Team USA 2023 FIBA World Cup (Trae Watch)

[AHF]

1 hour ago, macdaddy said:

Friggin Grant Hill.  I swear this 'ownership' group pisses me off more and more each day

 

Hill has been a poser from day 1.  He shows up to promote himself but not the team or the players.  He is only here so he can have "NBA owner" on his wiki and cash in when the team is sold.  He was supposed to be the exception to the rule that 90's Duke players were douches but he is the "exception" that proves the rule by showing he is actually a douche who doesn't care about Atlanta, the team, or the players.  

[bird_dirt]

On 7/20/2023 at 5:29 PM, AHF said:

Hill has been a poser from day 1.  He shows up to promote himself but not the team or the players.  He is only here so he can have "NBA owner" on his wiki and cash in when the team is sold.  He was supposed to be the exception to the rule that 90's Duke players were douches but he is the "exception" that proves the rule by showing he is actually a douche who doesn't care about Atlanta, the team, or the players.  

Good. Let the (Duke) hate flow through you. 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

Duuuude....Das cold .   

[RedDawg#8]

What if Trae decided to get duel citizenship one day just to play for a gold medal and actually defeated Team USA?

That would be hilarious 

[macdaddy]

10 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

Duuuude....Das cold .   

Spellman is from Lebanon?

[JayBirdHawk]

11 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Spellman is from Lebanon?

Omari Spellman receives honorary citizenship, joins Lebanese team for FIBA World Cup

After several months of negotiations, the American basketball player obtained the Lebanese nationality which was granted by a cabinet decision on Tuesday. 

[macdaddy]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Omari Spellman receives honorary citizenship, joins Lebanese team for FIBA World Cup

After several months of negotiations, the American basketball player obtained the Lebanese nationality which was granted by a cabinet decision on Tuesday. 

I didn't even know you could do that.  I know guys have gotten actual citizenship in other countries but if you can just get 'honorary' then seems like we're just going to have guys recruited all over.   May be a good thing though.  

 

 

[RedDawg#8]

14 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

I didn't even know you could do that.  I know guys have gotten actual citizenship in other countries but if you can just get 'honorary' then seems like we're just going to have guys recruited all over.   May be a good thing though.  

 

 

Trae going to take team Samoa to the top one day lol

[JayBirdHawk]

15 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

I didn't even know you could do that.  I know guys have gotten actual citizenship in other countries but if you can just get 'honorary' then seems like we're just going to have guys recruited all over.   May be a good thing though.  

 

 

I think most countries allow one such type player.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

USA Select Team beats National Team in two scrimmages

Following a “time honored tradition,” Team USA was summarily dumped Friday in a scrimmage against a collection of younger, up-and-coming NBA players. On Day 2 of the American national team’s training camp for the FIBA World Cup, they were beaten soundly by the U.S. Select Team in a scrimmage of two, 10-minute periods. The Select Team, led by 2021 No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham, beat Jalen Brunson, Anthony Edwards, and the rest of Team USA, 47-39.

 

– via Joe Vardon @ The Athletic

 Top Rumors, Training camp, World Cup, Anthony Edwards, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Brunson, Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, Team USA

 

Steve Kerr on getting beat by Select Team: 'It's a time-honored tradition of USA Basketball'

“It’s a time-honored tradition of USA Basketball,” coach Steve Kerr said. “Everybody knows the Grant Hill, Bobby Hurley story from 92. In 2019, for the last World Cup, the select team came in, kicked our butts, and that’s the whole point. You want to get great talent to come in and challenge you and that’s what the Select team did today.”

 

– via Joe Vardon @ The Athletic

[warcore]

On 7/28/2023 at 8:37 AM, macdaddy said:

Spellman is from Lebanon?

guess he got citizenship for the baklava 

[Spud2nique]

Wonder if I can get citizenship in Antarctica ? I wanna broh!

[kg01]

20 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

Wonder if I can get citizenship in Antarctica ? I wanna broh!

I'll join you.  Team-issued Ice Traes to hoop in? 

[Spud2nique]

1 minute ago, kg01 said:

I'll join you.  Team-issued Ice Traes to hoop in? 

Whoa bro I was just looking at the new kicks. … are you AI..?  

I like the fire ones better than the black n white.

Altho for Ant we should go black n white white representing us freezing there  

[warcore]

1 hour ago, Spud2nique said:

Wonder if I can get citizenship in Antarctica ? I wanna broh!

I'm actually really interested in checking that place out... we could be pioneers and start the national team!

[kg01]

1 hour ago, Spud2nique said:

Whoa bro I was just looking at the new kicks. … are you AI..?  

I like the fire ones better than the black n white.

Altho for Ant we should go black n white white representing us freezing there  

Unis definitely gonna be tuxedos, mascot penguins.  Live ones, of course. 

19 minutes ago, warcore said:

I'm actually really interested in checking that place out... we could be pioneers and start the national team!

Indeed and agreed. 

[warcore]

47 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Unis definitely gonna be tuxedos, mascot penguins.  Live ones, of course. 

we can have them atop the backboards during games.... I heard that was a genius idea.

[kg01]

7 minutes ago, warcore said:

we can have them atop the backboards during games.... I heard that was a genius idea.

Just ... chillin'?