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Love to see it
⭐ OFFICIAL 2020-2021 NBA Off-Season Thread: Olympics begin 7/23; NBA Draft 7/29⭐
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- May 2, 2004
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If you watched Intl basketball, you know intl patty is legit clutch. Just like Oly Melo is different that regular Melo!!!
- Jul 25, 2012
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USA basketball needs a facelift. I know we all love the NBA and iso basketball, but it just doesn’t translate to the Olympics/International play. Guys like Dame, Beal, Tatum have no clue how to play team basketball. They’re used to shooting 20-30 shots a game.
The days of being a lock for gold are long gone.
The days of being a lock for gold are long gone.
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They need a lot of things. I understand CP3 not committing, but Trae would do wonders for this team.
Booker, Khris, and Jrue are more of the exact same players they already have.
Booker, Khris, and Jrue are more of the exact same players they already have.
- Feb 8, 2009
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We're pretty much in the same cycle We were from 02-04. Our senior men's basketball teams progressively got less and less dominant as better players opted not to play and there was fewer and fewer practices. It got to the point where we were just throwing good players out there and hoping for the best.
Of course we end up embarrassing ourselves in 2004 and then we recommit to sending our best guys, have a 3-year commitment to ensure continuity, revamping the u-19 team and then we go back to kicking butt. Now less than 20 years later we're right back to where we were in 2004.
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The USA v Argentina game is on at 3 PM tomorrow? Ah they tryin to have me almost miss this **** show eh
Nope, gonna leave work early
Nope, gonna leave work early
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They were gone in 02 and then carried on to 04.
antidope
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Some continuity would be nice
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Tuning in to watch future Knick starting PG, Luca Vildoza 
- Jan 30, 2007
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This is the worst team USA I can think of. This is the Instagram generation right here and it shows
Yo, make America great again
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Im more so referring to
Klay Thompson/Mikael Bridges than Korver…Guys who don’t necessarily need to the ball in their hands to be most effective like the guys you named and also can provide defense.
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It can be a big commitment to repeatedly participate in this National team stuff. I honestly understand why there's a lack of continuity and familiarity
- Mar 31, 2011
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Damn y'all killing my son Tatum 
He sucked tonight, but at least was good in the first game
He sucked tonight, but at least was good in the first game
- Jul 13, 2005
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This is the Instagram generation right here and it shows
Straight up.
Isos, 30 foot 3s, hunting for fouls, not playing defense wont work here.
- Jul 18, 2012
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Did Trae turn it down or something? Why tf he be getting left off of ****
Nah they need a PG PG.
- Jan 5, 2011
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Dame and kawhi and Bron on the wayyyyy
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Damn y'all killing my son Tatum
He sucked tonight, but at least was good in the first game
he’s struggling to play without that cape on. Big Tatum fan but this is an adjustment.
best thing about olympic melo was he caught and shot that *** every team. And he had a burner. They missing that to me more than a playmaker.
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Simply put Team USA wins based on defense first. That's what they've focused on since 06 and what they're missing . Guys don't want to play it on this squad.
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- Jun 7, 2011
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I see 20 threes from Nigeria but only 10 tonight & still an L? Have no idea what’s going on so I’ll catch a replay but theoretically KD at the 5 with 4 shooters, hunt the slowest defender on the switch and drive and kick all game should blow anyone off the floor.
Then you can bring in Dray/Bam and let them work with a lead but neither one of them should be starting or splitting all of the minutes at center.
Have no idea what’s going on so I’ll catch a replay but theoretically KD at the 5 with 4 shooters, hunt the slowest defender on the switch and drive and kick all game should blow anyone off the floor.Then you can bring in Dray/Bam and let them work with a lead but neither one of them should be starting or splitting all of the minutes at center.
- Mar 3, 2004
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They will be ight … team just started practicing together last week while all the other teams been playing games to make the olympics and practicing for months when there season was over … I’m not saying team USA can’t lose but they should be aight
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