Trouble ahead for team USA?

[TheBigAristotle1]

Team USA has been destroying the competition, winning all five games by an average margin of +43 points. However, the stats also reveal some potential problems for this team.

Team USA is shooting only 33% from behind the arc, which is okay but not great. More importantly, Only two players are shooting better than 33% from behind the arc: Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant.

Carmelo Anthony is 14 for 24 on 2-point shots, but only 10-32 from 3-point range. Paul George shot 6 for 8 on 2 point shots, but went 4-12 from behind the arc.

After George and Melo the numbers start getting really ugly:

Draymond Green: 1/9 from 3
Demar Derozan: 0/3
Kyle Lowry: 4/14
Jimmy Butler: 1/4
Kyrie Irving: 2/9
Harrison Barnes: 3/10

If you exclude Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson team USA shot 27% from three point range.

Team USA has been winning by dominating in the paint and at the line, shooting 129 for 210 on 2 point shots (61.4%), and going to the line 45 times more per game. This isn't going to last.

The refs are going to be a lot less friendly in Rio, the teams are going to be bigger and more physical, and the defense is going to get more intense. Team USA could very well lose, and if they do lose it will be to a bigger team like Lithuania/Serbia/Spain that packs the paint and zones like crazy.

People underestimate how easy it is to lose in a one and done tournament; Durant/Klay could go cold, another team could get hot from outside, etc. Random chance combined with match-ups, I give team USA 50/50 odds (edit: To win Gold)

Edit: One more thing, is coach K smart enough and ballsy enough to play the players who are playing well? Will he bench Kyrie if he's throwing up bricks and turning it over? Let's wait and see.

Edit2: Stats can be found here http://www.usab.com/mens/national-team/stats.aspx

[Fire Colangelo]

The 3 ball will eventually fall for team USA

[RedBlackAttack]

I might be slightly concerned if Spain was at full strength, but they're the only team that would have the potential of hanging with this team. Kyrie Irving shot >60% from three in the World Championships in 2014. I have a feeling his perimeter shots will start falling. The same goes for any number of other guys on this roster. There really isn't a poor outside shooter on the roster except for our big guys.

The fact that they've all shot so poorly and still have coasted in every exhibition game speaks to the dominance. Those include huge wins over Venezuela, China and Argentina, all of which were good enough to qualify for Rio.

I doubt we're challenged.

[IGOTGAME]

I might be slightly concerned if Spain was at full strength, but they're the only team that would have the potential of hanging with this team. Kyrie Irving shot >60% from three in the World Championships in 2014. I have a feeling his perimeter shots will start falling. The same goes for any number of other guys on this roster. There really isn't a poor outside shooter on the roster except for our big guys.

The fact that they've all shot so poorly and still have coasted in every exhibition game speaks to the dominance. Those include huge wins over Venezuela, China and Argentina, all of which were good enough to qualify for Rio.

I doubt we're challenged.

all those teams won't make it past pool play, they all are horrible. I think they will be some close games but the US should pull it out. One thing to watch out for will be their lack of a playmaker...if things get tough I'd expect turnovers.

[RedBlackAttack]

all those teams won't make it past pool play, they all are horrible. I think they will be some close games but the US should pull it out. One thing to watch out for will be their lack of a playmaker...if things get tough I'd expect turnovers.
When you're beating teams by 40 and 50 points, I'd hope they wouldn't be able to make it past pool play. The fact that Team USA is beating teams who even qualified that bad makes a statement for this team.

Team USA runs an offense that doesn't require a conventional PG. In fact, that has become the trend with the best NBA teams as well. This isn't 2004 where guys are trying to go one-on-one and work the post.

This team passes extremely well as a unit, has incredible depth/athleticism, a bunch of shooters, great defensive wings, and great offensive rebounding.

Like I said, it would be one thing if there was another top international team out there like Argentina or Spain in 2012... but no team in this year's Olympics has the horsepower to stay close with this squad, imo.

There is no one that will stay within 20 points. Just my personal opinion.

[bdreason]

Thing is, none of the other teams are great at shooting. If the games get close, team USA is going to put the ball in KD's hands, and nobody in this tourney can guard him.

