Why Was The 2004 Olympics Team So Bad and Such A Failure?

[Koolaid_Man]

They were flat out not the best team at the tournament....

Results:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketb...s_tou rnament (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics#Men.27s_tou rnament)

Why do you think this team struggled so much? Clearly international competition had improved but aside from that....

[Mitch]

They were a group of indians without a chief. Timmy is just a yes man and AI was in it for personal glory, nobody there earned respect from his peers like gold medalists such as Kobe, Shaq and Jordan.

Honestly, Timmy's failure to play out of pop's system and lead a team still stains the legacy of team usa.

[mudyez]

...because Manu rocked the boat!

[Koolaid_Man]

They were a group of indians without a chief. Timmy is just a yes man and AI was in it for personal glory, nobody there earned respect from his peers like gold medalists such as Kobe, Shaq and Jordan.

Honestly, Timmy's failure to play out of pop's system and lead a team still stains the legacy of team usa.

I'm a little uncomfortable putting all the blame on Tim Duncan. However a prime Duncan should have willed Team USA

[Bynumite]

To this day, Jim quitting on his country and never donning the US uniform again still is one of the most disgraceful and bitch made acts in basketball history.

Jim knew his limitations though and recognized he wasn't shit outside of Pop's system.

Spurfan will tell you olympic teams are amateurs who don't stack up against NBA level talent. If that's the case, how the fuck did Jim lose against amateurs when his team was so stacked?

[Koolaid_Man]

They were a group of indians without a chief. Timmy is just a yes man and AI was in it for personal glory, nobody there earned respect from his peers like gold medalists such as Kobe, Shaq and Jordan.

Honestly, Timmy's failure to play out of pop's system and lead a team still stains the legacy of team usa.

One of the biggest problems is that Duncan never learned how to seal a defender in the post without drawing a whistle...

[Koolaid_Man]

To this day, Jim quitting on his country and never donning the US uniform again still is one of the most disgraceful and bitch made acts in basketball history.

Jim knew his limitations though and recognized he wasn't shit outside of Pop's system.

Spurfan will tell you olympic teams are amateurs who don't stack up against NBA level talent. If that's the case, how the fuck did Jim lose against amateurs when his team was so stacked?

Rumors are that Duncan didn't give it his all and the box scores and indicative of that, he was the best player on the squad yet everyone said that he didn't give a shit. I know he doesn't consider himself an American but damn if you're on the team at least give it your all.

Lost a lot of respect for Tim in 2004.

[Mitch]

I'm a little uncomfortable putting all the blame on Tim Duncan. However a prime Duncan should have willed Team USA

Timmy doesn't get all the blame, but he's a major factor.

[Koolaid_Man]

Timmy doesn't get all the blame, but he's a major factor.

The disaster of the 2004 Olympics was a reminder that Team USA needs to gather their best to represent ‘Merica on a stage that large. The shame of 2004’s bronze finish compelled players like James, Anthony, Wade and Carlos Boozer to return four years later to try and erase the haunting memory. It also apparently prompted players like Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd to join the team to ensure that this never ever happened again...

[Mitch]

The disaster of the 2004 Olympics was a reminder that Team USA needs to gather their best to represent ‘Merica on a stage that large. The shame of 2004’s bronze finish compelled players like James, Anthony, Wade and Carlos Boozer to return four years later to try and erase the haunting memory. It also apparently prompted players like Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd to join the team to ensure that this never ever happened again...

We've won with college players for decades, the team just needs a good leader and not a spineless system player.

[Koolaid_Man]

We've won with college players for decades, the team just needs a good leader and not a spineless system player.

Pop and Tim Only had excuses after the games....:lmao


Popovich: Against Argentina, Tim was officiated like he's never going to be officiated in the NBA. There were times he was absolutely knocked to the floor, kicked over, and trampled—and no call?

Tim Duncan (center, Team USA): FIBA sucks.

[LkrFan]

midnightpulp
Clipper Nation

:downspin:

[LkrFan]

Anybody know who all were on det Bronze Medal winning team? Any Laker playas?

[Koolaid_Man]

Timmy doesn't get all the blame, but he's a major factor.


Check out this quote from an opposing Aregentina player about Tim Duncan :lmao :lmao


Graeber: Duncan was on the pavement between two garbage cans, flat on his back. He looked like he was homeless. People had to step around him to pass. He didn't move for a long time. He ended up sitting against the wall between the waste cans, in the dark, with his hands covering his face. He was crying, I think.

[Mitch]

Sounds like something that cuck would do.


Check out this quote from an opposing Aregentina player about Tim Duncan :lmao :lmao

[Kawhitstorm]

B/C Kirby was rubbing one out after being turned down by a hotel maid & missed the flight to Greece.

[Koolaid_Man]

Check out this quote from an opposing Aregentina player about Tim Duncan :lmao :lmao

Can someone Photoshop this quote for me....:lol

Graeber: Duncan was on the pavement between two garbage cans, flat on his back. He looked like he was homeless. People had to step around him to pass. He didn't move for a long time. He ended up sitting against the wall between the waste cans, in the dark, with his hands covering his face. He was crying, I think.

[Mitch]

B/C Kirby was rubbing one out after being turned down by a hotel maid & missed the flight to Greece.

True, Kobe would have willed Duncan's homeless looking ass to a gold :tu

[Koolaid_Man]

True, Kobe would have willed Duncan's homeless looking ass to a gold :tu

Like he did the Redeem team as shown in this high def video :lol this is how Backdoor Theodoor should have led in 2004...:lol


https://youtube/fhpVE5Yfvhc

[jeebus]

Tammy Tits recently had a miscarriage and was suffering the lost of her first child.

[Koolaid_Man]

Anybody know who all were on det Bronze Medal winning team? Any Laker playas?

No Laker playas....just Betas

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/oly_mens_hi%201_zpsdxn52pr6.jpg

[Koolaid_Man]

Notice how Timothy refuses to look up...as if we won't notice its him :lol


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/oly_mens_hi%201_zpsdxn52pr6.jpg

[Koolaid_Man]

Two homo's and a gangasta :lol
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/51193071_zpswbo01x9i.jpg

[Koolaid_Man]

Mean while two Alphas putting in work....


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/1992_zpskkqty3ml.jpg


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/U-S-basketball-player-Kobe-Bryant-top-center-leaps-on-top-of-his-teammates-as-they-celebrate-after-the-U-S-defeated-Spain-to_zpsnasg7brs.jpg

[Koolaid_Man]

To Alpha

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/kobe-bryant-gold-medal-47de9b30d8_zpsd8btp8lr.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/KobeBryantOlympicsDay16BasketballUNOo59suhIvl_zps6 n4vjsrs.jpg

[Koolaid_Man]

To Beta:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/oly_mens_hi%201_zpsdxn52pr6.jpg

[LkrFan]

esau
El Nono
DMC

[LkrFan]

midnightpulp
Clipper Nation

:downspin:

Avoiding Olympic threads, huh? :lol

[ElNono]

esau
El Nono
DMC

:lol Why u calling me, Gilberto?

That was the best evar basketball Olympic tournament if you ask me....

https://bobcatspanish.pbworks.com/f/Manu+Ginobili+Mouhammad+A-image-1.jpg

[Reck]

Avoiding Olympic threads, huh? :lol

No one gives two fucks about olympic basketball. It doesn't mean shit.

[LkrFan]

:lol Why u calling me, Gilberto?

That was the best evar basketball Olympic tournament if you ask me....

https://bobcatspanish.pbworks.com/f/Manu+Ginobili+Mouhammad+A-image-1.jpg
:lol

[LkrFan]

No one gives two fucks about olympic basketball. It doesn't mean shit.

Maaaaaaaaad as fuck! :lmao

[Reck]

Maaaaaaaaad as fuck! :lmao

How you figure? I dont watch no faggy olympic games.

[LkrFan]

:lol Why u calling me, Gilberto?

That was the best evar basketball Olympic tournament if you ask me....

https://bobcatspanish.pbworks.com/f/Manu+Ginobili+Mouhammad+A-image-1.jpg

Reck tell that to El Nono :lol

[LkrFan]

How you figure? I dont watch no faggy olympic games.

:cry Because Jim won Bronze, no one gives 2 shits about the Olympics! :cry

[Reck]

:cry Because Jim won Bronze, no one gives 2 shits about the Olympics! :cry

You know damn well no one cares about none of that shit.

Its all you lakerfags climging on to this last piece of fiction as you see Cuckcan ascend to greatness and watch Kobe dwindle in flames. :lmao

[TheGreatYacht]

Avoiding Olympic threads, huh? :lol
Just like you faggots avoid Laker threads, and narutoluva avoids the : lol thread

[ezau]

ezau (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=3)
El Nono (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=3)
DMC (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=20665)

That was the worst basketball team ever assembled by the US, tbh. Even a prime MJ would have a hard time putting a team with Iverson and Marbury, two of the biggest cancers in basketball, on his back. Good thing the '08 reincarnation just one one prime cancer (Kobe) to deal with. Also, not sure how the '08 would be able to beat a prime '04 Argentina squad.

