FIBA Worlds thread

[KeepOnRollin]

Victor can't even get minutes for Spain...

Spain's roster is arguably more stacked then POR's.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Blazers' Damian Lillard using Team USA as a springboard | CSN Chicago (via http://ble.ac/teamstream-) http://teamstre.am/1uzbKKx

 

[Boise Blazer]

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[BlazerWookee]

Blazers' Damian Lillard using Team USA as a springboard | CSN Chicago (via http://ble.ac/teamstream-) http://teamstre.am/1uzbKKx

Oh, how I hate autorun videos...

 

[Rastapopoulos]

For those that care, Victor checks in at 14:20.

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Spain is pretty stacked: they start with Pau Gasol, Jose Calderon, Navarro, Sergio, Felipe Reyes (and Victor) ON THE BENCH. Looks like Victor is getting what few minutes he gets at SF, because they've got the Gasols, Ibaka and Reyes at the bigs. That's a good thing. Less good is that they're playing a three guard lineup A LOT because they've got Rudy, Navarro, Rubio, Calderon, Sergio and Llull at guard. I think Rudy's playing SF pretty much exclusively.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

France plays Philippines at 11:30 PST (if I've done my math right) - i.e. in 45 minutes. There will be streams to be found.

 

[Rhal]

For those that care, Victor checks in at 14:20.

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Spain is pretty stacked: they start with Pau Gasol, Jose Calderon, Navarro, Sergio, Felipe Reyes (and Victor) ON THE BENCH. Looks like Victor is getting what few minutes he gets at SF, because they've got the Gasols, Ibaka and Reyes at the bigs. That's a good thing. Less good is that they're playing a three guard lineup A LOT because they've got Rudy, Navarro, Rubio, Calderon, Sergio and Llull at guard. I think Rudy's playing SF pretty much exclusively.

Thats good for Lillards chance of making the US team. If coach K and crew see Italy going small at positions 1-3 then they would be less hesitant to bring 4 guards along.

 

[PDXFonz]

Team USA should have replaced Durant with Parsons, not gay...just my imo.

If they build around gay like they were building around KD then....

 

[Rastapopoulos]

France won, but looked pretty bad for long stretches (and were down by 5 in the fourth quarter). Nic got 16 and 12 but shot awfully. Andray Blatche plays for the Philippines...

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Team USA should have replaced Durant with Parsons, not gay...just my imo.

Did I miss them making a final decision? They didn't "replace" Durant - they just added Gay to the squad. Parsons was already on the squad.

 

[Boise Blazer]

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[Strenuus]

haha splash cousin... nice!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

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[Rastapopoulos]

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[PDXFonz]

Did I miss them making a final decision? They didn't "replace" Durant - they just added Gay to the squad. Parsons was already on the squad.

They didn't bring in Gay (gold medal winner in 2010) just to send him home. He is on the team, and has been scrimmaging in his place with rose harden curry and Davis

 

[Rhal]

They didn't bring in Gay (gold medal winner in 2010) just to send him home. He is on the team, and has been scrimmaging in his place with rose harden curry and Davis

There's a difference between adding Gay to take Durants place and Adding gay to be featured the same way Durant was. They didnt add him to build the offense around him they added him to be a veteran and because you can get away with useinh Gay as a stretch 4 in international play as w3ll

 

[PDXFonz]

There's a difference between adding Gay to take Durants place and Adding gay to be featured the same way Durant was. They didnt add him to build the offense around him they added him to be a veteran and because you can get away with useinh Gay as a stretch 4 in international play as w3ll

Well let's hope so, because there is a massive drop from running your offense through and around KD and running it around Gay...

 

[Rastapopoulos]

They didn't bring in Gay (gold medal winner in 2010)

You mean, like Lamar Odom and Danny Granger?

 

[PDXFonz]

You mean, like Lamar Odom and Danny Granger?

Less crack and injuries. But the fact remains they brought him in because they know him...now is that enough for them to build around him? We might find out tomorrow!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

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[PDXFonz]

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Dame and Rose both look like one of those 3d illusion books

 

[Boise Blazer]

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[Rastapopoulos]

France vs. Ukraine (coached by Mike Fratello and featuring prominent Ukrainian point guard Pooh Jeter) kicks off in 15 mins, at 11:30 PST.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Dame and Rose both look like one of those 3d illusion books

"IT'S A SCHOONER!!"

 

[Eastoff]

"IT'S A SCHOONER!!"

Ha ha ha ha. You dumb bastard. It's not a schooner... it's a Sailboat.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

France sucks. They just lost to Ukraine. They really need Tony Parker. Pooh Jeter was huge with 23 points for Ukraine.

 

[PDXFonz]

France sucks. They just lost to Ukraine. They really need Tony Parker. Pooh Jeter was huge with 23 points for Ukraine.

Yeah TP is half of team France. The other half is the people who have been playing.

 

[jlprk]

Here comes the big game!! 6 o'clock!! Whoooooooooo!!!!!

Why didn't Darkcloud start a beautiful thread???

 

[Natebishop3]

Is the game televised? I can't find it anywhere.

 

[PDXFonz]

Is the game televised? I can't find it anywhere.

It's on espn.