2024 Olympics - General commentary
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AGDukesky
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Agree about the carelessness but the defense was very good until the team started all the dumb turnovers. Australia also got some good bounces on blocked/tipped balls. The issue with this team is cohesion and honestly Lebron doesn’t look right or isn’t giving 100% yet. Curry was a liability today and is not what this team needs on defense, so his impact overall was negative. Even Jrue was bad in the second half - of course he and Tatum are probably exhausted.
The team played tight which might be a preview of what happens in a close game.
House P
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Since you bring up Uros Plavsic, I assume that you are referring to Greco-Roman wrestling.
brevity
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JasonEvans
Host, The Duke Basketball Roundup
bundabergdevil
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They clearly haven’t watched Under Paris.
DevilHorse
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'clearly' in a discussion of the Seine seems contradictory.
cbarry
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I just read Maluach didn’t even make the team. Is this correct? Doesn’t bode well for us. Hoping that is a false report.
chrishoke
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Link?
JasonEvans
Host, The Duke Basketball Roundup
I have not seen anything definitive but it would not be all that shocking. The Olympics are full of MEN and Khaman is still just 17. If South Sudan thinks taking guys a decade or more older than him is the smartest thing to do, I cannot argue with that logic.
And if he does not make the team is puts him back in Durham to work with his teammates about a month sooner than anticipated. That's a good thing!
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Phredd3
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Here's a relevant link saying that Maluach didn't make the team. Seems like a source that would know.
AGDukesky
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Yeah plus team defense is super important and Maluach is still too new to the game. My guess is he was missing assignments or slow to react and just does not have the practice time to get up-to-speed. Hopefully, a few months practicing with our team will get him where we need him.
Phredd3
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Meanwhile, it's probably worth mentioning that former Duke women's player Elizabeth Balogun made the Olympic roster for Nigeria.
UrinalCake
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If Maluach didn't make the team then why isn't he in Durham right now? Was there a tryout that happened yesterday? This is all very confusing.
DavidBenAkiva
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I continue to find Ball Durham to be a trash blog. Their writing is weak and they often exaggerate or outright misreport information. For example, the roster that is referenced in the article hasn't been updated in a while. Meanwhile, the South Sudan Basketball Federation Instagram Account just posted this link in prep of their game against Great Britain:
You'll notice that Khaman Maluach is featured in the graphic and tagged in the post.
You'll notice that Khaman Maluach is featured in the graphic and tagged in the post.