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

[im not you]

I will say this, 80s and 90s play was in play today and it said something to me.

Bron and Embid are the only ones that could play in the 80s, 90s against this brute energy. Just look at how AD play, Bam played, Derrick White played, Booker couldn't get to his spots, hell even Curry struggle against that brute energy on defense, and honestly, I don't see Curry doing all this for 82 games in the 90s

That brute energy from Serbia exposed these powder puff ass dudes. AD just looked sloppy checking Joker, just imagine him going against David Robinson or Hakeem in their prime, or a SHAQ? Hell no.

Bron not getting triple doubles in the 90s, his back to the basket game today was horrible, the shots he made were off balance, wasn't smooth or nothing. Not saying he wouldn't score, but he wouldn't be putting up 30 a game over an 82 game span

This game showed me that 90% of the NBA could NOT play against this type of energy.

Hell look at the other games and see how these players struggled against physical play.

The refs did NOT bail these dudes out at ALL.

Bron could not move them white boys on that team

I don't wanna hear about what these dudes would do in the 90s, I saw it TODAY and it did not look good

Take away KD height and he doesn't get to the rim AT ALL, He would be too small. 6'7, KD is not averaging 30 points a game.

None of these dudes would average 25 points a game in the 80s or 90s.

Just look at the box score on today's game and these were some average below average players playing somewhat of a 90s style ball

Thoughts?

stop it

serbia was not playing 90s ball. 90s teams are not running matchup zone defense and shooting 50% from 3. 90s teams are single covering everyone and focusing on midrange and post play

the other stuff youre talking is just babble and 90s dikkriding. usa beat these dudes 3x in 14 days

because steve kerr is incapable of attacking zone defense with some of the best shooters ever and his weird love affair with derrick white, that means these guys couldnt dominate in the 90s

 

[CantStop]

u can't even find videos on youtube without them getting taken down

we gotta rely on our memory and shyt

 

[NO-BadAzz]

stop it

serbia was not playing 90s ball. 90s teams are not running matchup zone defense and shooting 50% from 3. 90s teams are single covering everyone and focusing on midrange and post play

the other stuff youre talking is just babble and 90s dikkriding. usa beat these dudes 3x in 14 days

because steve kerr is incapable of attacking zone defense with some of the best shooters ever and his weird love affair with derrick white, that means these guys couldnt dominate in the 90s

Oh OK.

As I said 90% of these players in this league would not last 82 games in the 90s.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

He's a different player in Fiba and the Olympics than he is in the NBA.

He's only different because he's been on a joke franchise. Get him to a contender and he's puttin in work....

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Joker is still amazing. But without that 3 he goes from lethal weapon to dangerous. Still great, just not unguardable. He just finished shooting 26% from 3 in the playoffs. And that wrist is often wrapped or in a brace on the bench. If he had his shot right, Serbia being up 13 going into the 4th would've been death for Team USA.

Think about what we're talking about though... Serbia was Joker/Bogi and some guys from Europe. And they almost beat Team USA with several hall of famers and some of the greatest players of all time...

Granted... Kerr was selling.. so that's one issue but Joker makes every pass. Every time. Joker never panics. He's always making the right play.

Denver will be a contender unless Murray is cooked.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

u can't even find videos on youtube without them getting taken down

we gotta rely on our memory and shyt

What video are you looking for? Anything from the Olympics is on NBC Sports YouTube Channel.

 

[im not you]

Oh OK.

As I said 90% of these players in this league would not last 82 games in the 90s.

that might be the case but if you think this game is evidence of that, respectfully you had no clue what you were watching today

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Some of you are being dishonest. The Boston Celtics with Psycho Joe coaching would beat Serbia. There's no question about it. Their chemistry and the mismatches they would present... They'd also shoot the 3 better and at a higher clip than Serbia.

The reason these games are close sometimes is because Kerr is an idiot and the players don't have enough time to practice with one another.

 

[The axe murderer]

Chef was always gonna cook in Paris

 

[The axe murderer]

 

[Da_Eggman]

fukking Loser

They need to deport his ass

 

[Braman]

Dereck white was -16 in 7 minutes

And people still ‘he’s been playing well’

A lot of folk— Kerr included —-don’t get it. Our advantage is pure talent domination. Ain’t shyt about any ‘fit’ or role players or none of that. Bron-KD-Steph-Embiid were just better than anyone Serbia had. Including Jokic today. Which is EXACLTY what I said when they added Derrick white

We the A side, we don’t need to ‘adjust’ to shyt

Again, it’s all an overcorrection to 2004. Once that happened is when the ‘let’s pick role players ‘ movement started. But the issue with that is, we’ve lost when we weren’t elite, when players weren’t top tier. Not bc of bad fit.

Is a team with Kobe-Lebron-KD-Melo-D Wade a good fit? NO. Did it matter? NO.

Kerr is under the illusion that he needs specialists to play D meanwhile when needed KD old ass clamped up, Bron clamped up, even curry bust his ass to get over screens. You do not need to play guys who are lesser offensive threats for defensive purposes this is not GS stop trying to make a draymond. It’s just giving other teams better odds bc Derrick white and Jrue (and even Booker somewhat in this format ) are a ‘night off’. I’d rather guard them than Ant, Tatum, and AD

 

[aceboon]

Definitely will be an adjustment but I think he’ll be alright. With this next team being the young guys I’d like to see us go the old route of having guys commit for years versus putting a team together in the last year. We need Ant/P5/Ja and Zion to have that chemistry. Obviously you take guys like Book and JT if they wanna return.

Exactly, definitely need a World Cup test run and then add a few vets for the Olympics, should have never deviated from that early Coach K/Colangelo model of having a real senior program

 

[aceboon]

Some of you are being dishonest. The Boston Celtics with Psycho Joe coaching would beat Serbia. There's no question about it. Their chemistry and the mismatches they would present... They'd also shoot the 3 better and at a higher clip than Serbia.

The reason these games are close sometimes is because Kerr is an idiot and the players don't have enough time to practice with one another.

Who is giving Kerr props? Seems like the rest of the internet basketball world is finally catching onto why Warriors fans can't stand Kerr

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Who is giving Kerr props? Seems like the rest of the internet basketball world is finally catching onto why Warriors fans can't stand Kerr

I didn't say I saw anyone giving Kerr props but I did see people say "Serbia would kill the Celtics" and I would bet on the Celtics every single time in that match up They are a well oiled machine and the 3-point barrage from Serbia is nothing compared to what the Celts do to opponents on a nightly basis.

Team USA should be an unstoppable force... it's Kerr holding them back