So far, so good for the USA!
Big C said:
Classic picture of 2K... I'm pretty sure I was at that game. I predict we will nearly double South Sudan's point total, unless we do a 360, which is two 180s, where we were way overconfident before the first game, then took it out on Serbia and are now way overconfident again. If I were Kerr, I'd tell the team "no creme brulee after the game if you give up 80 or more". They need to clamp this team down, defensively.
6'8, 245 Charles Oakley would shut him down.sluggo said:
5. Jokic's passing was sublime. Magic/Bird level. It seemed like he was off, but he scored 20 points on 8 for 15 shooting.
No way. Oakley is 60 years old.concernedparent said:6'8, 245 Charles Oakley would shut him down.sluggo said:
5. Jokic's passing was sublime. Magic/Bird level. It seemed like he was off, but he scored 20 points on 8 for 15 shooting.
concernedparent said:6'8, 245 Charles Oakley would shut him down.sluggo said:
5. Jokic's passing was sublime. Magic/Bird level. It seemed like he was off, but he scored 20 points on 8 for 15 shooting.
Eastern Oregon Bear said:No way. Oakley is 60 years old.concernedparent said:6'8, 245 Charles Oakley would shut him down.sluggo said:
5. Jokic's passing was sublime. Magic/Bird level. It seemed like he was off, but he scored 20 points on 8 for 15 shooting.
I got the over. The defense is not and will not be good. With KD the offensive firepower will carry the team. Or not.Big C said:Eastern Oregon Bear said:No way. Oakley is 60 years old.concernedparent said:6'8, 245 Charles Oakley would shut him down.sluggo said:
5. Jokic's passing was sublime. Magic/Bird level. It seemed like he was off, but he scored 20 points on 8 for 15 shooting.
Oakley's got "old man strength".
Back to the subject at hand, assuming the USA was embarrassed by giving up 100 to South Sudan, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that they hold 'em to under 75 this next game. Game Seven type defense for 40 minutes.
You got the over, or the under on that?
sluggo said:I got the over. The defense is not and will not be good. With KD the offensive firepower will carry the team. Or not.Big C said:Eastern Oregon Bear said:No way. Oakley is 60 years old.concernedparent said:6'8, 245 Charles Oakley would shut him down.sluggo said:
5. Jokic's passing was sublime. Magic/Bird level. It seemed like he was off, but he scored 20 points on 8 for 15 shooting.
Oakley's got "old man strength".
Back to the subject at hand, assuming the USA was embarrassed by giving up 100 to South Sudan, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that they hold 'em to under 75 this next game. Game Seven type defense for 40 minutes.
You got the over, or the under on that?
My pregame prediction:Big C said:sluggo said:I got the over. The defense is not and will not be good. With KD the offensive firepower will carry the team. Or not.Big C said:Eastern Oregon Bear said:No way. Oakley is 60 years old.concernedparent said:6'8, 245 Charles Oakley would shut him down.sluggo said:
5. Jokic's passing was sublime. Magic/Bird level. It seemed like he was off, but he scored 20 points on 8 for 15 shooting.
Oakley's got "old man strength".
Back to the subject at hand, assuming the USA was embarrassed by giving up 100 to South Sudan, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that they hold 'em to under 75 this next game. Game Seven type defense for 40 minutes.
You got the over, or the under on that?
You win. Er... we win! 103-86 final. USA defense did sort of put the clamps down, until garbage time.
By playing Davis and Adebayo instead of Embiid at least it was not 4 v 5. But the defense was nothing special. Perplexed that they don't switch screens. No zone, no trap, effort so-so. Curry was awful on both ends.Big C said:sluggo said:I got the over. The defense is not and will not be good. With KD the offensive firepower will carry the team. Or not.Big C said:Eastern Oregon Bear said:No way. Oakley is 60 years old.concernedparent said:6'8, 245 Charles Oakley would shut him down.sluggo said:
5. Jokic's passing was sublime. Magic/Bird level. It seemed like he was off, but he scored 20 points on 8 for 15 shooting.
Oakley's got "old man strength".
Back to the subject at hand, assuming the USA was embarrassed by giving up 100 to South Sudan, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that they hold 'em to under 75 this next game. Game Seven type defense for 40 minutes.
You got the over, or the under on that?
You win. Er... we win! 103-86 final. USA defense did sort of put the clamps down, until garbage time.
I listened to the other podcast you posted, which beat up on Embiid. Maybe I will listen to this one too. My previous posts have been all about Embiid, because he will be key if they fail. When coaching decisions are based on other than winning it is difficult to watch.philbert said:
I've thought Embiid has been terrible so far. This podcast provides some perspective on his performance. Also, I'd forgotten that last summer's team got worked because they had no size. Embiid was definitely brought in to address that deficiency.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/team-usas-gold-medal-march/id1358187061?i=1000664385092
Maybe never. Took only 3 shots last game. Which was great, everyone else was feeling it. It could be he can't find his rhythm with so few shots. It could be the shorter 3-point line is messing with his shooting eye.Big C said:
When's Steph Curry gonna bust out? I mean really bust out!
sluggo said:Maybe never. Took only 3 shots last game. Which was great, everyone else was feeling it. It could be he can't find his rhythm with so few shots. It could be the shorter 3-point line is messing with his shooting eye.Big C said:
When's Steph Curry gonna bust out? I mean really bust out!
Nice semifinal match up with Serbia. They seem too slow to give the USA a game. Interesting the France beat Canada. Should be a great game against Germany. France seems to be way over-performing across sports in front of the home crowds.