Also, I expect our shooting to improve as the tourney continues. Irving, Klay, and KD are enough to keep the defense honest.

[Meticode]

Meanwhile in the first game Irving hits his first 4 three points and makes three consecutive trips down the court and sinks three in a row for the team.

[IGOTGAME]

When you're beating teams by 40 and 50 points, I'd hope they wouldn't be able to make it past pool play. The fact that Team USA is beating teams who even qualified that bad makes a statement for this team.

Team USA runs an offense that doesn't require a conventional PG. In fact, that has become the trend with the best NBA teams as well. This isn't 2004 where guys are trying to go one-on-one and work the post.

This team passes extremely well as a unit, has incredible depth/athleticism, a bunch of shooters, great defensive wings, and great offensive rebounding.

Like I said, it would be one thing if there was another top international team out there like Argentina or Spain in 2012... but no team in this year's Olympics has the horsepower to stay close with this squad, imo.

There is no one that will stay within 20 points. Just my personal opinion.

We don't know how this team actually plays as a unit bc they have only played the corpse of Argentina, Venezula and China (I'll wait until after Serbia). You don't learn much about a team in these games except that they are athletically several levels ahead (we already knew that).

I think that Team USA will win pretty easily, but someone will come within 20 points. I'm pretty confident in that.

[RedBlackAttack]

We don't know how this team actually plays as a unit bc they have only played the corpse of Argentina, Venezula and China (I'll wait until after Serbia). You don't learn much about a team in these games.

I think that Team USA will win pretty easily, but someone will come within 20 points. I'm pretty confident in that.


Before I start talking about this group losing, I'll have to see a team hang around with them for more than a couple minutes.

And, I'm going back to the 2014 World Cup when I say Team USA has crushed everyone recently. Our roster isn't exactly the same, but I'd say the competition might have actually been better in those games (really good Spain team at home, Serbia, France, etc).

I know that the 2012 Olympic team had a lot of big names, but that team actually had some close games.

That ceased happening two years ago at the WC. Whether it is the rest of the world dropping off a bit or these guys being more comfortable playing in an international setting or a combination of things...

I just don't see competition for this team.

[Euroleague]

I have said here for years and years now, Team USA will never lose another game in FIBA basketball, as long as the current rules and current reffing criteria are in place.

All of the scheduling, all of the bracketing, all of the current game rules, and all of the reffing style is 100% purely designed to make sure Team USA never loses.

I really think if all of these same criteria stay in place (they have been that way since 2007), that Team USA could not possibly lose more than one game every 50 years.

Eventually, at some point, FIBA will be exposed as a criminal organization and be shut down.

Until then, Team USA is only losing if the bookies call in a fix, or the refs suddenly grow a conscience and call a 50/50 game.

[AintNoSunshine]

I have said here for years and years now, Team USA will never lose another game in FIBA basketball, as long as the current rules and current reffing criteria are in place.

All of the scheduling, all of the bracketing, all of the current game rules, and all of the reffing style is 100% purely designed to make sure Team USA never loses.

I really think if all of these same criteria stay in place (they have been that way since 2007), that Team USA could not possibly lose more than one game every 50 years.

Eventually, at some point, FIBA will be exposed as a criminal organization and be shit down.

Until then, Team USA is only losing if the bookies call in a fix, or the refs suddenly grow a conscience and call a 50/50 game.


:roll: :roll: :roll:

That meltdown doe

[IGOTGAME]

I have said here for years and years now, Team USA will never lose another game in FIBA basketball, as long as the current rules and current reffing criteria are in place.

All of the scheduling, all of the bracketing, all of the current game rules, and all of the reffing style is 100% purely designed to make sure Team USA never loses.

I really think if all of these same criteria stay in place (they have been that way since 2007), that Team USA could not possibly lose more than one game every 50 years.

Eventually, at some point, FIBA will be exposed as a criminal organization and be shit down.

Until then, Team USA is only losing if the bookies call in a fix, or the refs suddenly grow a conscience and call a 50/50 game.

haha, I will admit that it seems like they are always in the easier pool but isnt that what happens when you are #1.

[Sarcastic]

Thought this would be about another brothel incident.

[nathanjizzle]

I have said here for years and years now, Team USA will never lose another game in FIBA basketball, as long as the current rules and current reffing criteria are in place.

