2012 Basketball Summer Olympics Thread

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Originally Posted by HunnyB

Have the Hornets shot all of their 3's against Nigeria? What are they on 3's today?

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7-27

Lebron needs to take over. He's the best player in the world. Time for him to act like it now.

Need a shot blocker at the rim.

"Tyson Chandler is your one rim protector"

Collins is you an ***?

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Originally Posted by Hornets78

7-27

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:eek:

Here comes Sarunas.

I see that Paul doesn't want to lose...

They need to give the ball to Lebron and let him score.

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Originally Posted by Hornets78

They need to give the ball to Lebron and let him score.

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More like Lebron need to step up and take over.

Nice fast break right there. Paul to Deron.

Not even gonna play and he's all up in the huddle. Unlike Harden who is just thinking how much dumber that beardi s starting to look.

Lebron for 3!!

LOL Darius with the hook over Durant.

Lebron stepping up. CP3 as well.

Wooo! Lebron! Paul with the steal and there goes Lebron!

Those asking about Iggy, he picked up 3 fouls in 2nd quarter but it's time to put him in in my opinion.

What a rebound by CP3.

Great rebound right there by Paul! Deron for 3! Yayy!!!

Manage the clock. Paul is one of the best at it.

This is what we needed. Our best players saying "**** passive!" and just taking the game over.

Fat Melo and Kobe being bystanders as expected when the game got close. Luckily Lebron and CP3 were around.

I hate seeing Lebron managing his shots and holding back. He needs to take over anytime TeamUSA is struggling from the perimeter.

Come on USA. It's not over. Don't let up.

I'm sorry, but this team wouldn't win a game in a best of 7 game series against the '92 team. I'd maybe give them one in a best of 15 series. Without Howard and Aldridge, they just don't have the size. Plus '92 team could actually play without the ball.

I don't even know why the debate is so big over this team and the '92 team. One thing for certain, we'll NEVER find out. I guess it makes for fun conversation though.

USA! USA! USA!

Lithuania always plays the United States hard. Always. That, paired with them playing the best game of their Team USA lives against Nigeria and a day off after that, they'll happily take this 5 point win over Lith.

The refs also look like they took a page out of Joey Crawford's book in keeping this game closer than it needed to be. FIBA ball is a lot more physical than NBA but they were calling some ticky tack stuff out there.

Ok. Who's next?

Manu and Argentina. They beat Lithuania by 20 points earlier this week.

CP3 really brought it today

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Originally Posted by nolagoblue

I'm sorry, but this team wouldn't win a game in a best of 7 game series against the '92 team. I'd maybe give them one in a best of 15 series. Without Howard and Aldridge, they just don't have the size. Plus '92 team could actually play without the ball.

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You mention this after today and not Thursday? You do realize the '92 team played no team even remotely close to the skill level of most foreign teams in this Olympics right?

They'd win 5 of 10 and have a chance at winning a best of 7.

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Originally Posted by hopefulhugo10

CP3 really brought it today

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Didn't shoot it particularly well but he did other things. Love had the high rebound with 8 and CP3 being the smallest man on the court had 7. He had the assists and steals high for the team. That rebound he had late in the game was HUGE.

http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2...re?gameId=1065

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Originally Posted by luckyman

You mention this after today and not Thursday? You do realize the '92 team played no team even remotely close to the skill level of most foreign teams in this Olympics right?

They'd win 5 of 10 and have a chance at winning a best of 7.

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It seems a lot of people fail to mention this. Foreign teams' talent/skill level has certainly grown in 20 years.

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Originally Posted by HunnyB

It seems a lot of people fail to mention this. Foreign teams' talent/skill level has certainly grown in 20 years.

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The 92 Croatian and Lithuanian teams were just as good as the other foreign teams in this tournament. The 92 Lithuanian team was just as good as this current squad. Those squads made up the bulk of the strong Soviet and Yugoslavian teams that dominated a strong collegiate group in the '88 Olympics which led to the Dream Team.

