US is about to be embarassed in World Cup

[90sgoat]

Guards: Lillard, Walker, Mitchell, Lowry
Wings: Middleton, Tatum, Barnes, Tucker, Kuzma
Bigs: Love, Drummond, Turner, Millsap, Lopez

Damn...

That's a BAD team and not bad meaning good.

This team will get their ass kicked big time by even Australia.

The only thing is that Pop is the coach, so he will probably get them to play well. Any other coach than Pop and they lose to most teams.

[Xiao Yao You]

Still the most talented team. No excuses

[Vino24]

Obviously. Our players are used to playing indoors with AC something the rest of the world doesn

[Turbo Slayer]

USA! USA! USA! when george washington was fuccing bitiches in the 1600s he foreshadowed this event will happen.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Smh, what happened to stars representing the country? Will we ever have a team as legendary as the Jordan led 1992 team or the Kobe led 2008 team?

[Ron Jeremy]

Lithuania gonna woop some American a$$😎

[Xiao Yao You]

Smh, what happened to stars representing the country? Will we ever have a team as legendary as the Jordan led 1992 team or the Kobe led 2008 team?

Kobe led? Lebron and Wade were the best players on that team

[90sgoat]

Smh, what happened to stars representing the country? Will we ever have a team as legendary as the Jordan led 1992 team or the Kobe led 2008 team?

I don't know, but it sure is shameful.

At least US basketball learned from the fiasco last time and added high IQ passing players like Love and Lopez, but it isn't enough.

Harrison Barnes? Are you kidding me.

Kemba? Are you kidding me.

These are AAU iso players who will get exposed in the games. Particularly Harrison Barnes.

I like Miles Turner on the team, he has the game for it.

They should have gone with guys like Malcom Brogdon instead, but the US is really lacking in talented off ball players and passers.

What you want in FIBA are players who can run, run, run all game long in the half court. And then high post passing big men.

[superduper]

Kobe led? Lebron and Wade were the best players on that team

So Bran did collude with the next best player in the league.

Pathetic.

[Xiao Yao You]

Shams Charania: Chicago Bulls forward Thaddeus Young has been invited to participate on Team USA

[SomeBlackDude]

[QUOTE=Vino24]Obviously. Our players are used to playing indoors with AC something the rest of the world doesn

[LoneyROY7]

Time for Jayson Tatum to grow up.

[Ass Dan]

Lithuania gonna woop some American a$$😎
They aren

[Gougou]

Yeah but our coach is Pop tho...

Bigs and guard are ok, im worried about the wings, need more guys like Kawhi/George, have a great offense and defense.

Harris is a great wing he is not up there?

Honestly this team is worse than 2016.

[chains5000]

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Shams Charania: Chicago Bulls forward Thaddeus Young has been invited to participate on Team USA

[Xiao Yao You]

Team USA is considering Celtics guards Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown, new Warriors guard D

[Bosnian Sajo]

Kobe led? Lebron and Wade were the best players on that team


No they absolutely were not :oldlol:


Even you stans have to admit that Kobe was the leader of that team.


https://static01.nyt.com/images/2008/08/24/sports/olympics/600-bball.jpg


Nobody on that team had the success Kobe had. That, plus he was coming off of a finals run and an MVP season. 2nd oldest to Jason Kidd.


He was ABSOLUTELY the leader of that team.

[Bosnian Sajo]

I just realized this is the FIBA basketball tournament and not the Olympics.

Which kind of makes sense why so many players are turning down the opportunity.




It's weird, it is completely opposite in Soccer and Basketball.

In Basketball, players don't care about the world cup but care about the Olympics.

In Soccer, players care about the world cup but don't care about the Olympics.

[90sgoat]

I just realized this is the FIBA basketball tournament and not the Olympics.

Which kind of makes sense why so many players are turning down the opportunity.




It's weird, it is completely opposite in Soccer and Basketball.

In Basketball, players don't care about the world cup but care about the Olympics.

In Soccer, players care about the world cup but don't care about the Olympics.

The olympics has hot white girls to attempt to bang.

[Real Men Wear Green]

I'm not sure whether I want to see three Celtics playing all this basketball. They're young so they'll probably be ok.