[ezau]

Notice how Kobe Bryant was coattailing the shit out of then 25-year old Wade and 23-year old James :lol Kobe, the 30-year old, didn't even led the team in points :lol Kobe was a glorified role player on this team. He played the role of Klay Thompson by thriving off Lebron and Wade's exploits, tbh. Lebron was the clear alpha of this squad and this just shows how a 23-year old Lebron (15.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.8 apg, 2.4 spg) is already two tiers better than a prime Kobe.



Year
Player
G
PTS
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
PTS
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Carmelo Anthony (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/carmelo-anthony-1)
8
92
34
3
8
2
6
11.5
4.3
0.4
1.0
0.3
0.8


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Carlos Boozer (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/carlos-boozer-1)
8
26
15
2
2
0
8
3.3
1.9
0.3
0.3
0.0
1.0


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Chris Bosh (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/chris-bosh-1)
8
73
49
2
5
6
4
9.1
6.1
0.3
0.6
0.8
0.5


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Kobe Bryant (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kobe-bryant-1)
8
120
22
17
9
4
15
15.0
2.8
2.1
1.1
0.5
1.9


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Dwight Howard (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dwight-howard-1)
8
87
46
4
5
7
9
10.9
5.8
0.5
0.6
0.9
1.1


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
LeBron James (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lebron-james-1)
8
124
42
30
19
8
17
15.5
5.3
3.8
2.4
1.0
2.1


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Jason Kidd (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jason-kidd-1)
8
13
21
16
5
2
12
1.6
2.6
2.0
0.6
0.3
1.5


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Chris Paul (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/chris-paul-1)
8
64
29
33
18
0
9
8.0
3.6
4.1
2.3
0.0
1.1


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Tayshaun Prince (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tayshaun-prince-1)
8
34
15
2
3
1
2
4.3
1.9
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.3


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Michael Redd (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/michael-redd-1)
8
25
9
4
2
0
3
3.1
1.1
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.4


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Dwyane Wade, Jr. (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dwyane-wade-jr-1)
8
128
32
15
18
1
13
16.0
4.0
1.9
2.3
0.1
1.6


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Deron Williams (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/deron-williams-1)
8
64
18
22
6
0
12
8.0
2.3
2.8
0.8
0.0
1.5






In contrast, Tim Duncan was averaging nearly a double-double in 2004.:wow Didn't know his game translated very well in international competition, despite having two full-blown cancers in Iverson and Marbury keeping him at bay.



Year
Player
G
PTS
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
PTS
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Carmelo Anthony (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/carmelo-anthony-1)
7
17
11
0
2
5
6
2.4
1.6
0.0
0.3
0.7
0.9


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Carlos Boozer (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/carlos-boozer-1)
8
61
49
3
6
4
7
7.6
6.1
0.4
0.8
0.5
0.9


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Tim Duncan (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tim-duncan-1)
8
103
73
13
6
0
17
12.9
9.1
1.6
0.8
0.0
2.1


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Allen Iverson (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/allen-iverson-1)
8
110
13
20
11
2
12
13.8
1.6
2.5
1.4
0.3
1.5


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
LeBron James (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lebron-james-1)
8
43
8
13
6
3
9
5.4
1.0
1.6
0.8
0.4
1.1


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Richard Jefferson (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/richard-jefferson-1)
8
54
22
8
2
4
11
6.8
2.8
1.0
0.3
0.5
1.4


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Stephon Marbury (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/stephon-marbury-1)
8
84
10
27
7
2
10
10.5
1.3
3.4
0.9
0.3
1.3


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Shawn Marion (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/shawn-marion-1)
8
79
47
6
9
2
4
9.9
5.9
0.8
1.1
0.3
0.5


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Lamar Odom (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lamar-odom-1)
8
74
46
11
16
3
10
9.3
5.8
1.4
2.0
0.4
1.3


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Emeka Okafor (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/emeka-okafor-1)
2
0
3
0
0
0
1
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Amar'e Stoudemire (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/amare-stoudemire-1)
8
22
14
1
3
1
4
2.8
1.8
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.5


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Dwyane Wade, Jr. (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dwyane-wade-jr-1)
8
58
15
19
17
4
20
7.3
1.9
2.4
2.1
0.5
2.5



Totals
Per Game






My takeaways here would be:

1. Kobe played a role player type of role in 2008 by feeding off double teams on Lebron and Wade. This isn't surprising because he's used to this type of role his entire career.
2. Duncan had vastly superior numbers in 2004 despite playing in the worst assembled US team of all time. He just had the misfortune of playing against a prime Argentina team, which would give even the '92 US team fits.
3. Lebron is really a transcendent talent as evidenced by the performance in 2008. 20 years from now, people will still talk about what a great two-way player he really is.

[Koolaid_Man]

Notice how Kobe Bryant was coattailing the shit out of then 25-year old Wade and 23-year old James :lol Kobe, the 30-year old, didn't even led the team in points :lol Kobe was a glorified role player on this team. He played the role of Klay Thompson by thriving off Lebron and Wade's exploits, tbh. Lebron was the clear alpha of this squad and this just shows how a 23-year old Lebron (15.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.8 apg, 2.4 spg) is already two tiers better than a prime Kobe.



Year
Player
G
PTS
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
PTS
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Carmelo Anthony (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/carmelo-anthony-1)
8
92
34
3
8
2
6
11.5
4.3
0.4
1.0
0.3
0.8


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Carlos Boozer (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/carlos-boozer-1)
8
26
15
2
2
0
8
3.3
1.9
0.3
0.3
0.0
1.0


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Chris Bosh (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/chris-bosh-1)
8
73
49
2
5
6
4
9.1
6.1
0.3
0.6
0.8
0.5


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Kobe Bryant (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kobe-bryant-1)
8
120
22
17
9
4
15
15.0
2.8
2.1
1.1
0.5
1.9


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Dwight Howard (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dwight-howard-1)
8
87
46
4
5
7
9
10.9
5.8
0.5
0.6
0.9
1.1


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
LeBron James (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lebron-james-1)
8
124
42
30
19
8
17
15.5
5.3
3.8
2.4
1.0
2.1


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Jason Kidd (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jason-kidd-1)
8
13
21
16
5
2
12
1.6
2.6
2.0
0.6
0.3
1.5


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Chris Paul (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/chris-paul-1)
8
64
29
33
18
0
9
8.0
3.6
4.1
2.3
0.0
1.1


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Tayshaun Prince (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tayshaun-prince-1)
8
34
15
2
3
1
2
4.3
1.9
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.3


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Michael Redd (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/michael-redd-1)
8
25
9
4
2
0
3
3.1
1.1
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.4


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Dwyane Wade, Jr. (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dwyane-wade-jr-1)
8
128
32
15
18
1
13
16.0
4.0
1.9
2.3
0.1
1.6


2008 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2008)
Deron Williams (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/deron-williams-1)
8
64
18
22
6
0
12
8.0
2.3
2.8
0.8
0.0
1.5






In contrast, Tim Duncan was averaging nearly a double-double in 2004.:wow Didn't know his game translated very well in international competition, despite having two full-blown cancers in Iverson and Marbury keeping him at bay.



Year
Player
G
PTS
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
PTS
TRB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Carmelo Anthony (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/carmelo-anthony-1)
7
17
11
0
2
5
6
2.4
1.6
0.0
0.3
0.7
0.9


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Carlos Boozer (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/carlos-boozer-1)
8
61
49
3
6
4
7
7.6
6.1
0.4
0.8
0.5
0.9


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Tim Duncan (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tim-duncan-1)
8
103
73
13
6
0
17
12.9
9.1
1.6
0.8
0.0
2.1


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Allen Iverson (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/allen-iverson-1)
8
110
13
20
11
2
12
13.8
1.6
2.5
1.4
0.3
1.5


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
LeBron James (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lebron-james-1)
8
43
8
13
6
3
9
5.4
1.0
1.6
0.8
0.4
1.1


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Richard Jefferson (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/richard-jefferson-1)
8
54
22
8
2
4
11
6.8
2.8
1.0
0.3
0.5
1.4


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Stephon Marbury (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/stephon-marbury-1)
8
84
10
27
7
2
10
10.5
1.3
3.4
0.9
0.3
1.3


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Shawn Marion (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/shawn-marion-1)
8
79
47
6
9
2
4
9.9
5.9
0.8
1.1
0.3
0.5


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Lamar Odom (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lamar-odom-1)
8
74
46
11
16
3
10
9.3
5.8
1.4
2.0
0.4
1.3


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Emeka Okafor (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/emeka-okafor-1)
2
0
3
0
0
0
1
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Amar'e Stoudemire (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/amare-stoudemire-1)
8
22
14
1
3
1
4
2.8
1.8
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.5


2004 (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/teams/USA/2004)
Dwyane Wade, Jr. (http://www.basketball-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dwyane-wade-jr-1)
8
58
15
19
17
4
20
7.3
1.9
2.4
2.1
0.5
2.5



Totals
Per Game






My takeaways here would be:

1. Kobe played a role player type of role in 2008 by feeding off double teams on Lebron and Wade. This isn't surprising because he's used to this type of role his entire career.
2. Duncan had vastly superior numbers in 2004 despite playing in the worst assembled US team of all time. He just had the misfortune of playing against a prime Argentina team, which would give even the '92 US team fits.
3. Lebron is really a transcendent talent as evidenced by the performance in 2008. 20 years from now, people will still talk about what a great two-way player he really is.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/8d313038ebb53016c0acddfb584819f0014aa30e6a71653a84 7d2dc70ba7f90b_zpsi0cgca9x.jpg

[ezau]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/8d313038ebb53016c0acddfb584819f0014aa30e6a71653a84 7d2dc70ba7f90b_zpsi0cgca9x.jpg

Kobestan's brain exploding after seeing some semblance of statistics and logic. :lol

[Sean Cagney]

Look at the way it was constructed and you had Iverson and Marbury as PG's who had no outside shot basically. They lacked shooters and it was just a horribly constructed team IMO. When Kidd, Kobe and Shaq etc. dropped out you are looking at a huge loss and they would have won an easy gold IMO if everyone goes. That is the truth.

