Game Thread TEAM USA VS AUSTRALIA - FRIDAY - 7/16/21 - 3:00 PM - NBCSN

[Chris Craig]

VS



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PROBABLE STARTERS

TEAM USA



Damian Lillard



Bradley Beal

Kevin Durant



Jayson Tatum



Bam Adebayo


TEAM AUSTRALIA



Patty Mills



Joe Ingles



Jock Landale



Matthew Dellavedova



Aron Baynes

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2021 Exhibition Records

TEAM USA
1-2
AUSTRLIA
2-0


WHEN: 3:00 PM (PDT), FRIDAY
7/16/2021
WHERE: Michelob Ultra Arena, Mandalay Bay




TV:



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BENCH


TEAM USA



Jerami Grant




Zach LaVine



Draymond Green



Kevin Love



Keldon Johnson




Darius Garland




Saddiq Bey




John Jenkins




Josh Magette



Dakota Mathias



Cameron Reynolds




Devin Booker
(Not Available )





Jrue Holiday
(Not Available)




Khris Middleton
(Not Available)


Australia



Matisse Thybulle

Nick Kay



Duop Reath



Dante Exum




Chris Goulding




Josh Green



Nathan Sobey



Xavier Cooks



Josh Giddey



HEAD COACHES



Gregg Popovich

VS

Brian Goorjian






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[SlyPokerDog]

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[Chris Craig]

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I know. I saw. Worked forever on it dammit. Not sure why they aren't showing

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I know. I saw. Worked forever on it dammit. Not sure why they aren't showing

[S]@Darkwebs[/S] we need your help!

 

[Chris Craig]

@Darkwebs we need your help!

No I got it

 

[SlyPokerDog]

No I got it

Nice job!

 

[LenPa]

Nice overview.

Once again a game vs a tough opponent and not an easy win. While the result of the game (especially if team US loses the game) should not be overestimated I think team US is not ‘allowed’ to lose an other game in case of reputation/trust in the team. Otherwise people may become feared if team US plays against a nation like Germany…

 

[Chris Craig]

Beal has been placed in covid-19 protocols

 

[Phatguysrule]

Beal has been placed in covid-19 protocols

Fucking idiot.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Beal has been placed in covid-19 protocols

Seriously? So is the team still doing the same things they did during the season with respect to isolation and daily routines? Seems like most of the country has decided to open back up? Most players were vaccinated weren't they?

 

[blazerkor]

Seriously? So is the team still doing the same things they did during the season with respect to isolation and daily routines? Seems like most of the country has decided to open back up? Most players were vaccinated weren't they?

Yeah, I think the problem is that USA basketball and more importantly the Olympic village in Japan has probably got some pretty strict contact tracing rules. So while the players are free to move about as they please right now if they come into contact with someone infected then they're probably shelved until they show to be not infected. Vegas is one of the five hotbeds in the U.S. for COVID right now.

So while Beal probably is vaccinated and according to something I read will be out of the protocol pretty quickly, if he was found to be near a positive case and they found it through contact tracing then the smart thing would be to quarantine him from the rest of the team because there are "breakthrough" cases where a fully vaccinated person gets COVID. I think the three vaccines only claim to be effective in the mid 90% area.

 

[Chris Craig]

 

[Chris Craig]

 

[tykendo]

Looks like this game will be cancelled. Hopefully they can add a player ASAP! Windy said they were looking for a player who's in shape. Damn. Figured most would try to stay in shape, and already be honing their skills for next season after a week or two vacation. I guess some players just check out after the season is over.

 

[THE HCP]

I know. I saw. Worked forever on it dammit. Not sure why they aren't showing

So sad....... #ROOKIE

 

[THE HCP]

Looks like this game will be cancelled. Hopefully they can add a player ASAP! Windy said they were looking for a player who's in shape. Damn. Figured most would try to stay in shape, and already be honing their skills for next season after a week or two vacation. I guess some players just check out after the season is over.

I believe they meant "Game Shape".

 

[Chris Craig]

So sad....... #ROOKIE

Better than your so called game threads

 

[THE HCP]

Better than your so called game threads

They only hate on the great ones. *




































*Our winning % over the years when @THE HCP creates game threads is .716. Keep on hating FAMS!

 

[e_blazer]

They only hate on the great ones. *




































*Our winning % over the years when @THE HCP creates game threads is .716. Keep on hating FAMS!

Chris is likely going to have the “honor” of having made the game thread for a game that gets canceled. I’m not sure whether that makes him better or worse than @THE HCP.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

They only hate on the great ones. *




































*Our winning % over the years when @THE HCP creates game threads is .716. Keep on hating FAMS!

Making game threads on the Lakers Forum doesn't count....

 

[Wizard Mentor]

 

[Chris Craig]

They only hate on the great ones. *




































*Our winning % over the years when @THE HCP creates game threads is .716. Keep on hating FAMS!

I'm 1-0 these Olympics

 

[THE HCP]

I'm 1-0 these Olympics

I will be working these game FAMS! Is there a way I can do some sort of pregame report and send the video in? Together we could squash the DarkWing guy and take back our threads!

 

[MickZagger]

Wait a minute who da fuq is Dakota Mathis and Cameron Reynolds

 

[Chris Craig]

I will be working these game FAMS! Is there a way I can do some sort of pregame report and send the video in? Together we could squash the DarkWing guy and take back our threads!

Darkwebs better watchout

 

[Chris Craig]

Wait a minute who da fuq is Dakota Mathis and Cameron Reynolds

USA TEAM select...the practice squad

 

[e_blazer]

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I’ve never heard the family jewels referred to as intangibles before.

 

[twobullz]

Game is officially cancelled.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Game is officially cancelled.

Team USA running scared!

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Darkwebs better watchout

From my perspective he has very little to worry about.