USA Men's Basketball in another dog fight with France

**Mac4Lyfe** · 08-14-16, 01:55 PM

USA wins in another lazy ass effort. Lines are very inflated. Woman's basketball player's much more dominant.

**The Kraken** · 08-14-16, 01:56 PM

Doesnt matter, they will win gold

They're playing down to the level of their competition, they wont lose

**Mac4Lyfe** · 08-14-16, 01:56 PM

3 point US win over a France team without Tony Parker. lol

**thetrinity** · 08-14-16, 01:57 PM

Wasn't usa team total 100.5?

**Mac4Lyfe** · 08-14-16, 01:57 PM

Originally posted by The Kraken

Doesnt matter, they will win gold

They're playing down to the level of their competition, they wont lose

I don't know. Can they sustain this shit show? Horrible defense, no movement on offense. I think they get upset shortly.

**Mac4Lyfe** · 08-14-16, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by thetrinity

Wasn't usa team total 100.5?

Not sure, they were 20 point faves though. Guys are playing like it's an All Star Game. Klay Thompson had a good night with 30 points and 7/13 from 3 but their defense is garbage.

**The Kraken** · 08-14-16, 02:00 PM

Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe

I don't know. Can they sustain this shit show? Horrible defense, no movement on offense. I think they get upset shortly.

Ya, they are just too talented to lose. They'll turn it on when they need to

**jjgold** · 08-14-16, 02:21 PM

Lol

How bad are we?

**maggiethebestdog** · 08-14-16, 02:24 PM

Should be all college players. Let other countries use pros.

**Optional** · 08-14-16, 02:25 PM

Winners peak in the medal games.

**IBetYou** · 08-14-16, 02:40 PM

Carmelo Anthony, earlier in the week, praised his leadership abilities (yep, his own). He's leading them down the toilet.

**chico2663** · 08-14-16, 06:28 PM

look play against them until the gold medal. When on primetime they will play

**jjgold** · 08-14-16, 07:24 PM

Many have said this was our weakest team ever assembled

**pavyracer** · 08-14-16, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

Many have said this was our weakest team ever assembled

Do you see any other teams playing 33% FT players? Go to any YMCA right now and all the players there shoot more than 33% FTs. Hell..even the Mexican janitors who clean up after hours shoot better than 33% FTs.

**rm18** · 08-14-16, 07:57 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

Many have said this was our weakest team ever assembled

No chance 2002-2006 teams were whoreshit lost 7 games and an exhibition. Marbury, Iverson, Marion, Brand, Okafor, Boozer, Stoudemire Jefferson. Almost all losers/average players.

**jizay** · 08-14-16, 08:52 PM

Originally posted by IBetYou

Carmelo Anthony, earlier in the week, praised his leadership abilities (yep, his own). He's leading them down the toilet.

Bingo. When he drains 3s at an insane rate (which he did in 2012), he's a help. But he's a terrible, lazy defender. Same for Cousins, whose game isn't translating well to international ball. The 2014 WC team had it right. They had active, hustling bigs like Ken Faried. Even put Mason Plumlee on the team. Guys rotated, played good D, and rolled. With Cousins, Melo, and Irving in the starting lineup, you've got too many bad defenders out there, and you don't need five scorers on the floor. Melo was the primary problem on D today with Cousins a close second.

**jjgold** · 08-15-16, 07:47 AM

Originally posted by rm18

No chance 2002-2006 teams were whoreshit lost 7 games and an exhibition. Marbury, Iverson, Marion, Brand, Okafor, Boozer, Stoudemire Jefferson. Almost all losers/average players.

were they pros at the time??

**IBetYou** · 08-15-16, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

were they pros at the time??

Watch the Athens Olympics USA games on youtube. THat's the year if I remember rightly.

**IBetYou** · 08-15-16, 08:11 AM

Originally posted by jizay

Bingo. When he drains 3s at an insane rate (which he did in 2012), he's a help. But he's a terrible, lazy defender. Same for Cousins, whose game isn't translating well to international ball. The 2014 WC team had it right. They had active, hustling bigs like Ken Faried. Even put Mason Plumlee on the team. Guys rotated, played good D, and rolled. With Cousins, Melo, and Irving in the starting lineup, you've got too many bad defenders out there, and you don't need five scorers on the floor. Melo was the primary problem on D today with Cousins a close second.

I think they were counting on DJ being this year's Faried, but he's too much of a fruitcake. I agree the starting frontcourt is horrible. Irving is horrible as well.

**thetrinity** · 08-15-16, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by IBetYou

Carmelo Anthony, earlier in the week, praised his leadership abilities (yep, his own). He's leading them down the toilet.

also said 3 golds will be enough without a ring, guy is a fukking loser

**IBetYou** · 08-15-16, 09:10 AM

Such a funny thing for him to say. "It just comes naturally to me".

What has he ever led a team to?

**jjgold** · 08-15-16, 09:20 AM

Of course if all the big timers came over we would win easy

Durant really not a stud anymore...GSW not going to be a super team

**IBetYou** · 08-15-16, 10:44 AM

Of course you would, America is a big country. If the former Yugoslavia re-formed, or if the USSR re-formed, or heck if Europe formed it would be more competitive.