Lebron surely was not Lebron yet and Wade was not Wade yet as we know them, another factor.

[Canyonero]

https://hispanosenelbasket.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/argentina-2004.jpg

Hall of Fame tbh

[Mnky]

:lol Why u calling me, Gilberto?

That was the best evar basketball Olympic tournament if you ask me....

https://bobcatspanish.pbworks.com/f/Manu+Ginobili+Mouhammad+A-image-1.jpg

No one was stopping Manu. Legend.

[LkrFan]

Jim led the Kang to a Bronze Medal. Look at their NBA careers, surefire HOFer credentials, then note that they are Bronze Medalists. Something doesn't add up. :lol

[Thread]

Look at the way it was constructed and you had Iverson and Marbury as PG's who had no outside shot basically. They lacked shooters and it was just a horribly constructed team IMO. When Kidd, Kobe and Shaq etc. dropped out you are looking at a huge loss and they would have won an easy gold IMO if everyone goes. That is the truth.

Lebron surely was not Lebron yet and Wade was not Wade yet as we know them, another factor.

As a rule I don't partake in this subject of thread. If Kool wasn't a friend of the family I'd read him a riot act over it's lodgement, but, that being said,,,Lebron wasn't Lebron till you gave him your 1st 5th.

[ezau]

Jim led the Kang to a Bronze Medal. Look at their NBA careers, surefire HOFer credentials, then note that they are Bronze Medalists. Something doesn't add up. :lol

23-year old Lebron already was the alpha of the 08 USA team. Just shows you Kobe is nothing more than a glorified and less talented version of Scottie Pippen.

[Kidd K]

Enters thread with low expectations due to who the TC is.

Sees nearly every post is by a Lakers fan.

Gets bored of obvious circle jerk and looks at current NBA standings

Laughs when sees where the Spurs and Lakers are respectively.

Leaves and sleeps well tonight while looking forward to the rest of the season.

[ezau]

As a rule I don't partake in this subject of thread. If Kool wasn't a friend of the family I'd read him a riot act over it's lodgement, but, that being said,,,Lebron wasn't Lebron till you gave him your 1st 5th.

Kobe gave away 04 and 08. He also quit on the franchise in 2015. Such a shame.

[Thread]

Kobe gave away 04 and 08. He also quit on the franchise in 2015. Such a shame.

They were selling your shit. They never sold our shit.

And Kobe retired. Everybody retires.

[ezau]

They were selling your shit. They never sold our shit.

And Kobe retired. Everybody retires.
Losing 04 and 08 while quitting on your team in 15 is something that Kobe had to account for until the end of time.

[Thread]

Losing 04 and 08 while quitting on your team in 15 is something that Kobe had to account for until the end of time.

No. "the end of time" is on your clocks not on mine.

[ezau]

No. "the end of time" is on your clocks not on mine.

Nope. Kobe will see memories of 04 and 08 as well as quitting on the Lakers on his deathbed. That's the cold and sad truth to it, Cully.

[Thread]

Nope. Kobe will see memories of 04 and 08 as well as quitting on the Lakers on his deathbed. That's the cold and sad truth to it, Cully.

No. They were selling your shit. They never sold our shit. And Kobe retired. Everybody retires.

[ezau]

No. They were selling your shit. They never sold our shit. And Kobe retired. Everybody retires.

lol 04 and 08 will forever be engraved in Laker fans' collective memories. The quitting part also made everything worse for Kobe. That's just the way it is, Cul.

[Mitch]

lol 04 and 08 will forever be engraved in Laker fans' collective memories. The quitting part also made everything worse for Kobe. That's just the way it is, Cul.

:lol nobody gets butthurt oved it. Lakers were the best team of the 2000s with four titles, fans were in nirvana even if the Celtics won one at Laker expense.

[DMC]

No. They were selling your shit. They never sold our shit. And Kobe retired. Everybody retires.
Kobe hasn't retired. He's only announced he will. He has quit though, did that years ago.

[Thread]

Kobe hasn't retired. He's only announced he will. He has quit though, did that years ago.

Don't make an obtuse ass of yourself, D.

[Xevious]

And here's another '04 Olympics thread. Once this plays out it'll be another thread about Kobe and Duncan's respective paychecks. Rinse and repeat. Anything to avoid talking about current basketball.

But since we're on the subject, that '04 squad was shit. Spin it however you like, but they weren't winning the gold as constructed. Plus there was Manu.

[Mitch]

And here's another '04 Olympics thread. Once this plays out it'll be another thread about Kobe and Duncan's respective paychecks. Rinse and repeat. Anything to avoid talking about current basketball.

But since we're on the subject, that '04 squad was shit. Spin it however you like, but they weren't winning the gold as constructed. Plus there was Manu.

College kids could beat Puerto fucking Rico, let alone a roster with good nba players

This was the product of team USA being let down by a mediocre leaders like Duncan & Iverson.

[Kawhitstorm]

Like he did the Redeem team as shown in this high def video :lol this is how Backdoor Theodoor should have led in 2004...:lol


https://youtube/fhpVE5Yfvhc

Kirby jumping ship after Bron/Wade/Melo established themselves as superstars:lmao

[DMC]

Don't make an obtuse ass of yourself, D.

You need to pump the brakes on this narrative web you keep spinning. It's retarded. "Kobe retired" "second 5th" "Tim lost his kids". None of these are true yet you keep saying these as if they become more and more true as time passes. It's 2016, and they are still as false as they were the day you first uttered them.

Kobe didn't retire. Why is that important? Because your excuse for Kobe throwing the rest of the team under the bus is that "everyone retires". He's not retired so it's not the same. He's only announced he will retire, and then set out to make the entire season about him (again).

Second 5th: No such thing. Spurs have 5 titles, there is no 2nd 5th. There is no "if". There is only "do" and they Spurs didn't do in 2013 what they did in 2014. Odd coming from a Laker fan who's team has left at least ten rings on the table to create such an obviously flawed narrative about a team who left only one.

They were sellin' your shit: This went from "you were sellin' your shit" to "they were selliln' your shit" when you were shown that NBA TV aired that commercial, had nothing to do with the Spurs franchise. So what does it matter if someone wants to sell something that has no meaning to it? Happens all the time, like the Steve Nash Lakers jersey.

Tim lost his kids: No, Tim has custody of his kids. End of story. If you're going to hang around, at least bring something to the table that isn't so easily defeated as this weak ass shit.

Step your game up Bail, make it your NY's resolution.

[DMC]

College kids could beat Puerto fucking Rico, let alone a roster with good nba players

This was the product of team USA being let down by a mediocre leaders like Duncan & Iverson.

Had your hero not had an ankle monitor he might have been able to lead them to the astonishing 6-27 like record they have today.

:lol talking about the Olympics on an NBA forum
:lolignoring your current record under your leader

[Koolaid_Man]

Had your hero not had an ankle monitor he might have been able to lead them to the astonishing 6-27 like record they have today.

:lol talking about the Olympics on an NBA forum
:lolignoring your current record under your leader


Can I lay my head on your stomach :lmao

[Mitch]

Had your hero not had an ankle monitor he might have been able to lead them to the astonishing 6-27 like record they have today.

:lol talking about the Olympics on an NBA forum
:lolignoring your current record under your leader

I'm well aware of the state of the Lakers, but that isn't going to stop me from having my say about Duncan's failure for his country.

[DMC]

I'm well aware of the state of the Lakers, but that isn't going to stop me from having my say about Duncan's failure for his country.

Meh, that's no worse than being eliminated in the 1st round and nowhere near as bad as missing the playoffs.

[ezau]

:lol nobody gets butthurt oved it. Lakers were the best team of the 2000s with four titles, fans were in nirvana even if the Celtics won one at Laker expense.

