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audioaxes Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:14 am Post subject: |
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congrats to team USA
sure the team put together wasnt as good as it could have been (needed some passing playmakers in the worse way) but to no fault of the players who volunteered their offseason to represent the US.
This is truly a high risk low reward journey for the US. The US wins gold and many shrug it off as the expected outcome and even in victory gets nitpicked for not dominating as much as some one of expected. Dont win gold and suffer brutal criticism and humiliation. And no matter how good the USA is there will always be an outside chance of an upset as long as there are teams decent enough to get the jump in a game that the US goes cold in. |
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USCandLakers Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 9:26 am Post subject: |
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defense wrote: | Warriors have 4 Olympians out there and none are Curry.
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Interesting how their entire starting lineup last season consisted of Olympians if you count Curry with the 2014 Fiba team. Even had a gold medalist in Iggy coming off the bench. _________________ A banana is killed every time a terrible thread or post is made. Save the bananas. Stop creating terrible posts! |
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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:34 am Post subject: |
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U.S. beats Serbia handily to win third straight gold
Quote: | The United States Men's National Team won its third straight Olympic gold medal on Sunday, defeating Serbia, 96-66. The victory completed another sweep of the basketball competition by the U.S. Men and Women and gave Mike Krzyzewski a 60-1 record as he retires as the head coach of the National Team. |
http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/john_schuhmann/08/21/usa-serbia-gold-medal-game-recap/index.html |
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panamaniac Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats to Melo. 3 Olympic Gold. That's a huge accomplishment and definitely worthy of respect. |
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TDRock Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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USCandLakers wrote: | defense wrote: | Warriors have 4 Olympians out there and none are Curry.
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Interesting how their entire starting lineup last season consisted of Olympians if you count Curry with the 2014 Fiba team. Even had a gold medalist in Iggy coming off the bench. |
But we couldn't have CP3 because that would have been "so unfair" . Ah...Stern... |
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lakersken80 Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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Hope DJ doesn't do something dumb like try to equalize his Gold medal with an NBA championship. Anybody who watched this tournament can clearly see the difference in intensity level between an NBA Finals game and an Olympic game. You can just hear the difference as well. In an Olympics game, the crowd is indifferent while in an NBA Finals game its pretty damn loud. |
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USCandLakers Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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lakersken80 wrote: | Hope DJ doesn't do something dumb like try to equalize his Gold medal with an NBA championship. Anybody who watched this tournament can clearly see the difference in intensity level between an NBA Finals game and an Olympic game. You can just hear the difference as well. In an Olympics game, the crowd is indifferent while in an NBA Finals game its pretty damn loud. |
I don't get fans trying to dictate how players should feel about accomplishments. How they feel is how they feel. I think they are in a much better position to make the judgement, not only because they're the ones actually playing the game, but also because they're talking about themselves. _________________ A banana is killed every time a terrible thread or post is made. Save the bananas. Stop creating terrible posts! |
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pio2u Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2016 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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THANK YOU COACH K!!
Coach K Leaves Team USA as Popovich Set to Take Over
Quote: | U.S. men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski ended his national team career on a high note as Team USA overpowered Serbia at the Rio Games for their third straight Olympic gold medal. Sunday’s 96-66 victory capped off the most successful coaching career in men’s Olympic basketball history, with Krzyzewski becoming the first coach to lead three teams to gold. |
http://www.basketballinsiders.com/coach-k-leaves-team-usa-as-popovich-set-to-take-over/ |
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LakerLanny Retired Number
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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pio2u wrote: | THANK YOU COACH K!!
Coach K Leaves Team USA as Popovich Set to Take Over
Quote: | U.S. men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski ended his national team career on a high note as Team USA overpowered Serbia at the Rio Games for their third straight Olympic gold medal. Sunday’s 96-66 victory capped off the most successful coaching career in men’s Olympic basketball history, with Krzyzewski becoming the first coach to lead three teams to gold. |
http://www.basketballinsiders.com/coach-k-leaves-team-usa-as-popovich-set-to-take-over/ |
Coach K did a fantastic job. I am not a big fan of all the flopping his Duke teams do but as far as his work on Team USA....it is top notch. The guys play hard for him and you can tell they respect him. _________________ Love, Laker Lanny |
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