BASKETBALL USA vs Spain 10:00 am EST
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Dude your lil cheap insults dont hide the fact you're mad. If Kobe was as good as you think he is, LeBron would have 0 titles under his watch. You know how many HOFers Jordan kept from winning rings? Kobe just isnt that kind of talent. Now their 4 year rilvarly is a "media creation" since Kobe wack ass cant make it back to the Finals to meet him.
Kobe was waiting in the Finals when ORL tapped Lebron's Cavs ass, what r u even saying? They are not natural rivals, Kobe had been in the league 7 years and won 3 titles before Bron even had his 1st game...it's a media creation because the NBA is built on individual rivalries to drive ratings, Kobe and Lebron are the most accomplished and best players in the game, so all that MVPuppet shit and everything was forced based on their popularity....
I wouldnt expect a baby born from a hood slut to understand basic marketing strategy though...my bad
Damn. Lebron did have one hell of a year 
USA...USA
He grew up wanting to play for and represent his country.
That means more to most foreign players than playing in the NBA. It's a different culture, it's country first. Look at Yao and how he wanted to play for his country even though he was trying to rehab.
Look how players used to try and back out of the Olympics like it was the pro bowl. With Kobe, Lebron, CP3, Melo and them they seem to honestly want to be there. Like how Kobe committed immediately after 2008. You see them out and supporting the other Olympians.
Damn. Lebron did have one hell of a year
Sure did, and he wasnt "beloved" doing it. He did it under the microscope at a very high level.
Then the whole team did, because all of them jacked way too many threes
@ whoever posted now that this is over time for everyone to start shitting on each other teams.
Sounds like something resident AI/Melo fluffer AlexW would say.
CP3 best pg in basketball
Durant best scorer
Lebron best player
USA !!
USA !! USA !!
Minus Whale make him into the Escape Goat
Minus Whale be
come on brother complex.....
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Did anyone see Durants final numbers for the Olympics
He set a record for most points scored in a single Olympics
He set a record for most points scored in a single Olympics
Great job running the tourney.
I tell you what, Colangelo has been doing a great job putting these teams together. From the shit we threw out there in 02 and 04 to the teams he put together with the commitments starting in 06, I'm glad we all started to have a real USA program and put together TEAMS that can play international ball...not the glorified all star teams we got used to throwing out there.
Great job...can't wait till Rio (and in 2 years for the FIBA world championships wherever they are going to hold it) and to see some of the upcoming stars that will join the existing guys we have.
I tell you what, Colangelo has been doing a great job putting these teams together. From the shit we threw out there in 02 and 04 to the teams he put together with the commitments starting in 06, I'm glad we all started to have a real USA program and put together TEAMS that can play international ball...not the glorified all star teams we got used to throwing out there.
Great job...can't wait till Rio (and in 2 years for the FIBA world championships wherever they are going to hold it) and to see some of the upcoming stars that will join the existing guys we have.
There is simply no answer for those two...
They are just athletic freaks,to be that skilled at that size.
Somewhere deep in a mountainside,in a secret lab...Russia,China are injecting babies with shit,trying to create them.
They have gotten the size,but not the skill.
Did anyone see Durants final numbers for the Olympics
He set a record for most points scored in a single Olympics
If and when he plays in the next Olympics he will break D Rob's scoring record.
Ummmm... the plan was to shoot 3s.
The other players all thrived off the open shots the ball rotation created.
Kobe kept trying to go 1 on 1 and generally looked awful doing it.
I understand Kobe's game is not to catch and shoot, but he forced things more then anyone else on the team.
Kobe shot 10 times and made 5
KD shot more threes than Kobe did shots
Again, try another reason to bash Kobe
Did you watch the game?
Kobe shot 10 times, both Lebron and KD shot more
Melo and CP3 shot 9 times.
Only two players who shot more than five times shot 50%, Lebron and Kobe
I swear you muthafuckas didn't watch the game
Did you watch the game?
Kobe shot 10 times, both Lebron and KD shot more
Melo and CP3 shot 9 times.
