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Natebishop3 said:
Yes but that has always been the case for our team and we compensated by having absurdly talented teams.

in the past we have been able to roll out starting lineups of

Kobe
Wade
LeBron
Durant
Howard

Back when they were all in their prime. This team can’t even touch that level of talent.
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They also had three weeks leading up to the games playing together in practices and scrimmages/exhibitions. This team had a week and three of the guys on the team didn't even have that.
 
I think they will play better, but dynamic offensive talents like Dame & Durant, have to start making their mark. Those two cannot be passive. Team ball is great, but over passing isn't. If the shot is open TAKE IT!. If you're in a groove, TAKE IT! Holiday was the closest thing to being aggressive on the USA Team i've seen so far.
 
DUB said:
This was a tough scrappy game, with the refs letting lots go. Patty was of course great, but this game was won with defense. Thybulle, Exum, and Green were very disruptive.
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Matisse has looked great in green and yellow.
 
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blazerkor said:
They also had three weeks leading up to the games playing together in practices and scrimmages/exhibitions. This team had a week and three of the guys on the team didn't even have that.
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That compounds the problem for sure.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Yes but that has always been the case for our team and we compensated by having absurdly talented teams.

in the past we have been able to roll out starting lineups of

Kobe
Wade
LeBron
Durant
Howard

Back when they were all in their prime. This team can’t even touch that level of talent.
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Rastapopoulos said:
Matisse has looked great in green and yellow.
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He's been huge for us, giving us a completely different defensive look that we've never had before. He's able to help off of his man, then get back and recover. He's covering for others who get beaten, without his own man getting open.
 
If team USA plays like garbage and gets ran out of the gym, I would like to see Australia win the Gold medal.
 
Not really sure why Damian Lillard opted not to shoot in the last 2 minutes of a game? I must have seen him pass up 4 or 5 open looks in that game in the last couple minutes.
I understand he is trying to play team ball but that is "Dame Time". You gotta be Damian Lillard out there.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Yes but that has always been the case for our team and we compensated by having absurdly talented teams.

in the past we have been able to roll out starting lineups of

Kobe
Wade
LeBron
Durant
Howard

Back when they were all in their prime. This team can’t even touch that level of talent.
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No one is debating that. But this team is still better on paper than their record so far. And a big part of that is the time together.
We are talking days for 3 of them.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
No one is debating that. But this team is still better on paper than their record so far. And a big part of that is the time together.
We are talking days for 3 of them.
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One day. They only arrived the day before the first game.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
No one is debating that. But this team is still better on paper than their record so far. And a big part of that is the time together.
We are talking days for 3 of them.
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Yeah I get it. I'm not saying the lack of practice and cohesion isn't hurting them. I'm just saying that in the past the talent level was so astronomically good, they could overcome the fact that a lot of these teams have been playing together for YEARS.
 
some of the dimes Luka is dropping have been insane. dude is the best baller in Japan.

he currently has 35-9-5 in about 25 mins of game play.

just insane, slovenia has to be the current favorite for gold.
 
illmatic99 said:
some of the dimes Luka is dropping have been insane. dude is the best baller in Japan.
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I think Dame is better but Luka knows his place on his team, he's the star and gets to play the same way he does every day on the Mavs. With Team USA in disarray if Dame would just play like he does here (with a little more trust in the talent around him) he have led this team to victories in all of the exhibitions and the France game.

The fact is that I think if you watch the games, Dame seems to be deferring to KD a lot because he's the elder statesman and former MVP on the team but KD isn't the leader Dame is. The team really needs to stop worrying about the fact that they're playing with a bunch of all stars and just ball. If Dame had a competitive attitude about his place on the team then they'd be better off than they are with the passive shit he's been pulling.
 
Imagine if the former Yugoslavia still existed. This squad would be HUGE.

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luka is prolly done

ends with 48-11-5 with 3 blocks in 31 mins.

insane. might be the best individual performance ive ever seen in FIBA. Given the fewer possessions in this game and the 10 min quarters, this is even more impressive.
 
illmatic99 said:
did you catch that behind the back bounce pass luka threw in traffic in close quarters to the roller on the P&R?

shades of white chocolate in his audacity to throw that pass.

but he also has 35 pts.

dude is ridiculous
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Unreal court vision! Can’t believe he was able to thread that in there!
 
illmatic99 said:
luka is prolly done

ends with 48-11-5 with 3 blocks in 31 mins.

insane. might be the best individual performance ive ever seen in FIBA. Given the fewer possessions in this game and the 10 min quarters, this is even more impressive.
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In his first Olympic game!
 
Luka, Giannis and Jokic. I guess now Europeans are the face of basketball
 
Pop needs to take the chains off, and tell his to team to go out and have some fun. The USA team looks like their thinking too much. They're over passing, taking the clock down on every possession. These low scores are ridiculous. It looks like 4 corners basketball. I feel like i'm watching an old OSU game coached by Ralph Miller.
 
illmatic99 said:
some of the dimes Luka is dropping have been insane. dude is the best baller in Japan.

he currently has 35-9-5 in about 25 mins of game play.

just insane, slovenia has to be the current favorite for gold.
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Slovenia: population 2 million. You could fit several of them in New York or LA.
 
Luka took 29 freakin' shots. It's hard to get into a rhythm when you're lucking to get 10, spread over 4 qtrs. That a little over 2 per qtr. I'm sorry but Pop needs to open it up. Guys like Campazzo & Scola are getting 16 & 18 shots up. Fournier got 22. TWENTY - TWO! Everyone gets on Dame & Durant. They had 10 & 12 shots respectively. I've seen Dame start slow, and finish with 40 when there ain't chains on him. Team USA is playing the game like it's a preseason game in the NFL. Speed the game up, take more shots, and get in a groove.
 
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