Suuuure :lol whatever makes you sleep better at night :lol

[ezau]

You need to pump the brakes on this narrative web you keep spinning. It's retarded. "Kobe retired" "second 5th" "Tim lost his kids". None of these are true yet you keep saying these as if they become more and more true as time passes. It's 2016, and they are still as false as they were the day you first uttered them.

Kobe didn't retire. Why is that important? Because your excuse for Kobe throwing the rest of the team under the bus is that "everyone retires". He's not retired so it's not the same. He's only announced he will retire, and then set out to make the entire season about him (again).

Second 5th: No such thing. Spurs have 5 titles, there is no 2nd 5th. There is no "if". There is only "do" and they Spurs didn't do in 2013 what they did in 2014. Odd coming from a Laker fan who's team has left at least ten rings on the table to create such an obviously flawed narrative about a team who left only one.

They were sellin' your shit: This went from "you were sellin' your shit" to "they were selliln' your shit" when you were shown that NBA TV aired that commercial, had nothing to do with the Spurs franchise. So what does it matter if someone wants to sell something that has no meaning to it? Happens all the time, like the Steve Nash Lakers jersey.

Tim lost his kids: No, Tim has custody of his kids. End of story. If you're going to hang around, at least bring something to the table that isn't so easily defeated as this weak ass shit.

Step your game up Bail, make it your NY's resolution.

DMC pushing it hard down the old man's throat. Don't be too hard scrah, he might wake up with Alzheimer's tomorrow. :lol

[Splits]

Three years ago this week, an intoxicated Christine O'Donnell showed up at the apartment of a 25-year-old Philadelphian and ended up spending the night in his bed. Here's his story—and photos—of his escapade with the would-be Delaware senator.

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--FeHnydQZ--/18k2ou0r07ohcjpg.jpg

I barely knew Christine when she turned up at my door at around eight o'clock on the night of Halloween. We'd met for the first and only time three months earlier when my two roommates and I signed the lease on our apartment: Christine's aunt owned the place we were moving into, and she happened to be up from Delaware visiting at the time. But we'd only spent about five minutes together that day and we hadn't spoken much, and I hadn't thought of her since.Yet here she was standing outside my door with a friend. And both of them were pretty tipsy.

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--duXOhBEA--/18k2ou0r4e7oqjpg.jpg

She asked if she and her friend could come inside our apartment to change into their costumes. She couldn't change at her aunt's place, she said, because she was sleeping and she didn't want to wake her up. Would we mind if she used our bathroom instead?

It was a pretty strange request. Sure, weird stuff happens on Halloween, but I barely knew her, and it isn't every day that someone shows up at your front door and asks to change into their ladybug costume. But I told her it was fine and she was welcome to use our place to get ready.

It didn't take long before the two women—who'd clearly been drinking—were sitting on my couch, beers in hand, trying to convince my roommate and me to join them for a night on the town. Christine was in the holiday spirit dressed in her ladybug outfit. Her friend, who had a female pirate costume on, was much more quiet and reserved. She barely spoke all night.


http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--XtE8lCmS--/18k2ou2qatsnhjpg.jpg


It was a Wednesday evening, and my roommate and I hadn't been planning to go out. We both had to get up pretty early the next morning for work. But Christine was insistent that we join them, and she wasn't taking no for an answer. "Come on, guys! Let's go! Just throw something on!" she said.

The costume that I wore for the Halloween a year before—a boy scout's uniform that belonged to a friend—was still sitting in my closet. So that made it easy. But my roommate had no idea what to put on.

Christine immediately came up with an idea. She pointed to a cardboard box in the kitchen—the kind that 12-packs of Coca-Cola come in—and told him to cut a hole in the middle and put it on top of his head. We weren't sure what she was suggesting.

"You can go as a cokehead!" she said, bursting into laughter.

With our costume situation sorted out, we headed to South Street, where lots of bars in Philadelphia are located. Half an hour later, the four of us were seated at a table and knocking back beers.


It really didn't take very long for Christine to make her move. She'd grabbed my hand on the way from the apartment to South Street, so I can't say I was totally surprised when she leaned in to kiss me soon after we arrived at the bar.


I could tell when we first met that Christine was older than me. I was 25, and although I never asked her age, I'd have guessed she was in her early 30s. It was only recently that I found out her real age and learned she was in her late 30s when we hooked up. There's a 14-year gap between us, but she looks good for her age. I don't think I'd heard the word "cougar" yet at that point, but that's probably what I'd call her.

Aggressive is another word I'd use to describe her. At the bar, she confessed to me that her aunt really hadn't been sleeping. She hadn't even gone to her apartment to check, she said. She had remembered me from our five-minute meeting the previous summer, and used the story about her aunt as an excuse to knock on my door. She'd set her sights on me from the beginning.

Christine was pretty intense, and she was pretty outspoken that night, but we didn't talk politics much. Her aunt had told me that Christine ran for Senate a year earlier and had lost, so I knew a bit about her background. But the most political she got that night was when she said she attended lots of events in Washington that attracted congressmen and senators. "It would be nice to have a good-looking young man to attend those with me," she added.


http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--hBPWOcNH--/18k2ou2q5tnwejpg.jpg
We'd probably knocked back five Heinekens when Christine leaned over and whispered in my ear that she wanted to go back to my place. Before we could go, though, she told me to ask her friend if she'd mind if I drove Christine home later that evening. That was odd. I guess Christine didn't want to come across as a slut in her friend's eyes for going home with me, so she wanted me to bring it up her friend first.

I did what I was told and asked her friend if she had any objection to me hanging out with Christine a little longer provided I took her home later on in the evening. She didn't, and a few minutes after that, we were all headed back to my apartment. Christine's friend got in her car and went home. My roommate went to his bedroom and went to sleep. And Christine and I got cozy on the couch and popped open another beer.

Things got physical on the couch pretty quickly. It wasn't long before we'd moved from the living room to my bed.

I won't get into the nitty gritty details of what happened between the sheets that evening. But I will say that it wasn't half as exciting as I'd been hoping it would be. Christine was a decent kisser, but as soon as soon as her clothes came off and she was naked in my bed, Christine informed me that she was a virgin.

"You've got to be kidding," I said. She didn't explain at the time that she was a "born-again virgin." She made it seem like she'd never had sex in her life, which seemed pretty improbable for a woman her age. And she made it clear that she was planning on staying a virgin that night. But there were signs that she wasn't very experienced sexually. When her underwear came off, I immediately noticed that the waxing trend had completely passed her by.


http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--K2afdGiH--/18k2ou2qarpd7jpg.jpg
Obviously, that was a big turnoff, and I quickly lost interest. I said goodnight, rolled over, and went to sleep. It was almost four o'clock in the morning. I had to get up at 6:30 to go to work.

Christine wasn't in the best of shape when my alarm clock went off three hours later. I was hungover and exhausted and we'd both had about the same amount to drink, so I'm guessing she was feeling even worse. I got up and started to get dressed and told Christine she'd need to get up, too. But she clearly didn't want to budge, and even after I'd reminded her a few times, she was still under the covers. Did she think I was going to leave for work and let her sleep in my bed?

When she finally did get up and dressed and we got in the car, Christine couldn't remember exactly where her friend lived. We circled around for about 20 minutes before we found it, and I dropped her off in the parking lot next to her car, as she asked me to. We said goodbye and exchanged phone numbers and email addresses. But there wasn't a whole lot of back and forth. I didn't even try to give her a kiss goodbye.

I wasn't planning on contacting Christine after our night together. Things hadn't gone so great—especially the part that took place in my bedroom—and I didn't see any reason to try and see her again. But two or three days later, she emailed me to ask me if I wanted to hang out again. I made an excuse. But she didn't take a hint and emailed or called a few more times over the next couple of weeks before I was forced to make it clear to her that I wasn't interested.

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--sq-WjzRn--/18k2ou4p6mrszjpg.jpg (http://gawker.com/5674407/christine-odonnell-+-scenes-from-the-campaign-trail/gallery/)


Things worked out for the best, though. A few weeks later, Christine started dating my roommate. They went out for over a year, and it was a little awkward the first few times Christine came over to visit him at our apartment and we all had to make conversation in the living room. But that passed pretty quickly. And in case you're wondering, he never had sex with her either, as far as I know.
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--w75Q55v4--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_77,q_80,w_137/18k2ovny5ngohjpg.jpg (http://gawker.com/5674407/christine-odonnell-+-scenes-from-the-campaign-trail/gallery/)

When I heard several months ago that Christine had decided to run again, I didn't take it very seriously. And I never expected in a million years that she'd end up winning the primary. But she did, and the morning after the election, I sat in disbelief as I watched the news on TV. For a second, I thought I might be hearing things and I went over to my computer and pulled up CNN.com to check if it was true. It was.

God, I hope the same thing doesn't happen next week

[Koolaid_Man]

Three years ago this week, an intoxicated Christine O'Donnell showed up at the apartment of a 25-year-old Philadelphian and ended up spending the night in his bed. Here's his story—and photos—of his escapade with the would-be Delaware senator.

