USA Mens Basketball Olympics Thread

• Classyposter58

  

  Terrible officiating in the first half of this France game IMO but also sluggish play. The US needs to get a transition game going if they want to put teams out of their misery in 10 minutes. Lebron getting a lot of playing time
• Fly4Fun

  

  I don't think the officiating was that bad. Game was boring for the most part. A few nice lobs and dunks, I think one of the more impressive plays was LeBron's ridiculously long bounce pass to Durant on a fast break.
• Classyposter58

  

  Fly4Fun;1236405 wrote:I don't think the officiating was that bad. Game was boring for the most part. A few nice lobs and dunks, I think one of the more impressive plays was LeBron's ridiculously long bounce pass to Durant on a fast break.

  Well everyone knows they cannot win a track meet with this team so they'll slow it down as much as possible. I don't wanna know what this team is gonna do to Lithuania, Tunisia and Nigeria though
• Fly4Fun

  

  Classyposter58;1236407 wrote:Well everyone knows they cannot win a track meet with this team so they'll slow it down as much as possible. I don't wanna know what this team is gonna do to Lithuania, Tunisia and Nigeria though

  Not sure why you would say they cannot win a track meet? This team has some of the best fast break finishers, probably the most athletic and also a relatively small line up.
  
  Or is there something I'm missing?
• Classyposter58

  

  Fly4Fun;1236409 wrote:Not sure why you would say they cannot win a track meet? This team has some of the best fast break finishers, probably the most athletic and also a relatively small line up.
  
  Or is there something I'm missing?

  I'm saying opponents cannot win a track meet with them lol
• Fly4Fun

  

  Classyposter58;1236410 wrote:I'm saying opponents cannot win a track meet with them lol

  Yes, that makes much more sense! I don't think France really had a shot though as they really don't have much of an inside presence either. France is pretty much a less talented version of USA.
• Classyposter58

  

  Fly4Fun;1236412 wrote:Yes, that makes much more sense! I don't think France really had a shot though as they really don't have much of an inside presence either. France is pretty much a less talented version of USA.

  Yeah. The only team that has a minimal shot is Spain because of their outstanding scorers and big men. The US won't be able to drive all day on them
• bigdaddy2003

  

  I missed the game because I didnt know it wasnt on the regular NBC channel. You would think it wouldbe.
• sportswizuhrd

  bigdaddy2003;1236463 wrote:I missed the game because I didnt know it wasnt on the regular NBC channel. You would think it wouldbe.

  Possibly tonight on Tape Delay. I don't know what else is going today so they might be showing other stuff during their prime time coverage.
• killer_ewok

  

  We'll come back and blow them out but early on the US trails Tunisia 3-2.
  
  The US is favored by 55 points.
• karen lotz

  

  Its on NBC sports again for anyone interested
• karen lotz

  

  Up 13 at half
• karen lotz

  

  5 new starters for second half. 5 minutes in the lead is at 33. Melo on fire.
• karen lotz

  

  Anthony Davis getting a lot of run. Has 4 or 5 baskets, all on lob dunks.
• vball10set

  James and Bryant combine for 9 points, and we still win by 47--crazy deep.
• karen lotz

  

  Absolutely on fire from 3. Up 49-23 after the first quarter.
• Classyposter58

  

  Wow! 11-14 from 3 and put up 49 points in 10 minutes? This team is sick
• wildcats20

  

  The thing with this team is they really don't give a fuck who scores. I know we always hear that about Team USA. But this team really doesn't care.
• karen lotz

  

  Harden got crossed pretty badly
  
  
• killer_ewok

  

  Melo 9 of 11 from 3....34 points thru 3 qtrs. Man's game.
• killer_ewok

  

  10/12 from 3, 37 now. This is crazy.
• Cher

  the spread on this game was -42.
  
  i think the US has covered it
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Was this on tv?
• wildcats20

  

  ernest_t_bass;1239279 wrote:Was this on tv?

  It's not over.
  
  It's still on NBC Sports Network. Under 2 minutes left, USA up 150-71
• Cher

  29-45 from downtown