France vs. USA Tokyo Olympic Basketball Game Thread 7/25/21

[hold this L]

Can't believe illard just got memed by the Gerrard slip, ultimate disrespect.

[Smoke117]

Pathetic.

[insidehoops]

Game recap: At Tokyo Olympics in basketball, France beats USA 83-76

[tpols]

If this isn't proof that the NBA reffing and rules are WWE I dont know what is.

[L.Kizzle]

The problem is they don't know how to play like a team. They are so used to holding the ball and get 20+ shots a game. So if they miss a couple they still get a ton of shots to get a rhythm. Now they play fewer minutes and get fewer shots. The French players was ready to shoot while players like Lillard turned down wide-open 3 pointers.

That's not the only problem. They didn't send out their best players.
Three roster spots are taken up by the likes of Javel McGee, Harvey Grants son and Keldon Johnson.

Your only true center is Javel McGee (I shouldn't be using his name twice when describing Team USA but I am.)

Your other two bigs are the undersized Dray Green and Bam.

Your only true stars here are KD and Dame. Everyone else is 2nd and 3rd tier All-Stars.

[ShawkFactory]

If this isn't proof that the NBA reffing and rules are WWE I dont know what is.

How long has it been that way?

[tpols]

Jrue holiday took the most shots on the team.

Reminds me of starbury and iverson taking the most shots in 2004. Middleton, Booker, and Jrue shot a combined 6-21. That's your NBA finalists right there boys.

[DoctorP]

All these excuses about the roster. Fact is, the teams just not the best.

[90sgoat]

How long has it been that way?

Since Curry, but you could say since 2006 actually, because what is Curry if not the next Steve Nash.

The US problem is not the NBA, but AAU and travel teams.

There has been quite a lot written about this.

The US youth system is corrupted by scouts and agents, which want to make their clients look good, so they do these superteams and create mixtapes over learning fundamentals in teams, like in Europe.

In Europe, if you're good, you move up and play with adults at age 14-15. That puts the biggest talents in situations as being the lowest in the hierarchy with adults. That teaches you a lot.

In US, if you're good, they put you back one season, so you can play with younger kids and look even better, or they put you on select AAU superteams.

Without college to teach the team concept, US players just never learn it.

[tpols]

How long has it been that way?

Probably in the early 2010's. Spurs and Warriors didnt rely on FTs, but players like Durant and quite a few others if you even breathe on them its a foul. Or they initiate contact and get rewarded for it. How does Evan Fournier shit on KD in Olympics?

There are a lot of players that get away with extremely biased reffing in the NBA though it would take a long time to type out whose legit from the field and whose not. Curry and Kawhi certainly dont rely on FTs so missing them and even Klay who also plays legit is huge. Kyrie too. They're missing some of their best ballers tbh.

[And1AllDay]

If this isn't proof that the NBA reffing and rules are WWE I dont know what is.

thurston was does t pols stand for?

[And1AllDay]

Since Curry, but you could say since 2006 actually, because what is Curry if not the next Steve Nash.

The US problem is not the NBA, but AAU and travel teams.

There has been quite a lot written about this.

The US youth system is corrupted by scouts and agents, which want to make their clients look good, so they do these superteams and create mixtapes over learning fundamentals in teams, like in Europe.

In Europe, if you're good, you move up and play with adults at age 14-15. That puts the biggest talents in situations as being the lowest in the hierarchy with adults. That teaches you a lot.

In US, if you're good, they put you back one season, so you can play with younger kids and look even better, or they put you on select AAU superteams.

Without college to teach the team concept, US players just never learn it.

coach is it you? or 3baLLLLLLLLLLLLLL?

[90sgoat]

coach is it you? or 3baLLLLLLLLLLLLLL?

Dude chill out, you're taking this internet thing too seriously.

[tontoz]

Maybe we should also get some college players to go along with the pros. At least they would be eager to play.

[Phoenix]

Fukk I didn't realize the games started already . Any stream links?