[Xiao Yao You]

I'm not sure whether I want to see three Celtics playing all this basketball. They're young so they'll probably be ok.

Jazz have a few. Including 3 of their top 4 players I think

[Xiao Yao You]

Shams Charania: Boston

[HylianNightmare]

Thise wings are garbage

[Xiao Yao You]

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/254990/DeMar-DeRozan-Withdraws-From-Team-USA-Donovan-Mitchell-To-Keep-Commitment

[HaNdLe ThE RoCk]

Team USA will still win gold. Let's be serious there isn't a team out there that's deeper than USA. Greece will be the toughest outing

[Xiao Yao You]

Shams Charania: Sources: Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is expected to withdraw from Team USA

[sammichoffate]

Training Camp Players:
Guards: Walker, Donovan Mitchell, Lowry, Marcus Smart

Wings: Middleton, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Harrison Barnes, P.J. Tucker.

Bigs: Andre Drummond, Myles Turner, Kyle Kuzma, Paul Millsap, Brook Lopez, Thaddeus Young, Julius Randle

Compare that to 2014:

Curry/Rose/Irving
Harden/Klay/DeRozan
Gay
Davis/Faried
Cousins/Drummond/Plumlee

Yikes.

[Bosnian Sajo]

To be completely honest, I prefer this team to 2014's.


Not because it's a better team, 2014 is CLEARLY the better team, no doubt about it. But this will make the tournament a lot more interesting. I'll definitely be tuning into these games. God I hope they are on early mornings while at work lol, would make the day go by so much quicker.

[90sgoat]

With Love gone, we're back to an all black racist team yet again.

[Xiao Yao You]

Training Camp Players:
Guards: Walker, Donovan Mitchell, Lowry, Marcus Smart

Wings: Middleton, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Harrison Barnes, P.J. Tucker.

Bigs: Andre Drummond, Myles Turner, Kyle Kuzma, Paul Millsap, Brook Lopez, Thaddeus Young, Julius Randle

Compare that to 2014:

Curry/Rose/Irving
Harden/Klay/DeRozan
Gay
Davis/Faried
Cousins/Drummond/Plumlee

Yikes.

No Cousins is a great thing. :cheers:

[Bankaii]

Smh, what happened to stars representing the country? Will we ever have a team as legendary as the Jordan led 1992 team or the Kobe led 2008 team?
This dude is the biggest closet Kobetard lol.

[insidehoops]

Gonna have to recruit players from ISH to handle this situation.

[Bosnian Sajo]

This dude is the biggest closet Kobetard lol.


Dude, you can't give Kobe credit for anything he's ever done in his career...Even if you think he's only the 12th best player of all time, do you understand what the **** you have to do to be regarded as that?


Yall say he was carried to his first 3 titles...cool. Then Gasol carried him in 09 and 10....alright. He didn't deserve his only MVP in 2008....got it. He didn't lead the 2008 olympic team to a gold medal....uhhh, ok to that to.



So HOW the **** did he become one of the best to ever play this game if he was always below par to another player? Every top 20 player was at SOME point in time the best player in the league. How the **** is Kobe up there if, by your allegations, he never was the top dog?


Of his entire career, all 20 seasons of it..he was never better than he was from 2007-2010. What is so damn crazy about saying he led that team? Both as a leader and as an athlete.

[sammichoffate]

No Cousins is a great thing. :cheers:It's hard to say how good he is right now, he's a better scorer than Turner but gets washed on defense by quick guards.

[Bankaii]

Dude, you can't give Kobe credit for anything he's ever done in his career...Even if you think he's only the 12th best player of all time, do you understand what the **** you have to do to be regarded as that?


Yall say he was carried to his first 3 titles...cool. Then Gasol carried him in 09 and 10....alright. He didn't deserve his only MVP in 2008....got it. He didn't lead the 2008 olympic team to a gold medal....uhhh, ok to that to.



So HOW the **** did he become one of the best to ever play this game if he was always below par to another player? Every top 20 player was at SOME point in time the best player in the league. How the **** is Kobe up there if, by your allegations, he never was the top dog?