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--FeHnydQZ--/18k2ou0r07ohcjpg.jpg

I barely knew Christine when she turned up at my door at around eight o'clock on the night of Halloween. We'd met for the first and only time three months earlier when my two roommates and I signed the lease on our apartment: Christine's aunt owned the place we were moving into, and she happened to be up from Delaware visiting at the time. But we'd only spent about five minutes together that day and we hadn't spoken much, and I hadn't thought of her since.Yet here she was standing outside my door with a friend. And both of them were pretty tipsy.

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--duXOhBEA--/18k2ou0r4e7oqjpg.jpg

She asked if she and her friend could come inside our apartment to change into their costumes. She couldn't change at her aunt's place, she said, because she was sleeping and she didn't want to wake her up. Would we mind if she used our bathroom instead?

It was a pretty strange request. Sure, weird stuff happens on Halloween, but I barely knew her, and it isn't every day that someone shows up at your front door and asks to change into their ladybug costume. But I told her it was fine and she was welcome to use our place to get ready.

It didn't take long before the two women—who'd clearly been drinking—were sitting on my couch, beers in hand, trying to convince my roommate and me to join them for a night on the town. Christine was in the holiday spirit dressed in her ladybug outfit. Her friend, who had a female pirate costume on, was much more quiet and reserved. She barely spoke all night.


http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--XtE8lCmS--/18k2ou2qatsnhjpg.jpg


It was a Wednesday evening, and my roommate and I hadn't been planning to go out. We both had to get up pretty early the next morning for work. But Christine was insistent that we join them, and she wasn't taking no for an answer. "Come on, guys! Let's go! Just throw something on!" she said.

The costume that I wore for the Halloween a year before—a boy scout's uniform that belonged to a friend—was still sitting in my closet. So that made it easy. But my roommate had no idea what to put on.

Christine immediately came up with an idea. She pointed to a cardboard box in the kitchen—the kind that 12-packs of Coca-Cola come in—and told him to cut a hole in the middle and put it on top of his head. We weren't sure what she was suggesting.

"You can go as a cokehead!" she said, bursting into laughter.

With our costume situation sorted out, we headed to South Street, where lots of bars in Philadelphia are located. Half an hour later, the four of us were seated at a table and knocking back beers.


It really didn't take very long for Christine to make her move. She'd grabbed my hand on the way from the apartment to South Street, so I can't say I was totally surprised when she leaned in to kiss me soon after we arrived at the bar.


I could tell when we first met that Christine was older than me. I was 25, and although I never asked her age, I'd have guessed she was in her early 30s. It was only recently that I found out her real age and learned she was in her late 30s when we hooked up. There's a 14-year gap between us, but she looks good for her age. I don't think I'd heard the word "cougar" yet at that point, but that's probably what I'd call her.

Aggressive is another word I'd use to describe her. At the bar, she confessed to me that her aunt really hadn't been sleeping. She hadn't even gone to her apartment to check, she said. She had remembered me from our five-minute meeting the previous summer, and used the story about her aunt as an excuse to knock on my door. She'd set her sights on me from the beginning.

Christine was pretty intense, and she was pretty outspoken that night, but we didn't talk politics much. Her aunt had told me that Christine ran for Senate a year earlier and had lost, so I knew a bit about her background. But the most political she got that night was when she said she attended lots of events in Washington that attracted congressmen and senators. "It would be nice to have a good-looking young man to attend those with me," she added.


http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--hBPWOcNH--/18k2ou2q5tnwejpg.jpg
We'd probably knocked back five Heinekens when Christine leaned over and whispered in my ear that she wanted to go back to my place. Before we could go, though, she told me to ask her friend if she'd mind if I drove Christine home later that evening. That was odd. I guess Christine didn't want to come across as a slut in her friend's eyes for going home with me, so she wanted me to bring it up her friend first.

I did what I was told and asked her friend if she had any objection to me hanging out with Christine a little longer provided I took her home later on in the evening. She didn't, and a few minutes after that, we were all headed back to my apartment. Christine's friend got in her car and went home. My roommate went to his bedroom and went to sleep. And Christine and I got cozy on the couch and popped open another beer.

Things got physical on the couch pretty quickly. It wasn't long before we'd moved from the living room to my bed.

I won't get into the nitty gritty details of what happened between the sheets that evening. But I will say that it wasn't half as exciting as I'd been hoping it would be. Christine was a decent kisser, but as soon as soon as her clothes came off and she was naked in my bed, Christine informed me that she was a virgin.

"You've got to be kidding," I said. She didn't explain at the time that she was a "born-again virgin." She made it seem like she'd never had sex in her life, which seemed pretty improbable for a woman her age. And she made it clear that she was planning on staying a virgin that night. But there were signs that she wasn't very experienced sexually. When her underwear came off, I immediately noticed that the waxing trend had completely passed her by.


http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--K2afdGiH--/18k2ou2qarpd7jpg.jpg
Obviously, that was a big turnoff, and I quickly lost interest. I said goodnight, rolled over, and went to sleep. It was almost four o'clock in the morning. I had to get up at 6:30 to go to work.

Christine wasn't in the best of shape when my alarm clock went off three hours later. I was hungover and exhausted and we'd both had about the same amount to drink, so I'm guessing she was feeling even worse. I got up and started to get dressed and told Christine she'd need to get up, too. But she clearly didn't want to budge, and even after I'd reminded her a few times, she was still under the covers. Did she think I was going to leave for work and let her sleep in my bed?

When she finally did get up and dressed and we got in the car, Christine couldn't remember exactly where her friend lived. We circled around for about 20 minutes before we found it, and I dropped her off in the parking lot next to her car, as she asked me to. We said goodbye and exchanged phone numbers and email addresses. But there wasn't a whole lot of back and forth. I didn't even try to give her a kiss goodbye.

I wasn't planning on contacting Christine after our night together. Things hadn't gone so great—especially the part that took place in my bedroom—and I didn't see any reason to try and see her again. But two or three days later, she emailed me to ask me if I wanted to hang out again. I made an excuse. But she didn't take a hint and emailed or called a few more times over the next couple of weeks before I was forced to make it clear to her that I wasn't interested.

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--sq-WjzRn--/18k2ou4p6mrszjpg.jpg (http://gawker.com/5674407/christine-odonnell-+-scenes-from-the-campaign-trail/gallery/)


Things worked out for the best, though. A few weeks later, Christine started dating my roommate. They went out for over a year, and it was a little awkward the first few times Christine came over to visit him at our apartment and we all had to make conversation in the living room. But that passed pretty quickly. And in case you're wondering, he never had sex with her either, as far as I know.
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--w75Q55v4--/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_77,q_80,w_137/18k2ovny5ngohjpg.jpg (http://gawker.com/5674407/christine-odonnell-+-scenes-from-the-campaign-trail/gallery/)

When I heard several months ago that Christine had decided to run again, I didn't take it very seriously. And I never expected in a million years that she'd end up winning the primary. But she did, and the morning after the election, I sat in disbelief as I watched the news on TV. For a second, I thought I might be hearing things and I went over to my computer and pulled up CNN.com to check if it was true. It was.

God, I hope the same thing doesn't happen next week

I jacked off to that story

[Mitch]

Meh, that's no worse than being eliminated in the 1st round and nowhere near as bad as missing the playoffs.

Failing your country is quite a shame, moreso than any NBA failure.

[ezau]

I'm well aware of the state of the Lakers, but that isn't going to stop me from having my say about Duncan's failure for his country.

Duncan had a statistically superior performance for a team that had no
business making the quarterfinals. It's a miracle that the 04 squad even won the bronze, tbh. Meanwhile, Kobe was just coattailing the great performance of James and Wade in 08. And don't get me started in '12 when
Kobe played the role of Michael Redd. Coach K basically made him a spot-up shooter for
that team. :lol

[Mitch]

Suuuure :lol whatever makes you sleep better at night :lol

:lol D+ for effort

[Koolaid_Man]

Failing your country is quite a shame, moreso than any NBA failure.
I agree 1000%

[Thread]

I jacked off to that story

Can ya imagine the beaver on her, K?

Sweet Jesus.

[Mitch]

Duncan had a statistically superior performance for a team that had no
business making the quarterfinals. It's a miracle that the 04 squad even won the bronze, tbh. Meanwhile, Kobe was just coattailing the great performance of James and Wade in 08. And don't get me started in '12 when
Kobe played the role of Michael Redd. Coach K basically made him a spot-up shooter for
that team. :lol

Stats are stats, Duncan failed to lead a team with skill far surpassing Puerto fucking Rico.

Duncan gave us a shit colored medal and didn't even try to make up for it, he's a failure plain and simple.

[Koolaid_Man]

Can ya imagine the beaver on her, K?

Sweet Jesus.

Yes I can....I did Masturbate to her once before...she got her start on Bill Maher's show back in the day...Splits did me a solid by posting that :lmao

I would love one whiff and 1000 licks of her sweet beav

[ezau]

Failing your country is quite a shame, moreso than any NBA failure.

