Team USA vs Iran game thread

[Mask the Embiid]

Finally starting book and jrue lets go!


at least we finally got some sort of IQ on the court now with Jrue and KD.Now lets just get bam out of the starting lineup for Dray and we got a chance. That would be the 3 highest IQs on the team playing together...we can let the lowest iq'd players be a net - with the 2nd unit (lavine,tatum) for short spurts til the starters come back in and get the game back under control

[MaxPlayer]

Why these boys' names so long?

[DoctorP]

thank god the americans have good ole Iran to push around

[BurningHammer]

Even the worst lineup Pop could push onto the court, it should be impossible for Team USA to lose to Iran, right?

[insidehoops]

Damian Lillard flinging threes like crazy in this first quarter.

[DoctorP]

Jalalpoor :lol cmon man

[insidehoops]

End of first quarter: USA 28, Iran 12. Damian Lillard 9 points.

Assists: USA 8, Iran 2.

[DoctorP]

these Iranians are shook

[insidehoops]

Early 2Q: USA 33, Iran 15.

Eight USA players have scored already.

[insidehoops]

USA getting extremely open shots. Should actually be up more. Jayson Tatum just missed a right corner three that was incredibly open.

[DoctorP]

Haddaddi. Good stuff with the Dirk step-back

[insidehoops]

So far, this game is like the opposite of USA-France on the competitiveness scale.

[DoctorP]

Haddaddi really smooth with the passing

[bullettooth]

30 point lead before the end of 2nd quarter.....

God damn.

[DoctorP]

LaVine stepback three

[DoctorP]

Haddaddi going hard but he is limping

[DoctorP]

sweet finger roll by McGee. SWEET

[DoctorP]

Rez with the solid Js

[DoctorP]

this ones over.

[insidehoops]

Late second quarter, USA up 51-23.

11 different USA players have scored.

[DoctorP]

Lillard missing gimmies, cmon man

[insidehoops]

Halftime: USA 60, Iran 30. Eleven USA players have scored.

Dame 18 pts on 6/13 FG and 6/11 threes.

Zach LaVine 8 pts off the bench

KD and Jrue Holiday 6 pts each

Bam Adebayo (started at center) and Jrue (started at guard) each have 2 blocks.

USA 57% FG, 13/21 threes

[DoctorP]

funny to see Iran try to figure out the americans. :lol

[insidehoops]

BOLD PREDICTION: This one isn't going overtime.

[DoctorP]

Iran's completely discombobulated. Basically they are a division 2 US college team. if that.

[DoctorP]

Iran needs Haddadi to function

[insidehoops]

Late 3Q: USA up 82-38. Dame the leading USA scorer with 18.

[insidehoops]

End of 3Q: USA 82, Iran 43.

Dame 18 pts, Devin Booker, KD and Khris Middleton each with 10.

FG: USA 30/53, Iran 16/50.

Threes: USA 15/26, Iran 5/20.

Hamed Haddadi 4 of 5. Should have fed him the ball more.

[DoctorP]

End of 3Q: USA 82, Iran 43.

FG: USA 30/53, Iran 16/50.

Threes: USA 15/26, Iran 5/20.

Hamed Haddadi 4 of 5. Should have fed him the ball more.

he's 35 and on weak knees. tough to rely on him... almost like the miami heat relying on Iguodala all year

[insidehoops]

he's 35 and on weak knees. tough to rely on him... almost like the miami heat relying on Iguodala all year

True. Still could have fed him a few more times.

[insidehoops]

What's with these wide open Jayson Tatum misses. He's 1/5 from three.

No big deal but a few of them were incredibly open.

[DoctorP]

True. Still could have fed him a few more times.

yeah

[DoctorP]

What's with these wide open Jayson Tatum misses. He's 1/5 from three.

No big deal but a few of them were incredibly open.

the shots not pure

[insidehoops]

Like 99% of NBA fans in North America are either asleep right now, or don't have streaming access to view this game, or both.

I assume NBC will put the quarterfinals, semifinals and gold and bronze games on a normal channel.

[DoctorP]

McGee bringing the interior presence. Nicely done.

[DoctorP]

Would you call these Iranians white or brown? :lol

Certainly, they are not black.