All of the scheduling, all of the bracketing, all of the current game rules, and all of the reffing style is 100% purely designed to make sure Team USA never loses.

I really think if all of these same criteria stay in place (they have been that way since 2007), that Team USA could not possibly lose more than one game every 50 years.

Eventually, at some point, FIBA will be exposed as a criminal organization and be shit down.

Until then, Team USA is only losing if the bookies call in a fix, or the refs suddenly grow a conscience and call a 50/50 game.

pls stfu idiot

[ILLsmak]

haha, I will admit that it seems like they are always in the easier pool but isnt that what happens when you are #1.

It's crazy that team USA is so good. There's no way we should be beating people by 50 points on the regular. Never losing...

Something is wrong, for sure. We do have way more athleticism, but you'd think there would be some other team that could contend.

I get that dudes are prolly just out there having fun losing to team USA, but those margins are like number 1 seed ncaa vs the play in 16... where the talent gap is so huge it's ridiculous.

The talent gap shouldn't be *that* huge. Like if you took a team of NBA 12th men, you'd think you would be able to not lose by 50. Maybe we need like 2 team USAs. West USA and East USA haha, or something... it's just stupid how stacked we are and how boring it is. Why would anyone watch or care about them smashing 3rd world countries by 50 every year?

-Smak

[IGOTGAME]

It's crazy that team USA is so good. There's no way we should be beating people by 50 points on the regular. Never losing...

Something is wrong, for sure. We do have way more athleticism, but you'd think there would be some other team that could contend.

I get that dudes are prolly just out there having fun losing to team USA, but those margins are like number 1 seed ncaa vs the play in 16... where the talent gap is so huge it's ridiculous.

The talent gap shouldn't be *that* huge. Like if you took a team of NBA 12th men, you'd think you would be able to not lose by 50. Maybe we need like 2 team USAs. West USA and East USA haha, or something... it's just stupid how stacked we are and how boring it is. Why would anyone watch or care about them smashing 3rd world countries by 50 every year?

-Smak

China didn't win a game in the last Olympics and only makes the Olympics through the Asian qualifying tournament. Argentina and Venezuela are bad. The way the qualifying tournaments are set up bad teams like Venezuela and China get in over decent teams like Greece.

USA is beating teams by 50 that European teams beat by 25-30. It makes sense.

[Euroleague]

haha, I will admit that it seems like they are always in the easier pool but isnt that what happens when you are #1.

The only team that gets the easy schedule and pool every time is USA....even after they finished 6th in 2002, they got the easiest ones in 2004.

[Euroleague]

It's crazy that team USA is so good. There's no way we should be beating people by 50 points on the regular. Never losing...

Something is wrong, for sure. We do have way more athleticism, but you'd think there would be some other team that could contend.

I get that dudes are prolly just out there having fun losing to team USA, but those margins are like number 1 seed ncaa vs the play in 16... where the talent gap is so huge it's ridiculous.

The talent gap shouldn't be *that* huge. Like if you took a team of NBA 12th men, you'd think you would be able to not lose by 50. Maybe we need like 2 team USAs. West USA and East USA haha, or something... it's just stupid how stacked we are and how boring it is. Why would anyone watch or care about them smashing 3rd world countries by 50 every year?

-Smak


NBA players (all of them, not just USA ones) are doped to an extreme degree and the Olympics allows it. The rules are all set to help USA (USA can play with NBA rules on fouling, travels, and palming - rest of the world can't)....

Refs always favor USA.

USA always get the best schedule, pool, hell they always get the best travel options even.

None of these things existed up through 2006. Since 2007, all of these factors existed. USA never lost since 2006....it's not a coincidence.

Just like it's not a coincidence that Stern threatened that NBA players would no longer play after USA lost to Greece in 2006, if FIBA did not "make changes".

Anyone that really thinks USA can win games by 40-50 points for years and years and years, and that it's legit - is retarded.

Anyone that can't see how fixed the games are - is retarded.

USA is never going to lose as long as the current situation that was put in place in 2007 stands.

[madmax]

I have said here for years and years now, Team USA will never lose another game in FIBA basketball, as long as the current rules and current reffing criteria are in place.