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Originally Posted by Hornets78

The 92 Croatian and Lithuanian teams were just as good as the other foreign teams in this tournament. The 92 Lithuanian team was just as good as this current squad. Those squads made up the bulk of the strong Soviet and Yugoslavian teams that dominated a strong collegiate group in the '88 Olympics which led to the Dream Team.

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Long live Sabonis.

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Originally Posted by Kibner

Long live Sabonis.

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And vale Drazen Petrovic.

People saying that international teams were crap 20 years ago need to go watch some tape.

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Originally Posted by Attila The Hun

And vale Drazen Petrovic.

People saying that international teams were crap 20 years ago need to go watch some tape.

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It was pretty much the ex-Soviet bloc teams that were any good. Everyone else was terrible.

aminu had another bad game

0/5 from the field 3 reb 2 asst 3 TO

don't judge his game by those numbers, nobody but aminu played defense, actually no one else but his brother actually tried. Aminu as usually could never get into any kind of groove. The starting point guard and shooting guards are chuckers, the backup 1 and 2 are chuckers, those guys are acting like international superstars.

Aminu is cutting to the basket, no ball. Aminu is giving pickss, coming off free and the guards are using the picks and going to rim defended by their defender and they guy guarding aminu. He's trying to rebound even though ever body around him are just jacking up shots.

So between those guys and Ike Diogu, Aminu's stat line is going to always look sub par. Every once and a while they give him a the ball, when he drives he's looking for guys, nobody is cutting to the basket or working to get open.

That entire team except for Aminu and his brother to a degree plays one on one street ball.

He might have been better off in summer league. He's not with team usa like AD, he's with with a few guys that are all d-league 3rd team, and the rest wouldn't make it at all.

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Originally Posted by Attila The Hun

And vale Drazen Petrovic.

People saying that international teams were crap 20 years ago need to go watch some tape.

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I watched it live. Interntional teams were crap 20 years ago. Croatia was the only decent team back then. There were some good bigs scattered around, but overall, teams are MUCH better now both on the courts and sidelines.

Croatia was the only team back then with multiple NBA players on it.

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Originally Posted by luckyman

I watched it live. Interntional teams were crap 20 years ago. Croatia was the only decent team back then. There were some good bigs scattered around, but overall, teams are MUCH better now both on the courts and sidelines.

Croatia was the only team back then with multiple NBA players on it.

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I acquired direct tv rips of all the 1992 Dream Team Olympic games and watched them a few years ago. Croatia was a good team and I think there was one other that wasn't terrible. Lithuania, maybe?

Barkley stole the show that year. He was amazing to watch and hear.

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Brazil and Spain are on NBC right now.

They just showed Lebron in the audience and the commentator just said everywhere they've seen Lebron at the Olympics, Anthony Davis has been right with him.

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Originally Posted by luckyman

I watched it live. Interntional teams were crap 20 years ago. Croatia was the only decent team back then. There were some good bigs scattered around, but overall, teams are MUCH better now both on the courts and sidelines.

Croatia was the only team back then with multiple NBA players on it.

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Lithuania and Serbia were good as well even though Serbia weren't allowed in the 1992 Olympics. The 1992 Lithuanian team was better than the current one.

Either way, the Dream Team would blast all of the current foreign teams. They had no weaknesses. And everyone on that team was a Hall of Famer except Laettner.

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Originally Posted by HunnyB

They just showed Lebron in the audience and the commentator just said everywhere they've seen Lebron at the Olympics, Anthony Davis has been right with him.

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Welp. That's a wrap people. Anthony Davis's heart is clearly in Miami now. Nothing we can do. May as well trade him now and get what we can.

Excuse me...

http://static.themetapicture.com/med...the-window.gif

Are we expecting much playing time for AD today?

Game is on msnbc.

Be real nice to see Davis get a couple minutes. Just a few...quarters.

Matador defense just allowing Argentina an open lane to the rim. SMH.

So Brazil beat Spain heh?

We need some type of defensive post player...I wonder who that could be..

If only we had some more length. Someone that could challenge these players at the rim better than Love. Maybe someone very young and makes people afraid to challenge him.

Why didn't we bring 12 players instead of 11?