[DoctorP]

My big daddy Haddadi is back in there to finish

[insidehoops]

Starting to think the USA will hang on and win this.

[insidehoops]

My big daddy Haddadi is back in there to finish

He's about to go on a personal 20-0 run.

[DoctorP]

He's about to go on a personal 20-0 run.

:lol

[insidehoops]

Final: USA 120, Iran 66.

USA won by 54 points.

Dame 21, 7/13 threes

D.Booker 16

J.Tatum 14 off the bench

Z.LaVine 13 off the bench

[90sgoat]

Would you call these Iranians white or brown? :lol

Certainly, they are not black.

They usually call themselves brown if they're the woke type.

Iranians are not one ethnic group, but many, there are persians, arabs, tajiks, kurds, pashtuns etc.

Many iranians are definitely "white", but many are also "brown".

[Im Still Ballin]

They usually call themselves brown if they're the woke type.

Iranians are not one ethnic group, but many, there are persians, arabs, tajiks, kurds, pashtuns etc.

Many iranians are definitely "white", but many are also "brown".

Iranians, I believe, are considered 'Non-Hispanic White' according to the most recent US census from 2020. Here's some information about it from Wikipedia:



White American, European American, or Middle Eastern American: those having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. Following consultations with Middle East and North Africa (MENA) organizations, the Census Bureau announced in 2014 that it would establish a new MENA ethnic category for populations from the Middle East, North Africa and the Arab world. However, this did not occur on the 2020 Census.


So, technically they're 'white' in a government sense; but socially? Absolutely not. They're distinctly Middle Eastern. But even then, that's quite a broad brushstroke to paint. Like you said, there's various different ethnic groups within Iran; and Iran is distinct from the other ME countries.

Why Middle Easterners and North Africans have been grouped with Europeans is due to an outdated anthropology racial taxonomy/classification.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_race



The Caucasian race (also Caucasoid or Europid) is an obsolete racial classification of human beings based on a now-disproven theory of biological race. The Caucasian race was historically regarded as a biological taxon which, depending on which of the historical race classifications was being used, usually included ancient and modern populations from all or parts of Europe, Western Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa.


They were grouped together, largely because of 'phenotypically' similar features. Essentially they have common skull, face, and body features.

There's also some linguistic and cultural connections.

[Im Still Ballin]

McGee bringing the interior presence. Nicely done.

Just like I said.

Xiao, where you at?

[Xiao Yao You]

Like 99% of NBA fans in North America are either asleep right now, or don't have streaming access to view this game, or both.

I assume NBC will put the quarterfinals, semifinals and gold and bronze games on a normal channel.

I wouldn't assume that

[Xiao Yao You]

Just like I said.

Xiao, where you at?

Iran :lol

[Wally450]

Why the f*ck are these games not televised?

[Sakkreth]

You could make a better tournament with 12 national teams that are not in the Olympics than this Olympic tournament.

[DoctorP]

Iranians, I believe, are considered 'Non-Hispanic White' according to the most recent US census from 2020. Here's some information about it from Wikipedia:



So, technically they're 'white' in a government sense; but socially? Absolutely not. They're distinctly Middle Eastern. But even then, that's quite a broad brushstroke to paint. Like you said, there's various different ethnic groups within Iran; and Iran is distinct from the other ME countries.

Why Middle Easterners and North Africans have been grouped with Europeans is due to an outdated anthropology racial taxonomy/classification.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_race



They were grouped together, largely because of 'phenotypically' similar features. Essentially they have common skull, face, and body features.

There's also some linguistic and cultural connections.

Thanks for the data. White itself is a complicated classification with many tribes.

[ShawkFactory]

You could make a better tournament with 12 national teams that are not in the Olympics than this Olympic tournament.

Who would be formidable besides Lithuania and Serbia?

Or Greece

[Im Still Ballin]

Thanks for the data. White itself is a complicated classification with many tribes.

No problem. Just keeping it real.

[ScottieQuitting]

KD should’ve been playing the Four Man. Super stretch four man. If only he had more physicality to him. He’s still such a twig string bean. Play more McGee, which I said, not an All Star. But size and shot blocking. This team could’ve honestly used Dwight Howard as well.