Throwing your entire team under the bus is even worse. Quitting midseason and creating a poem that basically says 'I can't play with the best of them
anymore' is simply not how an athlete should quit. Kobe quit on your franchise and fan base.

[ezau]

Stats are stats, Duncan failed to lead a team with skill far surpassing Puerto fucking Rico.

Duncan gave us a shit colored medal and didn't even try to make up for it, he's a failure plain and simple.

Stats show Kobe was nothing more than a role player on a superior team while Duncan was the linchpin on a team that should've lost every game because of its poor construction. Kobe won on a team that was built to beat any team by at least 30 points, the US team had like 4 freaking years to prepare for it. :lol

[Mitch]

Throwing your entire team under the bus is even worse. Quitting midseason and creating a poem that basically says 'I can't play with the best of them
anymore' is simply not how an athlete should quit. Kobe quit on your franchise and fan base.

:lol Thinking failing some business organization and its fans is worse than failing 300 million people.
:lol Retard

[ezau]

:lol D+ for effort

Not sure how you'd sleep knowing that:

A. Kobe killed the Lakers all by himself (Not to mention killing Jerry Buss in the process).
B. His last meaningful playoff game was in 2011
C. He quit on his team and his fan base
D. The Lakers will not sniff a championship in the next 15-20 years

That's the reality for all Laker fans all over the universe. :lol Meanwhile, San Antonio will keep on contending long after Duncan has retired. :lol

[Splits]

Yes I can....I did Masturbate to her once before...she got her start on Bill Maher's show back in the day...Splits did me a solid by posting that :lmao

I would love one whiff and 1000 licks of her sweet beav

Ya'll fucking nasty. I made a girl shave her landing strip once. Then again, I don't fuck old stanky shit and any girl born after 1985 with any game or self respect wouldn't be caught dead in bed without being fully shaved

[Mitch]

Stats show Kobe was nothing more than a role player on a superior team while Duncan was the linchpin on a team that should've lost every game because of its poor construction. Kobe won on a team that was built to beat any team by at least 30 points, the US team had like 4 freaking years to prepare for it. :lol

Stats are stats, this is all that matters

http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/82533962-players-pose-after-the-mens-basketball-gold-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QWhsuXNXq7hgQ2x3IZhiacJKspI6 5GRiHHf5B7bgov85P%2BDCwpzFlFp9XD3PoSOYuw%3D%3D

Not this :lol
http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Zm.YCAk0XIA/s/750/750/Bronze-Medal.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FXR4SNXHL._SX300_.jpg

[ezau]

:lol Thinking failing some business organization and its fans is worse than failing 300 million people.
:lol Retard


Being a Laker fan :lol
Should've joined the fags in GSW while the Lakers try to assemble a decent team in 20 years :lol
Jerry Buss bringing the entire organization to the grave :lol
Being a Laker Fan :lol

[Thread]

Ya'll fucking nasty. I made a girl shave her landing strip once. Then again, I don't fuck old stanky shit and any girl born after 1985 with any game or self respect wouldn't be caught dead in bed without being fully shaved

I like a bushy beaver on a woman like this. You can damn well bet the hirsute extends up into the ass crack.

[Mitch]

Being a Laker fan :lol
Should've joined the fags in GSW while the Lakers try to assemble a decent team in 20 years :lol
Jerry Buss bringing the entire organization to the grave :lol
Being a Laker Fan :lol

:lol One-dimensional
:lol Baited

[ezau]

Stats are stats, this is all that matters

http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/82533962-players-pose-after-the-mens-basketball-gold-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QWhsuXNXq7hgQ2x3IZhiacJKspI6 5GRiHHf5B7bgov85P%2BDCwpzFlFp9XD3PoSOYuw%3D%3D

Not this :lol
http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Zm.YCAk0XIA/s/750/750/Bronze-Medal.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FXR4SNXHL._SX300_.jpg

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fb/6a/ff/fb6aff9e4afd9451f5cdb2870ef8ac9d.jpg

Laker fan forced to read this shit. :lol
Writing a poem saying that I can't play anymore :lol
Shitty-ass player getting 25 mil a year :lol
Quitter :lol

[ezau]

:lol One-dimensional
:lol Baited

Laker fan :lol
Buy more tickets :lol
Cheer Kobe one more time :lol
Get to the playoffs first then we'll talk :lol

[Thread]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fb/6a/ff/fb6aff9e4afd9451f5cdb2870ef8ac9d.jpg

Laker fan forced to read this shit. :lol
Writing a poem saying that I can't play anymore :lol
Shitty-ass player getting 25 mil a year :lol
Quitter :lol

He retired. Everybody retires.

[Mitch]

Laker fan :lol
Buy more tickets :lol
Cheer Kobe one more time :lol
Get to the playoffs first then we'll talk :lol

:lol One-dimensional
:lol Baited

[Mitch]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fb/6a/ff/fb6aff9e4afd9451f5cdb2870ef8ac9d.jpg

Laker fan forced to read this shit. :lol
Writing a poem saying that I can't play anymore :lol
Shitty-ass player getting 25 mil a year :lol
Quitter :lol

:lol Quitting on 300 million people

[ezau]

He retired. Everybody retires.

http://c.files.bbci.co.uk/5E52/production/_86964142_mm_kobe_poem_web_v2.jpg

:lol :lol :lol

[ezau]

:lol Quitting on 300 million people

http://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/components/video/__new/2015-11-30t23-53-04-233z--1280x720.nbcnews-ux-1080-600.jpg

Laker fans crying their hearts out :lol
Left behind by their leader :lol
Shitty franchise :lol
Waiting for Jerry Buss to walk through that door :lol

[ezau]

http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/54638055ecad04e971a12574-1200-858/01-643.png



Jordan vs. Bryant debate :lol
Amazing competitor :lol
Unparalleled work ethic :lol
Quitting :lol

[Mitch]

http://media1.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/components/video/__new/2015-11-30t23-53-04-233z--1280x720.nbcnews-ux-1080-600.jpg

Laker fans crying their hearts out :lol
Left behind by their leader :lol
Shitty franchise :lol
Waiting for Jerry Buss to walk through that door :lol

:lol The face of a man who failed his country and 300m people
:lol "fiba sucks"
http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/duncan_bronze.jpg

[Thread]

http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/54638055ecad04e971a12574-1200-858/01-643.png



Jordan vs. Bryant debate :lol
Amazing competitor :lol
Unparalleled work ethic :lol
Quitting :lol

He's retiring. Everybody retires.

& we didn't give a shit when a Celtic, a white man held that record for 40 years.

[Koolaid_Man]

:lol The face of a man who failed his country and 300m people
:lol "fiba sucks"
http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/duncan_bronze.jpg


Not only that but he decided since he let down 300 million people during the real Olymics he would impress those in the Special Olympics

:lmao :lol :lmao

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/105192171_zps716tjsy9.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/105192260_zpspjyogmro.jpg

[Reck]

:lol The face of a man who failed his country and 300m people
:lol "fiba sucks"
http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/duncan_bronze.jpg

Isn't it sad that you have to resort to olympic smack talk since you dont have a leg to stand on when it comes to the real deal?

[Thread]

Not only that but he decided since he let down 300 million people during the real Olymics he would impress those in the Special Olympics

:lmao :lol :lmao

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/105192171_zps716tjsy9.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/105192260_zpspjyogmro.jpg

I noticed yesterday that all 4 CFP teams had tards in their pre game Rush. Smilin' ear-to-ear goin' out & comin' back. They don't know if they won or lost.

[Koolaid_Man]

Isn't it sad that you have to resort to olympic smack talk since you dont have a leg to stand on when it comes to the real deal?


Theres no greater honor than standing before your Nation against other Nations..

[Koolaid_Man]

I noticed yesterday that all 4 CFP teams had tards in their pre game Rush. Smilin' ear-to-ear goin' out & comin' back. They don't know if they won or lost.

:lol

[ezau]

:lol The face of a man who failed his country and 300m people
:lol "fiba sucks"
http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/duncan_bronze.jpg

http://4.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/kobe-and-michael-ring-meme.jpg?784c8a

'Dear basketball' :lol
D-league player :lol
Half of teenagers in LA already better than him :lol

[ezau]

He's retiring. Everybody retires.

& we didn't give a shit when a Celtic, a white man held that record for 40 years.

You know 04 and 08 could've been LA's. Kobe gave them away, Cully.

[Reck]

Theres no greater honor than standing before your Nation against other Nations..

None remembers.

Olympics here is like soccer. It's only relevant once every 4 years. They all forget about it the next day.

Dont be fooling yourself.

[Koolaid_Man]

None remembers.

Olympics here is like soccer. It's only relevant once every 4 years. They all forget about it the next day.

Dont be fooling yourself.


Hey R-e-c-k :lmao tell him to get off his knees its real Beta....begging for a win and shit ..failed a whole Nation :lmao he's the only one on his knees

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/2004-us-mens-olympic-basketball-team%201_zpsrr0bkogg.jpeg

[Koolaid_Man]

None remembers.

Olympics here is like soccer. It's only relevant once every 4 years. They all forget about it the next day.

