USA vs Brazil game thread (tune-up)

[TE]

Tomorrow, 7 pm CT, ESPN2.

:hungry::hungry:

[Samuel Eto'o]

:lol brazil

[pass1st]

30-40 point curbstomp

[blkroadrunners]

Hellz yea, can't wait.

[Latarian Milton]

US will win but it ain't gonna be a blow-out, brazil got some nasty bigs who match up well against US midget paint tbh

[pass1st]

US will win but it ain't gonna be a blow-out, brazil got some nasty bigs who match up well against US midget paint tbh

Chandler will hold them down, tbh

[lakerhaterade]

Brazil actually has a talented squad.

Back in the 2010 WC, they came up short against the US by single digits.

Should be a fun game.

[ElNono]

Their squad is kinda old but they have a good coach too now... in other words, wouldn't shock me if the only lose by 25...

[IronMaxipad]

Is Neymar playing?

[TE]

Today's game should yield some idea of how the US will compete with bigger frontlines. I don't think it'll be as magnified of a problem as others have put it out to be. Brazil has one of the better veteran floor generals that will be competing in the Olympics at the point guard spot in marcelinho. If the ball pressure gets to him and other guards on the perimeter, I don't see this being anything less than a 30+ point win.

Spain will provide a much tougher test up front, but they are missing Rubio and USA killer Navarro is battling injuries.

[Venti Quattro]

NgS020MRjWI

:lol Calipari

[TE]

Game in less than 10 mins

[TimDunkem]

USA will win by at least 20.

[TE]

Magnano as a head coach has the secret recipe to compete with the US.

[TE]

:lolbama is at this game

[jeebus]

Who was the hot slut at his side?

[TE]

along with biden

[TE]

Who was the hot slut at his side?

daughter? Niece?

[ElNono]

:lol Barry in campaign mode

[ElNono]

Who was the hot slut at his side?

Biden's mistress? :lol

[InRareForm]

Splitter :lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

sponsored by who cares

[TE]

Splitter with the pussy hook to start the game

[TE]

uh oh

[TE]

US starting off slow again

[jeebus]

Chris Fall

[Bynumite]

Splitter is such a scrub :lol

[TE]

it's pretty physical out there...

[TE]

This is Brazil's tempo

[jeebus]

:lmao US starting 5 getting buttfucked in front of the president

[Jodelo]

Kobe :lmao

The S5 looks horrible.

[TE]

Garcia with the corkscrew shot :lmao thats on Shawn Marion levels of nasty

[TE]

This is what happens when you play a team that lives on pick and roll with a decent PG. Kobe Bryant looks fucking horrible out there against scrubs

[fevertrees]

lmao Westbrook

[TE]

:lol

[ElNono]

coasting, tbh

[Josepatches_]

lol dream team 92

[shyne]

Team USA is full of ball hogging chuckers led by Bryant and Melo, no way in hell this team could beat the the dream team.

[Nathan89]

If Kobe can hold this starting lineup back just imagine what he's going to do to the Lakers.

[TE]

Team USA is full of ball hogging chuckers led by Bryant and Melo, no way in hell this team could beat the the dream team.

tbh I don't even know why Melo is on this team.

[fevertrees]

lol was the 92 Dream Team ever losing in a game much less by 10?

[TE]

I wonder if the loser aurora of the Washington Wizards is rubbing off on this team

[ElNono]

lol dream team 92

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2011/0216/pg2_g_pippen_sy_576.jpg

[Jodelo]

Hopefully the US-Team takes more threes, success granted!

[The Gemini Method]

I wonder if the loser aurora of the Washington Wizards is rubbing off on this team

Aura? I think it became cursed when Blake Griffin got injured and the other members of 2008 (Wade, Howard and Bosh) had their respective surgeries and whatnot.

[Jodelo]

Paul with the flop, no call! :lol

[TimDunkem]

lol Nene shitting the bed.

[Jodelo]

Did Kobe just passed the ball? Huh, what happened?

[TE]

Kobe with the prank

[TE]

Fuck these refs

[Jodelo]

5 on 4 and Brazil slows it down = Turnover...

[ElNono]

Kobe: "This team can beat the '92 Dream Team"

http://www.icecreamconvos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/michael-jordan-laughing.gif

[Jodelo]

That makes the 376th turnover for Brazil, good pressure by the US!

[TE]

Brazil starting to decompose

[fevertrees]

Brazil with 5 points in the second quarter? :lol

[ElNono]

Surprising it's only a 5 point game, tbh...

[da_suns_fan]

Such freaking haters.

Team USA reminds me of when you cheat on NBA Live and get all the best players in the league on your team. Everyone has a 99 rating for speed.

That last 6 minute stretch defensive was just sick.

