Might be less load management with 10 minute quarters.Also love the 10-minute quarters
Meet Bob “Used Car Salesman” Fitzgerald.“Doubted and dismissed”....yeah, not really
He’s no @Conigliaro's Potential that’s for sure.Meet Bob “Used Car Salesman” Fitzgerald.
He also gave Draymond two extra inches of wingspan, lol.
Don't forget Begarin!Impressive showing by France. Never rolled over even when Team USA started putting the screws to them. A well earned silver medal, with a lot more talent in the pipeline (hello Wenbamyama).
A winner at every level except college and NBADurant seems.... pleasant?
The no replays made watching more fun in what is basically an exhibition game but given how horrible the refs were, can you imagine how ballistic people would be with all of the terrible calls and no replay if something was on the line?International rules, no replays, and less TV timeouts makes this a much better 4th QT product than the NBA.
We won the last 4 games by an avg of 31 points and people are complaining......what is going on here? We were up in the 1H when we were at 1-10 threes. Then we were up 14 in the 3Q until Yabusele and Ntilikina thought they were Steph and Klay. The game was still never in doubt.We know how France plays. It’s been less than 2 weeks
This post cannot go unrecognized. Bravo.Javale McGee adds another milestone to his storied career.
I've been saying that all year.It’s a lot better
One hundred percent. FIBA games actually have a flow most of the time.International rules, no replays, and less TV timeouts makes this a much better 4th QT product than the NBA.
Booker did draw two charges.Nice night for Tatum. Second in points and first in rebounds, despite losing his starting spot to Booker. Speaking of Booker, he followed up his only really good game of the olympics by picking up twice as many fouls (4) as he had points (2). Took look for a guy whose only above average skill is scoring.
Some nice work for Team USA, but I've seen enough of Pop. Fingers crossed for someone else next time around.
Yeah Booker made a couple of plays, and Lillard hit some nice shots. But anyone who watched these games saw that Tatum was the second best American player and it wasn't that close. Dray and Bam were more impactful than Booker and Dame last night too. Western Conference guards come up short (no pun intended) when the game tightens up. We watch it every year in the playoffs.Booker did draw two charges.
Made the game a joy to watch; if only.
Ummm ... what?A winner at every level except college and NBA
I would have had Lillard in the starting lineup over Holiday and was glad to see Pop make this change at the half (even though it was likely due to protect Jrue from a 3rd foul early. He’s a more rhythm player than Jrue whose impact defensively can still be strong off the bench.....maybe stronger. Jrue could still have gotten his minutes and many of them paired with Lillard rather than with Booker.Yeah Booker made a couple of plays, and Lillard hit some nice shots. But anyone who watched these games saw that Tatum was the second best American player and it wasn't that close. Dray and Bam were more impactful than Booker and Dame last night too. Western Conference guards come up short (no pun intended) when the game tightens up. We watch it every year in the playoffs.
*Curry excepted of course
Draymond knocking the free throw out of the cylinder late in the fourth was just vintage Draymond. Would anyone else on Team USA have made that play?I would have had Lillard in the starting lineup over Holiday and was glad to see Pop make this change at the half (even though it was likely due to protect Jrue from a 3rd foul early. He’s a more rhythm player than Jrue whose impact defensively can still be strong off the bench.....maybe stronger. Jrue could still have gotten his minutes and many of them paired with Lillard rather than with Booker.
Bam got better with rotations as the tournament carried on but Dray was vintage Dray the entire time in Japan. He was our second most valuable player and to me it wasn’t really close. He drew the most difficult asssignments against low post 5’s and only had 5 fouls to work with (really only 2 in the 1H). Dray was our glue on the interior along with Jrue on the perimeter and so underrated on this team.
JaVale.....but not intentionally.Draymond knocking the free throw out of the cylinder late in the fourth was just vintage Draymond. Would anyone else on Team USA have made that play?
The only criterion for Olympic basketball coach is that stars want to play for you. Which is not necessarily a defense of Pop — other than Durant, there’s no one on this team who I might have expected to turn down an invite. But I’m not sure who’d be better.Some nice work for Team USA, but I've seen enough of Pop. Fingers crossed for someone else next time around.
Really heartening to watch him. He still has to tighten up his passing, but he's a willing distributor and can score from absolutely anywhere on the floor. So excited to see what he does next year.
I’m extraordinarily bullish on him for next season. I think he puts up stupid numbers, and the team wins 48-50 games. He ended the olympics with shooting splits of 49/45, 8-11 from the line as well. Something that I REALLY loved was how physical he was in the post.Really heartening to watch him. He still has to tighten up his passing, but he's a willing distributor and can score from absolutely anywhere on the floor. So excited to see what he does next year.
Don’t forget McGee’s Grammy nomination (seriously)Ever since I called JaVale McGee a scrub after SRN hyped him up despite playing 9 mpg for the Warriors, he has gone on to win 3 NBA titles and a gold medal in the Olympics.
Kerr seems like an obvious choice. Or maybe Jay Wright.The only criterion for Olympic basketball coach is that stars want to play for you. Which is not necessarily a defense of Pop — other than Durant, there’s no one on this team who I might have expected to turn down an invite. But I’m not sure who’d be better.
I have 6'4 high school kids doing this. It's really nothing in FIBA. A guard from Spain did this the game before.Draymond knocking the free throw out of the cylinder late in the fourth was just vintage Draymond. Would anyone else on Team USA have made that play?
Yes Reggie, I am aware it is a standard play in FIBA.I have 6'4 high school kids doing this. It's really nothing in FIBA. A guard from Spain did this the game before.
It's not the ones during the course of a 48 minute game itself that are so bad. It's the ones at the end of the game that kill the flow. College is just as bad. If they limited time outs in the last two minutes to one apiece, I'd be happy.
Yeah, I'm on board with your fitness comment. Maybe French cuisine isn't that fattening.He looks fitter than he did as a C, but his offensive game is still awful and he'd foul out in about a quarter if these were NBA refs.
It was at a key point in the game, and certainly not something an NBA player does instinctively.I guess I don't get the praise for Draymond. Tatum, Bam, whoever was going after the fts too
College is worse, with the mandated timeouts at under-16, under-12, under-8, and under-4. Also, the moronic rule that the first timeout of the second half has to be a full timeout, no matter the circumstance.It's not the ones during the course of a 48 minute game itself that are so bad. It's the ones at the end of the game that kill the flow. College is just as bad. If they limited time outs in the last two minutes to one apiece, I'd be happy.
Thank you network media contracts.College is worse, with the mandated timeouts at under-16, under-12, under-8, and under-4. Also, the moronic rule that the first timeout of the second half has to be a full timeout, no matter the circumstance.
As a coach ncaa used to be the standard to learn from, but with all Canadian bball going fiba it is useless to me for learning x's and o's. The ability to call so many TOS is big differenceCollege is worse, with the mandated timeouts at under-16, under-12, under-8, and under-4. Also, the moronic rule that the first timeout of the second half has to be a full timeout, no matter the circumstance.
Of course he hit 3 3s after I post this.Yeah, I'm on board with your fitness comment. Maybe French cuisine isn't that fattening.