Dont be fooling yourself.


:lmao Don't you be fooling yourself :lmao

Shameful
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/argentine-basketball-2004-Getty_600_zpstsnhaeq9.jpg

[Reck]

Hey R-e-c-k :lmao tell him to get off his knees its real Beta....begging for a win and shit ..failed a whole Nation :lmao he's the only one on his knees

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/2004-us-mens-olympic-basketball-team%201_zpsrr0bkogg.jpeg

Why are you not ragging on Lebron?

I mean look at that lineup. No wondered they got bukakked. :lol

[Killakobe81]

That was the worst basketball team ever assembled by the US, tbh. Even a prime MJ would have a hard time putting a team with Iverson and Marbury, two of the biggest cancers in basketball, on his back. Good thing the '08 reincarnation just one one prime cancer (Kobe) to deal with. Also, not sure how the '08 would be able to beat a prime '04 Argentina squad.

LoL at prime Argentina beating the 2008 squad with Kobe LeBron Wade etc all near prime.

[DMC]

Failing your country is quite a shame, moreso than any NBA failure.

Raping is quite a shame. Getting a bronze medal isn't. Not being able to leave to play for your country (as a married man) because you're on trial for rape, that's a shame. Winning the bronze with Lamar Odom and Starbury isn't.

[DMC]

LoL at prime Argentina beating the 2008 squad with Kobe LeBron Wade etc all near prime.
Was that the same year Chauncey busted Kobe's hole?

[Killakobe81]

Stats show Kobe was nothing more than a role player on a superior team while Duncan was the linchpin on a team that should've lost every game because of its poor construction. Kobe won on a team that was built to beat any team by at least 30 points, the US team had like 4 freaking years to prepare for it. :lol

Yet Kobe closed for an elite squad Duncan was the leader and best player for an all time shitty one ...it happens.

[Killakobe81]

Was that the same year Chauncey busted Kobe's hole?

Nah Celts beat our ass in 2008 if you mean 2004 when argentina was great tayshaun was the main reason Kobe struggled on offense ...dont recall him matching up with Billups but i hated the 2004 team even before they lost to the Pistons adding GP and Malone to the egos of ShaqKobePhil was foolish in hindsight

[Koolaid_Man]

Why are you not ragging on Lebron?

I mean look at that lineup. No wondered they got bukakked. :lol


Ohh don't worry..Lebronze gonna get his too :lol

[Thread]

You know 04 and 08 could've been LA's. Kobe gave them away, Cully.

Every year "could've been" every teams.

But, they were selling your shit.

[Thread]

Raping is quite a shame. Getting a bronze medal isn't. Not being able to leave to play for your country (as a married man) because you're on trial for rape, that's a shame. Winning the bronze with Lamar Odom and Starbury isn't.

You got nary room.

Your Neal raped as well. Then you hired him.

[Thread]

Why are you not ragging on Lebron?

I mean look at that lineup. No wondered they got bukakked. :lol

Duncan looks at home.

[Silver&Black]

tell him to get off his knees its real Beta

Nothing is more Beta than crying on the court...

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1032/1418770594_2370f2e356.jpg

[Mitch]

Raping is quite a shame. Getting a bronze medal isn't. Not being able to leave to play for your country (as a married man) because you're on trial for rape, that's a shame. Winning the bronze with Lamar Odom and Starbury isn't.

Your perspective is already flawed judging from your last meltdown trying to play your shtick with me, blubber thighs :lol

[ezau]

Every year "could've been" every teams.

But, they were selling your shit.

04 and 08 were different. Could've been two rings for LA already in the bag until Kobe gave them away.

[ezau]

Yet Kobe closed for an elite squad Duncan was the leader and best player for an all time shitty one ...it happens.

Kobe was statistically inferior to Duncan in both of his stints for the USA. I like how Kobestans claim Kobe 'closed' for that team when he was just piggbacking Lebron and Wade the entire tournament. :lol

[ezau]

LoL at prime Argentina beating the 2008 squad with Kobe LeBron Wade etc all near prime.

Prime Argentina will give '92 US team fits. That Manu-led team was an all-time great, tbh.

[ezau]

Nah Celts beat our ass in 2008 if you mean 2004 when argentina was great tayshaun was the main reason Kobe struggled on offense ...dont recall him matching up with Billups but i hated the 2004 team even before they lost to the Pistons adding GP and Malone to the egos of ShaqKobePhil was foolish in hindsight

It's interesting how Kobe gets shut down by Tayshaun when Lebron routinely manhandles his ass on a daily basis. :lol

Point is, a 23-year old Lebron is already a few notches better than a 30-year old Kobe as shown by their Olympic performance.

[DAF86]

LoL at prime Argentina beating the 2008 squad with Kobe LeBron Wade etc all near prime.

In a single elimination game? More than a punchers' chance, tbh.

[Thread]

04 and 08 were different. Could've been two rings for LA already in the bag until Kobe gave them away.

They were never selling our shit.

They were selling your shit.

[ezau]

They were never selling our shit.

They were selling your shit.

'04 and 08', old man. You can never win them back.

[Thread]

'04 and 08', old man. You can never win them back.

They were selling your shit.

[ezau]

They were selling your shit.

Reclaim '04 and '08 then we'll talk.

[DMC]

Nah Celts beat our ass in 2008 if you mean 2004 when argentina was great tayshaun was the main reason Kobe struggled on offense ...dont recall him matching up with Billups but i hated the 2004 team even before they lost to the Pistons adding GP and Malone to the egos of ShaqKobePhil was foolish in hindsight

So what's worse, winning the bronze or getting your hole busted by Tayshun Prince in the Finals with 4 HOFers and a HOF coach?

[DMC]

Your perspective is already flawed judging from your last meltdown trying to play your shtick with me, blubber thighs :lol

My perspective is that the Spurs are 3 games back of the Warriors for the 2nd best record in the league, while the Lakers are struggling to beat a team with 3 wins, one of them coming from the Lakers themselves.

[DMC]

You got nary room.

Your Neal raped as well. Then you hired him.

Then we fired him. You never fired yours.

[Sean Cagney]

As a rule I don't partake in this subject of thread. If Kool wasn't a friend of the family I'd read him a riot act over it's lodgement, but, that being said,,,Lebron wasn't Lebron till you gave him your 1st 5th.
Thats okay man we took two from him to keep him at 2.

[Spurtacular]

Odom - Mr. Insconsistent
RJ - Choker
Amare - Terrible defender
AI - Ball Hog Brick Machine

Who else was on the team? I can see why it ended bad.

[ambchang]

Kobe with odom = missed playoffs
Duncan with odom = bronze

Which one is worse?

[Thread]

Thats okay man we took two from him to keep him at 2.

Too fuckin' late then,,,the damage has been done. He's LeBron James.

[Koolaid_Man]

So what's worse, winning the bronze or getting your hole busted by Tayshun Prince in the Finals with 4 HOFers and a HOF coach?

I'd much rather lose a finals that some Americans watch than to be embarrassed on the world stage by some little chump giving me the finger :lmao...

And why does everyone seem to offer their finger to Jimmy anyway?

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Duncan_Casiano-300x200_zpsocgncyjf.jpg

[Koolaid_Man]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/AP_040829011523_zpsl29hxebu.jpg

[Koolaid_Man]

Tim Duncan: "Don't worry fellas Kobe will come next time and get the job for you. "

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/i%207_zpsmv950xkt.jpg

[DMC]

Too fuckin' late then,,,the damage has been done. He's LeBron James.
Your Kobe did nothing. In his prime, he did nothing to stop Lebron, nothing. Your Shaq actually teamed up with him.

[Thread]

Your Kobe did nothing. In his prime, he did nothing to stop Lebron, nothing. Your Shaq actually teamed up with him.

The facts remain:::You had him locked at 1, then Duncan stepped on a pop top, blew out his flip flop, had to cruise on back home.

Now he's made. It's over. He's LeBron James.

And you didn't even have to answer for it, outside of these 4 walls. Media was so fuckin' jazzed you were able to slip out the back door and skedaddle back to Texas.

[DMC]

The facts remain:::You had him locked at 1, then Duncan stepped on a pop top, blew out his flip flop, had to cruise on back home.

Now he's made. It's over. He's LeBron James.

And you didn't even have to answer for it, outside of these 4 walls. Media was so fuckin' jazzed you were able to slip out the back door and skedaddle back to Texas.
The facts do remain as I have said them. Your Kobe did nothing. The Spurs were the first to stop him in the Finals and gave him the proper rogering he deserved. That basically ran him out of Cleveland. We did it again in Miami with an even better rogering and that ran him back to Cleveland. Pillar to post, Bail, pillar to post.

In the interim, Kobe has made Lebron look like Michael fucking Jordan, at Staples.. where Jack lives, where your hopes lie, where Kobe's half breed kids sleep.

[LkrFan]

Congrats to Pau for winning a Bronze Medal. He just became the 3rd HOF Spur big man to garner such an honor. Like the Admiral in '88 and Jim in 2004, Pau has provided us visual evidence that unless a Laker is leading the way, chances are not good for winning Gold.

