Tom Ziller of SB Nation on rooting for Team USA: “But this American team isn’t anything like that team. Are there enough similar elements that the anti-razzle dazzle sector of basketball fans can find fault? We know how easy it is for a large swath of people to hate LeBron. Carmelo Anthony is not widely popular. Russell Westbrook has detractors. The team’s current play is quite cocky, via all of those damn three-pointers. Is this team unlikable enough that there would be glee if they lost? I don’t mean glee from the truly irredeemable like Skip Bayless — I mean widespread glee, widespread schadenfreude? Would some fans be happy if Team USA lost?”
Zach Lowe of SI.com: “It’s nice to trumpet the NBA’s anti-big man evolution, but the two teams held up as the primary examples of killer small-ball play also happen to have arguably the league’s two best players — LeBron James and Kevin Durant, both of whom can conveniently play power forward for extended minutes (or in LeBron’s case, entire games). If you don’t have one of those guys, possessing a big man is basically essential. Remember: Indiana outscored Miami in the playoffs when Hibbert was on the floor, and even if the Heat reversed that trend over the last three games of the series, the Pacers were still miles better in that stretch when the big fella played.”
A very cool picture of KD done by Vince Chang.
KD returns home to Seat Pleasant in a pretty cool video.
Dan Devine of BDL previewing today’s game: “It needs bigs Aleks Maric and Aron Baynes to bang America’s frontcourt early and often. It needs Team USA to play the brand of defense that nearly netted Lithuania an upset and kept Argentina close through two quarters. It needs multiple U.S. shooters — Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Kevin Love, take your pick — to continue settling for 3-pointers and go ice-cold from long range. It needs USA coach Mike Krzyzewski to forget what the numbers say and refuse to go big. If all that goes Australia’s way, the Boomers should be within 15 in the fourth. From there, who knows what can happen?”
http://www.dailythunder.com/2012/08/usa-vs-australia-open-thread/
Brasil got this.
I really wanted to see Germany play basketball in the olympics this year, I could have sworn they had a good team. I also wanted to see Pleiss in the international level. Damn you Mark Cuban!
To all of you fantasy Geeks out there, just remember one thing......
The only thing worse than talking about your fantasy team is listening to someone else talk about their fantasy team.
@Skyline I can't wait to get Hasheem Thabeet, he's going to do amazing this year.... wait what did you say? I was too busy talking about my fantasy team.
@EatSleepThunder Oh yeah and I especially like sports radio callers that want to discuss their lineup on air. Questions about who should get the start for your team and don't forget to let us know about your entire roster so the radio host can give their expert opinion.
@Skyline Haha, we'll try to keep most of the fantasy talk and bragging on the ESPN message board.
if you miss the hit in the private area incident its being replay right now on NBC Basketball channel
@Tricia_status sorry i just read your message, yea you can email! lol
Royce replied!
'I'm not a very big fantasy basketball player, unfortunately. But you guys should definitely go for it. Are you looking for more members? I can plug it tomorrow and such if needed.'
So we pretend to need one more player and I'll ask him tomorrow. :)
@cleandoe poor Royce
@OBoymuzik You jacksonvilled my browser again with that twipic gif. Not your fault though, Livefyre must be linked with twitpic to display the link content rather than just the link by itself.
For sadness.
@Jax Raging Bile Duct
Hey, I noticed that someone (cleandoe?) used your jacksonville term appropriately in their post the other day.
@Jax Raging Bile Duct Yeah I realized when I posted it and saw it shows a preview that it was going to cause problems....should I delete it?
@OBoymuzik No problem. I'll just wait for the next article to post and catch up with those comments there. I'm sure there will be an open thread for the game today.
@cleandoe Android.
what phone do you have, Jax?
Thunder fans should Handball be a olympic sports
@tydude If the horse dancing stuff is an Olympic sport, anything can be in the Olympics.
@SoonerSpens @tydude curling...... nuff said (winter)
@Bsooreal @SoonerSpens @tydude and baseball isnt
http://twitpic.com/ah00y2
@OBoymuzik Batum told Yahoo Sports reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, “I wanted to give him a good reason to flop.”
@MD4Okc I saw that...he also accused Spain of tanking their game vs brazil
@OBoymuzik @MD4Okc Sounds like the French are poor losers. Like always.
@OBoymuzik I'm thinkin' that probably wouldn't have gotten called in our championship series with the Heat.
@TaoMaas In the nba that would get a similar suspension to what Artest got for the elbow
@OBoymuzik He was going for the BALL...
(literally)
@Tricia_status @OBoymuzik Unless Lance Armstrong plays for the Spanish basketball team, you've failed to properly pluralize.
@OBoymuzik Damn. He really went for it.
@cleandoe @OBoymuzik ouch
Can everyone that's joined at least change their team name to their DT name because it'll get really confusing otherwise. Thanks
@cleandoe change
What's with the euros love of punching people in the nuts?