Of his entire career, all 20 seasons of it..he was never better than he was from 2007-2010. What is so damn crazy about saying he led that team? Both as a leader and as an athlete.
Bolded is false, I don't believe any of it. You're getting all defensive and melting down because I don't worship your God. I'm not a Kobe hater, I just call out bullshit when I see it.

Wade was the best player on the 2008 team with Lebron being right there with him, also debateble as the best. Kobe was 3rd best.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Taking defense into account?

With crunch-time play AND leadership?

Kobe was the best player. Bean changed that losing culture quick, and the US haven't looked back.

[PP34Deuce]

the team is in transition.

Westbrook, Harden, Curry, etc are all 31 and preserving their bodies.

Some of the younger superstars like AD are injury prone.

[Xiao Yao You]

Joe Vardon: Kevin Love called Gregg Popovich 20 minutes ago and told him he is withdrawing from Team USA, Love told me

[Bankaii]

Taking defense into account?

With crunch-time play AND leadership?

Kobe was the best player. Bean changed that losing culture quick, and the US haven't looked back.
You act like Kobe was a god defensively while Wade/Lebron were slouches or something. They were all on the same tier defensively that year.

Kobe didn't change shit. 2004 was a horribly constructed team with newbie Lebron/Wade.

I'm not saying Kobe was trash, he was clearly top 3, but to act like he "changed the culture" or was the clear best player is just dumb.

[superduper]

If Kobe wasn't there to provide his leadership/intangibles/defense/clutch scoring they would've won bronze again.

Y'all nerds can keep watching basketball on statsheets though.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

You act like Kobe was a god defensively while Wade/Lebron were slouches or something. They were all on the same tier defensively that year.

Kobe didn't change shit. 2004 was a horribly constructed team with newbie Lebron/Wade.

I'm not saying Kobe was trash, he was clearly top 3, but to act like he "changed the culture" or was the clear best player is just dumb.

You have no idea what you're talking about.


"Kobe was obviously on top, and Bron wanted to get there,” says Bosh. “We all wanted to get there.”

“I don’t know if LeBron would say this, and I’m not going to put words in his mouth,” adds Boeheim, “but I felt Kobe raised the level of everybody, especially on the defensive end. If we had a weakness in 2006, it was on the defensive end. We weren’t committed. In 2007 and 2008, we were much better there, and I think Kobe was responsible for a lot of that.”

I'm not "acting" like Kobe changed the culture, you clown. He DID change the culture.

[Bosnian Sajo]

You act like Kobe was a god defensively while Wade/Lebron were slouches or something. They were all on the same tier defensively that year.



Yet Kobe was All-Defense 1st team that year while Lebron and Wade both failed to make either team...


But yea. They were on the same tier :rolleyes:

[superduper]

Guys there is NO debating with people that watch on statsheets. It's simply just not possible. Save your energy.

[Xiao Yao You]

Guys there is NO debating with people that watch on statsheets. It's simply just not possible. Save your energy.

Yeah those that actually watched the games know that it was all about Wade and James

[superduper]

Yeah those that actually watched the games know that it was all about Wade and James

Why did they get bronze before Kobe?

[Xiao Yao You]

Why did they get bronze before Kobe?

The roster and coach. :rolleyes:

[superduper]

The roster and coach. :rolleyes:

The roster that didn't have Kobe?

Yup makes sense that they won Bronze with a Kobe-less roster.

Coincidentally they won gold the moment Kobe graced the team with his presence.

[Xiao Yao You]

The roster that didn't have Kobe?

Yup makes sense that they won Bronze with a Kobe-less roster.

Coincidentally they won gold the moment Kobe graced the team with his presence.

yeah Kobe was the only reason the dominated :lol

[Bankaii]

Yeah those that actually watched the games know that it was all about Wade and James
Nah man you

[superduper]

[QUOTE=Bankaii]Nah man you

[RRR3]

“Graced the team with his presence”, good lord.

Superduper would definitely blow Kobe if he got the chance.

