Official 2024 Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament Thread

[Splits]

Wemby sucks

[spurraider21]

hard to say this is anything but a good experience for him

he's simultaneously out there closing out big games under huge pressure and finding ways to contribute to winning in ways other than scoring and also being humbled and realizing he has a long way to go before he becomes the player he thinks he can be

[Brazil]

Yeah, you're right about that (and I mentioned it vs. Canada) but, it's fair to say everyone was expecting the good defense + offensive dominance. He's been Mutombo so far, not Wemby. AGain, if he's even decent offensviely France doesn't even sweat the last two games. And you can see he's frustrated. Didn't stop to talk to the media after today's game.

Everobody is frustrated by his offense right now and I agree but at the same time I'm happy to see him contribute and not let his frustration get the best of him. He keeps competing instead of whinning ala Fournier.

Let's also not forget that this is his first international tournament

[Brazil]

Wemby sucks

[Pauleta14]

You gotta take advantage of the rare opportunity to have home court advantage at the Olympics!

It's also so French to win when everybody expects you to lose

I've been reverse jynxing all the way

I think I have a special power now

[rjv]

lol at Mo Wagner.

[Pauleta14]

Congrats

It was well deserved

Pretty sure coach Pop had some pointers for that weak French coach

Thanks man

At this point of the compe ion its 80% balls and heart. They made me proud today

And Collette

[Rosewood]

Worried about his shooting, but he’s actually playing really well in every other aspect. I think he will be a spectacular playmaker next year, his passing skills were already good and have seemingly improved.

[rjv]

ST after Wemby's rookie year: he's going to be an MVP caliber player in two to three years.

ST after Wemby in the Olympics: he still has a lot to learn and way to go before he can be considered elite.

[Pauleta14]

I don’t what you people are seeing in yabusele thinking he can play in the nba. That back to basket post up is not working in the nba.

We're not saying he can be an allstar, but he's a versatile huge energy guy who I'm sure could become a lethal role player in a small ball era

He's only in europe bc he plays for Real Madrid (prestige & always fight for les) and huge salary for europe

He could easily be in NBA if he wanted but wants.... to play!! Not be a 10-15min rotation guy (at least short term)

[Pauleta14]

Vic owns France a good game in the finale. He's been there defensively but otherwise has had some disappointing Olympics. One can blame the system, the coach, the teammates, but at some point he gotta step up and assert himself.

He hasn't shown the poise he's used us to.

Could be confidence, inexperience or maybe fatigue? (1st long NBA season + olympics, heavy legs?)

He has an amazing opportunity in front of him now

[Pauleta14]

i mean, he's always taking the attention of 2-4 players, nothing wrong with that.

We're not in the Final without Vic, let's be clear about that

But let's not act like his didn't shoot horendously either.

His shots selection is at least better than a few games ago, but he needs (is due to) to put them down now

[Pauleta14]

This is such an invaluable experience for Wemby and it’ll make him a better player. Even when he struggles offensively he always finds multiple ways to help his team.

Happy for France. Congrats to our french posters and good luck in the final, I’ll be rooting for them.

Thanks man!

[Chinook]

hard to say this is anything but a good experience for him

he's simultaneously out there closing out big games under huge pressure and finding ways to contribute to winning in ways other than scoring and also being humbled and realizing he has a long way to go before he becomes the player he thinks he can be

Now if only the superfans can get that nuanced takeaway

[Chinook]

ST after Wemby's rookie year: he's going to be an MVP caliber player in two to three years.

ST after Wemby in the Olympics: he still has a lot to learn and way to go before he can be considered elite.

That's not a contradiction. It kind of is in the sense that the second take is talking about him being "considered elite" when the actual take is about him being years away from being able to carry a team to a le. Nobody cares about what Stephen A Smith thinks when it comes to Wemby's elite status. We're talking about a lot of growth and maturity that needs to happen and isn't dependent on how tall, long or skilled he is. This isn't a situation with a binary answer. Wemby can be amazing and ahead of schedule and still years away.

[Frenchfred]

If anything, these games show that the Spurs are right to take rebuilding slowly, Wemby is not ready to carry a team by himself. No point in trying to be in the play-in next season, next season should be about tanking again.

[rjv]

That's not a contradiction. It kind of is in the sense that the second take is talking about him being "considered elite" when the actual take is about him being years away from being able to carry a team to a le. Nobody cares about what Stephen A Smith thinks when it comes to Wemby's elite status. We're talking about a lot of growth and maturity that needs to happen and isn't dependent on how tall, long or skilled he is. This isn't a situation with a binary answer. Wemby can be amazing and ahead of schedule and still years away.

Wemby is Schrödinger's Cat.

[Frenchfred]

He hasn't shown the poise he's used us to.

Could be confidence, inexperience or maybe fatigue? (1st long NBA season + olympics, heavy legs?)

He has an amazing opportunity in front of him now

he needs time to work on his shooting; last season he went directly from French league to summer league and had little preparation before the season started. This year, it’s the Olympics so he’ll need to rest and he won’t have much time either. I don’t see his efficiency improving this season except on the defensive side.

[skin27]

Serbia cant miss

[Ice009]

Well, I'm pretty freaking amped up. Staying up late this whole tournament and some of the practice games, following France all the way to this final. They still got one more push left. Loving the defense they've played these past two games. They gotta be sharper on offense. Victor is playing poorly on offense, but he's doing A LOT of other stuff out that that is huge for the team. I have confidence that he will play better in the final. I believe he's a big game player.

And I do think Yabusele could do some damage in the NBA punishing small ball as a super role player.

[spurraider21]

embiid trying to draw whistles instead of score, what else is new

[spurraider21]

then jokic follows that up with hooking AD's arm but getting the call... no better

[exstatic]

no ballhandling, shooting, or playmaking

he's just a bull

There’s a reason Boston didn’t pick up his year 3 option.

[pad300]

Go Serbia! The meltdown would be hilarious!

[spurraider21]

Edwards really showing his inexperience. a couple of sloppy turnovers, bad gamble on defense there. his only bucket was a long pullup 2

nobody on the US looks particularly good aside from Curry. serbia's defense really has them locked down