The remaining teams are all at hotels, including the French. Not sure where that figures in.oski003 said:sluggo said:Maybe never. Took only 3 shots last game. Which was great, everyone else was feeling it. It could be he can't find his rhythm with so few shots. It could be the shorter 3-point line is messing with his shooting eye.Big C said:
When's Steph Curry gonna bust out? I mean really bust out!
Nice semifinal match up with Serbia. They seem too slow to give the USA a game. Interesting the France beat Canada. Should be a great game against Germany. France seems to be way over-performing across sports in front of the home crowds.
Do the French players also have to eat the poor food in the Olympic village and sleep in the poor accomodations?
sluggo said:Maybe never. Took only 3 shots last game. Which was great, everyone else was feeling it. It could be he can't find his rhythm with so few shots. It could be the shorter 3-point line is messing with his shooting eye.Big C said:
When's Steph Curry gonna bust out? I mean really bust out!
Nice semifinal match up with Serbia. They seem too slow to give the USA a game. Interesting the France beat Canada. Should be a great game against Germany. France seems to be way over-performing across sports in front of the home crowds.
Yes, he opens up the floor. He also sets good screens. He is useful on offense even when he is not scoring a lot. His defense is not good.Big C said:sluggo said:Maybe never. Took only 3 shots last game. Which was great, everyone else was feeling it. It could be he can't find his rhythm with so few shots. It could be the shorter 3-point line is messing with his shooting eye.Big C said:
When's Steph Curry gonna bust out? I mean really bust out!
Nice semifinal match up with Serbia. They seem too slow to give the USA a game. Interesting the France beat Canada. Should be a great game against Germany. France seems to be way over-performing across sports in front of the home crowds.
I haven't really been watching the games. Is Curry at least opening up the floor by drawing defenders to him?
Anybody notice what types of defenses are mostly being played?
If you have a subscription:Big C said:sluggo said:Maybe never. Took only 3 shots last game. Which was great, everyone else was feeling it. It could be he can't find his rhythm with so few shots. It could be the shorter 3-point line is messing with his shooting eye.Big C said:
When's Steph Curry gonna bust out? I mean really bust out!
Nice semifinal match up with Serbia. They seem too slow to give the USA a game. Interesting the France beat Canada. Should be a great game against Germany. France seems to be way over-performing across sports in front of the home crowds.
I haven't really been watching the games. Is Curry at least opening up the floor by drawing defenders to him?
Anybody notice what types of defenses are mostly being played?
When building Team USA's #Paris2024 roster, Grant Hill had one major concern: what if LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant couldn’t play to that level anymore?
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) August 7, 2024
But the exact opposite has turned out to be true.
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sluggo said:Yes, he opens up the floor. He also sets good screens. He is useful on offense even when he is not scoring a lot. His defense is not good.Big C said:sluggo said:Maybe never. Took only 3 shots last game. Which was great, everyone else was feeling it. It could be he can't find his rhythm with so few shots. It could be the shorter 3-point line is messing with his shooting eye.Big C said:
When's Steph Curry gonna bust out? I mean really bust out!
Nice semifinal match up with Serbia. They seem too slow to give the USA a game. Interesting the France beat Canada. Should be a great game against Germany. France seems to be way over-performing across sports in front of the home crowds.
I haven't really been watching the games. Is Curry at least opening up the floor by drawing defenders to him?
Anybody notice what types of defenses are mostly being played?
Other teams generally play man-to-man.
The team is getting better shots than if he forced threes. He took the right number of shots last game. He forced some shots in previous games, but there is no need for that. Any Curry shot is a good shot for the Warriors, but that is not the case with his great teammates. The team gets an open 3 or a layup on most possessions.HoopDreams said:
Curry took 3 shots, including 0-1 from 3
Not sure why he doesn't take more shots, especially more 3s
He also hasn't had a lot of assists
Is there a site that shows the players stats for each game of the Olympics in one place (like they have for NBA and College seasons)?
He does look like he is enjoying the Olympic experience. Is this his first time?
I am enjoying the Olympics because it is THE true NBA All-Star game where players are actually playing hard on offense and defense, and it's not just a streetball highlight reel
sluggo said:The team is getting better shots than if he forced threes. He took the right number of shots last game. He forced some shots in previous games, but there is no need for that. Any Curry shot is a good shot for the Warriors, but that is not the case with his great teammates. The team gets an open 3 or a layup on most possessions.HoopDreams said:
Curry took 3 shots, including 0-1 from 3
Not sure why he doesn't take more shots, especially more 3s
He also hasn't had a lot of assists
Is there a site that shows the players stats for each game of the Olympics in one place (like they have for NBA and College seasons)?
He does look like he is enjoying the Olympic experience. Is this his first time?
I am enjoying the Olympics because it is THE true NBA All-Star game where players are actually playing hard on offense and defense, and it's not just a streetball highlight reel
He has few assists because he is off the ball. Booker or Holiday are usually on the ball and LBJ is a secondary creator. Curry plays on the wing. When he comes off screens, and this team screens more than any USA team I have seen, defenders jump to him. Easy shots are rare.
It is his first Olympics. He seems a little sad on the court. I don't know how much he is enjoying it.
I did not find a game log, but here is good average stats: https://basketball.realgm.com/national/countries/1/United-States/stats
concernedparent said:
You got your Curry game. Unfortunately nobody else got off the bus today.
Jokic is unbelievable. It's a good look every time it gets into his hands.