Posted on 07/27/2024 7:09:23 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Lille, France — It’s rare when Team USA finds itself in any situation that fits the definition of an Olympic losing streak, but such is the case when the Paris Games begin.
Three years ago, at the delayed 2020 Games in Tokyo, the Americans lost the opener in Group Play to France. Therefore, in their quest to find motivation, if they choose to embrace it, there’s the matter of ending their opener skid at one.
The slogan for Sunday’s tip against Serbia: Get a jump on these Olympics right from the jump.
The excuses for that seven-point loss to the French? The USA squad, because of the pandemic, didn’t have its finest players. Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday were fresh off an overnight flight to Tokyo because of the Bucks’ championship parade. And the Americans were ambushed.
None of that is in play for Serbia and Nikola Jokic.
“We don’t have much time,” said LeBron James, sounding an early alarm. “This is not like the NBA where it’s a marathon. It’s a sprint. We have to be able to go right from the start.”
Losing any game in group play isn’t the kiss of death, and when that happened in the past, Team USA was able to recover. Losing to Serbia is unlikely, although there are some issues that impact any major upset:
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Don’t care. Not watching a second of this filth.
I wondered why you even posted this article. But I just noticed that the three key words you selected are: basketball; nobodycares; and wrongsite;
Hahaha
It took 6 Paras to figure out what sport you were talking about.
Crash and burn, Lebron.
Hopefully, there will be enough drag queens there to fill the arena.
Are we talking about the Fagathalon?
https://x.com/stillgray/status/1817309101631885799?s=46&t=oXM3QUNDayEotvdo1W-zQA
They will lose at least one game in this tournament to the likes of France, Germany, Serbia, or Australia.
Anybody can add a keyword.
That’s nice. Too bad I will not watch any of it.
The whole USA basketball thing is a joke.
Foreign teams can have paid professional players on the their team. Some of them play in NBA and maybe G league.
Great PAID (nil) college players don’t want to risk lucrative contracts through injury. Even the pros don’t want to risk injury...so even the players don’t care. And the games are just exhibitions..
Skateboarding is an Olympic sport...wgas?
The money changers (as always) have killed the goose.
USA has NBA players too
Hope they lose.
Should there be a drinking game for when LeBron does his famous dives and flops?
Yawn
My sock drawer is too messy for me too care.
So long as you add, “unburdened by what has been.”
I know, right?
I have not watched a single minute of it. Got more important things to do.
Happy to say we have no intention of watching any of it in this house - and was doubly glad we made that decision after seeing outtakes from the degenerate opening ceremony.
Decision became final when it was announced that LeBron James would carry the US flag. We were done.
We now have far more time to visit with friends and family in our backyard and have a nice fire in the fire pit.
Looks like they’ll beat Serbia.
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