[superduper]

[QUOTE=RRR3]

[RRR3]

You would blow $tats if you had the chance
That doesn

[morbius]

Team USA will still win gold. Let's be serious there isn't a team out there that's deeper than USA. Greece will be the toughest outing

Spain, Serbia, Canada, all have teams good enough to bear the USA.

[Xiao Yao You]

Spain, Serbia, Canada, all have teams good enough to bear the USA.

they can be beat but are certainly the heavy favorite still

[Bankaii]

$tats
The funny thing is that Kobetards use stats when it fits their agenda.
I saw you using SRS in another thread for your anti-Bron agenda. Do you even know what SRS stands for, yet alone how it's calculated?:oldlol:
Here comes a deflection about "BrAn StAnS"

[superduper]

The funny thing is that Kobetards use stats when it fits their agenda.
I saw you using SRS in another thread for your anti-Bron agenda. Do you even know what SRS stands for, yet alone how it's calculated?:oldlol:
Here comes a deflection about "BrAn StAnS"

Do you realize that I'm fighting retard with retard when using the SRS arguement? Clearly you don't.

[ArbitraryWater]

No they absolutely were not :oldlol:


Even you stans have to admit that Kobe was the leader of that team.


https://static01.nyt.com/images/2008/08/24/sports/olympics/600-bball.jpg


Nobody on that team had the success Kobe had. That, plus he was coming off of a finals run and an MVP season. 2nd oldest to Jason Kidd.


He was ABSOLUTELY the leader of that team.

i dont care about your leader gibberish, lebron and wade were the best players

[Bosnian Sajo]

i dont care about your leader gibberish, lebron and wade were the best players

I can honestly say that I have NEVER read one of your posts and taken you seriously. Deadass dude, you've got to be among the biggest dumb ****s on this board, bar none.

[Relinquish]

https://media.giphy.com/media/9sVBhu932CmZi/giphy.gif

That game was played WITHOUT ac, nice one idiot. :hammerhead:

[superduper]

That game was played WITHOUT ac, nice one idiot. :hammerhead:

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Bankaii]

Do you realize that I'm fighting retard with retard when using the SRS arguement? Clearly you don't.
I literally called it in the white text:oldlol:

[MrFonzworth]

I can honestly say that I have NEVER read one of your posts and taken you seriously. Deadass dude, you've got to be among the biggest dumb ****s on this board, bar none.
This. Painfully obvious he's NEVER watched an entire NBA game from start to finish.

[Xiao Yao You]

Jeff Zillgitt: Paul Millsap is the latest to withdraw from Team USA

[Vino24]

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Jeff Zillgitt: Paul Millsap is the latest to withdraw from Team USA

[90sgoat]

It's possible this team will lose all their games, but not really. A Pop led team will play well, but lose in the quarter finals/semis, once their lack of talent is exposed.

There is no way they're beating a Serb team with Teodosic, Bogdanovich, Jokic and Boban.

[coin24]

It's time to call the 3 time gold medal hero Melo..:bowdown:

That team is utter shit. No alphas

[Trollsmasher]

i'm not seeing anyone on this team that can hope to guard Sato/Vesely PnR

we're going for an upset for sure

[Rudeboy3]

Giannis bout to be a gold medalist

[zeerghit]

Giannis bout to be a gold medalist
Giannis actually struggles under fiba rules

[Bosnian Sajo]

There is no way they're beating a Serb team with Teodosic, Bogdanovich, Jokic and Boban.

:roll:

Man that team is going to get shat on, mark my words.

[90sgoat]

I just realized this is also a test of how good the Euro coaches stack up against NBA coaches, now that the US have a team on a more equal talent level, then it's Pop (who is GOAT coach in the NBA) against the Euro coaches. I'm betting Pop actually does a really good job.

That's their only chance. If they had a "players coach", they'd lose embarassingly. However Pop is a great coach and will have them playing together.

I don't think they can answer Jokic+Boban though. People forget that Aaron Baynes looked like an all star vs the US last time where Australia only lost by like 2 points. FIBA basket is a different beast entirely.

[Xiao Yao You]

Shams Charania: Pelicans guard JJ Redick had tremendous desire to participate in Team USA training camp for World Cup

[Basketbolero]

How many more would have to renounce before they call up Jimmer? 250? 300? That's only like 10 a day, doable!