Only two players who shot more than five times shot 50%, Lebron and Kobe
I swear you muthafuckas didn't watch the game
Not talking about just this one game, but about the whole tourney, as if you didnt know...
these mofos forget how 'lost & confused' miami looked JUST last year as dallas steam-rolled dat ass.
but a year later, and with more time to gel as players, miami turned it all around.
now all of a sudden, experience and MATURITY has nothing to do with it.
these mofos forget how 'lost & confused' miami looked JUST last year as dallas steam-rolled dat ass.
but a year later, and with more time to gel as players, miami turned it all around.
now all of a sudden, experience and MATURITY has nothing to do with it.
Exactly Max.
I swear some of these dudes don't know the game.
I swear some of these dudes don't know the game.
Muthafucka every team they played had NBA stars
Spain, France, Nigeria, Australia, Russia
Spain, France, Nigeria, Australia, Russia
these mofos forget how 'lost & confused' miami looked JUST last year as dallas steam-rolled dat ass.
but a year later, and with more time to gel as players, miami turned it all around.
now all of a sudden, experience and MATURITY has nothing to do with it.
Can't speak for them niggas talking about age and experience but in Miami case it wasn't so much that they were lost and confused because you forgot they were up 2 games poised to go up 3 games UNTIL the Mavs went zone
The Heat had no answer for the zone Turning them into a jump shooting team
Bron had ZERO post up game which added to that fact
Now as for Harden Miami simply forced him to drive to his right hand more which throws off his rthyem
Sure you weren't
Point out the game(s) then
It would be quicker to point out the games in which he did play well.
Which are the last 2 ones and the blowout against Angola.
Sorry, but this is not hate.
Kobe has had an inconsistent tourney.
I thought so
That wasn't your statement, and I knew you didn't watch many of the games. You commented about him shooting. When in reality he didn't shoot much at all.
Shit everyone besides maybe Lebron and KD was inconsistent.
Nice try though
Kobe shot 10 times and made 5
KD shot more threes than Kobe did shots
Again, try another reason to bash Kobe
Lol dude I'm a Kobe/lakers fan!
It was a joke with the word play.....chill
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I thought so
That wasn't your statement, and I knew you didn't watch many of the games. You commented about him shooting. When in reality he didn't shoot much at all.
Shit everyone besides maybe Lebron and KD was inconsistent.
Nice try though
Where did i waiver in my statements? I simply added to it.
Let me make myself clear for you.
Dwill, LBJ, Melo, Paul, Durant and Love all had a better tourney then Kobe.
When we talk about consistency, there is a difference between being good only in spots and being bad only in spots. Kobe was the former.
The times he played well were the exception.
What the fuck did you just say?
And if you want to go by consistency, CP3 and Deron were more or just as inconsistent for the tourney.
...or do I have to actually bring up facts again
Argentina...Melo, Kobe and Deron all sucked
Lithuania...Deron, Kobe and CP3 all sucked
Nigeria...everyone played well
Tunisia...CP3 didn't play well
France...Melo, Deron and you can say Kobe didn't play well, but he was 2 for 6 and went to the line twice for 10 points in 12 minutes
So you can say Kobe had two bad games
but DWill definitely didn't
CP3 had probably two stand out games, and the others were rather nondescript
Kevin Love didn't even play early and was needed for his rebounding, and do you count Kevin Love's defense, like when Pau scored on him six out of seven times in the third?
Did I miss something and he averaged the most turnovers
He was getting four and five a game?I'll give you Melo, KD and Durant, but the rest
And how did Navarro do in the second half?
As this wrap-up states...the rest of the world is fucked
1. What a game. This one had everything: Lead changes, great shooting, great post play, physical play. This game didn't just live up to its billing, it exceeded it. The U.S. flexed its depth in the semifinals against Argentina, and did again against Spain: Ten players scored and four finished in double figures, led by Kevin Durant (30), who continued his tournament-long assault on the three-point line (5-13). LeBron James (19 points) didn't dominate the same way he has this tournament, but his backbreaking three with 1:52 to play swelled the U.S. lead to nine, an edge that proved insurmountable.