[fevertrees]

Props to Hussein for giving women's bball some love

[ElNono]

lol Hussein shitting on Kobe

[Jodelo]

1 of 12 from three for the US but Brazil with 15 (!!!) turnovers in the first half. :lol

[TE]

Tosb Kobe

[Jodelo]

I like what Varejao did.

[fevertrees]

lol Carlton Banks getting in the face of Varejao

[TimDunkem]

Barbosa consistently holds this Brazil team back year after year. :lol

[ElNono]

Barbosa is pretty bad... but they don't have much better

[TE]

Brazil cant hang for a full 40

[ElNono]

they gotta feel good if they keep it within 15...

[jeebus]

Kobe: "This team can beat the '92 Dream Team"

http://www.icecreamconvos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/michael-jordan-laughing.gif

[Jodelo]

Huertas is great on offense, a joy to watch!

[mavs>spurs]

Dammit get fucking kevin love out of the paint if you can't get a stop

[TE]

Huertas is great on offense, a joy to watch!

Steve Nash like tbh.

He fucked with the USA team two years ago in the WC and I was kinda expecting him to do the same this time around.

[InRareForm]

Splitter looks like Zach Morris

[Jodelo]

Melo is pretty bad!

[jeebus]

LeChoke

[ElNono]

:lol Carmelo
:lol Lebron

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

So I didn't watch the first half and so far I haven't seen Barbosa touch the court in the 2nd half. How bad was he?

[ElNono]

So I didn't watch the first half and so far I haven't seen Barbosa touch the court in the 2nd half. How bad was he?

Pretty bad... thinking he's a star and sinking his team... Huertas then came back to reel Brazil back in it

[da_suns_fan]

Its been almost ten seconds since they mentioned the president.

[TE]

So I didn't watch the first half and so far I haven't seen Barbosa touch the court in the 2nd half. How bad was he?

He has been horrible

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Oh there he is.

[da_suns_fan]

I just gotta say that Deron Williams blows.

He doesnt deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as Chris Paul.

[ElNono]

Barbosa was Steve Blake'ish... bottom of the barrel, basically

[jeebus]

I just gotta say that Deron Williams blows.

He doesnt deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as Chris Paul.

That's why I don't get everyone blowing their load over NJ getting Joe Johnson. That team is going to be more overrated than the Knicks imo

[TE]

Lebron MVP

[ElNono]

Kobe bricking everything... Lebron saving his ass, per par

[TimDunkem]

Lol Nene giving Huertas a dirty look after that turnover even though he's done nothing to help his team win.

[jeebus]

Is that welfare loving crowd chanting "we want davis"? Fuckstains.

[ElNono]

:lol airballs

[weebo]

boring ass game..the announcing sucked as well...and they should do away with that abomination called the espy's too

[ElNono]

wanted to see some unibrow... oh well

[TimDunkem]

Do people actually watch the espys, let alone care about them?

[Venti Quattro]

I missed the game. What's the final score?

[pass1st]

80-69

[ElNono]

Boxscore: http://www.usabasketball.com/misc/12_mnt_exh_02_box.pdf

[racm]

Team USA couldn't blow out Brazil and needed LeBron to close?

:lmao

[cobbler]

Did Kobe just passed the ball? Huh, what happened?

And how ironic that over the last four years Kobe has more assists per game than all your teams players except your PG Kidd and prior to Kidd joining even out assisted your PG's. Go figure! :lol

[TE]

Boxscore: http://www.usabasketball.com/misc/12_mnt_exh_02_box.pdf

:lol certain posters anticipating a duplicate performance from the offensive end


:lol world = fucked

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Kobrick: 3-11, 8 points
:lol Melo: 1-7, 3 points
:lol Flop So Harden getting barely any garbage time minutes

[da_suns_fan]

Carmelo and Kobe combined for 4-18 shooting. 2-11 From three point range.

This team doesnt really have a "shooter".

[da_suns_fan]

:lol Kobrick: 3-11, 8 points
:lol Melo: 1-7, 3 points
:lol Flop So Harden getting barely any garbage time minutes

:lol

Freaking beat my by two minutes.

[pass1st]

Team USA coasting, Kobe was just building a house out of bricks.

[Venti Quattro]

Why Kobe does not have a sponsorship with Habitat for Humanity is beyond me.

[ElNono]

:lol Kobrick: 3-11, 8 points
:lol Melo: 1-7, 3 points

:lol nobody surprised

[jestersmash]

Can anyone post the FGM-FGA and points for the U.S. players? Box score link isn't working.

Edit: Never mind, it works if you right click and save the file to your computer.

[rayjayjohnson]

:lol flop so harden.

[racm]

One of the things the 08 squad had was a shooter. Too bad Michael Redd is a TOSB.

[Venti Quattro]

http://i.minus.com/im7hflqNYUGUA.gif

Excuse the King while he flies to the sky.

[scanry]

http://i.minus.com/im7hflqNYUGUA.gif

Excuse the King while he flies to the sky.

Crabe Dribble bitches!!