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Lockback posted:I just wanna say I flippin love the FIBA schedule. And he's dunking on people too!
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Davis is the clear MVP of this team so far but Faried is probably the runner up.
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Rick posted:Davis is the clear MVP of this team so far but Faried is probably the runner up. I wonder if that is because of (or in spite of) the offense not being run through them, yet putting up lots of points. Also, that whole cleaning up defensive mistakes thing.
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Sep 2, 2014 17:41
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Every time Plumlee comes in USA becomes 5x worse to watch.
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Sep 2, 2014 17:49
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Rick posted:Davis is the clear MVP of this team so far but Faried is probably the runner up. While Rose is utter poo poo. He'll never be a good basketball player ever again.
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Sep 2, 2014 17:54
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For some reason I always picture Lithuania as a basketball powerhouse even though this result is typical over the past few years.
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Rick posted:For some reason I always picture Lithuania as a basketball powerhouse even though this result is typical over the past few years. They were very strong back in the Dream Team days, IIRC.
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Kibner posted:They were very strong back in the Dream Team days, IIRC. Yeah you're probably right. Also whoever said that they're just calling travels on Team USA because they aren't used to the speed is right because the Australia PGs look like they're NBA traveling in slow motion and no whistle is being called.
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Sep 2, 2014 18:06
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who is this loving commentator that thought that iguodala is a good comparison to derozan... "Well, they're energy guys who came off the bench for Team USA."
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Sep 2, 2014 18:08
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The Australia/Lithuania commentary is like parody soccer commentary.
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I just found out that Mike Fratello is coaching Ukraine and has been for four years.
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Kibner posted:I just found out that Mike Fratello is coaching Ukraine and has been for four years. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/31/sports/basketball/success-for-ukraine-is-rooted-in-an-atlanta-connection-.html
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chunkles posted:http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/31/sports/basketball/success-for-ukraine-is-rooted-in-an-atlanta-connection-.html That was pretty cool. Thanks!
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Sep 2, 2014 19:25
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Rick posted:For some reason I always picture Lithuania as a basketball powerhouse even though this result is typical over the past few years. I also have this problem. I guess I just assumed this because their country loves basketball, they were good in the past, and because they have players I've heard of. I think during the US game commentators mentioned they were missing their starting pg and it is a big loss for them. Maybe that is really hurting them but I would have never guessed they'd lose to Australia.
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From what I've seen of Lithuania, it's mostly that their guard play sucks and their coach is a crusty old school type (he's the same guy who benched Yao on China years and years ago, wouldn't even start Motiejunas/Valanciunas until this year). e: They'd be better if Kleiza hadn't fallen apart completely. He's currently playing in Italy. I guess the knee surgery really hosed him up chunkles fucked around with this message at 20:29 on Sep 2, 2014 |
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Sep 2, 2014 19:57
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One of the weirdest parts of watching FIBA is when they show actual coaching in the huddles.
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CharlieFoxtrot posted:I missed the beginning, did they do the haka? Here is a video of the haka. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77JplAz5aTE
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Thanks, those reaction shots are priceless, like something you'd see in an 80s sports movie.
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Watching Koponen vs Dominican Rep now.. Dude deserves the NBA. But our centers who actually have NBA experience (Mottola, Murphy) suck rear end
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Sep 2, 2014 22:18
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Remember when Derrick Rose was good at basketball.
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Finally getting around to watching the NZ game. Rose's shooting form is making me depressed. e: I think Steph Curry will get deported for attacking a referee. R.D. Mangles fucked around with this message at 05:02 on Sep 3, 2014 |
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misdirectomy posted:It must be weird doing the haka before a game you're almost surely going to lose. Does D-Rose really look irrecoverably changed to people so far? You guys don't think he'll be in recovered form by the playoffs?
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TheFallenEvincar posted:Does D-Rose really look irrecoverably changed to people so far? You guys don't think he'll be in recovered form by the playoffs? I think he'll be fine. He's only playing 19 minutes a game, for like 5 minute stretches. His shot is off, but was it ever really on? He certainly doesn't look slow.
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We should maybe give Rose more time to come back from really not playing professional basketball in the last two years. Saying "He's Back" or "He's Broken" is premature right now.
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Sep 3, 2014 17:00
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anakha posted:All I want is for my Philippine team to miraculously win two games and earn the right to be blown off the floor in the first game of the knockout stage. Welp. 
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anakha posted:Welp.  At least they had some really fun games to watch, right?
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Kibner posted:
That's true. At least, the team never got blown out and was competitive in most of the games.
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not sure im emotionally prepared to watch a team run its offense through francisco garcia e: oh he's resting. nevermind.
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Henchman of Santa posted:What's with 15's hair? Could not say, but it really is something.
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Henchman of Santa posted:What's with 15's hair? It's called 'el moliente'
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Did I miss anything cool in the first two quarters? I turned it on with about 3 minutes left in the 2nd.
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Spacebump posted:Did I miss anything cool in the first two quarters? I turned it on with about 3 minutes left in the 2nd. faried dunked a bunch rudy gay inexplicably hit a lot of contested midrange jumpers
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