Basketball at the Olympics

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  1. jlprk

    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    They're tired while we have depth to stay fresh. 19 up so I turned it off.

    Booker has been a big zero in these games, while Durant is the star today. The Suns are less balanced than most people think. Booker is at best another Mitch Richmond, but I don't think so.
     
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    I am not the biggest Booker fan but he was 4-5 from deep with 5 assists.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Today? Well then he's invisible to me. Maybe if the play-by-play guy covered the game, and Wade stopped pontificating about what greatness is all about, I could track the individual players. Did he do that in the last 10 minutes (garbage time), when I stopped watching because they were up 19 for a long time, or did he do that earlier when the game was close?
     
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    You misspelled Tatum. Or Halliburton.

    Kinda funny watching Derek White get minutes while Tatum is glued to the bench.
     
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    Kind of think that is by design. Tatum will be asked to play big minutes eventually.
    Remember this is a tournament. Rest days are going to be needed at times.
     
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    I alluded to this earlier but they started 3 guards, (Booker, Curry, and Holiday)
    And they still played White and Edwards. (Haliburton did not play.

    That extra guard in the lineup, plus the addition of KD, is hurting Tatum's minutes.
    I would imagine that in some games they will start Tatum instead of Booker at SF. (I would keep bringing KD off the bench)
     
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    Tatum was playing like crap in the warmup games. That's why he got benched. Coach Kerr wants to win the gold medal, he's not obligated to maximize NBA contract obligations.
     
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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    Which might make team USA worth rooting for again.
     
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    They will win Silver. The Sharpe-led Canadian team will win Gold
     
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    Hot take, if KP was 100% healthy, Celtics still beat the Mavs in the Finals w/o Tatum
     
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    3 in the key
     
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    I noticed watching them yesterday they were not calling three in Key
     
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    Nothing like giving the biggest, strongest players even more of an advantage...
     
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    Team USA hit the afterburners, and beat a tough Serbia team by 20. While the media is always fishing for drama, questioning rotation choices after a solid victory is skipping practical application.

    If the media is slinging mudballs at Team USA after a big win... by golly gee USA better not lose a game, or else sports broadcasters have barrels of Hellfire & cinder ready to pour.
     
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    How tall is she?
     
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