Author Topic: USA Basketball (Read 32131 times)

Fedor · « **Reply #175 on:** August 06, 2012, 05:38:23 PM »

Did you see that move by Marcos Mata? He must have learned that while playing for Bomba 'n Ejecutar.

steve dave · « **Reply #176 on:** August 06, 2012, 05:39:44 PM »

lol, this is great

pissclams · « **Reply #177 on:** August 06, 2012, 05:45:15 PM »

omg Westbrook's dunk

steve dave · « **Reply #178 on:** August 06, 2012, 05:46:33 PM »

This is a fantastic show. Westbrook, wow. He is freakish athletic.

steve dave · « **Reply #179 on:** August 06, 2012, 05:50:30 PM »

Davis is going to be a great pro

EllToPay · « **Reply #180 on:** August 06, 2012, 06:25:01 PM »

My god, Doug Gottlieb is slapping the 92 dream team with his dick right now.

steve dave · « **Reply #181 on:** August 06, 2012, 06:42:36 PM »

Quote from: EllToPay on August 06, 2012, 06:25:01 PM

My god, Doug Gottlieb is slapping the 92 dream team with his dick right now.

Yes, he is clowning fools

hemmy · « **Reply #182 on:** August 06, 2012, 08:32:36 PM »

I love watching the replays without the commentary. After every rebound Carmelo yells "Get the eff out of here"

_33 · « **Reply #183 on:** August 06, 2012, 08:46:50 PM »

FIBA refs are just awful. They don't really understand basketball. Like, I think they know the rules, but they don't understand the game.

Belvis Noland · « **Reply #184 on:** August 06, 2012, 09:35:18 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on August 06, 2012, 05:28:42 PM

there are currently 7 players on the court better than anyone on the original dream team in their prime

Jordan might have gotten minutes for Lithuania. Probably not enough AAU ball, though.

Wouldn't even play JV for Argentina though.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #185 on:** August 06, 2012, 11:16:34 PM »

Why is everybody caught up in who would win between '92 Dream Team and Argentina? The important thing is that the US won guys, and of course the '92 Dream Team would slaughter Argentina. They are still Americans, and that's what Americans do in Olympic basketball.

steve dave · « **Reply #186 on:** August 07, 2012, 08:25:47 AM »

Quote from: EllToPay on August 06, 2012, 06:25:01 PM

My god, Doug Gottlieb is slapping the 92 dream team with his dick right now.

twitter was so great yesterday, the "dream team" apologists started to celebrate when the game was close and then USA started to crush them in hilariously fun fashion and Doug started spitting hot knowledge at the '92 fanboys

It also proves he reads goEMAW as he was parroting a lot of the stuff we've been talking about.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #187 on:** August 07, 2012, 08:29:14 AM »

For the most part, the '92 Dream team supporters are the most annoying. They are openly rooting against the USA just so they can say the '92 team was better. These people all deserve a thorough ass kicking.

WillieWatanabe · « **Reply #188 on:** August 07, 2012, 08:36:41 AM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on August 07, 2012, 08:29:14 AM

For the most part, the '92 Dream team supporters are the most annoying. They are openly rooting against the USA just so they can say the '92 team was better. These people all deserve a thorough ass kicking.

yeah, "fans" that hope their team fails so they can be proven right are total d-bags.

nicname · « **Reply #189 on:** August 07, 2012, 08:41:48 AM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on August 07, 2012, 08:29:14 AM

For the most part, the '92 Dream team supporters are the most annoying. They are openly rooting against the USA just so they can say the '92 team was better. These people all deserve a thorough ass kicking.

I want them to win, and they most assuredly will win. I'm not convinced that they win a 7-game series against the original team though.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #190 on:** August 07, 2012, 08:56:39 AM »

Quote from: nicname on August 07, 2012, 08:41:48 AM

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on August 07, 2012, 08:29:14 AM
For the most part, the '92 Dream team supporters are the most annoying. They are openly rooting against the USA just so they can say the '92 team was better. These people all deserve a thorough ass kicking.

I want them to win, and they most assuredly will win. I'm not convinced that they win a 7-game series against the original team though.

That's fine, and there are plenty of reasons to debate which olympic team is better. Just make sure you don't show up on twitter with this talk when team USA is struggling and then disappear when they start rolling.