All of the scheduling, all of the bracketing, all of the current game rules, and all of the reffing style is 100% purely designed to make sure Team USA never loses.

I really think if all of these same criteria stay in place (they have been that way since 2007), that Team USA could not possibly lose more than one game every 50 years.

Eventually, at some point, FIBA will be exposed as a criminal organization and be shut down.

Until then, Team USA is only losing if the bookies call in a fix, or the refs suddenly grow a conscience and call a 50/50 game.

:applause: :cheers:
the amount of travelling and hand checking Team USA gets away with in FIBA is mind boggling...:facepalm Not like these guys need any more competitive advantages, but the refs still refuse to call the games fairly. It's like they're afraid to upset the almighty NBA and it's impact worldwide:lol

[HurricaneKid]

Right now the best teams after the US appear to be Australia and Croatia. Australia is led by Patty Mills, Delly, and Bogut. There is literally zero chance the US loses. Everyone on their team is better than everyone on their rivals teams. And when second units go in its a bloodbath. Opposing teams backups can barely get to half court, can't get even adequate looks, and are destroyed by what is an NBA All Star team full of defensive stoppers.

Not only will the US not come close to losing, they won't have a single competitive game.

[GrapeApe]

From what I've seen, this team is really, really good. They don't have as much raw star power as some past teams, but they seem to be a cohesive group and they are outstanding defensively. I don't think anyone challenges them.

[Nick Young]

I have said here for years and years now, Team USA will never lose another game in FIBA basketball, as long as the current rules and current reffing criteria are in place.

All of the scheduling, all of the bracketing, all of the current game rules, and all of the reffing style is 100% purely designed to make sure Team USA never loses.

I really think if all of these same criteria stay in place (they have been that way since 2007), that Team USA could not possibly lose more than one game every 50 years.

Eventually, at some point, FIBA will be exposed as a criminal organization and be shut down.

Until then, Team USA is only losing if the bookies call in a fix, or the refs suddenly grow a conscience and call a 50/50 game.
Euroleague AKA The minor leagues.

[scuzzy]

Euroleague AKA The minor leagues.

Understatement of the year

Our NBA D-league would ROAST Eurobasket

Euro All-Stars drafted by NBA teams barely even sniff garbage minutes

Spounolis? Laughing. My. Ass. Off. :roll:

Even NCAA D-2 teams would put up a fight

[Nick Young]

From what I understand, at 34 years old, "Mr. 2.7 ppg" is still a super star in Euroleagues, capable of leading teams to titles.


The Anthony Parker statue is around halfway completed. This is a CGI projection from the architecture firm responsible for the project to memorialize Euroleague's Michael Jordan
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GaxYT56Bpb8/T1R4dERJYRI/AAAAAAAADMQ/4dBb6RDj6Jc/s800/AP%2520statue.jpg

[Rooster]

From what I understand, at 34 years old, "Mr. 2.7 ppg" is still a super star in Euroleagues, capable of leading teams to titles.


The Anthony Parker statue is around halfway completed. This is a CGI projection from the architecture firm responsible for the project to memorialize Euroleague's Michael Jordan
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GaxYT56Bpb8/T1R4dERJYRI/AAAAAAAADMQ/4dBb6RDj6Jc/s800/AP%2520statue.jpg

Anthony Parker :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
5 years in Euroleague
3 x Euroleague Champ
2x Euroleague MVP
Euroleague Finals MVP
Israeli Jordan

[D. Toretto]

Understatement of the year

Our NBA D-league would ROAST Eurobasket

Euro All-Stars drafted by NBA teams barely even sniff garbage minutes

Spounolis? Laughing. My. Ass. Off. :roll:

Even NCAA D-2 teams would put up a fight

Dude be fair - Euroleague is a higher niveau than D-League. This really isn't up for debate. Although Euroleagues claim that Team USA isn't completely dominating in international play without ref help is beyond ridiculous dude. I agree with you probably way more often than others here, but come on :oldlol:

[Euroleague]

:applause: :cheers:
the amount of travelling and hand checking Team USA gets away with in FIBA is mind boggling...:facepalm Not like these guys need any more competitive advantages, but the refs still refuse to call the games fairly. It's like they're afraid to upset the almighty NBA and it's impact worldwide:lol

Remember the French and Chinese refs at 2008 Olympics complained about how FIBA ordered them to make sure USA won every game, and how they were told to let them foul endlessly and that they could travel and palm every time, but other teams had to play by the strict FIBA rules.........

