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The FIBA World Cup is underway in China. The United States is sending a group of unheralded scrubs and Boston Celtics against a bunch of chumps. Still, there are some absolute stars on the stage: MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is playing for Greece, Nikola Jokic is playing for Serbia, Spain has Marc Gasol, Rickey Rubio and former Blazers Superstar Rudy Fernandez, and the Czech Republic has future MVP Tomas Satoransky. Unfortunately, Slovenia didn't make it so no Luka and Finland is not there so Lauri Markkanen can be In The Building in Chicago. Here's what the groups look like![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Games are on ESPN+ R.D. Mangles fucked around with this message at 14:51 on Sep 1, 2019 |
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# ? Jun 10, 2024 14:39 |
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Sato rules
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giannis is going to destroy the US
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Sato looks really loving good
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if anyone knows about cool non-NBA guys on these teams, post it here and I'll put it in the OP.
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one of the great moral failings of the united states is our failure to send more than one lopez brother to the world cup
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R.D. Mangles posted:one of the great moral failings of the united states is our failure to send more than one lopez brother to the world cup Can't have two Lopez bros. You don't want to cause an international incident when they confront eachother.
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Dexo posted:Can't have two Lopez bros. Felicio put up 13 boards in a win over NZ
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my boy https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1168091121848934400?s=09
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New Zealand did reasonably well just to qualify, it's a shame Steven Adams has bad blood with Basketball NZ from back in the day. Still remember the glory days of 2003(?) where we finished ahead of USA. edit: 2002, we came 4th, USA were 6th. Smorgasbord fucked around with this message at 09:39 on Sep 2, 2019 |
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U.S. vs Turkey at 8:30 this morning https://twitter.com/usabasketball/status/1168754247233626112?s=19
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watching thanasis get super psyched when his brother pulls off a good play and vice versa is so good and wholesome
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greece get your poo poo together
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Well this does not look good for the USA
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Lmao joe harris shoving people
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Absolutely cackling every time a sub comes in for this US team. Joe Harris. Harrison barnes. Lmao why not send Arcidiacono.
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Myles Turner making Korkmaz look like Kyrie in pick and roll
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Maybe the USA should have sent a person who can make a 3
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ne mutlu Türküm diyene!
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It would be really cool if the USA had a disaster of a tournament losing three or four games and only gets bronze or something, but I would feel bad for Pop and how it would kinda tarnish his legacy (a little). That said they still have the deepest and overall most talented roster at the tournament, so they should win and if they don't it has to be on him and the coaching staff.
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Lmao owned
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That Illyasova drive and layup was sick e: good job going small and Illyasova gets a putpack in the post against... Joe Harris?
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death to america
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Hahahahaha. Tatum is going to miss here.
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Bailed out, gently caress that.
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flopping like this is football wtf watch him miss
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Tatum choked
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Someone check on Pop.
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Kemba the only US player not shook. Everyone else bricking shots and throwing the ball away
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jason taters
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Myles Turner has been absolute rear end switching on the perimeter on the pick and roll.
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What a loving choke.
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R.D. Mangles posted:What a loving choke. its hilarious
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R.D. Mangles posted:What a loving choke. Both teams shook out of their rear end
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tanglewood1420 posted:Both teams shook out of their rear end seriously what were those freethrows jfc
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donovan mitchell did everything in his power to lose that game. even got creative with with the rim interference. turkey told him to hold their beer and watch this though.
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Unbelievable choke at the line by Turkey.
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Jota posted:donovan mitchell did everything in his power to lose that game. even got creative with with the rim interference. I only watched from the start of the fourth quarter on, but during that time Mitchell and Turner were both atrocious. Like, really really bad. Kemba and Tatum carried them.
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# ? Jun 10, 2024 14:39 |
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what a disgrace all around, no respect for turkey who should have iced this crap team, serbia will urn them to hamburger if they get that far
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