Team USA needs to play Bron Ball in order to win..

[Pip' N Rodman]

Problem is they dont have anyone in the roster good enough to implement Bron Ball

They need to get shooters open, have someone to run the offense and run screen and roll and then pass to shooters to make shots :confusedshrug:

[3ba11]

Problem is they dont have anyone in the roster good enough to implement Bron Ball

They need to get shooters open, have someone to run the offense and run screen and roll and then pass to shooters to make shots :confusedshrug:


Ball-domination is the answer?... 4/10 ball?

:kobe:


Lebron's record with super-teams is horrible (upset with a favored super-team in high school... upset with dream teams in 04' and 06' international play... upset from 09-11'... only 3/7 with super-teams from 11-17')

[Pip' N Rodman]

Ball-domination is the answer?... 4/10 ball?

:kobe:

The formula that won 10 conference championships, 4 regular championships, and won the most playoff games ever is the key to success this olympics (aka the winningest formula in sports history :eek:)

[3ba11]

The formula that won 10 conference championships, 4 regular championships, and won the most playoff games ever is the key to success this olympics (aka the winningest formula in sports history :eek:)


The formula to win conference championships was forming a super-team in a conference that 1-star teams were winning

Everyone knows it was fraudulent and he was immediately exposed out West as a lottery team despite having Ingram, Rondo, Green and Kuzma (a former budding star before lebron-ball)

Lebron's record hurts him, not helps..

[Pip' N Rodman]

The formula to win conference championships was forming a super-team in a conference that 1-star teams were winning

Everyone knows it was fraudulent and he was immediately exposed out West as a lottery team despite having Ingram, Rondo, Green and Kuzma (a former budding star before lebron-ball)

Except LeBron won the conference championship without any all-star teammates in 2007, 2015 (Kyrie/Love injured), and 2016

He also won the conference championship without any all-nba teammates in 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017


So you're wrong, LeBron made the Finals with less help than MJ lost in the 1st round in 1985-1987 with.. yikes :eek:

[000]

They need to play Jimmy Butler ball. Made the finals and had a 42 gmscore game and a 41.30 gmscore game after that. Didnt even need kyrie irving, just 16 ppg bum adebayo & goran dragic, who were both injured in the finals lol

[3ba11]

Except LeBron won the conference championship without any all-star teammates in 2007, 2015 (Kyrie/Love injured), and 2016

He also won the conference championship without any all-nba teammates in 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017


So you're wrong, LeBron made the Finals with less help than MJ lost in the 1st round in 1985-1987 with.. yikes :eek:


Lots of guys won the conference with sub-par casts in that decade, and Lebron had a 2-time all-star center and a 22/5/5 all-defender acquisition, along with the future COY - that's the same help that Iverson, Kidd, and Dwight had when they won the conference.

So Lebron formed a super-team in a conference that 1-star teams were winning - it's the definition of stacking the deck.

And Kyrie played in the 15' ECF, although he wasn't needed because 1-star teams routinely win the conference

[Pip' N Rodman]

Lots of guys won the conference with sub-par casts in that decade, and Lebron had a 2-time all-star center and a 22/5/5 all-defender acquisition, along with the future COY - that's the same help that Iverson, Kidd, and Dwight had when they won the conference.

So Lebron formed a super-team in a conference that 1-star teams were winning - it's the definition of stacking the deck.

And Kyrie played in the 15' ECF, although he wasn't needed because 1-star teams routinely win the conference

So then explain how LeBron won the championship without any all-star teammates in 2016, while Jordan lost in the 1st round under similar circumstances (1985-1987)? :confusedshrug:

[000]

Lots of guys won the conference with sub-par casts in that decade, and Lebron had a 2-time all-star center and a 22/5/5 all-defender acquisition, along with the future COY - that's the same help that Iverson, Kidd, and Dwight had when they won the conference.

So Lebron formed a super-team in a conference that 1-star teams were winning - it's the definition of stacking the deck.