It made a big controversy in Europe (Spain especially) and in China....and absolute crickets in USA. Just nothing.

Remember how all the NBA only fans argued here that never happened, and even after I posted story after story from well known European press that confirmed it, ALL NBA only fans here said it never happened.

It's pretty obvious that USA totally controls the Olympics, and not just in the sport of basketball.

Let's not even get into all the controversies in recent Olympics in gymnastics, and swimming and so forth that involve USA.

But just look at all the retarded clowns in this forum.....

they watch these Team USA basketball games, that any idiot can see are all reffed 80/20 or sometimes even 90/10 in favor of USA, and they swear up and down the games are legit and 50/50 fair.

The people in USA are so brainwashed with their fake sports leagues that are all rigged, and all their "USA is best in the world at everything" political propaganda, that they ACTUALLY believe these games are real.

Even games like that 2012 USA - Nigeria game, where you could actually see Nigeria purposely losing the game and purposely not trying....a Nigeria team made up of by coincidence all Americans.

I don't know a single person that actually knows basketball well, that is not American, that does not say the Team USA games are all fixed. It's so obvious it's almost absurd. But Americans are so moronic that they can't even see something so blatantly obvious.

[plowking]

Remember the French and Chinese refs at 2008 Olympics complained about how FIBA ordered them to make sure USA won every game, and how they were told to let them foul endlessly and that they could travel and palm every time, but other teams had to play by the strict FIBA rules.........

It made a big controversy in Europe (Spain especially) and in China....and absolute crickets in USA. Just nothing.

Remember how all the NBA only fans argued here that never happened, and even after I posted story after story from well known European press that confirmed it, ALL NBA only fans here said it never happened.

It's pretty obvious that USA totally controls the Olympics, and not just in the sport of basketball.

Let's not even get into all the controversies in recent Olympics in gymnastics, and swimming and so forth that involve USA.

Can you post some articles about all this big controversy is caused? It made no noise in Australia, and we're one of the countries that played America.

I'm sure the Americans needed help from the refs to blow teams out by 40-50 points. If they just called it fair, I'm sure all of them would have made up those 50 points.

[Euroleague]

Right now the best teams after the US appear to be Australia and Croatia. Australia is led by Patty Mills, Delly, and Bogut. There is literally zero chance the US loses. Everyone on their team is better than everyone on their rivals teams. And when second units go in its a bloodbath. Opposing teams backups can barely get to half court, can't get even adequate looks, and are destroyed by what is an NBA All Star team full of defensive stoppers.

Not only will the US not come close to losing, they won't have a single competitive game.

And that is because the refs allow USA to foul the ball handlers the entire way up the court. USA commits like 50 fouls on every defensive possession and almost never get called for them.

When USA is on offense, the other team can't make any contact at all, or USA shoots 2 free throws.

When people watch the games, and conclude "the other teams can't bring the ball up, due to USA's pressure", it proves they are retarded, and easily brainwashed.

No, the other teams are being fouled non stop. That's why they can't bring the ball up the floor.

The US announcers then claim "other teams can't handle US ball pressure", and easily manipulated morons, just parrot that out repeatedly, as if it were true.

Anyone with 2 eyes that is not a complete idiot, can see the other teams are just being hacked non stop by USA in every game pretty much since that 2006 loss to Greece.

That 2006 loss to Greece did something to American psyche. It left serious psychological damage, and they can't get over it. They have resorted to cheating and rigging tournaments ever since.

And they are not fooling anyone with intelligence. Only brainwashed USA, USA, USA only idiots think those games are real in any way.

I won't even bother to watch the Olympics anymore, because it's such a damn freaking joke. And the FIBA World Cup has become the same, ever since "USA started taking it seriously" (the propaganda USA sports media parrots).....ever since that, the World Cup is extremely fake and fixed also.

