only so many minutes/shots to go around
― lag∞n, Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:26 (two years ago) link
jerami grant is not that long removed from being a role player himself. dray is spiritually a role player. but yeah a lot of 1-on-1 scorers. beal leaving is not a _good_ thing, but his role is duplicated elsehwre in the lineup. love getting replaced by mcgee is a good thing bc the latter can actually guard bigs.
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:29 (two years ago) link
yeah the issue is not really in role players its that they dont have enough star level 2 way players
― micah, Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:30 (two years ago) link
Why not put like Rob Will or Jarrett Allen out there instead of some elderly guy
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:34 (two years ago) link
williams is probably injured and allen doesnt want to mess up his free agency!
― micah, Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:43 (two years ago) link
i agree that rob williams should be in the olympics and get a gold medal
― lag∞n, Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:44 (two years ago) link
javale will barely play. i think the bigger scandal is pop showing favoritism by taking keldon johnson over a number of other perimeter players.
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 17 July 2021 01:04 (two years ago) link
its p sketch. i like keldon a lot. he's a heart and hustle guy, and he was already on the select team playing in the exhibitions (p well, i should add), so i think thats part of it. but he's also 21 and not going to be a "matchup" guy. im happy as a spurs fan that hes going to get this experience/exposure, and if i gave a shit abt this wackass country id be furious.
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 17 July 2021 02:34 (two years ago) link
Great start
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Sunday, 25 July 2021 14:45 (two years ago) link
― class project pat (m bison), Sunday, 25 July 2021 14:46 (two years ago) link
hate that theyre massacring my boy pop with takes but on the other hand lol
― k3vin k., Sunday, 25 July 2021 14:56 (two years ago) link
burn it down man, let AAU kids play or something
i think thats the problem here
― class project pat (m bison), Sunday, 25 July 2021 15:22 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw57_mRh6tc
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 26 July 2021 14:09 (two years ago) link