And Kyrie played in the 15' ECF, although he wasn't needed because 1-star teams routinely win the conference
Jimmy G Buckets won the conference too. He took the lakers to 6 with 4 games of bummy adebayo, who played like 2015 timofey mozgov. Damn, what a GOAT Jimmy Butler is:eek:

[3ba11]

So then explain how LeBron won the championship without any all-star teammates in 2016, while Jordan lost in the 1st round under similar circumstances (1985-1987)? :confusedshrug:


Kyrie Irving is a first-ballot HOF'er

Stop pretending he doesn't exist or is a bum

Ditto Love

Btw, the role players - Mosgov, Shumpert, Tristan, JR Smith, Korver - these guys are far better than the bum role players that MJ had

[DoctorP]

jesus christ, this is the mess that got us bronze. bronze-ball

[hiphopanonymous]

OP meant bronze-ball

to get us bronze :bowdown:

[Gudo]

Lol at bronze ball

[000]

Lol at bronze ball
It just works so perfectly doesnt it

[DoctorP]

thanks. some things are destiny.

[ImKobe]

They're already playing Bron Ball on the defensive side.

[DoctorP]

Luka is playing Bron ball for Slovenjia. Let's see if he can even get a Bronze.

[ralph_i_el]

They do need someone who can consistently penetrate against physical defense.

[ralph_i_el]

Luka is playing Bron ball for Slovenjia. Let's see if he can even get a Bronze.

I watched all their qualifiers. He is destroying folks. The game against Lithuania in the final was amazing. He was getting into the paint at will and finishing and-1s through contact.

Teams can't double because Slovenia plays 4 other guys who just hustle up and down and shoot 3's. If Luka is forced to pass out of a double they catch the ball and either shoot or swing immediately a lot of the time. Very crisp.

[DoctorP]

I watched all their qualifiers. He is destroying folks. The game against Lithuania in the final was amazing. He was getting into the paint at will and finishing and-1s through contact.

Teams can't double because Slovenia plays 4 other guys who just hustle up and down and shoot 3's. If Luka is forced to pass out of a double they catch the ball and either shoot or swing immediately a lot of the time. Very crisp.

Yes, I saw it too. Impressive. Let's see how far he gets with them.

[FKAri]

Neither Lebron or Kobe were particularly great in FIBA. They were great but not relative to their NBA levels.

Lebron's game requires a ton of spacing or open court in FIBA. Lebron's a monster help defender in FIBA but in half court and tight spaces he's not the megastar that he is over here.

Kobe for some reason just couldn't hit his shots in limited touches. I think it was probably just a small sample size but it might be that he's just not good in a limited role without getting his rhythm. Defensively he would overplay but I think all of team USA were taking the risk of overplays because a live ball steal was so valuable to their offense.

A guy like Carmelo was better in FIBA relative to his NBA level. And he played so much that it can't just be down to sample size. Perhaps because he was able to get buckets without being as reliant on rhythm. Or maybe because unlike Kobe and Lebron he had a more simple and more natural responsibility: Just score.

[AirBonner]

Team USA looks like MJ before his Pippen

[Full Court]

They can't. In the Olympics the refs actually call traveling.

[3ba11]

They are playing bron-ball - here's Chris Broussard talking about how Team USA is employing the predictable high-screen roll and it's getting stomped by the ball movement and superior brand of our international opponents:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_x8iVYaRf8&t=04m08s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_x8iVYaRf8&t=07m50s

[Bawkish]

jesus christ, this is the mess that got us bronze. bronze-ball

can't spell Bronze without Bron

[Bawkish]

Team USA looks like MJ before his Pippen

MJ won gold before Pip even knew how to dribble

[kawhileonard2]

Problem is they dont have anyone in the roster good enough to implement Bron Ball

They need to get shooters open, have someone to run the offense and run screen and roll and then pass to shooters to make shots :confusedshrug:

Lebron is responsible for Team USA winning bronze medal twice.

[Spurs m8]

I'm pretty sure they're aiming for higher than bronze

[Spurs m8]

They're already playing Bron Ball on the defensive side.

:roll:

[Spurs m8]

MJ won gold before Pip even knew how to dribble

Yep lol

Airbonner with *** on his face

[KirbyPls]

Team USA looks like MJ before his Pippen

:lol

[8Ball]

OP is right as usual.

[red1]

damn kd hurting out there



I thought he was the fiba GOAT