The Official NBA Thread

[frshstunna]

“LeBronze” always cracks me up…Him and Melo was sooooo mad at that Olympics

 

[elpablo21]

When Wemby decides to play for team USA to honor his unborn son Washed gonna be sick

I read this like his unborn son would be named after Washed before I got to the last few words

Or Washed will be reincarnated as Wemby's son

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Wemby has no excuses not to win multiple gold medals and NBA championships.

You having Thugga in your avy makes these posts funnier

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Duncan was on that bronze team too not like they had the worst b team talent

I don’t give any excuses for that team larry brown or not. But that also doesn’t mean their process was acceptable…

 

[Maximus Meridius]

“LeBronze” always cracks me up…Him and Melo was sooooo mad at that Olympics

AI and Marbury was probably the angriest.

No chemistry, 24 had to teach 'em the game.

 

[WASHED KING]

Lets talk about why 24 wasn't there.

aepps20 I ain get any sleep last night. Bad things are about to occur. The Laker fans are really going to hate me for what I'm about to do.

 

[aepps20]

Lets talk about why 24 wasn't there.

aepps20 I ain get any sleep last night. Bad things are about to occur. The Laker fans are really going to hate me for what I'm about to do.

 

[WASHED KING]

We talked about how nasty it is for Embiid to play for USA instead of France but what about not being able to represent your country because you don't understand.....consent.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Lets talk about why 24 wasn't there.

Same reason he wasn't at the 2000 Olympics

 

[WASHED KING]

Same reason he wasn't at the 2000 Olympics

2000 he wasn't good enough......

'04????

 

[Coupé It]

Bruh get this dude some vitamins.

 

[pmatic]

 

[D StaXX]

Lets talk about why 24 wasn't there.

aepps20 I ain get any sleep last night. Bad things are about to occur. The Laker fans are really going to hate me for what I'm about to do.

Naw relax yo. We know the truth.

 

[Coupé It]

He heard “LeBronze” and it sent Washed over the edge.

 

[aepps20]

Duncan was on that bronze team too not like they had the worst b team talent

I don’t give any excuses for that team larry brown or not. But that also doesn’t mean their process was acceptable…

It wasn’t just the process it was about fit and playing style. Compare the 03 Tournament of the Americas team that was supposed to be the 04 Olympic team to the actual 04 team.

Larry Brown wanted to play a slow paced style with strong post play and snipers (Ray Allen and Mike Bibby) at the 3 point line to clear the paint for Tim, JO, Kenyon Elton Brand to go to work. Add in elite/athletic wings in Tmac, RJ and Vince with J Kidd running the point.

Larry Brown’s strategy wasn’t a bad one with the roster he thought he would get. When January of 04 rolled around the geopolitical environment decimated the roster. Larry got a team of young athletic players that would struggle in a half court game (due to lack of familiarity ) unless they could turn defense into offense.

Larry tried to out FIBA, more experienced FIBA teams. Coach K knew he couldn’t do that and decided to turn up the defense and make FIBA play US style of basketball.

 

[picasso swerve]

What we should really be debating tbh. Solid list.

 

[WASHED KING]

He heard “LeBronze” and it sent Washed over the edge.

It was actually the "Had to get Bean there to teach him how to win". That comment did it. That and I'm running on 4 hrs of sleep.

 

[MVP]

JT could be worse...

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

It wasn’t just the process it was about fit and playing style. Compare the 03 Tournament of the Americas team that was supposed to be the 04 Olympic team to the actual 04 team.

Larry Brown wanted to play a slow paced style with strong post play and snipers (Ray Allen and Mike Bibby) at the 3 point line to clear the paint for Tim, JO, Kenyon Elton Brand to go to work. Add in elite/athletic wings in Tmac, RJ and Vince with J Kidd running the point.

Larry Brown’s strategy wasn’t a bad one with the roster he thought he would get. When January of 04 rolled around the geopolitical environment decimated the roster. Larry got a team of young athletic players that would struggle in a half court game (due to lack of familiarity ) unless they could turn defense into offense.

Larry tried to out FIBA, more experienced FIBA teams. Coach K knew he couldn’t do that and decided to turn up the defense and make FIBA play US style of basketball.

I don’t disagree with any of that but fit, play style, roster construction = process

They clearly revamped the process after the debacles

 

[WASHED KING]

JT definitely could be worse....could be Kobe numbers.

 

[akajae]

What we should really be debating tbh. Solid list.

shotsrangout

 

[danger style]

It was actually the "Had to get Bean there to teach him how to win". That comment did it. That and I'm running on 4 hrs of sleep.

I don’t have a dog in this fight but let’s just stick with this angle for a little bit longer

 

[DripNick]

He heard “LeBronze” and said "speaking of bronze, the guy who just got a statue was a rapist"

 

[WASHED KING]

I don’t have a dog in this fight but let’s just stick with this angle for a little bit longer

 

[DripNick]

You having Thugga in your avy makes these posts funnier