Fedor · « **Reply #191 on:** August 07, 2012, 09:02:20 AM »

Good to see USA fall back on their AAU experience and blow the game open in the second half.

nicname · « **Reply #192 on:** August 07, 2012, 09:05:41 AM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on August 07, 2012, 08:56:39 AM

Quote from: nicname on August 07, 2012, 08:41:48 AM
Quote from: Nuts Kicked on August 07, 2012, 08:29:14 AM
For the most part, the '92 Dream team supporters are the most annoying. They are openly rooting against the USA just so they can say the '92 team was better. These people all deserve a thorough ass kicking.

I want them to win, and they most assuredly will win. I'm not convinced that they win a 7-game series against the original team though.

That's fine, and there are plenty of reasons to debate which olympic team is better. Just make sure you don't show up on twitter with this talk when team USA is struggling and then disappear when they start rolling.

Yeah, that's probably not going to happen. I'm not even saying the 92 squad is better. I think it would be a close series. I think the collection of players on the original team is better, but the 12 team is built more like a team with role players, etc. and also doesn't have a bunch of old dudes. Kobe is older but still pretty good.

I don't buy into the crap that a prime Bird or Magic couldn't play with the guys today. They would both be match-up nightmares for the 12 squad, but they were old and crusty by 92.

I think the brute strength of a Chuck Daly coached 92 vs. the athleticism and cohesiveness of a Coach K led 12 with the athletic length they have would be tremendous.

steve dave · « **Reply #193 on:** August 07, 2012, 09:22:50 AM »

Quote from: Fedor on August 07, 2012, 09:02:20 AM

Good to see USA fall back on their AAU experience and blow the game open in the second half.

you did some good first half partying fedor

asava · « **Reply #194 on:** August 07, 2012, 09:48:05 AM »

Heard a line from Coach K this morning about how he thinks that shutting down teams is dead irregardless of the defense played by any team. Seems pretty spot on. Just too much talent out on the floor now.

Fedor · « **Reply #195 on:** August 07, 2012, 09:52:50 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on August 07, 2012, 09:22:50 AM

Quote from: Fedor on August 07, 2012, 09:02:20 AM
Good to see USA fall back on their AAU experience and blow the game open in the second half.

you did some good first half partying fedor

pffft, you will never find a bigger pro-USA jingoist than me. I chant U-S-A during my morning grooming.

steve dave · « **Reply #196 on:** August 07, 2012, 10:35:36 AM »

Quote from: asava on August 07, 2012, 09:48:05 AM

Heard a line from Coach K this morning about how he thinks that shutting down teams is dead irregardless of the defense played by any team. Seems pretty spot on. Just too much talent out on the floor now.

those guys in 92 that had never played basketball before in their lives were just as talented as today's international player who plays professionally for millions of dollars asava.

Belvis Noland · « **Reply #197 on:** August 07, 2012, 10:45:56 AM »

Quote from: WillieWatanabe on August 07, 2012, 08:36:41 AM

yeah, "fans" that hope their team fails so they can be proven right are total d-bags.

Kind of like those openly campaigning against oscar Weber?

And, for the record, I'm just having fun with the '92 dream team stuff. I hope the '12 team absolutely kicks the crap out of all opponents. I'm especially looking forward to a clown suiting of China, though I'm not sure if we'll meet.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #198 on:** August 07, 2012, 10:53:08 AM »

The only team that even scares me a little bit from here on out is Spain. China finished dead last in Group B, so we will not be playing them, Belvis. Really, I doubt we win by less than 20 from here on out. It feels pretty good.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #199 on:** August 07, 2012, 10:55:53 AM »

Quote from: steve dave on August 07, 2012, 10:35:36 AM

Quote from: asava on August 07, 2012, 09:48:05 AM
Heard a line from Coach K this morning about how he thinks that shutting down teams is dead irregardless of the defense played by any team. Seems pretty spot on. Just too much talent out on the floor now.

those guys in 92 that had never played basketball before in their lives were just as talented as today's international player who plays professionally for millions of dollars asava.

The level of these international teams is definitely better than it used to be, but there still is not a single olympic team, other than the US of course, who would win a best of 7 series against the Charlotte Bobcats.