And European sports fans know how corrupt FIBA is, so it surprises no one that has followed FIBA basketball for any length of time. FIBA will do anything for a dollar, so of course USA and all of its money controls the sport at 100% in all these tournaments.

Even the ridiculously obviously staged NBA is way more legit than these FIBA tournaments have been in recent years.

[Euroleague]

Can you post some articles about all this big controversy is caused? It made no noise in Australia, and we're one of the countries that played America.

I'm sure the Americans needed help from the refs to blow teams out by 40-50 points. If they just called it fair, I'm sure all of them would have made up those 50 points.

I have posted them like a dozen times here.

I'm not wasting anymore time on it.

If you can't find it yourself, and believe the games are all reffed fair, you are a freaking dumb ass anyway.

No matter how many times it is posted here, the forum just says it never happened. And I am absolutely positive that you posted in several of those threads. So spare me the bullshit.

[plowking]

I have posted them like a dozen times here.

I'm not wasting anymore time on it.

If you can't find it yourself, and believe the games are all reffed fair, you are a freaking dumb ass anyway.

No matter how many times it is posted here, the forum just says it never happened. And I am absolutely positive that you posted in several of those threads. So spare me the bullshit.

So you can't do it then? You have time to waste writing all that, but you can't copy and paste a link?

You're full of shit, as usual.

[WadeBronDonJuan]

I have said here for years and years now, Team USA will never lose another game in FIBA basketball, as long as the current rules and current reffing criteria are in place.

All of the scheduling, all of the bracketing, all of the current game rules, and all of the reffing style is 100% purely designed to make sure Team USA never loses.

I really think if all of these same criteria stay in place (they have been that way since 2007), that Team USA could not possibly lose more than one game every 50 years.

Eventually, at some point, FIBA will be exposed as a criminal organization and be shut down.

Until then, Team USA is only losing if the bookies call in a fix, or the refs suddenly grow a conscience and call a 50/50 game.

Haha I was reading this with my phone zoomed in so I couldn't see the posters name. I immediately knew after a couple sentences that it was that nut job Euro homer. What an idiot.

[scuzzy]

Remember the French and Chinese refs at 2008 Olympics complained about how FIBA ordered them to make sure USA won every game, and how they were told to let them foul endlessly and that they could travel and palm every time, but other teams had to play by the strict FIBA rules.........

It made a big controversy in Europe (Spain especially) and in China....and absolute crickets in USA. Just nothing.

Remember how all the NBA only fans argued here that never happened, and even after I posted story after story from well known European press that confirmed it, ALL NBA only fans here said it never happened.

It's pretty obvious that USA totally controls the Olympics, and not just in the sport of basketball.

Let's not even get into all the controversies in recent Olympics in gymnastics, and swimming and so forth that involve USA.

But just look at all the retarded clowns in this forum.....

they watch these Team USA basketball games, that any idiot can see are all reffed 80/20 or sometimes even 90/10 in favor of USA, and they swear up and down the games are legit and 50/50 fair.

The people in USA are so brainwashed with their fake sports leagues that are all rigged, and all their "USA is best in the world at everything" political propaganda, that they ACTUALLY believe these games are real.

Even games like that 2012 USA - Nigeria game, where you could actually see Nigeria purposely losing the game and purposely not trying....a Nigeria team made up of by coincidence all Americans.

I don't know a single person that actually knows basketball well, that is not American, that does not say the Team USA games are all fixed. It's so obvious it's almost absurd. But Americans are so moronic that they can't even see something so blatantly obvious.

Hey can you post some of those articles? Im in Argentina and have been trying for hours to find any rigging favoring the USA and am coming up short. I really wanna prove USA is rigged and show my american buddy, please if you can find one article it would be gnarly

[gabepizza]

And that is because the refs allow USA to foul the ball handlers the entire way up the court. USA commits like 50 fouls on every defensive possession and almost never get called for them.

When USA is on offense, the other team can't make any contact at all, or USA shoots 2 free throws.

When people watch the games, and conclude "the other teams can't bring the ball up, due to USA's pressure", it proves they are retarded, and easily brainwashed.

No, the other teams are being fouled non stop. That's why they can't bring the ball up the floor.

The US announcers then claim "other teams can't handle US ball pressure", and easily manipulated morons, just parrot that out repeatedly, as if it were true.

