The Official Team USA Basketball Thread: Going For The Gold

[Malcolmxxx_23]

The problem is he's playing like he's on the Lakers, clearing out and waving off dudes is cool when the next man can't score like you or you have a mismatch. But you better make the shot if you're gonna do that when there's 3 other dudes on the floor that can get you 25+. There were a couple of plays where dudes just didn't pass him the ball anymore, or threw their hands up when he missed a shot.

the truth

dude acting like hes playing los angeles, running to the pg and asking for the ball

wtf

i loved how they freezed him out in the 3rd
fukkin selfish fakkit..

 

[Premeditated]

again, retard... which specific aspect of basketball is Kobe Bryant, as of August 8, 2012, superior in as compared to Melo?

scoring
assist
playmaking
defense
leadership
winning

breh, just shut the fukk up.

 

[Brozay]

 

[H.J.Duck]

I swear to god these reactionary threads are terrible... I'll prove why too



So Kobe shot 3/10 and had 11 points (4/4 from the line) with 2 turnovers (played 20 minutes)

Melo shot 1/6 and had 5 points (2/2 from the line) with 2 turnovers (played 12 minutes)

both had 1 assist & 2 personal fouls

yet Kobe was "sabotaging" them? But people here talkin bout how Melo does everything so much better?



=Reactionary thread.

 

[Christian3o5]

why Tyson smack KD but though

 

[holidayinn21]

The problem is he's playing like he's on the Lakers

that is exactly what he's doing.

he wasn't playing like at all in 08.

 

[mvp_status]

Yea the game was close and he was trying to play that hero role

Na nikka we got the MVP and the scoring champ on the floor, take yo ass to the corner three and get ready

 

[Youngdev]

I swear to god these reactionary threads are terrible... I'll prove why too



So Kobe shot 3/10 and had 11 points (4/4 from the line) with 2 turnovers (played 20 minutes)

Melo shot 1/6 and had 5 points (2/2 from the line) with 2 turnovers (played 12 minutes)

both had 1 assist & 2 personal fouls

yet Kobe was "sabotaging" them? But people here talkin bout how Melo does everything so much better?

If Melo was shooting turn around jumpers he would get destroyed



=Reactionary thread.

One guy said it, calm down breh and Melo only shot when he was open, kobe was shooting fadeaways

 

[SEC Hater]

Melo and Durant are EASILY the two best scorers in the league and it's not close, just because Kobe shoots the most doesn't make him a better scorer.

Kobe and Melo are both average defenders at this point.

SMH at you being relegated to resort to some bullshyt intangible statistic like "leadership"... If being a leader means forcing up shots for personal stats when you have two skilled 7 footers on your team, then

You're right, its not about how much you shoot, it about shooting percentage, and Kobe and Melo both shot the SAME EXACT FG% in the regular season, and lets not get started with the playoff numbers, and this is coming from somebody who hates Kobe

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

Same Melo who shot 43% like Kobe which was Kobe's 2nd worst shooting season.

Try again. You're about to strike out.

negro kobe is a career 43 percent shooter

 

[HacksawJimThuggin]

Same Melo who shot 43% like Kobe which was Kobe's 2nd worst shooting season.

Try again. You're about to strike out.

let me help you out. Is Kobe definitively better at any of the following:


scoring? no.
passing? no.
rebounding? no.
defense? no.
shooting? no.







So what exactly makes Kobe a top 3 player like you stans claim, while Melo is a fringe top 10 guy?

 

[H.J.Duck]

One guy said it, calm down breh and Melo only shot when he was open, kobe was shooting fadeaways

Nah, let me react too.

 

[CantStop]

that is exactly what he's doing.

he wasn't playing like at all in 08.

Actually he was and was shooting WAY more. He was just scoring a little better even though his % was still bad. Dude is not an international player.

 

[skb1065]

brehs, we need in that slam dunk contest in H town

 

[Malta]

the truth

dude acting like hes playing los angeles, running to the pg and asking for the ball

wtf

i loved how they freezed him out in the 3rd
fukkin selfish fakkit..

He's pressing, I think he'll make the adjustment and play better, especially in the medal round. His game isn't really suited to play with a bunch of star players like that, but he'll adjust.