[superduper]

Giannis bout to be a gold medalist

If the paint is wide open agreed 100%

[Xiao Yao You]

Adrian Wojnarowski: Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo has accepted an invitation to Team USA training camp for the FIBA World Cup tournament in China, league sources tell ESPN.

[superduper]

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Adrian Wojnarowski: Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo has accepted an invitation to Team USA training camp for the FIBA World Cup tournament in China, league sources tell ESPN.

[Duncan21formvp]

Kobe led? Lebron and Wade were the best players on that team
They both had won 2 bronze medals at the time.

[Xiao Yao You]

They both had won 2 bronze medals at the time.

rookie Lebron and Wade won bronze? :eek:

[Xiao Yao You]

Several players have withdrawn from USA Basketball

[ralph_i_el]

i'm not seeing anyone on this team that can hope to guard Sato/Vesely PnR

we're going for an upset for sure


....two guys that were dumped for nothing in the NBA...by the Wizards.

[Xiao Yao You]

Ira Winderman: USA Basketball announced that Andre Drummond and Montrezl Harrell have withdrawn from the World Cup training camp, which should further assure the Heat

[Bosnian Sajo]

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Ira Winderman: USA Basketball announced that Andre Drummond and Montrezl Harrell have withdrawn from the World Cup training camp, which should further assure the Heat

[JD_TO]

Damn Canada looking like an All Star team now

[Levity]

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Ira Winderman: USA Basketball announced that Andre Drummond and Montrezl Harrell have withdrawn from the World Cup training camp, which should further assure the Heat

[Mean Joe Bean]

Players will represent in the Olympics. Nobody gives a shit about FIBA World Cup.

[Xiao Yao You]

The 15-member USA National Team training camp roster and the 14-member USA Select Team will open training camp Aug. 5 at UNLV

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Yeah but our coach is Pop tho...

Bigs and guard are ok, im worried about the wings, need more guys like Kawhi/George, have a great offense and defense.

Harris is a great wing he is not up there?

Honestly this team is worse than 2016.

Pop was the coach in 04 as well. What happened?

[Xiao Yao You]

Pop was the coach in 04 as well. What happened?

Larry Brown

[kentatm]

Larry Brown

This. Brown was god awful as HC of Team USA and was far more concerned with players kissing his ass than putting the best guys on the floor.

[90sgoat]

This. Brown was god awful as HC of Team USA and was far more concerned with players kissing his ass than putting the best guys on the floor.

He is a "players coach" right?

[zeerghit]

Argentina beat Panam "USA" team by 39
https://www.lima2019.pe/en/results

[L8krH8tr]

Argentina beat Panam "USA" team by 39
https://www.lima2019.pe/en/results
Not sure why college grad kids are playing men in international ball.

Even bench warmers on nba teams would have put up a better fight.

Argentina has a bunch of huge guys though.

[90sgoat]

Argentina beat Panam "USA" team by 39
https://www.lima2019.pe/en/results

But but but....

:biggums:

I was told the US could field a college team and win easy?

[Xiao Yao You]

Tim Reynolds: Expect De

[GimmeThat]

the world's been watching a lot of porn, so I think our cam girls will suffice

[Xiao Yao You]

Chris Haynes: Sacramento Kings young star De

[Xiao Yao You]

Chris Forsberg: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Bam Adebayo were playing rotating 1-on-1 until Gregg Popovich came and dragged them off the court because the busses were leaving. Kemba got some of the loudest cheers from the fans braving the 112-degree heat for autographs and selfies.

[Xiao Yao You]

[Xiao Yao You]

Sean Cunningham: Source told me De

[kentatm]

He is a "players coach" right?

:lol He's a my way or the highway coach.

[Xiao Yao You]

Head coach Gregg Popovich, the Jazz staff and the rest of Team USA? They want to see Mitchell put himself in position to be a leader, even with his relative lack of experience. They want to see Mitchell continually make plays for himself and others. They want to see him refine all facets of his game during the course of the week.

[ArbitraryWater]

Xiao back at it

love this guy

[Xiao Yao You]