Anyone with 2 eyes that is not a complete idiot, can see the other teams are just being hacked non stop by USA in every game pretty much since that 2006 loss to Greece.

That 2006 loss to Greece did something to American psyche. It left serious psychological damage, and they can't get over it. They have resorted to cheating and rigging tournaments ever since.

And they are not fooling anyone with intelligence. Only brainwashed USA, USA, USA only idiots think those games are real in any way.

I won't even bother to watch the Olympics anymore, because it's such a damn freaking joke. And the FIBA World Cup has become the same, ever since "USA started taking it seriously" (the propaganda USA sports media parrots).....ever since that, the World Cup is extremely fake and fixed also.

And European sports fans know how corrupt FIBA is, so it surprises no one that has followed FIBA basketball for any length of time. FIBA will do anything for a dollar, so of course USA and all of its money controls the sport at 100% in all these tournaments.

Even the ridiculously obviously staged NBA is way more legit than these FIBA tournaments have been in recent years.


BUT..BUT...but I thought Euroleague was so rich and so powerful with so much fan base and so many rich teams..let they just the NBA and Team USA fix all the international tournaments so their players and league looks like minor leagues, or as us USA, USA fans say..boys against men.

If Euroleague is so popular and makes so much money you think they would be able to put a stop to it...BUT...BUT..but no. They just take it like a little bitch, like the little minor league they are that they can't stop the big bad NBA from fixing all the FIBA games. :lol :lol :lol

[Dro]

It's crazy that team USA is so good. There's no way we should be beating people by 50 points on the regular. Never losing...

Something is wrong, for sure. We do have way more athleticism, but you'd think there would be some other team that could contend.

I get that dudes are prolly just out there having fun losing to team USA, but those margins are like number 1 seed ncaa vs the play in 16... where the talent gap is so huge it's ridiculous.

The talent gap shouldn't be *that* huge. Like if you took a team of NBA 12th men, you'd think you would be able to not lose by 50. Maybe we need like 2 team USAs. West USA and East USA haha, or something... it's just stupid how stacked we are and how boring it is. Why would anyone watch or care about them smashing 3rd world countries by 50 every year?

-Smak
This. Its pretty boring. I haven't even cared that I've missed most of the games and went back to watch the highlights...

[fourkicks44]

This. Its pretty boring. I haven't even cared that I've missed most of the games and went back to watch the highlights...

TBH it is only the start of the group stage and they have only played the two worst teams in the whole Olympic tournament.

[Euroleague]

Hey can you post some of those articles? Im in Argentina and have been trying for hours to find any rigging favoring the USA and am coming up short. I really wanna prove USA is rigged and show my american buddy, please if you can find one article it would be gnarly

I posted them a bunch of times in this forum. So I would try going to Google and looking up threads I started here.

[Euroleague]

BUT..BUT...but I thought Euroleague was so rich and so powerful with so much fan base and so many rich teams..let they just the NBA and Team USA fix all the international tournaments so their players and league looks like minor leagues, or as us USA, USA fans say..boys against men.

If Euroleague is so popular and makes so much money you think they would be able to put a stop to it...BUT...BUT..but no. They just take it like a little bitch, like the little minor league they are that they can't stop the big bad NBA from fixing all the FIBA games. :lol :lol :lol

Euroleague has nothing to do with FIBA you moron. This has explained to you dozens of times here, yet you STILL can't grasp that......

In fact, FIBA has been for a long time trying to shut down Euroleague and European national leagues, and to ban European basketball clubs.

Yet, you somehow still think Euroleague and FIBA are related.....

[Euroleague]

TBH it is only the start of the group stage and they have only played the two worst teams in the whole Olympic tournament.

Venezuela is not one of the 2 worst teams. They are better than Nigeria and China. So they are like the 10th team of the tournament.

[Nick Young]

When is the statue finished, bro?

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GaxYT56Bpb8/T1R4dERJYRI/AAAAAAAADMQ/4dBb6RDj6Jc/s800/AP%2520statue.jpg

[scuzzy]

I posted them a bunch of times in this forum. So I would try going to Google and looking up threads I started here.
I tried but i cant find any, can u show me a couple or just one?