2024 Olympics - Men's Basketball - Gold!

[bundabergdevil]

I expected Embid to have more of an impact

If it’s not through him h isn’t great.

 

[bundabergdevil]

If it’s not through him h isn’t great.

I’m most surprised by Curry. This should be his jam.

 

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

I’m most surprised by Curry. This should be his jam.

Seems the team is deferring to Durant and James. Nothing wrong with letting the hot hands push things. I suspect everyone will have their chances.

Also Embiid has come on the last few minutes.

 

[Billy Dat]

I’m most surprised by Curry. This should be his jam.

@Gottliebshow
Whispers “I don’t think Steph helps as much as people think he will cause he can’t guard and the hand checking limits him on offense”

 

[azzefkram]

I am amazed how much contact is allowed.

 

[azzefkram]

Seems the team is deferring to Durant and James. Nothing wrong with letting the hot hands push things. I suspect everyone will have their chances.

Also Embiid has come on the last few minutes.

He took awhile to get going.

 

[Billy Dat]

i was waiting to see LBJ/Curry/Durant share the floor, we got about a minute.

 

[Tooold]

anyone got a guess as to why Tatum hasn't been in?

One of just 2 players who haven’t played with 4 minutes left. Weird

 

[AGDukesky]

Have to love that last 3 by Curry!

 

[-jk]

FWIW, Embiid had a -8 in a game won by 26.

That's not easy.

-jk

 

[budwom]

FWIW, Embiid had a -8 in a game won by 26.

That's not easy.

-jk

he kind of looked like he got him out of bed too early.

 

[AGDukesky]

FWIW, Embiid had a -8 in a game won by 26.

That's not easy.

-jk

He was terrible in the first exhibition too and then played much better, so we can hope

 

[robed deity]

Durant is just not guardable in fiba. I mean NBA also, but here it's even more pronounced. Props also to Booker and Holiday, who really are defending.

 

[cato]

Yeah, that’s a pretty succinct description of why I don’t expect the US team to win gold this year. At some point there will be a close game, and the US team will fall back on the plays they are comfortable with. LeBron will try to drive to the hoop to retake the lead, and that’s not a winning play in FIBA. Too much help defense, too physical defense.

Except that he’s got KD to pass to.

 

[dlmzzz]

Except that he’s got KD to pass to.

100%! If the US can hit threes (and shoots enough of them), then they can win every game by 20, and everything will be golden.

Someone up thread mentioned how much contact is allowed. That’s FIBA alright. You have to accept that, and work for open threes. KD knows what to do.

 

[Phredd3]

That game did make me wonder, though, how the game would have gone had Kevin Durant been, you know, human.

 

[azzefkram]

FWIW, Embiid had a -8 in a game won by 26.

That's not easy.

-jk

Some of that is the wonkiness of+/-. Embiid started the game when the entire squad decided the first 5 minutes of the first quarter wasn't important. It wouldn't surprise me if he wasn't -8 just from that stretch.

 

[robed deity]

Speaking of plus minus, saw somewhere that Jokic was a 0, which is incredible in a game lost by 26. In the 9 mins he didn't play, it was 29-3.

 

[brevity]

anyone got a guess as to why Tatum hasn't been in?

Wonder why Tatum is benched?

One of just 2 players who haven’t played with 4 minutes left. Weird

Coach Kerr's decision to not play Jayson Tatum (or Tyrese Haliburton). Tatum said after the game that he was healthy, and Kerr said, "I went with the combinations that made sense. That was for tonight. He handled it well. He’ll make his mark."

Why Tatum didn't play in Team USA's win over Serbia

Here’s why Celtics star Jayson Tatum didn’t take the court for Team USA’s win over Serbia on Sunday.

www.nbcsportsboston.com

 

[sagegrouse]

Lessee... Only American who was 1st team All-NBA wasn't among the combinations that would work?