Australia V USA men's basketball *live thread*

[Mac4Lyfe]

Carmelo is killing them. He couldn't hit shit when I went to go see them in Houston last week.

[Mac4Lyfe]

These aren't even the best American basketball players.. This USA team wouldn't even stack up against a normal East or West NBA All star team.. No Step or Lebron etc...

Don't get too happy ACoocky about your Aussie team hanging.. US will still win this game in the end just because of Irving, KD and Melo probably..

Why isn't this the best US players?? Outside of Lebron and Curry, who else?

[jjgold]

Carmelo might be the USA greatest Olympian even though in the NBA he is a loser

[ACoochy]

At least the +29 and +33 is safe...

Good work guys...

[Mac4Lyfe]

OMG - Melo is unconscious. When are they going to guard him?

[Mac4Lyfe]

USA offense has no movement, just 1 on 1 basketball. They are very lucky to be leading.

[Mac4Lyfe]

At least the +29 and +33 is safe...

Good work guys...

Easy money...

[Mac4Lyfe]

4 point game... Kyrie with a huge 3 like he hit the game winner in game 7.

Delly playing very well. I sure hate losing him as a Cav fan.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Kyrie and Melo with all 23 points in the 4th quarter. Horrible. This team is very 1 dimensional.

[JIBBBY]

Why isn't this the best US players?? Outside of Lebron and Curry, who else?

Key veterans like Dwayne Wade.. Defense guys like Kwahi Leonard... Explosive scorers like Russell Westbrooke and James Harden.. Anthony Davis, Al Hortford and DeMarcus Cousins would also hold down the paint...

These players come to mind...

[Mac4Lyfe]

Look at this shitty offense.

[ACoochy]

1 time 3 pointer here Aussies...

[ACoochy]

Dang...

Thats game...

Well done team USA...

[ACoochy]

Carmelo Anthony...

One of the greatest olympic performances of all time...

[ufcfan2016]

cant lay these bricks on usa and thier spreads, they screw u over all day.

[mr. leisure]

Nice game by the australia but irving and mello too much .

[ufcfan2016]

wow the under 187.5 barely hit

[Mac4Lyfe]

Key veterans like Dwayne Wade.. Defense guys like Kwahi Leonard... Explosive scorers like Russell Westbrooke and James Harden.. Anthony Davis, Al Hortford and DeMarcus Cousins would also hold down the paint...

These players come to mind...

Huh? Old ass DWade? Are you kidding me? Al Horford? Would you take Al over Cousins and Deandre? Hell no. Kawhi is basically Jimmy Butler. No drop off there. Who the hell wanted James Harden on the team? Coach K sure didn't. Probably the same for Westbrick too. Team USA has enough problems trying to play as a team. How many guys you want on the team? 25 players?

[ACoochy]

Nice game by the australia but irving and mello too much .

Mello went on fire NBA jam styles...

[mr. leisure]

Mello went on fire NBA jam styles...

Yep , there was no stopping Melo tonight .

[jjgold]

Durant does not belong

We can see he is no star anymore

[thetrinity]

Carmelo might be the USA greatest Olympian even though in the NBA he is a loser

He sure is a hero here isn't he?

Team needs LeBron and curry, Westbrook a bad fit for this, same with harden.

[ACoochy]

Just out of curiosity how many players on team USA have rings?

[BetweenHerCheeks]

Irving
green
klay thompson
barnes

[ACoochy]

Irving
green
klay thompson
Barnes

Bogut
Dellavedova
Mills


Aussies I think have the most potent front court of any nation at present...

Just lack depth...

[BetweenHerCheeks]

Harrison Barnes has to be the worst penetrating usa mens hoops player ever....the guy had one good year three years ago...he penetrating sucks balls...Cuban will kill himself after seeing this POS play as the main man

[JIBBBY]

Huh? Old ass DWade? Are you kidding me? Al Horford? Would you take Al over Cousins and Deandre? Hell no. Kawhi is basically Jimmy Butler. No drop off there. Who the hell wanted James Harden on the team? Coach K sure didn't. Probably the same for Westbrick too. Team USA has enough problems trying to play as a team. How many guys you want on the team? 25 players?

The USA team would be better with Lebron James, Russel Westbrook, Step Curry, and Kawhi Leonard... This USA team could use a few more big men like I mentioned with Davis, Cousins and Harford to match up with the Euro bigs.. I would take these guys as starters right now over the current starting five on the USA team..

Dwayne Wade just got traded and he still has a year or 2 left in him.. He would be veteran staple on this roster...

So yes this USA team is not our best team that we could put out there Mac...

[Mac4Lyfe]

The USA team would be better with Lebron James, Russel Westbrook, Step Curry, and Kawhi Leonard... This USA team could use a few more big men like I mentioned with Davis, Cousins and Harford to match up with the Euro bigs.. I would take these guys as starters right now over the current starting five on the USA team..

Dwayne Wade just got traded and he still has a year or 2 left in him.. He would be veteran staple on this roster...

So yes this USA team is not our best team that we could put out there Mac...

Lebron and Steph are both so banged up right now, there's no way they could give you much minutes. Anthony Davis has a torn labrum and back contusion, so no way in hell he could play either. I'm not so sure Westbrook or Harden would be good fits with Coach K. USA Olympic team has been only using 2 centers the last few years anyway. I think they should bring more but that's the way they've been going for quite some time. Big Al Horford is from the Dominican Republic and has played for them in the past, so he would play for them anyway.

One guy here or there should not matter when the US is fielding the top players in the world.