@Tronchaser Argentina is in Europe?
@divisadero @Tronchaser no Argentina is in South America
@EatSleepThunder @divisadero @tydude I'm aware that Argentina isn't in Europe. lol Geography was my favorite subject growing up.
@Tronchaser @divisadero @tydude Don't worry, you're not the only person to mix that up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgoOS1FGcmw&feature=player_detailpage#t=75s
@divisadero @tydude I should have said "Euro-style international ball".
@tydude @Tronchaser In Tronchaser's defense, Argentina is the most European country in SA and their style of basketball and soccer is often very "continental" (lots of histrionics and flopping). Exception for Lionel Messi. That guy kicks ass. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0gS5CshUDE
I'm so shocked the British crowd is cheering against France. So shocked.
@Jooseppi We would never do that. :|
@Jooseppi Don't tell Pancakes..
lmao Batum socked him.
WOW FIght
Rudy got hit in the nuts
@tydude he got nutted.
ugh, Spain got lucky again.
Fantasy League Update:
cleandoe - joined
jameswade99 - invited
SoonerSpens - joined
ou_sas - joined
f5alcon - invited
All Dae - invited
Patrick OKC - invited
OBoymusik - invited
Tricia-status- invited
Jarin? - joined
adam? - invited
EatSleepThunder - joined
motacular - invited
S4TISF4CTI0N - no email
Watson - no email
bmuelle21 - no email
tydude - no email
@cleandoe I've played in the DT leagues each of the last two years, finishing second both times. Got room for another?
lgball_at_gmail_dotcom
@SmackDaddy oh sorry.
1. didn't see it
2. but there was no room anyways :(
@cleandoe If there's any room, I think I can squeeze this league into my life: brandon@suburbancontemporary.com
@BrockSuede Do you have a sister store name countryrustic?
@cemitten Nope, just the one cleverly named store. Don't give my grandpa too hard of a time. He picked it out in '59 and has been rockin the name ever since.
@BrockSuede or inner city industrial?
i think you got the last spot bro. congrats
@cleandoe I'm going accept my invite via press conference.
Nah, actually i'll do it at home when i get to look at everything and ask you questions via email. Looks exciting at a glance tho
@cleandoe nicksomethingg@yahoo.com
sorry for the late reply. done
@cleandoe any more room?
@Bsooreal Just. email me your email cleandoeDT@gmail.com
or post it here
@Bsooreal I see what you were talking about your username now. Its great!
@cleandoe done
@cleandoe Does the invite come to my email or on ESPN somewhere...cause I haven't gotten it
@OBoymuzik email I'll try to resend it
@EatSleepThunder i guess so. I wonder who has that email (if anyone). What a coincyinky. I changed the actual email in the box so it automatically kills that other request though
@cleandoe @EatSleepThunder Joined and changed my name, thanks!
@cleandoe @OBoymuzik I guess you can email oboymusik and tell him it was an accident and ask him to decline.
@OBoymuzik @EatSleepThunder It's done. The sad thing is I spelt your name right in the other box :( All that fuss
@cleandoe @EatSleepThunder Yup with a z
@EatSleepThunder @OBoymuzik dayum. Thanks
@cleandoe @OBoymuzik That's the problem, you sent the email to the wrong person. It's oboymuZik with a z
@OBoymuzik it is Oboymusik@gmail.com?
@OBoymuzik @cleandoe the invite goes to your email and then you click on the link and then scroll down and click accept
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@tydude
done that like indicated that lol
@cleandoe @tydude joined!
@cleandoe brian.mueller@okstate.edu
@bmuelle21 mind if I email you?
@Tronchaser @bmuelle21 Knicks? I'm too young for high blood pressure.
Nets - You missed the thread where I was trying to look myself in the mirror and tell myself I'm a Nets fan while wearing a Thunder cap. I was a Thunder fan before they brought this Jersey team into my neighborhood. They will have to work their way into my heart -__-
@Tricia_status @bmuelle21 It is, I promise ya. Just odd that there is an OKC fan in NYC. You'd think Knicks, or Nets, or hell I dunno something else.
@Tronchaser @bmuelle21 LOL they say your arena be live. I might want to see if its true or not.
but i see how it is @Tronchaser LOL
@Tricia_status @bmuelle21 Aren't you in NYC?
@bmuelle21 oh that sounded shady lol. I still trying to see if Im coming to OKC for a game for my bday. Trying to compare ticket prices.
@cleandoe Why is Royce not invited!?
@SoonerSpens
I thought that was implied. I just didnt write it. I doubt he'll see it if i just sent him an email so can someone tweet him about it
@SoonerSpens lol ok thanks!
@cleandoe Actually, check your email cleandoe
@cleandoe dailythunder@gmail.com is where I emailed him
@SoonerSpens What IS his email? Can't be bothered searching for it lol
@cleandoe He's replied to an email of mine before, so you never know!