Old Going For Gold: USA Men's Olympic Basketball - Next Up The Main Event vs France (8/10 @ 3:30pm ET)

[Illuminatos]

I missed the whole damn game.

 

[IIVI]

Good to see Booker get the love he deserves for that game.

When they were down 13 that dude made Serbia take some ridiculous shots from 3 that were airballs and cooled off their guards.






Also some people aren't talking about it, but his strength/size slowed down Jokic and at least prevented some quick passes to the paint when they'd switch. Booker definitely threw off some of Serbia's rhythm when they couldn't get into the post as easily on Jokic switch-ups and made Jokic take extra time to establish position. Then got out there and swarmed the perimeter during that 4th quarter.

Then on top of that being able to hit shots like this is why he's such a good roster fit. They don't win that game without him.

 

[bl2k8]

Kerr doing Tatum dirty with these DNPs

 

[mson]

The fact that anyone could try and pretend to be proud of this shameful carry job by the refs is embarrassing lol

On what calls?

 

[Jeshaman]

At the end of the day, they met Serbia 3 times in a few weeks and won all 3. Can't ask for much more. That said the rebounding was atrocious and the future looks bleak. Once LeBron and KD are gone it will be mighty interesting

 

[BK The Great]

Has Halliburton been playing? Seems like I haven’t seen him on the court most of the Olympics.

 

[ISO]

Bron had 6/6/4 in the 4th with a steal and was slowing down Jokic

 

[No1]

They had Ant, Brunson, Hali, Banchero, JJJ, Ingram, Bridges, etc

Outside of Zion (too fat and unhealthy to play summer stuff) , you're missing what? Ja and Chet?

That is your best young players

You forgetting Tatum and Booker are in their 20s still?

 

[cartierhoe]

There's some posters that disappeared from this thread when Usa came back that also claim to be from the USA

I guess some of y'all little agendas is worth more then a USA GOLD huh

It’s some Noah Lyles traitor brehs in here for sure

 

[Guile]

Booker needs to rbing this defense....for the suns to make it to the 2nd round of the playoffs.

 

[Box Factory]

You forgetting Tatum and Booker are in their 20s still?

The last time Tatum was an important member of a USA team they finished 9th

There's a reason he doesn't play here. He's a terrible FIBA player

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Once KD, Steph, and Bron hang it up...That'll be the end of US Olympic basketball dominance.I just don't see it with the new stars

Yeah the U.S. talent advantage is finna narrow considerably. They can still win golds but it'll require a much more cohesive development/training etc., program. They figured it out between '04 and '08 but now the Millenial superstars are old. Gen Z got next.

They gotta adapt again.

 

[Canon]

So on Saturday. Tatum should play and AD and BAM sit?

Everybody can't play. There's one game left. Yall gotta get over it.

Tatum and/or Hali should have got some burn when Ant and the second unit was struggling

ill die on that hill

 

[AJtheOne]

They had Ant, Brunson, Hali, Banchero, JJJ, Ingram, Bridges, etc

Outside of Zion (too fat and unhealthy to play summer stuff) , you're missing what? Ja and Chet?

That is your best young players

Jaylen Brown
Donavan Mitchell
D Foxx











Cam Thomas

 

[Canon]

Jaylen Brown
Donavan Mitchell
D Foxx











Cam Thomas

don't forget Brunson