Don't interpret the final score as the U.S. struggling in many ways, either. They played a smart, talented disciplined Spain team that dominated the paint (48 points) with Pau Gasol and knocked down timely threes, led by crafty 32-year old guard Juan Carlos Navarro (21 points).
Spain's weak link? How about head coach Sergio Scariolo. Scariolo made numerous questionable decisions, beginning with leaving Marc Gasol in with three fouls early in the second quarter (Gasol picked up his fourth seconds later) and including opening the fourth with both Gasols on the bench. All in all, it was a tough game for Scariolo.
2. The Tao of Pau. Gasol was a monster. The 7-footer dominated the U.S. on the inside, finishing with 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Whenever the U.S. tried to pull ahead, Gasol was there, spinning, twisting and driving, completely overwhelming every defender the U.S. stuck on him. It was a masterful performance. Spain will walk away with a lot of what-ifs, but a big one will be what could have happened had Marc Gasol not landed in early foul trouble. Serge Ibaka (12 points, nine rebounds) stepped up, but having two pure post players might have made the difference.
3. The world's last stand? Consider the age of some key players on the elite teams: Pau Gasol, 32; Manu Ginobili, 35; Luis Scola, 32; Andrei Kirilenko, 31; Sarunas Jasikevicius, 36. While the U.S. continues to churn out elite 20-something talent at every position, several perennial powerhouses have not replenished the ranks quite so well. Of course, a lot can happen in four years; but looking at the rosters it's not hard to imagine the U.S. going into Rio as an even bigger favorite in 2016.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/olympics/2012/writers/chris_mannix/08/12/oly-gold-medal-thoughts/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t12_a0
1. What a game. This one had everything: Lead changes, great shooting, great post play, physical play. This game didn't just live up to its billing, it exceeded it. The U.S. flexed its depth in the semifinals against Argentina, and did again against Spain: Ten players scored and four finished in double figures, led by Kevin Durant (30), who continued his tournament-long assault on the three-point line (5-13). LeBron James (19 points) didn't dominate the same way he has this tournament, but his backbreaking three with 1:52 to play swelled the U.S. lead to nine, an edge that proved insurmountable.
Don't interpret the final score as the U.S. struggling in many ways, either. They played a smart, talented disciplined Spain team that dominated the paint (48 points) with Pau Gasol and knocked down timely threes, led by crafty 32-year old guard Juan Carlos Navarro (21 points).
Spain's weak link? How about head coach Sergio Scariolo. Scariolo made numerous questionable decisions, beginning with leaving Marc Gasol in with three fouls early in the second quarter (Gasol picked up his fourth seconds later) and including opening the fourth with both Gasols on the bench. All in all, it was a tough game for Scariolo.
2. The Tao of Pau. Gasol was a monster. The 7-footer dominated the U.S. on the inside, finishing with 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Whenever the U.S. tried to pull ahead, Gasol was there, spinning, twisting and driving, completely overwhelming every defender the U.S. stuck on him. It was a masterful performance. Spain will walk away with a lot of what-ifs, but a big one will be what could have happened had Marc Gasol not landed in early foul trouble. Serge Ibaka (12 points, nine rebounds) stepped up, but having two pure post players might have made the difference.
3. The world's last stand? Consider the age of some key players on the elite teams: Pau Gasol, 32; Manu Ginobili, 35; Luis Scola, 32; Andrei Kirilenko, 31; Sarunas Jasikevicius, 36. While the U.S. continues to churn out elite 20-something talent at every position, several perennial powerhouses have not replenished the ranks quite so well. Of course, a lot can happen in four years; but looking at the rosters it's not hard to imagine the U.S. going into Rio as an even bigger favorite in 2016.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/olympics/2012/writers/chris_mannix/08/12/oly-gold-medal-thoughts/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t12_a0
So do Washington Wizards.....