Spurs are the only team in World History to have 3 bigs that cut down NBA championship nets, but also failed to win even a Silver Medal against mostly 3rd world countries. :lol

:flag:

[baseline bum]

LOL missing the playoffs four times

[LkrFan]

They were a group of indians without a chief. Timmy is just a yes man and AI was in it for personal glory, nobody there earned respect from his peers like gold medalists such as Kobe, Shaq and Jordan.

Honestly, Timmy's failure to play out of pop's system and lead a team still stains the legacy of team usa.

midnightpulp

[Silver&Black]

LOL missing the playoffs four times

in :lol Today's NBA nonetheless

[baseline bum]

in :lol Today's NBA nonetheless

That Laker leading the way to the lottery four times.

[LkrFan]

:lol Quitting on 300 million people

:lol

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

:lol
"FIBA stinks" :lmao

[Thread]

That Laker leading the way to the lottery four times.

Only took you that one time.

tee, hee.

[LkrFan]

Isn't it sad that you have to resort to olympic smack talk since you dont have a leg to stand on when it comes to the real deal?

Really deal, huh? I guarantee you more people in the world watch the Olympics than the NBA Finals. ELE bet?

[LkrFan]

Hey R-e-c-k :lmao tell him to get off his knees its real Beta....begging for a win and shit ..failed a whole Nation :lmao he's the only one on his knees

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/2004-us-mens-olympic-basketball-team%201_zpsrr0bkogg.jpeg

LeHype has MJ's Olympic number too? PATHETIC :lol

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

LeHype has MJ's Olympic number too? PATHETIC :lol
:lmao goddamn thats a beta picture

[LkrFan]

Why are you not ragging on Lebron?

I mean look at that lineup. No wondered they got bukakked. :lol

Trust me, no player with a Bronze Medal dangling around his neck is truly an 8th or 3rd best player in NBA history :lol

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

I'd much rather lose a finals that some Americans watch than to be embarrassed on the world stage by some little chump giving me the finger :lmao...

And why does everyone seem to offer their finger to Jimmy anyway?

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Duncan_Casiano-300x200_zpsocgncyjf.jpg
:lol

[LkrFan]

Prime Argentina will give '92 US team fits. That Manu-led team was an all-time great, tbh.

:lol

[LkrFan]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/AP_040829011523_zpsl29hxebu.jpg

RJ looks like he wants to play tonsil hockey with Jim :lol

[LkrFan]

Tim Duncan: "Don't worry fellas Kobe will come next time and get the job for you. "

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/i%207_zpsmv950xkt.jpg

:lol

[KobeOwnsDuncan]

RJ looks like he wants to play tonsil hockey with Jim :lol
:lol

[LkrFan]

"FIBA stinks" :lmao

:lmao

[ambchang]

Trust me, no player with a Bronze Medal dangling around his neck is truly an 8th or 3rd best player in NBA history :lol

Nba started handing out medals now?

[K...]

Lakers fans regurgitating their old attacks. Can't come up with anything new. No all stars, begging for d.Russell to get notIced. Sad, sad, sad

[Killakobe81]

Trust me, no player with a Bronze Medal dangling around his neck is truly an 8th or 3rd best player in NBA history :lol:lol

[Koolaid_Man]

No Laker playas....just Betas

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/oly_mens_hi%201_zpsdxn52pr6.jpg

Ohh say can you see....by the dawns early light...what so proudly we hail at the twilight's last gleeming....and the rockets red glare the bronze bursting in air.... :lol

[Koolaid_Man]

Trust me, no player with a Bronze Medal dangling around his neck is truly an 8th or 3rd best player in NBA history :lol

:lmao no shit....

[Koolaid_Man]

Lakers fans regurgitating their old attacks. Can't come up with anything new. No all stars, begging for d.Russell to get notIced. Sad, sad, sad

They was fucking Tammy's shit.....:lol

[K...]

http://youtu.be/EsCyC1dZiN8

[LkrFan]

Ohh say can you see....by the dawns early light...what so proudly we hail at the twilight's last gleeming....and the rockets red glare the bronze bursting in air.... :lol

http://forums.lakersground.net/images/smiles/usa.gif :lol

[mavsfan1000]

AI and Marbury. Enough said.

[Killakobe81]

They was fucking Tammy's shit.....:lol

My new favorite line shout out to Cully

[mavsfan1000]

Watching that game again on YouTube. They had no one to guard Ginobili. Jefferson and Marion over James? Iverson taking tough shots and killing the ball flow. Marbury is horrible on defense. Lol Boozer. Wade couldn't make a shot to save his life. But the main thing was horrible 3 point shooting.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Watching that game again on YouTube. They had no one to guard Ginobili. Jefferson and Marion over James? Iverson taking tough shots and killing the ball flow. Marbury is horrible on defense. Lol Boozer. Wade couldn't make a shot to save his life. But the main thing was horrible 3 point shooting.

man u make it sound like those 03 rookies with 1yr nba experience can ball fiba...those clowns had no jumpshot, every fkn clown on that team had no jumpshot and played the same iso bullshit

[Arcadian]

Kobe couldn't even compete in 04 because he's a filthy rapist.

[Thread]

Kobe couldn't even compete in 04 because he's a filthy rapist.

You've nary room. Your Neal raped as well. Don't worry though,,,it ain't like she was anybody of worth. Just human debris, temporarily in the way.

[Obstructed_View]

You've nary room. Your Neal raped as well.

And in the end, Lakerfan knows which Spur to compare Kobe to.

[mavsfan1000]

But you can see how important 3 point shooting is to a teams chemistry. That and having a shot blocker/rebounder at Center. Outside of Duncan, that team had none of that. I just wanted to punch Marbury for constantly helping off Ginobili. But we fixed our team chemistry. Though I'm not a fan of Melo as a go to guy. James at PF would be sick.

[Thread]

And in the end, Lakerfan knows which Spur to compare Kobe to.

...

Kobe: 5

the tired old shit bag Duncan: 2nd 5th

[mavsfan1000]

...

Kobe: 5

the tired old shit bag Duncan: 2nd 5th
Both are retired old shit bags. Lol

[Thread]

Both are retired old shit bags. Lol

No. The Bag was my invention. I set it in San Antonio and it remains there in perpetuity.

[elbamba]

Spurs are the only team in World History to have 3 bigs that cut down NBA championship nets, but also failed to win even a Silver Medal against mostly 3rd world countries. :lol

:flag:

You do realize that Robinson won two gold medals in 1992 and 1996. If you are going to make fun of someone, at least get your facts right.

[LkrFan]

You do realize that Robinson won two gold medals in 1992 and 1996. If you are going to make fun of someone, at least get your facts right.

He won those as a beta :downspin:

[ezau]

:lol

Are you trolling, bruh? You're trying too hard.

[Spurtacular]

Allen Iverson – Most over-rated player besides Kobe in NBA history
Stephon Marbury—Ball hog
Dwyane Wade—Promoted too early
Carlos Boozer—Terrible defender, makes his teams worse
Carmelo Anthony--Cancer
LeBron James—Not so great without the rigged calls and having to worry about being tested for roids.
Emeka Okafor—LMAO. Was this guy even ever an all-star? Probably once or twice based on the sh** metrics they had back then.
Shawn Marion—Jacked up shot. Never bothered to fix it to become a player worthy of his athletic abilities.
Amar'e Stoudemire—Another bad defender at the 4.
Tim Duncan—Solid player; but succeeds with real teammates and not idiots.
Lamar Odom—Head case.
Dick Jefferson—Not even an all star.

[Thread]

They were selling your shit.

[Molotov]

RJ looks like he wants to play tonsil hockey with Jim :lol


:lol

[LkrFan]

Like he did the Redeem team as shown in this high def video :lol this is how Backdoor Theodoor should have led in 2004...:lol


https://youtube/fhpVE5Yfvhc

King Kool with the goods :toast

[Spurtacular]

I'm a little uncomfortable putting all the blame on Tim Duncan. However a prime Duncan should have willed Team USA

Was Duncan not prime in 2004?

BTW IIRC, refs put a couple BS fouls on him to put him out of the game.

Hard to blame a guy who wasn't on the court to decide it.

Apparently Gregg paid no attention and let 2013 happen.

[lefty]

Was Duncan not prime in 2004?

BTW IIRC, refs put a couple BS fouls on him to put him out of the game.

Hard to blame a guy who wasn't on the court to decide it.

Apparently Gregg paid no attention and let 2013 happen.

ugh
Fuck Pop for benching his best rebounder

[Biggems]

Two homo's and a gangasta :lol
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/51193071_zpswbo01x9i.jpg

Damn, never knew AI was a sword swallower

[Killakobe81]

King Kool with the goods :toast

My nicca showing them young stars how its done....

[FrostKing]

Two homo's and a gangasta :lol
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a68/Koolbreezey/Mobile%20Uploads/51193071_zpswbo01x9i.jpg
Shorts too long. The Euros were better ball handlers & passers.